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~Whitney Kay~I am the best that I can be right now at this moment and that is all I can ask for.
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March 03 RecoveringWell, instead of writing this in everyone’s comments, I will just put it here. I’m doing better now. I went in to the doctor for chronic fatigue (only being awake for 3-6 hours a day) and for some other major issues. First, I will say I am NOT afraid of needles for any reason, and I watch the blood flowing in the tubes and help if they need. They had to take quite a lot of blood to run as many tests as they needed and I began to black out. I told them I was blacking out and that’s the last thing I remember. Next thing I knew, I woke up on the floor with 7 people in the room with the doctor holding my head. Apparently I became unconscious, fell out of the chair, hit my head and shoulders on the wall and had a seizure. The fire truck came first with the firemen. They immobilized my head and neck while running several other tests until the ambulance and paramedics came. My left pupil was unreactive and my head hurt extremely bad. If no one was talking directly to me for more than 5 seconds, I would fall asleep. I was taken to the critical care emergency center. I suffered muscular bruising, head trauma, a hematoma, chronic exhaustion, white blood cells in my urine, and extreme head pain. A few days later I had to go back to the doctor to discuss the labs and to check my head and shoulders. The labs revealed anemia and severe dehydration. Upon more examination they discovered I have a severe sinus infection. (I had no pain or symptoms that would have prompted me to go to the doctor for this, but it was by thorough examination that it was discovered. Sometimes that’s the way it works.) This sinus infection caused my initial chronic fatigue. The iron deficiency, dehydration, and this infection all came together at once when my blood was being drawn. I am temporarily off of pain killers, but am still having to take up to 12 pills a day. One side effect of a new medication is insomnia. I went from only being awake for 3 hours a day, to not being able to sleep. I am off this medication in 2 days, so then the insomnia will go away. Aside from my head hurting every once in a while, I am feeling a TON better. Thank you to all of you who left me comments or get well wishes, it really does help. :-) February 26 Critical CareSo, I promise everyone that I will reply to your comments later. As of right now, I am just goint to let you all know what is going on before I take more pain killers. Yesterday I went to the doctors. I was going in for chronic fatigue and several other serious issues. They needed to draw a significant amount of blood. As they were drawing blood, I became light headed and blacked out. Next thing I know, I wake up on the floor with 7 people around me and the doctor holding my head asking me what my name is. What happened in between (luckily the nurse and my Mom were in the room) was that I blacked out and they were trying to get the needle out. They were hurrying to get the blood work off of the table when I fell out of the chair I was sitting in. I fell, hit my head and shoulders against the wall, then had a seizure. I became unconscious, then I woke up. Once I answered the basic quiestions for the doctor, I was very disoriented. I heard a bunch of sirens, then firemen came in. They held my head still and my neck while they took their tests. Then, the ambulance came, put me on a gourney, and took me to the critical care unit in the emergency room. Other than my head having trauma, having severe dehydration, white blood cells in my urine, and chronic exhaustion, they didn't see anything else. I have bruises and scrapes on my head, my shoulders are very tender, I was disoriented, and I'm just out of it because of pain killers. You can't even run your fingers over my shoulders or move the hair on my head without it almost bringing tears to my eyes. After a few hours in CCU, they let me go home. I've just been really drugged up. I go to the doctor tomorrow, unless I go in today. I'm just so thankful that it happened at the doctor's office. And NO, I am not afraid of blood or needles. I was laughing with the nurse about us watching the blood and my blood return pressure was so high that it sounded like a glass being filled with water. Anyways, no working out for me, let alone not too much time getting up to go to the bathroom. Once things are better, I will get on and reply to everyone, so please don't be discouraged because I don't write back. I WILL! February 24 Bra FittingsI've been seeing lots of shows on tv lately, particulary the Tyra Show, talking about women wearing the wrong size bras. I always thought I was good at telling if a bra fit me, but decided to go to the mall today to get a free fitting. I currently have been wearing a 38C. Upon measurements and trying on bras, I have found out that I should be wearing a 36DD!!!!!!!! I am pretty sure my jaw dropped when the lady told me. I went to the lingerie section and bought a couple of new bras. The reason I am telling you all this is because I HIGHLY suggest everyone go get fitted. She even offered to measure over my shirt if I was self concious. We are ALL working out really hard and I will let you know that sometimes all that wear and tear just hurts. If you aren't wearing the right size bra, they are unsupported and it really can even damage your back. Sure, you can wear a sports bra, but even sports bras need to be the correct size. GO GET FITTED!!!!! IT'S FREE!!! I didn't even buy a bra from the same store I got fitted in. It is amazing how much better it feels. February 23 Complete BreakdownWell, last night I had a complete break down. Sure, there are a lot of medical issues going on with me right now, but that wasn't even the problem. I broke down over a soft pretzel. YES.........a soft pretzel. If you have read my previous blogs, you know I can not eat food with wheat in them. Otherwise, I would be eating them because the kind I have only has 110 calories and I don't add salt. The point was that I was just frustrated because frankly I am tired of oatmeal and corn tortillas. Dieting is hard enough, then adding on the pressure of basically having to experiment with foods to see if I am allergic to them. Wheat/gluten is in EVERYTHING. I ate all my fruit already, which leaves me with oatmeal as a quick food. Everything else will take me at least 30 minutes to cook. I am personally embarassed over my break down, but I know there are other people out there who can relate. Yes, I broke down over a stupid frozen soft pretzel. PUBLIC DIARY - please respondWell, last night I got to thinking about how we all get on and write blogs. Partially because we are supposed to and also to track our journeys.
I started thinking, who exactly are we writing to? Obviously, I'm trying to talk to someone, but who?
We don't know each other at all, but we all can relate to each other more through biggest loser than we probably ever would have. We are all supporting each other because we are struggling with the same issue - weight loss.
I guess my answer would be anyone who cares, can relate to what I am writing, and the whole biggest loser community.
What are your answers???
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