Sunday, September 2, 2012

I'm baaaaaaack!

I'm not sure how much I'll be posting but I know I need to get back to doing this for my sanity.  What has happened in the last 8 months or so...let's see...

1) My husband is feeling much better although he now has asthma from his horrific lung issues over the winter.
2) My blood work is now back to normal.  My diagnosis according to my health profile on my insurance website was Thrombocytosis.  This has been the second time in the past 5 years that I've dealt with this.  They have no clue why it's happening but I guess it's not so serious.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombocytosis
3) I got a promotion at work.  I'm now a manager of sorts.  Fun stuff. 
4) I've been suffering from horrific anxiety attacks since May.  I *think* I figured out on my own what was causing them (in addition to high levels of stress).  I've been taking both Prevacid and Allegra for an extended period of time and both can cause anxiety problems, heart palpitations, etc.  Not fun.  I'm finally starting to feel better.  I hope this isn't a false alarm because I'm tired of feeling like shit every day.  :( 
5) Because I have been so sick, I'm now finally taking my health seriously for once in my life.  I have decided that I am not counting calories or writing down foods.  I *know* how to eat healthy.  I've been doing various diets on and off for the past 10 years so I've learned a few tricks.  Because I'm now eating sensibly, not drinking pop, and for the most part only eating healthy snacks, I've managed to lose about 7 lbs. in the past few weeks.  Yay! 

At this point in time I will say that I'm not as concerned with the number on the scale as I am about how I feel.  That's how I'm gauging my progress.  I'm hoping to get back to working out this week.  That's another thing I've missed out on since exercising has induced these wonderful panic attacks.  I think I'm finally feeling well enough to get back on the horse again.  Wish me luck!  :)