As I sat there listening to the Doctor, his previous sentence echoed through my mind ... How did I get here? He's full of it, and don't know what he's talking about! I always said I would never be here, but I kept talking and didn't act! ... All of these thoughts rushed through my mind as his words, "You're a Ticking Time-Bomb for a Stroke!" repeated in my thoughts!
I went for a checkup and a refill on my Blood Pressure medication and left taking 6 medications a day!
When I started this Blog my goal was to get healthy and prevent being on a basket of medications a day, like my mom is currently!! All I did was talk, NO actions and look at my situation! I could kick myself in the a$$. However, the Doctor says that most of the issues are hereditary! I'm on the fence there!!
I know, I know.. these things are hereditary and I may not be able to reverse being put on all this crap; BUT, I plan to try!! I know many people who have changed there lifestyles and didn't need the medications any longer.. SO, That is my Plan!!
I have another appointment in 4 weeks and I plan to see a smaller # on that scale, smoking less than I did on Friday, and making better choices when it comes to what I drink and eat!! Even if these changes don't allow me to stop taking all this medication, they will improve my quality of Life in some way or another!!
"You're a Ticking Time-Bomb for a Stroke!" That is scary!!
All the way home I thought about the importance of my life and the things that truly matter to me, and soda nor cigarettes were at the top of that list! It's time to really do as much as I can to get healthier because I want to live to see my girls get married and create families of their own; and be able to enjoy grandchildren when that time comes. Plus, I want to be able to enjoy life with my husband after the kids are moved out... none of this can be what I visualize if I don't change things and end up having a stoke!
SO... wish me luck!!
Showing posts with label health check up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health check up. Show all posts
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Remember to Take Care of Yourself
First, I'd like to apologize for being slack on posting BUT The past few weeks have been chaotic, to say the least! As you all know, from a previous post, my mom has been in the hospital/rehab. However during this event I also discovered I had some health issues occurring of my own!!
I went to the dentist to get a filling done and for some reason they had to check my blood pressure before they could, which I found odd because I have never had them do this in the 2 years I have been going on a regular basis. They hooked me up to the machine and it finished.. she said "hmm lets check it again because it's a little high". She asked me to uncross my legs and she proceeded to check it again, and it went up; so, she said let me give it a few minutes and we will recheck it, maybe I was nervous! I had issues with it a few years ago but didn't stay on any medication but a little over a month. That time I had a splitting headache and felt like crap, but it wasn't even close to what it was saying that day and I felt fine. I sat there chopping it up to something being wrong with their machine!
About 30 minutes went by and she returned to the room and hooked me back up to the machine to check my Blood Pressure once more and it was a little higher...
224/116 WTF is what was running through my mind at that moment.. that is crazy high!!!
She went out and the doctor came in to explain that he couldn't give me the medication for that procedure and that we would do something else that visit... and I needed to get my BP under control before I could make another appointment!!
When I left the office that day, honestly I was still thinking that their machine was broken!! I mean, How could it be that high and I not even have a headache!!??
I'm not one who goes to the doctor!! To be honest I haven't had a checkup since my 6 month checkup after having my youngest daughter... and she'll be 13 in a month 1/2. However, after telling a few people what the machine said and hearing their reactions I thought I should at least get it checked again and maybe make an appointment to get it checked out!!
The next day I had to carry my mom a few things so I decided to stop at the Walmart Pharmacy and see if they could check it for me, and they did. BUT there must have been something up with their machine too (lol) because it was 210/110.. not good!! However, they were also using the machine and I wanted to get it done manually. I did decide to call and make me an appointment though, but they said they weren't able to get me in until Monday and it was Wednesday!
After visiting with my mom I decided to stop at my local drug store because the pharmacist there has taken my blood pressure a few times before and does it manually; and I was secretly hoping it would be much lower and I could cancel the appointment. He checked it for me and it was 204/110 and he began to lecture me about how dangerous it was and how I was in stroke range with it being that high, which scared me a little bit! He advised me to call the office back and tell them I had it checked manually and what it was, and ask if they could see me before Monday! I did that when I got home and they worked me in the next morning.
