Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Health - Feeling Scared...

For the past year, I have been worried regarding my kidney function.  It is not something I can see.  I mean, we all do that check during a bathroom break.  You generally wonder if something is wrong if something does not look right.

What if everything seems fine, yet, your blood work says something else?

That seems to be my situation.  Last year, I was feeling good about myself and working hard on getting my blood sugar down and losing some pounds.  When I visited my new PCP and had blood work done, it took the PCP over 3 weeks to respond and the question posed to me was if I was seeing a kidney specialist.

It was an upsetting situation.  I tried to go see the doctor, but it was a two week wait.  Why put me through all of that?

In the end, I left that PCP and searched for a new one.  This time, in hopes of getting better care.

In May, I had blood work done and it showed the kidney functioning was very low.  The BUN number was very high, but not much more was said about it.  I went back in July to have blood work done again.  The doctor and I spoke about the numbers and she said it seemed normal based upon my height and weight.  However, she would check those numbers again.

This afternoon, I got an email from the doctor saying that my numbers have risen again, rather than lowered, and that concerned her.  I am to make sure I drink plenty of water to make sure I am not dehydrated and come back into the office for another round of blood work.

I am scared and feel so alone.  I tried talking to one friend about what was going on and I got that her ex-husband who had diabetes was told that if he did not get weight loss surgery, he would die in 5 years, so he did.  Also, something about if she does not drink a gallon of water a day, she gets headaches.  

I spoke to another friend who told me to blow off all of that.  He told me to not worry and nothing bad will happen.  Maybe there is something with the medications or I might need another medication.  

To compound matters, my apartment looks a complete wreck and the complex is doing their yearly inspection.  Needless to say, I do not need this stress.

I just do not understand.

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