Glucose Intolerance Test

[Lisadoolittle]

Having first Insulin test and dreading it as still feel like poo after surgery. My son is insulin dependent so we have experienced low sugar. Any tips welcome.
Rumpled advised me to check blood pressure and she was right.  It was high again. Had doctor appt 5 days later and of course it was normal.
Still feel lightheaded and dizzy. Weight piling on. Little sleep. Seeing Endo on Monday and  Neuro next Tuesday.
Now v hot and have large red patch on one side of face.
Goodness knows.  Feel like a moany old git as so many of you have a lot more to deal with.Tthe isolation and lack of aftercare seems so risky after all the fuss with the surgery?
Love
L
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[rumpled]

I had my stim test with another agent that was not as nasty but is no longer available. Everyone I talk to now who gets the glucose one is not a happy camper - that one seems brutal!!!
Hope the hormones stay in check for a while - it is hard to explain how they effect the emotions and how you cannot control them even while you are in them and hate them.

[Lisadoolittle]

Sorry . Test at hospital injected with Actrapid fast acting insulin to reduce sugar level to 2.
Then bloods every half hour for two hours. Causes hypo.
Test at St Barts.
L
x

[Lisadoolittle]

Thank you so much, you two. Great advice and kindness.
Had good news. Discharged from Neuro, got a saline spray and growth hormone right down. Possibilites of coming off hydrocortisone. My husband has stopped hiding behind the curtains now mood swings seem better!
Appreciate this can all change in a split second and put me back on my bum.
Survived Insulin intolerance test. Hope I don't have that again. Another 4 hours of hell. gone now and moving on!
I miss getting out to walk my dogs - main source of social interaction but hopefully I can drive soon and walk a bit further.
A guy at the hospital, there were three of us in having tests with Acromegaly, recommended reading Secrets by Rhonda Byrne. Only flicked so far, seems bit contrived but still created a more positive attitude. For a few minutes anyway!!!!!
Loved the bit about choosing a purse! So true. Have a daughter in law who does the works from hot stone massage to the bulging wardrobe. I smile  and think"get over yourself", you really have no idea, dimwit!  
Take care.
Lots of love
Liz
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[horselip]

Lisadoolittle good luck on your upcoming appointments :) And yes I hear you about how after surgery it seems like you drop off the map somehow. Vent away. This is the place to do it. What do you think that this red mark on your face is? Are you getting enough rest?

Family and friends think great "he/she survived the surgery, so it's all better now" Hmmph we know that this is not so. The dang hormones are tricky and just not the same as the real ones. It is an artform to get them all balanced and it takes time.

And Rumpled you are so right about how only other pitpats really understand us. And yes, it is lonely sometimes. We have to live with this condition forever, blah.But I have maintained several of my close friendships with non pitpats. Some others drifted away but that happens anyways. As, I've become more drawn to the philosophical issues around chronic and serious disease, I've changed. So I just don't sweat the small stuff. I find myself grinding my teeth when someone blathers on about how they can't decide what purse to buy or that type of bs.

As you progress you will find that you do treasure life more than ever.  Feel better soon.
Horselip

[rumpled]

Use one of the trackers here or a piece of paper and take your BP often, preferably the same time of day and use that to establish a baseline.

Are you having the test in a doc office? Is this for growth hormone or something else?  
Take someone with you to be your advocate so if they don't watch you enough, someone is there with you plus testing is bo-ring!

It does feel lonely but hopefully you will meet up with some other people like you. My normal friends don't understand so I pretty much my friends now are only those like me - it is rather sad.