Weakness--Health Is What You Make It!

Sorry awhile since I posted. This blog today is not about art, but
is a strong part of my art life, I have delt with for 8 months. I hope this can inspire others that
have been unhealthy, not being able to live a normal life, and no answers.
I have been going to doctors since March when I was experiencing extreme weakness
and could barely function in my everyday life.
I had blood test after blood test, and had to live, if you call it that. I felt like the life force
in my body was being drained out of me, getting weaker by the weak. I could not even
perform simple tasks like making the bed, or putting in a load of laundry.
It was so frustrating, doctors not really understanding the extreme weakness and the extent.
I think because of my age 63 they thought I just tired easily.
I began taking supplements that did help a little, but nothing to get me to what I call a normal
day. You begin thinking the worst and as the months go on imagine all sorts of things.
I felt so bad, like I was dying, but no pain, no organs shutting down, that I started putting
my affairs and things to do, for my kids, not knowing.
I think now that it was the incompetient doctors not looking at blood tests, and knowing simple things to look for that can change a person's life.
It makes one so depressed, and a few weeks ago, thought I just couldn't take much more. I went from a very active woman, always on the go to homebound and dependent on my family to take me to a store.
Low and behold someone looked at a blood test and found I had an extreme Vitamin D deficiency. All these months of every supplement, and seaching the internet for answers. The one thing I wasn't taking in a regular or required even daily amount, was Vit. D.
I thank God, for prayers answered finally. It is not always in our time, and realize always that God sometimes wants us to really get it. Health and feeling of well being we can take for granted. I got it now, and the things I did with nutrition and vit. supplements, I will always continue now. What I did do on my own sustained my life I believe, or I don't think I would be here now.
My vit. d was 11.1 and should be 30 to 50. Well when they told me to take vit d mega dose they prescribed 50,000 iu a day, I thought they were nuts. Then I started before getting prescription, over the counter even 5,000 iu, I saw a slight improvement every day. They I got the prescribed amount and the first day I took one, my life changed. All these months, of feeling like I was dying, and it brought me back to life.
I am only on the 3rd day of being back to normal, not ready to run a marathon yet, but able to walk up 3 steps and not feeling like it took everything out of me.
I hope this will help someone, to keep digging, and follow your soul when you know it isn't what doctors are telling you, or no one listens, or does anything.
Be persistent, and not give up. and feel free to post a question.
love , prayers and good health.
patricia