Txgirl, thank you for your reply. I feel somewhat guilty monopolizing all of your time with my own somewhat unfounded fears. My best wishes and love to you all.
I neglected to mention that I also had a blood panel done which came back clear, with the exception of my iron being "a little low, but nothing to be concerned about".
Firstly, thank you to all of you for reading my post. I, like many other people on this forum, have finally gotten to a point where I feel it necessary to ask the wealth of people living with this disease for some guidance. My heart goes out to every one of you, and I appreciate greatly your...