sure, i have the diabetes (to be pronounced dī-ǝ-bē-dǝs), but considering the amount of crap i eat, i think i have been pretty lucky thus far with all of that. i haven't complained about making myself bleed 4-5 times a day or giving myself injections, so i feel i'm entitled to one small rant.
with that in mind, allow me to complain for just a moment about my miniscule trial and tribulation this week. in addition to digging deep for motivation to finish the semester (one more week! surely i can do this?), i have been dealing with an infected fingernail since november--i suppose i should have started this blog as a cautionary tale of home manicures. however, my doctors assure me that as a diabetic i am particularly prone to infections, so you are all likely fine. my run-of-the-mill infection caused a fungal infection (grossed out yet?), and 85% of my fingernail has since fallen off.
it's hideous, but it is my cross to bear.
i have gone to the student health center four times for my stupid right-hand ring finger, and over spring break i finally got some meds (of course, i had to pay full price for the meds because insurance companies hate me). so, not only are these pills potent in my mouth and cause all items coming out of my body to take on a distinctly musty smell (alright, now you're hitting the grossed out point), this past week i have lost the sense of taste!
TASTE.
i taste nothing. for a few days i could slightly taste salt and vinegar potato chips, but i can't even taste that any more. i have been trying all kinds of different things, supposing that perhaps my palate was simply limited. nothing. no spice. no sweetness. i couldn't even taste the doritos i bought out of the vending machine in a moment of desperation.
Exhibit A: Happy Boo after enjoying a tasty meal (and some wonderful company). This joy may never manifest itself again; I just wanted to give everyone a chance to say goodbye.
supposedly it's temporary. in the long run it's inconsequential, but i am going crazy. if i am still running on four senses for the remainder of my treatment (at least another two months), i may need to be institutionalized.
9 comments:
2 more months of no taste? Can you smell? Sounds like a great way to lose weight, sign me up. But if you lose any more weight I would be concerned. Have you tried Ben & Jerry's?
Oooh, maybe it's Fear Factor time!! You would so win the eating section of that!
Wait, how are we supposed to have Ben and Jerry's together if you can't taste it? That's not fair for you... maybe you'll just have to let me eat it all.... that sounds like a plan!
Oh my dear sweet niece!!!! That actually makes my heart hurt for you.
I dont even have something to say to you to make you feel better.
Bless your heart. I am so sorry.
Have you tried just drinking plain vinegar? Like out of a jug? What about one of those salt licks they use for caged rodents?
Okay, we don't shoot down ideas in the brainstorming stage.
I guess now is the time to eat all those gross vegetables you normally avoid.
I too am so sorry. That is horrible! Well to look at the bright side it would be a fantastic time to start a diet. Although, wait, I guess you're already super skinny. Never mind scratch that. I guess there isn't much of a bright side to this huh. Sorry hun. :( I have no light to share on this this dreadful situation. Good news though, at least you already totally hot right. :)
there are no words... seriously i have nothing that i can say to console you. i am so sorry
If you ever need some sort of transplant to be able to get your sense of taste back- I'll totally spot you. My tastebuds might be the only part of my body that doesn't have something wrong with it.
haha
this is sad indeed friend. the basis of all of our love was always strongly rooted in the food we enjoyed together. i hope this misfortune will be of a short duration.
Wow, what a bummer. I am so sorry for you that you have to deal with that. No fun. I must say though, you always seem so happy and upbeat. Chez had a roommate who had diabetes. This guy who eat more hostess cupcakes and ho ho's than anyone I knew. It concerned me because I thought diabetics couldn't eat sugar. He would tell me, "oh, all I have to do is shoot up with more insulin and I will be fine." That shocked me quite a bit. Was he crazy, or is that true that you can do that?
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