Some good news, I think

Hello everyone,

I think I finally hit rock bottom. It started about 8 weeks ago. The pail level had well reached that . 10and I was literally sleeping 20hours a day. Went to my pain management doc who wanted to put me in the hospital. Had another appointment with my Rheumatologist and she ran blood work then sent me back to my PCP to have my thyroid panel checked. He said I had the flu, wrote me an Rx sent me on my mary way.

Fast forward 3 weeks, by this time the brain fog was horrible, severe m Emory issues, now could not walk tremors and no feelings in arms and legs. Back to the Rheumatologist who says... I think you have MS. Go see your Neurologist. He did a really good exam, sent me for MRI,s of neck and brain and more blood work

2 weeks later...no MS thank God , however, you are in critical condition. My thyroid was 9.8, my vitamin D was the lowest he has ever seen and the vitamin B12was 98. He also gave me the hospital choice. And... you need to go see this Doctor, an Endocrinologist to see what else is going on in the endocrine system.

Forward 3 weeks. I just love it when you walk in and the doc says "you are sick" that's half the battle. More tests and yes my thyroid is not working Hashimoto'disease, Pernicious anemia and a severe vitamin D deficiency and btw, I want you to go see this other doctor and get back on Premarin.

I know its a long story. But the punch line is this. I knew I was getting worse, I felt like I was going to die. Before the 8 week beginning of this I had seen my doctors, complained and got the roll nd shrug that seems to be the answer, I don't know. Over the last year these same blood work has been run 6 different times and not even one f these high profile doctors managed to see the symptoms that correlate with the problem when they have a patient that is so ill and might not get all of the neurological effects back. All this could have been prevented had it not gotten so out of control.

So now I have been on thyroid medication,b12 injections and large doses of vitamin D. I'M walking again though my legs are still not back. Memory and finding words will not return completely. I do have more energy than i have had but wear out fast.

Its just sad.