Accumulating Conditions

I actually just realised that I haven't put all my conditions on here. Although if I had done I would be adding to it more than 'from time to time'.

My body seems to not be satisfied with the conditions I have it seems to want me to get a record in the Guinness Book Of World Records. My Doctors are also finding new conditions for me. I don't really help matters; I have some symptoms that don't match any of the problems I've already got so I go in search for answers to what they might be.

For University I found it useful to write out all my conditions, allergies and medications for the Uni, for my carers and for me.

So far:

 Medical Conditions:

POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)

EDS (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome)

Hypermobility

Hypermobility of the bowel

Four prolapsed discs

Scheuermans disease

Degenerative disc disease

Left Ankle instability - surgery gone wrong

Migrainous vertigo

Hearing loss – I have hearing aids

Tinnitus

Anemic

Asthma

CPRS (Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome)

Vitamin D deficient

Allergies:

Ibuprofen

Carrots

Black pepper

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Smoked salmon

Popcorn

Orange squash

Baked Beans

Caffeine

Dairy

Allergic to some plasters, perfumes, creams and washing powders

Medication:

Amitriptyline – 100mg – evening only

Paracetamol – 2 tablets when needed up to 4 times a day

Midodrine – 5mg x 3 times a day

Pregabalin – 150mg x 2 times a day

Domperidone - 1 tablet up to 4 times a day

Erythrocin – 1 tablet x 2 times day

Codeine – 15mg x 2 when needed up to 4 times day

Cocodomol – 10/500 x 2 when needed up to 4 times a day

Codydromol – 10/500 x 2 when needed up to 4 times a day

Erythrocine – morning and evening

Pro bio 7 – evening only

Seritide inhaler – 2 times a day but increase to up to 4 times a day if unwell

Tramadol - 50mg 1 or 2 tablets as and when needed

Just in case you are worried about these medications, I DO NOT take them all at the same time. Also, the allergies written in red are the most important and I have the worst reaction to them.

People with Hypermobility are more likely to have certain other conditions such as EDS, POTS, etc... although there is no real reason for this (as far as I am aware).

All of these conditions are what is difficult. I have only been diagnosed with most of these in recent years and I am still trying to understand them, how they work, what my reactions are, what the symptoms are, how I can cope with all of them at university, how each one can react with the others and how the medications work and what their side-effects are.


*huggles* for everyone!!!