Soon to be a white dwarf....

[Guest]

Starfish here....Rant ahead...

I have run out of Hydrogen to fuse many moons ago and have been progressively working my way through my supply of helium, carbon, oxygen, neon, magnesium, silicon, and iron...(sorry, that's all stellar fusion, and the degredation of stars) and now.....
God, I am furious and about to blow.......

I went to the healthfood store, in search of a vegetarian copper suppliment, because I've had no luck on the web. I asked for the dietician and she sought out what I requested....
A non-gelatinized, all natural chelated copper suppliment.

She picked one out, read over it and she said this one might be good.
I read over it pretty well, but we were in a hurry, so I looked at the price and was psyched. $5.98 for 50 pills. It's a one pill a day suppliment, so that made me smile.....Prices on the net were $20 and up.

Well, I took one in the car with a snack, (we were going to see friends), and later I started to feel ill in my stomach. I attributed it to a virus or somthing, because I had gotten a gland, ear, throat thing over the weekend, and I thought it was it evolving. We were sitting around for a while, but had to leave early because I felt so poor.
The next day, I forced myself to eat breakfast and to choke down a pill (the national Cancer association recommended that people with immune problems take copper, and I know why), being a good girl and all.

I go to school and cope with a tremendious belly ache and now.. my intestines start to feel sick.
Well, I ripped apart my first ever enigine on Monday, and it was fun enough to distract the pain untill I got home, where I spent the night cramping.... and belching sickening gases, and..... feeling just like I had my allergy attack, but figured it was the flu..

Yesterday, I didn't have school. Although I did do some stuff, I was terribly sick, but I choked down toast and a pill and proceeded to get sicker, untill I felt like I was going to explode from both ends. I posted at lit a lot, and I hung out, doing just what had to be done around here.

Later last night, we were sitting around watching a movie, I was all snuggled in a big warm blanky, and I was getting ready to start toking on a bowl (helps the nausea a bit) and I just gaged, ran to the toilet and BARFFFFED!!!!!

Okay, so I am a wreck last night, I start to hurt really bad, and I have got every symptom of my allergy.
I go get the bottle of pills and re read it closely..

It says it has Natural Blue Color.
I saw the pills and figured that the copper was oxidated on the surface, and that is why they were tinted blue. That's natural, right?
I don't get it! Am I allergic to Natural color too? I can eat stuff with beet juice color, but I've never had 'natural blue color', so I don't know what the fuck it is.
Or could it be that I am not adjusting to the high addition of copper and it is tearing up my stomach and intestines, and it may take time to get used to?
I am so sick right now, I feel like I am gonna heave and die.
I am so mad too.

*deep breath and chants..*
"I am well, I am well, I am well, I am well, I am well, well, I am pissed, well, I am pissed, I am just fucking pissed."

Okay, the rants over but now what do I do other than stop taking these things. I am screwed. The one last hope in aiding my immune and metabolic recovery is killing me.

UGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Starfish]

Too bad you can't post pics as a guest....

Pretty isn't it....


Don't be fooled..... it's deadly in there.

 

[cymbidia]

So very sorry, darlin'.
So very sorry.

You've had to bear more physical discomfort and outright pain than most us will ever know in our entire lives. I know you have to bear it, and i know we all bear what we have to when there is no alternative, but it makes one a little wiser, perhaps a more reflective, when facing and surmounting such personal adversity. It makes one personally courageous. Small comfort, probably, while your guts are in such turmoil, but true, i think, nonetheless.

 

[Azwed]

I got a question. You can tell me to bugger off if you want but i am just curious. Whats wrong with you Starfish? Sounds like you have been real sick for a while.

 

[bluntforcemama]

Oh, Gretchin, I'm so sorry that you have to deal with one more allergy! Damn, that's hard. Anything I can do for you?

 

[Starfish]

Myst sweetie, thank you for being so sweet. I am sorry to say that nothing can be done.

Azwed, don't be like that, you're fine.

Now BUGGER OFF! j/k

I am sure there are a few going "WTF is wrong?" so I'll just deal with the issue here to avoid any more confusion for people who don't know me.
Sorry if it is drawn out, but it is drawn out for me, for years and years so...

I found out in January, via personal research combined with my biology education, that I am allergic to colorants. Reds, Yellows, Blues, whatever... and certain concentrated spice extractives......Annatto, Paprika, Turmuric concentrates, and even Carmel color.

Well, It makes me really sick to ingest this stuff, for extended periods (up to three weeks in mild cases, and 3 months in severe cases) and since I spent 27 years eating things like twizzlers and other candy, Soda, Doritos, Pharmaculticals even fuck me up, and many other things.

