Health Update 3
I have been taking my ferrous sulphate. My darling husband has been looking for a local source of heme iron or ferrous gluconate (sp?) without success so far. He's searching tonight at GNC and the local drug stores. If unsuccessful, we'll order on-line.
On the bright hand side, my cheeks are pink again, and so are the palms of my hand. Previously, they were pale, with white lines along the creases in my palms, like reverse cartoon outlines. It takes five seconds for a white thumbprint to disappear from my arm. On Thursday, a thumb pressed into my arm stayed as an indent in the skin for a long time, and still looked white after the indent disappeared. My ankles are the same size again, something I didn't notice was different until I noticed they were the same again.
On the other hand, I have a migraine due to the sulfate, with the right side of my head hurting, and yellow bright halos obscuring my right vision. I'm going to bed soon, just to be in the dark.
My chest is still tight, but I haven't had the sudden hard heartbeats today, where my blood pressure makes my heart thump without racing. No racing panic attacks, either. I walked briskly across the kitchen to pick up the phone when I heard them on the answering machine, and had no breath to actually answer, just panted a bit. A reverse prank call...
I am tired, though, more than I feel I should be. I read about all the sweet, patient sick people, and think, "I'm not one of these." I'm more than ready to be well.
On the bright hand side, my cheeks are pink again, and so are the palms of my hand. Previously, they were pale, with white lines along the creases in my palms, like reverse cartoon outlines. It takes five seconds for a white thumbprint to disappear from my arm. On Thursday, a thumb pressed into my arm stayed as an indent in the skin for a long time, and still looked white after the indent disappeared. My ankles are the same size again, something I didn't notice was different until I noticed they were the same again.
On the other hand, I have a migraine due to the sulfate, with the right side of my head hurting, and yellow bright halos obscuring my right vision. I'm going to bed soon, just to be in the dark.
My chest is still tight, but I haven't had the sudden hard heartbeats today, where my blood pressure makes my heart thump without racing. No racing panic attacks, either. I walked briskly across the kitchen to pick up the phone when I heard them on the answering machine, and had no breath to actually answer, just panted a bit. A reverse prank call...
I am tired, though, more than I feel I should be. I read about all the sweet, patient sick people, and think, "I'm not one of these." I'm more than ready to be well.