Re: I FINALLY HAVE ANSWERS!!!! (long)

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

Thanks so much for all that info! Even though you're experiencing some

problems, you have a great attitude that is very inspirational. I hope it all

goes well for you, and gets better soon!

- Alice A.

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I am so glad that you finally got answers to your problem! You must be so relieved! Sounds like something that can be controlled and lived with! yeah!!! Good for you honey!

[Guest guest]

Dawn

I am so relieved for you!!!! And yes that does explain alot!!!! Not enough blood flow to the brain huh??? I am trying so hard here not to make any snide remarks, but it is so hard. And knowing that it will level off, must make you feel alot better knowing that it is not going to last forever.

Jo

I FINALLY HAVE ANSWERS!!!! (long)

Hi everyone, He said what's been causing these problems, is everyone has "synchronizers"in their bodies, which help direct how much blood is pumped throughout thebody, and some of mine are a bit "tweaked", which results in blood whichpools in areas of the body (usually and most common, the legs, or abdomen),and doesn't allow enough blood to be pumped to the head, and a reduction inmy blood pressure. Obviously, not having enough blood in the head, willcause either dizziness, disoriented feeling, or Syncope (passing out). Hebelieves my blood is pooling mostly in my leg area, of which case he hasadvised me to be fitting for support stockings, or wear support hose to helpprevent the blood vessels from dilating, which HOPEFULLY will help eliminateand prevent the blood from pooling in the leg area. Ok now, I'm only 29years YOUNG, but wearing support stockings? Hmm...I don't know about thatone! lol!Sorry so long, but needed to express my excitement...can ya tell?! Dawn/aka: Blondie, who now knows why she's a bit ditzy at times!

[Guest guest]

Hey Blondie - I'm glad to hear you finally got some answers vs lets run some more tests ... and now you know can tell everyone who thought it was in yer head to stick it up their .. oh wait I'm a polite Canadian I won't say it .. anyway now lets just hope these support stockings and time clear everything up!

Lyssa

[Guest guest]

Dawn

I'm so glad you finally have some answers! It's been a long haul

for you, and to have serious symptoms, hospitalizations, tests etc. and

still not know what the problem was must have been very frustrating.

Anyway, congrats and thanks for sharing your good news!

kim in plymouth

Dawn/Blondie wrote:

Hi everyone,

After a VERY LONG 6 month wait for results of my ongoing health

issues,

today I got ANSWERS!!

For those of you not familiar w/my situation, I have had problems

since last

November with passing out, dizziness, disorientation at times,

and left

sided weakness. I went through hospitalization's), tests

upon tests, with

no result...until today!

I began seeing a new Neurologist in March at the New England Medical

Ctr.,

of which resulted in more tests. I recently had an MRA done

(MRI/Arterial

version), and today, the Dr. gave me answers!!!

He said what's been causing these problems, is everyone has "synchronizers"

in their bodies, which help direct how much blood is pumped throughout

the

body, and some of mine are a bit "tweaked", which results in blood

which

pools in areas of the body (usually and most common, the legs,

or abdomen),

and doesn't allow enough blood to be pumped to the head, and a

reduction in

my blood pressure. Obviously, not having enough blood in

the head, will

cause either dizziness, disoriented feeling, or Syncope (passing

out). He

believes my blood is pooling mostly in my leg area, of which case

he has

advised me to be fitting for support stockings, or wear support

hose to help

prevent the blood vessels from dilating, which HOPEFULLY will help

eliminate

and prevent the blood from pooling in the leg area. Ok now, I'm

only 29

years YOUNG, but wearing support stockings? Hmm...I don't

know about that

one! lol!

Now, this is important I believe for you all to read. The

Dr. said to me,

that due to a drastic weight loss in a short amount of time, that

no matter

whether you either LOSE weight, or GAIN weight, that a person's

body go

through "hell". He said that this is why most people you

ask in the medical

field, will often advise people of not doing the yo-yo type dieting

(up and

down in loss/gain). This puts that much more pressure on

the body, and

basically in his words "shocks the shit out of the body". He made

it VERY

CLEAR to me, that losing weight did NOT CAUSE this problem, but

helped

enhance it a bit. He claims that eventually as the loss tapers

off, I

should be much better, as my body will become so much more adjusted

to it.

