I have had gittleman's for almost 2 years now. Its a renal wasting disorder. usually daignosed late teens or early adulthood. Basically it means your kidney tube doesn't filter potassium or magnesium correctly (and somethimes b vitamins also). In other words your mag and K are excreted in your urine instead of reabsored. I take a diuretic, and pottassium and magnesium oxide. (25 or so pills a day). Its tough on your stomach and i need to get monthly (used to be weekly) blood tests. Things could be so much worse though.
I am thankful everyday I was diagnosed correctly. Its really rare and usually when i go into a hospital doctors don't even know what GS is. Its hard, but things are
getting better, i orginally had really bad depression, but i am so much better now. I am thankful I am alive and that i don't have something worse. Things are not easier since i have been diagnosed, but I have become so much more thankful for life and I am much better at sympothizing with people.
The only other issue (as a new college student) somethimes its hard that with GS its not really good to drink alcohol. Which the part scene at college makes that kind of hard. I just have to watch and be extra careful. Basically having GS is like being dehydrated all the time, so drinking just dehydrates you more.
I hope this helped I will be happy to answer anyother questions as long as I know the answer lol.
