Right now my body and I are not on good terms. Lately I've felt exhausted and completely drained, to the point where simply moving forward has felt like a struggle. I figured it was just the toll of everything my body has endured, all those surgeries included. Turns out that wasn't it at all.
During my yearly checkup, the bloodwork my Dr ordered came back looking rough.
My potassium has dropped to a dangerously low level.
Both my b12 and b 6 are low
My vitamin D is low
And my liver enzymes came back abnormal.
The potassium and vitamin D are things I'm always fighting. The d ties back to my lupus and how little time I can spend outdoors during summer.
As for the liver, that's from the 2 strong antibiotics I took after the dog bite.
According to her, the rest stems from my body not getting in enough food, liquid and protein.
So now I'm on separate supplements for each problem. Protein is the toughest one for me since I can eat eggs or much meat. My stomach gives me so many problems.
In under a year I've gone through 3 major surgeries. If I can't get all of this sorted out, my last one won't be happening.
So my focus is on getting 5 small meals a day into me. It's tough because hunger just isn't there. Without my husband pushing me I doubt I could manage it. I'm fairly sure that subconsciously an eating disorder is developing in me. It has nothing to do with the tirzepitide. It's me because of my battle with obesity my whole life. I finally am looking good for the first time ever. So I have to work on my body dysphoria issues. I'm not going completely off of tirzepitide. I'm just lowering the dose for now. I have my first counseling appointment set up for next week. I'm just glad I'm realizing it before it's to late.
So here's to getting myself back on track.
During my yearly checkup, the bloodwork my Dr ordered came back looking rough.
My potassium has dropped to a dangerously low level.
Both my b12 and b 6 are low
My vitamin D is low
And my liver enzymes came back abnormal.
The potassium and vitamin D are things I'm always fighting. The d ties back to my lupus and how little time I can spend outdoors during summer.
As for the liver, that's from the 2 strong antibiotics I took after the dog bite.
According to her, the rest stems from my body not getting in enough food, liquid and protein.
So now I'm on separate supplements for each problem. Protein is the toughest one for me since I can eat eggs or much meat. My stomach gives me so many problems.
In under a year I've gone through 3 major surgeries. If I can't get all of this sorted out, my last one won't be happening.
So my focus is on getting 5 small meals a day into me. It's tough because hunger just isn't there. Without my husband pushing me I doubt I could manage it. I'm fairly sure that subconsciously an eating disorder is developing in me. It has nothing to do with the tirzepitide. It's me because of my battle with obesity my whole life. I finally am looking good for the first time ever. So I have to work on my body dysphoria issues. I'm not going completely off of tirzepitide. I'm just lowering the dose for now. I have my first counseling appointment set up for next week. I'm just glad I'm realizing it before it's to late.
So here's to getting myself back on track.
