Well had my abdominal CT today

[Hound dog]

Oh, for pete's sake, what a mess! Get the billing straightened out, get your meds and take them. Trust me, you do NOT want a hole in your stomach......it's not just nausea and vomiting, it's doubled over think you're dying pain. You don't need any more pain.

I hate it when drug stores can't get their junk together and do it right the first time. ugh

Hugs

[LittleDudesMom]

Janet, what a mess! Listen, get the med situation straightened out as early as possible today and start the treatment. Don't listen to folks telling you the treatment is bad. It's a whole he** of a lot easier than what you have experienced the last 45 days!!!!!!! Most of the side effects are things you have been suffering with anyway - constipation or diarrhea, stomach cramps, metallic taste in your mouth. There are also a number of different combinations that are given so you never know which combo your doc is putting you on and how it compares to what others have experienced.

Think positively Janet, this too shall pass - promise! Hugs.

Sharon

[SearchingForRainbows]

I've been thinking about you and am so relieved that this is treatable! I agree with the others - Take care of the med situation, take the meds! Hope you feel better soon! SFR

[busywend]

You Go Sharon!! Ditto!

Janet, just do it!

As Hound said.....you do NOT want a hole in your stomach. Major pain and life changer there.

[upallnight]

I'm so glad you have nothing too serious and something that can be treated. I hope by now all that insurance mess is straightened out and you have it. It makes you wonder what people who don't have the knowledge and experience to be their own advocate do in a situation like this. Janet I was really worried about you and am glad this is all this is. Try to get as much protein in your body as possible. You were eating that greek yogurt, that has 7 grams of protein- keep eating that. Your muscles need it- your heart mainly, plus being anemic you can't fight infection as well. Keep going with the Ensure as well. Seriously. It's dangerous to lose too much weight too fast, I've seen people who were at a normal weight have things go wrong from that. Protein my friend.

[Dammit Janet]

I finally got the meds last night and I now have two doses in me. yeah it isnt the most pleasant stuff to take but I will manage.

I have completely lost my appetite. Oh I want to eat...lol. I just cant eat. Keyana eats more than me. Probably most 2 year olds eat more than me.

This is about what I can manage to get down in a day: 1 greek yogurt. 1 GNC Total lean Shake with 25 grams protein and 170 calories 24 vitamins and minerals. snack size applesauce and piece of string cheese, dinner is something like 2 or 3 pieces of chicken bits or pieces of shrimp and maybe a spoonful or two of mac and cheese.

[LittleDudesMom]

Give it a little time Janet, your appetite will return. It's a good thing that you are eating some good proteins and I bet that will carry over once your appetite comes back!

Sharon

[Star*]

Glad to hear you are on the mend..........

Have you stopped drinking that BLLLLOOOOOOOODY coke yet?? Coke or smokes, coke or smokes? (hear me nag, hear me nag) <--------said in nagging meah meah voice.

So sexy weight loss thing.........are you going to keep up the good diet and continue to eat right? Or are you going back to coke and cheetos? (also said in nagging BFF voice) (as I toss your cigs out into the dirt) .....

OH LOOK a possum just ran off with your smokes........YEAH..........(oh look the possum is lighting up, and taking a drag) ........(oh poor possum.......hes dead) .........here possum have some coke and a cheeto. (he was only playing possum......but now he's really gone) sniff.......sniff. sob.

NO COKE, NO SMOKE....NO cheetos. THIS IS JANETS year and it started - 45 days ago - right? RIGHT!!!!!!!!!

(I sooooooo know you are not listening to me....) lol.

Hugs - Feel better.
Love you -=

[Dammit Janet]

No, I havent given up the cokes and the cigs. I wasnt told to. The doctors all know I smoke and drink cokes. In fact the second I came out of of the tube down the throat thingy they offered me a diet coke....lol. As far as the cigarettes, they simply asked me if I was interested in quitting right now and I told them not right now but maybe in the near future when I was feeling better. They didnt say anything else.

As far as my diet goes, I have completely changed that. I am eating about 5 or 6 very small meals because my stomach simply wont hold very much. I eat a yogurt for breakfast, a 170 calorie ensure type product for lunch that takes me about an hour or so to actually drink, a snack around mid afternoon of applesauce and a piece of string cheese, and a very small dinner and then if I have to have something at night, its either a 70 calorie ice cream bar or a 100 calorie pack of cookies.

[tiredmommy]

Are you taking a multivitamin? You're not getting much in the way of fruits and vegatables.