Great job sticking to the plan last night and ignoring the frozen yogurt as well as the loss. You go girl!
I will throw out two more thoughts on the pool: My local recreation center pool offers day pricing so even though it's not the cheapest rate, it's low commitment and low up front cost. Also, I have a pool at my complex that I would be glad to let a friend use. Do you have anyone like that?
Hope the weekend is less frustrating and things get resolved fairly quickly Monday morning. Try to do something extra nice for yourself this weekend before physics starts!
THanks, all. I'm planning on waiting just long enough to hear her explanation. If I don't like it, I'm going to ask for a referral to an endo OR she'd better be prepared to tell me how to fix the big problems. School starts back up on Monday, and I'm not in the mood to fight her, my body, and try and make heads or tails of advanced physics.
Normally I love my dr, she's a runner so she tends to be sympathetic when there's an injury involved, and I do think she's a pretty darn good doctor. But I'm not so sure that this is the thing to wait on.
Peg, I dearly wish I had access to a pool right now, the one at school is bone dry until August, and my budget just isn't allowing a summer membership anywhere just to swim for a few weeks while I'm benched.
I'm happy to report that I didn't eat one spoonful of frozen yogurt last night and stayed 100% on plan. My body even gave me a pound drop, which is unheard of...maybe I've frightened it into submission (even temporarily...)
I just wish my dr worked on fridays or at least was stuck working this Sat...but I guess three more days isn't that big a deal...
Life is like a roller coaster, with lots of ups and downs, but the curves, spirals, loops and corkscrews are what make life interesting.
Laura- Sending big hugs. I agree with you- waiting 3 months is awful!
When I read your original post I thought about my experience with PCOS. I could relate to the symptoms you described.
Another thought...since my heart disease diagnosis I have learned that I have to be a strong advocate for myself within the medical system. I've also had to have other people visit doctors with me when I needed extra support.
You deserve clear explanations for everything they do and don't do. Hang in, Laura.
Originally posted by p7eggyc: I don't know what your health plan covers but I would consider going to see an endocrinologist if you can.
I wholeheartedly second Peg's suggestion that you consider seeing an endo. Some endos (like mine) are very conservative and might not give you the meds either, but some might.
There is a GREAT book called "Living Well With Hypothyroidism" that I suggest you either buy or at least check out of the library. You don't have to read the whole thing (I didn't), but just use the index to find the areas that apply mostly to you. It helped me to into my endo's office informed for the first time in YEARS...and he listened...he spoke his mind about his concerns (which is his right), but he listened.
Good luck. I lived like a turtle in a shell for some years before I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, so I know what you're going through. I just had no idea that it was a medical thing way back then--I just thought I was depressed or something.
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I urge you to either find a new physician or get her to listen to you - especially since you have anecdotal information that shows this is a long time problem.
I have a documented thyroid problem and need to be tested quarterly. Last fall, the doc increased my synthroid after my count had been out of whack for successive visits. I hadn't put my constant need for naps together with this. What a difference and I wish the doc had told me earlier.
I'm so angry I'm ready to strangle my doctor (or at least fire her), and I'm so utterly disappointed because I figured it was my thyroid and finally broke down and asked her to deal with it after ignoring it for months.
Laura, I don't know what your health plan covers but I would consider going to see an endocrinologist if you can. You might have to have a referral from the doc that wants to wait but I think it might be worth asking for one. I also wanted to mention that I got a borderline report on my health fair report and my doc also recommended a retest in 3 mos. I however am not suffering with symptoms like you are having. Even in that case I gave consideration to checking into an endo sooner.
I'm really sorry you are so frustrated. Sounds like things are piling up. It's certainly a nice time of year for swim though if you thought that might help relieve some of the stress. Hugs!
Originally posted by Coaster Girl: [...] and I need at least a sweatshirt or heavy sweater and a lined nylon jacket to have any hope of staying warm in air conditioned climates. [...]
