That’s a classic song underdog from Audio Adrenaline…take a listen. That’s me right now. I’m an underdog for so many reasons but for the sake of todays post? My health. I started that high salt, low carb diet right? Friend? I started feeling fantastic. I started having energy. I started feeling hungry. I was feeling […]
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Patience is difficult
So I found another doctor, but I hafta wait til they call me for an appointment. I hate waiting. I keep thinking they won’t call me back – it’s been a week. They told me it should be 48hrs. Patience is difficult. This is so me right now… I’m gonna call in a few to […]
Update on my doctors
Wanted to give an update on my doctors appointment. I canceled it. I’m done with dealing with doctors who don’t know anything about what I’m going through. I finally got added to the Georgia dysautonomia group and found a couple of doctors in my area that can help. There’s a doctor who specializes in POTS, […]
im scared
I’m scared. Got a new symptom that at first was once in a blue moon, now I’m fighting it constantly. Numbness and coldness in my hands… It started out just a finger numb for a bit then I would pop my knuckles and I felt better. Or I would pump my hands open and closed […]
Lord Jesus I’m frustrated
I just got back from the last cardiologist appointment and the results? I’m normal. Lord Jesus I’m frustrated. I knew .. I knew he was full of crap when he said: “do you think you can trigger an episode?” I have dysautonomia. The literal definition is a dysfunction of the AUTONOMIC nervous system. But I […]
It’s all true
Been a bad couple of weeks. I’m actually writing this in October. So when the hurricane hit Florida? It hit me hard. It’s been a week since – the hurricanes gone and I’m still suffering. I wish this wasn’t true. I wish this wasn’t my life but it’s all true. Ugh. My head is blanking […]
New symptom
yalll know how I just love doctors right? And after having seen just about too many of them (and none of them believing me) – i’m done. I have learned a couple of new tricks and tips and stuff to manage my symptoms and I was honestly convinced to not continue to getting diagnosed. I […]
Poor man’s tilt table
So there’s this thing called the poor man’s tilt table test. So backstory real quick: the major way to get diagnosed with POTS is to do a tilt table test. The poor man’s is a version you can do at home. I did it twice. Both times I tested positive. So. Yeah. What does that […]
Always
Once I get my water in? I’m always cold. Always. You would think that was great during this heat wave. You would be wrong Like the other day? It was 100 here – during the big heat wave. Well I felt nothing. In fact, it felt quite nice to me. That’s where the problem lies. […]
I’m flailing
i’m a mess y’all …. i’m flailing. I am grasping at straws and I cant anymore. My body aches. I am so weak i dont even trust myself driving. My brain is so foggy – sometimes i cant even hold a conversation. My depression is right on the edge of my brain trying to bust […]
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