Medical fun times
Jan. 10th, 2013 04:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fireunI hauled out of bed yesterday and wandered over to meet my new rheumatologist. We spent some time chatting and going over my records, and she pointed out that an MRI I had a few years ago indicated that I had degenerative disc disease in my neck. I pointed out that no one had bothered to discuss that possibility with me. Apparently that was not seen as a probable cause for my extreme neck pain and stiffness by the previous doc. Fun times!
So, apart from that bit of medical amusement, and the hilarious amount of blood I had drawn for tests as the doc now wants to double check everything the previous fellow had done/determined, I have been ordered to get a shiny expensive pillow, take everything not sleep related out of my bedroom (no reading in bed either), to take up Tai Chi and DDR. And water aerobics. I am iffy on the water aerobics. The new doc is less on the drug people and more into seeing what lifestyle changes can be made first. I like that, actually.
So my thyroid is being tested, and I am being tested for some deficiencies, and the doc will determine if I actually have fibro proper, or other things presenting themselves as a slew of things that could be interpreted as fibro if one were in a rush. Hey, still in a better place than 5 years ago.
So, apart from that bit of medical amusement, and the hilarious amount of blood I had drawn for tests as the doc now wants to double check everything the previous fellow had done/determined, I have been ordered to get a shiny expensive pillow, take everything not sleep related out of my bedroom (no reading in bed either), to take up Tai Chi and DDR. And water aerobics. I am iffy on the water aerobics. The new doc is less on the drug people and more into seeing what lifestyle changes can be made first. I like that, actually.
So my thyroid is being tested, and I am being tested for some deficiencies, and the doc will determine if I actually have fibro proper, or other things presenting themselves as a slew of things that could be interpreted as fibro if one were in a rush. Hey, still in a better place than 5 years ago.
