Doc visit went well

well i made it thru my doctor's appointment. only thing is the lady doc i was supposed to see is going to be leaving from what i learned of the male doc who saw me today. no matter. i gave him my list of symptoms, pains and whatnot and i think he was impressed that i had some medical knowledge because i used to work there.

he upped my BP meds because my pressure was ugly high - 160/200, and of course he told me i gotta lose weight because he said that was a factor of my knees being shot to shit (he didnt say it like that LOL). he measured my height and weight - i'm 5 feet 1 inches short LOL; but when he told me my weight i nearly fainted - i weigh 276 pounds - damn, i knew i had put on weight but good God, i didnt know exactly how much! so i'm short and fat. aint nuttin' new. i aint never been a size 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12; mostly 14 from teenager until i had my first child, then it went downhill from there; after the second child, it REALLY went downhill with the quickness.

but, he was nice about it and i go back to the clinic on the 23rd for more bloodwork, including thyroid function, an ultrasound to see if i have fibroids which make me bleed buckets every freakin' month; and another X-ray of my right knee, and probably an MRI too. so they are gonna give me a THOROUGH workup. including *sigh* helping me to quit smoking. with the gum - YUCK. i remember when i was first hospitalized the nurse slapped a patch on me, which later broke me out in a hideous rash, and then she gave me the gum *yucccccccccccccck* i nearly puked chewing that shit. the doc wrote a script for the gum, and added "give patient gum that tastes good" ROFL -- this is gonna be interesting to say the least.

i had made sure i'd listed all my psych meds and he was nice enough to offer to refill em if i needed, but since i just refilled them, i politely told him i was good with those. i go online and refill them at Walgreen's website. they e-mail me when my meds are ready for pickup and all i have to do is get on the bus and ride up there and if i have no copay, just pick 'em up and go.

he also wrote me a script for a generic version of Zantac, because i've been having reflux-like episodes that seem to happen in the middle of the night, and sometimes make me hurl. the BP meds are the same but at a higher dosage. i'm gonna get my mammo and Pap too. so i'm covering all the bases. it's been a long time since i had a thorough physical -- my old doc would just breeze in, check my vitals, and ask if a need refills of my BP meds. plus i had to make a $2 copay. so that's why i chose the hospital clinic. if i need tests done, i'm already there and dont have to have a referral and NO CO-PAY. Medicaid covers pretty much everything. so i have my medical doctor and T and P-doc all in one place.

and speaking of P-doc and T, i see them back-to-back this coming Friday. my medical doc is aware of my mental illnesses too.

anyway, that's the 4-1-1 on the doctor visit today. i am truly pooped and i think i'm gonna lie down for a while. it's been a long day. i've already taken two of my 800mg ibuprofen tabs to dull this throbbing pain in my right knee, cuz i've been on it all day and i've had to put all my weight on the left leg, and it's starting to cry in pain too. did i mention the doc wants to do a neuro check to see why i'm having this pins-and-needles numbness in my hands? no? well, consider it mentioned LOL

damn. it's literally taken me 47 years to finally see about my physical health. but i suppose better late than never. i've been so busy trying to maintain my sanity that i've completely neglected my body's health. oh well. i made a start today, so i suppose that counts for something, huh?