Three Things Thursday

1. Thank you guys so much for all the support you have shown me during the last week regarding my thyroid condition. Your sweet words on here and in personal email meant the world to me! I am so thankful for my blog buddies :)

2. I started medicine for the thyroid today, but was told (by pharmacist)  it could take up to 6 weeks before the medicine starts working. I have to take the medicine on an empty stomach 1.5 hours before eating breakfast. This could be interesting because I get moody if I don't eat as soon as I get up! LOL Today I set my alarm, woke up long enough to take the med, and then went back to bed until my usual alarm time. That worked, but having to get up early for the meds could lead to a good time to get in a little extra working out :)

3. I think I have decided on a new GP. I looked at reviews online and they were all favorable. I have three months of prescriptions so I figure I will wait until med February and then call to get an appointment. I am a little nervous about seeing someone new, but I think it will be for the best.

Just Meds and How the Doctor broke my heart!

Hooray! I went in for my scan this morning and the nodules were not solid, so I did not have to have another biopsy. I will start synthroid tomorrow, and hopefully in a month or so I will feel better than I knew I could feel. And for this I am so grateful!

BUT!!! I will no longer be seeing my general physician and will soon begin the process of finding a new doctor. I am so glad that Tommy went with me this morning, so that he could verify that I am not crazy in how I feel this doctor treated me. When I went in to talk to her after the scan, I could tell she was in a hurry. She had already written out the prescription for the new meds, and basically threw it at me and said that we would check on things in three months. I asked her if this medicine could possibly help with weight loss, and she said yes, and then said she wanted to put me on a diet plan and diet pill. I was all fine with a diet plan, but told her that I really didn't want to take a diet pill. She then handed me a diet plan (which honestly I feel is not as healthy as what I currently do), and told me that I should try to briskly walk around the block once a day if I really wanted to lose weight. I was soo confused!!! I quickly looked at the diet plan, and tried to tell her what I was already doing as far as diet (counting calories). She then said, that I should throw in some 100 calorie packs! (WHAT???) She said they were a great low calorie snack. (What about some fruit?!)  At this point I figured I was getting no where with the diet discussion and began to tell her that I work out six days a week for an hour. The look she gave me broke my heart because I could tell she didn't believe me.  I again tried to tell her that I didn't want to take the diet meds and she told me to just try them for a month because if I saw some weight loss I would be more likely to stick to a diet and exercise regime. WHAT!?! GIVE ME A BREAK! I HAVE FOR OVER A YEAR! I see her every three months because of my tachycardia, and I have told her multiple times about my exercise and diet plan. Granted I have only lost about 7 pounds in the past year, but I am putting forth the effort...there has to be something else ( I am hoping thyroid) that is keeping me from losing this weight. I don't want a stupid pill. It was like everything I was saying she wasn't listening to, or didn't believe I was being truthful. When we left the office I was heart broken and crying. My husband told me not to be so upset because he knows what all I am doing, and that I just need to find a new doctor that would listen to me. This is not the first time I have left this doctor's office upset, but it will be the last time. I am hoping to ask around for info on other doctors and find one that will truly listen and want to help, not just throw another prescription my way.

Sick-

Last night at the gym my throat felt a little funny, but I didn't think much of it.This morning when I got up,my ears were kind of bothering me and my throat felt really scratchy. I decided to bite the bullet and see if the doctor could fit me in today so that I could nip this in the bud. An hour and a half at the doctor's office,two shots, and two antibiotics later I am officially "sick." The doc said she was very happy that I decided to come on in because the throat issues could have turned into strep if I had waited too long. I have ear infections in both ears. I don't have any fever and honestly other than a little fatigue and the scratchy throat I don't feel too bad. Today will be my official rest day from exercise. Tomorrow I will play it by ear....if nothing else I want to get in my 30 Day Shred routine since it is the first day of the challenge. I am hoping the shots will do their magic and I will be feeling fine tomorrow and can continue with the fall exercise routine. But I will not push myself too hard. I took a sick day, and tomorrow starts my "vacation" from work through the end of the week. So I should have plenty or recovery time :) I'm off to have soup and liquids! Hope y'all have a great day!