Typo, I started to say something when you first posted about the anemia. Since I've had a close personal relationship with anemia over the past few years, I have, being me, done a lot of research. I don't know of any credible studies that link statins to anemia. However, the most common cause of anemia in diabetics is from kidney damage caused by diabetes. Can you get someone to focus on your kidney function?
Also, there are many kinds of anemia. Have you gotten the raw numbers from your blood tests? Did they do a ferritin test and a CBC WITH differential? What about B12 levels? If the ferritin test is low, they may want to start you on iron supplements or infused iron.
What do pregnant women do for headaches? I know I can take tylenol, but I also know that will be useless.
I think my sister found some relief pinching the web between her thumb and forefinger.
askye, that all sounds wonderful. I'm glad you're making progress.
I'm sorry I've been such a whiny bitca today.
I keep getting told that I'm doing really well and that I'm very self aware. Doesn't feel like it all the time but if the professionals say it then I'll try to belive it.
Oh and previously Diane and brought up trying gluten free diet and I was resistant. Then I've thought about it. Would I rather not eat stuff and FEEL better or eat stuff and feel worse just because eating the stuff is easier? And hearing Steph talk about the gluten free and depression pushed me over to wanting to try it.
Not now, there's too much going on right now. But at some point.
I'm glad the professionals can see it and are saying it to you, because I can certainly see it from here.
I'm trying and most of the session was about my relationship with Will, which I think I'm tired of talking about but at the same time I wish I could vent about a little bit more but it doesn't feel appropriate here.
It's more of a dreamwidth/lj type thing.
askye, I'm glad the meds specialist had a plan for you. As for the gluten-free diet, I don't know a whole lot on that one. For some people it really is the gluten itself that is causing a reaction in the body, in which case trying out a gluten-free diet really is the only way to address things. But you could start by just cutting down on refined carbs, especially gluten-y carbs like white flour foods, and sugary carbs. Those are just not good to load up on for anyone, and the sugary foods especially elicit cravings that make it harder to avoid them. But once you get used to less sugar, the cravings tend to go away.
askye, I'm glad therapy is useful and helpful to you. And you can absolutely talk about Will here. Vent away. We all have relationship issues. This is a safe space.
Thirding what Maria said.
We went out to dinner tonight, which was probably a stupid thing to do before going away for the weekend, but I spent most of the afternoon crying, so I needed to get out. I had an ice cream sundae for dessert.
