r/schizoaffective • u/8NoaH9 GOLD GRAND PRIZE WINNER BEST OF 2015! • Feb 15 '15

Check-in Saturday (Feb 14, 2015)

Check-in Saturday is a weekly topic encouraging community members to check in with how they are doing in a judgment free environment. Anyone can start a Check-in Saturday, just please put the date in the title and try to include a link to the previous week's thread.

Previous week's check-in

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u/8NoaH9 GOLD GRAND PRIZE WINNER BEST OF 2015! Feb 15 '15

I did a check in! I figured out how to do a link! At least from my computer not from my phone. Woot go me!

But my week has been a little crazy but not too bad. I met with my shrink and we are going to keep my meds the same finally. No more tweaking dosages, at least for now. We think I am progressing well and want to see how I will do even though I am still on two antidepressant I am doing well so we are going to leave it be. I can't complain about it. I am actually starting to feel well and I hate to say that because it scares me. I feel like I am going to jinx myself but it's true. I am starting to feel well.

I had a CT scan done this week. Will soon get results and see an ENT to discuss some form of sinus surgery. My female issues (which I hate that I have because I am bigender and more inclined to a male) are only getting more confusing and that referral has yet to call me back, same with the ENT so I am stuck in limbo for now. I see my Crohn's doctor on the 24... The steroids are helping I believe. But they are only a short term treatment. It's time for new scopes anyways, just don't want them. My prognosis was five years before my disease got bad and I had to start fighting. It's been four so I can't really complain. Just blah, you know?

I had a scare last night. Most of y'all know I overdosed in Aug and tried to kill myself. Well it affected my heart and I now have tachycardia as a result and have to take heart medication. Well yesterday I had chest pain, like someone was clenching my heart and it hurt. I was taking my medicine so I don't know what happened. My mom told me to go to the ER in case it was something serious. I went and they checked my heart. All is good with my heart, they said it was muscle related. I was relieved but I need to follow up with my PCP and Cardiologist. I won't with my cardiologist because he judged me the moment he realized I overdosed. So bah humbug to him!

This is really long.... WOW! Sorry for rambling! I guess I had a lot to get out. Guess this was a crazy week. My insurance runs out for my IOP, found that out this week too. So I am sad about that. I have til the end of March then I have to be "magically" ready to go. So we are starting the process of me transitioning. I am going down to three days a week for three weeks, then two days a week for two days, the one day for one week, then no more.... :(

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u/koutavi depressive subtype Feb 15 '15

Screw jinxes, that's wonderful! I hope you can get your physical health sorted out before your insurance ends, though. May I ask where you are/if there are other options to look into? Most clinics will have a patient rep that will help you apply for other coverage.

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u/8NoaH9 GOLD GRAND PRIZE WINNER BEST OF 2015! Feb 15 '15

My insurance is only ending for my IOP. I still have it just no more authorization for IOP. So yeah. No worries there. Just got to hope I met my out pocket because it looks like I might have a few medical procedures done.

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u/sekh60 bipolar subtype Feb 16 '15

big hugs

I'm glad you have some stability with your medication now. I hope the mix keeps helping you.

Good that the steroids seem to be helping. For my spouse it took some trying to figure out what medication worked for her Crohn's. We settled on Purinethol, and that got it into remission.

I'm sorry your cardiologist judged you harshly. I really sets things off on the wrong foot. Maybe try giving him a second chance? He may be able to help you. Or maybe try to find another?

big hugs

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u/8NoaH9 GOLD GRAND PRIZE WINNER BEST OF 2015! Feb 16 '15

The steroids are only temporary. So we will need to find something. But it's working so not going to worry right now.

For the cardiologist if I need one I will look for a new one. One that doesn't judge me and who calls back. Took almost two weeks to get them to call me back with test results they got the same day. It was ridiculous. Meanwhile, I was sitting in limbo wondering what to do about my heart.

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u/sekh60 bipolar subtype Feb 16 '15

nods

That's crazy that they waiting two weeks to get back to you. Def. sounds like that one sucks.

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u/8NoaH9 GOLD GRAND PRIZE WINNER BEST OF 2015! Feb 16 '15

Just a bit! Ha! It's good. My new PCP seems nice.