Great conversation as always. I particularly enjoy Jesse because i too was diagnosed anorexia and then molded to fit the diagnosis. I had food allergies growing up and an autoimmune disease (Behcet's) that caused break out of sores in my mouth & esophagus making it impossible to eat and often requiring hospitalization. Of course I had difficulty eating. i was allergic to everything under rhe sun. when i had esophageal ulcers i couldn't eat or drink for fear it would rupture my esophagus, not to mention the excruciating pain. None of this history mattered. i am just so extremely thankful to be free.
They knew about the food allergies at the time. The mental health care system was telling me the food allergies were in 'my head'. They were not psycho sematic -- my husband can vouch for that. Doctors were baffled by my flares of mouth and esophageal ulcers. They resorted to giving me shots of gamma globulin in an attempt boost my immune system. My Behcet's was not diagnosed until later in life when I developed atypical meningitis. It was a very frightening experience. I thought i would never be able to walk again. I rarely get flares now. I don't get them as much as I did as a child. I grew up in such a stressful environment that it wore my body down (my theory). I was noticibly grey in high school. My senior picture you can see my grey hair. It was embarrassing to be girl with grey hair in high school. Kids can be cruel. My childhood and early adulthood are so excruciatingly complicated. It's a wonder I survived. 🤕. Thanks for asking.
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Thank you, excellent example. So sorry you had to endure such malpractice and manipulation.
Great conversation as always. I particularly enjoy Jesse because i too was diagnosed anorexia and then molded to fit the diagnosis. I had food allergies growing up and an autoimmune disease (Behcet's) that caused break out of sores in my mouth & esophagus making it impossible to eat and often requiring hospitalization. Of course I had difficulty eating. i was allergic to everything under rhe sun. when i had esophageal ulcers i couldn't eat or drink for fear it would rupture my esophagus, not to mention the excruciating pain. None of this history mattered. i am just so extremely thankful to be free.
That sounds brutal, Andrea. Did you/they know at the time you had these conditions, or was it something you discovered later?
They knew about the food allergies at the time. The mental health care system was telling me the food allergies were in 'my head'. They were not psycho sematic -- my husband can vouch for that. Doctors were baffled by my flares of mouth and esophageal ulcers. They resorted to giving me shots of gamma globulin in an attempt boost my immune system. My Behcet's was not diagnosed until later in life when I developed atypical meningitis. It was a very frightening experience. I thought i would never be able to walk again. I rarely get flares now. I don't get them as much as I did as a child. I grew up in such a stressful environment that it wore my body down (my theory). I was noticibly grey in high school. My senior picture you can see my grey hair. It was embarrassing to be girl with grey hair in high school. Kids can be cruel. My childhood and early adulthood are so excruciatingly complicated. It's a wonder I survived. 🤕. Thanks for asking.