B12 & 2nd opinion Psych eval

10/19/2004
What a glorious morning! Didn't get much sleep and had a horrid dream about my cat and an open wound, but yesterday went so very very well. I think the B-12 had something to do with my sleeplessness, and a bout of IBS, which supposedly I don't have, but tell my tummy that!

So far I have lost 7 pounds since my initial consult.

My 2nd opinion psych eval went really well! I saw Betsy Blair. The psychologist asked a lot of hard questions, but in the end she indicated that I am already attempting to make major changes (i.e., giving up. Mountain Dew), know what my triggers are and know when I need to go into therapy and/or take medication. She used the word competent.

This is so much better than seeing the psychiatrist, who wanted additional sessions out of the assessment, and that I was not a good candidate for surgery. But otherwise had me as bipolar. Even my primary did not agree.

The only thing now is to work on those B-12s.... and those are improving too! My primary wants me to stay at injections every 2 weeks until my levels are up in the 400s. I really like the sublingual, and that seems to give me the boost I need in the morning. After my levels are up, then injections once a month and I will be able to self-administer.