Well, my nuclear stress test is "stable". A message was left on my voice mail, so I called them up to find out what exactly was meant by stable. Basically, it means fine, and since I had one of these tests five or six years ago which this practice knew about, and presumably got and looked at, presumably there have been no changes.
I'm not sure whether this makes me happy or not. It's not that I want something to be wrong, but most of the stuff that they find on stress test is fixable, and I'd really like to know why I'm tired and short-of-breath with chest pain and water retention. So I'm going to have an echo next Monday, where they will be able to see if the valves are working right. With my luck, they're fine too. Which will leaving me feeling like crap with no reason for it.
Personally I think it's thyroid, or at least thyroid-related, but nowadays, physicians, including endocrinologists, almost always treat the numbers, not the patient, and tell you "You can't be hypothryoid, your numbers are within the normal range", ignoring the fact that just because a certain percentage of people who are supposedly healthy have numbers in a given range doesn't mean that that is the right range for you.
I think it's time to start seeing the local naturopath, in general they seem much more attuned to the patient rather than the lab values.
And if I ever start feeling better, I might be able to write some posts of interest to others than just me. But I'm too tired. I get home from work and fall asleep for 12 hours most nights lately, which isn't conducive to getting anything done, electronically or around the house.
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More concerned than interested. Hope they figure out your troubles and you get to feeling better soon.
Thanks. At this point I just want them to figure it out, I don't really care what it is, as long as it can be treated and I start feeling better. My brain has been total mush, and I can't remember things if I don't write them down in multiple places, including a computer calendar/task program, and my smart phone. I also don't usually remember what day of the week it is. I'll do the right things for whatever Tuesday, but think it's Monday or Wednesday.
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