Doctors Appointment Tomorrow and My Medical Issues

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I have a doctors appointment tomorrow afternoon. I am nervous about it, but I do have planned out what I need to say. I thought I would post about it on here, so others who might have my medical issues, know they have someone who they can talk to. I would first like to mention that this is a new doctor. I was seeing one, who I liked, but she moved to another location and then all the locations stopped taking my insurance. I would also like to mention that, although I liked her, I don’t know if she was necessarily familiar with my medical issues. Just to catch you all up on the medical issues I have, here is a list. -Endometriosis -Hypertension (High Blood pressure) -PCOS (Which causes an insulin resistance not related to diabetes) -Possible Fibromyalgia (every doctor I have been to, thinks I have it, but hasn’t had me tested) -Possible cholesterol issues (last time I went to the doctor, my Triglycerides were high and I eat pretty healthy. She put me on something for it, but I also have read that people with PCOS can have crazy readings like that) -Depression (mild) -Anxiety (severe) -Migraines Here is a list of my random symptoms I deal with on a daily basis. -widespread pain, not just in one location. -sometimes when I take a shower and the water hits my back, it feels like someone is dragging nails across my back. -random rashes that have nothing to do with anything I put on my skin, because I really don’t put anything on my skin. -issues with sweating. I get hot easily. In fact, I always have my room below 65 degrees, because I always feel hot. -I have to shower 2-4 times a day, because I always feel hot and sweaty. My mom thinks I am OCD, but I am not the neatest person and I shower because I feel sweaty, not because I feel that I have to. -menstrual cramps that leave me bed ridden. -my period can sometimes be so light I don’t need feminine hygiene products and other times it can be so heavy that I go through a box of tampons in a day. **EXTREMELY HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT. The ONLY time I have has success with weight loss is is when I was doing Zumba 3x a day, barely ate and was on metformin. Those are the basic symptoms I have. So here is what I am going to say tomorrow, or at least something along these lines. I am going to first off tell the doctor my top priorities are my weight and my blood pressure. I am then going to tell him that I am doing my best to lose weight, but nothing ever seems to work. I work out (well I did before I got sick. I have had bronchitis for a few weeks)and follow the “insulin resistance/PCOS” diet. I don’t eat out very much. Maybe 1x every 2-4 weeks. My mom has seen my eating habits as well and gets upset that others assume I eat junk. Next, I am going to tell him that I want to find out what exactly is wrong with me. I will tell him that I seem to have several issues getting sick easily. Every time I get my period, I have a cold right before or right after. SO every month, I am getting a cold. When others have a cold, I end up with bronchitis or something along those lines. My family used to think I was a hypochondriac, but then they noticed and realized that everytime I said something was wrong and needed medical treatment, there was something wrong. I have mood swings and feel down and lose interest easily. I also have major anxiety issues. The simple things that others can deal with, to me can be the most stressful thing to deal with. I will let him know about my medical issues as well as possible medical issues. I will also tell him about my issues sleeping. I will tell him what has worked in the past and tell him that if we go that route (I was on valium for the anxiety and back pain, because I have trouble sleeping. I can’t shut my brain off) I don’t want to be doing that forever. I will also let him know that I feel like if most of my medical issues are being taking care of, I think the anxiety and depression won't be as bad. Then I will tell him I need a referral for an OB/GYN, because of my history with endometriosis and PCOS. I forgot to mention above that I have been on medication for my blood pressure. It works for 2 weeks and then stops. They raise it and we go through the same thing. Both my mom and my maternal grandfather have to be on a combination of Blood pressure medication. I know this is a lot to take in. HA HA. Believe me I do. I just wanted to write out what I am dealing with and get others perspectives. Maybe there is someone who has been through all of this and knows what the issue might be. Thank you for listening. Or reading.