A big thanx to all.......
 

.......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.:)

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!!!

It Is One Really Good
 

FEELING when the doc mumbles its' ' flormagorbalis dorfmalibitum' and you can come back with a 'You mean Diagnostic Number three category Neuropathy?' :Doh: - 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!

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

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

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.