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went to the doctor

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

So.
I went to the doctor today.
I hate going to the doctor.
She couldn't believe that I lost that much weight and kept saying I had melted since she last saw me.
I went because i've been feeling unwell on and off for a while,but she said those symptoms were too vague.
She asked if I was doing a "crazy" diet and if I was eating low-carb.
I told her that I was on the ELMM diet.....Eat Less Move More!
She had a laugh over that.
She would like me to go see a dietician.....but I don't need to. I know I eat a balanced diet.
Said that my symptoms sounded like hypoglycimia(sorry,don't know how to spell it and its not on the spell check!). emoticon
No test for that,but she wants me to jog down my symptoms for a month.
When I told her I did zumba 3-4 times a week and went to the gym 3 times a week for strength training, she said she wasn't too worried about me being too sick.
I told her I was worried about diabetes,but my sugar was checked in October and it was fine, plus since I had lost 50 lbs,my risk really went down.
But she's going to check it anyways,for my peace of mind.
She scheduled a whole wack of blood test and i'm going back to see her in a month.
I feel like such a hypochondriac.
I've been having flu like symptoms the last few days........maybe I just caught a bug and i'm not dying of anything!
Maybe I just read too many books and my mind is just full of crap.
But at the same time, I do feel like crap and since I don't always feel like crap, I should know that i'm not feeling normal.
I went to see a naturopath last year,but some of the stuff she gave me made me feel worst so I'm not crazy about seeing her again.
I have to say that the iron pills she gave me are working because my iron hasn't been low since i've been taking them.
But then my doctor was questioning what iron pills I was taking,but I stopped taking them for a week and I still had the symptoms.
It's hard to know what is what and who to see for what.
There is just so much info out there and it's hard to make sense of it all.
I just want to feel well so I can Zumba and ,well, feel well.

Maybe I'm just crazy~ emoticon

Well,gotta go cause i'll be late to my zumba class! emoticon emoticon
Have a nice day! emoticon
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D-ABBY 3/1/2013 4:21PM

    The best, most accurate gauge of blood sugar is to check it at least daily at various times throughout the day--especially when you are having symptoms, and keep a tally of the results to show the doctor. A test done in the office can catch us on a good day and miss something. Testing yourself when you feel good and also when you don't will reveal if sugar is an issue. If you normally run high and feel good because that is what your body is used to, it can dump to normal range and leave you feeling yuck. If you run normal most of the time, then dump too low and feel bad, checking both feel good and feel bad times will reveal it. My doctor would have me do that daily for a month and bring the results to him.

Other things to concider:
How's your sleep? Are you getting enough good sleep?
Are you allergic to anything? Allergies will make you feel bad all over.
Are you exercising too much? There is a chemical imbalance that can occur that mimics Chronic fatigue and fybromyalgia when we exercise too much. I'll think of what it is after I post this, I am sure.

You are in my prayers! Hugs.

Comment edited on: 3/1/2013 4:25:12 PM

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DEBBY4576 2/28/2013 5:47PM

    I finally went to the naturopath and had my hormones tested. Specially the adreanl glands that are responsible for soooooo much. I have low everything. I am looking forward to feeling better soon. Regular Doctors don't diagnose adrenal until you are in failure, but you might ask for a cortisol test. That is a function of the adrenals. Just a thought if nothing else shows up. Good luck.

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ILIKETOZUMBA 2/28/2013 12:08AM

    Weird....I hope you get it all sorted out! And I hope you're back to feeling better soon!

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ANJAYS-JOURNEY 2/27/2013 7:46PM

    hopefully you will feel better soon

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GRANDEFILLE 2/27/2013 6:40PM

    in doubt you'd better check.

Good that you found an activity that you love! maybe I'll try zumba one day!

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BLUEANGELLK 2/27/2013 6:40PM

    Did you get your thyroid checked? I felt that way and when I went on meds for that, I felt a lot better.

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MANILUS 2/27/2013 4:35PM

    You're just as crazy about Zumba as me! Hoping I can return after goal weight and my knees will handle it. Hopefully the doc can find out what is wrong, maybe it is just a bug.

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ESILBO 2/27/2013 4:21PM

    MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOU.
IF WE WERE LIVING IN A PERFECT WORLD, I WOULD SAY GO GET ANOTHER OPINION BUT WE HAD DIFFICULTY TO GET ONE.
KEEP BUG HER IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY YOU FEEL.
TAKE CARE LISE, WE ONLY HAVE ONE BODY, AND IT SHOULD WORK WELL.
HUGS
LISE

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