All my bloodwork was completely fine
(potassium was even smack in the middle of normal) except for slightly
low white blood cells. I've had that happen before at low weights, so
I'm not particularly worried about it. Even my pdoc isn't worried, not
unless it drops a fair bit lower. But it is a sign, and there's no
chance she'll not monitor my bloodwork at least once every 2 weeks or
month, now. She is doing my vitals once every 2 weeks anyway, so if I
have to get bloodwork equally often, whatever. I don't actually care.
Yesterday my weight was 87.6 lbs. BMI: 15.2. My pdoc told me that under 15 is when the "real" danger starts to set in solely because of weight; she mentioned BMIs like 14 or 14.5 as being possible hospitalization weights. I can't even think about that too much or take it too seriously because if I do I'm going to have an anxiety/terror FIT. If I end up certified for my ED, it's going to be the most fucking nightmarish thing in the world. So I simply will not think about it unless it seems very very likely to happen. I would think that either a bad change in vitals or bad bloodwork would be one of two reasons I'd really go into hospital. Unless I actually am at a weight where she can medically certify me until I reach x BMI. Since she's being sort of vague about the numbers, I can only assume there actually IS a standard certification BMI, but that 14 isn't actually it. She was supposed to show me the medical instability criteria last session and she did not, so hopefully next time she'll remember to bring it, so then I can know what's coming if it happens. Even if it scares the shit out of me, I'd rather know than not know.
Yesterday my weight was 87.6 lbs. BMI: 15.2. My pdoc told me that under 15 is when the "real" danger starts to set in solely because of weight; she mentioned BMIs like 14 or 14.5 as being possible hospitalization weights. I can't even think about that too much or take it too seriously because if I do I'm going to have an anxiety/terror FIT. If I end up certified for my ED, it's going to be the most fucking nightmarish thing in the world. So I simply will not think about it unless it seems very very likely to happen. I would think that either a bad change in vitals or bad bloodwork would be one of two reasons I'd really go into hospital. Unless I actually am at a weight where she can medically certify me until I reach x BMI. Since she's being sort of vague about the numbers, I can only assume there actually IS a standard certification BMI, but that 14 isn't actually it. She was supposed to show me the medical instability criteria last session and she did not, so hopefully next time she'll remember to bring it, so then I can know what's coming if it happens. Even if it scares the shit out of me, I'd rather know than not know.
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