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Wen's Story

Symptoms:

Headaches which turn into horrible migraines New Facial Hair Growth New Acne around edge of face and on chin downwards to shoulders, chest and back.
Weight Gain or unexplained temporary weightloss Extreme Fatigue and severe body aches, joint pain and muscle pain or weakness/tiredness Trend in energy highs and lows, like others, my body’s time schedule seems mixed up. I am more awake at night than in the day time. I get major energy spurts around 8 or 9 at night but seem zonked (majorly exhausted) during the day.
Very Hot or Very Cold trends
Times of dizziness or the shakes
Mind Fog
Sinus Infections (usually progress to migraines) Occasional swollen face and/or lymph nodes (can even feel and see when my eyes swelling or trying to swell shut) Heart Races out of nowhere or feels like it’s going to stop.
Stretch Marks
A very clear "hump"
New hair loss
Sweaty or clammy palms, neck and feet.
wake up in the morning with a mysterious "odor" around neck If unable to work off energy get very anxious and jumpy. Also tend to hyper focus.
Before and after I get a period I have very bad "flu" like symptoms (even have “phantom” symptoms when I don’t get a period as they are irregular and very sporadic.) will be accompanied by dizziness, migraines and nausea
Will even have these same “flu” like symptoms at other times
IBS
GERD
Asthma
Depression
High blood pressure
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Fibromyalgia and neuropathy
Blood sugar can go down to 42 and up to 190.

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test results from 2005

Appointment with new endo Jan 24.. for both daughter and self!