This day just whizzed by! I was up earlier than normal because I had an appointment with my doctor only to have to just sit and wait when I got there. No mind though, he is an excellent doctor and well worth the wait. He listens to me. Today he put up my Zoloft to 75 mg and also gave me an Rx for a new thyroid medication because I should not be this tired. I am so tired of being tired. My hair falls out in handfuls, I can't lose weight no matter how little I eat and my energy is super low so no exercise. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will work but I have felt tired for so many years and have tried so many things only to be disappointed. (Yes, I am being a Negative Nellie.)
Today my kids and I went to visit my sister in her new home. They got it is a foreclosure and it was a total disaster when they bought it. It took over a month just to get rid of the garbage. They needed a huge dumpster and there is still lots of garbage on the outside of the home to be dealt with. Inside, the walls had years and years of cigarette smoke caked to every surface. My sister said they had to be stripped twice and then an oil based paint to seal it. They needed to rip the entire bathroom out as well. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done but it is such a cute little house! It is only about 1200 sq. feet and will be perfect for my sister, her husband and my 2 nieces. The yard is huge and they are at the end of a cul de sac in the middle of the country. I am happy for them because they were living in a tiny 2 bedroom mobile home.
And because I am super tired it is time for me to go to bed. I know how it will work though. In half an hour I will be wide awake and not be able to sleep.
Has anyone read Perfect by Rachel Joyce? I started reading it last night but it hasn't grabbed me yet and I am wondering if it is worth it to keep reading.
I hear you on the fatigue caper. And there needs to be a better, stronger word.
ReplyDeleteFingers and toes crossed that the new meds work. A doctor who listens? Definitely worth waiting for.
Like the design of your blog and of course love the title with lab photo. Seems like you had a busy day. Your sister and husband have their work cut out for them. Been there --done that. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your doctor listened. Fingers crossed for some swift response to the new meds.
ReplyDeleteI hope the new meds make you spring into action! I thought you were losing weight!
ReplyDeleteGlad your sister has found the perfect house for her and her family.
Doctors that listen are fantastic! I hope the changes he made make a big difference. We have a great family doctor like that. She has the most amazing bedside manner, and takes the time to really 'hear' you. She even calls you at home personally to give advice or tell you your test results. She is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteProblems from thyroid can cause all kind of problem. My wife had read an article in Reader Digest about the symtoms, she had all of them. When she told her doctor, he said No she didn't had problem but since she insisted, he send her to get it test. She was right! She has been taking some drugs for it and feel so much better.
ReplyDeleteYes a title is important, I have your blog on my list and when I was clicking on it it would open without the comment section. Now it is available right away (because of the title)
Richard: Sadly, I hear and read about this more and more, where doctors are saying no, the patient doesn't have a thyroid problem when really, the blood work shows, they do.
DeleteGlad your wife is feeling better.
No, never read it. Sorry your thyroid is a problem. Hope the new meds help.
ReplyDeleteWell, so far no reviews of the book so I will have to check back to see if anyone gives you hope for continuing it. You comment about the smoke filled home makes me wonder about my son's house. It was my home when I was a smoker then he moved there and is a smoker so the walls have been smoke filled for over 40 years. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel more energy soon. My copy of Yesterday in the Back Lane came and am still waiting for the one with the big flower on the front. I ordered them from Amazon for a few pennies....and 3.99 shipping. :o)
ReplyDeleteI too, thought you had been losing weight in the sadness. Hm. Bodies are weird.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of the book. I'm reading "The 100 year old man who jumped out the window and disappeared" and I literally cannot get through it. Book club is tonight. I may have to tell them my dog ate my homework.
I hope your doctor can sort you out. The way you describe yourself is not a well person, something definitely needs to be done.
ReplyDeleteSo, did you wake up or did you manage to get some shut-eye?
Keep at it. If you have a good dr. things should get figured out.
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