Category: Healing
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Misdiagnosed – The Final Part
PART IV My very first appointment with my new rheumatologist was like a breath of fresh air. I arrived, had massive amounts of blood drawn, and then waited to see the doctor. After introductions, he explained that he had spent time going through all of my medical records from the previous hospital and their physicians.…
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Misdiagnosed – Part III
Five days after receiving the telephone call enrolling me in the cancer study, I had an appointment with Hematology/Oncology. The day was long, and many blood tests were run. At approximately 4:00 p.m., as my husband and I sat in a cold, stale hospital room waiting for whatever news would come next, the nurse practitioner…
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Misdiagnosed – Part II
Early in 2022, after numerous tests produced no answers, all while my bloodwork continued to spike in multiple areas, my primary care physician recommended that I consult with Rheumatology. Due to the increasing lab abnormalities and the frequency and severity of the pain attacks, my referral was escalated pretty quickly. This was the first time…
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Misdiagnosed – Part I
The story of my life, that changed everything. It was spring 2021. Life was starting to get back to normal post-COVID. People were returning to the office, mask mandates were being lifted, and people were slowly emerging from homes that had begun to feel like a cell. This was also the time that the leaders…
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I’m Back, But Not Quite the Same.
Life has been life-ing, which led me to take a pause from just about everything so I could clear my head and refocus. If you’ve followed along, you know about the Forgiveness Study and how it first began. From the second our study started, I felt like we were under attack. I was hit repeatedly…