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I've had a super interesting few weeks. I've had a lot of weird aches and pains, rashes, hives, and then, the last straw that caused me to make an MD appt, the tips of my fingers kept turning white and going numb. So I went to a new doctor last Friday and they ran some bloodwork.
Basically, after the results were in, what she said was that I'm one of the lucky women who, while still in my twenties, get to deal with chronic inflammation. She said the finger numbness and frigid hands and feet were caused by Raynaud's, the testing for general inflammation was well beyond the normal range, and the RA Factor and ANA readings were bordering abnormal. She also told me that I have left trochanteric bursitis, which is what has been causing my fairly intense hip pain.
After talking about what I could do to reduce inflammation and hip pain, she simply said that losing weight wouldn't hurt (but she didn't give any suggestions on how to go about doing this, like low carb, VLCD, low fat, etc.). She also wrote me a RX for PT for the bursitis, which I'm waiting for my insurance company to let me know how much that'll cost me after all is said and done.
So I went home and looked up both conditions. I was able to find a bunch of Youtube videos and instructional pictograms online showing what exercises to do to improve the bursitis. If insurance doesn't cover most of the PT, which I double it will, I may just stick to at home exercises to see if it will improve. I also found that a Paleo-style diet can reduce inflammation. So, I'm working on getting all of my healthy-but-not-healthy-for-me-right-now foods out of the house and then I'll start eating a clean, organic, Paleo-styled diet (Whole30-inspired, actually) to see if I have any improvements.
I've also stepped down my workouts, mostly because when you already hurt, are itchy, and can't feel your hands the gym doesn't seem to be a priority. I'm going to check out less intense options, like yoga or pilates, that might help reduce stress more effectively in addition to lengthening and strengthening my muscles.
At this point in my journey, I'm seeing that changing my lifestyle is actually the only way that I MIGHT be able to prevent disability without serious medical intervention. Hopefully, once everything gets under control inflammation-wise, I'll also start losing some weight.
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