BB-10-d-8<\/p>\n
10\/4\/78<\/p>\n
Phyllis \u2013<\/p>\n
I thought I would give your Department a brief rundown on my situation, for whatever you all may be able to do about it. I have a lot of the same symptoms that I had last year, but not as severe. My weight has got as low recently as 128 (which is a 20 year low for me) and as high as 134. It is now about 132. I do not feel that is a dangerously low weight. I have little energy and fatigue very easily \u2013 this is constant. I still get a lot of major muscle spasms, internal irritation, and followed by sudden sleepiness (which we have in the past attributed to low blood sugar, and corrected by increased protein \u2013 which worked well). My balance is very poor and I have some difficultly knowing just where I am putting my feet when I walk. My vision is blurred at distances closer than about 18\u201d to 2\u2019, and I have almost constant dull ache in my eyes. I get sudden emotional imbalances which are of short duration \u2013 wanting to cry usually. I get chilled easily and frequently, constantly nervous.<\/p>\n
I had my eyes checked recently and need a new prescription. That will take care of the blurring, I am sure, but I don\u2019t know about the pain which is associated with fatigue.<\/p>\n
I saw Larry [Schacht] about 6 weeks ago, I guess, and recited the above liturgy. They did a couple of tests. He said that the sedimentation rate is still high \u2013 he did not know what to make of it and would get back to me, but of course never did.<\/p>\n
I am functioning fairly well, though at perhaps only about 50% of my maximum healthy capacity. I am in no acute distress, and do not want to make any big issue about whatever isn\u2019t just right with me. As a practical matter I think that if my weight and sed rate is monitored regularly, that will give some notice if things start to get too far out of balance. Additionally, from experience I know that I do better with a balanced diet with meats, greens, and starch, and that the high starch diet I get is contributive to some of my problems. Even the milk shake is full of sugar and probably is of assistance only because it has or should have a raw egg in it. I do not think that high starch snacks do help, although eating several times a day, 5 or 6, is much better for me than 3 times. I am also on the so called \u201chigh protein diet\u201d but it is not substantially different than the regular diet, and at times actually has less protein than the normal diet.<\/p>\n
I appreciate your concern.<\/p>\n
Gene<\/p>\n
\u2014<\/p>\n
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