Simply Carolina Dreamz » Health/Nutrition
Have you seen the commercial about the lady on the laying on the couch in the mall?
This particular commercial about the lady on the red couch in the middle of the mall is about migraines and 1/2 living. I have to relate this situation and peek at how my life is. I’m holding down my couch. I can see the Endo in the end of January, and I made the appointment in October. Now, new problem and I’m seriously considering a complete hysterectomy like my hematologist wants. This health is just getting to the point of ridiculous. I’m the one on the red couch.. think of me when you see it. Life is moving around me. Well, what more can I say? The only test that came back abnormal was my upper high cholesterol. The HDL? What a zoo. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creative Chaos, diet, Health/Nutrition, Rant
Serious Confession
My absence in this blog has a lot to do with a complete depression I’m experiencing. It all seemed to start when my father passed away, but that was because I made the mistake of going on an anti-depressant that severely started adding pounds to my body. Supposedly those medications have been changed. Last month, however, I thought that maybe I’m drinking too many of my calories and restricted myself in half of my regular consumption. The result? I gained 20 pounds. 20 pounds! This time, last year, I weighed 100 pounds less than I do today. Since I am post weight loss surgery/gastric bypass and have reorganized insides, traditional diets are out of the question, especailly low carbing. One of my doctors thinks that its metabolic and thyroid related. My therapist … Read entire article »
Filed under: Stand For Something, WLS
Why is it acceptable to have Insurance companies prescribe our medications?
Its no secret that in January, I had to get new medical insurance. It was part of an acquisition. So, I’ve dealt with their denials of filling many prescriptions that I and my doctor had agreed that I needed. I’d dealt with their letters suggesting another medication that they feel is better or, more like they’ll allow (pay for.) Now, after last week and I finally got my medication, that my doctor didn’t call in for me, that he won’t give me refills for, as if that’s insurance that I’ll make my not needed appointments to him, every month… the insurance company would not pay for it. They claim that its a “maintenance medication” and I must get them 90 days, at a time, from them, directly. Now what do I do? The doctor has … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health/Nutrition, Rant, Stand For Something
A Mixture of Emotional Breakdown Feelings – Latest Refills
The ice cream topping to my dessert of being pissed at my latest doctors appointment surfaced yesterday. In almost a way to control that I go to the doctor every month, my doctor doesn’t give me refills to any of my medications. They have a call-in, email, or fax system that I had signed up for, at the first of the year. So imagine my surprise when one of my major medications was out and not called in. I waited til Monday, called the nurse, explained the situation, and then she called me back because I left CVS and their phone number on the recorder (the pharmacy that was required of me to have another drug, by contract, filled there, and they messed all those refills up, too,) They said they only had … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health/Nutrition, Rant, Stand For Something, Unexpectations
You Must See These – Its time to be disgusted
You’ve heard about how you should see Food, Inc. And you should. You should also add SuperSize Me to that list of Must See’s. But I just finished watching King Corn and if you have Netflix, you should go watch it now. I’m amazed. I’m not sure any food is all that great for us anymore. We are killing ourselves one sip and bite at a time and only we can do something about this. I stopped eating fast food a long time ago. I’m an avid food label reader. I live with others who demand foods i would never buy.. but they are in my refrigerator. I <3 Dr. Pepper. I can live on Pepsi Throwback from Publix until I can switch off the whole soda bandwagon. I’m not there, yet. But … Read entire article »
Filed under: diet, Featured, Foodie Frenzy, Health/Nutrition, Mercury, Stand For Something
I met the new backcracker..
I went to a new chiropractor yesterday. After discussing my major weight gain and the absolute need of an endocrinologist and the thyroid issues vs tests that lie.. we measured my hips 1.5 inches off each other. He said that when your hips are twisted, like mine were, you can not stay in alignment. Then I got all cracked up. Literally. Walked out, standing up straight. Amazing. I was so excited to hear “see you next week.” Yes! Going to get cracked again. Love. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health/Nutrition
Lowered body temperature and cold hands and feet to start..
