Psycho-Babble Health Thread 653140

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Rule Out Toxic Megacolon

Posted by corafree on June 5, 2006, at 9:04:37

The following, is a followup to a post on social:

I need to explain what I said re: blah blah blah and fix my guts! I meant that 'literally'. (It did sound pretty psycho!)

I have some physical diagnoses which need to be ruled out, and some which are already diagnosed and pending 'more tests' before surgery.

The times I have been inpatient for depression, the 'lack of attn to physical care' has been abhorent.

One time I wanted to d.c. all meds and managed to make my way (It was tricky.) to a detox ward. There, much attn 'was' given my medical condition.

But, times on basic mental health wards, I've been lucky to get a vitamin!

The 'rule-outs' are toxic megacolon and celiac dz (The latter is less urgent.). I'm 'no nurse', but basically 'nothing moves' in the intestines.

The crux of the matter is that mental and physical illnesses are 'colliding and worsening one another'. With county healthcare, I'd never get the physical attn I need right now, if I could manage to orchestrate inpatient mental health care.

I have all the physical referrals. I just need to care enough about myself to get out there and start running about from lab to imaging to specialists.

It's so hard 'to care for me' and 'to be pro-active' when I'm feeling unloved.

I've been drinking lots of water and taking magnesium with silica. I was managing pretty well, but this last week, well ... I was definitely 'too popped to poop'!

love,cf

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