I'm headed to see my PCP's NP tonight. (Seeing the actual doctor is a ways off, unless I get shuffled up the list after this appointment.) I rarely go to the doctors' since I tend to ignore my symptoms and write them off as "well, it doesn't hurt THAT bad - or - well, that's sort of normal, right?" I also always forget to tell them everything and leave before I've asked the more important questions.
I'm going first, because my back still hurts, and it's been weeks now. I can move more, but it feels like something is still wrong. I really hope it's just a muscle-related thing, because I've had dreams about crumbling bones lately. My intial self-DX is that it's related to carrying a non-fetus around, and the way that shifted my body, and my lack of muscles doesn't help. So, that's one item on the list to tell her - "My back hurts." I'd like to maybe have it looked into - because I am NOT taking muscle relaxants or painkillers. I can't. I have children, and a cracked out mom isn't a good idea.
Next, am I more anemic? I'm cycling again, and that could draw on my non-existent iron stores. I was at 27% HCT and normal is 37-41% at my post-partum visit before I started cycling again. I haven't received any IV iron therapy since, September or October? I look ghastly again, and my energy, is, what is energy? Note: Ghastly = me a few days ago, WITH make-up. I'm dead. Bob looks better without his make-up. :)
Also - I think I'm ready to follow-up on my weirdo brain malfunctions that happened a few months ago. I don't really want to know if my nervous system is broken/breaking, but I guess it's necessary. I've not had a serious "episode" like the one on October 20th, but... I've had many many mini-brain-melts, which I had previous to the pregnancy as well, but after the gastric bypass. (What's the word again?! See? That's part of it.) I don't need a referral to a neurologist, (but I am going to ask for another one) but I do need to make note of this in my Big File, because I feel I may have a Bigger File growing, and if I'm signing out of this medical practice with the kids leaving, I need this stuff documented.
Those are the main things that I need to discuss at this 15 minute visit. I let you know how far I actually get. Then, maybe, I'll work up the balls to call the dentist again before my teeth all crack and fall out.
I'm headed to see my PCP's NP tonight. (Seeing the actual doctor is a ways off, unless I get shuffled up the list after this appointment.) I rarely go to the doctors' since I tend to ignore my symptoms and write them off as "well, it doesn't hurt THAT bad - or - well, that's sort of normal, right?" I also always forget to tell them everything and leave before I've asked the more important questions.
I'm going first, because my back still hurts, and it's been weeks now. I can move more, but it feels like something is still wrong. I really hope it's just a muscle-related thing, because I've had dreams about crumbling bones lately. My intial self-DX is that it's related to carrying a non-fetus around, and the way that shifted my body, and my lack of muscles doesn't help. So, that's one item on the list to tell her - "My back hurts." I'd like to maybe have it looked into - because I am NOT taking muscle relaxants or painkillers. I can't. I have children, and a cracked out mom isn't a good idea.
Next, am I more anemic? I'm cycling again, and that could draw on my non-existent iron stores. I was at 27% HCT and normal is 37-41% at my post-partum visit before I started cycling again. I haven't received any IV iron therapy since, September or October? I look ghastly again, and my energy, is, what is energy? Note: Ghastly = me a few days ago, WITH make-up. I'm dead. Bob looks better without his make-up. :)
Also - I think I'm ready to follow-up on my weirdo brain malfunctions that happened a few months ago. I don't really want to know if my nervous system is broken/breaking, but I guess it's necessary. I've not had a serious "episode" like the one on October 20th, but... I've had many many mini-brain-melts, which I had previous to the pregnancy as well, but after the gastric bypass. (What's the word again?! See? That's part of it.) I don't need a referral to a neurologist, (but I am going to ask for another one) but I do need to make note of this in my Big File, because I feel I may have a Bigger File growing, and if I'm signing out of this medical practice with the kids leaving, I need this stuff documented.
Those are the main things that I need to discuss at this 15 minute visit. I let you know how far I actually get. Then, maybe, I'll work up the balls to call the dentist again before my teeth all crack and fall out.