I've said it before and I will say it again. Nature and I just don't mix anymore. I used to love going outside and enjoy the sun and listen to that stupid mocking bird that just wont shut up, but in order to stay well I am having to give up the outdoors and stay inside as much as possible.
I have always been allergic to poison ivy and poison oak. When I was a little girl I would get it so bad that my parents would have to take me to the hospital. Well my neighbors have continued to burn brush on their property and the must be burning poison ivy because over the weekend I woke up with it. The feeling was all too familiar. My throat burned and was tight. My eyes itched and I had a rashes on me from head to toe. The back of my neck was covered in rashes and it was so bad that my lymph nodes swelled up and I could barely move my neck. Yes, you suck nature!!
My doctor was able to call in some steroids for me yesterday so I know relief has to be right around the corner. Unfortunately, my diabetes isn't helping the situation at all and in fact it could be the reason why I am so prone to getting poison ivy so bad and then having trouble getting rid of it.
If it isn't one thing...it's another. My body is trying to fight off the poison (again) and that causes my body a lot of stress, then if you add steroids to the mix it equals extremely high blood sugars which then equals major headaches, exhaustion, nausea, and tada...ketones.
I want so badly to feel normal. It is hard to explain, but most of the time it is a real "out of body" experience for me. I don't really know any other way to put it. I keep pushing myself though and praying for a better tomorrow. I know things have to get better. I try to stay strong and not get knocked down, but it's tough.
Itchy...again,
Kimberlee
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