The next morning when I went to the doctor it wasn't as high as it was, but it was still too high; but by the time the doctor entered the room and rechecked it was back up there!! He put me on a medication to lower it and gave me some tips that could help.
The first few days on this medication I felt like a drunk!! However, after it got into my system I felt better.. I didn't feel as blahh and tired like I had been feeling for a few weeks before. So, it must be working and I felt things were back to normal!
Its been about 3 weeks since I went and haven't had my pressure checked, but I felt it was helping . On Thursday my mom had an appointment to see her doctor since she came home the week before and I asked was there anywhere I could have it checked at the clinic, just to see, but there wasn't. The doctor told me that she'd check it for me but wouldn't be responsible.
So... she checked it out and surprisingly it is still running too high 194/98 (no as bad). She told me that with me taking my meds a few hours earlier that it shouldn't be and I should call the doctors office and let them know.. GREAT! So, I did and the upped the dosage so I have been feeling drunk ago the past few days again (it sucks). I was also told to come in one day this week to get seen.
I'm hoping that they get it under control soon because it is concerning!! It's scary to know that it is still running high and putting me at risk of some major health issues, and I wonder how it got to this point without me knowing. It also gives me a wake up call because I should have been going to get a checkup every once in a while, at least once a year... not waiting almost 13!!
It is important for us to take care of ourselves!! We are so busy, especially mothers, taking care of everyone else and never putting ourselves first. Well, the past month I have been scared into reality of how important that truly is; and wanted to share my experience with you all and ask you to remember to take care of yourself!!
~Ginny
I went to the dentist to get a filling done and for some reason they had to check my blood pressure before they could, which I found odd because I have never had them do this in the 2 years I have been going on a regular basis. They hooked me up to the machine and it finished.. she said "hmm lets check it again because it's a little high". She asked me to uncross my legs and she proceeded to check it again, and it went up; so, she said let me give it a few minutes and we will recheck it, maybe I was nervous! I had issues with it a few years ago but didn't stay on any medication but a little over a month. That time I had a splitting headache and felt like crap, but it wasn't even close to what it was saying that day and I felt fine. I sat there chopping it up to something being wrong with their machine!
224/116 WTF is what was running through my mind at that moment.. that is crazy high!!!
She went out and the doctor came in to explain that he couldn't give me the medication for that procedure and that we would do something else that visit... and I needed to get my BP under control before I could make another appointment!!
When I left the office that day, honestly I was still thinking that their machine was broken!! I mean, How could it be that high and I not even have a headache!!??
I'm not one who goes to the doctor!! To be honest I haven't had a checkup since my 6 month checkup after having my youngest daughter... and she'll be 13 in a month 1/2. However, after telling a few people what the machine said and hearing their reactions I thought I should at least get it checked again and maybe make an appointment to get it checked out!!
The next day I had to carry my mom a few things so I decided to stop at the Walmart Pharmacy and see if they could check it for me, and they did. BUT there must have been something up with their machine too (lol) because it was 210/110.. not good!! However, they were also using the machine and I wanted to get it done manually. I did decide to call and make me an appointment though, but they said they weren't able to get me in until Monday and it was Wednesday!
After visiting with my mom I decided to stop at my local drug store because the pharmacist there has taken my blood pressure a few times before and does it manually; and I was secretly hoping it would be much lower and I could cancel the appointment. He checked it for me and it was 204/110 and he began to lecture me about how dangerous it was and how I was in stroke range with it being that high, which scared me a little bit! He advised me to call the office back and tell them I had it checked manually and what it was, and ask if they could see me before Monday! I did that when I got home and they worked me in the next morning.
The next morning when I went to the doctor it wasn't as high as it was, but it was still too high; but by the time the doctor entered the room and rechecked it was back up there!! He put me on a medication to lower it and gave me some tips that could help.
The first few days on this medication I felt like a drunk!! However, after it got into my system I felt better.. I didn't feel as blahh and tired like I had been feeling for a few weeks before. So, it must be working and I felt things were back to normal!
