Thursday, April 19, 2007

~My doctors visit this morning~

.....Just to let you know, nothing in this journal's entry is toward anyone in specific, I use it to write my feelings, and about my illnesess,and in hopes it might help someone else as I do. And if you might take an entry wrong and feel that it is about you, I'm sorry but It isn't, it just may seem to coincide with your own life. May God bless you!......


 



 


Good evening! Hoping all are well! :o)


This morning I had an appointment with my sleep specialist. :o) I love him to death! :o) He's the best!
Since I've been feeling so much better, I've been able to get out more and am able to be a bit more active here at home as well. :o)
I got up at 5:00 this morning and started a big pot of vegetable soup because everyone here has either a could or something going on and I thought that would be a good thing to help heal what ails them! :o) I got dressed and off I went to the doctor. :o) I was the first one in. All my vitals were great! Yess! :o) The doctor came in and he said that I really looked well! :o) He knows how I really dislike hearing, "You look good!" Meaning...that I have invisable dieseases and am trying to get others to not say that. :o) But he did mean what he said. :o) He told me that my eyes looked so much better! Much more happier and healthier! Well....I told him there was a reason for this! lol He knows how I am...which is a good thing! lol :o) Soooo...I proceed to tell him what I have been doing with my medications! He was thrilled with my progess! He knows that I do have a medical back ground and I do know what I'm doing. I also let him know about my new diagnosis of multiple sclerosis as well, and my plans of treatment with my neurologists! :o) He was very happy about all of that too! :o)
All in all it was a great visit! My sleep has been great too! YAY!!! :o) I have been sleeping all through the nights too! And I have been for about a month! :o) He looked at what I was on...and said that the medicines were fighting in my body and making things much worse. Well...I'd figured that out awhile back.
Because of the pains were not going away and getting so much worse. I was in my electric wheel chair all the time and and not able to actual sit in any chair in this house or anywhere! Only my bed! I knew I had to do something....because I was running out of opptions. So I took over! Even my doctor this morning said that I'm the only one that knows my own body! And that is so true! So I took over. So far so good! :o) I'm not going to do anymore right now. Things are great right now...so why change that?! :o)
So...things are going great with my pains for now. ;o) I do still have them, but I have gotten them down to where I can have them back to the normal pain scale! lol :o) And to me...thats an accomplishment! :o)


Thank you for all of your comments and emails! I do appreciate them all! :o) Gods bleesings to you! :o)




 


18 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is so cool! You know me I am a hippy and I do not believe in a lot of med's, so I was very happy to hear that you were able to cut back and to feel better! Would you like to send me some soup!
Kelli
http://journals.aol.com/kamdghwmw/noonmom

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Anonymous said...

Lisa, glad to hear you are doing well !!!!!!!!!!! That is great news, enjoy your Friday, Hugs Lisa

Anonymous said...

wow its good hearing some good news from you. and your geting sleep

Anonymous said...

First may I say your graphics are beautiful you use Lisa.I am also a big believer one can sometimes do more for themselves thinking on the lines you have done lately to heal our own bodies.I am so so happy you had a great appointment at the Doc's that alone can lift our spirits big time as you say over the pond.I reduced my tablets myself a few yrs back and boy did I feel much better.it's whats in some of them I believe cause other complications.You keep that spirit up and lets hope and pray I will pray for you,that in future weeks ahead you will feel that little bit better with each passing day.It takes time but you have the right attitude.Happy Happy Happy for you.Bye for now have a good day today I hope.Praying for you.Take Care God Bless.(Kath) Astoriasand http://journals.aol.co.uk/astoriasand.MYSIMLERHYMES

Anonymous said...

I am sooo happy you are doing well...You are the only one who knows your body. My friend Holly has Lupus and was on so many meds at one time & took herself slowly off hers & started seeing a Naprapath (sp?) that was 10 years or so ago and is still doing GREAT...

Michele

Anonymous said...

That's absolutely great. Dare I ask how many different meds you WERE on, and are on NOW?

Anonymous said...

WOW!!!!!  You sound so much better. I can see the smile on your face as I read your journal. I hate meds as you know, they give you one thing that will help this but the side effects will make you body do that so here some meds for that which in turn will do this. Your body ends up fighting its self and you just get worse and the doctors don't understand what is going on. I say treat the body as a whole NOT just the symptoms.
   Keep up the Great work
  Love Ya     Cindy

Anonymous said...

hi lisa.it is by pure chance and i suppose through god that i ran across your blog.i don't and have not yet started blogging so this is new to me .i looked up "how to blog"and when the first one came up it was yours.see i am 31 years old,a mother of three and now considered disabled.i was working at my"dream job" one day as head of resources for children and families in need when i got up and realized i could'nt stand properly,well i figured i had just sat at my desk a little to long until i got home and realizedafter lying down for an hour or so that not only that i could'nt get up but that i could not walk. i was this way for a month and a few days. (that was when i truly found out who my friends were and who was just using me for what they could get).i was told that what you now have was a possibility thank god it was'nt -what i have is sciatica-i'm sure you know what that is.some of my disc were oversized some doctors said that disc were pushing against my spine.threr were talks of epidurals,back and spine treatments  exercise programs ANdD SURGERIES.i had never been so scared, mostly for my children who would take care of them they have my family and thier father but no one takes care of them like "mom".treatments is eventually what cured me but i still suffer with my back legs and joints.i have gained over 65 pounds and have been diagnosed as bipolar and have depression.my home life is terrible and my husband i  or at least i can't hardly stomach to be together because it seemms as if he regerts how i life has gone down (of course i mean financially).ontop of that i now have to go in for a sleep test after finding that that i stop breathing in my sleep.please pray for me as i will for you and for my aunt who just on thursday the19th had surgery for fibromialgy as well.god bless from michelgarla@aol.com

Anonymous said...

Glad you are doing better since taking control. What is your medical background? I hope things continue on a good path.
Pam

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad it's working out so well for you!  :)  So many couldn't do this , without the medical background to know how safe it was and all, but, you do, and yes, just keep improving !  :)  -- Robin

Anonymous said...

Hi Lisa,
I know what you mean about the invisible ailments in regard to my arthritis.
It hurts like a bitch yet others have no idea.
Hard to understand for other...grrrr.
Glad you had such a good report and sound so much better.
Love you,
Donna

Anonymous said...

Lisa, so glad to hear you are doing better and having less pain.  Some times the Doctors with new intentions can give us a little too much and I believe they can interfere with each other, glad to see that you stepped in and made some good choices on what was best for you.  Have a great day.  Arlene (AJ)

Anonymous said...

ooooh I love that last pix!!!

Anonymous said...

I do think it is easy to get overmedicated  If somoone close to me is taking a fistful of pills every day I wonder if they accumulative effect is not doing more harm than good.  Look at Anna Nicole.  When nobody was looking she ups and dies. Good thing you are telling this story  You are showing courage and I am glad that your sleep specialist realizes it and trusts you.  You have studied your case so much, you ought to be able to make some decisions about your meds.  Especially if they don't seem to be working.   I think it is a lot of people's tendency to think more pills the better.  Gerry

Anonymous said...

Lisa, So Glad to hear that you had gotten a good report from your doctor. And keep following your own instincts as it turns out they have been right!  Always thinking and praying for you. Merry

Anonymous said...

i'm SO glad you are feeling so much better. Makes my heart happy to hear it.
LOVE you
lj

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