Saturday, July 15, 2006
Saturday, July 8, 2006
Sunday, July 2, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Look, Listen and Feel
A mother riding on a city bus
kids are yelling kicking up a fuss
everybodys staring
not knowing what she's going through
somebody said don't you even care
and do you let them do that everywhere
she slowly turned around, looked up and stared.
She said, "Please forgive them
they've been up all night
their father struggled
but he finally lost his fight
he went to heaven
in the middle of the night
so please forgive my children
they dont understand."
Chorus:
Everybody's busy with their own situation
everybody's lost in their own little world bottled up, hurried up, trying to make a dream come true
they don't understand
everybody's livin' like there ain't no tomorrow
maybe we should stop and take a little time
cause you never really know what your neighbors going through
they don't understand.
A man driving on the interstate
slowing down traffic making everybody wait
everybodys staring not knowing what he's going through
somebody honked from the passing lane
yelling out the window "hey I ain't got all day"
the old man looked around and he caught his eye.
He said, "Please forgive me
you know it's been a long life
my wife has passed away
and my kids dont have the time
I've been left all alone
and it's getting hard to drive
so please forgive me, children
they don't understand."
Repeat chorus
A man hanging on a wooden cross
giving everything to save the lost
everybody's staring
not knowing what he's going through
somebody said "you don't have a prayer
if you're the king come on down from there"
the man just turned his head
looked up and stared.
He said "please forgive them
for they have not seen the light
but they'll come to know me
when I come back to life
and go to heaven
to make everything all right
so please forgive your children
they don't understand.
Repeat chorus
A mother riding on a city bus
kids are yelling kickin up a fuss
everybodys staring
not knowing what she's going through.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Thursday, May 18, 2006
St. Pauli Girl
Ok... so maybe I'm lame but this was the absolute funniest thing I have seen in a long time!This afternoon on the way to a doctor appointment I burst out laughing, within 2 seconds Doug knew what I was laughing about and started to giggle too... mostly at me because I was laughing hysterically. It had been a long day and it was definitely nice to find some humor just driving down the road.I am not the best storyteller so I will let the picture I replicated speak for itself...
...Now could you imagine riding along and all of a sudden you see this logo on the back of a beer truck.. okay.. nice logo.. but the funny thing... to me anyway... was when the driver went over bumps in the road... one of the back doors was loose and jiggled a little...I know- easily amused HA-HA
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Time to Celebrate!!!
Im so freakin ecstatic! I just checked my grades online and I passed my classes and actually did pretty good! I got a 3.7 in Business Communications and a 3.0 in Computer Applications. (I could have done better had I tried harder).
Given the fact that I missed a lot of classes and waited until the last minute to do most of the work I am very, very surprised that I did so well. Dont get me wrong- when it came down to the end I really put my all into getting it done and overachieving on the final projects.
I guess I am a better student than I thought after all but next time I will concentrate THROUGHOUT the semester. That is- if I decide to go back Im still contemplating that and what I would study.
I have 45 credits and a 2.6 GPA (could be better had my instructor for the accounting class I dropped this semester not given me an E- rather an I or W) under my belt- possibly I'll get a degree someday..
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Diabetes, Fertility & Bell's Palsy
Diabetes:
For three or so years prior to this time last year I did not have decent health insurance and it probably went undiagnosed for quite a while.
Last year after Doug and I got married I enrolled into his medical insurance. Shortly thereafter I went to my first doctors appointment and received the call a week later and was diagnosed with Diabetes.
I was promptly prescribed a very small dose of Lantus insulin injection. That was not enough to bring the numbers down. My insulin was then tripled and that was still not enough. Then a pill was added and again- not enough. Another pill was added and that turned out to be a fiasco. It landed me a 4- day stay in the hospital with Colitis (bleeding in the colon). Well needless to say I never took that again.
Well I was on my regime of Lantus insulin in the morning and one pill in the morning and one in the evening for the past year. I have been miserable. My sugar levels have been out of control, I constantly have highs and lows and feel horrible. The medicine Ive been taking does not do a bit of good.
Recently, through the advice of my fertility doctor- I was referred to see a Diabetes specialist. I had my first appointment Monday and now I am on cloud nine!
The doctor changed my Insulin and ditched the pills. It might sound pretty dreadful that I now have to give myself four shots a day- but at this point I am willing to do whatever it takes to get my diabetes under control.
I now take one small shot of fast-acting insulin at every meal, and one large shot of long-acting insulin in the morning. The best part is I no longer have to fill up my own syringes- I now have insulin pens that I carry with me everywhere I go. It's very convenient.
I will be in constant contact with this new doctor to make necessary changes in my doses to get where I need to be.
I am extremely happy that I am now with a doctor who believes that it is just a matter of time before he can get me on the right track. In medical terms an A1C level is an average level of sugar over a 2-3 month time span. I started out in June 2005 with a 9.1 A1C level; I am now fluctuating between 7.5 - 8.1. I need to get down to around 6.5 to continue with fertility.
Fertility:
As mentioned- I need a 6.5 A1C level. I have a way to go but Im getting there.
Doug and I have been trying to conceive for two years now. I have a few issues.
I went in for my yearly in September 2005 and had abnormal results which ended up being abnormal cells on my cervix which ended up being precancerous cells. I had the cells frozen off in October 2005. Come to find out later that the doctor that performed the procedure did a lousy job and now I have some issues with my cervix.
Since then and still wondering why I hadnt yet gotten pregnant I pursued a fertility specialist to find the reason.
I had my first appointment sometime in January 2006 and had a wide range of procedures done over the last few months. In conclusion I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome which prevents me from ovulating which needs to happen to get pregnant. I also found out that I have polyps in my uterine lining- which may or may not have an impact on my fertility- time will tell.
During one of my procedures the doctor commented on the job that the other doctor had done in my cryotherapy (cervical freezing) and said that I might have to be artificially inseminated to become pregnant. Time will also have to tell on that one.
At this point the schedule is to get my A1C down to 6.5 at which point I can start taking the pill Clomid to induce ovulation. We will try to conceive then and if that does not work artificial insemination (AI). If AI does not take I do not know what we will do as we really do not have the finances to pursue other options
As some of you know I have had Bells Palsy since April 27, 2002. I have been though a lot trying to get my face back to normal. A few years ago I saw a neurologist and all they want to do is prescribe medications like muscle relaxers and such. Recently I contacted someone to possibly do surgery to repair the damage. At my consultation appointment I was told that surgery is not an option for me- that my case was too severe in the beginning (which is why it has lasted as long as it has) and I am now too far gone for surgery. I was devastated but soon relaxed when I was told that there are other avenues to take to try to get back function. I went through a series of testing and went back for another appointment a week later. I was at that time given neuromuscular stimulator (e-stim) to use. For 6-8 hours a day I wear these little sticky pads- two above my eye and two below my bottom lip which send a series of 12 shocks through the nerves in my face every 7 seconds. The hope is that this technique will revive my degenerated nerves and with this and possibly the future use of Botox injections- I might just regain some facial function on the paralyzed side of my face.
If you would like to learn more about Bells Palsy please feel free to view a PowerPoint presentation I made recently for a college presentation: (which I will post later since I cannot find the link right now).
Sunday, April 23, 2006
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Saturday, March 25, 2006
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Friday, January 6, 2006
Saturday, December 24, 2005
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