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spect test results

sevennnn
sevennnn
first i would like too say please get this test done you might not even be depressed or have anxiety mines came back zero sighns of schizo 0 sighns of anxiety o very little depression come to find out i have brain trauma in the cerebellum cause bly a disease from the heart called small vessel desease im relieved in a way now im off to the er symptoms are still here time for me to get the proper treatment
salvatop
salvatop
That sounds great. I know from listening to Dr. Daniel Amen who pioneered the SPECT scan, he always says "How do you know if you don't look?". The scan is a way to look at the brain to know what is really happening. Without the scan you would still be getting treated for depression and anxiety. I'm really happy for you and please keep us updated on your progress.
sevennnn
sevennnn
your right false diagnosis all across the board had so many mri's doc said your brain is finne we cant see anything your right ass hole because you didnt look into it i new something was up when i took alieve anda my symptoms started to go away all that klonapin ssri wasnt working because it wasnt the problem i thought i was going schizophranic and i wasnt the whole time im to old to be diagnose as such thank god im stubbern and presistant
leejosepho
leejosepho
"...doc said your brain is finne we cant see anything..."

No doctor could ever possibly know every possible way to look into every possible nook and cranny for every possibility that could possibly come along. Are you absolutely certain the doc said your brain *is* or was it something more like "Your brain seems fine as best we can tell from the tests we have run?" In any case, glad to know you now know!
sevennnn
sevennnn
i think i made a typo basically i had mri done the docs said your brain is perfectly fine no tumors blah blah blah but my neuro shrink said na something else is going on got the spect results walla boy was he right its alot going on and i found the culprate and it aint mental health so the lesson i learned is always go by your gut instincs and i did i think i know my body better then anyone on this planet been in it for 43yrs
bridgie101
bridgie101
Good on you. This is a great outcome, given we none of us knew what was going on.

I hope they fix you up and you can get back to normal. :)
sonnycamehome
sonnycamehome
Sevennn, I agree, you do know your body better than anyone else, and I'm so glad you were persistent and got the right tests done. Now you can get the proper treatment.

Wishing you all the best...please keep us posted!
Community LeaderThePepperMan
ThePepperMan
Thank you for the update, and for sharing your trials with us.
survivor69
survivor69
TU 4 THE UPDATE AND HOPE U RECOVER FROM THE DISEASE.
GBU
DRENA B
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