06.28.2009 | 9:23 pm | General | Tags: health, Health Issues, Random stuff, Sick
With Farrah Fawcett dying of cancer, it makes me think about cancer and that it’s such a horrible disease. One that we really need to find a cure for. In the area where I live, there is a lot of cases of cancer. My dad and father-in-law died from lung cancer (they were both smokers) but I’m all the time hearing of people dying from cancer. If you watch t.v. during the day, you get to see the commercials about Mesothelioma cancer and I didn’t even know what kind of cancer that was. So I did some researching. I found out that it’s a cancer associated with asbestos exposure and it can develop up to 40 years after exposure. Now that’s scary. I heard just last week that a rep from my work, her dad was just diagnosed with cancer, so I guess it got me to thinkling about it and what a terrible disease it is.
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08.28.2008 | 11:57 pm | General | Tags: Sick
Yesterday I was sick and stayed at home. I woke up feeling a little dizzy and it didn’t get any better after my shower. So I went back to bed and called in sick. I slept most of the day, so I got some needed rest.
I don’t know if it is vertigo or an inner ear infection. I’m feeling a little better today and I’m back at work but I don’t feel a 100%. I am still a little nauseated. Maybe it is something that will pass.
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08.13.2008 | 10:14 pm | General | Tags: Medical, Sick
My husband, Dewayne, has been going to the doctor for a skin infection since before our vacation. Last Wednesday when he went for a recheck, the doctor wanted him to come in for some fasting (nothing to eat or drink after midnight) blood work. He went in for the blood work this past Monday and the nurse called me on Tuesday with the results. His cholesteral and triglycerides was slightly elevated but the nurse was most concerned with the blood sugar….it was high. So the doctor wants him to monitor it.
I went by the doctor’s office this morning and got a blood glucose monitoring system. The brand is One Touch Ultra 2 and I’m hoping it is easy to use (it says it is on the side of the box) since Dewayne or I had never used one of these things before. So I got the booklet out and read all about it and how to use the monitor. So I’m hoping it will all come together when we start using it in the morning.
Anyway, the nurse wants us to keep up with the readings in the mornings (fasting) and two hours after the evening meals. And then they will decide (by the readings) if he is diabetic or not. I’m praying that he’s not.
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07.25.2008 | 11:44 am | General | Tags: Sick
I was sitting in the doctor’s office yesterday awaiting my mother’s appointment when I started getting a headache. 
I don’t know if it was because of their bright commerical lighting or the fact that it was 3pm I hadn’t eaten all day (maybe a combo of the two), but I rarely get headaches. When I do, I want nothing more than to lay in bed and sleep until the pain goes away. The way I see it, if I can get to sleep, I won’t know I’m hurting!
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