Autoimmune conditions (where the body is attacking itself) I have:
- Hashimoto's: where it's going after the thyroid and causes over 300 processes in the body to go wrong including weight gain.
+ Hashimoto's Encephalitis: where the body attacks the brain, causing inflammation and many cascaded issues.
- Temporal Arteritis: giant red blood cells get inflamed then swell the arteries in the temples.
Autoimmune conditions they are checking me for:
- Sjoren's: one that attacks the saliva glands and tear glands, I don't produce enough saliva and tears so dry eyes and mouth. May need minor tear duct eye surgery to help, not necessary. Will need another eye exam then a blood test to confirm.
- Cushing's (brought on by decades of abuse and living in torture): There is a growth over my adrenal, it used to just be felt, but now you can see it when I bend over. It's getting close to my spine so I am concerned that it.
Test that need be ran:
- DNA allergy panel to nail what foods I'm allergic to (100-3000$ depending which lab I use)
- DNA test through 23andme (100$) to see if I have certain dna mutations that will make recovery difficult. Will determine alterations to my diet and supplement regiment. Need but with the urgency of my adrenal issue, is on the back burner.
- Saliva Cortisol (120$) to make sure my cortisol is high like the urine collection showed, the doctor did bad science and did not seem concerned with retesting me.
- I will need aldesterone, DHEA, and all other adrenal related hormones ran. Most likely they will want to run full work ups on me. Luckily with my co-pay, this is 30$ per lab visit so if I look cute enough I can get them to run it all in one go.
- Contrast CT and/or MRI on my torso (250$ a piece per time I need this done): This will show what is going on in my back and how bad it is.
- I may need an Ultrasound done (50$ per) for diagnostic, they can sometimes tell from USG if it's cancerous.
- Depending on what is shown on my CT, I may need to go in for a biopsy surgery (650$) to test if it is cancerous. Then pending that I may have to try to afford the protocols. People go broke through the costs off fighting cancer so this is a concern of mine. I may opt for cannabis oil which will run me about 2000-6000$ for the full treatment, which is cheaper than regular cancer treatments by far.
- I will also be needing to be checked for EBV, HV 1-6, and CMV since those come along with vaccinations and autoimmune diseases. The EBV especially since I'm always tired, I'd rather it be that then I'm exhausted due to cancer like the other labs are looking like.
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