An answer please....

Okay, so in my previous blog I was complaining about lack of sleep, right? Well, I've finally had enough because it wasn't just the lack of sleep that was getting to me. It was a list of other symptoms I've had over the course of the past several years, all of which I've been treated for individually. I finally broke down on Wednesday and called that doctor (who by the way is EXCELLENT) and scheduled an appointment for yesterday.



I have a great relationship with my doctor and unlike most doctors, I am able to talk with him as I would talk to any of my family and friends to express my concerns and frustrations. So, as soon as he enters he says, "What's going on?" With tears in my eyes and in almost dramatic fashion I laid my head on the counter next to me and said, "I'm just tired of being tired from the headaches and muscle tension." We spoke for about 25 minutes, describing how I feel, "sleepless nights, constant headache (not always migraines, but constant), muscle spasms, achy feelings in my back, neck, shoulders, and legs" I described it as a "constant whiplash feeling that keeps me awake and tense when I'm trying to relax."



Of course, as I often do, I had began researching on my own what I thought it could be ... he asked me and I told him, "Fibromyalgia" He concurred but stated he wanted to send me to a Rheumatologist to rule out a few things and we'd go from there. He assured me this visit wasn't in vain and stated there were medications that could possibly provide me with increased sleep and decrease muscle tension as well as releive me from the many other symptoms I've had. And so I wait. I'm NOT diagnosed yet but will see the specialist and he'll says for sure.



All this to say, I feel there is hope and will keep you updated as to what I find out. I'm actually praying for a diagnosis to offer justification to how I've been feeling and direction for treatment.

I want to quit feeling like a hypocondriac and have someone put a "name" on all these symptoms. Please pray that it is as we suspect so that it can be treated and I can do from there.