If only...
I've been on my own many years, many years. I prefer it that way but oh dear Gods I wish I had someone special who could gently massage my forearms these last few days. They were already swollen from all the blood testing and I've weeks to go at taking blood 8-9 times a day, many attempts each required test then any ketones tests too. I've only had to do one of those in the past few days but I am still passing ketones 😕 My arm is still a solid lump where I hit the vein on Wednesday (
The "Ick" of diabetes post here) and I'm going to have to put another plaster over it as it makes me feel so queasy seeing it. But some of the pain is horrific, the other day I got a white hot pain in my head from doing my arm and my arm felt as though it was on fire. Then two further attempts and this new pain threw the other out of the window. White hot pain burnt up my arm hitting into my head and down into my fingers which jolted (for want of a better description 😕). My forearm screamed and I felt sick from pain. This is not doing the Sympathetic Nerve Dysfunction /Autonomic Dysfunction any good at all. Nor the Fibromyalgia. Nor I doubt either of the Connective Tissue Diseases I have (Sarcoidosis and Systemic Sjogrens). Many of the attempts to get blood are brutal pain with barely a pinprick to be seen for it. But how I wish for someone special to gently carefully rub my forearms a while and then just be held in their arms ....
The "Ick" of diabetes post here) and I'm going to have to put another plaster over it as it makes me feel so queasy seeing it. But some of the pain is horrific, the other day I got a white hot pain in my head from doing my arm and my arm felt as though it was on fire. Then two further attempts and this new pain threw the other out of the window. White hot pain burnt up my arm hitting into my head and down into my fingers which jolted (for want of a better description 😕). My forearm screamed and I felt sick from pain. This is not doing the Sympathetic Nerve Dysfunction /Autonomic Dysfunction any good at all. Nor the Fibromyalgia. Nor I doubt either of the Connective Tissue Diseases I have (Sarcoidosis and Systemic Sjogrens). Many of the attempts to get blood are brutal pain with barely a pinprick to be seen for it. But how I wish for someone special to gently carefully rub my forearms a while and then just be held in their arms ....