My girlfriend has this ailment...her body doesnt take nutrients from food. Instead it takes what it needs from her blood. Naturaly you cant live with nothing in your blood, so she has to get blood transfusions, as well as new platelets put into her body in order for her body to always have what it needs. There are also a few side effects from this, her skin thins, she cant be in the sun for too long, she's pale, I dont even think she's capable of tanning.
Anyway, as of late its gotten worse. The skin on the tips of her fingers peels, almost like its just thinning away into nothing. Sometimes it even starts to bleed. She says its because her parents are trying to ween her of of real blood. So she gets synthetic stuff put into her, that has the nutrients she needs. But for some reason her body is rejecting it...
Im worried, she doesnt talk to me about it...and I want to know more about whatever it is she has. Does anyone know the name of this illness, disease, or whatever? Or is there anyone that at least knows mores about it?
Please, any information is appretiated.
I don't know what's it's called or how to help, but I hope she starts getting better soon. I'm reallyreallyreally sorry about this. D:
She's always had this, correct?
Try talking to her parents instead.
I dont know if she's always had it. When we first met it wasnt this bad, it was only the paleness and pink knuckles.
I feel awkward about talking about it to her parents. She says they treat it more like a dirty secret.
If you're seriously concerned, they should understand.
You have a point...I can talk to them tommorow hopefully. But still, if any of you know anything, I'd still like some info.
It sounds like her parents might be trying to save money. It must be pretty bad for her...
I can't find anything at all. :-*
As such, I am only limited to self-conjecture. I'm by no means a doctor, so don't take what I say to complete heart, but it could be that her body's confusing the chemicals in her stomach with those that it doesn't need, so it just rejects it.
What exactly has she been eating lately?
I've no clue what she's been eating...
anyway, he doctors told her it was this one thing, but they recently told her that it couldnt be that, because she wasnt experiencing some of the main symptoms. So now they told her that they dont know what it is. Idk...
She needs to go see Dr. House, he'll figure it out. *wishes he was real*