The issue is that I can't take pills because they usually don't stay down, so my husband bought me dissolvable tablets to take. The problem is that the Vitamin C has such a low dosage that I have to take twenty of the dissolvable tablets to make it work. It's not very efficient.
I just don't know what to do. No one will listen to me when I tell them I'm starving. Just because I'm not 90 pounds yet doesn't mean I'm not malnourished. I can't take pills because they have a hard time staying down. I don't know if those vitamins come in injection form, and overall, I'm just exhausted both mentally and physically. I'm worried about my liver. My enzymes have been really high for over a year and they can't figure out why. The doctors don't seem to be very concerned and it's worrisome. I'm worried that I'm going to get sucked down into a hole of deficiencies and then not be able to claw my way back up. It's hard for me to keep food, or even liquids down right now. When I get into these attack cycles, I can't seem to break them.
Step 1: Find needles for a sub-q injection.

Step 2: Get medication ready.


Step 3: Fill up syringes with 1ml of medication.


Step 4: Injection medication.
I have to repeat this process weekly for another two weeks and then I need to do it monthly for a while. I still need to remember to ask my doctor about other injections since needles don't bother me. I would rather inject the vitamins than try and ingest them. It makes my arm a bit sore but I'd rather have that than violently vomiting later.
Also, it was also my second Easter with motility issues. I managed to cook for my family but I couldn't manage more than two bites of food. It made my family feel bad but honestly, I was just SO happy that I could cook without an issue. I was very thankful for that. I had to sit down for a bit when the stomach spasms started, and my mother could tell when they started, because she said that I became incredibly pale. I felt almost overheated when they started. I took a muscle relaxer and then the spasms became a bit more bearable. I ate a bite or two of potato salad, which I probably shouldn't have.
Today, I feel a bit better but I haven't eaten much in the past few days. I have not been hungry and I am trying to ignore the nausea. I managed to drive today. It was good to leave the house for a bit but I was worried about vomiting on the side of the road again. I manage to make it through driving without an issue but the day isn't over yet. I'm trying to take it easy and take care of myself so that I can go back to Mayo. I need to call the doctor and schedule my next visit.
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