Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Hello again and major hair loss

I'm afraid I won't be much help to you but I understand we're you're coming from. A couple years ago I was at the end of nearly 3 years of constantly being sick. Every single month I had flu symptoms that knocked me out for a week at a time. I had mono, food poisoning, I ended up very dehydrated and I had ovarian cysts, all kinds of dental problems, migraines, and terrible menstrual symptoms that lasted at least 2 weeks of each month. It got to where I was sick so frequently that I never had to time to get better in between. By the time the food poisoning/dehydration set in I couldn't even stand on my own. I couldn't even walk to the bathroom. I had to drag myself off the bed and crawl with all my strength to the toilet. And then rest before I was able to pull myself up onto the seat. Then I'd be stuck and have to wait for my husband to help me. I reached a point where I though eventually if I keep getting sick and never get better I'd just go to sleep and never wake up again. I was constantly going to doctors but every test came back normal and they wouldn't listen to my history, only try to treat my emergent symptoms. Sometimes I wonder why people have to experience the things that they do. And, though it may not be much comfort to some people, here's what I think:
I think that everything happens for a reason. In my case, I think the reason was to teach me how to let other people help me and to teach me that I'm not in control. I always had to take care of myself from a very young age and then I was raising my sister and taking care of my mom after she ended up with congestive heart failure (with her still being an alcoholic). And my dad was too drunk to care about what anyone else was doing. So it's always been difficult for me to give up control. I'm so used to being the person that needs to get things done. But I was forced for a period of time to let my husband take care of me. And I think I'm a better person for that. And a very lucky one, too. If he hadn't of been there, I wouldn't have had anyone else to help me at the time.

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