Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[gilcamp4]

the argument for the past almost nine year is MS vs Celiac. when they found white matter lesions on my brain, the country docs swore I had been misdiagnosed 25 years earlier with Celiac... and it was MS all along, and going gluten free slowed it down. 10% of MS patients never progress, or at least not for decades... but a great MS specialist says no, not MS, but he doesn't believe in Chronic Lyme, which is a mimic of both MS and Celiac, or that Lyme patients end up with Celiac... studies show that a great percentage of Alzheimer's patients actually have Lyme. they discover this upon their death when their brains are examined. Lyme is a terrible disease. goes back to WWII, Hitler had a scientist perfect the scapularis black tick, to weaken people. the US brought that scientist here, under the guise of operation paperclip, a space program... and put him on Plum Island. just miles from where I grew up and 7 miles from Lyme CT. the ticks were intentionally released. as great as our govt can be, it can't be trusted. it took them decades to reveal that they had indeed done this intentionally. they surely have the cure, but they have no intention of revealing it. they are like wolves, creating sheep. weak sheep.
people are dying from Lyme. I have 28 of the 35 symptoms and still cannot get a clinical diagnosis to get treatment because the unreliable lab test shows negative. I need to spend $700 for special lab work to be shipped out to CA in order to have the more reliable tests done. I just spent $8K on a new furnace, so I don't exactly have it... but I'll rob Peter to pay Paul to get it done.
Handyman found the fencing I need for $300, which is a fraction of what I thought I would have to spend, so I won't have to rob too much and will catch up quickly...
can't wait for my appt tomorrow, give a real push to get into that new neurologist! I'm much better on zero yeast, zero sugar, ultra low carbs... but not gaining any weight, in fact, lost a few more lbs. I look dreadful. and because I have to spend money on so many other things, there's nothing left for new clothes. nothing I own fits. ridiculous.

i know what you are going through, my hubbie has lyme and gets bad some days he just don't want to do anything other days he can't, and his age don't help, I looked at him one day last week he was as white as a ghost, he always was doing things and now has times can't do anything, we pray they help you, we go to lyme doctor Thursday so hope he has some good news.

 

[cheeka]

I figured I should give the update... it's going to take 4 months to get into the new Neurologist unless someone cancels, the Gastroenterologist I wanted to be referred to is not taking new patients, so the dept will contact me with whoever... but my Primary Care doc wants me tested for certain gut bacteria and he plainly stated that he believes and has always believed that I do indeed have MS. it's common to develop a 2nd or even 3rd auto immune disease once you already have one, and this I already do know... shoot, I had to go see a dermatologist a few years ago because of losing hair in circular spots and she thought I had Lupus from the first look. not, it was Dermatitis Hepataformis that comes with Celiac and another skin weirdness that I forget the name of but was just making it worse. my hair did grow back.
clearly, from my old records, I do have Celiac, but because I have brain lesions, double vision and cannot walk heel to toe without tipping over is enough for him to label it MS. I debated... my spinal tap came back clear, his rebuttal, it can take 15 years for MS to show up in spinal fluid. I debated again, the EEG came back beautiful. his reply, I was in a remission state at that time, and not in a flare. well... it did take a while to get that second opinion appointment... it was colder weather, and I do much better in colder weather... oh crap. such is life. the appointment may be far off, but I am on a cancellation list, I'll have to see what this guy says. and the gastro will have an opinion as well I'm sure.
I did a lot of MS research when they first told me that I had it and it just sucked so I was so happy when the specialist said no... it's giving me a headache just reconsidering it.
anyway, I cooked a lot today so I wouldn't have to cook anything but side dishes for the next 2 days. I feel like someone is sitting on me and my face is full of tiny annoying tics. bed time. I want to put a smiley here, because, really... I'm all right, it's not like it hasn't been on the table for years already, but it keeps popping to the top of the post, that's why it's where it is.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Thanks for the update, cheeka. I was thinking about you today.

The smilies were giving me trouble earlier too. Whatever the diagnosis is, it sounds like you do not have the typical presentation. My grandma got diagnosed with multiple myeloma (blood/bone cancer), and the doctors said oh you must be in such pain, but she wasn't at all. She never had any of the symptoms and after a year, we asked for a new diagnosis. Tests came back the same, but it was like she didn't have it, which was good, because there's no cure. When she passed away well into her 80s, MM was not the cause. So I guess what I'm trying to say is even though you may have it, maybe you don't.

 

[BullChick]

I was going to post earlier, and say that while this thread has not been very active, I'm sure we are all thinking of each other on a regular basis.
I now have six silver pencil rocks, and two Pekin ducklings. I got the heads of the ducklings out last night, and finished them off this morning. One was an malposition, and the other was just too shrink-wrapped and I accidentally made it bleed.
I can't get photos to post very easily, but I will try to remember to post in the next few days.
Cheeka, you know you can always call to vent.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Congrats on the chicks and ducklings! Hope you can get the picks posted. Not much cuter than a duckling in my book.

 

[cheeka]

most of the chickens yard is fenced! Handyman will return this morning to finish closing it in and making sure that small gaps are escape proof. I'll get pics later if I can. it's chain link and not roofed, so they will still require supervision, but I can relax a lot more, and at least go to the bathroom without being panicky... I have to go to the library after work because my printer is not working - grrr! I think I need a new Ethernet cable. or a new wireless router... either way, can't print and I need to complete a 9 page new patient doohickey for yet another Neurologist - in the 1990's, I worked on Long Island, at SUNY Stonybrook, actually in the Neurology Dept. I called yesterday, and got an appointment with the world renowned Dr Patricia Coyle. she is currently booking in July, but remembers me and will see me next Tuesday. she's 4 hours away, so it's not the most convenient, but she is the best for MS, Lyme and some of the other odd conditions.
I'm hoping that she'd be willing to work with the Amsterdam Neuro so I don't have to travel too often. but I'm likely to get answers from her over anyone else.

MC, thanks, I may take you up on that! lately, I'm too tired to do much but sit and stare once I've finished my duties.

 

[BullChick]

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Good news about the fence and the early appointment. The not knowing sure does make it worse. Hope she has some answers for you. And hope you get some nice weather so you can enjoy free range with the flock. That will be great for when Wrangler is there too.

 

[cheeka]

Wrangler and Oma depart for NY next Wednesday, the 25th! 2.5 days of travel and they will be here! Oma has been sharing memories from last year on Facebook ~ they were already here on this day last year, but Pre K kids get out of school a full week before all the rest of the grades.

 

[BullChick]

Great!