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I'm extremely frustrated right now. My GI nurse called my abusive family that I didn't know was still on my emergency contact list. Which in turn led to me having to have some really tough conversations. I'm really glad I'm working on Interpersonal Effectiveness right now. On one hand, I'm glad she was doing her job. My phone was unreachable and labs showed I was slowly overdosing on my medication. I needed this help. On the other hand, this week has been very traumatic for me and I didn't appreciate her lack of receptiveness to the fact that I don't want to go through dealing with those people again right now. When I finally was able to reach the nurse, she got very hostile with me. I became overwhelmed and hung up. I gave myself some time to breathe and used the DBT STOP skill to assess that the DEAR MAN GIVE FAST skill would help best here. I called back and asked to speak to a different nurse. She was much nicer than the first. I explained the situation to her and she helped me remove them from my contact list. She then explained to me that my labs came back showing that my body isn't metabolising my Azathioprine properly. On Monday, I have to go in for a liver function lab. They're lowering my dose and putting me on Allopurinol to help my body metabolize. I'm having a really hard time coming to terms with everything that has happened this week. I'm hoping somebody can help ease my mind; tell me about your similar situations went. Did you recover successfully from your potential overdose? What skills did you use to advocate for your total wellness?
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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Crohn's Disease (IBD) Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Azathioprine
Allopurinol
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