Well, I went in yesterday and learned how to self inject.
Dhun-dan-da!!!
And it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I know! Pretty amazing. Especially for a girl that used to get all light headed at the thought of a needle. It didn't hurt any worse than say a mosquito bite when the needle was inserted (I am using the smallest insulin needle I could get my hands on) and the injection itself felt like nothing. I have had injections in the past that burn or are cold going in, but this was nothing.
As for the alleged energy boost that the B12 would provide? I've got a whole lot of nothing to report in that department. I have a nasty head and chest cold at the moment and I have even less energy than I normally have, which means that I feel slightly better than death warmed over. I have to continue injecting every day for a week, then once a week for a month, then once a month indefinitely. Hopefully after I get rid of this cold, I will notice the energy boost from the B12.
In other news, I got the call from OHSU on the clinical trial that I have been waiting for. I go in next week for my screening appointment to see if I am a good candidate. Mostly its a lot of questions about symptoms, some motor skills tests and a chest x-ray. Which considering how much I have been hacking and wheezing with this cold, could be humorous. At times I have coughed so much I am wondering if I am going to bust a rib! Hopefully I will be feeling a lot better by then and not coughing so much I feel like my spleen might get expelled with some other organs the next time I start coughing.
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Monday, 3 August 2009
Did you really have to stab me in the back?
Remember how I was B12 deficient and then I wasn't?
Well one of the things we saw on my spinal tap was a B12 deficiency. I kept pondering this discrepancy and decided to call my PCP's office to see if they felt like I should do B12 therapy since 2 of 3 tests indicated that there WAS a deficiency. Come to find out, ALL 3 tests indicated that I had a B12 deficiency.
Ah yes, the results given to me for the MMA test were wrong. The test results that led me to have more blood work and ultimately my spinal tap. *ahem*
I am a little disappointed-irritated-annoyed-frustrated by that information. I am glad I have the right info now, but I could have done without the additional testing. I am going into the doctors office today to learn how to self inject the B12. (Lucky me!) I am hoping it helps quickly to put an end to the fatigue. I will have an update later today on how that experience goes.
In the mean time, off to my new job. Yes, you heard correctly. I have a new job. I am going to be the manager of an apartment complex and today is my first day. I am still keeping my other job, but changing how I do it. That is another post all together, but I will fill in those details soon.
Well one of the things we saw on my spinal tap was a B12 deficiency. I kept pondering this discrepancy and decided to call my PCP's office to see if they felt like I should do B12 therapy since 2 of 3 tests indicated that there WAS a deficiency. Come to find out, ALL 3 tests indicated that I had a B12 deficiency.
Ah yes, the results given to me for the MMA test were wrong. The test results that led me to have more blood work and ultimately my spinal tap. *ahem*
I am a little disappointed-irritated-annoyed-frustrated by that information. I am glad I have the right info now, but I could have done without the additional testing. I am going into the doctors office today to learn how to self inject the B12. (Lucky me!) I am hoping it helps quickly to put an end to the fatigue. I will have an update later today on how that experience goes.
In the mean time, off to my new job. Yes, you heard correctly. I have a new job. I am going to be the manager of an apartment complex and today is my first day. I am still keeping my other job, but changing how I do it. That is another post all together, but I will fill in those details soon.
Sunday, 2 August 2009
I have been blessed
It has been beyond hot here for the past week and from the sounds of things, the rest of this one. When the forecast of 100+ days popped up, I became a little concerned about my symptoms spiraling out of control. So far this summer we have had very few hot days, but the ones we have experienced have sent what is an annoying symptom on an average day to crisis mode on a hot day.
For example; my balance isn't stellar on an average day. I have to be extra careful on stairs and on slippery or uneven surfaces. When its over 90 I end up wobbling around like a drunk sailor unless I am on a flat, dry surface. Needless to say, I was concerned about how I would handle my second floor apartment after 5 days of 100+ heat.
Our church used to have some of those portable A/C units that you could vent out the window. I was hoping we still had them in storage and called our church secretary to see if I could borrow one for the summer. Apparently we had sold them when we moved out building last year. I figured I would need to make due with fans and stay at the office as long as I could. I was about to be surprised.
Our church decided to buy me an air conditioner.
Buy me one. My very own. No strings attached. It was purchased for me simply because I had a need, because my church was able to fill that need, because they love me.
I have been blessed.
For example; my balance isn't stellar on an average day. I have to be extra careful on stairs and on slippery or uneven surfaces. When its over 90 I end up wobbling around like a drunk sailor unless I am on a flat, dry surface. Needless to say, I was concerned about how I would handle my second floor apartment after 5 days of 100+ heat.
Our church used to have some of those portable A/C units that you could vent out the window. I was hoping we still had them in storage and called our church secretary to see if I could borrow one for the summer. Apparently we had sold them when we moved out building last year. I figured I would need to make due with fans and stay at the office as long as I could. I was about to be surprised.
Our church decided to buy me an air conditioner.
Buy me one. My very own. No strings attached. It was purchased for me simply because I had a need, because my church was able to fill that need, because they love me.
I have been blessed.
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