Medical Testing Never Seems to End!

Yesterday I had to undergo a cardiac MRI. The results were fine, but it was a constant reminder that my medical issues are always around just waiting to pop up. Overall, I have been doing so well with my fibro. There was the day when I took my night time medicine in the morning and could barely function. It was quite amusing (is there any other choice?), and I got a lot of rest. Maybe it was my subconcious trying to slow me down.

Spent the last weekend running around, working hard and keeping very busy. Surprisingly, I continued to feel good. I feel like may stamina is really improving.

While at the hospital for the tests, met a nurse who thinks she might have fibro but is afraid to find out. I remember when I was trying to get diagnosed. I was sure that I must be a hypochondriac or there was something worse wrong with me. Putting a name to all of the pains was a great first step. Right away, my wonderful doctor (Dr. Chatterjee at the Cleveland Clinic) was able to get me on a program. It too a long time to get up to par and there were plenty of hiccups along the way, but now with my yoga, meditation, activity and keeping a good attitude going, (and great doctors - especially now Dr. Deborah Levin at OSU) I am doing very well.

So busy that I haven't had much time for blogging........ oh, well.

Oops! I did it again!

Ever have one of those days when nothing can go right, you are totally crabby and you are just so tired and in so much pain? That happened to me the other day, and seems to happen every so often. It also seems to occur regularly on weekends.

Well, I finally figured out the theme! I forgot my medication. Yes, it is true that I am ruthlessly organized, with every pill carefully packaged away under it's proper day in the medicine dispenser. I routinely count out the pills on Saturday morning, when I can take my time and not feel rushed. It is great to wake up, take a walk with my husband and our two dogs (breed? part German Shepherd/part insane), maybe even have a leisurely breakfast across the street at the coffee shop and just relax. But that is also completely contrary to my routine the rest of the week and sometimes leads to failure to take my meds. By mid-afternoon I am grumpy and sleepy and lacking energy. My husband is looking at me cross-eyed and my son has locked himself in his room. When I go to bed at night, I am so frustrated that a perfectly wonderful Saturday was wasted on my fibro problems. And then as I go to take my evening meds, I realize that I forgot to count out my pills for the week and then (ta da!) I realize that I did not take my meds that morning.

Standing orders at our house now are that when I get grumpy, my family members are supposed to ask me if I took my meds. My end of the bargain is to try to not snap at everyone who asks. It seems to be working. (Mostly I remember now to avoid having to answer to them - it's that fierce independence from my father's side of the family that makes me that way. Okay, I call it independence, they call it something else....but you know what I mean.)

Then there's the time I took my bedtime medicine in the morning - I'll save the story of the lost Friday for another time.

Spring is trying to spring forth

Well, you can tell that the weather has been pretty good around here, since I am spending less and less of my free time at the computer. With the warm up here, we have been riding our bikes quite a bit. That is a great exercise for me, since you can coast once in a while. We rode throughout German Village this past weekend. We rode to the grocery store, the park and then to dinner Saturday night. We didn't have the time change yet, so coming home was a little dark. It won't be anymore, though. My son and I are trying to invent a way to haul one bike with another so I can drop him off at school and take his bike with me. There is no place to park the bike at the school (yet).

I am also walking more. Overall, this "mild" exercise seems to be helping me. During the last round of warm weather a few weeks ago, I was really pushing myself, and then I paid for it with even more pain than normal. Now I actually feel like I have a little more energy, although I am not quite ready to give up my mid-morning nap!

I am also trying to de-clutter my life. It's like doing personal spring cleaning. I am trying to clearly identify what needs to get done, get things that have been sitting done, and get rid of the rest. It helps clear my mind, reduce stress, and I feel better. I am feeling somewhat optomistic about my overall health now. Of course, having said that, I just set myself up for something, I'm sure.

Well, back to de-cluttering......

Trying to keep up to date

Well, today my listing with columbuslawyerfinder went public, so I am hoping that I will start seeing more local business directed toward me. Since we moved to Columbus, I have had several cases from where we used to live, but now I am interested in getting cases from the Columbus area instead. Hope this works!

It is really cold in Columbus today. It is only 7 degrees right now, even though it is after 10:30 a.m. I am not being as active today. Skipped the walk with the dogs this morning. I think being exposed to the severely cold weather is not good for me. This afternoon I think that I will do some yoga. Overall I am feeling pretty good. Hoping to keep on track this week.