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Show 17 Catered Lasagna I am much too thin. Of course the definition of "thin" is generally a cultural phenomenon but by any standards, I am too thin. They say I am depressed and that this is the reason I have suddenly lost so much weight and become too thin. Of course, depression can cause people to not want to eat and it is true that I am depressed but my depression is not the ultimate cause of my not want-ing to eat. The same reason why I am so depressed is the reason why I cannot eat. It's the steroids. I do not understand why no one seems to realize that I am depressed because of the steroids and I do not want to eat because I am depressed. Even physically depressed. I am simply not hungry. My neurologist came into my room one day a few weeks ago, after a week of trying normal massive IV steroid treatment to no avail, and told me that my life was at risk anyway so why not try doubling the normal dosage of IV steroids. Then, when I go home, I will be on double the normal dosage of oral steroids, tapering them over six months, to try to calm this disease. It was right there in the medical journal he was holding up for me to see, that someone had done just that and succeeded to a degree, and, yes, it was risky, but things are not looking good for me anyway. The disease is killing me anyway, he said. |
