Ever heard people say " I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired?" I took a friend of mine to Baptist hospital on Monday for a consultation with a new doctor. She has been in pain since September. She knows that she has a bad kidney and some apparent liver issues. Her blood work is all screwy , she is tired all the time, sometimes yellow, nauseous, and has some kind of weird discharge. Her fear was that he would tell her that there is nothing wrong with her just as she has been told before. Well, she was almost right. After reviewing her test results and doing a quick exam he tells her that he thinks she has an inflamed rib. Really?? An inflamed rib can cause all those symptoms? Right before we leave he says that he had noticed that her platelets levels had dropped from the first time she had blood work to the next. He wanted a new panel done that day and if they had dropped again he was going to get her back in for an ultrasound of her liver. Wait, what?!?!. So dude, she gives you a list of symptoms that obviously can't be blamed on an inflamed rib but which clearly points to a more serious issue , you're sticking to your rib story and you aren't going to order further testing unless her blood work comes back worse than before? So now we are forced to pray that her platelets have just bottomed out just so she can get further testing and maybe get to the bottom of this pain that is disrupting her life.She is sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I have another friend who wants desperately to have a baby , in fact that is the only thing in this life that she has ever wanted, to be a mommy. She has been a mommy before, to a very sick little girl who was cruelly taken from her when she was eight . She has dealt with more loss in the last 10 years than most people feel in a whole lifetime. Its not that she can't get pregnant, her body just can't sustain a pregnancy and she doesn't know why. So while people who don't deserve to have babies have them every day , my friend who deserves they joy of motherhood more than anyone else I know can't .
Neither one of my two friends know exactly what their issues are and continue to look for answers. I am fortunate in that I know what my medical issues are, I just can't seem to get them fixed. I had an appointment on April the 1st with my obgyn and was excited when I left because he had agreed to do an ablation procedure which will resolve a host of issues that I have. I was told it could take up to a week to schedule the procedure appointment. Here I sit 2 weeks later with no appointment. I finally called yesterday to check on this only to be told that the lady who schedules all the outpatient procedures (Patrice) is on vacation this week. Well, Patrice I hope you are having a nice vacation while I am having the period from hell. I am starting day 5 of this one and have used 31 super plus tampons so far. Oh yeah, and passing clots as big as silver dollars. I am weak and exhausted . To add insult to injury I woke up yesterday morning with either some super allergies or a cold. Sore throat and tight chest with a dry hacky cough. I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired. I just want to feel well and I haven't for a long long time.
There is a silver lining in the dark clouds, at least for me. Spring break is next week and maybe I can get some much needed rest.
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