Got a call from the clinic today. My creatinine is 1.1 -- Yay! I think that's actually in the normal range. Religiously drinking more than 1.5 liters of water has paid off.
But two other values were off -- carbon dioxide was high and one other that shot out of my mind. Indicators of some form of acidosis, which could mean kidney failure. Except -- my kidney numbers are better than they've been, I stopped Metformin in February, and so on. No indications in my body to support the indicators in the blood. After talking to the doc, I did some research, then realized something and called him back. When I caught the bus yesterday morning, it was very blustery and cold, and I was quite underdressed, to the point I was shivering. He agrees that could have caused the problem. So today I'm taking it easy and staying warm, and tomorrow when I have another appointment (shrink meds), I'll stop by for a recheck blood draw. The doc and I both expect it to be normal, as soon as we realized I'd shivered yesterday.
Called Y-me, and they matched me with a woman who had DCIS diagnosed at age 47 and had to have a mastectomy. She was very supportive, said I sounded like I had a handle on things and was making the right choices for me. She's a little thing, though, so I've asked for a match if possible to someone with DCIS diagnosis, no reconstruction, who is er, amply endowed so I can ask biomechanical questions. They couldn't match me with another disabled woman who uses a wheelchair there, referred me to another support group, who just called me with two more referrals. I'll chase those another day -- if I spend too long focusing this stuff I get overpowered. I have to pace myself to keep from drowning.
Still waiting on the scheduling of an MRI. Left a message yesterday, and her voice mail said she'd return the call in one business day. I'll call and schedule the darn thing, if they'll just get me the damned info. I hate waiting.
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