What a Week

Published on October 20, 2007 By MarcieMoo In Life Journals

On Monday I had that work physical, right? Tuesday morning I went in for my fasting blood draw, and on Thursday afternoon I went in for the ultrasound.

So...let's say that things didn't go so well. Expected, I suppose, but disappointing nonetheless. It's not "official"...I'm not supposed to know, because the ultrasound tech isn't allowed to say anything, but I've definitely got cysts on my ovaries again. I'm a little relieved that I'm not crazy, and the pain that I've been having is legit. But it still sucks. I don't want all my female stuff to be gnarled, but I guess I don't have much of a choice.

But I'm used to that stuff.

The worst came when I got back out to the car. I turned my phone on and I had a message from the doctor's office wanted me to call back. I did, and she told me that my blood work from Tuesday morning was off. The long-range glucose test showed that its been high. I've had similar test results before, but we're doing something about it this time. They called in a glucometer, lancets, and strips for me, so I've been doing that whole routine for a couple of days. I'm supposed to test when I get up in the morning. Those results have been okay-ish, about 109. But my after-dinner tests have been high--at around 250. So we've got some work to do. I've been taking fortamet for the last week. The last time I tried diabetes meds they made me sick to my stomach, and I just couldn't do it with work. This medication has been much easier to stomach. The first day I was a little sick, but I've been okay since. I'm not sure how long it takes for the meds to take full effect. We may have some dosage issues.

At any rate, I need to learn more this. I'm scared now, and my attention is "gotten." My next appointment is on the 29th. I'm writing down everything I eat and my blood sugars. I'm not making any dietary changes yet. That will come at the next appointment.
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We still don't know when Ry is coming home. As I write this, he's on a bus to Grand Junction, Colorado, where there is three feet of snow, mind you, to meet his trainer. He has to sit there for a couple of days with nothing to do, but then he should be running that dedicated route with the trainer for a while, unless they send him home to get winter gear. He only has a windbreaker right now, because they didn't tell him where he'd be going and what he'd be doing. After his trainer decides he's good to go, he needs to take his behind-the-wheel test for his CDL. I think he does that in Cheyenne. He said something about doing his skills test for the carrier in Denver. At some point he'll be back here in town to run the route with the driver running it now for a little while, and then he'll be on his own. I'm lonely, and sick of watching the same movies over and over. I can't wait for him to be home. This phone marriage blows big ass goats.

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School went well this week. It sure was long for a three-day week. They're the worst, though. It's so much better when you have your normal routine down. My students finally earned a points reward for behavior. They chose to have a movie and a snack. I bought chips because I couldn't find popcorn, and we watched "Bill Nye the Science Guy." It was shorter than a regular movie, thank heavens. I think the kids liked it. And they've started earning points for their next reward all ready. Next week is a fairly normal week. I'm gone on Wednesday for a training for our math series. Wednesday also happens to be picture day, so I get out of that for now, thank heavens. One camera will live to see another day!

I also have my evaluation coming up this week, too. I've had the instructional facilitator coming in to observe what's going on in my room, and she's pleased, so I hope principal will be, too. We'll see.

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