I've spent too much time in hospitals being tested and nothing ever turing up, because they were looking for cancer, organ failure, and the big stuff. I got so sick of the cold faces and hard tables, and sleepless nights because the nurses have to do their jobs that I just stopped going to the hospital unless I couldn't hold water down and I was dying of fever.

An allergy is an 'over reaction' of the immune system. I've been exposed to these allergens so much that my immune system is shite, because it is abused and degrading, and I am constantly ill from colds, flu, and general crap, but what has sadly happened is, that my immune system isn't responding. I've not had a fever, due to illness, in over 6 years. Going out in public is a health risk for me... I get every virus and I am prone to bacterial, and yeast infections too, even though I've been free of them in the "you know where" place for over a year due to a healthy diet of enzymes and benificial bacteria, through yogurt and suppliments.

Well, I don't dwell on it now, but If I am not careful, and cautious a flu could win against my fucked immune system, so I started taking these copper supliments because of their value to my recovery.

So now I am sick again. Another set back, and I am in the midst of a semester that I CANNOT fail. My GPA is sinking, (not bad but I am paranoid that it'll fall below a 3.), and I am really tired of this crap.

Blah blah blah... boo hoo hoo.....

NOW GIVE ME ATTENTION, cause I am MILKING IT!!!!
(sorry, but I know my troll will be around any minute now.)

 

[sexy-girl]

starfish i want to say ive been here for alittle while now and since ive been here you've been one of the most fun members on the board you have a great attitude i've always thought and your posts often make me smile


there's no way you milk it at all ... i wish you all the best and hope you speedly recover this setback ... i know what you mean about hospitals and tests when i was younger i had a number of hospital visits with docters trying to find out why i got headaches ... i actually just out grew them but i still get them sometimes just not as often anyway im babbling


goodluck hope you feel better soon starfish *hugs*

 

[Myrrdin]

Starfish

You have obviously done a lot of research yourself and I don't want to seen to be "teaching my grandmother to suck eggs."
But at first glance . you may have copper poisoning.

http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsSupplements/Coppercs.html

You don't need a lot of copper. You should consult your health care provider before taking copper supplements. Too much copper can cause nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, headache, dizziness, weakness, and diarrhea.

I know a little about copper supplements as I farm in an area where the underlying soils are low in copper, selenium and iodine. So I use mineral supplements either mixed in animal feed or sprayed direct on the ground as a way of improving animal health and growth rates. But some species of sheep are very intolerant to copper supplementation , and can be poisoned very easily.

These supplement s are used for animals that get all their feed intake from only one source, home grown grass.

But as omnivores we should be getting our nutrition from a wide range of sources, from both plant and animal , and from the wide range of locations where our foods are grown. We're even getting added copper from our copper water pipes

 

[Starfish]

Myrrdin,
OMG!!!!!!!!

HOLY SHIT

Thank you for the warning..... I think you may be right.... the bottle says.... 250% of the RDA!!!!!!!!!

I stopped taking them as of yesterday and won't again.

I'll go to the doctor now. Thank you sooooo much.

Cym, (so sorry, I don't know why, but I swear that wasn't there when I read this. The board has been weird lately)
Thank you, and you're right. It is so true that strength comes from pain.
You are a doll. Thank you for the words of wisedom. I need to hear them, because at times like these... *shakes head*, it is easy to fall into depression. You are a good friend.

Sexy girl, I adore you. You are such a fun sexy girl. Thank you for blessing lit with your effervescence and cutness.


Thanks all, but I have to rest now. I am going to be on later, but I was so sick all night and I have to go to school soon.

 

[Starfish]

I forgot to add......

I have a peppery/metalic taste on my tongue and it may be clear that Myrrdin is right.


*sigh*

Thank you so much.

Can this kill me?

I am going to read your link fully now.

 

[scylis]

Can this kill me?

if it does, the people who make this shit will start to dissapear under mysterious circumstances.

*goes back to sharpening knife*

 

[Silverlily]

You probably already know this, but in case you don't - liver, seafood, nuts, prunes, seeds, and barley are all naturally high in copper.

Good luck and be well.

 

[Starfish]

Scylis, I am so relieved to know that you keep yourself busy..

Kitteneyes, I learned that in school, and from Myrrdin's link, but I am veggie, and I hate seafood. I do eat nuts a bit, but the saturated fat is an issue in my mind. I am going to eat more raisins, and nuts, and some other stuff, insted of the suppliments. Thank you for the well wishing. I need it.

Thank you all again for the awesome advice and concern.

I have another thread to start later, after my class..... about CUM!!


Yeah!!!!!

 

[Silverlily]

Here's an idea, make your husband eat the seafood. Maybe there will be copper in his cum?



if nothing else, there is great potential in his eating seafood