Day 6

Hi There. I’m sorry I could not write my blog yesterday. It was a pretty energy draining morning, and had nothing left to give in the afternoon and evening. Yesterday, I had to go out of town for blood work because the lab close to my house could not get a time sensitive test to the lab soon enough. I had to fast the night before. A little rough for me in the morning because I wake up with low blood sugar, and dehydrated. Normally, I have to eat something within an hour of waking up, and then every 3 hours after that. If I don’t I feel very ill. I woke up at 7 am, and rolled out the door 20 minutes later. Just in time for early morning commute traffic. It was hard to focus, but at least I wasn’t feeling fuzzy or dizzy. Just hungry and tired!

The commute was already challenging enough for me, but the directions to the lab I got from their website were wrong. I didn’t bring my portable GPS because I didn’t think I’d need it. At least I had the labs phone number. I called up and I told them the exact street and cross street I was at, and they told me, I needed to turn around, and go the other way because I drove too far. Well, it turns out I had not driven far enough. After I realized this I wanted to make a u-turn, but the next 3 intersections had no u-turn signs. After a second phone call to the lab, I finally got there at 8:50 am. I didn’t have to wait long, and went to get my blood drawn. I didn’t know just how much blood they were taking, but it was a lot. I almost fainted because of blood loss when they were on my last 4 vials. They had me lie down for quite awhile, and drink some water. That is a first. I’ve never almost fainted from having my blood drawn.

After I was done, (10 vials in all) the technician told me in the future, if I am going to have that much blood drawn, I should get it done laying down. I will keep that in mind! Luckily for me, the medical center where the lab was located, there was a pharmacy. I got a bottle of Gatorade and had that and a snack bar in the car. I called my husband from my car, and that is when I got weepy. The whole situation was draining (literally and figuratively) and not having eaten yet, just put me over the top. After I finished my snack, and dried my face, I drove home. All in all, it was a 3.5 hour event. I ate when I got home, and took a nap for 2 hours. I figure I must have been tired from losing all of that blood.

Yesterday my glutathione topical cream showed up. Many with CFS are low on this substance, but the genetic test to prove this is more expensive than trying the cream to see if it helps with fatigue. That and my levels need to be raised because I am shortly going to be going a urine test showing levels of lead and mercury in the system, and the test depletes this substance further.

Remember when I mentioned B12 shots and not being sure if I could do them myself? My husband gave one to me last night. I told him to just keep in mind, that I’m not a dart board. On the 3rd attempt, it was a success. He’s a great guy, and I’m lucky to have him in my life. So I’ll be getting 2 shots (2 ccs each) per week of B12.
Today, I almost felt alert when I woke up. So I did some light cleaning and laundry and made breakfast for the hubby. We are going to go out and about to run a few errands this weekend. I’m looking forward to it.

Until tomorrow…
Linda