Sick of being sick

I know I have completely neglected my blog since starting it last month, but I just haven't really had time or I haven't felt like blogging. Since my last post, several health issues have occurred. First, the apparent cramps I was having was actually a nice little (read BIG) bladder infection which was so painful, almost as painful as the kidney stones I had several years ago. Almost. By Monday when I went to the doctor to get medicine for THAT, I had developed a cough, but since the Prometrium listed a cough as a side effect, I wasn't concerned. Since that time I have finished the Prometrium (and the antibiotic for the infection) and started the birth control pills. I've been on those for about 2 and 1/2 weeks, and I really don't see any difference in the problem I was having before and now. During this time however, I have developed an even worse cough and lots of head congestion. I went to the doctor concerning that last week and was prescribed Amoxicillin 500 mg. As of today, I am down to the final 3 doses and not feeling any better, so I called and asked for a strong prescription and some cough medicine for nighttime. Something stronger than the Robitussin Nighttime Cough & Cold I started taking Sunday night. The doctor prescribed Azithromycin 250 mg, which are the type of antibiotics you take 2 the first day and then one the following 4 days. I hope this stuff works. They would not give me any cough medicine though. They told the pharmacy they wanted me to take OTC cough medicine. Humph! Are they concerned with an addiction? I don't know why. The pharmacist was very nice and told me the Robitussin I had was fine. I'm looking forward to Saturday when I can rest all day since my husband will be at work, and people keep telling me I should be resting not working. Needless to say, (why do we say that, obviously we feel we do need to say it) since I've been sick I have not had a chance to check out a Weight Watchers meeting. Nor have I been able to try out my new dance DVD my mom gave me for my birthday. Hopefully this new medicine will begin to work soon!

1st day

As I mentioned in my first post, I started taking the Prometrium last night. Today has been a tough day. I was concerned this afternoon because I was having pain in my right side and lower right back. After getting in contact with a doctor, I felt much better. Apparently it's just cramps. I've felt blah all day with the pains and also slight nausea and pains in my abdomen/stomach. At least this is only for 10 days. I hope this gets better.

Everything by Lifehouse

Here is the link to a video I would like to share with you. It pretty much speaks for itself, but it is a skit to the song Everything by Lifehouse. It had me in tears near the end of it. Just really beautifully done. Hope you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YtlNdT86_I

Intro

First I want to do a little introduction. I'm 30, although I'll be turning 31 at the end of this month. In September I will have been married 5 years to a really wonderful man. We have no children, but we do have a dog, Gracie. She's part dachshund and part chihuahua. She's a cutie and pretty much tells us what to do. We are both really involved with our church, especially with the youth and kids. In January, hubby became the part-time youth minister, which means he now gets paid for what he was already doing and has to take on more responsibility than before. I teach 3rd & 4th grade Sunday school with another woman. We take turns each quarter so beginning in September I'll be teaching again. I also signed on to help with the youth during AWANA. This is our Wednesday night program. We just started our second year. Last year I was the secretary, but I really missed working with the youth, so I jumped at the chance to work with them this year. I work for an insurance agency. Yes, I am the dreaded insurance agent. What can I say, it pays the bills. My husband works for an electronics store that also carries a particular cell phone company. So that's our life pretty much.

I've been thinking of starting a blog for a while. I just hope that I can keep it up. I want to use this to share everyday thoughts and things I find of interest I would like to share with others. I also want to share my progress as I attempt to lose weight. I just went to the doctor this week and learned I most definitely have PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). Here is a link if you are interested in learning more: http://www.4woman.gov/FAQ/pcos.htm#a

Basically, I have cysts on my ovaries and this causes my reproductive system not to function properly. Women with PCOS have more difficulty getting pregnant. Since I am so overweight, the doctor suggested that I not attempt to get pregnant right now. The first thing she wants is to try to get the endometrium lining to thin, so she put me on Prometrium. I have to take it at bedtime for the next 10 days, then have the mother of all monthlies. Sorry, I know some people might not want to hear some of these things, but I promise not to get too graphic, hence my choice of wording above. After this month, I can choose to either take the Prometrium for a few more months and take the risk of getting pregnant OR I can take 6 to 9 months of birth control pills. During this time, I can work on losing weight. At the end of that time, we can maybe talk about taking fertility medicine if I want to get pregnant then. I am hoping this blog, will help keep me in check. I really truly want to lose the weight this time. I never stick with it. So any encouragement would be greatly appreciated. My first step is checking out a nearby Weight Watchers meeting on Monday. Apparently you can go to one free meeting, so I figure I can't lose anything by going. My biggest problem, other than wanting to eat all the time, is exercising. I really love dancing so I hope to find a good beginners video. Any suggestions??

Hopefully I haven't bored anyone. I just ask that you be patient with me as I try this blogging thing out.