I asked him straight out if the was CAUSED by the surgery, he said

"NO!", so

I replied with "Good, cuz it's too late...I'm stapled for life,

and NOT

turning back!" LOL. He stressed the importance of how much

I have HELPED my

body, even though going through some problems, but again, it is

not due to

having the surgery, it is due to losing a lot of weight, whether

it's from

WLS, Craig, or any other industrial type of weight loss clinic

out

there.

Either way in my eyes, I KNOW this is not caused by having surgery,

because

I had similar episodes a few years back, which goes to prove that

whether

losing or gaining weight, your body does go through "hell".

This all stems

back to the previous post from Carla, who mentioned that everyone's

body

will change once weight loss has happened. I completely agree

with her

statement, and not to sound vain, but, even though I'm a bit on

the pale

side right now, get tired easily, my skin is a tad dry, this was

the BEST

CHOICE I'VE EVER MADE in my entire life! I wouldn't turn

this around for

anyone, or anything else in the world. In my eyes, if I didn't

do this, I

would have been heavier than the beginning stages of this whole

thing, and

been experiencing this anyways, so what's the difference?

The difference

is, I will be MUCH healthier and happier in the long run, and running

marathons to prove it!

Sorry so long, but needed to express my excitement...can ya tell?!

Dawn/aka: Blondie, who now knows why she's a bit ditzy at times!

[Guest guest]

Dawn

I'm so glad you finally have some answers! It's been a long haul

for you, and to have serious symptoms, hospitalizations, tests etc. and

still not know what the problem was must have been very frustrating.

Anyway, congrats and thanks for sharing your good news!

kim in plymouth

Dawn/Blondie wrote:

Hi everyone,

After a VERY LONG 6 month wait for results of my ongoing health

issues,

today I got ANSWERS!!

For those of you not familiar w/my situation, I have had problems

since last

November with passing out, dizziness, disorientation at times,

and left

sided weakness. I went through hospitalization's), tests

upon tests, with

no result...until today!

I began seeing a new Neurologist in March at the New England Medical

Ctr.,

of which resulted in more tests. I recently had an MRA done

(MRI/Arterial

version), and today, the Dr. gave me answers!!!

He said what's been causing these problems, is everyone has "synchronizers"

in their bodies, which help direct how much blood is pumped throughout

the

body, and some of mine are a bit "tweaked", which results in blood

which

pools in areas of the body (usually and most common, the legs,

or abdomen),

and doesn't allow enough blood to be pumped to the head, and a

reduction in

my blood pressure. Obviously, not having enough blood in

the head, will

cause either dizziness, disoriented feeling, or Syncope (passing

out). He

believes my blood is pooling mostly in my leg area, of which case

he has

advised me to be fitting for support stockings, or wear support

hose to help

prevent the blood vessels from dilating, which HOPEFULLY will help

eliminate

and prevent the blood from pooling in the leg area. Ok now, I'm

only 29

years YOUNG, but wearing support stockings? Hmm...I don't

know about that

one! lol!

Now, this is important I believe for you all to read. The

Dr. said to me,

that due to a drastic weight loss in a short amount of time, that

no matter

whether you either LOSE weight, or GAIN weight, that a person's

body go

through "hell". He said that this is why most people you

ask in the medical

field, will often advise people of not doing the yo-yo type dieting

(up and

down in loss/gain). This puts that much more pressure on

the body, and

basically in his words "shocks the shit out of the body". He made

it VERY

CLEAR to me, that losing weight did NOT CAUSE this problem, but

helped

enhance it a bit. He claims that eventually as the loss tapers

off, I

should be much better, as my body will become so much more adjusted

to it.

I asked him straight out if the was CAUSED by the surgery, he said

"NO!", so

I replied with "Good, cuz it's too late...I'm stapled for life,

and NOT

turning back!" LOL. He stressed the importance of how much

I have HELPED my

body, even though going through some problems, but again, it is

not due to

having the surgery, it is due to losing a lot of weight, whether

it's from

WLS, Craig, or any other industrial type of weight loss clinic

out

there.

Either way in my eyes, I KNOW this is not caused by having surgery,

because

I had similar episodes a few years back, which goes to prove that

whether

losing or gaining weight, your body does go through "hell".

