JD, Ditto! Ditto! Ditto!

I was in the same position as you several years ago. I was working in healthcare. I found my brain fog and memory problems were so exacerbated by the stress of physical and mental fatigue from my job that I would forget important things. Toward the end I forgot how to run a biopsy machine is been running for years. I had my manager take me off of biopsies and did other things but eventually I just couldn’t keep going. There also becomes a point when you are no longer able to perform the duties listed in your job description. When that happens you file for disability. If you have a work disability policy you’d file for that and SSDI simultaneously but separately. Work policy pay if you can’t work at the job you had when filing. SSDI pays if you can’t work at any job. SSDI is extremely hard to get and takes years. Best of luck to you.

I was diagnosed with Lupus when I was around 18/19 and it has been an awful journey until now (current age: 37) to be honest. I’ve had endometriosis as well, and had to have a full hysterectomy at the age of 30. Since January of 2021, I’ve been experiencing so many new issues and I’ve documented all of them because at some point you 100% feel crazy or you feel like people around you start to think you’re making it up. Recently, I’ve had headaches, blurred vision, floaters, memory issues (almost feels like pregnancy brain), and movement issues. My Rheumatologist is the absolute best Dr, so I’m blessed by God for that! We are going to see a neurologist for brain swelling. The other bizarre issue I have is that my eyes either water or feel scratchy almost every morning and my veins swell up in my feet and hands so badly that they hurt. Another issue is the “knocking” or wave like spasms in my side (from rib cage to hip) on the left side that no one can explain. The One common thing we see in the blood is that my D-Dimer is 10x or 2x higher than it should be, but no blood clot is found. Which has been extremely frustrating. My white blood cells are below the range and they found WBC in my urine as well on 3/28 when I was in the hospital.

I have sleep apnea and gastritis as well, so that hasn’t helped me in feeling well either!

I was diagnosed with Lupus when I was around 18/19 and it has been an awful journey until now (current age: 37) to be honest. I’ve had endometriosis as well, and had to have a full hysterectomy at the age of 30. Since January of 2021, I’ve been experiencing so many new issues and I’ve documented all of them because at some point you 100% feel crazy or you feel like people around you start to think you’re making it up. Recently, I’ve had headaches, blurred vision, floaters, memory issues (almost feels like pregnancy brain), and movement issues. My Rheumatologist is the absolute best Dr, so I’m blessed by God for that! We are going to see a neurologist for brain swelling. The other bizarre issue I have is that my eyes either water or feel scratchy almost every morning and my veins swell up in my feet and hands so badly that they hurt. Another issue is the “knocking” or wave like spasms in my side (from rib cage to hip) on the left side that no one can explain. The One common thing we see in the blood is that my D-Dimer is 10x or 2x higher than it should be, but no blood clot is found. Which has been extremely frustrating. My white blood cells are below the range and they found WBC in my urine as well on 3/28 when I was in the hospital.

I have sleep apnea and gastritis as well, so that hasn’t helped me in feeling well either!

I was diagnosed with Lupus when I was around 18/19 and it has been an awful journey until now (current age: 37) to be honest. I’ve had endometriosis as well, and had to have a full hysterectomy at the age of 30. Since January of 2021, I’ve been experiencing so many new issues and I’ve documented all of them because at some point you 100% feel crazy or you feel like people around you start to think you’re making it up. Recently, I’ve had headaches, blurred vision, floaters, memory issues (almost feels like pregnancy brain), and movement issues. My Rheumatologist is the absolute best Dr, so I’m blessed by God for that! We are going to see a neurologist for brain swelling. The other bizarre issue I have is that my eyes either water or feel scratchy almost every morning and my veins swell up in my feet and hands so badly that they hurt. Another issue is the “knocking” or wave like spasms in my side (from rib cage to hip) on the left side that no one can explain. The One common thing we see in the blood is that my D-Dimer is 10x or 2x higher than it should be, but no blood clot is found. Which has been extremely frustrating. My white blood cells are below the range and they found WBC in my urine as well on 3/28 when I was in the hospital.

I have sleep apnea and gastritis as well, so that hasn’t helped me in feeling well either!

This is almost exactly what I’ve been experiencing for over 5 years now and still haven’t been diagnosed yet! My vision is almost gone, the brain fog is debilitating, my legs and feet swell up and turn purple, my veins in my hands swell up and feel like there going to burst and ai have hard lumps in my jaw, skull, legs and foot that may be tumors. This is horrible! My knees swell and the bones crunch when I walk or bend down, I’ve been going bald for years now, I can’t even wash dishes because the pain in my hands are so bad, and I have 4 children 2 who have severe disabilities and require constant care and support and I’m exhausted ALL THE TIME! I also believe it was brought on by mold exposure years ago when I caught pnemonia 3 times within 2 1/2 months. The house we were in was leaking water every time it rained and that’s when my symptoms went from very mild to severe. 5 years living this way without any answers from my physicians. It’s depressing at the very least. I hope you find answers soon and can start to feel better.

I continue to have strange things.happen to me .one day it will be my complete hand and.odd rashes…My teeth get so sore and I get bumps that are so sore on my tongue plus the mental fog and extreme tiredness ..my anixuty continues to get worse but I can’t get a dr to give me anything for my nerves…