[MuddyBoots]

I know generally people that get it have a crazy low BMI, that’s not me, mine’s 18.6 but that’s down from 20.8 only two weeks ago. I’ve eaten (calorie wise) per week for I don’t know at least five weeks in the whole week week what I can burn in six hours when I have to get meds and do other things that either involve prepping my apartment for exterminators to get rid of bed bugs or just avoiding the place altogether because I kinda hate walls and walking around or doing errands.

For intake I’ve had fractions of protein bars, instant breakfasts, oatmeal, and here and there a piece of dried fruit. Added Gatorade and Pedialyte since being in the ER for crap electrolytes the other night after attempting “more food” (I felt like absolute dog shyt and thought i was gonna, hoping i was gonna, die for a second but the only bloodwork off was my potassium) and just replaced everything else with having a cracker every now and then.

[Blueberrybook]

I'd say possibly. I didn't get it though my anorexia was of the overexercising type, so I ate more calories than the average anorexic, and I think that helped a bit. My weight regain was crazy and uneven though, took about 6 months to balance out with normal eating and walking 30 min daily for exercise (and only 30 min) though I did have to do some walking on my university campus as my classes were all unevenly spaced.

muddy, that's a crazy weight loss in 2 weeks. Have you already seen your PCP?
You really need to push for a gallbladder ultrasound and mention your fast weight loss. That is really unhealthy. My BMI is 19.7, and I consider myself fairly skinny (when the ED thoughts are not raging) and others perceive me as skinny or even too skinny. I have lost weight and gone from a BMI of 22 to 19.7 (my pre-Zyprexa BMI), but it took me 1 year to lose that weight. Can you push for ED treatment harder? It sounds like you are playing with fire. I wish you could get someone to listen to you. And you are right; the healthcare system here really sucks

[MuddyBoots]

I had an ultrasound and it was normal. The Dr while I was inpatient said if my bile ducts weren’t working right (which could be the case) it would only show up on a HIDA scan, or it could be a “sludgy” gallbladder. ER doc said it might be my gastritis getting worse “just keep taking the meds you’ve been on for like ten years now” basically, but this does not feel like that pain.

They said it could be psychosomatic too. I mean I’ve never had physical pain as bad as emotional pain (save maybe the triple staph infection in my buttcrack I never got treatment for and just let it run its course. Don’t do that. When that thing drains it gets nasty too, let a doc set you up for that.) but sometimes this comes pretty freaking close so I guess that is a possibility.

PCP is tomorrow.

My pdoc thought my weight loss was crazy… I was walking outside in the rain before the appointment and sat in a puddle (it looked dry but marble carved benches are deceiving). At the ER they weighed me as 4lbs less than what I was at the pdoc appointment so she would really have been flipping beans if she knew probably 3-4lbs of what was on the scale was water in my shoes and clothes.

[Blueberrybook]

muddy, when you see your pcp can you tell her you have been taking in so little food and have lost X weight so rapidly (list timeframe) and now are scared of risking refeeding syndrome by trying to eat normally, even if you could eat normally which the gastric pain/ED/sui thoughts, etc. are making it impossible for you to do anyway. Can you ask your PCP to push for ED treatment because of a risk of refeeding syndrome? Perhaps once you get hospitalizaed somewhere, ANYWHERE (psych IP, ED IP, regular hospital IP) you can get some help?

[MuddyBoots]

Best I got was GI referral and sent for bloodwork. Drink pedialyte.

[unaluna]

Ya know, i think you have to flat out tell somebody, maybe in writing sonewhere, i did not eat for x days, i have lost y lbs in z days, i am low k, dehydrated, and i am now physically unable to eat.

What is going on with these people? Its like the 5 blind men and the elephant. (They pick one thing.)

Have you researched refeeding? Is there any way you can do it yourself?

Possible trigger:

Sip diluted Ensures and gatorades or something? Diaper up so you dont burn any calories? These are all a fat girl's wet dreams you realize.

Probably doesnt help being a holiday weekend.

[MuddyBoots]

I have said I barely ate, went so long without eating, ate, went so long without eating again, have never had more than two things (and most days it’s been zero or one thing) to eat in a day in over two weeks (unless you want to count liquids with calories), and now just refuse to put anything other than crackers and water/gatorade/pedialyte in my stomach.

Maybe like you said they need to see it written down. Maybe they’re thinking positively… “you’re eating! Great! Three crackers yesterday? Three things? You’re supposed to have three meals, that’s fabulous! I consider you recovered and officially graduate you from care and you are now Goddess of health and nutrition.”

At least my pdoc saw how much weight I lost/how quickly and told me it could become a problem… (she said I’d stay out of medical crisis until my BMI drops to 18 but you know at least there was an attempt at concern).