This all stems

back to the previous post from Carla, who mentioned that everyone's

body

will change once weight loss has happened. I completely agree

with her

statement, and not to sound vain, but, even though I'm a bit on

the pale

side right now, get tired easily, my skin is a tad dry, this was

the BEST

CHOICE I'VE EVER MADE in my entire life! I wouldn't turn

this around for

anyone, or anything else in the world. In my eyes, if I didn't

do this, I

would have been heavier than the beginning stages of this whole

thing, and

been experiencing this anyways, so what's the difference?

The difference

is, I will be MUCH healthier and happier in the long run, and running

marathons to prove it!

Sorry so long, but needed to express my excitement...can ya tell?!

Dawn/aka: Blondie, who now knows why she's a bit ditzy at times!

[Guest guest]

I am so happy that you have your answers to your problem. I had to wear stockings for awhile after a bad bout with cellulites, they ain't so bad and my leg felt pretty good at the end of the day.

www.homestead.com\skinny_soon 4/29/99 421 --- 4/11/00 308 A. Shikora M.D. New England Medical Center NoRm!

I FINALLY HAVE ANSWERS!!!! (long)

Hi everyone, After a VERY LONG 6 month wait for results of my ongoing health issues,today I got ANSWERS!! For those of you not familiar w/my situation, I have had problems since lastNovember with passing out, dizziness, disorientation at times, and leftsided weakness. I went through hospitalization's), tests upon tests, withno result...until today! I began seeing a new Neurologist in March at the New England Medical Ctr.,of which resulted in more tests. I recently had an MRA done (MRI/Arterialversion), and today, the Dr. gave me answers!!! He said what's been causing these problems, is everyone has "synchronizers"in their bodies, which help direct how much blood is pumped throughout thebody, and some of mine are a bit "tweaked", which results in blood whichpools in areas of the body (usually and most common, the legs, or abdomen),and doesn't allow enough blood to be pumped to the head, and a reduction inmy blood pressure. Obviously, not having enough blood in the head, willcause either dizziness, disoriented feeling, or Syncope (passing out). Hebelieves my blood is pooling mostly in my leg area, of which case he hasadvised me to be fitting for support stockings, or wear support hose to helpprevent the blood vessels from dilating, which HOPEFULLY will help eliminateand prevent the blood from pooling in the leg area. Ok now, I'm only 29years YOUNG, but wearing support stockings? Hmm...I don't know about thatone! lol!Now, this is important I believe for you all to read. The Dr. said to me,that due to a drastic weight loss in a short amount of time, that no matterwhether you either LOSE weight, or GAIN weight, that a person's body gothrough "hell". He said that this is why most people you ask in the medicalfield, will often advise people of not doing the yo-yo type dieting (up anddown in loss/gain). This puts that much more pressure on the body, andbasically in his words "shocks the shit out of the body". He made it VERYCLEAR to me, that losing weight did NOT CAUSE this problem, but helpedenhance it a bit. He claims that eventually as the loss tapers off, Ishould be much better, as my body will become so much more adjusted to it.I asked him straight out if the was CAUSED by the surgery, he said "NO!", soI replied with "Good, cuz it's too late...I'm stapled for life, and NOTturning back!" LOL. He stressed the importance of how much I have HELPED mybody, even though going through some problems, but again, it is not due tohaving the surgery, it is due to losing a lot of weight, whether it's fromWLS, Craig, or any other industrial type of weight loss clinic outthere. Either way in my eyes, I KNOW this is not caused by having surgery, becauseI had similar episodes a few years back, which goes to prove that whetherlosing or gaining weight, your body does go through "hell". This all stemsback to the previous post from Carla, who mentioned that everyone's bodywill change once weight loss has happened. I completely agree with herstatement, and not to sound vain, but, even though I'm a bit on the paleside right now, get tired easily, my skin is a tad dry, this was the BESTCHOICE I'VE EVER MADE in my entire life! I wouldn't turn this around foranyone, or anything else in the world. In my eyes, if I didn't do this, Iwould have been heavier than the beginning stages of this whole thing, andbeen experiencing this anyways, so what's the difference? The differenceis, I will be MUCH healthier and happier in the long run, and runningmarathons to prove it! Sorry so long, but needed to express my excitement...can ya tell?! Dawn/aka: Blondie, who now knows why she's a bit ditzy at times!

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I am so glad that the Dr was able to find out what is wrong with you. What a

huge relief. =) I will try to give you a call later.

