Got to a doctor, finally.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

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Thanks to those that made that possible.
They're at a loss. They are sure it's one thing causing it all because everything wrong happened at the same time. But the legs not wanting to work, double vision, my right fingers still numb, add the lumps that are not there, got her scratching her head.
She took a lot of blood and sent it out for test.
All I can do is wait.


Add- I should add a thank you to my doc. She talked to me yesterday and told me to meet her at Banner hospital today.

[rurallib]

1. Best wishes

[Lady Freedom Returns]

2. Thank you.

I'll need it. Got one month to get better and get a new job.

[dawg day]

3. I hope they come back with an answer!

And best of luck with the better job search!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

8. Me too.

[sheshe2]

4. Love you.

Hugs, LFR.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

9. Right back at ya.

[femmedem]

5. I'm so glad you were able to get to a doctor.

I hope the news is good when you get it and that the wait isn't too long.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

10. Me too.

It's all a time crunch for me now.

[in2herbs]

6. Everything may have seemingly happened at the same, and while all may be connected because it's your

body, one could have caused a cascading effect for the other issues. Break it down: learn about and review each symptom separately and then list the common denominater to all.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

7. She has got me going in for a MRI as well.

And it's a full Battery of test on that blood. work.
So anything and everything wrong is going to show up.

I hope.

[Clash City Rocker]

11. The scariest thing a doctor can say is "we don't know what it is"

Some friends of mine have been through that. It’s terrifying when your life feels like an episode of House.

I don’t know what your religious beliefs are, so this may mean nothing to you, but, regardless, you’re on my prayer list. I’m sure we all sympathize with you and wish you the best. The best advice I can give right now is to tell someone how you’re feeling, in person. Good luck.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

13. Tell me about it.

That's why she wants me to do the MRI next week. I was shaking when she said that she didn't know.
With everything on, hearing that upset me a lot. She didn't want to to upset me more by putting me in a small place. I'm claustrophobic.

[Laffy Kat]

17. I work in radiology and you can ask for sedation, usually from the doctor who ordered the study.

Try the oral sedation first and if you fail that, the next step is IV conscious sedation (you won't remember the event). Brain MRIs without contrast usually last about 20 minutes. Good luck, you need to have this test.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

18. Which begs the question....

Why did she not offer it? Lord knows I could have used one.

[Laffy Kat]

19. Sadly, you have to really advocate for yourself these days.

Good luck, LFR.

[jmbar2]

12. Hang in there Lady Freedom

Set aside a little time each day for meditation, even if it's only for a minute or two. It's a learned skill and gets easier the more you practice.

If you're looking for some inspiring talks, check out Pema Chodron on YouTube. She does a lot of work on getting through crises.

Rootin' for ya!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

14. Thank you.

Keep telling myself I've been through Hades before.

[Desert_Leslie]

15. Hoping for good news.

Lady Freedom, I am not in the health field. My husband had double vision problems, which I googled, and the condition myasthenia gravis came up. Here is the description I found.

"Symptoms may include:

drooping of one or both eyelids (ptosis)
blurred or double vision (diplopia) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements
a change in facial expression
difficulty swallowing
shortness of breath
impaired speech (dysarthria)
weakness in the arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck."

Hope you get good news from the doctor, and best wishes.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

16. Thank you.

Was he able to work with that?

If I'm unable to work.......
Those are way to close to what I'm going through.

[Desert_Leslie]

20. Not diagnosed

My husband -- who had very occasional double vision but none of the other symptoms -- was not diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. The only thing I know about it is that it came up in google search results when I looked for "double vision."

I didn't do a thorough read through all the online information on the condition because my husband wasn't diagnosed with it. Sorry to say that that is the limit of my "online doctoring," and I don't know anything else about it.

Lady Freedom -- love the name -- fingers crossed that this gets handled ASAP and you can be feeling much better.

[Desert_Leslie]

21. One more thing

One more thing, Lady Freedom --

It never hurts to bring up the possibility to your doctor -- "Could it be myasthenia gravis?"

Doctors are faced with a gigantic body of knowledge to sift through when making diagnoses. Many doctors tend to first think of "the usual things" and may have no experience with a condition that's more out of the mainstream and may have very limited -- or no -- knowledge about it.

Just from glancing at the Internet, it seems that this condition is usually treated by neurologists.