I can so relate to that. After my bone marrow transplant I spent several years wearing winter clothes year round. You might also want to have a CBC (complete blood count). The cold and tiredness could also be from a low red blood count.
This summer I am finally able to wear summer clothes but I still don't sweat as much as I should so the heat really gets to me.
I'm so beside myself right now, I can barely see straight. I was right in having my thyroid tested this past Monday, it's testing as being too low. My doctor wants to retest again in three months, but won't do anything right now.
I wanted tested because after being cold nearly my entire teen & adult life, I have reached the "I've had enough, FIX IT" levels. Especially after the last few weeks of nice weather outside, and I need at least a sweatshirt or heavy sweater and a lined nylon jacket to have any hope of staying warm in air conditioned climates. Hearing that she's not going to do anything means I'm destined to spend the entire summer living in winter clothing to be at work and/or school. Granted, this is not THE biggest problem (feeling rested & not wanting to nap all freaking day long) is the biggest, but this whole cold thing is just a hair under that in the I WANT IT FIXED NOW category. And I'm not even focusing on the other symptoms that also need fixing.
I'm so frustrated that I keep crying, I'm so angry I'm ready to strangle my doctor (or at least fire her), and I'm so utterly disappointed because I figured it was my thyroid and finally broke down and asked her to deal with it after ignoring it for months. I was hoping she'd actually make things better, but noooo. We're going to retest in three months.
I am hoping to hear back on Monday sometime to find out why (she would save both of us a lot of grief if she'd just tell me whys when I get test results, because she should know me well enough by now that I'm going to ask). All I can say is that she better have a $*#( good reason for torturing me all summer.
I just wish this rant made me feel better, all I really want to do right now is drown my sorrows in the nearly full container of frozen yogurt in my freezer.
And if this isn't bad enough to deal with right now on its own, I'm fighting IT band syndrome (which is causing my knee problems) and can't even run off the upset. I'm not only going to have to do physical therapy for that, I'm benched off of anything other than no impact exercise and the extremely occasional, very, very short run ONLY if I can do so pain free.
Life is like a roller coaster, with lots of ups and downs, but the curves, spirals, loops and corkscrews are what make life interesting.
Speaking of dd (in the digital transition thread ), she is going to have to move at the end of September. We love her apartment but they are raising the rent by $80. That is way to much. She has trouble paying the rent now. http://www.rosewoodplantation-....com/floorplans.aspx she has the one bedroom.
She is looking at some apartments that are about 15minutes closer to work and cost about $300 less. The living room, bathroom and porch are much smaller but the dining room and bedroom appears to be about the same size (although they feel smaller). There is not as much storage or cabinet space in the kitchen. http://www.avonleaontheriver.com/Floors.asp She is interested in the Alcott. She was originally attracted to the apartments because of the names. What can I say, she is an english major. She would be able to walk to Publix, Whole Foods, Home Depot, Office Depot, a pet shop (for treats ) and a Target. Don't even have to cross a road to get to the Whole Foods, Publix or pet store.
It still makes me mad though that they are raising the rent so high. This is a really nice place (but not worth the price) and has always just "felt" like home from the first time we stepped into it.
I'm working from home this week and next and already getting stir crazy. It's like I'm on vacation but still tied to the darn computer. By afternoon I'm ready to scream because I can't go to the library or just veg or take my bike and head for anywhere at all. Kids are being good but work drives me nuts. My current assignment would win me 1st prize in Bullsh*t Bingo any day.
****************** “The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.”
It was a good day - busy, but good. I came home in the middle of the afternoon to find a message from one of my friends. When I called her back I found out tonight was a "thank you" dinner for the volunteers for the Performing Arts Center.
I had not planned to go for a number of reasons - one being with ds working and dh alternating weekends at work we get so little family time.
I ended up going and two wonderful things happened. The first was one of the waiters complimented me about my dress. I do not remember the last time a man did that for me.
(Another waiter recognized me from my picture and column in the paper and told me he read me every Sunday - also very nice.)
The second wasn't quite as nice - I won a $25 gas card as a door prize!
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