Let me start by saying my husband is a semi-awake normie who has been neck deep into the healthcare system for 20 years. He’s been on disability that entire time, and regularly takes 15 different medications to help anything from depression to high cholesterol, diabetes, pain management, you name it. In spite of seeing doctors at least once a month average, he has been suffering from extreme fatigue due to anemia from low red blood cell count for at least the last 6 months and we still have no answers. It took a month to see an oncologist, he waited 9 weeks for a colonoscopy (inconclusive since they couldn’t see everything… “do another in 3 months”) and now has to wait until April to get into a urologist due to a new discovery of alarming psa levels compared to his last from two years ago. He is slipping away before my eyes. Sleeps or is in bed close to 20-22 hours a day. He broke his leg in three places last April simply by bending over to stretch his aching back, so his bones are wonky as well. There is something clearly very wrong but the urgency from healthcare providers is zero. They (the people who call him to get him the appts) say there aren’t enough doctors. He has to wait his turn. He’s only 59.
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Very sorry to see what you and your husband are going through. I agree with what others have posted, to find a naturopath (kind of pricey) or holistic practitioner. More and more is being published about the dangers of many of the medications commonly prescribed for things like depression and high cholesterol.
I am 69, take no prescribed medications, but take supplements to replace what is no longer in our foods. I, too, have high cholesterol, but have never taken statins. Several years ago, I decided to cook and eat more like my great grandmother: more red meat, never low-fat anything, much less over-processed foods. For the first time in 3 decades my cholesterol came down a little. I feel good and see a doctor once a year, to satisfy Medicare. I refuse all vaccinations. I hope that your husband begins to improve. Prayers for both of you.