u/justwanttobebetter42

My GI has had me tracking my blood sugar as my A1C has been high. Well my numbers are almost never under 120 even after not eating for 12 hours. They have even spiked up to 300+ with my average being right around 220 even with low carb and sugar intake.
I’m scared that no mater what I do it’s inevitable at this point. If anyone has been through getting diagnosed with type 3c diabetes I’d love to hear your journey and if you were able to keep your pancreas as I have heard that removing it is common at this point if it’s painful (which mine is).
I’d rather keep it if I can. Thank you in advance for sharing your stories to those that do.

I broke my back a few months ago fast forward to now I’m burning it at both ends taking care of my mother in law who was recently diagnosed with stage three cancer.
Anyway we are passing a cold (respiratory) back and forth and I was recently told to monitor my blood sugar levels. Well they haven’t been below 120 in a week even when I don’t eat or drink . Highest was 265. Could the respiratory cold be messing with the sugar levels? Should I let my doctor know? Should I be concerned? I don’t really have much time for appointments for myself as my mother has so many at the moment and I don’t want to waste time on trivial things for me .

I’m a full time live in caregiver for a parent in law and the pets. I do the cooking the cleaning and the caregiver duties for the patient the pets and the three adult children one of whom is my spouse.
I have medical issues of my own including but not limited to a broken back and chronic lymes disease. My parent in laws diagnosis is new and I feel like I’m already burnt out and we just had round one of 6 of chemo.
I feel like I’m an awful person for just wanting 5 mins of me time . My back is killing me im so tired I have a cough that won’t quit and I just feel drained and like I’m losing my mind already. Why? What right do I have to complain? I’m not the one with cancer?
Do any other care givers deal with this?

Yep you heard that right! As she was working on another patient I over heard her tell him that (he has what I assume is a neck injury).
I missed how their conversation started but that’s what she told him. How the heck does a physical therapist not know that Lyme disease can have life long lasting affects? Like WTH I was shocked!
I really wanted to educate the lady but didn’t want to be a “Karen” so I think I’ll ask my doctor for an educational poster and ask PT if I can hang it up.

Did my first round of physical therapy post broken back (L2 compression fracture) yesterday and now today and all night last night the pain is UNBEARABLE! It’s worse than the original injury. I would think at three weeks post injury id be ready for PT but maybe not.
Has anyone else had this happen to them?

And I can’t even get pain meds. wtf is wrong with the world today? I’m three weeks in and have been in constant pain from that on top of all my other ailments and all I get is Lyrica. And they don’t even care that people become suicidal over the constant pain

Anyone else? I wonder if that’s why I always feel like I’m in the beginning of a flare. You know that yucky feeling you get just before a flare up starts? Where you have zero appetite and just feel yucky?
Anyone else dealing with this?

I have it. Was diagnosed in October 2025. Was suspected of having one back in June of 2024. Nobody ever did anything about it. Well I ended up being put in enoxaparin shot in October of 2025 when a doctor did a surgery for a pancreatic cyst. Never got to see any hematologist but I did see a vascular surgeon in May who said to stop the blood thinners as they were doing no good at this point.
I now have portal hypertension and liver varices.
Next step is to see GI and see what she wants to do. So basically it was brushed off and I was told let’s wait and watch and see and it got to a point of it’s too late…. This is the fourth time a wait and watch approach has back fired. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

Called the pain clinic today I have a compression fracture of the L2 vertebrae. I asked if they could call me in something for the pain they said not with out being seen I said okay can I get an appointment she said the earliest we have is three weeks. I said What about an emergency appointment she said that is an emergency appointment.
I said I literally have a broken back what am I supposed to do she said go back to the er and hope they give you something stronger or another 5 days of the toradol
I should just give up

I also have pre existing loss of lumbar lordosis. I heat and ice and do gentle walking and bend at knees and soak in epsom salts. I have to be careful with NSAIDs as I have bleeding risks. So…. I’m asking what worked best for yall other than the NSAIDs. Like sitting and sleeping position?
Also if it’s allowed… I’m only on day 5 and have a follow up with the PCP on Friday and have No clue what to expect. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you in advance. And please feel free to share your entire journey as long as you follow the rules. I would hate for anyone to get into trouble.

45 F 108 lbs 5’4” preexisting loss of lumbar lordosis. On Saturday I lifted the end of the couch to get my brothers new puppy out. We thought she was stuck. BTW She was not….. It was my mama and I puppy sitting. Anyway I felt a pop and yeah…. It’s a compression fracture of the L2 . Anyway they gave me a script for ketorolac and sent me on my way.
I have a follow up with my pcp on Friday and am wondering what kind of questions I should ask. I know the pain is UNREAL! I’m walking and icing and heating and soaking in a bath twice a day. So I’m trying to be gentle but not too still.
Just need to know if I’m doing right and what questions to ask. Thank you in advance

I am currently watching House on haunted Hill on Netflix. It got me wondering what are some of people‘s favorite 90s and early 2000s horror movies this one’s pretty good seen it before it’s been a hot minute gonna watch it again. So tell me My Dear whore, flick aficionado’s what is one of your favorites or two of your favorites or even your top three please to share

This sucks on top on chronic pancreatitis liver disease with varices fibromyalgia depression anxiety post treatment Lyme disease I have now given myself a compression fracture of my l2 vertebrae and can’t take pain meds for it because of my lyrica and my stomach and liver disease. I’m freaking miserable. I can’t sleep I’m exhausted and it hurts so bad and now my freaking chest hurts too. I swear I can’t take much more. I have to sit outside because I’m stuck on the couch and I hate it

I also suffer from chronic pancreatitis, liver disease, Lyme disease migraines and am being tested for heart issues and now this.
I just did this yesterday morning and have never had a bad back injury before. So this is new to me.
I’m icing and heating. I’m just curious about everyone else’s journey. Healing time. What helped what made it worse etc. thank you in advance.

I just fractured my T2 vertebrae. On top of everything else. So now I can’t work on my doing my walk for my better me counseling course work.
I hope it’s not a permanent issues. Has anyone else ever fractured their t2 vertebrae. I feel like I was kind of rushed out of the we because they were so busy.