I had a couple more bedbound zombie days after the wedding, plus headache issues. I then stopped taking the glucagon completely and the headache's gone and I'm feeling a bit better overall. Able to sit up for an hour or so at a time, versus a couple minutes
I even got ambitious while my fiance went to do the grocery shopping yesterday, and washed the bottom two-thirds of the refrigerator while it was nice and empty Some back pain after that, and wiped out for a while. And then had trouble getting to sleep due to oxygen saturation dipping when I went to bed - I think staying up too late (or upright too late) can trigger that. I shouldn't stay awake or sitting up late when I'm struggling to do it.
I'm getting better at injections. Basically pushing the plunger in a bit til it stings, then waiting 30 seconds and pushing some more. And constantly reminding myself to keep my leg relaxed and breathe. It might take 5 minutes to get it all in, but less pain, no liquid oozing back into the syringe, and my latest B12 injection didn't result in any bruising. I do have a huge B12-pink patch on my leg now, but it's slowly fading
I usually do get a drop or two of blood coming out, so always put a bandaid/plaster on briefly. But I'm allergic to the glue on those, so I remove it after a few minutes to avoid having a rash for a week.
I'm generally not feeling nauseated after injecting now, possibly due to better injecting and remembering to breathe and relax. But I usually feel wiped out for an hour or so after the 4ME injection - not too surprising since that's about how long the injection area is hot, red, and swollen. That reaction hasn't been getting any worse, at least.
I even got ambitious while my fiance went to do the grocery shopping yesterday, and washed the bottom two-thirds of the refrigerator while it was nice and empty Some back pain after that, and wiped out for a while. And then had trouble getting to sleep due to oxygen saturation dipping when I went to bed - I think staying up too late (or upright too late) can trigger that. I shouldn't stay awake or sitting up late when I'm struggling to do it.
I'm getting better at injections. Basically pushing the plunger in a bit til it stings, then waiting 30 seconds and pushing some more. And constantly reminding myself to keep my leg relaxed and breathe. It might take 5 minutes to get it all in, but less pain, no liquid oozing back into the syringe, and my latest B12 injection didn't result in any bruising. I do have a huge B12-pink patch on my leg now, but it's slowly fading
I usually do get a drop or two of blood coming out, so always put a bandaid/plaster on briefly. But I'm allergic to the glue on those, so I remove it after a few minutes to avoid having a rash for a week.
I'm generally not feeling nauseated after injecting now, possibly due to better injecting and remembering to breathe and relax. But I usually feel wiped out for an hour or so after the 4ME injection - not too surprising since that's about how long the injection area is hot, red, and swollen. That reaction hasn't been getting any worse, at least.