Seems like lately I've been 'living' there, ha ha.
I turn the big 4-0 this month (Dec 29) and I feel like my body is just falling apart!
So I wanted to consult him on a few things.
In the past 12 months or so my toenails have gotten so extremely brittle that they are cracking way down at the cuticle, base, and tearing off! The one nail has gotten so 'thick'~and gross!
My docs have suspected Lupus for a long time with me, but all my lab work comes out fine, negative. The rheumatologist says there is a type of Lupus that is sero-negative (blood) and that is what he suspects. I've been seeing this doc for a year now and every time I go in it's the same story..."I just don't know what's wrong". UGH!
So I'm thinking today at the appt with my family doc I will get a new rheumatologist. I will ask about my nail issues. I recently had a colonoscopy and had a polyp removed, and now every 5 years colonoscpies, blech! I have Hashimoto's disease, which is a hypothyroidism issue, but once again, my lab work always comes back fine so they do not medicate me. SOMETHING is definitely going on with my body. The GI doc when I went for the consult for the colonoscopy told me that the next step might be to do a full body scan to see "if any other issues are presenting". Oh great, how much is THAT gonna cost!? Anyone have one of these yet?
I've yet to schedule my 40 year mammogram. I just feel like I'm falling apart. Funny, I do not feel old. My body thinks I am though LOL.
Well, thanks for letting me vent a bit and if you have any insight about any of it, I'd love to hear it! I will always try to comment back in an email.
Happy Thursday!
Here is one of the pics I took of the kids for the Christmas card:
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| Taken at Red Mountain Country Club golf course Mesa, Arizona |
I am so sorry that you are feeling so yucky! Hope that today brings you one step closer to some answers, and most importantly, to feeling better. Love the sepia tone pic. I use Piknick, and there are many other options for photo editing.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute pic of the kiddos!!!
XO Kris
How frustrating to not get any definite answers! The toenails sound like a pain too.
ReplyDeleteI have not had a body scan, but my son and DIL had one. It was no biggy!
Good luck at the doc.
Niki,
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you're still going through all these health issues. I know how frustrating it has to be for you. I went through months of testing that always came back in the "normal" range--but after 2 lung surgeries, I found out I did have what they thought all along--even though the tests did not show it. I think I read somewhere that thyroid issues can cause nail problems too. I had my first mammogram at 35--I'm 48 now and I still don't like them--had a colonoscopy 4 years ago too---YUCK!! I sure do hope your doctor can give you a diagnosis soon so that you can get on the right treatments.
I don't know how to do photos like that but I sure like the look. I'm doing good just to get pictures posted on my blog;)
Your kids are so cute--like how your son has his arm around his sister.
I hope y'all have a great weekend. I think we're going to go look at Christmas lights--a yearly tradition for us. Take care.