Marguerite
Active Member
I got the pills today. Flamin' expensive. With the antibiotics I had to buy yesterday, I've spent over $200 on prescription medication in two days. Now I think about it, closer to $250.
I'll have a look at the diet pills in the morning (it's now just on midnight here).
I also had to get anti-nausea pills prescription from the local GP (a friend of mine) who IS NOT my GP. I just couldn't face the long drive to 'the mainland' for a prescription I knew I could get closer to home. I think I'll arrange to see my GP on Friday for an update and to let her know about the prescription. It's possible that difficult child 3 might need to see her by then, also. He's running a fever today, plus a raging sore throat and bad cough. He has a school excursion on Friday (to Sydney Wildlife park and Sydney Aquarium, in the shadow of Sydney Harbour Bridge). If we go, I was planning to take my mobility scooter, but I thought today - I'll try and walk it. husband & I were in that area for our anniversary back in January, and the exercise will be good. If we plan to arrive early, that will give me time to get there one way or another.
Anyway, this local GP asked me about recent test results. I told her what I remembered of my insulin resistance tests so she could update the computer file on me, and I saw her type in "borderline diabetes mellitus". Because I'm still treating a complicated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) she also asked me about my defective kidney. So now officially my liver is turning into paté de foie gras, my kidneys are on shaky ground and my pancreas sounds like it's about to kark it from fatigue. She expressed surprise that all this could be going wrong, when I have been doing all the right things for so long (such as not drinking, not wolfing down biscuits, cake etc in bulk and trying to maintain my weight by diet, for years).
I was more tired today - I think difficult child 3's virus is getting to me. This happens - someone gets sick, I get weaker and in more pain for a while. I managed my walk but had to stop a few times. We've got a long spell of hot weather at the moment, I want to try to get to the beach some time tomorrow for exercise of a different kind. It will depend on difficult child 3 and how he is feeling and working. If I can get there I can walk along the beach - I much prefer walking barefoot. It's about a kilometre long and except for the path going to the western end, it's all wilderness. And although the area is open to the sea with no nets, I haven't heard of anyone even being bitten by a shark, anywhere in our estuary or neighbouring ocean beaches. Nobody has died of blue-ringed octopus bites in Sydney for decades - the public information is too good now, you would only get bitten if you really worked hard at annoying this little beast, while it's sitting on your hand or arm. And most other aquatic nasties don't occur in our waters. However, we DO have dolphins! They usually follow the ferry though, and play in its wake. And soon it will be whale migration time as they head north for winter. Sometimes they come in to our estuary and rest up a few days. We get that more when they're heading to Antarctica for summer, and the mothers bring their calves in for a rest, it is a very long journey for those babies.
Just walking in our area can make you feel so much better, so very alive.
My next aim, health-wise, is to find a good muesli recipe that doesn't use rolled oats. I need to shop for ingredients on Friday afternoon (after the excursion - we try to get as much business done as possible, when we leave our oasis).
An idea I've read, I've heard of other people doing it - you cycle, or walk, or whatever and measure your distance each time. You then mark it on a map and when you've finished exercising, you look up on the map how far you travelled that day, and what town you've come to. You can then Google that town, find out what is in that area.
It's a way to get some hope out of what can seem like mindless tedium.
Anyone want to join me on my journey? I'm walking, not cycling, so if you want to cycle, maybe you can cycle to Australia over a period of time?
Marg
I'll have a look at the diet pills in the morning (it's now just on midnight here).
I also had to get anti-nausea pills prescription from the local GP (a friend of mine) who IS NOT my GP. I just couldn't face the long drive to 'the mainland' for a prescription I knew I could get closer to home. I think I'll arrange to see my GP on Friday for an update and to let her know about the prescription. It's possible that difficult child 3 might need to see her by then, also. He's running a fever today, plus a raging sore throat and bad cough. He has a school excursion on Friday (to Sydney Wildlife park and Sydney Aquarium, in the shadow of Sydney Harbour Bridge). If we go, I was planning to take my mobility scooter, but I thought today - I'll try and walk it. husband & I were in that area for our anniversary back in January, and the exercise will be good. If we plan to arrive early, that will give me time to get there one way or another.
Anyway, this local GP asked me about recent test results. I told her what I remembered of my insulin resistance tests so she could update the computer file on me, and I saw her type in "borderline diabetes mellitus". Because I'm still treating a complicated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) she also asked me about my defective kidney. So now officially my liver is turning into paté de foie gras, my kidneys are on shaky ground and my pancreas sounds like it's about to kark it from fatigue. She expressed surprise that all this could be going wrong, when I have been doing all the right things for so long (such as not drinking, not wolfing down biscuits, cake etc in bulk and trying to maintain my weight by diet, for years).
I was more tired today - I think difficult child 3's virus is getting to me. This happens - someone gets sick, I get weaker and in more pain for a while. I managed my walk but had to stop a few times. We've got a long spell of hot weather at the moment, I want to try to get to the beach some time tomorrow for exercise of a different kind. It will depend on difficult child 3 and how he is feeling and working. If I can get there I can walk along the beach - I much prefer walking barefoot. It's about a kilometre long and except for the path going to the western end, it's all wilderness. And although the area is open to the sea with no nets, I haven't heard of anyone even being bitten by a shark, anywhere in our estuary or neighbouring ocean beaches. Nobody has died of blue-ringed octopus bites in Sydney for decades - the public information is too good now, you would only get bitten if you really worked hard at annoying this little beast, while it's sitting on your hand or arm. And most other aquatic nasties don't occur in our waters. However, we DO have dolphins! They usually follow the ferry though, and play in its wake. And soon it will be whale migration time as they head north for winter. Sometimes they come in to our estuary and rest up a few days. We get that more when they're heading to Antarctica for summer, and the mothers bring their calves in for a rest, it is a very long journey for those babies.
Just walking in our area can make you feel so much better, so very alive.
My next aim, health-wise, is to find a good muesli recipe that doesn't use rolled oats. I need to shop for ingredients on Friday afternoon (after the excursion - we try to get as much business done as possible, when we leave our oasis).
An idea I've read, I've heard of other people doing it - you cycle, or walk, or whatever and measure your distance each time. You then mark it on a map and when you've finished exercising, you look up on the map how far you travelled that day, and what town you've come to. You can then Google that town, find out what is in that area.
It's a way to get some hope out of what can seem like mindless tedium.
Anyone want to join me on my journey? I'm walking, not cycling, so if you want to cycle, maybe you can cycle to Australia over a period of time?
Marg
