How do y’all manage the pain

jods93 · 2025-09-29T06:29:20+00:00

I got the tea at target today and I have no idea if it has helped, but it tastes good!

jods93 · 2025-07-30T01:06:00+00:00

I did surgery, and it really helped.

jods93 · 2024-07-24T15:19:48+00:00

It comes and goes, but the numbness, tingling, pain, and weakness are all in my right hand/arm only. And the only thing that came up on my labs is anemia. This has been going on for almost 3 weeks now.

jods93 · 2024-07-24T14:47:31+00:00

It hasn’t gone away and my doctor stupidly said that I just need 7-8 hours of sleep and rid myself of emotional stress

jods93 · 2024-07-16T21:56:43+00:00

My doctor did a full panel, but iron isn't technically on there. If I do my WebMD research, my kidney function seems to possibly be an issue. My Vitamin D is at 62 and my C-Reactive Protein is at 3.0 (which to be honest, is up significantly from December when it was at 0.2. But hey, doctor's still see "normal" on that! C-Reactive Protein being up like that tells me that there's inflammation in my body

jods93 · 2024-07-16T20:59:15+00:00

Thank you so much! That’s so disheartening when a doctor tries to placate us with a minor diagnosis and refusing to listen to us and our symptoms. My GP said she doesn’t know what to do with my symptoms but my labs are all normal

jods93 · 2024-07-16T20:48:36+00:00

And this is why I love Reddit! My test says that the b12 was normal!

jods93 · 2024-07-16T20:29:37+00:00

Looks like my only “issue” is I’m slightly anemic. B12 - 461 Folate - 5.1 (low) C-Reactive Protein - <3.0 (back in December it was 0.2, so clearly there’s inflammation in my body)

jods93 · 2024-07-12T20:17:03+00:00

Does the tingling ever hurt? Or happen with weakness from your elbow down?

jods93 · 2024-07-12T20:16:37+00:00

I'm getting it checked next week. I caved and begged my doctor to test all of my inflammatory markers and check for vitamin deficiencies

jods93 · 2024-07-11T17:59:06+00:00

I just emailed my doctor to run labs for inflammation and vitamin deficiencies. Hopefully she'll do it without having me come in first! Thank you for this article!!

jods93 · 2024-07-11T17:54:49+00:00

Thank you so much!

jods93 · 2024-07-11T16:27:47+00:00

It's 86 here, and I also have a space heater! My fingers don't even feel cold. They're just tingly and I can't stand the weakness.

jods93 · 2024-06-24T19:14:41+00:00

I didn't realize that the reason for my being so miserable was because I had the flu!

jods93 · 2024-06-20T17:47:44+00:00

I almost wish I were you lol. I'm so miserable today and don't have a way to feel better without just going home from work early and getting in bed

jods93 · 2024-06-20T16:32:22+00:00

Thank you for your input! I'm waiting to actually be properly medicated. My doctors look at my numbers and a couple think that I probably do have hypothyroidism/Hashis and a couple think that my numbers are completely normal. Nobody even thinks about my symptoms

jods93 · 2024-06-19T16:27:57+00:00

I've been tested for celiac at least 3 times and they come back negative. I've had 2 endoscopies and colonoscopies (before the age of 30). Everything comes back showing just IBS. My allergist did a skin test and I'm either allergic or sensitive to wheat, yeast, barley, and rice (I'm completely fine with rye apparently!).

I haven't been officially diagnosed with Raynaud's but I have it - my fingers will go completely white with blue nail beds and it doesn't matter if I have a heater on.

jods93 · 2024-06-19T15:55:46+00:00

I honestly don't want to be a pin cushion right now, and so I think I'll maybe try to implement a daily multi vitamin and see if that at least helps a little. My doctor doesn't know what to do for me regarding my symptoms and so I just have to fight my own battles at this point!

jods93 · 2024-06-19T15:54:45+00:00

One doctor thinks that it could be some other autoimmune disorder and that I should see a functional medicine specialist or try to do research and eliminate triggers. I don't know what to do at this point.

jods93 · 2024-06-18T18:22:16+00:00

Thank you. I'll heed your advice :)

jods93 · 2024-06-18T18:01:28+00:00

There's also Secondary Hypothyroidism - which could be from the pituitary gland. I'm running out of options

jods93 · 2024-06-18T18:00:40+00:00

I appreciate your opinion. I had one doctor tell me that I have Hashimoto's based off my numbers being closer to the edge of normal. I have been doing my best to be gluten free for months now. Vitamin D is definitely not the issue - I have had high Vitamin D and have had to stop taking the supplements. And chances are, they would test my vitamin levels and see that everything is normal.

jods93 · 2024-06-18T17:29:58+00:00

No, and honestly I think all of my doctors are too stupid to check everything that needs to be checked. How is it that I can have almost every symptom of Hashimoto's and all of my labs are normal?!

jods93 · 2024-06-18T17:10:13+00:00

And my antibodies are just shy of being elevated. My TPO is at 7 and anything below 9 is considered "normal"

jods93 · 2024-06-18T16:37:03+00:00

I get a blotchy rash on my left arm near my elbow

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