Eekk! A bit worried

Geeze I got up today to a voice mail from the doctors office My PCP that is. the new guy. Had my blood work done on wensday now thursday the office has called about the test results. So now I am worried!!

He ordered up a TON of blood work, checking thyroid, iron and hard telling what else as my medicaleze is getting rusty 20 years out of the nursing field. lol
Since its summer and our sleep schedual is all messed up (Went to bed at 10am this morning lol )
I gotta wait and call the office before going to bed this morning.

A mamogram was one of the tests but that one wont be till the 24th. Never had one before so should be a learning experience. lol
not looking forward to the gals getting smushed!! But hey all in the name of health huh.

Renewed hope

Well I finally saw the new doctor yesterday. Spent 2 hours on the first visit just getting the baseline stuff down. he ordered a ton of tests. Changed some of my perscriptions. And we talked about alot of things.

OMG my new doc is a DISH! LOL.


Right now his take on my increasing mobility problems/weight is that he has ordered hydrotherapy. To increase strength and stamina so that I can hopefully start getting in more daily excersise.
Not sure how often or how long the sessions are gonna be. They will call me with that soon. But its a nice step that my previous doc didn't bother with.
He's of a mind to do whatever it takes to get me moving more. I am also to let him know if I start having any new pain with the hydrotherapy too. As he will perscribe me actuall pain meds but only after the therapy starts and I am sure I will need them. Have to see.

My last weight at the old doc 6 months ago was 440. Yesterdays the nurse said it was 338?!? I did not see the #'s myself and I suspect they are off terribly as my clothes haven't gotten any bigger on me.

The nurse didn't pull the scale out of the little corner it was in so I was partially up against the wall on one side. So I suspect the reading might be off. But man that would awesome to have lost 100lbs in the last 6 months. lol but I seriously doubt that is the case, not that much at least. I know my changes in diet will have probably caused some loss but nothing that drastic.

Peeking at the computer screen the doc was looking it it said my BMI was 56.1. He saw my jaw drop look and I told him what my weight was 6 months ago. And didn't ask me to get on the scale again. Next visit I will ask the nurse to move the scale away from the wall for a more accurate reading though. It was a digital one.

Went over to the lab they have in the office for the blood draws and the nurse there was raather snarky. 10 1/2 hours fasting wasn't enough she said had to be 12+
talk about pissed, she didnt even LOOK at the 3 other sheets of tests the doc wanted done. One was a mamogram that should have been schedualed. BUT NO she wouldn't even look at the others. So I left. Now it will be another week before my BF has a day off durring the week so we can try again. ugh.

He did give me a chantix perscription (least he said he was going to) but I gotta call the pharmachy to find out why It wasn't filled or if it might not have been in the big stack of perscriptions. But thank heavens he said if something was missing to call the office. (the clinic REFUSED to do things over the phone)

I was also really nice that he remembered my BF's name and a couple other details without having a chart in front of him. And my BF's only seen him once now.

So conclusion is Everything didn't get addressed at the appointment but I expected that. I HAVE to go back in a month but I will probably make another appointment before that to address a couple of things like needing a humidifier for my CPAP.
But overall so far I'm way more h appy with charlie then the old docs.
I have no idea yet if he would approve the band. But he is at least agreeing that SOMETHING needs to be done and anything he can help with towards that goal he seems willing to do.

chemicals yuck

well I decided to buy a hair coloring kit the other day its been like 3 years since I have bothered lightening my hair. Sick of being dirty dishwter blonde at the moment and seriously considering a serious haircut. After years of wearing ponytails and buns to keep it off the back of my neck I am ready for something short and cute. Of couyrse marv is like "If thats what you want to do" But my kids don't like the idea. I guess th4ey think I shouldn't change or something. So here I sit for 45 minutes with drying goo on my head LOL. :) thank heavens it doesn't stink as bad as they used to.
Since the van is in the shop AJ is gonna drive me to the store later, also gotta ask her to run me by the pharmachy cause I have 1 nitro patch left.
James and betty sue are proud new parents of a baby boy named phillip david. 7lbs exactly and 20 inches long. So much for the doctors fear the baby would be to big lol.
Dee accidently dumped her antibiotics last night. the cap wasn't on tight so I gotta call the DR monday and see if they will call in a refill.

Zero Tollerance

Man I never cease to be amazed at the the whole zero tollerance thing that is becoming a plauge on humanity. I get the free edition of Randy Cassingham's This is True email publication. And Randy has a mad on going for ZT policies and I can't blame him at all.

Both my sons now have been victims of the whole ZT insanity. My oldest had to spend 10 days in a mental facility for pointing a wadded up piece of paper at a teacher at 12 years old. And my youngest got taken out of mainline school to months of home bound schooling after school hours to now going 3 periods a day with his own passing period because he tends to overreact when someone tries to bully him. He has been so victimized by bullies that he now responds to anything rather drasticly now. Instead of handling the bullies, he is the one who got punished. Now I Agree he actually hit someone he needed to be punished appropriately but instead they have now set him back a year maybe 2 of his schooling for a hallway scuffle.
I have to admit there is one principal at his middle school who takes bullying seriously and has tried to to put an end to it. But he can only do so much before he hits a point he can get himself into trouble.

Anyhow its a hot humid stormy day today. I would have loved to slept in but my sinuses drying out woke me up so I am up for a while till my sinuses recover enough to go back to bed. Boy Do I really need a humidifier for my CPAP.

toe

We had a leak of our furnace/AC the other day and maitenence left a blower in our hallway to help dry out the carpet. I hit it wensday and I think my middle toe is broke at least its seriously bruised. It not really painfull so It may not be broke. But it looks bad. And I can still move it. So last night I bought myself a new pair of slippers. Being dibetic I knew I shouldn't run around in my socks but I did it anyhow.

I can't wear typical womens slip on backless slippers. They seem to scrunch my toes. And get painfull, despite the fact I keep my nails trimmed well. so I gave my old pairs to my daughter. Got a pair that look like mocasins but are soft material with nice real rubber soles.

Another thing i gotta do monday is start seeing a podiatrist. Just about all shoes hurt me anymore. In some way. And I can't afford to be buying shoes over and over. Besides maybe there could be something more to help with the neuropathy I have. Have to see.