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It has been quite some time since I posted. We have been swamped with school and there has been no time for anything external. Tuesday I spent several hours following the Burn and Trauma team around the hospital. I saw some pretty nasty stuff, but I handled it like a champ - even the woman whose stomach was ripped wide open and I could see (and identify!) various organs. I helped place dressings on and clean a man's toe who had to be amputated. It was something - let me tell you!
Yesterday I went with a group of classmates to a local senior center for several hours. We took blood pressures, checked blood glucoses, took pulses, oxygen saturation levels, and reviewed their medications with them. It was actually quite a blast - I haven't been hit on like that in my lifetime!!! I may just go back :)
I went to the doctor a week or so ago, and had more tests run to try to figure out what is going on. I haven't received the results as of yet so I suppose that means I'm not dying, or that I have a VERY lazy doctor. She confirmed a diagnosis of PCOS (Poly cystic Ovarian syndrome), which basically means my ovaries don't work effectively. She (doctor) told me that before she'd start any medications or consult with a fertility doc that I'd have to do the South Beach diet for 3 months. She insisted that the fertility doc would make me do this any how so starting would save me time later on down the line. Something about this diet assists with fertility (or so she says) So Justin (in support of me)and I started it. One of the hallmarks of PCOS is rapid weight gain (which I had several years ago when I gained about 40-50 lbs in less than 4 months - talk about a shock!) and difficulty losing the weight. OF COURSE - the weight develops around the mid-section. I lost 10-15 lbs of that weight, but the rest is at a stand still. I've enjoyed going to various doctors who simply think that I overeat and sit on the couch all day. I've enjoyed being dimissed as crazy or a liar when I tell them what I eat and how much I exercise. So, finally I've found a doctor who believes me (I think) -- lets see what transpires!!!!
