Posted on 06/01/2009 8:30:04 AM PDT by knittnmom
My daughter, who posts as Ellendra, has had continuing health problems. Dizziness and brain fog started in October 2008 and continues to get worse. She's seen a neurologist, who had eegs, an ekg, and an mri done, which showed nothing. A throid test came back very high, so she's now on meds for that, but there's been no improvement yet.
We suspect Lyme Disease, but tests so far have come back mostly negative. She's now seeing an integrative medicine specialist in another state, and we're waiting for results of about 20 different tests. Meanwhile, she keeps getting worse. Sometimes, her typing looks like a cat walked across the keyboard. Sometimes the dizziness causes her to fall, and she's gotten some bumps and bruises as a result.
She's seeing a different neurologist in July, one who specializes in MS, as that may also be a suspect.
We'd appreciate prayer. Thanks.
Prayers up for you both. ((Knittnmom)) ((Ellendra))
Prayers for your daughter, and you too.
Prayers for Ellendra and family!
Prayers sent for the docs to get to the bottom of this.
Prayers sent.
I had something like that happen when I took the statin Altocor. Loss of taste, loss of memory, loss of ability to learn or be “with it”, gradually increasing depression until I was afraid that if it got worse I would harm myself. It suddenly occurred to me that the drug might be the cause of this. When I quit the major symptoms went away in about 48 hours, but some lingered for weeks, though at a greatly reduced intensity.
Prayer for Ellendra!
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with Thee
Blessed are thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour
of our death
Amen
Your daughter has my prayers.
Prayers lifted for your daughter.
(When I have cognitive skills issues, it helps me to close my eyes while I type. Keeps me from getting distracted. Of course, that only works if you’re a touch typist.) ;)
BTTT
Prayers up and out...don’t be dismayed and ask for second opinions and third opinions until doctors are satisfied that they know exactly what the problem is.
Prayers are up.
Calling on God’s grace.
Yes, but we’ve not been impressed with his skill/expertise, so we are taking her to another in July (soonest we could get an appt). Thanks for the lead.
Thank you. She was taking no meds at the time the symptoms occurred. When one of the spells hits, she looks and sounds like she is either inebriated, or having a stroke. And she does not drink. So it’s pretty scarey.
Good luck!
I will pray that you guys get an answer so that your daughter can begin to heal soon!
Understood. Sometimes our ping lists get pretty long!! thank you!
I have zero knowledge about the procedure (not even sure what it’s called) and didn’t realize there could be remnants released into the blood stream...thanks for the info!
As do I, but if there's stuff clogging up a carotid artery, and it gets knocked loose/scraped away, it's gotta go somewhere.
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