Week 10 - Progress Report - Medical Establishment Causes Much Frustration...

I finally made it through the two weeks of Glucerna shakes.  For the next two weeks, I will be able to eat healthy food for breakfast and lunch.  Honestly, I cannot wait to get back to doing that.  Primarily, that would be because I do not have as many blood sugar drops.

For my weight, I reduced my mini-goal weight down to 275 and currently, I weigh 276.9.  I feel really good about that.  I am still pretty OCD about measuring my food, but I have found a lot of really interesting recipes that are tasty.  I am also getting better on handling my portion sizes and for me, that is a really huge step.

Last night, at the Stars game, I realized that I was getting better at walking up the hill as well as walking down to the station.  I would get a bit out of breath, but now, I do not and I am getting better at maintaining with the crowd.  That meant a lot.

I am still drinking water as much as I can.  Where I have the most issue is when I try to get a gallon of water drank in a day.  Not sure why, but the past couple of weeks, I just have not been able to do it.  I am conscious of it, so I am trying harder on that.

On Monday, I got a steroid shot in my hand to relax the tendon causing my trigger finger.  It did hurt like hell and it was bruised for a few days.  Now, I can just about close my fist without a whole lot of pain.  I do hope that this one shot will work.  I would really hate to have to go back for another shot.  Ugh.

The most confusing and concerning problem has to do with my new general practitioner.  My previous GP left the practice in order to be with her family in New Mexico.  When I went to visit the new GP, I had to fill out all of the paperwork as if I were a new patient.  I had my blood drawn for 3 month testing.

I do not get any information regarding my blood work results until I had to call to find out.  The doctor had the results for over two weeks.  I was happy to know my A1C had dropped from 7.3 to 5.9.  My cholesterol, triglycerides, and other numbers I usually watch were down to normal levels.  I felt really good that the changes have been making in my life were really making a difference.

On Friday, the doctor's office calls while I was out walking the dogs.  I call back and am informed blood urine numbers and such were elevated.  High level, I know that this is because the blood work shows a large amount of protein is showing.  I ask the nurse what I am to do about this or what will happen and I get "I really don't know, but the doctor wants to know if you are seeing a specialist for the issue".  Excuse me?!  I filled out new patient information and provided all doctors I was seeing - that was just the endo as there were no others!  What is the problem?!

To compound matters, the new GP is not available for a visit to help me understand these numbers, what they mean and how I can work to lower them.  I cannot see her for another 3 weeks?!  This is completely absurd.

When I was in the office, the nurse stood there and complained about how the endo office was not communicating with them or sending them information.  Furthermore, the GP wanted to know why the endo was not taking care of the blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride medication.  My previous GP had originally prescribed these medications to me.  What exactly is the issue here?

Friday, I drove over to the doctor's office and got my blood work paperwork, then hand delivered them over to the endo office.  I have a copy of my blood work done back in September as well as my current blood work results.  Since I have an appointment at the endo office in two weeks, yours truly is going to make it a point to ask about these numbers, what do I need to worry about as well as what can I do about lowering these numbers.

It really bothers me to be asked if I am seeing a specialist for a problem that I have no idea that I have.  Last time, the endo indicated that these numbers were elevated, but nothing to worry over at this time.  Now, the GP has me worried that something more wrong is happening.  It is so discouraging.

After the incident, I was really upset.  I felt like I needed to just give up, but I decided that was not a good idea.  I had come too far and if I gave up because someone is just a pain, that was wrong.

I have realized what a real geek and nerd I am.  I have spent most of the day watching The Big Bang Theory.  I love it!

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