So here's an update on my health.
Me +1, Pernicious Anemia 0!!
Since my last post on this subject, I have gone to a new doctor who recognized the seriousness of the B12 deficiency and put me on a weekly shot routine which has now switched to every two weeks. I really think I am starting to feel a bit better. The overwhelming and devastating fatigue seems to have gone which is wonderful. I'm now just facing tiredness, weakness and little energy. To those that don't understand the fatigue, there is just no way to explain it. You feel like the walking dead, kind of like a zombie with a half-functioning brain and without the cravings to eat people. Ha!
In order to avoid the hour plus drive to the new doctor, I also got a prescription so that I can do my own shots. Let me tell you.... scary!! The needle isn't like the short needle used for giving insulin, it's a long one because it needs to go into the muscle. It was a bit of a stressful week before the next shot that I would have to give to myself. Luckily, a few phone calls and I found a nurse that lives a few blocks away that was willing to help me. Thank you heaven above!! I really didn't know how I was going to stick that huge needle into myself without passing out or running down the street screaming.
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