tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post1814267965255805774..comments2023-08-03T02:13:52.577-07:00Comments on My Life As A Pancreas: Pump start...t-minus 4 days and countingStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703099150939801754noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-80883481644233057412011-01-06T19:24:12.447-07:002011-01-06T19:24:12.447-07:00Just like they all already said...You'll love ...Just like they all already said...You'll love it. I actually thought I was going to have to take a couple of weeks off work and was soooo scared of what that damn thing was going to do or say or whatever!!! It was totally a non-issue within hours of getting it! hahaha Keep your chin up, you know what you're doing! (oh hand no one finishes the book...it's just a good book to have around to refer to when you need it! I only made it 2/3rds of the way before my head was spinning and my mother made it through one chapter! HA! ) ((hugs))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-14405877597020780002011-01-05T06:06:00.072-07:002011-01-05T06:06:00.072-07:00Jitters are totally normal. So are the emotions th...Jitters are totally normal. So are the emotions that go along with the "attachment" to the pump. It will subside. <br /><br />You will love the pump though! Really you will, it's a lot of work at first, but once you are used to it, it is AMAZING!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274178714212627397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-69083351705125409242011-01-04T17:39:56.266-07:002011-01-04T17:39:56.266-07:00I'm writing a post just for you. There is anot...I'm writing a post just for you. There is another book that's a quick read and gives all the basics.<br /><br />You are going to be a pumping rock star!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-89125956940378048622011-01-04T10:42:43.697-07:002011-01-04T10:42:43.697-07:00You are going to rock the pump! I know it is scary...You are going to rock the pump! I know it is scary... thats why we put it off so long, but now I wish I would have started sooner. Its different, but in a good way.<br /><br />Chin up! Deep breath! Now go kick some pump a$$ :)Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192247387107228743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-43143123829130612392011-01-04T10:31:22.188-07:002011-01-04T10:31:22.188-07:00Yep, what they all said :-)
You will do fine. And...Yep, what they all said :-)<br />You will do fine. And Bryce LOVES having something attached...says he feels like a robot and for a young boy that is obviously a good thing. Most of the time we don't even notice it. <br />Best of luck! You have lots of support here so no worries!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490374648906561675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-35624741583974091412011-01-04T09:20:18.769-07:002011-01-04T09:20:18.769-07:00Well Stephanie...they all said it WAY, WAY, WAY be...Well Stephanie...they all said it WAY, WAY, WAY better than I could have. We are all flying by the seat of our pants...I think that is why we are fuck nuts. <br /><br />Love to you. I am looking forward to seeing how it unfolds for you. It may be rocky for a few weeks or so. Be prepared. Love you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895126112651188056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-5776052196059764622011-01-04T09:02:12.007-07:002011-01-04T09:02:12.007-07:00Good luck Stephanie! It will be OK!!! I understand...Good luck Stephanie! It will be OK!!! I understand how you feel though ..I was a nervous wreck the day of our pump start ..heck the week leading up to it!! <br /><br />The first several months of the pump were very hard for us in some ways and a huge relief in others.BUT - Like Wendy said..we are ALL flying by the seat of our pants all the time! You will be surprised that once the pump is on and all set up..you won't even really notice it or the tubes all that much. It was my number one biggest mental hurdle to get over when we were about to start and I am still surprised to this day how much of a non issue the tubes and having something attached to Addison are. You will do great!! Keep us posted..Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578777299563079924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-45813444273463352292011-01-04T08:59:25.517-07:002011-01-04T08:59:25.517-07:00I have been feeling the same way about the bloggin...I have been feeling the same way about the blogging. It has just been one of those "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" kind of things. Everyone is all excited about the new year and I am just praying that it doesn't suck as bad as last year and I guess that just doesn't sound very nice! Ha! But I hope the pumping goes great! I can't wait to hear about it. I haven't even thought about Aiden starting to pump yet, but I have really been thinking about asking about a DexCom at our appointment in a few weeks. It just occurred to me at midnight on January 1 (no we weren't out partying,;) my alarm went off to do his midnight blood sugar, you know in bed by 9:30, cause that's how we roll) and I just had a horrible thought that his A1C was going to be like 10 or something because I haven't been covering for his meals because when I was following our sliding scale, he would crash based on the ratios our Endo had written. So now I have NO clue what his ratios are, at all and I worry because it seems like he is low half the time and slightly high half the time and rarely in range. So.... apparently I should have just made this my own blog post, because I am rambling on and on forever. But I guess all that to say... I hear ya girl and I totally sympathize with everything. Good luck with everything!! (((Hugs)))Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463424433433553534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-53062844142740102002011-01-04T04:06:31.501-07:002011-01-04T04:06:31.501-07:00I wish you luck hon and the prayer that it will al...I wish you luck hon and the prayer that it will all be A-OK. Put down the book and jump in the water! Everything will be good and the DOC will be right here. Keep us posted how pump start goes...Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137611120689810820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-86722140405072573282011-01-03T22:16:35.019-07:002011-01-03T22:16:35.019-07:00Oh girl I was scared shitless! And it was hard won...Oh girl I was scared shitless! And it was hard wont lie the first few weeks but the DOC saved me! I did read both books and if you have any questions please ask! As crazy as it was now I cant imagine not pumping! Youll do great!! Keep us posted.Alexis Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671634676455946839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-91547416007603347082011-01-03T21:20:53.476-07:002011-01-03T21:20:53.476-07:00Oh, yeah, totally flying by the seat of our pants ...Oh, yeah, totally flying by the seat of our pants here! Lily's basals are constantly changing. That's just the way it is with a teeny-tiny, pint-sized diabetic. And if it helps at all, Lily and I are both "attached" and I wouldn't have it any other way! You get used to it and it ends up being just another part of your body. I've been making Lily little backpacks to wear her pump in and it stays out of the way and never gets pulled out. You'll do just fine!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515030663618274693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-65845218501705037552011-01-03T21:16:43.159-07:002011-01-03T21:16:43.159-07:00Ditto to everything Wendy just said!
It will be F...Ditto to everything Wendy just said!<br /><br />It will be FINE. Don't we all fly by the seat of our pants? LOL!<br /><br />Oh, and Pumping Insulin bored me too! I quit reading it prior to pumping and now just use it and Think Like a Pancreas on occasion. Not often though. :)<br /><br />It will be OK!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099684353285067828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077635557105576899.post-36684192209183272732011-01-03T21:11:39.854-07:002011-01-03T21:11:39.854-07:00You're an awesome blogger :)
The jitters are ...You're an awesome blogger :)<br /><br />The jitters are normal! And don't worry....we're all flying by the seat of our pants!<br /><br />You guys are going to totally ROCK IT! Can't wait to hear what's next!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704298016041843194noreply@blogger.com