32 thoughts on “Health // An update”

  1. So sorry you have been through the maze that can be health issues. I know what it’s like as my husband and I have dealt with two life threatening diseases (both of us, although he always wins that argument because he had a liver transplant…can’t beat that!), plus me with chronic functional nausea, no thyroid and severe food intolerances. And both of us have had a gall bladders removed! Good health is so precious and something which many people risk throwing away without a care. Wishing you all the best and hope you will be through the maze and out the other side very soon! And if you need a friendly ear, let me know. X

  2. “With everything in life, I feel like not everything happens for a reason, but there’s a lesson in everything that happens.” Brilliantly stated! Thank you for the update, and continued good wishes as you go through your maze of tests.

  3. I bet you feel some relief in knowing what is going on Chantelle. It’s good to have a plan of action and if you need any encouragement than you know that your little community is here to cheer you on. I hope you start feeling loads better soon and can get back to your desired au natural body. Really looking forward to hopefully meeting you at the Rafiki Mwena fundraiser at The Byron next month. S xxs

  4. It is a bizarre thing when you’re investigating nothing. Doctors have been investigating my husband for about 5 years. So far he’s sick but every test is healthy. But our new GP is amazing (most get bored & give up) so we’ve made more progress this year than any other year. But if you ever need to talk, you’re welcome to get in touch. It’s a unique little world of being undiagnosed xox

    • It is, isn’t it? I know I’m going to get to the end of it all and be like, “That was it? All that worry, and time and money, and it was nothing?”

      But I’ll be grateful too. Yay for nothing!

      I hope your husband gets answers soon. Having an awesome GP is essential. I found one and I’m never letting her go!

  5. Sorry you are going through all of this. This year seems to be my horrible health year too, and funnily enough we seem to have similar things. I had an emergency gall bladder removal in January after thinking I had reflux for two years. Now my iron is ultra low, 7, my platelets are tiny and there aren’t many of them, so I’ve had an iron infusion but I also have continuous nausea – like all the time. Like you I have decided you just have to roll with the punches. Eating better is a good thing, so for me it was a bit of a wake up call, I eat quite well, but I eat too much.. I am trying to cut down on the portion size.
    One of the other horrible things is being tired all the time, like waking up exhausted. I’m a cranky pants with my family and I think they are just bored and sick of the fact that I don’t feel well all the time. That causes a lot of arguments with me not being a very nice person most of the time.
    I hope they find a solution soon, take care and I hope that sharing this helps in a little way, thank you for sharing with us.

  6. It sounds like you are in good hands (minus the Dr who keeps moving your operation). I know what it’s like to be hunting for something nobody can ‘find’.
    It took a radiologist to tell me – “You’ve been through enough (reproductive issues) to know what does and doesn’t feel right ‘in there’, tell that Dr to open you up to have a good look”. Sure enough he found one ovary fused to the wall of something else, and the clamp they used on one of my tubes a year ago had “fallen off” and they couldn’t find it…it’s still floating around in there somewhere!
    I have faith that you will find answers and that they’re what you think and you see some major improvements soon.
    Much love. xox

  7. Glad to hear you are getting answers. My liver function results were always slightly off. My gut feeling was it was my gallbladder and sure enough after having it out my liver function has been normal for two years. Dodgy gallbladders can definitely mess with things.
    My husband always tells me if I look hard enough I’ll find something wrong. I try not to go looking now!

  8. Gosh all those tests will be driving you batty. My hubby always says that those who think they are going to be sick are, but sounds like you’re in the other camp so that’s good news! I too have had a few close friends face serious health problems, and as such have looked at myself and how badly I treat my body, as such I’m on day 6 of a 21 day Fresh Start thanks to Janda and her gang over at Simple Green Smoothies which is basically vegan and so far I’ve had sugar (apart from what’s in fruit) caffeine, carbs, meat, dairy, alcohol. Giving myself a reset and starting some good eating habits. But I’m so fulfilled because the recipes are to die for – sure it’s a lot of work but I’m smashing it and being proud that I’m not buckling to my urges… Glad to hear you’re about to do the same thing, we’re worth it! xx

  9. Oh wow. I hope you get answers that you need and that you will be on the way to better health swiftly. In a weird way, I can relate as we go through secondary infertility. It’s lots of tests and procedures and not ever knowing for sure what’s wrong and why we haven’t been able to conceive for two years. I’m hoping my latest procedure brought more answers and maybe even fixed everything. Fingers crossed. I am wishing you all the best xoxo

  10. my hubby knows all to well about feeling his body is not his own he’s had 16 venesections in 10 months and a painful bone marrow biopsy for a blood disorder. He loves to answer the question “so, why are you here today?’ with “cause my specialist said so”.Cause after a while you do feel like you have no idea why your there! Ive started to call him Pin Cushion.

    When you sit in oncology having blood removed looking at people getting chemo pumped in it made us reassess our lives and are about to make a giant leap into a business that’s been a dream of mine forever. Life is too short.

  11. In answer to the “why are we doing this today” type questions my answer is usually “how long have you got ?”. I have had blood taken, been canulated, xrayed, scanned & had my heart listened to more times than I can count. I have also been approached by every hesitant medical student asking if they can please have a listen that has ever been in a hospital at the same time as me. Sometimes it does feel that you lose yourself to a set of symptoms. I am quite used to it now. I was born with my heart problems, they were inoperable & suppose to be incompatible with life past 6 months, I am 47 now (doctors aren’t always right) I really hope they can get to the bottom of what’s happening with you & get it all sorted quickly .

  12. Thanks for the update and relieved there’s nothing too serious. Sounds like you’ve found the answer, you’ve found yourself and have started looking after yourself more. Mothers spend so much of their time looking after everyone else they forget themselves and you are the most important person in the lives of those you look after.

  13. It is so incredibly frustrating when there is something clearly “up” but no answers. And when it drags into a long period the feeling like crap becomes the norm and that isn’t fair either. Then you question yourself.. “am i just a hypochondriac”. There are countless scans and “checks” and you start actually hoping they find something, ANYTHING, and that’s ridiculous too because then there would actually be something really wrong, and that something could be serious. It’s such a shitty feeling that takes way too much positive energy, time, money and emotions. Wishing you all the best.

  14. Thank you for the update. I’m so glad you are getting everything checked and stressing less xxx

  15. The ‘not knowing’ truly is the hardest part. I have everything crossed that this pesky hernia is the root of these problems and you start to feel some relief soon x

  16. What a long journey! I’ve just found out I have very low iron, the answer to feeling lethargic and fuzzy all the time, and possibly also a symptom of having a chronic cough for over 2 years. If I can get my iron levels up, it will hopefully get rid of the cough and improve my energy… looking forward to that! This info from a nutritionist not the specialists I have been paying for the last year.

  17. I had elevated platelets as a teenager, along with cluster headaches and various minor ills. After numerous tests and visits to heamotologists, oncologists and a bone marrow biopsy (ouch!) they decided it was due to stress and that elevated platelets were my body’s normal, and left me alone with periodic visits to the specialist. Lasted around 5 or so years and then platelet levels went down on their own. Hoping it’s a fuss-free for you xx

  18. Have you had a colonoscopy Chantelle? Especially with low iron levels getting your bowel health checked is important . If your losing blood (occult blood ) this is the blood that you can’t see with the naked eye , it can lead to low iron levels.

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