Day Documenting with MALS
I’ve been going through some of my things as I’ve had time, and something I stumbled upon was my notebook.
Before I could get to the doctors for real help, I was documenting my days— checking my ketones, blood sugar, food intake, symptoms, times, etc. I stumbled upon some of my entries and decided to share! I’m just a couple of days short of being a year and a half post-op MALS surgery, and my daily life is much different now. Hopefully it’ll be helpful to someone else on this journey.
Edited to add: These were a small snippet of the journey from my last ER visit due to a “flare”/“episode” and getting into a PCP to get more help and referrals. I had nausea and vomiting occasionally from 2/24 until 4/24; 5/24 until 9/24, I was having nausea and vomiting daily, unable to keep things down, had to master driving and vomiting, while also working. My job was very physical; I had to bend and lift heavy things, which very much increased my symptoms. I lost over 75 pounds and looked very sick. This log was started after I had to quit working full time because I physically couldn’t anymore. I had one full time job + two part time jobs and was very active before MALS interrupted my life. By this point (10/24 to 11/24), I was 9/10 months into my journey, and was effectively working one part time job (2-4 days a month, office sit down). I laid in bed all day and watched Netflix and spent time with my dog. This was my “calm” between my storms.