Calling In Sick Forcing a Chronic Illness Flare Up: Why I Stopped My Meds on Purpose
After 25 years, I’m still constantly wondering if my childhood diagnosis is even right, which has a LOT of implications. Like am I taking the right meds, am I seeing the right doctors, why am I not feeling better. So when my doctors offered a *potential* way to get a more definitive answer, I was quick to say HELL YES…even though that meant literally making myself flare up. In this episode of Calling in Sick, I get real about what it’s like to go off your meds to try get that final, definitive answer.
This week I talk about:
- What prompted the discussion of forcing a flare up & why I said OK
- What a RAPID prednisone taper is really like
- How my diagnostic tests are going, so far
- The toll this has taken on my mental health
The TL;DR? After spending most of my life living in the grey without a clear diagnosis, I’m letting logic take a backseat to hope. If you’ve ever felt like a detective in your own body, chasing every clue and doing whatever it takes to uncover the truth, I think you’ll like this episode.
As always, sending my love.
xx,
Alex
Comment: Would you ever go off your meds to get a clearer diagnosis, or is that totally off limits? Drop your thoughts in the comments!!! I am dying to know if I’m the only one who would give a hell yes to this madness…
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Intro:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick!!
00:01:10 What today’s episode is really about
01:49 You’re invited to a Calling in Sick Vision Board Night!! - October 30 at 6pm CST
00:03:05 Alex’s Picks (Our Place Cookware Set, Zevo Fruit Fly Trap)
I Forced the Flare:
00:05:18 What made me force a flare up
00:09:52 This is why I share the intimate stuff
00:10:05 Is it wrong to force a flare up??
00:12:21 The real reason I said yes
00:13:32 What going off prednisone actually feels like
00:16:33 My colonoscopy experience + colonoscopy pro tips!!
00:23:30 All of this may be for…nothing
Conclusion:
00:26:11 One Brain Cell Show: Is it Cake? (Netflix)
00:27:18 Where to follow along for test updates
00:27:25 Thanks for Calling in Sick!
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