It appears I may...or may not..be sicker that I thought

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  1. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    Had a physical today, talk to my MD about the things I have been experiencing.... and now I have 4 pages of blood work to get done; The typical physical stuff like cholesterol check, but he threw in a full Tick born disease check, various forms or Autoimmune Arthritis checks and a few others that I am not exactly sure what they are for just yet....Basically I think they need a gallon of blood
     
  2. Guitar Nado

    Guitar Nado Valued Member

    Hopefully they will only find things that are easy to fix, and no big problems. Best of luck to you!
     
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  3. Mushroom

    Mushroom De-powered to come back better than before.

    If its all already covered by your medical insurance etc... I say let em have it. Better they test you for everything rather than pot luck examinations and hope for the best.

    But just in case, walk round to see if the Nurse takes out a straw. ;)

    When I was being tested (had a bit of a big scare a while back). Nurse initially said, "just need a small vial" She lied!
    3 vials and a milk bottle later. If I wasnt strapped down (and seriously ill) I would've fought to get my life essence back.
     
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  4. Nachi

    Nachi Valued Member Supporter

    I agree - better to be checked.
    I hope everything will turn ok for you. Or it will at least be stuff easy to fix.

    I was supposed to get some blood tests, too. My allergolosits gave me a paper with too many fields ticked. I wasn't ill or anything, it was just useful to know, I guess. I havne't gone. Never was there the right opportunity :D A year later, I appologized and got the same paper again. It has been a year again and I am starrting to feel quite bad about it :D But the thought of so many vials....

    But I'm sure you're better than me and you can do it! :)
     
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  5. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    They took the blood and now I think I'm a quart low :D

    10 vials, now wait and see
     
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  6. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award

    10 vials?! Crazy! Legally they own a fair percentage of your body now I guess.

    Hope you're all well man!
     
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  7. Dead_pool

    Dead_pool Spes mea in nihil Deus MAP 2017 Moi Award

    The adult human body has about 4,500 to 5,700 mL of blood in it, the average pathology tube is 7ml ish, x 10 is 70ml, so that would still be what 1.5% of the total of a small human bodies blood supply.

    It always seems more coming out though!
     
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  8. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    Well apparently I was not satisfied with the average every day joint pain.... I went a sprained my ankle bad enough to need a splint and a cane for the next few days
     
  9. aaradia

    aaradia Choy Li Fut and Yang Tai Chi Chuan Student Moderator Supporter

    So sorry to hear that! I hope you have a speedy recovery!
     
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  10. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    Well, the test results are in.... Yes, its true..... I'm plague infested....

    I have Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever thanks to a tick bite. And somewhere along the way I was exposed to Mononucleosis and I have that too. But the Mono is no longer contagious but I will be dealing with side effects from it for some time to come. I pick up meds for the Tick stuff this afternoon.. and Mrs Xue has me taking some INCREDIBLY vile Chinese herbal tea too
     
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  11. axelb

    axelb Master of Office Chair Fu

    :eek:

    that's awful, I hope the meds and herbal tea works quickly.
     
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  12. Nachi

    Nachi Valued Member Supporter

    I am sorry to hear that. Hopefully you will be able to get over it soon. :(
     
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  13. cloudz

    cloudz Valued Member

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery
     
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  14. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    Thanks everyone.... I am currently hopped up on Doxycycline and doing fine. And I will be on Doxycycline for 4 weeks.

    And I am walking around my office without the cane for my ankle and I am walking around my house without the splint. so the ankle is doing much better too
     
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  15. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    and now I'm in a I have tendonitis and have to spend the next 5 days in an elbow brace and a heavy duty wrist brace.....dang I'm old and falling apart faster than I can recover.
     
  16. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award

    Stop yanking it so hard then!
     
  17. ned

    ned Valued Member

    Thats nearly an armful :p

    you've certainly had more than your share of ailments, hope you're back to good health soon !
     
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  18. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    I'm right handed...and its the left arm a wrist...not the right...besides...I'm damn near 60 and things don't work like they use to :D
     
  19. Latikos

    Latikos Valued Member

    Well, than you need to yank it more using your left arm, so it can get used to it.

    Get well soon though ;) :)
     
  20. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    Well..it appears I am now, finally, free of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, but I now have a sinus infection....and to be honest, I'd rather have the sinus infection.
     
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