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I woke up the day after Thanksgiving with really swollen hands/feet and pain in my joints. I assumed it was *just* the fact that Thanksgiving is a higher sodium meal than I'm used to and that it would go away. Well, it didn't. After a few days, I went to urgent care (I can never get a same day appt. with my dr. when I need one!) I was concerned that my blood pressure was going to be high (it's normally not, but we have polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in my family and high blood pressure is often one of the first signs that the kidney's are in trouble).
Long story short, my bp was fine and the other tests came back OK, so they told me I'd have to see my own dr. Fast forward a week. I got a call today telling me my bloodwork was back and that I have some sort of autoimmune disease. My dr. referred me to a rheumatologist. I've tried to avoid googling the topic, as I'm almost afraid to hear what I might find out, but I know that anytime your own body is attacking itself, it's not a good thing.
I've left a message for the rheumatologist and am hoping to get an appt soon, but my dr. told me that there's likely a lenghty wait. Meanwhile, I am having a hard time doing daily things, like drying my hair, holding a pen (hence difficulty helping my kids with homework), etc....anything that requires me to use my hands...which is just about everything.
So, I'd really appreciate any spare PS dust you can send my way. I have a young family and don't want my health to affect their lives. It has broken my heart to tell my 7 year old son that I can't play baseball with him or play a card game because Mommy can't flip the cards over. Honestly, I'm afraid. I've always known the day might come when my kidney's would start to shut down (I have PKD like my Dad) and I might need a transplant, but something like this was just not on my radar.
And, to lighten things up...here's my petty complaint related to all of this....my darn fingers are so swollen I can't even get my rings on my pinky finger!! Waaaaaa!!! I miss my bling. I hadn't realized just how much pleasure I get out of them on a daily basis. I really don't want to have to size them up to like a 9 or something (from a 5.5/6)!! Only on PS, right???
Long story short, my bp was fine and the other tests came back OK, so they told me I'd have to see my own dr. Fast forward a week. I got a call today telling me my bloodwork was back and that I have some sort of autoimmune disease. My dr. referred me to a rheumatologist. I've tried to avoid googling the topic, as I'm almost afraid to hear what I might find out, but I know that anytime your own body is attacking itself, it's not a good thing.
I've left a message for the rheumatologist and am hoping to get an appt soon, but my dr. told me that there's likely a lenghty wait. Meanwhile, I am having a hard time doing daily things, like drying my hair, holding a pen (hence difficulty helping my kids with homework), etc....anything that requires me to use my hands...which is just about everything.
So, I'd really appreciate any spare PS dust you can send my way. I have a young family and don't want my health to affect their lives. It has broken my heart to tell my 7 year old son that I can't play baseball with him or play a card game because Mommy can't flip the cards over. Honestly, I'm afraid. I've always known the day might come when my kidney's would start to shut down (I have PKD like my Dad) and I might need a transplant, but something like this was just not on my radar.
And, to lighten things up...here's my petty complaint related to all of this....my darn fingers are so swollen I can't even get my rings on my pinky finger!! Waaaaaa!!! I miss my bling. I hadn't realized just how much pleasure I get out of them on a daily basis. I really don't want to have to size them up to like a 9 or something (from a 5.5/6)!! Only on PS, right???
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