http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ Discuss all health/medical issues here such as Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Hypo/hyper-thyroidism, Cholesterol, etc. PLEASE DO NOT SEEK, GIVE, OR ACT ON MEDICAL ADVICE HERE. See a doctor for all medical advice. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://images.lowcarbfriends.com/lcf/vb3/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647951-after-months-months-i-have-answers.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:19 GMT no celiac but severely allergic to wheat and rye, allergic to corn and rice and mildly allergic to crab tuna shrimp and barely. That was round one, soy is on the next round....Dr and I assume it will pop as bad as wheat. Thyroid chasing is on hold since they found a large fibroid tumor on my... no celiac but severely allergic to wheat and rye, allergic to corn and rice and mildly allergic to crab tuna shrimp and barely. That was round one, soy is on the next round....Dr and I assume it will pop as bad as wheat.

Thyroid chasing is on hold since they found a large fibroid tumor on my uterus and a dermoid on my tube and a cystotoma something on my right ovary. took two shots of dilaudid plus toradol and two doses of xanax to get me out of the hospital....and then still had to go straight to the pharmacy to get my pain meds filled. Not the first time I have had 'female' issues, even had a tubal to help when i was 21...So I am prolly looking at total hysterectomy.

The **** of the matter on sept 23 2009 the gyn gave me a clean bill of health told me to seek a shrink and get on mood stabilizers....the woman is so fired and I am filing a complaint, petty I know but the hell I've been through I would not wish on my worst worst enemy. If she had just listened and not called me crazy she might have done a ultrasound and gotten me into surgery before the pain was so bad it took meds stronger than morphine to stop me from crying out in pain.

Sure Yes I have panic disorder that spontaneously appeared in June....but I am not bipolar and they think its my falling progesterone causing the severe and debilitating 911 call inducing panic attacks. The progesterone which the dumb gyn refused to test for....Thankfully for that ambulance ride they found the tumor et al.....


Thanks to everyone whos answered questions and tried to help....I am on the right path now, lets hope this gyn surgeon is a decent one or I will fire his ass too.


never let them tell you its in your head when you know its not, keep fighting until you find the problem..the medical world is so messed up.....


MUCH love my lo carb bothers and sisters.

Anna aka Darkfire ]]> General Health/Medical Issues Darkfire http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647951-after-months-months-i-have-answers.html http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647938-lithium.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:07 GMT Anyone taking it? What side effects have you noticed? Any weight gain or loss? or difficulty losing weight with dieting? Has it helped you? I was just diagnosed with a form of Bi polar and I am going to be taking Lithium along with my Zoloft and I have been losing weight and I do not want to gain.... Anyone taking it? What side effects have you noticed? Any weight gain or loss? or difficulty losing weight with dieting? Has it helped you? I was just diagnosed with a form of Bi polar and I am going to be taking Lithium along with my Zoloft and I have been losing weight and I do not want to gain. TIA ]]> General Health/Medical Issues MSN08 http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647938-lithium.html http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647622-man-fibro-bites.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:36:16 GMT I haven't had such a flare up in months! I woke up around 1AM fighting my CPAP mask and after I had it off and gone to the bathroom I realized my fibro was killing me. Muscle pain and joint pain. I know some cold fronts have been moving thru the area but this is th worst in months.

Whine! ]]> General Health/Medical Issues karenb http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647622-man-fibro-bites.html http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647617-need-help-a1c-fasting-glucose-results.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:12:38 GMT I have been low carbing for over 3 months now. I freaked out because I ended up in the ER a few months ago with a panic attack. They told me I had hyperglycemia and my BG was 198. I started low carbing the very next day. I went in last week to get labs done. I meet with the Dr on Friday to go... I have been low carbing for over 3 months now. I freaked out because I ended up in the ER a few months ago with a panic attack. They told me I had hyperglycemia and my BG was 198. I started low carbing the very next day.

I went in last week to get labs done. I meet with the Dr on Friday to go over some health concerns I have. But the nurse called today to tell me my results. What she said was everything was normal and the Dr wanted me to just come back in 3 mo to draw labs again. I asked her specifically what my A1C and fasting glucose were.

She said my a1c was 5.2 which is good right?
She said my fasting glucose was 103 which is high isn't it?

Should I be concerned about a fasting glucose this high? ]]> General Health/Medical Issues saponaria http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647617-need-help-a1c-fasting-glucose-results.html http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647551-hida-scan.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:36:16 GMT Anyone have a HIDA scan?
What were your experiences with it?

I have one scheduled next week. I know it's a fasting test. Will I get nauseated by the test itself?

I also need an x-ray and wanted to go ahead and get it while I'm at the hospital. Then I have a Dr's appointment the same afternoon.

So how am I going to feel after the HIDA? ]]> General Health/Medical Issues Purple Crayon http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647551-hida-scan.html http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647441-fibromyalgia-water-retention.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:13 GMT I read somewhere (on the thread) that fibromyalgia can cause water retention. Can anyone point me to any articles that support this? Also, is it true that advil liquigels can cause more water retention? I thought that they were an anti-inflamatory. Wouldn't logic say that they would cause water to come off then?

I'm suffering from fibromyalgia and I think I'm in the midst of a flare up - the scale keeps going up down up down ridculously so - and I'm having quite a lot of pain. It's kinda discouraging ...

Anyways - any info on fibromyalgia and its relation to weight loss, water retention, low carb, etc. would be greatly appreciated (I know that my rheumatologist told me to eat low carb - I already was.. hahaha :clap:)

Thoughts anyone? ]]> General Health/Medical Issues luv_bug http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647441-fibromyalgia-water-retention.html http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647426-lunesta-ambien.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:32:05 GMT ok - so I posted below about my possible restless leg syndrome and how TOMORROW (yay!) I will be seeing my doctor and talking to her about getting into a sleep study...

I have been doing a little bit of research (will do more today) about Ambien...but for any of you who have used either - I'm just curious what YOUR experiences with either one of these medications is. I'm honestly not one to WANT to rely on something to sleep - however like my husband keeps telling me, "you're not relying on anything now and look where it's gotten ya..."

so I will be talking to my doc about one or the other as well tomorrow.

But I'm curious what all of your experiences are with them. I appreciate it! ]]> General Health/Medical Issues Indychick829 http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647426-lunesta-ambien.html http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647377-crohns.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:52:01 GMT I have a friend that just found out she has Crohn disease. She told me a list of foods she can not eat. Sounds like LC is her way of eating now. Any others know much about this?:confused: I have a friend that just found out she has Crohn disease. She told me a list of foods she can not eat. Sounds like LC is her way of eating now. Any others know much about this?:confused: ]]> General Health/Medical Issues bekki1 http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/general-health-medical-issues/647377-crohns.html