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Posted by bookgurl99 on July 19, 2002, at 1:46:11
I am so tired of this. I am having an increasingly hard time learning things, remembering things. But I am still smart enough to look normal in public. So my dr. has a hard time believing that anything could be organically wrong with me.
I'm starting to slip into despair. I can see a handgun clearly in my mind's eye; I know how I would use it. I really don't want to, but when I feel myself slipping and not being treated or believed, I don't know what else to do.
just wanted to sound my barbaric yawp.
b
Posted by tabitha on July 19, 2002, at 2:52:31
In reply to *sigh*, posted by bookgurl99 on July 19, 2002, at 1:46:11
It must be awfully hard not to know what's going on. I hate the "slipping" feeling, when you don't know where it will end.
This may be a trite comparison, but my hair started falling out at one point. Big handfuls came out in the shower, all my trashcans filled up with it. I was so upset, not just because my hair was one of my best features, but because I didn't know what was causing it, whether it was permanent, and would it stop before I was bald. My doctor was no help. After about a third of it had fallen out, it stopped falling and started to grow back. Then a year later it happened again, though I didn't lose quite as much. I was upset again, because I thought it would be as bad as the first time. It grew back again and was thick for a long time. Recently it's falling out again, and I'm hardly upset this time, since I have faith it will grow back every time. I'm even appreciating the fact that I'm shedding in the summer.
I know mental functioning is more important than hair, but somehow this all came to mind.
Posted by bookgurl99 on July 20, 2002, at 10:34:36
In reply to Re: *sigh*, posted by tabitha on July 19, 2002, at 2:52:31
Tabitha, thanks for your note.
Hey, have you ever had your hormones checked when your hair's falling out? All kinds of hormonal changes can cause this.
bookgurl99
Posted by Susang on July 20, 2002, at 14:22:29
In reply to *sigh*, posted by bookgurl99 on July 19, 2002, at 1:46:11
Bookgirl, do you ever go to PB Open? I would love to talk with you there.
Sue
Posted by tabitha on July 20, 2002, at 16:18:26
In reply to Re: *sigh*, posted by bookgurl99 on July 20, 2002, at 10:34:36
Bookgurl,
Somehow I didn't think I made my point very well. I was just trying to say, sometimes the "not knowing" is more stressful than the symptoms themselves, and I was wishing you could somehow make peace with the uncertainty, for now, and feel some relief.
To answer your question, I have had thyroid checked and it's normal. My guess is it's a side effect of the meds that only manifests when I'm more stressed, and not eating a very good diet (probably not enough protein).
Posted by bookgurl99 on July 20, 2002, at 20:01:24
In reply to Re: *sigh*, posted by Susang on July 20, 2002, at 14:22:29
> Bookgirl, do you ever go to PB Open? I would love to talk with you there.
> SueHey,
what's PB open?
bookgurl99
Posted by SandraDee on July 20, 2002, at 22:50:22
In reply to Re: *sigh*, posted by bookgurl99 on July 20, 2002, at 20:01:24
It's open chat... you can sign up for it (at the bottom is a link "PB OPEN" and it'll take some patience. :) After all, it's Yahooooo :) *GRIN*
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