Chatting and other minutiae

January 23, 2005

Yes, I have been to the chat thingy and it works very well on my Mac laptop

(just a little scratch on the chalkboard kind of thing to mention a Mac in

this predominantly PC universe), however no one is usually there other than

myself when I go there. I know that they try to get us all together there

during the week, but I always seem to get the notice the day " after " the

event. Gee, if anyone wanted to go on in the night as they are wailing

around in their suffering and cant get to sleep, that would be a nice place

to go. Create a new window just for it and surf the net, checking back to

see if anyone is there or not, leaving a note . . . Bet that would work.

Lately, I also have not been able to eat or drink too well. Telling someone

who is so sick that they can't eat to eat is a bit unkind as the situation

is already frustrating. Like most of us whose pain is not well acknowledged,

we also need to acknowledge the other sufferings that our dear friends go

through--not eating, taking meds, etc. Myself, I have that eating problem

and it is driving me crazy. I don't lose weight, but I eat just to keep up,

and I am so nauseated all the time and have no meds that will control it

(reglan, valium, and phenergan do not work together or separately). I also

have a problem with diabetes. My numbers are about 400-450 all the time now.

Please, I don't need to be reminded that this is dangerous and can lead to

some icky outcome. While I become ill if I eat protein (powdered or animal)

as it excites my pancreas and can really only tolerate fibrous complex carbs

(which I now seem not to be able to digest and become acidic in the stomach

until I throw up) which is supposed to be bad on my diabetes. I can't eat on

either side of thee political food aisle without terrible difficulty. I do

not know what to do or how to handle this so I just sit here sick all the

time. Wait, I lie here in bed 99.99% of the time.

So, you may want to advise me as to how to handle this situation as I will

soon be inundated with doctor appointments from my shrink to my

endocrinologist (I have 5 doctors now!) due to the blood tests that I took

today (this happens every time I take all of these tests, which is not very

often). But you know what doctor or consultant I don't have? A dietician!! I

am wondering if a dietician can come up with ideas of how to eat when no

matter what you eat makes you sick! So, I am going to ask for one. Since

they are not " doctors " , maybe they're not thought of as much as

" professionals " (those many of us curse). Anyone here have a dietician in

their palette of helping professionals? If so, please share your experiences

so that I can determine what to do or seek in one.

Well, I have rambled enough and I thank you for your time and you kindness

in reading this.

Anyse

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