Re: Frazzled new diagnosee seeking similar friends?!
02/12/03 06:51 AM
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SharonMello
Reged: 01/22/03
Posts: 996
Loc: Groveland, CA
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Kathryn - I really "feel" for you, although I'm mostly G (gas) with mild C. Anyway, if a doc doesn't seem right for you, go to another. Some are not very responsive to a woman's complaints and think these are head problems. Anyway, I'm supposed to have a colonoscopy soon (I keep putting it off because I don't like IV's), but I'm going to have to succumb really soon. My husband is starting to sleep in another room because he can't stand the "aroma" emanating from this gas-filled body of mine!
Truly you are not alone--some of us have it worse than others w/physical symptoms. I'm doing a little sleuthing with my OTC meds and found methylcellulose in about 5 of them and just posted to Heather if she thought it might be one of my culprits.
As far as weight goes, I'm on the opposite end. Don't know how thin you are because I don't know the UK equivalent of lbs vs. stones. So how much is 7s4?
As far as antidepressants go, if my husband didn't take them, he wouldn't be able to function (he's bi-polar). Seems the older he gets (he's 57 now), the worse it gets leaning toward the lower end (depression). So, don't poo-poo antidepressants. But, looking at it from another point of view, maybe you're just down because of what's happening to you and wouldn't need the a-d if you were feeling better physically. It's like a vicious circle of events, and I don't like it any more than you or anyone else. Maybe HEATHER could help you out mental-wise. Just a suggestion.
Good luck and welcome to our "family".
Sharon (in California USA)
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