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URGENT! Need help ASAP!

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Rachel Rogers6 Rachel Rogers6 NewcomerOP
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joined Apr 2008
#1 ·
A friend of mine had thyroid surgery a few months back, and ever since then, everything has just spiraled. She was finally discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago after spending 20 long days undergoing intense testing, only to be left without a diagnosis and basically told she’s on her own.
Her blood sugar and blood pressure are all over the place—swinging from extremely low to incredibly high in less than thirty minutes. She keeps losing consciousness and can barely stay on her feet.
The doctors in San Francisco have been bouncing her from one specialist to another, essentially telling her they can't help.
The only real feedback she got about her condition came from an internist who actually remarked that her case was so "exotic" he’d love to study it! They're recommending a pituitary CT scan, but nobody wants to write the referral because they don't want to deal with the headache.

If anyone knows of any resources or specialists who might be able to help, please reach out... she really needs some guidance right now.
velvetskipper8 velvetskipper8 Member
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joined Aug 2017
#2 ·
I’m posting this more because I genuinely want to help rather than because I actually have any solutions myself. Still, it crossed my mind—if there's any way to swing it—that maybe they should get a full-body MRI (I was just reading that those can run you about $1867), or at least go segment by segment, starting with the head. Honestly, if they just rely on social services, it's unlikely they'll find anyone capable of looking at the whole picture instead of just treating symptoms in isolation. By the time you finally navigate all the referrals and wait through endless lines at the VA...
brisktinker15 brisktinker15 Member
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joined Feb 2012
#3 ·
Wait, what happened with her thyroid? Why did she end up having surgery?
steelbear29 steelbear29 Newcomer
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joined Mar 2011
#4 ·
brisktinker15 said:Wait, what happened with the thyroid? Why did they have to operate on that?

I was wondering about that too. 😕

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