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Quietly suffering (cont’d)
Yesterday’s comments in reaction to this post made me think. They made me think about calling my endocrinologist for a recommendation to a new primary care physician or even an orthopedist, as our insurance allows us to go to specialists without referrals. They made me think about the fear I feel about how a doctor [...]
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Quietly suffering.
September 28, 2009.
The alarm goes off early. Oh, so early. Whose bright idea was it to take an early morning flight home to Denver from this quick weekend trip “home” to Wisconsin? Oh, yeah, ME. After all, I’ve burned through all my vacation time and need to get to work as soon as possible on [...]
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The right stuff.
I feel good. Not perfect, but so much better than the place I was in two months ago. It shows around work, too, with a couple people noticing that I seem myself again this week. No panic attacks every morning when facing a daily deadline, more pleasant to be around in general. I think my [...]
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Isn’t It Ironic?
Went to fill my prescription for “happy pills”.
Waited 45 minutes to be told that the pharmacy technician was talking with my insurance regarding the way my psychiatrist wrote out the prescription.
Threw me into moments of anxiety. What if I can’t get my next dose after already starting on the samples she gave me? What if [...]
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That Fuzzy Feeling.
I talk about how I didn’t have swine flu and how dense I can be some mornings (and how that almost cost me a $40 trip to the ophthalmologist).
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2008 in Review.
January found me back at my previous place of employment after a three-month hiatus. And I’m still there, through two rounds of layoffs and a whole lot of stress.
February and March found me struggling with tooth #19.
April was the most eventful of months, with my highest A1C yet and a lovely new piece of [...]
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Bronchitis. I have it. In the middle of summer. But that’s not important right now.
What is important is that my primary care practice has no record of my last physical (April 2007). Yes, I’m a little late on this year’s physical, but to say that I hadn’t had one in 2 1/2 years was [...]
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What is real?
Every now and then reality flashes upon on the computer screen like a severe weather warning interrupting a favorite television show.
I have this one condition that is completely under control as long as I keep taking this one little pill once a day, as soon as I wake up, as long as I wait an [...]
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The plan.
Numbers tumble around in my head.
All those A1C results under 6.0%, how did I get here?
I must be doing something right with diet, with those fabulous cholesterol numbers as proof. (Yeah yeah, I’m not perfect, as that 264 after a sushi dinner or that 239 after a quick cereal breakfast would show. When there [...]
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I don’t feel good.
I don’t feel good.
I haven’t felt this horrible since the months immediately prior to and immediately following my hypothyroidism and type 2 diabetes diagnoses.
Staying awake past 9pm is nearly impossible on weeknights. Staying awake during the work day is nearly impossible without a morning cup of coffee followed by 2-3 cans of diet caffeinated [...]
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