Why am I not no smart?
I believe the doctors when they say I have to take the synthroid to do what my thyroid did before it tried to kill me. I am anal about taking it. I count the little pills like they are gold. I used to stay awake and think how long could I survive if I could no longer get my hands on them. I have never forgotten a pill in over 3 years.
But why do I not believe doctors when they tell me that I need to take welchol daily to not sprint to the Water closet screaming GET OUT OF MY WAY like a bat out of hell! I cannot count how many days I forget to take it. And then I sit at work and think.. I am DUMB and then have to skip lunch so that I can go to my afternoon meetings. Tomorrow a big pile is coming to work with me. Hopefully I will remember to take it. Daily. (and yes.. i have the pill reminders and i have my phone set to remind me.. but i still forget... probably because I have to take it with food..)
Showing posts with label Medical. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
TMI
Warning.. the below post is a TMI.. A post with Too much Information..
If you have a weak stomach.. or you just don't want to know one of the more gross facts about me.. stop reading now!
Ok.. you were warned.
I have a pretty weak stomach.. not meaning i cannot stand to look at gross things.. but bugs do give me the hibby gibbies (spelling), but meaning my stomach and the rest of the digestive tract does not deal with change well.
Before I had my gall bladder removed it was a tad bit wonky.. but after the gall bladder and all that came along with that... it is officially broken. I have a condition called Bile Salt D.. (http://www.gihealth.com/html/education/bilesaltDiarrhea.html) (sorry I know it is gross.. but trying living with it daily). Luckily it is pretty easy to control.. (after it was diagnosed that is and it took about a year for them to diagnose it.. imagine having D every day for a year.. it actually inflamed my internal organs.. which was pretty painful.) I take one little welchol a day... (which is actually a medicine used to control cholesterol) and I am normally fine.. Normal, being as long as I do not introduce any new and exotic foods.
So I am really afraid of how my system will react to days upon days of new and exotic foods and stress in Mexico. Mexico which is known to cause havoc on 'normal' digestive tracks. I may just have to pull a Charlotte and eat pudding all week long.
I have tried to warn the people I am traveling with.. but how in polite conversation mention the fact that you suffer from a condition that can cause chronic and life long D?
So, please pray for me.. and my digestive track next week.. and pray I dont become an expert at saying ?Hay bano? or ?Donde esta el bano?
If you have a weak stomach.. or you just don't want to know one of the more gross facts about me.. stop reading now!
Ok.. you were warned.
I have a pretty weak stomach.. not meaning i cannot stand to look at gross things.. but bugs do give me the hibby gibbies (spelling), but meaning my stomach and the rest of the digestive tract does not deal with change well.
Before I had my gall bladder removed it was a tad bit wonky.. but after the gall bladder and all that came along with that... it is officially broken. I have a condition called Bile Salt D.. (http://www.gihealth.com/html/education/bilesaltDiarrhea.html) (sorry I know it is gross.. but trying living with it daily). Luckily it is pretty easy to control.. (after it was diagnosed that is and it took about a year for them to diagnose it.. imagine having D every day for a year.. it actually inflamed my internal organs.. which was pretty painful.) I take one little welchol a day... (which is actually a medicine used to control cholesterol) and I am normally fine.. Normal, being as long as I do not introduce any new and exotic foods.
So I am really afraid of how my system will react to days upon days of new and exotic foods and stress in Mexico. Mexico which is known to cause havoc on 'normal' digestive tracks. I may just have to pull a Charlotte and eat pudding all week long.
I have tried to warn the people I am traveling with.. but how in polite conversation mention the fact that you suffer from a condition that can cause chronic and life long D?
So, please pray for me.. and my digestive track next week.. and pray I dont become an expert at saying ?Hay bano? or ?Donde esta el bano?
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