Oops

AKA Pesky Calcium part 2. AKA Adele is stupid.

So, I'm an idiot. No, I am. I really am.

I've been having low calcium again. *big sigh* See, I'd misread the dosage of my alfacalcidol, and I'd been taking a little bit more than I should have So I ran out of the stuff pretty quickly. The specialist nurse told me I could manage for a while without it, but it turns out that a while is only a few days...before you start having low calcium symptoms. I went off to the hospital for a blood test (by a nurse who was qualified to do it but a bit nervous, and as a result has left quite a bruise!) My levels had dropped some but, they gave me some alfacalcidol (and told me how much I should actually be taking!) and said that should fix it.

The thing is, since about Friday/Saturday, I've had a stinking cold. On Sunday I had horrible catarrh and kept throwing up. I threw up a few times right after taking my medication, so I'm not sure it really took effect.  That, and I think my body got used to me taking me more alfacalcidol than I should have been taking, so when I started taking less it all went a bit mad.

So, I called the hospital and I'm back to taking the amount I was mistakenly taking and I have to go in on Friday for another blood test (in my non-bruised arm)

I feel a bit better, but it's still taking effect. I guess the bottom line is, I can't be blase about any of my medication. I am so careful with my levothyroxine, but because my calcium levels WERE stable, I wasn't as careful. Lesson learned!

If this whole ordeal with Stupid Cancer has taught me anything, it is how to listen to my body. If this recent incident has taught me anything, it's that I need to be careful with ALL my medication. It's serious. I can't be blase with it.

Sorry, body. I'll be good to you now. (Only on the medication front, though. I can't make any other promises because of cake.)