Carmella's Hang Out

So today I had a doctor appointment with the doc that helps me take care of my PCOS. I was really nervous about it, worried that I would get scolded for not having gone back in October for my three month pill check up. However, I should not have worried, cause I have a great doc who is so sweet and amazingly understanding. She listened to me talk about my year and how much I have been to doctors and therapists, how much I have had blood drawn and gotten injections, and how much pain has been apart of these past five months. And then, she told me that she was going to do her part to help me!! Ah, I love my doctor! She didn’t at all brush off my questions, and had no problem with me questioning my diagnosis and asking what else could be done for me. She answered everything I asked, and made sure I felt comfortable with the answers, the treatment, and everything else.

I am not angry in my head these days. That is a good thing. Very good. I hated feeling crazy. I have around one day a month now where I am back to being crazy me. And though that one day is NO fun at all, and I would really love to eliminate that all together, one or two crazy days a month is so much better than one or two sane days a month!! My head is a nicer place to live now that I am being treated for PCOS. It is not such a scary place, its not so loud in there. As nice as all of that is, my craziness was not the only reason I needed to find out what was wrong. The down side, is that those other things have not gone away. It is for that reason I went back today. I want to know that it is not just an illusion that the medication is working, and for that we have blood work, and I also wanted to know if there was anything else that could be done for the rest of my issues.

During our discussion, she explained that PCOS is a syndrome and therefore can be different for each woman that has it. It is a bunch of symptoms that a person may have but does not have to have all of them to still have the problem. She put me on the one pill to begin with, to see how many of the symptoms would be dealt with in that one pill. Now that we know what has been dealt with, we can start to treat the other things. It does mean taking more medication, but I am so fine with that. Well, fine with it as far as I don’t mind that I will be taking a total of like um….four Rx pills a day to deal with PCOS and allergies. I am worried about the cost of all these drugs, though, and PRAISE the LORD for our health care!!!

I am so excited to start on the new pills! Some of what they should treat, is the acne I have dealt with since I was 11!! I will be 23 tomorrow, I am ready to be over the battle with my borg facial virus!!! lol. It will also address my difficulty with loosing weight. OH THANK YOU!!!! w00t. One of the pills lowers blood pressure, and though mine is not dangerously high, it has been something that has concerned my doctors in the past, so, as she put it today, taking a pill that will lower it will in no way HURT me. One of them will help deal with the reason I cant loose weight, the other one is part diuretic!! Hooah! DOUBLE the weight loss help.

It is so nice to have a doctor who really is committed to helping me feel, look, and be normal!! As long as we can afford it, I am willing to take 10 pills at each meal, if it will help me be ok.

My doctor was also willing to discuss what we will do should I someday be able to be married. I will have to go off my number one medication for this, and I do not want to be a total shrew until I have a child. {Which is suppose to help PCOS} She was able to put my mind more at ease, that there IS a plan for that, and that I will not just be left or dropped because I can no longer take that medicine. She also explained that one of the best things for PCOS is weight loss, and that since I am trying so hard already to loose the weight, and I am changing my lifestyle to fit that of a healthier person, things will get that much better once I am on the new meds and loosing the extra poundage I now carry with me.

Ah happy day.

To top it all off, my Hockey team won again tonight! ALRIGHT!!! YES!! My shots went well this morning, with no side affects other than a bit of a headache from fighting the allergens and a small bruise on my right arm from that injection. My doctor had good news for me in my battle against PCOS. And the Ducks are 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals!!!

I also found a photo of one of our old SoL friends, from his December 2004 wedding!!!

I love it when a day goes so well.

w00t Giggy!
Hip Hip Hooray Getzy!
Huzzah Selanne!!
GO DUCKS!!