Ha! I slay me. /80’s humor I had my physical this morning. 8:45am. Early morning is early. When the alarm went off at 7:40am, I thought very unkind things toward it. First they took my vitals. (BP 120/85) Next, three vials of blood. (Ouch!) Then, they had me do the obligatory pee-in-a-cup. Then I had…
Category: Sickness and Health Issues
Clearly Time For A New Picture
My insurance plan sent this little booklet of 30 days of healthy living tips. Day 6 was to “schedule time for rest and relaxation” and came with this image: Clearly this booklet was made awhile ago. When was the last time you saw a PDA like this? (edit: apparently back in 1997 with it’s mindblowing…
Post MRI
Love’s MRI went quicker than expected. It was 20 minutes without contrast, then 6 more minutes with. They had chairs in the room so they had me lock up my purse and watch and I sat in the room with him. I read an old issue of People magazine that was in there. Couldn’t bring…
4th Week of August
This August is really long. It has five weeks in it. Today is the 4th Monday of the month and there’s another one next Monday. Odd. So I’m finally on the mend. My cold is definitely winding down. My nose and upper lip are healing up (they cracked and scaled from all the nose-blowing) and…
Kindness
Ever since being in the ER, I’ve had a whirlwind of emotions; fear, anxiety, anger, resentment but also gratitude, thankfulness, amazement and wonderment. With the exclusion of a very limited few who showed their ugly, inner true colors, almost universally, I’ve received the most positive support. Friends, family, acquaintances, and even strangers have been so…
$70 Prescription
Holy crap. I just had to spend $68.31 on ONE prescription for 28 days. I’m on the Lupron injection, right? And that puts me in a temporary menopause complete with all the way-fun symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, etc. So the doctor gave me three months worth of a very low dose…
Post Appointment Update
Ok, first off, sorry I didn’t get a chance to update yesterday. It was a VERY long day and I crashed really early last night. But onto the news… Had an ultrasound. I was at around 1,200 grams before. Yesterday? About 650 grams!! So we’ve cut the size down almost in half so far!! He…
Love’s Dr Appt Today; My Dr Appt Tomorrow
Busy start to the week. Today, Love has an appointment with an ENT and tomorrow, I go back to the gynecologist. Love’s appointment is with a specialist about his ever-continuing vertigo problems. Started back in like February and treated it with decongestants and antibiotics and it got better for a few months. Then, it came…
New BP Meds – Day Two
Ok, so today is the second day of taking the new prescription, Lisinopril, today. I had to run to Wal-Mart for a few household items so I took my BP while I was there. Ready for this? 114/78 Holy crap, that’s the lowest it’s been in forever! Haven’t been feeling the groggy/sleepy thing today as…
First Primary Care Dr. Visit
I had my first visit at the primary doctor’s office today. Love goes there so I’ve been there many times with him, but this was obviously my first visit for me. First off, blood pressure was 124/76. So that’s good. (Especially since it’s always worse at the doctor’s office. I always get a bit of…
Wednesday
It poured all day yesterday. I mean, all day long. That’s unusual for Florida to have hours and hours of sustained downpour like that. This morning, the sky rumbled and grumbled and let loose even more rain. It’s overcast now with scattered showers to continue through late afternoon. The good thing is that it keeps…
Depression
This is a hard post to write for a lot of reasons. It’s hard to put it in words first of all. It’s also hard to admit how bad things are right now for me. I’m in a really bad place right now. And I have been for awhile. Ever since this all started, it’s…
Public Service Announcement
Dear general public, Should you be the type to enjoy wearing Patchouli as a fragrance, please do your fellow movie-goers a favor and refrain from wearing in a movie theater. Your rancidly strong scent does NOT actually accentuate the two hour experience of Captain America. Instead, it makes for two hours of migraine hell. Being…
Why Hysterectomy?
I get this question a lot. Why are you getting a hysterectomy? First, it’s important to understand what fibroid tumors and cysts are. Fibroids are benign tumors that can grow rapidly throughout the uterus. Inside, in the lining, and even through the outside of the uterus itself. Many woman will have a fibroid in their…
401
This is apparently my 401st post on my blog. Jeez that’s a lot! Especially since I officially moved over to this current WordPress blog in April 2010! 😉 So anyway, some updates… Blood Pressure I have an appointment with a primary doctor Thursday, August 11th at 11:30am. This will be for a general physical as…