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Now I remember why I hate going to the family doctor

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I had a physical at my doctors office a couple of weeks ago. My first in a few years! My main doctor is off on medical leave – I’m not sure what’s wrong with her, so I saw her replacement for the first time when I went in for my physical. Not the ideal time to meet a new doctor in my opinion. LOL

Everything seemed to go well with my physical and I liked the new replacement doctor. My husband also saw her as well and liked her too.

Then, last week I got a call. I guess my Cholesterol is off. So I have to go back to see the doctor soon and find out if I need to start treatment for high cholesterol or perhaps low cholesterol. Mine is probably a little high – it has been occasionally in the past, but I mentioned low cholesterol because that’s my husbands problem. His low or good Cholesterol levels are too low and that can be as bad as having high cholesterol too.

I’m being a bad patient though. Before I left the doctors office she armed with with a few requisitions for tests I need to get done before I see her again ie mammogram, pelvic ultrasound (I have endo) and a thyroid ultrasound and I haven’t even booked those appointments yet! ARgh … I’d better get to work on those.

When you go to see your family doctor do you end up with a bunch of follow up tests that you have to do too? I hate it, but I have a tumor in my thyroid and I’m supposed to have an ultrasound and biopsy every 6 months and like I said, I hadn’t had a real physical with my regular doctor for a few years (probably because she saw me so often she didn’t think I need it, duh) so the other tests are important add ons.





My Crohn’s is finally getting a little better

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I’m feeling awful today. My back is acting up again and so is my stomach or rather my Crohns. It seems when one thing goes wrong for me just about everything else does too.

I do have to admit that my Crohn’s has been a little better lately. I still have some very bad days, but compared to the last few years of mostly all bad days this is better. Maybe it’s finally slowing down.

I’ve been trying a few things like taking a spoonful of drinkable Aloe Vera Gel each day. It tastes awful … kind of like what I think drinking Purell might taste like. Ugh. I’ve also been taking two acidophilus probiotic tablets a day to increase the good bacteria in my intestines. I’ve had several other people with Crohn’s tell me that these two things have helped them quite a bit. So it’s worth a try. I’m also giving irvingia a go as well.

I’ve been sick and stuck at home on medical leave from my work as a nurse in one of Canada’s busiest emergency rooms for 5 years now. It’s about time I started to feel better. I’d like to get back to work if I can, but more importantly I’d just like to feel a lot better.

I’m a bad Canadian

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I think I’m a bad Canadian … why? Well, I’m one of the few who doesn’t like hockey.

Shame on me! I know … Not liking Hockey is almost a crime here in Canada. LOL Really. Or well, it sure seems like it when it comes to playoffs in this house.

As the Stanley Cup finals were going on my husband would say “we have to watch this game tonight there’s only two Canadian teams left in the playoffs” and then in the semi finals he’d say the same thing about Montreal being the only Canadian team left. Now there’s no Canadian teams in the finals, but Chicago is where his brother lives so we have to root for Chicago. LOL

The only thing working to my husband benefit this week is that there are very few show that we normally watch on TV. Most had their finales last week or the week before last. Of course, even if all our regular shows were on and if my husband really wanted to watch a whole game he could use one of our other two TV’s … but there not HD so he doesn’t like that option. We could also PVR the game, but to him that’s just not the same.

I guess I’ll be stuck watching game three of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight but frankly I think I’d rather be looking up the best treatment for hemorrhoids instead.

Yup … I’m a bad Canadian.

Time to go shopping!

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Man I need to go on a shopping spree! Now that the really hot weather has finally arrived I’ve discovered that my old summer wear just won’t cut it anymore.

My problem is that I don’t really like shopping all that much. Honest … yes I’m a strange woman. LOL

I desperately need some new clothes though. I think there’s more men’s clothing in our house than there is women’s wear because my husbands mom still buys clothes for him … like almost every time she comes for a visit.

I need to get some light summer pants, blouses, shirts, t-shirts and shorts … pretty much every kind of summer wear.

We were really short on spare cash last year so I made due with my older clothes, but I don’t think I can make due much longer. Maybe I’ll hit a mall sometime this coming weekend and see if I can find somethings that I like.

Do you need to go on a shopping spree too?

It’s going to be a busy summer!

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Last summer my husband and I decided to try to go to as many local events as we could manage. Luckily we live in Toronto and there’s a lot of events and festivals happening throughout the summer. Pretty much every weekend actually!

We had so much fun last year that we decided to do it again this year. I think there’s a jazz festival beginning this week and then later in the month we’ll go to WoofStock (biggest dog festival in North America) and a few Ribfests.

That should fill up the weekends in June! When July and August come around we’ve got Carribanna (with cool stainless steel drums ) street festivals, Taste of the Danforth, more music festivals and so on.

Since we’re not planning a “real” vacation this summer I think this is the best way to get out and do things and have fun in the city. Most of the events are free or fairly inexpensive so it won’t cost us much at all.

What are your plans for the summer? Do you ever go to local events?

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