Doctor's Visit - boooooooring update

[akeyoftime]

Alright, back from the doctor's and some errand-running, and I have news. On my last visit all the doc had to run with was elevated phosphate levels, but since them a few more tests have come back and some new news is in - like my iron levels are low. I'm not anemic, but they remain low. We also filled him in on my weight loss dilema (the current tally is 8 pounds in six weeks).

Which actually, surprisingly, got us somewhere. If anyone has ever heard of Celiac Disease, I'm going in for testing sometime in the near future. This involves a gastronomy (which is sucky in and of itself), but a diagnosis would be amazing. It explains away my liver problems, my weight loss, my wheat and dairy sensitivity, even the low iron levels. Cool. It's also misdiagnosed as IBS sometimes - a sister syndrome to FM, which has us wondering just a little bit if I might be misdiagnosed with FM myself... except the symptoms match up too well, right down to the key sensitive pressure points. At any rate, we'll see how the results come back.

They also drew more blood. I fucking hate that.

Euro Cup was fun yesterday - I hope your head is feeling better Mandie :) Also, for those who know I'm talking about, the coffee went over very well.

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[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

I'm not anemic - just low iron. I have to start on supplements though ^^* Medical conditions that won't go away should be shot.

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[etlaviecontinue.livejournal.com]

god, supplements. i was on them. eat lots of fiber, cuz it FUCKS up with your stomach, and causes another digestion problem, which is not fun. i can't be on them anymore, cuz my stomach rebells. but good luck!
HUGZ!and KISSES! and i hope ta mere isn't to angry

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[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

Um, how do I get fiber in my diet the bulk of it has been cut from my diet? This is going to be interesting to figure out...

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[etlaviecontinue.livejournal.com]

eat fruits. like apples etc.. at least thats what my doc told me- SALAD is good with fiber. i think. now mandie's memory = sive
much love

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[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

I was told beans and corn and rice and such have it too :) So I'll make sure to eat the stuff :)