What's upsetting you today? - Page 366

Griff · 05-08-2010, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Sadly, nothing nameable yet. He doesn't think it is Lyme which is good, but also bad. (it would have been nameable and curable)

His phlebotomist, Dr. Acula, drew a couple of vials of blood making a nice hash of my vein.
Doesn't seem like rheumatoid arthritis, might be osteoarthritis.
BP was insanely high, could be salt? Weight could be water? Thyroid?

So they got a whole lot of blood and they are going to run some tests...

He's ruled out heart disease?

I went through a time period a couple years ago where I just couldn't do shit. I was trying to ride but got totally winded, had dead legs etc... I still don't know what was going on but I eventually worked through it by rebuilding myself fencing. If you get your Docs clearance maybe you need to increase the intensity of what you're doing.

skysidhe · 05-08-2010, 10:58 AM

Hoping it's something simple S.N.

Although thyroid does that to me and it doesn't feel so simple at least it just requires a dose of hormone to bring it in to balance again.

I got my fingers crossed it is something simply manageable.

squirell nutkin · 05-15-2010, 10:15 PM

Got the bloodwork back from the lab. Everything is fine except my liver has elevated functions, whatever that means. They want to test again in six weeks.

What ever I still feel like shit.

TheMercenary · 05-16-2010, 05:41 PM

I cried a few times today.

We went to her church for presentations for Graduating Seniors.

I was sad for the first time.

squirell nutkin · 05-16-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

He's ruled out heart disease?

I went through a time period a couple years ago where I just couldn't do shit. I was trying to ride but got totally winded, had dead legs etc... I still don't know what was going on but I eventually worked through it by rebuilding myself fencing. If you get your Docs clearance maybe you need to increase the intensity of what you're doing.

Yeah, I have an excellent heart, lowest index for CHD. After speaking to my sisters, both of whom have sleep apnea, I now wonder if it is sleep apnea. Mrs. Nutkin says I always stop breathing when I sleep, so I will look into that.

HungLikeJesus · 05-16-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Yeah, I have an excellent heart, lowest index for CHD. After speaking to my sisters, both of whom have sleep apnea, I now wonder if it is sleep apnea. Mrs. Nutkin says I always stop breathing when I sleep, so I will look into that.

Maybe that's due to her pillow...

Clodfobble · 05-17-2010, 12:34 AM

I have a friend who had his tonsils out in his mid-thirties for sleep apnea. Said it completely changed his life. He never knew what it felt like to actually be fully-rested before then.

Griff · 05-17-2010, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Yeah, I have an excellent heart, lowest index for CHD. After speaking to my sisters, both of whom have sleep apnea, I now wonder if it is sleep apnea. Mrs. Nutkin says I always stop breathing when I sleep, so I will look into that.

I have an uncle with sleep apnea, sounds like a possibility.

glatt · 05-17-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I have a friend who had his tonsils out in his mid-thirties for sleep apnea. Said it completely changed his life. He never knew what it felt like to actually be fully-rested before then.

My brother has sleep apnea, and when he got his mask, it changed his life. He said basically the same thing.

fargon · 05-17-2010, 08:43 AM

I have sleep apenia and I have a CPAP and it changed my life.

squirell nutkin · 05-17-2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Maybe that's due to her pillow...

Hmmm, that would explain the chewed up pillow cases.

squirell nutkin · 05-17-2010, 09:08 AM

Well, I see the doc again on Thursday so I'll tell him.

It's amazing how many people say the exact same thing about cpap machines, both of my sisters said "It changed their lives"

It's not often you hear that consistency of testimonial, usually it is a claim for a bogus product. Anyway, it would explain a lot of things. I made the mistake of reading up on sleep apnea right before bed. Mistake is putting it mildly.

Clodfobble · 05-17-2010, 12:34 PM

Well here, I'll give you an alternate opinion: my mother tried the mask and said it was way, way too uncomfortable to sleep in. She hated it, and gave up after two nights. So now it doesn't have a perfect track record of satisfied patients.

glatt · 05-17-2010, 12:41 PM

Yeah? Well, my brother refers to it as his Darth Vader mask. So no only has it changed his life, but he gets to pretend he's an evil Jedi knight when he goes to bed.

squirell nutkin · 05-17-2010, 12:53 PM

technically clod, since she is not using the mask, she is not a contender for (using) the mask changed my life. She does get a door prize for playing:
"I tried the mask and it was hella uncomfortable. I couldn't sleep with it or with out it."

Glatt, Does the mask come in black with the cape too? My son would dig it, especially if we changed his name to Luke.
(Luke, I am your father)

05-15-2010, 10:15 PM	#5478
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Got the bloodwork back from the lab. Everything is fine except my liver has elevated functions, whatever that means. They want to test again in six weeks. What ever I still feel like shit. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-17-2010, 12:34 AM	#5482
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I have a friend who had his tonsils out in his mid-thirties for sleep apnea. Said it completely changed his life. He never knew what it felt like to actually be fully-rested before then. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-17-2010, 08:43 AM	#5485
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I have sleep apenia and I have a CPAP and it changed my life. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

05-17-2010, 09:08 AM	#5487
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Well, I see the doc again on Thursday so I'll tell him. It's amazing how many people say the exact same thing about cpap machines, both of my sisters said "It changed their lives" It's not often you hear that consistency of testimonial, usually it is a claim for a bogus product. Anyway, it would explain a lot of things. I made the mistake of reading up on sleep apnea right before bed. Mistake is putting it mildly. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-17-2010, 12:34 PM	#5488
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Well here, I'll give you an alternate opinion: my mother tried the mask and said it was way, way too uncomfortable to sleep in. She hated it, and gave up after two nights. So now it doesn't have a perfect track record of satisfied patients. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-08-2010, 10:58 AM	#5477
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Hoping it's something simple S.N. Although thyroid does that to me and it doesn't feel so simple at least it just requires a dose of hormone to bring it in to balance again. I got my fingers crossed it is something simply manageable.

05-16-2010, 05:41 PM	#5479
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I cried a few times today. We went to her church for presentations for Graduating Seniors. I was sad for the first time.

05-17-2010, 12:41 PM	#5489
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah? Well, my brother refers to it as his Darth Vader mask. So no only has it changed his life, but he gets to pretend he's an evil Jedi knight when he goes to bed.

05-17-2010, 12:53 PM	#5490
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	technically clod, since she is not using the mask, she is not a contender for (using) the mask changed my life. She does get a door prize for playing: "I tried the mask and it was hella uncomfortable. I couldn't sleep with it or with out it." Glatt, Does the mask come in black with the cape too? My son would dig it, especially if we changed his name to Luke. (Luke, I am your father) __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

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