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When things just don't get better

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Nov 11, 2022 | Replies (147)

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@sundance... reading this upset me. Sorry to read what you went through , no fault of your own except to trust a Doctor. "No" doctor in my opinion can or should say "any" treatment is no big deal, or such words, because "stuff happens". There is always a certain percentage of risk and we have to weigh the pros and cons.... would we go ahead with a treatment if the attending doctor said: In the majority of treatments the patients have done very well, but there is a ---- percentage it might not work, or you may have more pain, etc. etc. I believe they are now calling this "transparency."
Might sound funny my saying this but I was born in UK, started bad migraines around age 12 or so.... anyway, I remember years later reading that the Queen's sister, Margaret, suffered from migraines and there was nothing they could do. Honestly, although young, when I read this I thought to myself, if they can't "cure" her migraines they aren't going to cure mine! I had classic ones with the one sided head pain for hours, aura, vomiting etc. as I have said until mid forties I think... when they changed to mostly Aura/Visual - never know when its going to happen... I had also had them visually when younger and when in labour for 2nd daughter had a visual, didn't even mention it to the nurses as nothing can be done. I have no idea what sets mine off.... its not food, weather, stress... I think it's just something I was born with and live with. Thanks for the Botox warning btw, J.S.

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JS, I've gone through 2 1/2 years of this kind of treatment. Before I read your post concerning a person who had an autoimune issue. The person answering this person said to see a Rheumatologist, that they handaled these kinds of things! I don't know where they live but they don't in my medical system.
It was my orthopedic doctor who diagnosed my Lyme Disease because he had been a Microbiologist and understood it. It was my Rheumatolgist who said it was Fibromyalgia. I asked him what he could do to help me he just "BLEW ME OFF SAYING IT WASN'T SOMETHING HE DEALT WITH!"
It's really sad what our medical industry has come to!
In saying that I would be remiss not to say that I have one of the best PCP around. He's like a doctor I grew up with!
Example, I messaged him this morning asking him of the possibilty of maybe I had Mold Toxixcty in my house that maybe the cause as to what I have. He answered me back saying he would set me up with a referal to see an Alergist! He said also there were in home test out there! I got a call form his PA saying that if I went on line the inhome test were available through a hardwear store either at the store or online or on Amazon!
That's what most doctors have lost!
Let's all enjoy Life and get back to enjoying it again!
From, the Land of Enchantment!
Sundance(RB)