Medical Update

OK, I'm starting to get a grasp on what needs to be done here, unfortunately for me the list is loooooooong!!! 1. I went to the allergist yesterday. My allergies are worse now that we moved this summer and so he's adding in another medication for me to take during the day. 2. I go to my new pcp on Thursday. My allergist knew him and said that he was a great doc. (yea) This poor guy is going to be ready to go on a long vacation after my appointment this week. 3. I go to the hematologist on Thursday as well. (pray for me Thursday... I have a day FULL and I'll be driving about 300 miles round trip that day) Here I'm bringing all my labs and hoping and praying that he'll jump right into iron infusions!!! 4. The numbness in my arms does not appear to be from vitamins, which means it's probably from my herniated disk in my neck. So, I'll need to go see the neurologist. Which means MRI - OOOhHHHHH NO!!! God knows I HATE being stuffed into a tube like that, eventhough I'll be drugged up. 5. I have a nutritionist that I'm working with to help me get in my food AND make better food choices at the same time. The goal is to NOT eat McDonalds everyday because the darn burger is 300 calories and I need them. The goal is to eat Healthy food and still get my required calories. (I'm actually getting sick and tired of McDonalds)heehee 6. I will be going to a wls surgeon and getting all my records from my surgeon transfered. We will be discussing the possibility of another surgery to unbypass part of me inorder to obsorb more food and vitamins. This is LAST DITCH effort, but it's come time to at least look at the possibility. I've been malnurished for a YEAR now!!!! Good Grief - I FEEL like a hypcrondriac (sp?) ya know?? someone who thinks they're always sick or dieing. This is just too many problems for a young 37 year old lady!!!!!!!!!!! But I do now see how these things have all contributed to my anxiety/panic attacks and depression. My brain is in a "fog" lately, which isn't a good place to be. I'm doing strange things that I don't normally do. This weekend I ran a stop sign and almost got myself killed. OMGSH did that scare the s%$# out of me!!! My memory is somewhere, but I don't quite remember where I left it. Well, that's all of my whine for the day....... time to grab some cheese!!!! Laurie

Laurie, I hope that between all the doctor's visits, you get it all worked out and soon. Please be careful out there, honey. Hugs, Kathy