Becoming ill and being diagnosed with Cushings caused me to really examine my life and consider every event that might have contributed to what was happening with my health. I didn't have diabetes, high blood pressure, or cancer. I had a mysterious illness that was rare, and doctors didn't know a whole lot about it. Overall, I realized that my life had been very traumatic since birth. Prior to becoming ill, I was just living my life. Humans are very adaptive, and my life was all I knew so I thought the stress, the constant minor health annoyances such as strep throat, upper respiratory infections, bladder infections, colds, excruciating headaches, visual disturbances, and every other bug that came along, were normal. I had no idea this thing called Cushings was brewing inside of me.
As I began to reflect, I first thought of my traumatic birth. My Mom went into labor with me at 8 months which is the worst time to give birth because so many organs are developing and preparing for the journey through the birth canal. She began to hemorrhage, and my siblings had to call the ambulance. My Mom slipped into a coma due to blood loss and I was trapped inside her womb by the placenta, drowning in her blood. I was taken by C-Section and immediately placed in an incubator on life support. My Mom and I were both in critical condition for about a month. I thought perhaps experiencing that type of trauma as an infant may have planted some seeds that would later grow into this Cushings experience.
Prior to my Cushings diagnosis, and all my life really, I lived a very healthy lifestyle. I didn't smoke, drink, or use drugs. I exercised and ate healthy foods. I didn't understand how I could become so critically ill when I took such good care of my health. Although my good health practices didn't prevent me from getting sick, it certainly made my body systems strong and able to fight the health battle that I was about to engage in. Next... Read Adrenal Failure - The Beginning
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