why hello old friend. i have not seen you in a while.
how've you been? life been kind to you? had any news lately?
last time i checked in i was at a cross-roads. trying to cope with things that weighed heavy on my shoulders.
not much has changed for me since then....
perhaps a few answers.
perhaps a minor improvement.
perhaps a little change of course.
but mostly i am still here. standing. waiting.
i did finally go to a doctor early this year. he diagnosed my knee problem as 'chrondomalasia' gave me a bunch of pills and sent me on my way. i came back as the pills put me at a serious disadvantage to regular daily living. he gave me a cortisone shot and told me to take the pills and sent me on my way.
well, the cortisone provided some relief..... i don't like the pills (so stopped taking them) .... and with the aid of ice and heat and time my knee has recovered about 97%. i don't know if it will ever be 100% but i am happy with the results so far.
however, a problem that i attributed to the pills, but did not go away once i stopped taking them, i fall asleep at the drop of a hat. ...watching tv. reading a book. working on the computer (hence why it's been so long since i visited you). driving. sitting at my desk working. it's very frustrating...... i finally got passed the insomina of the past few years and am getting to bed by 11p most nights. however, 7-9 hours sleep does not seem to be enough to keep me from dropping off during the day.
it took the better part of the summer. but i finally worked up the courage to go to a doctor. i had decided it was time to part ways with my doctor of the past 20+years as he is in the City and i am in the boondocks so not the most convenient situation.... it took a lot of courage but once i put on my big girl panties and got started it seems to all be falling into place.
i went to this new doctor with all my weird 'problems'.....she sent me for blood work and referred me to another doctor to do a sleep study.
the blood work came back. my cholesterol is in a normal range (yay me!) but it seems my sugars are out of whack. so she sent me for another blood test. and yes. confirmed. type II. gave me new medicine to level out the sugar/insulin quandry and referred me to a diabetes/nutrition class.
soooooo......my calendar for the next few weeks will continue to be filled with doctors.
11/5 lab work
11/8 follow up dr visit
11/13 diabetes/nutrition class
between now and then an overnight sleep study
12/27 follow sleep dr visit
MAYBE 2013 will bring a new level of health for moi
we shall see.
still have to determine the cause of the pain in the lower right portion of my back. sometimes it is crippling to the point of tears. sometimes it's a mere nuisance getting in the way of daily life.
