 Oh my lovelies i have not been on this forum in a long long long time. I took a medical hiatus for about 10 months where I did not even want to think about a doctors office, medical tests, blood work, and feeling "normal" I decided to change my diet and exercise and just have a better outlook on life. That lasted me almost a year when finally my symptoms decided to start up again and were un ignorable. A friend of mine noticed how long it took me for me to heal a bruise on my leg. (over 4 weeks) and i was always tired and dizzy so i ended up always canceling on plans. One day he went to his doctor and began asking questions about me. His doctor said a lot of my symptoms sounded like low blood pressure. I decided to buy a cuff and check my BP myself even though i had been told many times my BP in the doctors office is "normal" My friend told me specifically to check my BP when having symptoms and sure enough it was averaging 86/65 when I felt off. That was two weeks ago and it has been a whirlwhind ever since. I went to the military doctors last week not expecting them to do much. They wanted to run the usual FULL blood panel. I was not optimistic and was like "yeah yeah.. everything will be normal" sort of attitude leaving the office. To my surprise after like 12 years of everything coming back normal I got a phone call yesterday from my doctors office asking me to make an appt to "discuss the test results but also to call them today for message" wow.. I don't hear that usually so I call back and they tell me that my Vitamin D levels were low at 20 and to come in and pick up a prescription of 50,000 iu vitamin d and retest in 3 weeks and also my Sodium levels and osmalality calc levels too low indicating hyponatremia. Now as to WHY i have hyponatremia.. I don't know. I feel constantly dehydrated and never drink water yet those levels indicate otherwise that there is just too much fluid in my body.. so the water and sodium is funky in my body. So thats the next step but these WERE HUGEA clues for me and I am so incredibly happy about it. Which sounds weird but we have never gotten too close to anything. It's always been "in my head" or "psychological" so this... is a big deal. I had to share! and sorry i have been MIA for the past year. .. but glad to be back! 
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**Kristin**
First Struck with Anorexia on and off for about 6 years beginning in 1993. 1995 Diagnosed with GERD, IBS, Anxiety. 2006 Diagnosed with CFS, 2009 Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and Circadian Rhythm Disorder and Hypoglycemia. 2011 Diagnosed with Vitamin D Deficiency and Hyponatremia. But... why?! I think I am one step closer to that answer ON my own. Your are your own advocate for your health! No one can tell you how you can or can't feel!
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