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
Filed under endometriosis, iron deficiency, possible myasthenia gravis, testing
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
Filed under Celiac disease, grave's, iron deficiency, testing
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
Filed under autoimmune, Celiac disease, grave's, iron deficiency, testing, undiagnosed
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
Filed under Celiac disease, iron deficiency, testing, undiagnosed
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
Filed under autoimmune, Celiac disease, grave's, iron deficiency, testing, undiagnosed
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
Filed under autoimmune, grave's, iron deficiency, testing, uterine ablation
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
Filed under cervical dysplasia, iron deficiency, testing, uterine ablation
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
Filed under cervical dysplasia, testing
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
Filed under grave's, iron deficiency, possible myasthenia gravis, testing, undiagnosed
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
Filed under cervical dysplasia, testing
