The mods may not be the issue.
My first time installation of skyrim was flawless, I had zero problems with any mods. Heck I didn't have the bad editor id problem I have now. But a mod which I have since removed was being persistent in staying and thus I reinstalled skyrim including every mod I had and deleting saves. Now I have bad editor id problems, and now this one where I can't absorb ds. The mods I'm currently using are the exact same ones that I've been using, and prior to the reinstall I was able to absorb ds fine. It seems I was better off never reinstalling skyrim at all. Now I have more problems then I may know/ have found. Only a coule of mods are really new and they are simply a new location and new follower.
I have however removed many of the initial mods I didn't want or need and since removing them have reinstalled and cleared all saves.
I do have a mod called DRAGONS but it only adds new locations for dragons it also makes them stronger. I can't give a link since I can't copy and paste. Also dragon disciple II but that only gives a plae to spend ds and these mods didn't give me any issue before.