Good Morning. Swing some lizards...

....for Vitalady. Michelle posted on her grads board that her autoimmune issues are kicking her butt among other things. Please swing some lizards, send her healing vibes, keep her in your prayers and close to your hearts. Thanks.  I think I'll be sending her a get well/Christmas card. :(

Michelle's post from the grads board:

Because I am sick. Been sick for a long time. Finally too tired to pretend
I'm not sick. Not going to get well, but maybe better. Spend my time at
routine doc appts now special doc appts, toss in a root canal to keep me off
the streets and you've got it.

My issues are in no way related to my WLS, so if I discuss them, I will use
that disclaimer every other sentence. My GI doc has one other pt with the
same issue and she is a normie. The blood issues are not nutritional in any
way. The autoimmunes are not fixable or caused by WLS. Had I lived this
long, I'd be a WHOLE lot sicker at 260+ lbs.

So, do you want it now?

Autoimmunes:
Reynaud's (since I was 30), but much worse now
ITP (also since I was 30) and now causing issues
RA, recently dx via MRI
My rheumy is trying to stick fibro onto me

Hemolytic anemia, which sounds like the least of my problems, however it IS
what killed my dad and I now look and feel anemic.

And now this latest thing. I've been queasy tummy since I was a kid, but
most everyone writes it off to being picky or just thinking I'm "special" or
being difficult. Sadly, it is a very real phenomenon, rare, hard to
describe without waving my hands around. But it goes like so: most
everyone has seen their lovely pix from a scope? Endoscopy? EGD? The view
down the esophagus into the pouch looks like everyone, pretty much, like
looking down a funnel from the skinny end. So far, so good. Then next view
with a pouch is like a normal funnel, looking thru the bowl part into the
skinny part.

The problem is when that pesky little hunk of intestine tries to crawl up
inside the pouch. We know this action as an intussusceptions, though its
spelling escapes me for the moment. In the case of a compact deal like a
pouch, the intestine folds up inside itself, and the resulting "collar"
completely blocks the stoma, no food can exit. In some cases, the spasms
are much worse, in which case, the intestine can fold up and touch the base
of the esophagus, so nothing can go in, never mind getting out.

There is no reason for these spasms. They are an electrical problem. It is
not dietary, it is not due to my surgery, any of my surgeries, ever. There
is no person or one thing to blame. Remembering that my GI's other pt has a
regulation full sized stomach. In her case, her folding bowel blocks her
outgoing, but not incoming. In both cases, the end result is the inability
to eat. The nausea is a mixed blessing, since at least I'm not hungry.
I've tried to mind over matter the nausea, but you know, you can't really
convince the upheaval that it is not heaving, as I've proven now more times
than I'd care to admit.

My GI is calling this "colonic spasms", but at my last appt, I'd swear he
called it something more general, like "enteral spasms", since it isn't just
the colon, but all bowel. The cool part is my GI gets it and is totally
fascinating.

So, while the autoimmunes have more familiar names and sound scarier, the
anemia and nausea are far more serious as far as taking me out of the game
for several months. I miss ppl, but I'm so tired of saying, "No thanks,
nausea" or explaining that no, I do not see a fat girl In the mirror. In
fact, the next person to suggest that the nausea is a figment of my
imagination or trying to convince me that I don't need to lose more weight
will likely suffer grave bodily harm.

Somewhere along the line, I've lost my patience and a good deal of my
"nice". I'm so far behind in my work, I may as well call it a day and make
myself vanish as Vitalady.

I'm grumpy, tired and I wish I had me back, as well as all you guys.

Thanks,

Michelle
Vitalady, Inc T
www.vitalady.com

Oh my gosh.  No matter how bad we may have it, someone is dealing with worse.  I am so sad for Vitafamily as I know it must be hard for all of them.  I'm swinging for you, Vitalady.

 ((((Awww Michelle ))))))  Everyone deserves a bad day ....  a bad  week ....  even a lazy few MONTHS .  

Please  don't forget how much Uve had to deal with  with Ur dear hubby's  issues  this year ...  and how stressful that was .

I'm so glad Ure brave enough t o dare to share  honestly and  FEEL  how many true friends U have here 

I think  I  speak for many others  when I say we all admire you  , we wish you the very best ... and PLEASE   take care of yourself because  you're VERY important to us   

Thanks for letting us know, Gina. Swinging my cats for her. These issues are a huge challenge.

Dh & I have been swinging since I read the post (I lurk on the grads board since I'm not allowed to post YET).

I emailed her privately with prayers and got a response sometime in the middle of the night mostly just saying "Thank you".

Prayers/thoughts are being said for her and Don...they've had an exceptionally rough year.

Liz

Oh my - if it weren't for bad luck, she'd have had none at all this year!

4th graders are due by here any minute - I'll grab one and swing 'im! Good cardio and strength as well as luck!

Wow - so sorry to hear this.  I'm swinging all I have for her and her family.  Makes you wish you could just reach out and fix it all for her, since she has fixed so much for us.

Bless her heart she has had a really rough year.  I'll be swinging and thinking of her and her family.
Linda

So hard, that's all a lot to deal with . . . swinging my kitty and my 14 mo old grandson when he wakes up from his nap (he would like that).

Hang in there Vitalady, you are definately loved on all of the boards.

AWE...Prayers and (((HUGS)))