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7 years ago
Yo, just checking in, and giving you guys further health updates.
Recap:
Been having progressively worsening breathing issues, and chronic pain.
Was misdiagnosed with Asthma, and the rest of my issues were constantly written off as allergies/complications from being "obese".
Results so far:
*Found out my house was infested with mold (Mostly the only mold I'm allergic to), got that taken care of, but still waiting on results of air quality test to see if we have to move.
*Asthma turned out to be complications from chronic acid reflux issues that have been damaging my trachea and bronchioles, making my airways more sensitive (easily inflamed), and causing bronchial spasms (mimicking asthma). Trying to lose weight with cardio was making it worse because I'd aspirate stomach contents when bouncing around or breathing rapidly.
*Chronic pain, the majority of it was caused from long term exposure to the mold (Like a continuous mild allergic reaction), but my back pain was not. I found out I have loss of height in my L5 disc (very low area of the back), which makes sitting/bending over for long periods painful. (I'm actually not allowed to bend over for long periods anymore.) Since then I've been doing physical therapy a lot throughout the week, making me tired and sore most of the time.
*Allergies, I'm only allergic to one thing, a type of mold called Alternaria. Unfortunately it is one of the most common molds where I live, but even so a recent visit to the Allergist was interesting. He doesn't think most of my symptoms are actually being caused by my allergies but by my sinus-issues, so I was referred to an ENT Specialist.
New info:
I went to the ENT Doc, and he examined me and confirmed what the allergist was talking about. I have a deviated septum, this means part of my sinus cavity is squished making it hard to breath properly, and makes my rhinitis worse. The ENT also suspects I have chronic sinusitis (chronic sinus infections), which I confirmed when reading up the symptoms. Around January (6-8 weeks?) I'm supposed to have a CT scan so the doc can best plan how to improve my quality of life, but so far it looks like he's going to have to either re-break my nose, or surgically cut away part of the cartilage inside, which I guess can take about a year to fully heal. :/ To handle the chronic sinus infections until then (which I have one right now, been feeling bleh all day) I'm supposed to use a saline nasal kit they gave me to flush my sinuses 4x a day! X_x Until I have my CT scan!!! D: I don't like it...the water gets stuck in my nose since my sinuses are so irritated right now. ;.....;
FYI - I know I have a broken nose, It was an accident that happened when I was 16 (Only the cartilage, not the bone, but it is so noticable the doc confirmed it within 15sec of walking through the door. Hence why I never take forward-facing pics ;>'w'> ) I didn't know it could cause so many issues because at the time (2007) my doctor wasn't really concerned :/ I was self-conscious, but that was it, bleh.
ADHD Med Update: I gave up on them, I mean I was able to focus on art ideas with adderall, but besides that I was a zombie, and my heart rate was so high I felt like I was dying, my highest heart rate was like 127bpm, you'd think this is no biggie, but normally my heart rate is in between 60-80. (even though mentally I was calm and focused) I'm back to being mentally/emotionally impulsive, and super bloody forgetful, but my husband has been reassuring (even though my productivity with everything is terrible now, lol) he even said that if we have enough money come tax season, I can get new art equipment! <3 :3
And now to go back to being a lame lurker.
Recap:
Been having progressively worsening breathing issues, and chronic pain.
Was misdiagnosed with Asthma, and the rest of my issues were constantly written off as allergies/complications from being "obese".
Results so far:
*Found out my house was infested with mold (Mostly the only mold I'm allergic to), got that taken care of, but still waiting on results of air quality test to see if we have to move.
*Asthma turned out to be complications from chronic acid reflux issues that have been damaging my trachea and bronchioles, making my airways more sensitive (easily inflamed), and causing bronchial spasms (mimicking asthma). Trying to lose weight with cardio was making it worse because I'd aspirate stomach contents when bouncing around or breathing rapidly.
*Chronic pain, the majority of it was caused from long term exposure to the mold (Like a continuous mild allergic reaction), but my back pain was not. I found out I have loss of height in my L5 disc (very low area of the back), which makes sitting/bending over for long periods painful. (I'm actually not allowed to bend over for long periods anymore.) Since then I've been doing physical therapy a lot throughout the week, making me tired and sore most of the time.
*Allergies, I'm only allergic to one thing, a type of mold called Alternaria. Unfortunately it is one of the most common molds where I live, but even so a recent visit to the Allergist was interesting. He doesn't think most of my symptoms are actually being caused by my allergies but by my sinus-issues, so I was referred to an ENT Specialist.
New info:
I went to the ENT Doc, and he examined me and confirmed what the allergist was talking about. I have a deviated septum, this means part of my sinus cavity is squished making it hard to breath properly, and makes my rhinitis worse. The ENT also suspects I have chronic sinusitis (chronic sinus infections), which I confirmed when reading up the symptoms. Around January (6-8 weeks?) I'm supposed to have a CT scan so the doc can best plan how to improve my quality of life, but so far it looks like he's going to have to either re-break my nose, or surgically cut away part of the cartilage inside, which I guess can take about a year to fully heal. :/ To handle the chronic sinus infections until then (which I have one right now, been feeling bleh all day) I'm supposed to use a saline nasal kit they gave me to flush my sinuses 4x a day! X_x Until I have my CT scan!!! D: I don't like it...the water gets stuck in my nose since my sinuses are so irritated right now. ;.....;
FYI - I know I have a broken nose, It was an accident that happened when I was 16 (Only the cartilage, not the bone, but it is so noticable the doc confirmed it within 15sec of walking through the door. Hence why I never take forward-facing pics ;>'w'> ) I didn't know it could cause so many issues because at the time (2007) my doctor wasn't really concerned :/ I was self-conscious, but that was it, bleh.
ADHD Med Update: I gave up on them, I mean I was able to focus on art ideas with adderall, but besides that I was a zombie, and my heart rate was so high I felt like I was dying, my highest heart rate was like 127bpm, you'd think this is no biggie, but normally my heart rate is in between 60-80. (even though mentally I was calm and focused) I'm back to being mentally/emotionally impulsive, and super bloody forgetful, but my husband has been reassuring (even though my productivity with everything is terrible now, lol) he even said that if we have enough money come tax season, I can get new art equipment! <3 :3
And now to go back to being a lame lurker.
