Re: Blood Tests & medicine questions.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

The reason the doctors office is taking a while is

that some of the blood tests may take time to process

because they look for various things from the samples,

I was once in the clinical lab business. Did they draw

blood for thyroid and autoimmune diseases for

example?, in some cases more than one lab is used

based on whether your doctor ordered specialized

tests. As I recall from one of your previous posts you

describe yourself as Type A personality am I right?

One thing I and other's with CFS will tell you is that

added stress will only make you worse. Whatever you

can do internally will be as important or even more so

than any potions you take. So far there are no magic

bullets but there are those who find relief using

different approaches, I'm sure you'll get good

feedback in here for that too. Personally my biggest

task has been acceptance, I take Med's but prefer

relying on supplements and herbs where I can. There is

no cookie cutter approach to this so far, and you'll

find a wide range of experiences most that sound

familiar with a rare few claiming to be cured doing

this or that. Not to sound hopeless, but after 16

years of researching ( no dummy here) I realize that

my attitude is the biggest help I can use, next is

having loving and understanidng support from my family

and close friends and now my new friends here.

Be well,

Reggie

--- suzimcmullen@... wrote:

> I wanted to ask all of you how long I should wait

> before I get really angry with my doctors office?

> It's been 11 days since they took my blood for

> various tests. I have called the doctor twice and

> been promised both times someone would get back to

> me. I asked one lady if I needed to make a

> follow-up appointment. She said wait for the call.

> Still nothing. It's absolutely crazy.

>

> After talking with all of you, skimming through

> books and looking at websites I am fairly convinced

> that I have had Fibro since the late 80's. I just

> want to get on with things so that I can decide once

> and for all if I am going to take anything like an

> anti-depressant. At first I thought no I would try

> the vitamins and herbs. Now I don't know. The pain

> gets worse or I can't sleep. Then I feel good for

> an hour or two and think something I am taking or

> doing is helping and then bang I feel bad again.

> It's nothing new, but I am tired of it. At the very

> least I would like to get a good nights sleep once

> and for awhile and I would like to have a positive

> thought about my life! I am in a raunchy mood

> nearly all the time and I think I hear criticism in

> just about everything my husband say's. He is

> difficult to take at times, but I think I am being

> overly sensitive. I haven't been able to look at

> the bright side of anything in a lot of years. I

> try. I really do.

>

> How many of you believe the meds your taking really

> help at least a little?

> Right now I am highly functioning with this, but I

> feel that slipping. It's been getting steadily

> worse and I am starting to get muscle weakness at

> times. I just don't understand how they can say

> this disease is not progressive! I keep reading

> that but they are nuts. I have had ALL the symptoms

> at one time or another but individually over the

> last 10-15 years, but in the last several months I

> have had over half the symptoms all at the same

> time. Looking back I see a very gradual slide

> towards something that sounds and looks scary as you

> know what. While I am still highly functioning I

> want to do something to keep myself that way. But

> what if I can't? Are we all destined to end up

> lumps on the couch?

>

> ttyl

> Suzi

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi,

The reason the doctors office is taking a while is

that some of the blood tests may take time to process

because they look for various things from the samples,

I was once in the clinical lab business. Did they draw

blood for thyroid and autoimmune diseases for

example?, in some cases more than one lab is used

based on whether your doctor ordered specialized

tests. As I recall from one of your previous posts you

describe yourself as Type A personality am I right?

One thing I and other's with CFS will tell you is that

added stress will only make you worse. Whatever you

can do internally will be as important or even more so

than any potions you take. So far there are no magic

bullets but there are those who find relief using

different approaches, I'm sure you'll get good

feedback in here for that too. Personally my biggest

task has been acceptance, I take Med's but prefer

relying on supplements and herbs where I can. There is

no cookie cutter approach to this so far, and you'll

find a wide range of experiences most that sound

familiar with a rare few claiming to be cured doing

this or that. Not to sound hopeless, but after 16

years of researching ( no dummy here) I realize that

my attitude is the biggest help I can use, next is

having loving and understanidng support from my family

and close friends and now my new friends here.

Be well,

Reggie

--- suzimcmullen@... wrote:

> I wanted to ask all of you how long I should wait

> before I get really angry with my doctors office?

> It's been 11 days since they took my blood for

> various tests. I have called the doctor twice and

> been promised both times someone would get back to

> me. I asked one lady if I needed to make a

> follow-up appointment. She said wait for the call.

> Still nothing. It's absolutely crazy.

>

> After talking with all of you, skimming through

> books and looking at websites I am fairly convinced

> that I have had Fibro since the late 80's. I just

> want to get on with things so that I can decide once

> and for all if I am going to take anything like an

> anti-depressant. At first I thought no I would try

> the vitamins and herbs. Now I don't know. The pain

> gets worse or I can't sleep. Then I feel good for

> an hour or two and think something I am taking or

> doing is helping and then bang I feel bad again.

