Dwindling Health
10 years ago
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I'm writing this with what little energy I have today.
Rarely do I feel comfortable making my problems public, but I feel as if people, especially those waiting on refunds, should know. I am not trying to make excuses for myself-- I will continue to refund people as I'm able.
As things are right now in my life, well, they're not good.
Near the end of September, I went in to have a procedure done. For the month or so before that procedure, I had been having gagging fits. I would gag and gag until I either puked or coughed up acid. It was daily, it was affecting my living condition, so, I went to the doctor and they scheduled aforementioned procedure.
They found nothing.
Biopsies, nothing, the camera, nothing. But after that, for some reason, things got worse. In addition to the gagging fits, I now adopted constant burping, and the most troublesome addition yet-- the inability to keep down food.
Anything I consumed, even drinks, I would vomit back up. Literally everything. I went a week or two like this-- not eating, or trying to eat and puking it up. After my condition worsened, (strength fading, weight loss, you know, things that would happen when you're unable to eat for a week), I admitted myself to to ER, to see if perhaps they could find anything.
Once again, they found nothing.
I was sent home after several hours on an IV, to at least provide me with some of the nutrients I couldn't get. I was given tests, medications (which I promptly vomited up once I got home), and returned to this "life" of not being able to eat. They recommended I see a new GI doctor.
But it's been a week, almost two, since I was in the ER. Still can't eat or keep down food. I'm lucky if I can keep down water. As one might imagine, you can't... live, without being able to eat. I'm not doing well. I have no strength, I do nothing but sleep (or puke), I can no longer climb stairs, I can barely walk, and because of my already weak chest muscles, I can barely breathe. My time is spent in bed, and as this drags on, I lose my strength to even be able to sit at my computer.
Since this has started, I've nearly lost 5lbs a week. I can feel my body eating itself. And not only has this unknown condition affected my physical state, but my mental health as well. I was already a pretty... heavily mentally ill person to begin with. With this, I'm pretty much on my last legs. I'm beyond depressed, I have to wonder why I even bother waking up. I'm not going to go into explicit detail, but I'm... not doing well. I don't have the spoons to speak to people, I don't have the spoons to do anything, not even play games, let alone draw or anything else. I'm falling fast, and I don't know what to do. I feel hopeless.
I went to the doctor again today. We've gotten another GI specialist to hopefully help find out what's wrong with me (the hospital I was at is god awful). Because I can't continue on like this. I don't know how much longer I can last not being able to eat. If I suddenly disappear, I'm sorry. I've probably ended back up in the hospital.
I suppose that's the gist of it all. Please forgive me for not being talkative, I don't know if I'll have anymore energy to respond or speak today. I had blood taken earlier, and without food, that's drained me further.
I promise I'll get back on what I owe when things start to look up at all. I don't know when, but I promise. Right now I need a lot of money for my medical bills through all of this.
I'm sorry, for everything.
Rarely do I feel comfortable making my problems public, but I feel as if people, especially those waiting on refunds, should know. I am not trying to make excuses for myself-- I will continue to refund people as I'm able.
As things are right now in my life, well, they're not good.
Near the end of September, I went in to have a procedure done. For the month or so before that procedure, I had been having gagging fits. I would gag and gag until I either puked or coughed up acid. It was daily, it was affecting my living condition, so, I went to the doctor and they scheduled aforementioned procedure.
They found nothing.
Biopsies, nothing, the camera, nothing. But after that, for some reason, things got worse. In addition to the gagging fits, I now adopted constant burping, and the most troublesome addition yet-- the inability to keep down food.
Anything I consumed, even drinks, I would vomit back up. Literally everything. I went a week or two like this-- not eating, or trying to eat and puking it up. After my condition worsened, (strength fading, weight loss, you know, things that would happen when you're unable to eat for a week), I admitted myself to to ER, to see if perhaps they could find anything.
Once again, they found nothing.
I was sent home after several hours on an IV, to at least provide me with some of the nutrients I couldn't get. I was given tests, medications (which I promptly vomited up once I got home), and returned to this "life" of not being able to eat. They recommended I see a new GI doctor.
But it's been a week, almost two, since I was in the ER. Still can't eat or keep down food. I'm lucky if I can keep down water. As one might imagine, you can't... live, without being able to eat. I'm not doing well. I have no strength, I do nothing but sleep (or puke), I can no longer climb stairs, I can barely walk, and because of my already weak chest muscles, I can barely breathe. My time is spent in bed, and as this drags on, I lose my strength to even be able to sit at my computer.
Since this has started, I've nearly lost 5lbs a week. I can feel my body eating itself. And not only has this unknown condition affected my physical state, but my mental health as well. I was already a pretty... heavily mentally ill person to begin with. With this, I'm pretty much on my last legs. I'm beyond depressed, I have to wonder why I even bother waking up. I'm not going to go into explicit detail, but I'm... not doing well. I don't have the spoons to speak to people, I don't have the spoons to do anything, not even play games, let alone draw or anything else. I'm falling fast, and I don't know what to do. I feel hopeless.
I went to the doctor again today. We've gotten another GI specialist to hopefully help find out what's wrong with me (the hospital I was at is god awful). Because I can't continue on like this. I don't know how much longer I can last not being able to eat. If I suddenly disappear, I'm sorry. I've probably ended back up in the hospital.
I suppose that's the gist of it all. Please forgive me for not being talkative, I don't know if I'll have anymore energy to respond or speak today. I had blood taken earlier, and without food, that's drained me further.
I promise I'll get back on what I owe when things start to look up at all. I don't know when, but I promise. Right now I need a lot of money for my medical bills through all of this.
I'm sorry, for everything.
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Don't be sorry. Be you. Find what's killing you. It's there. You know it. Have them look at everything, including your brain - there is a possibility that it's a brain problem triggering the physiological response to food.
If I ever need help, I'll let people know. It's very last-resort for me, I hate doing that kind of thing. I feel just awful for it. But if if the medical bills become too much, I'll see. Right now I'm fine on that end though. Just got to be careful.
Thank you, again. I hope we can figure this out because I -can- feel it kind of killing me. Every day gets worse. We're going through all the options, another GI is on the list but a psych is as well.
Several years ago I knew it was a mental problem. Now? I'm not sure. Whatever it is, they need to find it, because I can't keep this up.
Thank you.
Hopefully you'll figure out what's happening and feel better...
Thank you. I hope I can get through this soon too.
I do some online research, but I don't like to "self-diagnose", if they find something, great, if they don't, try try again I suppose.
Thank you though.
I wish you the best. If you lack the energy to hope, I'll do it for you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
Had one before, didn't turn out like this.
Thank you though, it means a lot. I think the same, honestly. I don't know why they'd release me if I can't eat.
I'm sorry about the delay in your refund. I'm going to see if my insurance pulls through and erases some of these charges, and then pay you back ASAP if I can.
And thank you, so much.
Have you tried at least other methods of eating like sucking on something. Its minor but at least better pacing and you are getting something in your body.
Regardless, keep someone posted if anything changes.
Basically, the issue is, I don't digest things-- and because of that, I do not take in nutrients. I'll try to elaborate more on it later. But regardless, thank you.
Hang in there
Please hang in there. I hope you recover as soon as possible...
Thank you! I'm going to try to post an update when I can