{{hugs}}

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I am so glad that you have the answers that you have been waiting so long

for! I think it's great that you took the time to put it all in writing to

let us know. I don't mind taking the time to read the long posts, they are

usually very informative and helpful.

Hope you continue to feel better!

Diane

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Wooooooo HOOOOOOOOO Dawn, Finally some answers!!!

Carla =0)

[Guest guest]

Angelfire,

Well, That is some good news for you. It's about time. Very happy for

you. Pam

On Tue, 2 May 2000 20:52:22 -0400 " Dawn/Blondie "

writes:

> Hi everyone,

>

> After a VERY LONG 6 month wait for results of my ongoing health

> issues,

> today I got ANSWERS!!

>

> For those of you not familiar w/my situation, I have had problems

> since last

> November with passing out, dizziness, disorientation at times, and

> left

> sided weakness. I went through hospitalization's), tests upon

> tests, with

> no result...until today!

>

> I began seeing a new Neurologist in March at the New England Medical

> Ctr.,

> of which resulted in more tests. I recently had an MRA done

> (MRI/Arterial

> version), and today, the Dr. gave me answers!!!

>

> He said what's been causing these problems, is everyone has

> " synchronizers "

> in their bodies, which help direct how much blood is pumped

> throughout the

> body, and some of mine are a bit " tweaked " , which results in blood

> which

> pools in areas of the body (usually and most common, the legs, or

> abdomen),

> and doesn't allow enough blood to be pumped to the head, and a

> reduction in

> my blood pressure. Obviously, not having enough blood in the head,

> will

> cause either dizziness, disoriented feeling, or Syncope (passing

> out). He

> believes my blood is pooling mostly in my leg area, of which case he

> has

> advised me to be fitting for support stockings, or wear support hose

> to help

> prevent the blood vessels from dilating, which HOPEFULLY will help

> eliminate

> and prevent the blood from pooling in the leg area. Ok now, I'm only

> 29

> years YOUNG, but wearing support stockings? Hmm...I don't know

> about that

> one! lol!

>

> Now, this is important I believe for you all to read. The Dr. said

> to me,

> that due to a drastic weight loss in a short amount of time, that no

> matter

> whether you either LOSE weight, or GAIN weight, that a person's body

> go

> through " hell " . He said that this is why most people you ask in the

> medical

> field, will often advise people of not doing the yo-yo type dieting

> (up and

> down in loss/gain). This puts that much more pressure on the body,

> and

> basically in his words " shocks the shit out of the body " . He made it

> VERY

> CLEAR to me, that losing weight did NOT CAUSE this problem, but

> helped

> enhance it a bit. He claims that eventually as the loss tapers off,

> I

> should be much better, as my body will become so much more adjusted

> to it.

> I asked him straight out if the was CAUSED by the surgery, he said

> " NO! " , so

> I replied with " Good, cuz it's too late...I'm stapled for life, and

> NOT

> turning back! " LOL. He stressed the importance of how much I have

> HELPED my

> body, even though going through some problems, but again, it is not

> due to

> having the surgery, it is due to losing a lot of weight, whether

> it's from

> WLS, Craig, or any other industrial type of weight loss clinic

> out

> there.

>

> Either way in my eyes, I KNOW this is not caused by having surgery,

> because

> I had similar episodes a few years back, which goes to prove that

> whether

> losing or gaining weight, your body does go through " hell " . This

> all stems

> back to the previous post from Carla, who mentioned that everyone's

> body

> will change once weight loss has happened. I completely agree with

> her

> statement, and not to sound vain, but, even though I'm a bit on the

> pale

> side right now, get tired easily, my skin is a tad dry, this was the

> BEST

> CHOICE I'VE EVER MADE in my entire life! I wouldn't turn this

> around for

> anyone, or anything else in the world. In my eyes, if I didn't do

> this, I

> would have been heavier than the beginning stages of this whole

> thing, and

> been experiencing this anyways, so what's the difference? The

> difference

> is, I will be MUCH healthier and happier in the long run, and

> running

> marathons to prove it!

>

> Sorry so long, but needed to express my excitement...can ya tell?!

>

> Dawn/aka: Blondie, who now knows why she's a bit ditzy at times!

>

>

>

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So happy you finally have an answer!

Hugz, Sandy in MA

Dawn/Blondie wrote:

Sorry so long, but needed to express my excitement...can

ya tell?!

Dawn/aka: Blondie, who now knows why she's a bit ditzy at times!