The struggles with high levels before and after pregnancy

Anyone with pku can agree with me that phe levels are fustrading, whether there high or low! Most teens and adults are the two groups that struggle the most with phe levels. Why you may ask? Because we all can agree that we want to be socially acceptable and to "fit in" some dont really want to accept the fact that there different. But I learned to accept being different. I'm greatful that i am healthy. I have to admit I wasnt always an angel when it came to my pku diet. Ive tried things that I shouldnt be eating at all. But i can say one thing that I never was brave enough to try meat. I always looked at like I was a vegetarian. But having temptation to try foods that arent pku friendly is always there. Thats where the self control plays the biggest part. Before i was pregnant I wasnt on diet. But it wasnt til I found out i was when I decided to go back on diet for the safety of my baby. But since I had the baby its alot harder to stay on diet. Because I always make sure my son is tooken care of. Before I intend my needs. And alot of times you get hungry and you dont think about counting phe you just eat it. What can i say? Guilty as charged.. But I also had the since of victory after i had my son. Seeing how handsome and healthy he is. It makes you want to treat your self. And lets just say if you do it alot you always fall back into the same pattern. For those that are reading this and there completely lost in what the paragraph is talking about. Let me inform you! So when a pku individual eats to much phe it gets trapped in the blood stream and makes its way up to the brain. And it hurts the brain. Some side effects occur like mood swings, depression, anxiety, troubles focusing, making decisons, and lowers your iq score. And it is possbile to have a stroke or seazure which isnt too common. But when my levels are high I can tell. Not feeling well because of it should be a motivation to try harder i know it is for me.