[Madame_X]

#1019138

My backstory: I got laid off last fall and not long after I got laid off, my GD kicked in.

I am not having any success looking for a job.

As a matter of interest to me, I went to my local state DVRS office — I’d like to know if GD would be considered a disability, considering what it does to your stamina and your overall health. (There are people who have utilized DVRS for cases like fibromylagia, diabetes and other syndromes/illnesses that do not classify you as *typically* disabled — any syndrome/illness that can interfere with your daily work routine calls for a trip to DVRS, imo.)

They can’t really do anything unless I get clearance from my doc saying I’m medically cleared to go back to work. My doc never asked about me and work; he never said "Don’t go back to work until X date" or "are you back to work yet." I never even mentioned i was out of work; it’s really nothing you really want anybody to know about, you know?

Even if I am cleared to go back to work, I don’t even know if I’d have the stamina to keep up with even a normal routine at work. I still have my good days and my bad days. (my levels are within normal but I still have issues with fatigue, muscle weakness and memory loss and the insomnia seems to be stepping it up a bit at night for the last couple of weeks — I also am having frequent occurances of ocular migraines — I had one 2 weeks ago and one a week ago; last time I had one was in August)

The next time I see the endo is on Tuesday — I will have to discuss this with him then.

DVRS can also send you to services where you’d be able to work on memory skills; they also help with job placement.

Things in general are not going well these days. I’m having a hell of a time finding work and on top of that, my car’s transmission decided to head to the showroom in the sky. On top of all this, I now have to get myself another car. Life just sux these days.

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#1069529

Sorry you’re having such a bad time lately. Don’t have any great advice but just wanted to say been there done that and things will get better.

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[npatterson]

#1069530

I don’t have much to offer here, either. If I hear the phrase "in these tough economic times…." another time, I am going to break the TV set and smash the TV announcer (who has a job) to pieces! I know so many people that are looking for jobs, and having no results whatsoever!

You do need to bring this up with your doctor. It is now a need-to-know item.

Take advantage of whatever memory skill recovery services that are available, and tell us about them. I have taught memory skills for a long time, and can remember all too well when I had to make index cards with pictures of grocery items so I could go to the grocery store. My written lists made no sense whatever. That was years ago, but I can remember the hopeless and scarey feelings quite well.

It is normal not to be completely your old self. Fatigue, muscle weakness and memory loss and the insomnia are all things that do not settle down at the same time out labs "say" we are level. Tell your doctor about these, too.

As for the ocular migraines, they may be from something else entirely. The fact that you know they are "ocular" makes me think that you have already seen someone about them.

Take care,

[ewmb]

#1069531

I didn’t catch the part about ocular migraines until I reread it. I’ve had those too in years past. I didn’t know what they were. We seem to have migraines of one kind and another in my family. My grandmother had what was called sick headaches in the 20s and 30s. My dad said that they prescribed smoking for them. YUCK Apparently she hated it but the cigarettes did act like medication as the nicotine is a vasodialtor? or something like that.

I get rid of my ocular attacks by lying down with a very cold washcloth on my eye and some motrin until they disappear. My eye doctor said they were harmless to my eyes but now that I have graves I will ask again this year.

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[Madame_X]

#1069532

Ocular migraines are a pain in the tush.

Mine start out with a blind spot in my left eye. That lasts about 20 minutes.

After that, the zig zaggy wavy lines start up. They’ll start at the bottom of my vision range and then march their way up ot the top of the eye. That’s another 15 minutes.

Then my vision will get all funky — the only way I can describe it is like going into a room that is hugely brightly lit — that’s another 10 minutes or so. It’s almost like the sensation of having your eyes dilated.

Then I’ll feel lousy for the rest of the day. Sometimes it’s followed by a bad headache, sometimes it’s not.

[woodley]

#1069533

Hi there. I have no great advice to offer either : ) But wanted to let you know that, at the moment, I’m suffering from the same list of symptoms that you are – including more frequent migraines. I am in work – but worried that my current lack of productivity may result in my being sacked!

I hope we all improve soon.

Helen.

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