You know I've been trying to figure out this mystery diagnosis...
The endocrinologist could very likely be right on the diagnosis but that doesn't mean your prognosis is necessarily set in stone. There are so many possibilities worth exploring that medicine can't offer due to the nature of the system.
It's understandable that it's been a challenge coming to grips with the new knowledge about your condition. I think it's taken me close to five years to really get a handle on having celiac disease and that's pretty minor. I swear I had some PTSD and anorexia in the past from being sick for over 40 years just from eating what everyone around me ate!
I think it's perfectly normal for it to take a while to process everything that comes along with learning one has a 'chronic disease' and navigating how to live the best life possible. Not to mention you see the past in a whole new light!
Good luck to you Nova.
The endocrinologist could very likely be right on the diagnosis but that doesn't mean your prognosis is necessarily set in stone. There are so many possibilities worth exploring that medicine can't offer due to the nature of the system.
It's understandable that it's been a challenge coming to grips with the new knowledge about your condition. I think it's taken me close to five years to really get a handle on having celiac disease and that's pretty minor. I swear I had some PTSD and anorexia in the past from being sick for over 40 years just from eating what everyone around me ate!
I think it's perfectly normal for it to take a while to process everything that comes along with learning one has a 'chronic disease' and navigating how to live the best life possible. Not to mention you see the past in a whole new light!
Good luck to you Nova.