> It's nothing new, but I am tired of it. At the very

> least I would like to get a good nights sleep once

> and for awhile and I would like to have a positive

> thought about my life! I am in a raunchy mood

> nearly all the time and I think I hear criticism in

> just about everything my husband say's. He is

> difficult to take at times, but I think I am being

> overly sensitive. I haven't been able to look at

> the bright side of anything in a lot of years. I

> try. I really do.

>

> How many of you believe the meds your taking really

> help at least a little?

> Right now I am highly functioning with this, but I

> feel that slipping. It's been getting steadily

> worse and I am starting to get muscle weakness at

> times. I just don't understand how they can say

> this disease is not progressive! I keep reading

> that but they are nuts. I have had ALL the symptoms

> at one time or another but individually over the

> last 10-15 years, but in the last several months I

> have had over half the symptoms all at the same

> time. Looking back I see a very gradual slide

> towards something that sounds and looks scary as you

> know what. While I am still highly functioning I

> want to do something to keep myself that way. But

> what if I can't? Are we all destined to end up

> lumps on the couch?

>

> ttyl

> Suzi

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi,

The reason the doctors office is taking a while is

that some of the blood tests may take time to process

because they look for various things from the samples,

I was once in the clinical lab business. Did they draw

blood for thyroid and autoimmune diseases for

example?, in some cases more than one lab is used

based on whether your doctor ordered specialized

tests. As I recall from one of your previous posts you

describe yourself as Type A personality am I right?

One thing I and other's with CFS will tell you is that

added stress will only make you worse. Whatever you

can do internally will be as important or even more so

than any potions you take. So far there are no magic

bullets but there are those who find relief using

different approaches, I'm sure you'll get good

feedback in here for that too. Personally my biggest

task has been acceptance, I take Med's but prefer

relying on supplements and herbs where I can. There is

no cookie cutter approach to this so far, and you'll

find a wide range of experiences most that sound

familiar with a rare few claiming to be cured doing

this or that. Not to sound hopeless, but after 16

years of researching ( no dummy here) I realize that

my attitude is the biggest help I can use, next is

having loving and understanidng support from my family

and close friends and now my new friends here.

Be well,

Reggie

--- suzimcmullen@... wrote:

> I wanted to ask all of you how long I should wait

> before I get really angry with my doctors office?

> It's been 11 days since they took my blood for

> various tests. I have called the doctor twice and

> been promised both times someone would get back to

> me. I asked one lady if I needed to make a

> follow-up appointment. She said wait for the call.

> Still nothing. It's absolutely crazy.

>

> After talking with all of you, skimming through

> books and looking at websites I am fairly convinced

> that I have had Fibro since the late 80's. I just

> want to get on with things so that I can decide once

> and for all if I am going to take anything like an

> anti-depressant. At first I thought no I would try

> the vitamins and herbs. Now I don't know. The pain

> gets worse or I can't sleep. Then I feel good for

> an hour or two and think something I am taking or

> doing is helping and then bang I feel bad again.

> It's nothing new, but I am tired of it. At the very

> least I would like to get a good nights sleep once

> and for awhile and I would like to have a positive

> thought about my life! I am in a raunchy mood

> nearly all the time and I think I hear criticism in

> just about everything my husband say's. He is

> difficult to take at times, but I think I am being

> overly sensitive. I haven't been able to look at

> the bright side of anything in a lot of years. I

> try. I really do.

>

> How many of you believe the meds your taking really

> help at least a little?

> Right now I am highly functioning with this, but I

> feel that slipping. It's been getting steadily

> worse and I am starting to get muscle weakness at

> times. I just don't understand how they can say

> this disease is not progressive! I keep reading

> that but they are nuts. I have had ALL the symptoms

> at one time or another but individually over the

> last 10-15 years, but in the last several months I

> have had over half the symptoms all at the same

> time. Looking back I see a very gradual slide

> towards something that sounds and looks scary as you

> know what. While I am still highly functioning I

> want to do something to keep myself that way. But

> what if I can't? Are we all destined to end up

> lumps on the couch?

>

> ttyl

> Suzi

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

suzimcmullen@... wrote:

> I wanted to ask all of you how long I should wait before I get really angry

with my doctors office? It's been 11 days since they took my blood for various

tests. I have called the doctor twice and been promised both times someone

would get back to me. I asked one lady if I needed to make a follow-up

appointment. She said wait for the call. Still nothing. It's absolutely

crazy.

I think some of the blood test take a couple of weeks. I know if I have blood

drawn and go back to the doctor's within a month, I usually just get the results

then. If it's a couple of months to my appointment, I usually get a card in the

mail saying everything is normal, and then the doctor goes over the results when

I get there. I've waited several months for results before, but I guess that's

also partly because I'm not aggressive about trying to call my doctor about

them. I'm always in amazement when I read someone like you has called, it's

like a light bulb going on over my head, " oh yeah, I could call about my

results. " Hope you get them back soon!

Darcy