Mom's turn in Hospital! June 2013

Shortly after Lydia's surgery, my symptoms returned and worsened. I had very little energy, my weight went down to 106lbs, I was weak, nauseous, can hardly walk,  can't stand up straight, my vision is blurred, my blood  pressure read 69/40 and my sodium level was at a critical level of 112 (suppose to be between 135-145). I shouldn't have survived. When the blood test was read (over a week after it was taken(there's another story there)) the GI doctor who was my only doctor at the time, told us that I needed to be admitted straight to hospital. I was intravenously fed with saline solution for 6 days while receiving tests from kidney doctors followed by an endocrinologist. On day 6, we had the diagnosis- Addison's disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis- both autoimmune diseases. And on day 6, I was a new woman! Hobbling in to hospital and dancing and laughing out of hospital. And after a year of my health deteriorating slowly, what a relief to have a diagnosis and treatment plan. Again, I thank Jesus that we decided not to lengthen Lydia's leg in March/April as it would have come upon me in the 4 month period in Florida and the story may have ended quite differently.