health update
None of my oral meds are working anymore (bloodwork on ~60 pills/day and bloodwork on 0 pills are practically the same) because they’re not being absorbed and then circulated. I was diagnosed with chronic severe malabsorption several years ago and we’ve tried, fruitlessly, to battle it on different fronts. I also have significant chronic inflammation, which is scientifically proven to reduce the effectiveness of oral medications by 80%.
But there’s also the chance that some meds are working until side effects of other meds interfere and I’ve been on so many combos of so many different meds and dosages that it’s impossible to know what’s responsible for what.
Endocrine, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, psychological – I’m a fucking broken machine.
So I’m completely off oral meds (still have my IUD pumping progesterone directly into my uterus) in order to begin slowly one by one adding meds. Today we’re starting a new IV therapy, hoping that bypassing my gut will prove productive.
I’ve also been referred to a new gastroenterologist.
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