Crazy update (also want to see if I'm alone in this problem)

tk2007
tk2007 Posts: 38 Member
edited August 2015 in Motivation and Support
Okay, so this all started in 2013. I was finding myself getting increasingly fatigued. I'm a girl who used to weigh 125 lbs and I could go 4 miles or more endless running. Needless to say I was pretty damn healthy. Suddenly 2013 hit and I suddenly gained 10 lbs for no reason. I didn't change the way I ate or anything, they just packed on. To top it off, I could barely finish a mile anymore. I thought it was my birth control, so I quit that (I mean it didn't matter anyway; I dumped my boyfriend at the time). Anyhow, that didn't help, because a year later I was 10 lbs heavier than that and still gasping after a mile of running. This was very unlike me. Friends kept telling me I must be getting old or that I must've changed my eating habit (again, same as it has always been and I was only 24 years old!).

Well, by the end of 2014 I ballooned again to 150 lbs. It was already bad enough I lost my job, but I also can't wear any of my clothing anymore because my mid section is so bloated I tear through all my shirts and pants. I was at this point suicidal. Some of you may or may not have seen that post (deleted by mods from this site). I went to therapy and they've helped me out about it.

Here were are in 2015. I am able to make it to 2 miles, but by 3 I have to vomit. I have gone to the hospital 2 times now for fainting/dizzy spells and I am now 160 lbs. They have ruled out diabetes and any thyroid related issues. They are sending me to a cardiologist. What is happening to me??

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  • 4whirlygigs
    4whirlygigs Posts: 11 Member
    Are you weighing your food and staying within your calorie allotment? You might be eating more than you think.
  • vlovell24
    vlovell24 Posts: 61 Member
    You need to see your doctor. Don't get the run around. I had a full blood panel done, and the results emailed to me. I read my own bloodwork, and noticed some troubling trends. I insisted I see the hematologist, and he found that I had an auto immune disease called thrombocytopenia, and another one that caused anemia. He put me on several medications, and I feel 100% better. You have to be your own advocate for medical care. Write your symptoms all down, as well as dates. Get copies of your lab results, and read them. Ask questions. Why do they want you to see the cardiologist? What did they read/see that made them make that choice? Did you have an abnormal EKG?
  • tk2007
    tk2007 Posts: 38 Member
    Yes, they told me my EKG looked abnormal. I've been going under test after test. They've been ignoring me for a while as far as symptoms (saying I feel to tired to run, rapidly gaining weight) until I finally fainted.
  • tk2007
    tk2007 Posts: 38 Member

    4whirlygigs wrote: »
    Are you weighing your food and staying within your calorie allotment? You might be eating more than you think.

    idk about you, but when it's come down to being sent to the emergency room and being placed under observation, I don't think it's what I'm eating anymore. I've been weighing and measuring for a while. This is obviously beyond that now. Thanks
  • vlovell24
    vlovell24 Posts: 61 Member
    I wish you luck, I really do. Whenever you complain of fatigue, and weight gain, docs usually start with thyroid tests, and then a cbc to see if your anemic. If those are both negative, then they kind of throw their hands up.
  • NoIdea101NoIdea
    NoIdea101NoIdea Posts: 659 Member
    This sounds like a medical condition, and you are probably better off getting a diagnosis from a doctor rather than strangers off the internet. Good luck, i hope you get it sorted!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    tk2007 wrote: »
    4whirlygigs wrote: »
    Are you weighing your food and staying within your calorie allotment? You might be eating more than you think.

    idk about you, but when it's come down to being sent to the emergency room and being placed under observation, I don't think it's what I'm eating anymore. I've been weighing and measuring for a while. This is obviously beyond that now. Thanks

    I'm glad you appreciate that and that the advice you need should come from medical professionals with access to your medical records and tests

    Frustrating though it may seem, posting on a fitness forum is like googling a symptom ...don't do it ...nothing will be relevant to your particular circumstances and it will just give you the heebie-jeebies

    Good luck

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