WHY I DON’T HAVE A SPLEEN

[@BigPrincessSam]

Good grief! I’ve only know of one person who had to have their spleen removed due to injuries from a car wreck, she was relatively healthy so her prognosis was as good as could be. I would had to have to sit in an ER or doctors office without a spleen. Also, did this actually correct the blood sugar issue? I’m hypoglycemic, but it was never “consistent” enough to show up as a problem on blood tests. So doctors always told me “low carb & high protein”. This worked in my 30’s, but now in my mid 40’s and the abuse I’ve put my body through (hey, we don’t make it out alive so I try to live while I can 😂) that was no longer working $ the blood sugar drops were getting more frequent. This meant I had to consume at least enough calories to maintain my weight - well I was 330 pounds - a pro strength athlete, but I wanted to get to a healthier weight. I couldn’t drop calories, I couldn’t do low carb - it’s like my body wanted me to just maintain, but my body was also suffering from the extra weight too. That’s when I started researching drugs like Ozempic & not even for weight loss - my best has been on it since way before the public even knew about it for her diabetes & just learning HOW it worked made me wonder if it could help with my hypoglycemia. And yes, it has! I’m not saying those drugs are the answer to everything. I do believe they have been over prescribed to those who may not need it & clinics are not doing a great job with dosing & administration of it which can vary greatly from person to person. So my weight loss has been slow, intentionally - I want these changes to be sustainable. But the best part - I haven’t had a BS drop in 6 months & even during high stress events where normally my cortisol would be very high (therefore glucose gets high and then crashes), my heart rate might speed up, but my blood sugar stayed level! So it has actually had psychological benefits because of how it impacts me physiologically. I just think there are a lot of possibilities there. Ok, I’ll shut up now 😂