Synergy

It's a buzz word. It's all the hype. All the rage. However, I'm combining syringe with energy. So I've been low in B12 for a while... at least years. I got shots for a little while, decided that was a pain to go to the doc once a week and quit. I was still low this past Nov. at my physical and she told me to have the obgyn's office check. I forgot--until last week. Oops. Still low. Now I'm back to getting shots (because this baby sucks out all of my vitamins.) Here's the kicker--I'm giving them to myself.

I went to the office on Tuesday and they gave me one in my arm. The shot itself does not hurt. It does make my arm hurt for like 2 days though. I received instructions on the injections for my "at home care" and then... a bag of syringes and NEEDLES. Ps. I hate needles. I hate having my blood taken (I just look the other way.) I get light headed. Ew.

I came home yesterday and alcohol wiped my leg, the medicine etc--like any good person (and not drug addict) would. Then I went about sticking myself. Um, hello. Skin is WAY thicker than I thought. It feels gross. I'm not a fan. They also gave me 2 sizes of needles. I used the small one yesterday--not so bad. I used the larger one today and it barely stuck in my leg. I find this troubling and will be avoiding them from now on.

B12 is associated with lots of things. Energy levels. Digestion. Cold feet. Early onset dementia. So, I'm hoping in a few days I feel an extreme turn around in energy level. I'd like for that to come when my alarm goes off instead of laying there thinking about HOW TIRED I am and that I need to go back to sleep and then shower and get dressed in 20 minutes.

I'll keep you updated. Oh, ps. I'm 25 weeks today. I think one of my last posts said 26--but what I meant was 24 and 6 months. It's my brain. It is faulty.