Category Archives: testing

More Iron and Endometriosis????

Two appointments today for me.  After working all night I got to start (or is it end) the day by visiting the GYN.  Always a lovely doc to go and visit!!  Actually though I get along great with mine.  He has … Continue reading

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How I’ve been feeling lately

Figured I should do an update on how I’ve been feeling lately.  I have been getting so many comments on the IV iron infusion post so I thought it was time for an update.  Wish I could say it was … Continue reading

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Drum roll please……………..Celiac results

And they are……………………………………NEGATIVE.  Told ya in the last post didn’t I????  I knew they would be too.  Nothing is ever easily explained with me.  When I started this medical mystery journey they were looking for myasthenia gravis because of my symptoms and … Continue reading

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The Plan

Had my appt with the endocrinologist today.  My TSH is still down.  0.27 this time.  My T4 is down too.  It sometimes is but not always.  Not surprising they are down since I am still having symptoms.  We talked of going on … Continue reading

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Testing for Celiac

Thanks to Regina (who has been a wonderful resource for my commentors….thanks Regina!!!)  I called my endocrinologist before my latest round of lab work and asked her about the connection between Celiac disease and the other problems I have been … Continue reading

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Thyroid and Iron updates

I missed my last thyroid appt (oops, forgot and overslept!!).  Actually that isn’t like me at all but my 4 year old son had had open heart surgery the week before so my mind was in another place.  I got … Continue reading

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Quick biopsy update and new plans

Just had my 1 month follow from the LEEP and I am currently cervical dysplasia free!!  Yipee!  Next pap smear in 6 months. At this appointment we also talked more seriously (we have been talking about it before now but … Continue reading

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LEEP procedure

The biopsy results came back (see this post) and I have CIN 2.  This bought me a LEEP procedure.   It wasn’t  much different from my prospective than the colposcopy really.  Except that the cervical numbing  agent came in the form of … Continue reading

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I have a diagnosis finally!

I had a follow up appointment with my endocrinologist today for my hyperthyroidism.  We were discussing how my symptoms had come back.  The double vision, shortness of breath with any exertion, muscle weakness, etc.  See this post for more on that.  … Continue reading

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Colposcopy time

If you remember from this post or this post I had an abnormal Pap smear.  The next step was to have another one in a few months.  Well that one was even more abnormal.  So here I am just after … Continue reading

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