[flsun01]

.......the vets of Neurotalk. Had my 3rd follow- up with the Neuro today and I think I did a pretty good job. I actually knew what the neuro was talking about and I asked informed and intelligent questions ! I think the doc was somewhat impressed! All of this , due to your advice and guidance. So, here is were I stand...acute SFSN due to high glucose in Metabolic Syndrome, slight loss of Vibration sense, some conductivity loss in legs. Vitamin levels ok ,( b12 was low last month 450 ) 1300 now with methyl, glucose way down ,bp below normal, cholesterol 118, lipids low. Well, enough of that , I will just say thank you again.

[MelodyL]

Your blood pressure is below normal??? What are you doing about this??

Melody
P.S. Congrats by the way, on your going to the doctor and understanding all the doctor speak!!!

[dahlek]

FEELING when the doc mumbles its' ' flormagorbalis dorfmalibitum' and you can come back with a 'You mean Diagnostic Number three category Neuropathy?' - Some docs love that we try to learn and understand, others HATE IT! But, if it works in your favor, and you and doc both leave that appointment with a clearer understanding of what all is going on, what to do, and what can't be done [here there are LOTS of land mines depending on the doc?] Well you are lots further down the road to getting good treatment, and FASTER!
I am betting here that he's going to see you in about 3-4 months for a f/u and another blood test then. GO get them! Get better!

's to you and yours, and my you have LOTS of pain free moments soon! - j

[MelodyL]

Reminds me of when I had a pain in my arm, and I was sitting in my (former) primary care guy's office. This was 10 years or so ago.

I told him I had a pain in my right arm and he's moving it this way and that way, and he's going hmm hmm, and I go:

"How do you know I don't have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis????

After picking up his jaw, he says: "what did you just say?" and I repeated myself. He replied: "I didn't even know you could pronounce that".

Treated me with a lot more respect after that visit.

Mel

[jarrett622]

Melody, I have low blood pressure. Always have. For me, according to a doctor I asked who first discovered this, it simply means I won't die of high blood pressure. But that's not true. What may be within normal limits for many people is high for me.

If a low blood pressure reading isn't normal for a person it's caused by *something* but that can be a lot of different things.