ANNUAL DOCTOR VISITS (WOMEN ONLY)

I have so many things I need to do but haven’t been getting them done very well lately.

One thing that I did get done last week was my mammogram for this year.  Since several of my relatives have had breast cancer, it is one of the more important things that I do take care of.

They found a spot again last year that had to be rechecked as usual. I was so thrilled when they eventually told me I could wait a whole year to come back.

I do not look forward to going, but I sure look forward to having it “completed.”  “Done.”  I fully expected the usual ultra sound afterward and “we’ll keep an eye on it, so come back in a few months,” but that didn’t happen this time.  Just “Goodbye, we’ll send you a letter.”

Praise the Lord, I received that letter today and it says my results are “normal.”  “Come back next year.”  So I’m very happy now.

The experience is certainly not one to look forward to, and I wouldn’t attempt to describe it.  But I believe Anna Lefler does a great job of describing it on her blog:

Wham.Bam.Mammogram

http://lifejustkeepsgettingweirder.blogspot.com/2009/04/wham-bam-mammogram.html

THIS IS THE DIET I SHOULD GO ON

Irish Diet An Irishman was terribly overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet. “I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a full day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least 5 pounds.” When the Irishman returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60 POUNDS! “Why, that’s amazing!” the doctor said, “Did you follow my instructions?” The Irishman nodded… “I’ll tell you though,   I t’aut I was going to drop dead on dat 3rd day.” “From hunger, you mean?” “No, from all the skippin”, the Irishman said.

Chicken Soup for the Soul…..

You know, I think the chickens have a point!

Some Relief…..Sleep..

After not sleeping for almost a week, I desperately needed help so I went to the doctor. After I had a little breakdown right there in his office, he prescribed Roserem and an anti-depressant and gave me a hug.

I knew I was starting to get depressed the past couple of months, but hoped getting busy would take care of it. Our weather has made it impossible to do the things I had planned though and also made my achy joints even more achy.

I am sleeping now. I’m not totally well, but am better.

Sleeping Problems…Anyone?

For a few weeks, I have not been able to sleep well. One morning last week, I woke up feeling very anxious after a total of about 2 hours of sleep. Since then, sleep has consisted of dozing off and waking after 30 minutes or so at a time – never going into a deep sleep.

Needless to say, after a week of this, I am a tired, anxious, jittery mess – always sleepy, sometimes weepy. Not working and being home alone a lot isn’t helping the anxiety either. I even sought out my sister-in-law a couple of times just for her company. If you knew me and my SIL, you’d know how desparate that makes me. (That comment is supposed to be funny.)

This is not how retirement is supposed to be!

Anyone have any suggestions other than high-powered sleep aids?

Prayers appreciated.