Trip to the dr.. OH JOY!
Posted by ivy | Under Ivy Unleashed Thursday Jan 4, 2007I went to the dr today.. OH JOY OH JOY OH FREAKING FRAKING JOY! Needless to say.. While the dr was nice and all that.. It jsut wasnt a great appt.. Why you ask? Oh the reason is easy.. Because they cant tell me anything!!!!
1. I went in thinking I was being consumed by either a. Kidney stones or b. kidney infection.. .answer was.. C.. NEITHER!!! the pain.. unexplained! It COULD be gallbladder attacks.. What can they do? At this point nothing because I don’t have insurance and can’t afford the testing and all that. And at this point.. Gallbladder can act up again tom, a week from now, a month from now, years from now or never again! There is just no telling.. So no answers there.. But “It sounds strongly like gallbladder pains” What we do know.. is that its NOT a UTI, Kidney infection, or bladder infection..
2.. I had to go back on meds.. I was struggling seriously with out them. Its been years since ive been on meds.. I’ve managed to take things in stride.. And can’t anymore.. Things are too I dont know the answer for it here.. They just havent been going well and im tired of crying, my head hurts and I cant stop it and i can’t cope no matter how hard I try lately.. Better to take care of it now than later. They put me on effexor again to see if it helps.. She gave me samples for a month to see how it goes..
3. This is where I start talking about FEMALE STUFF! Men if they can’t handle it should not read any further.. YOu have been warned..
I’ve been bleeding for 3 months now.. Wyatt is 4 months old.. I stopped bleeding after him after a month.. stopped for less than 2 weeks and started up again and its been going on since.. cramps, and everything that goes with it off and on for a week or two each mo nth.. but I never stop bleeding in between “periods”.. Problem is.. They dont know why.. it could be:
a (and hte most likely answer). Thyriod.. She said if this is the case its easily treatable..
b. placenta parts still in there but said this isnt likely because i had a c section.
c. stress.. (another factor that sho uld be helped with meds)
OH! And to add to it.. My hair is falling out.. In hand fulls.. Im afraid im going to be bald.. My very very very thick hair is becomming thinner and thinner.. Im scared! Dr said all relates to the thyriod.. who knows anymore!
problem here is they want to run a bunch of tests.. Problem with that is that I dont have insurance. The tests they want to run the most is the thyriod and complete lab work up.. (cbc and all that fun stuff) problem with that.. the tests will cost 300$ total.. i dont have 300$.. The thyriod test alone is 60 and the dr wants it run by the tnext time i go back in.. Its hard to pull 60 out of your pocket when you dont have it and have 4 kids to take care of.. I’ll have to find it though.. Gotta have some answers.. Only way to get them is process of elimination.. FUN FUN!!!
Oh, jeez. I’m sorry. Wish I could help with more than just a virtual hand-holding!
I really really hope you feel better! I’m with ya on the won’t stop bleeding thing. I’ve been bleeding for a few months now with maybe one or two day breaks here and there, but I still get the cramps and during my regular period time the bleeding is heavier, but it never actually stops. I didn’t just have a baby though so I dunno what’s going on with me!
{{{HUGS}}} I’m sorry for all the medical woes. I can relate to not knowing where the money will come from to pay for it all, that’s for sure. I hope they can figure out what’s going on in short order and without a ton of super-expensive tests.
Well, if money’s an issue, you could always rob a bank.
Geeze, Ivy. With all that bleeding I’m amazed you have any energy left. I’d not heard that thyroid problems could lead to bleeding before but I had heard that it can induce hair loss. If it does turn out to be a thyroid problem it should be easy to treat. I wish you the best, Ivy. You’ve been given a raw deal here.
Aren’t dr’s fun? They always have multiple guesses to what could be the problem.
I hope the effexor works for you, I am on wellbutrin. I chose to take myself off the Zyprexa though, I couldn’t handle all the weight gain.
I had alot of inbetween bleeding too after having my last kid, their answer was to put me on birth control pills. It didn’t work. After I stopped the pills though, it did sort of regulate.
I hope it gets better for you!