Hi again,
Let's see my Dr. said I wasn't born with it - he said it usually
hereditary although I do not know anyone in my family that was born with
it or has ever had it! So, it had to develop later in life....thinking
about it now, I can almost pinpoint when it probably started....there
was a time when I got a virus & threw up a lot for several days & it
seems as if I never fully recovered from that......then about a year
later I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, my Dr. said I'd be back to
'normal' within a few weeks and a year later when I still wasn't they
ran tests for the Addison's Disease. My Dr. said that a lot of people
who have Hypothyroid get Addison's but not everyone. I really don't
remember much about my blood work at that time, my family Dr. ran the
tests & then sent me to my Endocrinologist, while I was waiting on the
results of my blood work from him, I developed Strep throat and it was a
Friday afternoon & I was about to go to a walk in clinic when they
called with my results & said "get in here now!" So I went in & they
treated me with some IV's and started me on the meds - Cortef &
Florinef. Now I'm doing OK. I can work out now, but because the meds
increase your appetite it is very hard to diet and I'm not that good at
watching what I eat, etc...but I try too, I am still not 100% meaning
there are some things I just 'live with' but for the most part I have a
good life & feel good.



Tahnya

-----Original Message-----
From: mnicole10022 [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 12:08 PM
To: addisonsdisease@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Addison's Disease] Re: Does this sound like Addison's
- Just tested...


Tahnya,

Thanks so much for your response. Thank goodness you caught it
before something terrible happened. Did the doctor say this is
something you were born with - or developed later in life?

I also used to work out a lot - I ran 2x a day. I was in great
health/shape. It is tough to lose that. How are you doing now?
Is
your diet very rigid?

One last question: were your electrolyte (sodium, potassium)
blood
#'s 'normal? Mine are...

--- In addisonsdisease@yahoogroups.com, "Sherwood, Tahnya"
<tsherwood@n...> wrote:
> Hi-
> This definitely sounds like a lot of the problems I had right
before I
> was diagnosed! My Dr. told me if I hadn't been diagnosed when
I
was, I
> probably would have died soon! I used to work out several
times a
day
> in college and teach aerobics and during this time I couldn't
even
walk
> up a flight of stairs without 'resting' and sitting down to
'catch
my
> breath' for 10-15 minutes! It was awful! You said, "I differ

from the
> 'classic' addison symptoms in that I have no hypo-
> pigmentation, and my menses are heavy - not low - or
particularly
> irregular. "
> My Menses remained normal so that wasn't even an issue with
me.
So you
> may not have every single symptom. Just be warned you can
gain
weight
> once you get on the meds! While you need them and they will
'save
your
> life' just be careful with the weight thing! I was 120 or
less #
when I
> was diagnosed, now I vary between 170-180#!
>
>
> Serving Our Lord Together,
> Tahnya Sherwood
> Personnel Deployment Team, North American Mission Board
> "Answer His Call, Tell His Story, Change Your World"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mnicole10022 [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 12:40 AM
> To: addisonsdisease@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Addison's Disease] Does this sound like
Addison's -
> Just tested...
>
>
> I have had several debilitating symptoms for some time
(years)
> now.
> I am a 28 year-old female. Over the past month, after
periods of
>
> stress (including surgery), the symptoms have grown
worse:
>
> *Severe Fatigue. Forced to stop exercising regularly,
can
barely
>
> walk a mile.
>
> *Mental Fog. Including forgetfulness - seems to be
aggravated by
>
> fatigue.
>
> *Muscle Weakness. All over, but most extreme in arms and

legs.
>
> *Paleness (particularly after exercise), a slight
yellowish
hue
> to
> the skin.
>
> *Weight Loss. No appetite.
>
> *Diarrhea Alternating with Constipation.
>
> *Low Blood Pressure and Heart Rate. Light-headed upon
standing.
> Generally hi-80's to 90/60. HR between 50-60 bmp at rest
> (measured
> as low as 48 bpm).
>
> *Continuos infections. During the past month: A serious
eye
> infection, severe sinus drainage, a particularly bad
bout of
> diarrhea (stomach flu?) which lasted for a week.
>
> *Low body temperature (consistently below 97.5)
>
> *Cold hands and feet - almost painful at times.
>
> *Water seems to go right through me - always running to
the
> bathroom.
>
>
> My TSH test and electrolyte blood serum numbers are
within
> the `normal' range - excluding my bun/creatinine, which
was
> high.
>
> I differ from the 'classic' addison symptoms in that I
have
no
> hypo-
> pigmentation, and my menses are heavy - not low - or
> particularly
> irregular.
>
>
>
>
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