Thinking of you and your D, Ellie. I will agree with the pthers - you are amazing! Your family is in my prayers.
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"Somehow we survive, and tenderness frustrated does not wither." Dennis Brutus, South African poet
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
Friedrich Nietzsche
LNL - Family medicine is the modern term for general practitioner - now that there is a whole residency devoted to family medicine. We see kids, adults, geriatrics, do gynecology, orthopedics, dermatology - almost everything.
Went to meet the psychiatrist at our HMO finally today - is it a bad sign when your D rolls her eyes after coming out of his office? I guess he tried that psych trick of just sitting there quietly waiting for her to say something - she was not impressed. Then when he saw me he wanted to know right away about a hand fracture she had when she was 8 (of a type you can get from punching someone or something). I explained that her then-seven-year-old brother had karate-kicked her in the hand by accident. I swear I thought for a minute there that he was going to call child protective services on me!!!
Oh well - we need him to write the drugs and order her tests - maybe he'll grow on us.
Hi Ellie, how are you keeping? It's been a while, and I've just been reading your news. How is D coping? Looks like she had inherited a great deal of your strengths. It's great that she is able to face this head on and seek the treatment required. Of course that's "hat's off to you" for your families ability to relate and help each other. I'm hoping one day, that I will be able to look back on all of these trying days and talk with my daughters and know deep in my heart that they are, happy, secure and that any problem that they do have, we will face together and beat the living daylights out of!!
Sorry to hear about the ski trip!! Was it snow skiing? A girl's w/e sounds just heavenly!! Oh well, another day! How long do you have snow for over there? Any chance of squeezing some in before it all melts?
Hope D goes well with the next Psych appt. Sending you hugs as you all work your way through these issues. It's wonderful that you and your H continue to go forward and strengthen your M. Best wishes.
Jen - so glad to hear from you! I posted to you on your thread too.
Quote: Sorry to hear about the ski trip!! Was it snow skiing? A girl's w/e sounds just heavenly!! Oh well, another day! How long do you have snow for over there? Any chance of squeezing some in before it all melts?
Yup - snowboarding for me. The resort where we take our kids has a very long season - from the end of November until June. We will be taking the kids for a week in April on their school holiday, so I should get some more riding in then at least. H and S12 are going this weekend but D is too weak to go and with her fainting earlier this week, I am worried about how the altitude would affect her.
Quote: How is D coping? Looks like she had inherited a great deal of your strengths. It's great that she is able to face this head on and seek the treatment required.
Well, I wouldn't exactly say she's seeking treatment- she's still pretty resistant, and pretty sneaky. But she's at least cooperative enough to go. You know, it's kind of like the kid who gets really mad at you for setting limits, but is secretly relieved that you set them? I think she feels safe railing at me because she knows I won't give up on her. (hey, does that sound like anybody's alien spouses out there? ) Ellie
Pretty good day with D yesterday. She had acupuncture in the morning, and I think may have eaten close to 2000 calories yesterday She asked me a couple of times if she could do crunches (she was doing them compulsively before ) but seemed to accept my answer that it was too risky that she would get caught back up in the compulsion again. Overall, I think her mood was the best I've seen in weeks. I don't want to get overly excited - DBing may be a rollercoaster, but it's NOTHING compared to what some of these parents of anorexics have gone through. But I'll take those baby steps - and pray that I'm seeing the Prozac and Zyprexa kicking in.
Quote: Ok, so you're a family GP? Wow! You must be a very busy person - you sound very efficient and capable, I must say.
Busy - yes, but not with work. I've been off work for a couple of years now - had to quit when my Graves disease was so bad, then just as I got well and was ready to look for work, H dropped the bomb and I really couldn't concentrate on anything but the kids and my marriage - now, just as I'm ready to look for work again, this happens with my D and I have to be with her 24/7 for now!
Capable? yes, fortunately, that's one of my strengths. Efficient? Not even close - definitely one of my weaknesses, although I am getting a little better
I guess he tried that psych trick of just sitting there quietly waiting for her to say something - she was not impressed. Then when he saw me he wanted to know right away about a hand fracture she had when she was 8 (of a type you can get from punching someone or something). I explained that her then-seven-year-old brother had karate-kicked her in the hand by accident. I swear I thought for a minute there that he was going to call child protective services on me!!!
