I mentioned before how I was having some health issues and I was going to go to the doctors for a checkup.  I finally went today.  I went to a new doctor because my former doctor just wasn’t cutting it the last time I went.  Which, sadly, was years ago. 

I told him all of my symptoms…being hot and sweating all the time, the headaches, the extreme fatigue, slight weight gain, etc.  It was funny because after listening to me, he asked me if my mom’s name was my mom’s name.  I said yes and he said I sounded so much like her with my symptoms.  He looked at my medical history paper and said he would not be surprised if I had the same thyroid problems that my mom has been having. 

I really like this doctor.  He really took the time to talk to me and listen to me.  He was kind and had a wonderful bedside manner that sometimes you just don’t find with doctors. 

The nurse who took my blood pressure was a bit surprised by my bottom number and said it seemed a little high but since this was my first time there, she wasn’t too concerned because she doesn’t have a history of my blood pressure readings.  Okay.  The doctor said that my glands were a little enlarged and so he wrote me prescriptions for bloodwork.  Also, I have to get an ultrasound of my thyroid. He ordered bloodwork to check my levels for my thyroid, diabetes, cholesterol and a few other things.  I will have to call tomorrow and schedule the ultrasound.  I can’t wait to find out the results.  It’s not that I am hoping to have to be on medication or anything but I am hoping for an answer for the way I have been feeling and I am hoping to feel better and more like myself again. 

It has been fun teasing the older ladies at work because of my “hot flashes”  I’ve been telling them that I was just going through menopause with the rest of them. 

Luckily, he said that he should get the test results 24 hours after the bloodwork is taken and then we will go from there.   If I don’t have a problem with any of those things we are testing for, I sure hope he has another plan! 

This doctor, when discussing my weight, even reminded me that I was measuring higher today because of my clothes and shoes.  He estimates my weight without all of that at around 130lbs.  I freaking love this doctor!!!

Anyway, on to the weigh-in…..

I hadn’t gone to the gym since last Wednesday because I had things to do since then and then I got sick and couldnt’ breathe well enough to go.  I dragged myself there yesterday to, at the very least, lift weights.  I was planning on just walking on the treadmill to do some cardio without overdoing it.  Well, I ended up running for six minutes.  Actually, it was a very slow jog but it was enough to really mess me up.  I know I shouldn’t have done it but I did.  I think that’s where the cough is coming from.  It wasn’t this bad until I pushed myself to jog while sick!  Dumb, and I regret it!

Last week, I decided to cut out all drinks except water and two cups of coffee a day.  I thought it would be harder for me than it was.  We even went out to eat a few times and while everyone else was getting Coke or root beer, I got either Minute Maid lemonade or water!!  I was strong enough to resist the pop!  I have to say that this surprised me.  Also, at work where I always drank pop, I had my bottles of water!  So proud of myself for that.  It’s a small step but a step in the right direction.

So, along with being sick, I have hardly been eating.  This is how my eating has been going:

Sunday: ham and cheese sandwich,  small salad, 2 cookies, water

Monday: ten french fries, water

Tuesday: french fries, water, three cookies

Wednesday: grilled cheese sandwich, taco dip with tortilla chips, 2 cookies, water

So, my diet has been awful and I’m completely sure that is where the weight loss has been coming from, not so much from working out!

I can’t say that I will be too surprised when I step on the scale next week and have a gain.  After I start eating normal again, it would be natural for a gain.  I’m just hoping that it isn’t a big one!

Sooo….my weight loss this week……

FOUR POUNDS!!  I am down four pounds! 

My weight is down to 140 now and I couldn’t be more excited.  I am still hoping to get down another ten pounds by May 17th…the day we leave for vacation.  I am still pretty optimistic about it too.

When I tell people that I want to lose this weight, they don’t get it.  I guess that maybe I don’t look as heavy as I am.  I don’t know.  I see myself naked so I know that I need to lose it!  But, for my height 5’3″, I need to be at a lower weight. 

We’ll just see what that scale says next week!

I decided to take Chuckie to the doctor on Tuesday for the cough that just won’t stop.  It has greatly decreased in the few days prior to the doctor visit but it was still there.  I wanted to know if it had anything to do with his playing football and his history of asthma.  He hasn’t wheezed in a very long time and at his physical in July, the doctor said he isn’t technically considered asthmatic anymore since it had been years since his last wheezing incident. 

It didn’t have anything to do with football or asthma.  Turns out, it is “walking” pneumonia.  “Walking” because he is still able to do all the physical things he has always done and he doesn’t need to be on bed rest or hospitalized.

Lincoln has also been experiencing fevers and coughing.  He has a decreased appetite and has hardly eaten anything in the past few days.  I took him today to the doctor and he, too, has pneumonia.  The fun is overwhelming.  It’s a little rougher with him because he is fussing so much more and was up at 4:20am this morning. 

Jada is coughing a lot but I haven’t taken her to the doctor just yet.  She has no other symptoms.  However, the boys have to go back to the doctor on Tuesday to re-check their lungs.  At that time, I think I will take Jada along to have her checked for pneumonia. 

Lincoln also has folliculitis.  It is an infection at your hair follicles.  He has little red bumps on his legs and so he is on one antibiotic for two different things so he will be taking medicine longer than Chuckie.  Chuckie has an inhaler and antibiotics.

Today, I have felt sick but I don’t know if it is a psychological thing or if I am actually coming down with something.  All I know, is, that I don’t have time to be sick!  I have all three kids to tend to.  I officially have my nurse hat on until the sickness goes away.