For more months that I can remember... probably for the most part of this year, I have been EXTREMELY tired... then in more recent months... probably the last 2-3, I have felt extremely weak in addition to that...it got so ridiculous, that something as simple as showering, getting dressed and blow drying my hair would feel so physically exerting that I would throw up.
Since a little before the trip we took to Utah, I have had constant 'pain' too, which just got worse and worse... my skin feels sensitive when my clothes rub against it like the nerves under my skin are too sensitive, my muscles ache, and my neck and back are always stiff and painful!
Finally I had had enough because it was becoming debilitating and affecting my ability to function normally as a mother and wife each day, so I went to the doctor. They did some blood work, and it came back that I had slightly elevated glucose levels (though nothing serious), and a vitamin D deficiency. Your Vit D is suppose to be 32-100 ng/mL (nanograms per milliliter), and mine is currently 18.2 ng/mL
I never thought that low vit D could cause so much trouble, but apparently it can. I am now taking a vit D supplement, and have been told that I should start feeling better in a few weeks. I have a follow up appointment in 4 weeks to see if the supplement has has helped... hopefully I will be back to my regular self by then. I guess I should have gone to the doctor a long time ago...I probably could have prevented the worst of my symptoms with something as simple as a vit D supplement!
I'm not sure how I ended up with low vit D, though I imagine it was just a bad choice in diet somewhere (I don't even know what foods have vit D in), and too little sun exposure... it's sooooo hot and humid here in NC, that I HATE going outside... Luke and I have spent a large part of this summer indoors because it's just to uncomfortable to be outside!
So at 25, I have been feeling like I should be 75... LOL... but I am glad to at least now know the cause of the problem, and hopefully be on my way back to my 'old youthful self'... LOL
2 comments:
Bruce actually had the same problem last time they did blood work on him! He felt a lot better when he took his pills and really noticed the weeks he missed one.
As a matter of interest did they check you thyroid too do you know?
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