As some of you know I have been having some serious symptoms consisting of breathing problems and joint/muscle pain. The one and only ER trip showed a perfect heart, good oxygen levels, no blood clots, basically I'm in tip-top shape.
More blood work the following week resulting in a positive ANA test which can be associated with several autoimmunes diseases. This time I recieved the lab results in the mail before my doctor's assistant called me with the news. Of cource, when i get the paper results it's in medical mumble-jumble with #>()%^{} symbols everywhere and no translation. However, with the help from Ms. Assistant it is known my Mono is back, I have a ANA titer of 1:80 with a speckled pattern and high cortisol levels. If that means anything to you, you know more than I. We do know that the high cortisol levels are from a Rx that i was on for 3 months. Goes without saying I'm not taking those anymore. If it were up to me that Rx should be banned.
So this morning I get another call from Ms. Assistant telling me that Mr. Doctor received the detailed results back from my ANA test and "there were a few things off!" What is that? When you hang photos across the wall in your living room and one photo is "OFF" that means it's out of place. So if that's the case. . . in the English structure . . . my blood results are 'out of place'.
I have two theories!
1. It must be bad news because why wouldn't he just tell me over the phone like he had his nurse do the first time. Just give me my syndrome and send me to a specialist and have me be on my merry flippin' way!
2. Usually when i over -react the results of anything (job, blood test, family news, interview, school test, anything) is not a big deal. Therefore, if history serves me right, I will over-react and element every possible bad answer which will result in a mid-stream explanation to all my symptoms.
Wish me Luck.
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