I'm Masking Heavy Anxiety

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Across
  1. 4. while bilirubin overwhelms my liver, producing my _______ serum
  2. 5. I sit in line for over 2 hours in my car, waiting for my __________ test to diagnose my terrible condition.
  3. 6. The diagnostic lab phoned today and asked me where my red blood cells went, calling my blood _____
  4. 9. The lab could not answer my question but stated that they did see spontaneous clumping of red blood cells, also known as ____ that has decreased my chances of beating my disease
  5. 11. My anxiety increases, my panic sets in when I see the needle. My doctor tries to comfort me by explaining that ____________, a natural anti-coagulant will help to prevent embolisms.
  6. 13. “What disease? My doctor has not told me of any disease!” I exclaimed with anxious nervousness. However, the next day, my doctor called and wanted to see me. I decided to bring my husband to _____ the situation, as I disagree with my doctors’ actions at this point
  7. 14. In addition to the injections, my doctor has prescribed systemic ________________, a class of steroid hormones to help reduce inflammation in my body.
  8. 16. Even amidst this pandemic, my body continues to turn food into energy, my cells produce _______, especially in my muscles.
Down
  1. 1. With my anxiety rising, I asked the laboratory if my feline ___ virus could be the cause of my disease.
  2. 2. I am taking Airborne daily to help support my __ system.
  3. 3. “This _________ monster is destroying my red blood cells” I screamed, waking from a nightmare.
  4. 7. My doctor prescribed ___ otherwise known as Plavix, and my body has bounced back. My disease now has only a 11-15% chance of relapsing. My future looks bright again.
  5. 8. The doctor feels that I should receive a transfusion of ________ red blood cells. But, his prognosis is still grim with this treatment.
  6. 10. Wondering how I could have gotten this disease, my doctor informed me that “60-75% of _____ cases do not have apparent causes.” I am relieved at least to know that I didn’t do anything wrong to cause my condition.
  7. 12. I lay around my house, feeling sluggish, dull and _____
  8. 15. They say _______________ have taken over my blood slide, with no central pallor to be found.
  9. 17. My doctor told me that my chances of _____________ is increased with this condition. This is when my body throws clots within my blood vessels which impedes my circulation.