gothicgal122
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Well this has been going on for 12 years with no answers. It has greatly effected our lives. Desperate is a relative term but I though it made sense to use it. I will look into your suggestions. Thank you.
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Desperatly looking for I diagnosis
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She has taken herbal remedies in the past few months and vitamins over maybe the past 4 years. But this issue has been happening for the last 12 years on and off. Her environment has changed over that period of time in every way.
I will check to see if she has seen an endocrinologist.
She had a horrible diet growing up. She had a good diet now but it could be more diverse. She hasn't seen a mental health professional but if it was in her head then why would it come in episodes?
Again would an acid imbalance cause episodes instead of a gradual deterioration?
Thank you.
I will check to see if she has seen an endocrinologist.
She had a horrible diet growing up. She had a good diet now but it could be more diverse. She hasn't seen a mental health professional but if it was in her head then why would it come in episodes?
Again would an acid imbalance cause episodes instead of a gradual deterioration?
Thank you.
There may not be one person who agrees with me on this, but I mean it in all due respect, for all of us who face long and difficult diagnosis's, and those of us who do live lives while affected with serious illness.
The one thing that comes to mind after going through the extensive personal records she has been keeping, is that she is fixated on being ill.
I don't mean to be offensive, or lack understanding...it's just that I have years of experience with a dear friend who has a very similar fixation with his medical history. We are a group of very close friends, and this man is not happy unless he is in pain, tired, sick, etc... I mean all day, everyday. While the rest of us (who have real medical issues, like stroke survivors, lung transplant survivors, kidney failure, heart attacks, blindness, etc.) laugh, and enjoy our lives, grateful for every day- this man wallows in self-absorption.
We are all part of an art club for the disabled that I started. We meet at his house, because he's too zonked on pain medication to drive. While we paint and color and glue and draw...he moans and groans and relives all of his medical issues. It is so sad.
It is an amazing phenomenon! I am not saying he is not experiencing these things, it's the attitude that seems to be the difference! Everybody hurts sometimes, everybody's eyes get tired, we all have days were we are klutzy, the weather affects all of us!
If she has been to so many doctor's, and had so many tests, over so many years-all negative...and the symptoms appear, and disappear... perhaps there is nothing wrong with her.
I would imagine she gets a great payoff from all this attention given to her when she produces this diary. It just reminds me of my friend, who lives with the same focus on his ill health.
I certainly mean no dis-respect, and I admire you for trying to get help for your wife. i wish you well.
The one thing that comes to mind after going through the extensive personal records she has been keeping, is that she is fixated on being ill.
I don't mean to be offensive, or lack understanding...it's just that I have years of experience with a dear friend who has a very similar fixation with his medical history. We are a group of very close friends, and this man is not happy unless he is in pain, tired, sick, etc... I mean all day, everyday. While the rest of us (who have real medical issues, like stroke survivors, lung transplant survivors, kidney failure, heart attacks, blindness, etc.) laugh, and enjoy our lives, grateful for every day- this man wallows in self-absorption.
We are all part of an art club for the disabled that I started. We meet at his house, because he's too zonked on pain medication to drive. While we paint and color and glue and draw...he moans and groans and relives all of his medical issues. It is so sad.
It is an amazing phenomenon! I am not saying he is not experiencing these things, it's the attitude that seems to be the difference! Everybody hurts sometimes, everybody's eyes get tired, we all have days were we are klutzy, the weather affects all of us!
If she has been to so many doctor's, and had so many tests, over so many years-all negative...and the symptoms appear, and disappear... perhaps there is nothing wrong with her.
I would imagine she gets a great payoff from all this attention given to her when she produces this diary. It just reminds me of my friend, who lives with the same focus on his ill health.
I certainly mean no dis-respect, and I admire you for trying to get help for your wife. i wish you well.
She doesn't take any medications and we would like to keep it that way. We like to go natural as much as possible.
I don't know how much water she drinks but it is tap. Maybe 2 liters a day of she is good about it.
We think it could be hormonal. Her symptoms started when she was 12. I should also mention that she has small breasts (in contrast to most of her family). This could be because of her high metabolism. All of these things are controlled by hormones are they not?
Oh and she likely has endometriosis. I don't know how many of the symptoms you can attribute to that.
I don't know how much water she drinks but it is tap. Maybe 2 liters a day of she is good about it.
We think it could be hormonal. Her symptoms started when she was 12. I should also mention that she has small breasts (in contrast to most of her family). This could be because of her high metabolism. All of these things are controlled by hormones are they not?
Oh and she likely has endometriosis. I don't know how many of the symptoms you can attribute to that.