Journal Entry for January 21, 2008
well yesterday was a Lipid and a TPN day so I had the energy of the world..Not today though... What a difference it makes when it is a day after Tpn …
is feeling OK
Friend of a person whos Teen Son has Mito and possible Mito Patient myself and also a Arnold Chiari Malformation Patient.
well yesterday was a Lipid and a TPN day so I had the energy of the world..Not today though... What a difference it makes when it is a day after Tpn …
Well it has been over a month that I have been on here.. Alot has taken place in that time...
On December 1st I lost a person who was …
Hello everyone... Sorry I haven't wrote in my journal for a few days... Things are a little crazy here right now...I have my older 2 boys …
Well I am sitting here trying to make sense out of all of the news I got today... The blood work is back and my sugar levels were low so they …
OK well I all the results aren't back yet from the blood work but they are giving me all the treatment of a person with Mito because of …
Good Morning Gina, I too had the muscle biposy,that showed no results,but the Dr.still thinks its some form of lipid storage disease.I took 3 long months for the results to come back from the lab.Me and my family were driving each other nuts.I would suggest that you see and MDA Dr.(Muscular Distophy Assiocation).They know more about Mito,any they will give you the right cocktail,that really about all they can do for this disease.Try to look on the bright side,things could be worst.I will keep you in my prayers. Love wedad
Good Morning Gina, I hope you got some sleep,I have the same problem,once i get to sleep,i wake up within the hour.My legs mostly,because i have restless leg syndrom.Tylenol pm does help and also lunesta,I take one,one day then alternate them.but i feel like iam in the twlight zone all morning,iam really not supose to take anything because of my kidneys.some evenings i will go to the gym and relax in the jacuzzi and steam rm.which seems to also help.I took the alarm clock out of the room,every hour i was looking at it to see how much sleep i have gotten,that really helped.Well let me know about the test results and I will keep praying for you. Take care wedad
Hello Gina, Yeah,i know what you mean about the Dr's.Everytime a have a test done,and it comes back postitive,they don't know why! My dr's told me that they don't have the resources to research lipid storage disease.Anyways i have had many cysts on my ovaries,i don't know if there is a connection or not.The one that i had just went away by itself.My thoughts and prayers are with you always. Take care wedad
Just letting you know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
We believe, or understand, our condtion is, a nuclear encoded mitochondrial disorder, which in essence, means, myself and rachel, carry part ofthe gene each, within our nuclear genes, which had been carried forward into our children, as a full blown mutation within , both the nuclear and mitochondrial genes, which has meant the Stacey, Kieran and Kristen, have presented, at different ages, at birth, 3 months and 6 months. Myself and Rachel, do not appear to be affected, certainly not at this stage.
I am almost 40 and have been fighting with my health for 12 years... I have had decpmpression surgery on my brain in "01".. I have also had a mini stroke and been hospitalized too many times to mention for strang things doctors can't ever figure out so they Blame it on my Arnold Chiari Malformation... I am now waiting for an appointment with a Genetics Docotr in Albany Medical to have testing done...
I was diagnosed in "00" and a month later had the surgery.... I have to say the surgery helped alot of areas but because I have had ACM for so many years alot of my problems are for life.. I have to say I can live a more normal life since the surgery..