No nuc med test

I was scheduled for a nuc med test last week, but once again, I put my finances ahead of my health by picking up an extra shift. 

I have to call and reschedule and right now, I'm not sure when that will be.

Walking to the bus stop

Worked til 1am, got home at 140, finally crashed around 300, only to have to rouse myself at 625 to get Sam up and ready for school, pack his lunch, and walk him to the bus stop.  It's okay though, it's the time I enjoy most with him.  Well, aside from the snuggle time at night.

It's really the little things kids enjoy most.  I could get in my car and drive the ~400yds to the bus stop (we live in a gated apartment complex, definitely not a clear line of sight), but Sam prefers to walk.  Yesterday morning he told me it's because he doesn't want pollution.  Works for me, I think he also likes it means more mommy time.

So, twice a day, on my days off, I get at least a half mile "walk" in.  I say "walk" because it's really at a 7yo's pace.  On the days I close, I get half that because I only take him to the bus stop.....I'm rarely home in time to get him off the bus.

Unfortunately, this is NOT nearly enough walking.  I need a better strategy, but I'm not sure how to do that given I work a seriously screwy schedule.  The only thing that's routine about it are my days off.

Off to ponder.................

Results discussion

I get that the new wave is for doctors to hire a ton of medical assistants because nurses cost more. There's a reason for that.......THEY'RE WORTH IT.  Well, most are.  Not the one I had a conversation with on Friday.  But this about me, not her.

So, I went to see the doctor on Monday.  My numbers are all normal, but luckily Dr. P had some forethought and sent me for an ultrasound at the same time as labs.  Thus saving some time.

Turns out I have a cyst on my thyroid.  Not horrible, he's not even overly concerned.  But being the proactiv dr he is, he did order a Nuc Med test.

Now, from what I've been told this is a two-day test.  Great, just how I wanted to spend my two days off.  Driving back and forth to a lab that's 40 minutes away in good traffic.  I may look for a closer location.  That or I'm looking to find ways to occupy myself in town in between all these little appointments.

I'm tired and run down to the point that some coworkers are noticing.  They ask if I'm okay.  I just say, "I'm tired." 

But it's more than that.  I don't sleep well and my mind is scattered most days.  I've been called an airhead and it's been bouncing around in my head for a while now.  It's really not that.  I am scattered.  I have all this information bouncing in my head, with 90% of it relevant to my day, just not at the time I think of it. 

This is part of my 140by40 pledge to myself, to be more mentally healthy.  And sadly, I think medication will be necessary,

1:15 and no call back yet......

We'll see what 2:00 brings.....and I'll post again after I repeat my phone call.  Though, I have to question for a practice that has time to call patients on their birthday, why don't they have time to call patients with test results?

Hmmmmm, thought of the day.

The dr called yesterday.

I have to go in for my results. I called back today stating I wanted a call back for my results over the phone or for them to be faxed to me. Giving them until 2pm Friday to call me back and then it's on to the office manager.

It couldn't wait a full week, but they also couldn't get me in today or tomorrow. Well, after a little nudging from my sister, I decided I have no desire to get all anxious before Monday. Also? If I need to see someone else, I have more time to arrange schedule changes.

Fingers crossed for a phone call in the morning and its all manageable.

Lab results

This is all I got in the mail last week. 

And I've left a message that has yet to be returned.  I'm calling back today.  I want my other two TSH results....I need numbers to make sense of this.  Why?

Well, when I was pregnant with Sam, my blood sugar at the one hour glucose test was 135 mg/dL.  My OB at the time used a 140 mg/dL reference point so no further testing.  However, three and a half years later, pregnant again but using a different OB, it was 130 and he used 130-140 as a reference range.  I wound up failing the 3-hour test miserably, nearly passing out, resulting in a Gestational Diabetes diagnosis and a 9½ pound Henry born 10 days early.  Looking back, I believe I had GD with Sam and maybe, just maybe, other issues would have been prevented.

So, actual numbers mean something to me.  I also have yet to hear back about my thyroid ultrasound.  The swelling has gone down and it's no longer tender.  Maybe it's not my thyroid, but I'd still like some answers.

Next post topic? How stress plays a factor in weight and health issues.