I don't even know where to go for help...(Losses Mentioned)
Jan 8, 2016 15:08:19 GMT -5
Post by akraus2015 on Jan 8, 2016 15:08:19 GMT -5
I'll try to make this as short as possible. After 2 losses, my doctor ordered bloodwork. Fast forward three weeks, and the triage nurse called me this morning to tell me this:
1. I tested positive for the MTHFR gene mutation C677t.
2. I also showed abnormalities consistent with an autoimmune disorder.
3. The doctor wants to do a "whole bunch more tests", but that I can't go in until 7 days after an LH surge (my cycle hasn't even returned yet).
4. The triage nurse has no idea what the majority of these tests even are, as she has never heard of most of them.
5. My doctor won't see me until after results from the second workup come back.
So...naturally, I decided to Internet. The internet tells me this:
1. MTHFR causes birth defects that range anywhere from cleft pallet to severe physical and cognitive defects that likely cannot sustain life.
2. This genetic mutation is likely also the cause of the depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, and digestive issues I've dealt with my whole life.
3. Because of my body's inability to flush out toxins, I'm likely going to get liver cancer.
My doctor has told me next to nothing. I'm freaking out. Does anyone have experience with this? How serious is it, really? Should I be calling another doctor or something?
1. I tested positive for the MTHFR gene mutation C677t.
2. I also showed abnormalities consistent with an autoimmune disorder.
3. The doctor wants to do a "whole bunch more tests", but that I can't go in until 7 days after an LH surge (my cycle hasn't even returned yet).
4. The triage nurse has no idea what the majority of these tests even are, as she has never heard of most of them.
5. My doctor won't see me until after results from the second workup come back.
So...naturally, I decided to Internet. The internet tells me this:
1. MTHFR causes birth defects that range anywhere from cleft pallet to severe physical and cognitive defects that likely cannot sustain life.
2. This genetic mutation is likely also the cause of the depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, and digestive issues I've dealt with my whole life.
3. Because of my body's inability to flush out toxins, I'm likely going to get liver cancer.
My doctor has told me next to nothing. I'm freaking out. Does anyone have experience with this? How serious is it, really? Should I be calling another doctor or something?
