Turner Syndrome Blues

Sometimes I really hate having Turner Syndrome. Not the syndrome itself, mind you. If not for Turner Syndrome, I wouldn't have met some of the people I call my closest friends. I just hate some of the medical nonsense that comes with having TS. What's Turner Syndrome? In short, it's a genetic disorder occurring in one out of every 2,000 people assigned female at birth. Some characteristics that show up in a Turner kid are short stature, heart and kidney problems, and infertility due to nonfunctioning ovaries (in my case, they wasted away). Puffy hands and feet at birth and extra skin on the neck are other traits, in addition to visual-spatial issues, struggling with social skills, and nonverbal learning disorders. As I write this post, I'm waiting for an appointment with my kidney doctor. He's a nice guy, and I know this is for my health, but the fact remains that I really do not want to be doing this. This isn't the first time I've felt like this about having to see one of the many doctors in my small medical army, and believe me, I don't like that I feel this way. My doctors are wonderful people who want to do anything they can to keep me healthy and I love them for it. After all, I'm only 20 and have a lot of things I want to do before I take my final bow. It just gets so freaking frustrating that it takes all these people and a boatload of medicine to keep me going. I don't want my life to be centered on hospitals and specialty clinics in order for me to continue ha...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news