Back From The Hospital

Hello all. I'm back from the hospital. After six weeks of therapy, blood tests, bone density scans, ECT (yes, ECT) and nutrition I'm back on my feet and back home. My parents, sisters, university and police all staged an intervention that landed me in psych ER which then transferred me to the eating disorder unit of a neighboring hospital. That eating disorder unit transferred me to an EDU of a different hospital which then discovered that I had/have a life-threatening electrolyte imbalance that caused me to become violently ill and be at risk for a heart attack. That hospital then sent me to the nearest medical hospital where I stayed for five days until I was sent back to the eating disorder unit. I stayed at the eating disorder unit for another five weeks until yesterday. Not only did I get my eating disorder under control, but I underwent twelve ECT treatments which I believe didn't help my depression much, but everyone else seems to think it worked magic. Now, starting Friday, I will attend a partial hospitalization eating disorder program (PHP) to maintain the progress I have made.

While in the hospital I came to the realization that I cannot continue living the way I was-- horribly depressed and anorexic. Even if I want to hold onto my eating disorder at times, doing so will land me in the hospital again and again and that interferes with everything else I want to accomplish in life. My family won't let me live my life as a sick person anymore. I have to try to hang onto recovery.

A Quick Hello

Hello all. I just wanted to let you know that I have been in the hospital for the past four weeks and that I'm okay. I'm still in the hospital, but things are getting a little better. I just wanted to you to be aware so no one is worrying about me. I appreciate all of your support.

Thank you for sticking by me. And be well.