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Jesse the K ([personal profile] jesse_the_k) wrote2019-10-02 05:51 pm
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Storms Are Passing

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts!

Bella’s eating dinner

as well as the eighteen pills daily they sent her home with. Luckily, she loves almond butter and needs to regain weight lost over 7 days not eating. Plop a pill in a gob of almond butter and she simply thwips it down. The immunosuppressive Cyclosporin is sufficiently toxic that we have to don gloves to stuff it down her throat, and the pills themselves are huge. For these we have to pry open her jaws, jam the pill on the very back of her tongue, then stroke her throat until she swallows.

No physical damage from the crash

I was too ashamed to check in with my primary doc after the crash, even though my pain levels have stayed elevated. MyGuy finally convinced me, and I saw my doc today. He confirmed that my pain was consonant with a terrifying incident. We agreed that I got away lucky.

In convo with my therapist, I realized

  • while the driver and witnesses did shit to be helpful
  • I was capable of taking care of my own needs and therefore
  • Prevented further damage
  • Reached out for support to helpful people, like you

All good things. The final realization is one I’ve packed away in my lock box for further examination next session: the driver was in many ways acting just like my father.

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[personal profile] chanter1944 2019-10-03 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Please give Bella all the scritchies and pets and hugs from me, in addition to all the love she's doubtless getting from you and your guy! Poor fuzzy having to take giganto pills, ick. How long is that for, if I can ask?

So very glad there's no physical damage from the crash.
jesse_the_k: Pill Headed Stick Person (pill head)

[personal profile] jesse_the_k 2019-10-03 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Bella is always ready for bonus love!

The meds management is still in the design phase. They need to suppress the immune response that's preventing the functional bone marrow red cell production from reaching her blood stream. Chances are great she'll take a low-dose immunosuppressant for the rest of her life.

I think we're looking forward to several weeks of periodic bloodtests and adjustments before the regime is established.
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