Where are they going? What are they looking for, ruling out? Something!! Driving me crazy


CURRENT ILLNESS LIST

Fibromyalgia
Borderline personality disorder
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Mood disorder
Post traumatic Stress disorder
Agoraphobia
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic attacks
Chronic Depression
Chronic Hip and Back pain (muscular)
High Cholesterol
Gum disease
Migraines
H/o osteopenia
Cataract surgeries
Testing every 6 mo for high pressures for borderline glaucoma
H/o eyes stys, plugs in eyes, allergies, crusty eyes,
Spine pain
Hypoglycemia
Hypokalemia (newest addition)



Health issues mainly started when I had my house fire in 1999, where 35% of my body was burned, I had 4 skin grafts, and hospitalized for a month of relearning life... my periods run 32-33 days apart, have birthed 2 children, now 19 and 16, miscarriage in 2007, I don't know what all to put on here cause I could talk forever on trying fig out my health, I am and have been convinced that they are all connected somehow.

Also, I have rashes, 3 different kinds, (ER trip got an Epi shot, rash went away, (I was itching really bad, felt horrible, went to ER, high blood pressure, fever, and triple rash and itching, got a epi shot, and even my depression got better,) went to a Derm, she said I have what they call an itch that rashes)
I'm lactating, (not so much now; 4 months ago, spontaneous, and as the months go, its less and less, I am not pregnant)
My period was a week early this month...


Labs...
ACTH super low
Low potassium
Low prolactin
FSH normal
LH normal
Lymph absolute slightly high
Creatinine low
Bun crea ration high
Calcium slightly low
Albumin/globulin low
Ast (got) low
Alt (gpt) low


Changed my mood disorder meds this week, to get this a bipolar med...

Also have UA results now


Did a low dose Dexamethasone suppression test last night and this morning, awaiting results

More labs coming...

The dexamethasone test you had done was probably testing for Cushings. Myself, I would also ask them to test for hypoparathyroidism since your calcium is low. Look it up and see if any of your symptoms fit this category and then talk to your doctor. It sounds like they a trying to find out what is wrong, and that is a good thing.

Keep going to the doctor and trying to find out what is going on. If you aren't getting any satisfaction with one, then find another. Never give up.

But they did thyroid on me first test, back before lactating and me feeling worse and it was I'd say 4 months ago -ish. She said it was with normal limits...

A thyroid and parathyroid are two entirely different glands and tests. You have 4 parathyroid glands located behind the thyroid. These small (grain of rice small) glands secrete PTH which controls the calcium levels in your system, as well as your "sense of well being". It does other things too, but I don't want to go into a lot of mumbo jumbo detail. I would suggest you Google parathyroid, or hypoparathyroidism and check to see if any of the symptoms match yours. If they do, then I would insist on the doctor running an intact PTH level to rule this out as a cause of the low calcium. In fact, with a low calcium level I think I would ask for this test anyway. Good Luck and please keep us posted know what happens.

Dexamethasone test... labs before pill, 1.3... after pill... 0.3

Dexa test... doc says ruled out cushings... blew me out of the water I fit so many of the symptoms... another ACTH test next... I don't know where they are going