I’ve been asking so many people, for the last year, what the medical words for “generalized lowered body temperature” were. I just know there must be a name for this condition, yet no one has had an answer, yet. Recently, I’ve started back on some medications to help with the side-effects of my Fibromyalgia, because the pain has started to interfere with my daily life. I spend countless hours, in my bed, under an electric blanket, being used like a heating pad for my hip and back pain. So, today, in my IN Box appears Dr. Mercola talking about Fibromyalgia. It got my attention and I began to read many articles that I’d like to share snippets with you.. From http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/02/26/dr-john-lowe-on-thyroid-disease-part-1.aspx A common give-away that you may be hypothyroid is feeling cold most … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cancer, diet, Health/Nutrition, Iodine, Mercury
Just three little numbers I promised to share
224. I really have nothing more to say right now. :) … Read entire article »
Filed under: diet, Stand For Something, Unexpectations, WLS
My spoonfuls of Peanut Butter are sticking to my thighs!
Or maybe its the the Lindt Chocolate with Sea Salt. Or maybe its the Dr. Pepper. This is becoming a very serious weight problem that my doctor is getting involved with. That’s how you know your weight is getting out of control. Your doctor mentions it to you and tells you to lose four pounds before you see him the next month. (Forget the 3 I lost from seeing him the week before.) So, after my appointment, next week, I’ll publicly announce my weight and go from there, reducing it. (I don’t think I’m over 212.) My weight loss surgery honeymoon was over 7 years ago. I’ve done real well, for a long while. I seem to gain with certain medications that I take. (But, I fear its really the Dr. Pepper. :) … Read entire article »
Filed under: diet, Health/Nutrition, WLS
Rx Insurance Nightmares
<rant> Every new prescriptions and now refills are being rejected by my new insurance company, Express Scripts. I didn’t have a choice to change to this new company. But, they seem to think they are better at medication dispensing than my doctor. What do I need the doctor for? They should have a hotline that tells me what they’ll cover by my complaints, symptoms, or injury. The jerks. They decided, in January, the one co-pay only covered 17 days of my Ambien. Now I have a partial refill left of 14 pills. I got an email today, from last night’s refill request that they are not paying for that, either. I don’t know what I’m going to do but one of my medications helps me be mobile and I hate that I’m suffering in more … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health/Nutrition, Rant, Unexpectations
Serrapeptase Lowered my Cholesterol 32 points!!
Image via Wikipedia Its strange to write about a topic that isn’t new to my blog, but is new because its lost somewhere in the crashed blogs. I first ran into the name “Serrapeptase” when researching for natural remedies for sinus troubles/infections. Serrapeptase, in case you aren’t aware, is the enzyme silk worms use to get out of (dissolve) the cocoon. I tried several different products and found some amazing relief from the particular brand called Doctor’s Best. Each coated tablet is 40,000 Units, which is really foreign greek, to me. I’m just the messenger. :) It is coated so it won’t dissolve in your stomach, but wait to get to your intestines to work. If you eat with it, it will work on dissolving the food you eat with it, instead of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health/Nutrition, Unexpectations
ALS is a fungus?? This Oncologist thinks so..
