It has been hard for me to get posts on here with all that is going on at this time of year (school, end of fiscal year at work, doctor's appts, garden, canning)
I met with Dr. Amanda Denney on Wednesday - an endocrinologist. She is wonderful - I am very hopeful that she will nail down what it wrong.
One thing we know is that I do have the anti-bodies that attack my thyroid and that the thyroid is slightly enlarged and no longer smooth. I will eventually develop Hasimoto's thyroidosis (like my mom) but at this time it has not caused enough damage for me to need to take medication. We will keep watching it.
She was concerned about the tumor on my adrenal gland and that I may need it removed. She suspects that I either have Cushing's disease or metabolic syndrome. We are completing tests now to determine which it is. We are also more thoroughly checking about the possibility of diabetes. My sugar has continued to go up, even though I have cut sugar out of my diet. I have lost 7 pounds now - but my blood pressure is elevated.
Thursday I had numerous blood tests, a glucose tolerance test and a CT scan to check the adrenal tumor. Friday I spend 4 hours at the cardiac center having a thallium stress test - this will tell us if my heart is okay (because of the high blood pressure, shortness of breath and chest pains when exercising - she wanted a more thorough test than the echo I had) I will be completing a 24 hour urine test this weekend. So we should begin to get answers by the end of next week.
The group I sing with is doing a song called "Wait" and I am really holding on to the words: "Wait on the Lord, wait for Him patiently and He will lift you up on eagles wings and you will soar. His ways are perfect, His timing is sure, His heart is loving and pure."
Many people prayed for me to find the right doctor and I know He has answered that prayer.
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