Blood Work
Poked and prodded. Does it come with the territory of having bipolar disorder? Charlie and Katee have both had blood work done lately. You want the bad news or good news first?
I'll start with Charlie. The nurse from the psychiatrist's office called this week and said his thyroid is "screwed up." I swear that's what Charlie said she said. So we've made an appointment with his MD ABFP CAQ GERIATRICS CMD (those are the initials behind the doctor's name). He goes in Friday at 10:15am.
The irony? He stopped taking lithium in May after taking it for 10 years. Then a couple of months later his thyroid is "screwed up." I'm assuming the doctor will be looking for Hypothyroidism since it can be caused by taking medications with lithium.
Katee went to her MD last week because her fingernails are pitting. This week she got a letter with the results. It said her arthritis panel is negative (normal). She also had x-rays taken of her knees. Those results were normal. So no abnormalities were found. At this point arthritis and psoriasis have been ruled out.
Her pretty nails are still pitting. I'm gonna research if this can be caused by a vitamin deficiency or maybe some weird side effect of one of her meds. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in an episode of that Fox show House. (Kathryn)
I'll start with Charlie. The nurse from the psychiatrist's office called this week and said his thyroid is "screwed up." I swear that's what Charlie said she said. So we've made an appointment with his MD ABFP CAQ GERIATRICS CMD (those are the initials behind the doctor's name). He goes in Friday at 10:15am.
The irony? He stopped taking lithium in May after taking it for 10 years. Then a couple of months later his thyroid is "screwed up." I'm assuming the doctor will be looking for Hypothyroidism since it can be caused by taking medications with lithium.
Katee went to her MD last week because her fingernails are pitting. This week she got a letter with the results. It said her arthritis panel is negative (normal). She also had x-rays taken of her knees. Those results were normal. So no abnormalities were found. At this point arthritis and psoriasis have been ruled out.
Her pretty nails are still pitting. I'm gonna research if this can be caused by a vitamin deficiency or maybe some weird side effect of one of her meds. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in an episode of that Fox show House. (Kathryn)
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