In addition to estrogen, calcium and vitamin D deficiencies as we grow older, our primary care doctors need to be more observant of our overall health. I was experiencing all kinds of aches, pains, swallowing difficulties and found out after 5-7 years that I had Sjogren's, Scleroderma (autoimmune diseases which cause inflammation). Inflammatory diseases can affect your bones and calcium causing pain and disability.
Doctors are not as vigilant as they should be.
Because my calcium was plummeting, I asked to see an Endocrinolgist to determine cause. She performed multiple blood tests and found that I was Vitamin D Deficient, Low Thyroid, Osteoporosis, High Cholesterol, Hight Alkaline Phosphatase and high GGT (which means Liver Disease, Calcium Leaching, or High Cholesteremia). I was diagnosed with Primary Biliary Cirrohsis. Other liver tests are not sensitive enough discover this disease. I am so incedibly upset that this went undiagnosed.
Doctors are too complacent and blame women's woes on their hormones or emotions.
Women need to be listened to more closely and doctors need to do a better job.
I am very upset because I asked my doctor if my osteopenia could be caused by organ damage and she said no. That was not the case.
It was because she did the wrong tests.
She was a Rhumatologist and should have know better. She also
should have done an antimitrochrodia test.
Women should be screened more thoroughly for other diseases as they approach menopause and midlife.
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In addition to estrogen, calcium and vitamin D deficiencies as we grow older, our primary care doctors need to be more observant of our overall health. I was experiencing all kinds of aches, pains, swallowing difficulties and found out after 5-7 years that I had Sjogren's, Scleroderma (autoimmune diseases which cause inflammation). Inflammatory diseases can affect your bones and calcium causing pain and disability.
Doctors are not as vigilant as they should be.
Because my calcium was plummeting, I asked to see an Endocrinolgist to determine cause. She performed multiple blood tests and found that I was Vitamin D Deficient, Low Thyroid, Osteoporosis, High Cholesterol, Hight Alkaline Phosphatase and high GGT (which means Liver Disease, Calcium Leaching, or High Cholesteremia). I was diagnosed with Primary Biliary Cirrohsis. Other liver tests are not sensitive enough discover this disease. I am so incedibly upset that this went undiagnosed.
Doctors are too complacent and blame women's woes on their hormones or emotions.
Women need to be listened to more closely and doctors need to do a better job.
I am very upset because I asked my doctor if my osteopenia could be caused by organ damage and she said no. That was not the case.
It was because she did the wrong tests.
She was a Rhumatologist and should have know better. She also
should have done an antimitrochrodia test.
Women should be screened more thoroughly for other diseases as they approach menopause and midlife.
January 31, 2011 - 11:17amThis Comment
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