The end of another year is here and I am very grateful that I am still living life and enjoying every minute. It has been a sad year for a lot of people in our community still recovering from our fourteen tornadoes and our mass killings. The sound of wind is now a haunting sound that hammers our home and reminds us of that terrifying Sunday eve in May that kept us hiding under our stairs. The tornado sirens pierced the air and over a course of four hours places we once knew were destroyed. We are so blessed that the two homes we owned at the time were left untouched and our family that is scattered in different areas were safe. We pray everyday for all those who lost their homes and businesses. Life is never to be taken for granted.
I have spent the year moving, selling a house and trying to get healthy. My husband and I are happily enjoying our new home. My B12 deficiency has been rearing its ugly head and trying to come up with a way to control the symptoms has been hit or miss. The balance issues are the biggest problem and I had several bouts of vertigo that just about did me in. I have studied every thing I can get my hands on to understand this B12.
I have continued to take sublingual supplements of methylcobalamin daily and at times increased the dosage as was suggested by a doctor to control the symptoms. I am crossing my fingers that I will not have anymore bouts like my last one. My husband drove me to a nearby clinic to get help and for the first time a NP acknowledged my B12 deficiency and told me to keep taking the methylcobalamin. I was so elated that she knew about B12 and the symptoms it caused as I have bad luck with doctors who don't believe we need to supplement. I even had one tell me to eat lots of green vegetables???..... B12 comes from meat, fish, and dairy and is absorbed by the body with the help of intrinsic factor. Some people don't produce enough intrinsic factor and have to take daily supplements.
For all the doctors out there that don't understand the role B12 plays in the body, look it up and study it. The next time someone seems confused, trouble swallowing, short of breath, or dizzy with tingling sensations check their B12. The balance issue for me makes me feel awful. It nauseates me and causes vomiting and at times I have been unable to stand up. It explains so much of the health issues I have had over the years.
Since my visit with the NP my balance issue has improved with some helpful advice from her. I took it upon myself to up the dose of sublingual B12 and I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will continue to feel well.
I want to thank my wonderful caregiver my husband who stayed home from work with me during my last vertigo attack. He is paying it forward with me. He always tells everyone I take good care of him and he is taking good care of me.
Thank you to all the caregivers out there. You are wonderful people who have set aside your own needs at times and helped the people in your life that needed someone to care for them. May you have a wonderful New Year filled with gratitude and love.
Life is beautiful !!
Elizabeth:)
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