Mikoto had her surgery. Everything went fairly well. She had two subs placed on her kidneys. Now we have to wait and see how her kidneys respond.😌
As you can see (video here) she’s lost a lot of weight and is still very weak. But she has begun to eat again and her blood levels are beginning to drop to a correct level (it’ll remain high but she
normally
still can have a few more years 🤞).
She’s fighting through it all and she couldn’t have made it so far without your help.
I am grateful for all the donations and support. You are the best. Thank you for helping my Mikoto. 💕
So far I paid 3640 € ( ~$4132) and I need to pay another 6000 € (give or take).
For the first bill I have a monthly payment set (1000€ for each month for 3 months) and for the second I already paid 2000€ in full and the rest of the bill is due (in full) for next month. (Ofc you can contact me if you want more details).
📣 Please keep sharing and donating if you can 📣. The race to save Mikoto is a long one and I need your help to finish it. 🙏🙏
Back when I was in a psychiatric hospital, and was offered antidepressants, my mother had declined them due to that apparent side effect. So the staff actually explained about this effect antidepressants have, that give reason to that warning. When first taking antidepressants they raise up your energy first. So that you have the energy to do the tasks you might have avoided doing due to your depression. Because of this those who were already suicidal, now have the energy to go do so. Which is the ones this warning is given for. It’s not that a side effect of antidepressants magically makes you want to kill yourself, it’s the energy it gives those who were already struggling with suicidal issues, to actually attempt the act.
My high school choir/psych teacher actually told is about this. She also said if you have a suicidal friend who starts seeming like they might be getting better because they have more energy, that’s the time to be cautious because that’s when they may still be suicidal but they’ll actually have the energy to go through with it
JUST GONNA REBLOG THIS AGAIN TO ADD that my younger sister in law recently started on anti-depressants among other medications in juncture with therapy to help handle an extreme case of OCD and anxiety, and I was the one who had to explain this to her. Her doctor only explained the risks, and not WHY they would actually be considered risks, which put her off of taking medication for most of her life. I explained it, and she understood, and THAT is why she is now on medication that is significantly improving her life. DOCTORS NEED TO TELL US THIS SHIT.
I love this bc it’s a little snapshot of what the intermediate stage of recovery/treatment/growth can look like.
It might not be what you expect. I think people want to stop having those thoughts immediately, and if they can’t they feel that they’ve failed. But that’s not true! Challenging those old thought patterns is exactly what recovery looks like