Rough Waters

I've had some rough waters recently with some odd things that have sprung up. It all started back in October when I decided to start seeing a psychologist, mostly because of Post Partum Depression. After several sessions, my Psychologist suggested for me to take a test to see if I had A.D.D. After she had diagnosed me with ADD, it was very clear to me that this was one of the many things that stood in my way all through out life. She suggested I talk to my primary care physician to go on medication to try to improve the quality of life. At the time, I was breastfeeding my son and wanted to wait to see if I could get coping advice from her instead of the medication at the time.

Come April, I decided to go to my Dr. with my diagnosis and try medication. He prescribed me Adderall and all was great. He then wanted to let me know that it was probably time to do a physical and make sure that everything else was going well. So, when the blood work came back, it appears that I could have a bit of a mess on my hands...literally. The first comment was "possibility of arthritis." Ok, not really what I was wanting to hear. My grandmother and several of my aunts have/had rheumatoid arthritus and with each of them their joints in their arms, fingers, wrists and toes had began to seperate, spread and cripple. My poor grandmother spent too many days of her life in horrible pain. I myself have always had an achey body, so I knew hereditary wasn't really on my side..but I just figured they were normal aches and pains. So, off to get hand x-rays and to arthritus doctor I go.

Then, he went on.....

"So, it also appears that something is going on with your thyroid." It's what he refered to as a "grey area" in which there's not a clear answer to whether or not there is a problem with hypothyroidism or not, so now I have to go to a specialist.

And last but not least, one of the tests they ran had shown a high indication for Lupus. Could explain some stuff, but I'm thinking that this isn't really the case. That's a big chunk though to bite off, Lupus. Nobody wants Lupus. I'm just crossing my fingers that this is not the case.

After that, he didn't want to mess with the Adderall because it's a controlled drug and he refered me to have one visit with a Psychiatrist so that they can properly prescribe what ADD/Antidepressant medication and dosing to give.

So, in the next few weeks I go to:

The Psychologist

To get hand x-rays done

To an endocrinologist

To the psychiatrist and then back to the regular Doctor.

Geez...I feel like I'm 90. Hey, BTW...aren't I still in my 20's? Atleast for the next week atleast.