not be sick anymore

technically, i believe i’ve met this goal. i haven’t had any treatment for my ITP since november of 2005. is that good enough for health insurance? apparently not.

i got married a month ago and we applied for health insurance together. they denied us because i had ITP. two years ago. ridiculous. so we’re fighting it, but until then, we have temporary insurance that only works in emergencies. thank goodness for walmart’s $4 prescriptions and stocking up on things before we got married. this is pretty frustrating.

so until an insurance company believes i’m not sick, i guess i still am. bleh.

technically, i’m getting over the flu right now. but whatev. i’m healthy otherwise.

i’ve been back in the states about 10 months with no more kidney stones, and no more platelet troubles. i’ve had the flu recently, but its nothing compared to what’s gone on before. the antibody seems to be gone and i’m feeling better.

now i’m getting married in five months, so i’m whipping my body into shape again. it’s been two years since i was in any shape to run or lift weights consistently. so i’ve got a membership to the gym and some great motivation with a beautiful dress i get to wear soon. i’m happy, healthy, and in love! what more can i ask for? i’m thankful.

i complained 3 months ago about being lactose intolerant. ohhh wow. too bad i ended up having kidney stones. that’s way worse.

but i think the lactose intolerance was in part due to the build up of calcium for the kidney stones. sooo i’m not lactose intolerant anymore. i just stopped needing my pills… so i haven’t taken them for almost 2 months. and now i’m on my way to being healthy!

i’m exercising more regularly, and i’m not on any drugs except the ones i choose to take (vitamins and painkillers and such). it’s wonderful! i’ll be keeping this goal until i go to the doctor again back in the states. i’d like to know if the antibody attacking my platelets has chilled out… anyway, feeling good these days!

i don’t know if i’m ever going to achieve this goal. my stomach is messed up now. and i’m lactose intolerant? how dumb is this body?

and how thankful am i that it still functions as well as it does? sigh

man, my body really hates me i guess. i started gaving trouble with my GI tract. my stomach hates me. or at least everything i eat. sick. so i’ve been on one medicine and it didn’t really do anything… so now i’m on a new one.

plus i’ve decided i’m lactose intolerant… i haven’t been tested, it’s just a guess. i’ve been steering clear of dairy, except when i take my lactase supplements. and it’s helping i think. i dunno if it’s psychological or if dairy really was messing me up.

but in any case, i’m still working on not being sick… i’ll get there though!

today i went to the doctor. it had been a month since i had seen him. my platelet count was 188,000 which is good! normal! kinda. lol. and i don’t have to go back for two whole months. this is amazing. two months!!

it’s official. i’ve been off prednisone for a week. i’m not taking this goal off though until they tell me the antibody has gone away. it’s still active in my system, killing platelets and whatnot. but my body is OWNING and making twice as many platelets to make up for it. yup. so we’ll see if i can keep my platelets up there. go bone marrow go!

i’ve been sick since january, and it’s partially the fault of my former best friend. boo hiss. so i’d like to not be sick anymore. but i may have to have my spleen removed now, so this may not be a quick process… oh well.