Honestly, I'm not doing so well. I'm trying to stay positive but I'm having a lot of cramping and I'm not nearly as nauseous or dizzy today.
I've been having a lot of other problems lately and now I'm wondering if they are all related. I've been seeing several different dr's for different things. I went back to the foot dr for some new orthodics and was talking to him and he mentioned connective tissue disease. Ok, whatever. Then I've been fighting what we thought was a terrible case of pink eye for about THREE weeks now. Well, the opthalomogist doesn't think its pink eye now, he thinks its being caused by imflammation. He mentioned connective tissue disease. Ok, two different, unrelated, dr's in less than two weeks mentions this so I've been checking it out.
Some of you may remember the nasty fall I had last fall, when I really messed up my ankle. That develpoed into RSD, reflex sympathtic dystrophy. I've always been prone to bad ankle sprains and chronic tendonitis, which I've done multiple cortisone injections and rounds of physical therpay. Most recently, I've been struggling with bursitis in my hips, again more cortisone injections and more physical therapy.
Then, I've been having some issues with memory loss and fatigue, thought due to fertility treatments. Now, I find out that connective tissue disease can cause repeated miscarriages. Its also linked to bowel problems, depression and mood swings. It can also cause low grade fever, my temp is always a bit elevated. I have so many of the symptoms and I bet none of the dr's ever connected everything because I see so many different dr's!
I'm definitely going to ask the RE about it when I see her in 2 weeks. I will probably also make an appt with an arthritis dr as I guess they are the ones you actually diagnosis connective tissue disease.
In the meantime, I'm just waiting to see what will happen and hoping for the best. I won't know anything for sure for a little while. I'll have another blood test next Wednesday and and ultrasound in two weeks. However, if the cramping gets any worse, I will call but I know she is out of town and there isn't anything they will be able to do anyways. Thanks for asking about me though, I appriciate it!
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