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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2013 19:32:27 GMT
Hi! I saw someone else had posted about writing diagnosis stories in the personality disorders forum so I thought I would see if anyone would post here about their diagnosis and the treatment they went/go through.
I'm copy pasting about the diagnosis bit: how long it took; how many doctors were involved; what service you were with at the time (CAMHS, NHS, private etc); stages of diagnosis; misdiagnosis; reactions of friends and family; what you think of your diagnosis.
The treatment part I was thinking: what therapy you've attended (if any); if you get weighed and how often; if you see a psychiatrist/dietician and how often; whether those things are useful; if you've been/are daypatient/inpatient for your eating disorder; if you have blood tests done and the frequency, etc.
And whatever else you want!! Sorry this feels like an interrogation and I just realised it's quite long... maybe do it in two parts?
Lots of love to everyone xxx
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Post by ellief on Aug 30, 2013 11:10:45 GMT
I don't have an official diagnosis, because despite losing 3 stone in 4 months and being admitted to hospital for a separate reason and being threatened with a tube because I was refusing food and drink. My care plan states I've had anorexia for 6.5 years with continual purging behaviours for 4.5 years. I'm under the adult services, but because I've stopped losing weight so rapidly (not because I'm better, for other reasons, such as being refused discharge until I was stable enough etc.) but because my personality disorder symptoms and suicidal tendencies have been so much more life risking for the past few months than my eating disorder they have stated I have it but not diagnosed it, they will wait to do therapy when I'm a significantly less likely to handle things that come up Ian destructive. My parents said I was lying about it all and kicked me out, so that was nice. My GP said that she didn't want to refer me to a dietician because "you wouldn't take their advice anyway." So I didn't bother, but when they diagnosed my personality disorder they said I need to see a dietician, and I get weighed (backwards) weekly. I have blood tests done weekly, but that's also because I have liver damage. Previously I was referred to CAMHS because I lost 2 stone in a month and a half, and wasn't holding any food down, but they said I didn't have a BMI below 17.5 so I didn't need treatment. My local CAMHS are crap. Sorry it's not particularly positive, but now I'm with the adults team, I have an amazing care co-ordinator and see the crisis team, and for now we are focusing on my personality disorder and suicidal tendencies, but I know at some point soon I'll have to face it.
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Post by klairebear on Sept 15, 2013 18:15:38 GMT
I'm changing doctors but before because my anxiety/depression it was more the focus and they don't think I have an eating disorder. I'm not so sure. I know ihave had the thoughts since i was 14 but i always could fight against them till recently.
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Post by klairebear on Sept 23, 2013 19:52:24 GMT
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