A couple of things are on my mind. One, I’ve lost all my ALS research when that blog crashed. Two, I was just in the Cancer Center, having an iron infusion, surrounded by people having chemotherapy. I remembered these videos. You need to hear what the doctor has to say. This amazes me because you can’t make any pharmaceutical money with baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) but here he says he’s, personally, seen it cure. Just listen to what he says.. its worth your time. This could save lives. … Read entire article »
Filed under: ALS, Cancer, Forever and One More Day, Health/Nutrition
My HomeMade Non Hydrogenated Margarine – Butter Extender
In direct response to this post about healthier choices, I share my option for still eating butter, but extending it and adding the olive oil, too. 1 cup room temperature butter 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup filtered water 1/4 tsp liquid lecithin Whip together to form your home made margarine. Its healthy for you. It extends your butter, so its a less expensive option, and you don’t lose any of the taste of the real stuff. Non hydrogenated and all. :) If it doesn’t come together, I add a few more drops of lecithin. I don’t use this, at home, as often as I should, but I always make it for baked potato parties or potlucks. I should make this more often, for home use. hat tip to article: Saturday Stumbles at Not a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Health/Nutrition, Kitchen Miracles
My Silent Disability
I found this on a friend’s site and it is amazingly true. Some disabilities appear quite normal, in public. Please think before you get mad and Judge wrongly. No one would choose to have any illness. Some days these are all me and sometimes just part me.. rarely are they never me. For anyone who suffers with Fibromyalgia this is for YOU OR for anyone who has a family member, loved one, friend or knows anyone living with Fibromyalgia this is also for YOU … perhaps it puts into a perspective what someone who has this goes though!!! Remember, never JUDGE a person UNLESS you walk in their shoes!!!!! YOU THINK YOU KNOW, BUT YOU HAVE NOO IDEA!!! 1. My pain – My pain is not your pain. It is not caused … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Health/Nutrition
Do I regret my Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery? (Re-post)
I’ve decided to share Beth’s WLS story with you. I’ve followed Beth’s blog for quite some time and since I’ve been posting some of my more negative health problems, post weight loss surgery.. I thought I should answer this question, for you, my reader’s, too. This is the first of two videos in this brutally honest post. Please click and listen to her own reply to some of the trouble it seemed to stir. I firmly believe in “YMMV”, Your Mileage May Vary, when it comes to any type of procedure, diet plan, or health change.. I appreciate Beth’s brutal honesty. I stopped going to local support groups, after my surgery, because the upcoming candidates for surgery scared the crap out of me. This is the hardest thing that I’ve ever done. I … Read entire article »
Filed under: WLS
Post Op WLS 4/30/03 Part Three (Re-post)
For the last two years, I’ve blatantly ignored my gastric bypass surgery (or that which I could, rather), in lieu of living and doing my best to continue to lose weight. I had easily become bored with weigh-in’s, chart updates of loss, etc, when I hit a serious plateau. A plateau of weight loss was inevitable for someone who was still barely able to move. My back pain had progressed and I had become discouraged that after such a drastic operation to change me, it had done very little to my everyday movement abilities. Quite frankly, I was depressed to be disabled after making such drastic changes in my life. Over the past two years, however, my weight loss has continued and … Read entire article »
Filed under: WLS
Post Op WLS 4/30/03 Part Two (Re-post)
I decided to share more of “my story” of my weight loss surgery, because I ran into an excellent blog called “melting mama“. Please mouse-over any terms you may not understand, as there are many links. My WLS is called Gastric Bypass Surgery – Roux-en-Y (distal). I did not have a laparoscopic procedure. I did not have a choice with my incision, and had a full navel to sturnim incision. My “pouch” and my stomach are completely transected (detached). My intestines have been re-routed in a “Y” configuration, so my old stomach and my new pouch, that was created, both empty into my intestine. The distal part means that more of the intestine was bypassed, producing a greater mal-absorption factor for my weight loss. My “pouch” was originally the size of my thumb (1 … Read entire article »
Filed under: WLS
Post Op WLS 4/30/03 Part One (Re-post)
**I’m re-posting these posts, from my hacked and crashed blogs, because they share, with you, who I am. They are important to the “me” I have become. They are a little dated and I’m not updating too much of the information. The re-posting of the important posts, that have been recovered, is a another miracle, in itself. Its how I blog, from now, after losing close to 1,000 old posts, in other blogs. I appreciate your patience if you’ve read these already. IF this is new to you.. welcome to my starting over blog. :) ** Okay, so I opened this blog post with some WLS code. Just what is this nifty code that I possess? Well, WLS is Weight Loss Surgery. Some of you, that have followed me … Read entire article »
Filed under: WLS
More Egggstra Attention
Okay. Confession. I’m an egg snob. I prefer “free-range” brown eggs, in paper cartons. It all started as a taste experiment. I choose to be ignorant to the humane aspects of the treatment of chickens. This post is not about the chicken. I’d have my own chickens, if that were possible. Right now, its not. My choice of free-range eggs is much like my switch to hormone-free (not ultra pasteurized) milk. Purely a taste choice. Here’s a great break-down. I’ve never seen this side-by-side, before, and yet I felt this way about the poor commercial white eggs. We like free-range brown eggs more. We think they taste better. There really is no comparison, though. We take the “eat less of it, so you can eat the best tasting..” philosophy. I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creative Domestication, Foodie Frenzy, Health/Nutrition
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