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To: wastedyears
Sorry to hear that =(.

Are any of your medical problems curable? Do they cause your sleep apnea?

I too am jealous of people who exercise, and like it, lol.

105 posted on 03/17/2013 6:12:07 AM PDT by NoGrayZone (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: NoGrayZone

I have hypothyroid, which I treat by taking medication daily, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. The only other thing I know I have is primary hyperparathyroid disease, which requires surgery. That one causes all the problems I have, including sleep apnea.

The gist of the disease is it’s basically a benign tumor growing out of at least one of the four parathyroid glands in the neck, causing the gland to be ‘turned on’ 24/7, when normal operation isn’t supposed to be that way. It takes calcium out of the bones and constantly sends it to the brain, causing all sorts of problems, like poor sleep, chronic physical and mental fatigue, bone and joint pain, and plenty of other things.

Because of it, I feel like an old man, and that’s no exaggeration. I’m also about as susceptible to osteoporosis as a woman in her 50s.


106 posted on 03/18/2013 9:42:55 PM PDT by wastedyears (I'm a gamer not because I choose to have no life, but because I choose to have many.)
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