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disappointed_lesbianEating off-schedule, trying to put pressure on my digestive system so that I can finally move my bowels. Has it been two days since I last had a movement? I mixed fruit and refined fat, which is a no-no. Actually, I wasn't nauseous just after eating that. I was on the treadmill for nearly an hour after eating, and, seconds after I stepped off, that's when the nausea started.
I've been sleeping well, better than I have slept in nearly a decade, so I'm thinking that my current constipation is not insomnia-induced. Another thing that causes constipation is undereating. I'm not sure whether I'm undereating; I haven't been feeling terribly hungry. And eating more seemed to have no effect.
I also tried my old instant coffee, the one that gives me the jitters. The one I have now, the one that says "espresso" on the jar, doesn't give me jitters and hasn't worked very well for constipation. It seems that the instant espresso is good for non-jittery energy, and the other is not. The instant coffee is good for constipation, and the other is not. I'm continually learning new things about treating my medical conditions, but, it seems, I can never get rid of them.
Went to bed on half an extended release melatonin pill last night and slept well. So I'm going to continue decreasing the melatonin until I'm taking none.
I'm supposed to be applying for a goddamned job right now but I'm so nauseous that I can barely think.
Unbelievably, I'm still in a battle over supplemental iron. Day after day, the pharmacy's AI answering service has been telling me that the iron is on order. Then, today, it told me that the pharmacy cannot get the product at all. I called the second hospital to which I was referred and once again tried to get a hematology appointment. It seems that hospital departments don't answer the phones anymore, and patients have to leave messages. I got a call back and was told that my referral hadn't been received.
So again I had to call the annoying Filipin@ answering service for my clinic (more jobs taken from Aericans) and ask to have the referral re-sent and to be prescribed another kind of liquid iron. I doubt the pharmacy even has another kind of liquid iron. This is going nowhere. I did get the iron tablets refilled, however. So I'll be crushing pills and choking down iron dust for a while longer.
I'm trapped in some kind of healthcare nightmare. I bet that if I'd agreed to have my uterus removed, as these insane medical providers suggested, I could have gotten it done in a week. But getting some iron I can absorb takes months.
I've been sleeping well, better than I have slept in nearly a decade, so I'm thinking that my current constipation is not insomnia-induced. Another thing that causes constipation is undereating. I'm not sure whether I'm undereating; I haven't been feeling terribly hungry. And eating more seemed to have no effect.
I also tried my old instant coffee, the one that gives me the jitters. The one I have now, the one that says "espresso" on the jar, doesn't give me jitters and hasn't worked very well for constipation. It seems that the instant espresso is good for non-jittery energy, and the other is not. The instant coffee is good for constipation, and the other is not. I'm continually learning new things about treating my medical conditions, but, it seems, I can never get rid of them.
Went to bed on half an extended release melatonin pill last night and slept well. So I'm going to continue decreasing the melatonin until I'm taking none.
I'm supposed to be applying for a goddamned job right now but I'm so nauseous that I can barely think.
Unbelievably, I'm still in a battle over supplemental iron. Day after day, the pharmacy's AI answering service has been telling me that the iron is on order. Then, today, it told me that the pharmacy cannot get the product at all. I called the second hospital to which I was referred and once again tried to get a hematology appointment. It seems that hospital departments don't answer the phones anymore, and patients have to leave messages. I got a call back and was told that my referral hadn't been received.
So again I had to call the annoying Filipin@ answering service for my clinic (more jobs taken from Aericans) and ask to have the referral re-sent and to be prescribed another kind of liquid iron. I doubt the pharmacy even has another kind of liquid iron. This is going nowhere. I did get the iron tablets refilled, however. So I'll be crushing pills and choking down iron dust for a while longer.
I'm trapped in some kind of healthcare nightmare. I bet that if I'd agreed to have my uterus removed, as these insane medical providers suggested, I could have gotten it done in a week. But getting some iron I can absorb takes months.
