And so it happens that I have Vitamin B12
deficiency, which is common with vegetarians. If there was prize for lowest
count, I would stand first, so much is the deficiency. . My google studies say
that B12 is abundantly found in meat and hardly in vegan food.
After studying blood test report, doctor
suggested medicines either in form of tablets or injections. Any person
with common sense will choose tablets over injections. But I guess I had common
sense deficiency too.. and asked for injections. The fact that tablets was a 2
months course and injections just 5 rounds, supports my “wise” decision. If you
know me close, you know how much I hate taking any sort of medicine.
Happy with my smartness, I popped up in
front on nurse with the injections. I had all calculations in mind as
how in next ten days I would be overflowing with damn B12 and I would be
bouncing back on my feet. The happy bubble burst when the nurse asked me to lie
down on the bed, flat on my stomach…the thunder hit me with a realization that
the injection was not on the arm but, well, you know where. I stood (laid down)
at a point where there was no looking back, literally! But the person to have a
good look at my back was the nurse and I can’t describe how shy and embarrassed
I was. The agony increased imagining the same scene for next 4 rounds on
alternate days!!! And if it was different nurse every day, all the nurses in
that hospital would know me by my left or right gluteus by end of the course!
Thus, what hurt me more than the injection was my mindless decision..
In all that guilt and shame and pain I
reached home teary eyed and isolated myself on the couch, in a “Leave me Alone”
status. I wanted some time to come in terms with my foolishness and prepare
myself for the next rounds. But the more I thought, the more I hated my
stupidity. Mind you laugh, my mighty reader, you never know when you get your
dose!
But the end to this misery was magical.
Seeing me in sad-angry-helpless mode, Raghav brought me an ice-cream after
dinner, that too my favorite Choco nut. There is nothing that a chocolate ice
cream cannot treat. Its dark, rich creamy flavor freezes every tension. And
with the last drop of such soul-healer, I wiped away the tragedy and went to
sleep happily.
Did I hear calories? Count the blessings yaar :)
