Family Support of health concerns

Posted by kimmiesue @kimmiesue, 3 days ago

Sorry in advance for the lengthy post...just very frustrated....I was talking on the phone with my sister tonight and mentioned some of my health concerns. It started out with dyspnea over 6 months ago. Then had some blood work and my platelets were high. I then developed an intense itch all over my body. More blood work and my platelets are still high, so my PCP wants me to see a hematologist. I had a chest xray for the breathing issues and it uncovered a rare structural abnormality, that now requires a CT scan. I see a pulmonologist on July 2nd. Lots of moving parts and not sure how (or if) they're related. All my sister could say was "don't you think it's all related to your weight?" Breathing issues, possibly, although when they appeared, my weight hadn't recently increased. I didn't want to get into it with her, because she was unlikely to change her thinking. It's frustrating when someone close dismisses your health issues and makes it seem like you shouldn't be concerned about them...

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pml | @pml | 12 hours ago

Hi Kimmiesue,
I'm sorry that your sister isn't more supportive of you with all of your medical problems. That's sad. My husband died of lung cancer last July. All 3 of his sons knew he had cancer and yet, they rarely called and never came by to see him before he died. It was very hard for him to deal with that. All we did was love each other and pray to God to help us through that hard time and he did. Families aren't always what we would like them to be.

About your platelets, my husband had to watch his platelets also with cancer. If you do an online search for "What foods help with platelets?" you will get a whole list of foods that help platelets. Mainly it's foods rich in Vitamin C, B12, Iron and Folate. Also read the side effects of all of your medications. The Mayo Clinic website is a good site to research those on. There may be some side effects that are affecting your platelets and possibly your weight and other things.

I'll say a prayer for you. I wish you the best.
PML