Nov

30

Another Autoimmune Condition

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I had a follow-up appointment with my new doctor today. I went to see him the first time on November 18th because the E.R. doctors told me it was important to follow up with a primary care doctor within a few days. He confirmed their diagnosis of bronchitis and a broken rib. He said the bronchitis had been caused by the flu. He assumed it was H1N1 due to the severity of my symptoms. He gave me some strong cough suppressant pills that almost completely stopped the coughing so my rib could start to heal. He also gave me pain pills and a steroid inhaler to help with the coughing.

I like this doctor. He is thorough, takes his time, and pays attention to what I tell him. Today’s appointment was a follow-up on the bronchitis and also to get the results of the blood and urine tests. Most of the results were good. The UTI cleared up, my A1C (average blood glucose test for the past 2-3 months) was 6.9, which is the same as it was shortly after I was diagnosed with Diabetes in February, my good cholesterol was 202, my bad cholesterol was 120, but he said he thinks the reason it was so high was because my thyroid is too low, which increases the bad cholesterol. He said I have hypothyroidism and gave me a script for Levothyroxine to help stabilize it. Unfortunately, I will have to take it for the rest of the my life. My blood pressure has drastically improved since my mom moved out, but it’s still too high and he prescribed a pill for that too.

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Nov

29

Girls Night Out – the Gay Bar

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Last night when I got home from work, we had company. Tori, Tim1, and Chris2 was partying with Dudney. Chris and Dudney were pretty damn drunk already, and Tori was getting there. They were getting ready to go out to a nearby gay bar that has male dancers. They’ve gone there several times, but I’ve never been there. I was tired after work and didn’t plan to go with them, however, Tori enticed me into going. I hadn’t been out in a couple months, so I figured what the hell.

I didn’t have time to take a shower, but I assumed I wouldn’t end up bringing a man home with me since it was a gay bar, so it would be okay. Chris was so drunk he threw up a couple times before we left. After he was finished, we all loaded up in Tim’s car and headed to the bar. Once we arrived, Tori, Dudney, and I went in immediately, but Tim and Chris stayed outside talking.

Later, we found out Chris was flipping out because he had been making out with Dudney earlier, until he found out Dudney is a man. Right before we went in Tim gave Dudney money to buy us a few rounds of drinks. As soon as we walked in it was apparent it was a gay bar, there were at least five hot guys running around in sexy underwear. One was dancing on the pole, another one was carrying the Jell-o shot tray, and the others were working the crowd.

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  1. our gay friend [↩]
  2. Tim’s straight step-brother [↩]

Nov

27

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-27

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  • had a good time with friends… home now #
  • texts from last night: http://textsfromlastnight.com/view/46088 via @addthis #
  • getting rowdy… yeah i said ROWDY! – #
  • spending time with Tori, Chase, Kailyn, & Tyler #
  • Spending time with kayla and my grandparents #
  • spending the night with my grandparents #

Nov

25

Less Stress, More Peace

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The past week and a half has been eventful, luckily most of it was neutral or positive. I used to underestimate the worth of peace in my life. I thrived on drama and chaos; it could make me feel alive like little else could. These days I appreciate peace; having it improves my quality of life, which in turn helps me from falling into an episode.

Things that have happened this month, in no particular order:

I returned to work after being out sick for three weeks

I started dating again

I spent time with my grandparents, nieces, nephews, and other family members

I got to see and talk to my brother

My mother moved out

I got a new supervisor

The anniversary of my sister’s death and birth

I made peace with the miscarriage that haunted me most and I honored my lost child

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Nov

20

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-20

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  • searching for a new WP theme #
  • chillin with Tori #
  • watching old Joan of Arcadia reruns #
  • gonna watch tv til I fall asleep #
  • my mom is finally moving out! I'm so fuckin excited! #
  • going to the dr… hopefully I'm cleared to go back to work #
  • @feeonline How to End Mexico’s Deadly Drug War – http://tinyurl.com/yfycdcm #
  • getting ready for work #
  • going back to work… finally #
  • going to Dan's gig #