Diagnosis: What does it mean?

SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES

Adenotonsillectomy (adenoid and tonsil removal)

Ankle surgery with microfracturing

Appendectomy (removal of appendix)

Cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal)

Colonoscopy (lower endoscopy)

C-Section

CT scan (abdominal, head, ankle)

Ear Tubes, both sides

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD: upper endoscopy)

EKG, Echocardiogram, Cardiac Stress Test

Fibromatosis and Transverse Colon Segment Removal (tumor removal)

Holter Monitor

Lithotripsy (kidney stone blasting)

MRI (head, ankle)

X-Ray (pretty much everywhere. I expect I'm translucent by now)

FIBROMYALGIA

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processes pain signals.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS

Interstitial cystitis (int-uhr-STISH-uhl siss-TYT-uhss) (IC), is a chronic pain condition that affects the bladder. Many experts now call it bladder pain syndrome (BPS). Symptoms of IC/BPS include:

• Pain or discomfort believed to be related to the bladder, which often gets worse as the bladder fills.
• Feeling like you need to urinate right away (urgency), often (frequency), or both. Most people urinate between 4 and 7 times a day. Yet with IC/BPS, the bladder may hold less urine. People with severe IC/BPS urinate as often as 30 times a day.
• Pain, pressure, or tenderness in the pelvic area and/or genitals.
• Ulcers and/or bleeding in the bladder.

EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS

Eosinophilic esophagitis is an allergic inflammatory condition of the esophagus. Symptoms are swallowing difficulty, food impaction, and heartburn. The disease was first described in children but occurs in adults as well. The condition is not well understood, but food allergy may play a significant role

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the esophagus becomes irritated or inflamed because of acid backing up from the stomach.

CHRONIC GASTRITIS

Gastritis, an inflammation or irritation of the lining of the stomach, is not a single disease. Rather, gastritis is a condition that has many causes. Common to all people with gastritis is pain or discomfort in the upper part of the belly (abdomen), also called dyspepsia.

HEREDITARY CHEMICAL DEPRESSION

Clinical depression is characterized by a period of at least two weeks in which sadness interferes with daily functioning. Significant physical and emotional symptoms can lead to thoughts of suicide and may require immediate treatment.

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Generalized Anxiety Disorder:

If constant worries and fears distract you from your day-to-day activities or you’re troubled by a persistent feeling that something bad is going to happen, you may be suffering from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). People with GAD are chronic worrywarts who feel anxious nearly all of the time, though they may not even know why. Anxiety related to GAD often shows up as physical symptoms like insomnia, stomach upset, restlessness, and fatigue.

Anxiety Attacks:

Anxiety attacks, also known as panic attacks, are episodes of intense panic or fear. Anxiety attacks usually occur suddenly and without warning. Sometimes there’s an obvious trigger— getting stuck in an elevator, for example, or thinking about the big speech you have to give—but in other cases, the attacks come out of the blue.

Anxiety attacks usually peak within ten minutes, and they rarely last more than thirty minutes. But during that short time, the terror can be so severe that you feel as if you’re about to die or totally lose control. The physical symptoms of anxiety attacks are themselves so frightening that many people believe they’re having a heart attack. After an anxiety attack is over, you may be worried about having another one, particularly in a public place where help isn’t available or you can’t easily escape.

Social Anxiety Disorder:

If you have a debilitating fear of being seen negatively by others and humiliated in public, you may have social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia. Social anxiety disorder can be thought of as extreme shyness. In severe cases, social situations are avoided altogether. Performance anxiety (better known as stage fright) is the most common type of social phobia.

MUSCLE TENSION DYSPHONIA

Muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) occurs when the muscles around the larynx (voice box) are too tight during speaking, such that the voice box does not work efficiently. A person may use excess tension when speaking, and the voice may feel quite strained.