30 August 2016

My last iron infusion a couple of days ago I don't know what happened. It hurt somewhat. The next day it hurt worse. The day after (today) it hurts a great deal and my vein is hard. If I put my arm down, it hurts. If I move my arm, or twist my arm, it hurts my arm. It's weird how much my arm hurts. It shouldn't hurt that much from on iron infusion. I'm also taking some medication (three pills a day) that they want me to try.

I think the iron infusion therapy is actually getting more iron in my body. I feel less tired, so I must me getting some iron.

29 August 2016

I just had the last shot of my first round of iron infusion sessions. The doctor thinks I'll need another session. In two weeks I go to get labs done to check how my hemoglobin is and then I'll know for sure if I'll need another session of iron infusion.

My forearm on my left arm is where I had the shot today. It is sore to the point where I don't want my arm to touch anything. If I move my arm it hurts as well. My UC is just as bad though.

19 July 2016

The doctor made an appointment for the Second of August. I can't believe the doctor doesn't see any more urgency than getting me in sooner. I heard from my husband that this doctor was really good. When I dropped off the paperwork from Mayo Clinic the receptionist said, "You may as well take a seat, it'll be a while." After a couple of minutes I asked her if I could just drop it off on the desk and informed her that I didn't need anything. Exasperated, she responded, "I guess so!" I'm a bit shaken in terms of my trust in the competency of the establishment I am thinking about going to.

I am so exhausted doing everything.

25 August 2016

My blood is so low that I have to have iron infusion shots. Apparently I can't produce my own iron because I've reached such a low level. I have some medication I am going to try. I pick it up tomorrow at work since we have a pharmacy there. It will take three to six months of taking the medication before I can really know if it is going to work or not. Everywhere I have had the needle go in for the shots I have a bruise. It looks like I am a drugee now. Every second day for five shots I have to take that iron infusion, then I get my blood tested again. My doctor thinks I will have to have another round of shots after this because my blood is so low in order to bring it up again.

15 August 2016

I had a colonoscopy at a private doctor on 11th August 2016. The nurse gave me Demerol (which had very little effect in making me unaware of my surroundings). My mom said she put it in my arm too fast when I described what I felt when she injected it into the IV. My vein was burning from my antecubital fossa up to above my bicep. When it hit my brain and body I felt very weird. I can't describe it. I don't remember that ever happening before because I've had Demerol before. The room was spinning and I started shaking.

I felt every single thing during the colonoscopy. Why give me the Demerol?

The Ducolax gave me an Ulcerative Colitis attack. The doctor told me I was wrong and the UC was not caused by the Ducolax. So whatever. I don't believe her at all.

Today I had an iron infusion. I may have to get plenty of these before I start feeling better. Right now I am exhausted all the time. My body aches if I eat the wrong thing and I have a fever if I eat the wrong thing.