Its been about 3 weeks since I went and haven't had my pressure checked, but I felt it was helping . On Thursday my mom had an appointment to see her doctor since she came home the week before and I asked was there anywhere I could have it checked at the clinic, just to see, but there wasn't. The doctor told me that she'd check it for me but wouldn't be responsible.
So... she checked it out and surprisingly it is still running too high 194/98 (no as bad). She told me that with me taking my meds a few hours earlier that it shouldn't be and I should call the doctors office and let them know.. GREAT! So, I did and the upped the dosage so I have been feeling drunk ago the past few days again (it sucks). I was also told to come in one day this week to get seen.
I'm hoping that they get it under control soon because it is concerning!! It's scary to know that it is still running high and putting me at risk of some major health issues, and I wonder how it got to this point without me knowing. It also gives me a wake up call because I should have been going to get a checkup every once in a while, at least once a year... not waiting almost 13!!
It is important for us to take care of ourselves!! We are so busy, especially mothers, taking care of everyone else and never putting ourselves first. Well, the past month I have been scared into reality of how important that truly is; and wanted to share my experience with you all and ask you to remember to take care of yourself!!
~Ginny
Sunday, June 28, 2015
I'm Under Construction
Life seems like it has been on a crazy spiral out of my control. The hectic days that come with the kids being out of school, everyone wanting to take off somewhere to spend the night or have a friend over, wanting to accomplish things but not having the time to pursue them, needing to make desperate changes and not putting the effort forth to accomplish them..
... the list can go on and on ... and on!!!
I say that I am going to do something, but I don't!! This can be related to so many areas of my life these days.
I used to be a stay-at-home-mom for about 10 + years; and I probably did more for everyone than I should have done, if I am being honest! Therefore, now it is really hard to enforce more chores to take some of the load off of me. BUT they are getting better. :)
I graduated from college last year, but I haven't had the time to go out a really LOOK for a new job in my field... With only 1 day off a week, my house chores & errands take that quickly! ((I know.. excuses/excuses))
I know I need to get healthy.. This would help me feel better physically and emotionally as well; and help me be a better person, mother, wife, employee, friend, etc!! But I procrastinate and don't put forth the effort to see changes.
SO... I'm Under Construction!!
I want to work on every aspect of me possible, from the way I think about my self to my relationships with others!!
I want to be inspired with life instead of dreading the day-in-day-out same old routine that I go about now. Living life to the fullest and making my goals a reality, not just things that seem like fantasies in a far off distance!!!
It's time to have confidence in my abilities, not thinking that my thoughts, ideas, and skills are little things that no one appreciates. Believing that there is something great waiting somewhere out there for me.. I just gotta get out of my own way and find it!!
We all are meant to accomplish great things and be the happiest we can be... Now it that time for me!!!
I have spent too much of life in the shadows, not reaching for what I want and can be, feeling unhealthy, and being afraid of failing.
Time to give myself a lifestyle change... I'm Under Construction!
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Annual Health Check Ups Are Important
I'm not a Doctor, but I play one on T.V..........
As women, we need to make sure that we are getting annual check-ups in regards to gynecological and breast exams. Having these exams could save our lives. These exams are important because they are a screening tool and if there are any abnormalities in the test the doctor will definitely call you back in for further examination.
So many women die from breast cancer and the statistics are staggering. Before I started blogging I was reading a blog written by Lisa Bonchek Adams and she detailed the treatments that she would go through and she would talk about how she felt having this type of cancer. She passed away a few months ago and when she did it hurt me. I felt as if I knew her through her posts. Here is a link to her blog so please go and check it out.
http://lisabadams.com/
Another type of cancer that affects women is cervical or ovarian cancer. Having your annual pap tests helps when it comes to detecting this type of cancer. I do not know what the statistics are concerning this type of cancer. My mother had cervical cancer at the age of 33 and it was Stage III if I am not mistaken. She has told me that the year before her pap test came back normal and then the following spring, she said she had a sore spot under her navel and it was very tender to the touch. She also has said that her legs began to buckle when she would walk and she was dog tired all the time.
The best source of information is with the CDC or cancer.org I am assuming. So, here is their link.
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/womenshealth/earlydetectionofspecificcancers/nbccedp
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