Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Ontario, Canada
Doctors Won't Listen! Posted: 11-08-05 21:07pm
I am getting very angry. I am getting
horrible symptoms of possible low blood
sugar but when I eat I still have these
symtoms and they are getting worse by the
day. I have gained 6 pounds just in the
past 2 weeks so I went to the doctor again
and he wouldn't listen. Scince I am still
underweight he said, "your'e not eating
enough." I tried to tell him I have been
eating more and more and more and gaining
weight but he practically egnored me. He
ordered blood tests but they won't be in
for 3 more days and if this gets any
worse, I will pass out. Should I wait
till things get so bad, I have to call an
ambulance?
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reinke
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Ontario, Canada
Saw the Doctor Posted: 11-12-05 00:23am
Not low blood sugar...Low thyroid but I
can not see that being the cause of almost
having a seizure. I felt so bad this
morning and I had to eat about 3,ooo
calories just to feel good again and not
puke. That was something I have not done
in years. I am angry. I have gained 15
pounds in 3 weeks because of this and I
don't know what to do. If I keep having
to eat like this, I will be obese by next
year. Please help!!!
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inezrina
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 174
Posted: 11-13-05 21:15pm
Hi I am sorry u r having such a hard time.
It sounds like hell and I know how it
feels when u finally decide you have to
eat because you feel so bad but then it is
like it takes so much food to give
yourself a boost. Because this is a
really hard fight I think it is important
to have a dr that listens and will work
with you congrats for going to the dr in
the firstg place maybe there is someone
else who can help you more. Are you also
in therapy? Have you been hospitalized?
When I was seeing a dr regularly it was
hard bc all she did was check my vitals
and take my blood.
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reinke
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Ontario, Canada
Update Posted: 11-13-05 21:59pm
Thankyou for responding. Today I felt
somewhat better, but still "off" this is
only my second day of thyroid pills and he
has me on a very low dose. Yes, I have
been hospitalized more times than I can
count. I hate the hospital and will avoid
it at all costs. I was desperate last
night searching for answers on the net
about what else could cause my symtoms,
and I found this article on nutra sweet
"poisoning" I noticed that whenever I had
a tea or coffee with the stuff, 4 or 5
packets in each mug, the symptoms would
get so bad, I couldn't get off the couch
for 6 hours. The article said the stuff
can build up in your system over years and
cause some pretty horrible things. This
happens to 1 in 1,000 people and all the
symtoms were what I have been
experiencing. They recomended cutting out
all nutra sweet for 1 month then if the
symptoms improve, have some and see what
happens. This is the first day I have cut
out sweet and low and it was hard having
like 1/4 cup sugar in my tea instead of
the 5 sweetener but my symptoms were a
little better today so maybe this is it.
I'll let you know what happens over the
next few days.
