I got in to see my regular doctor this afternoon. Since I promised I would share what he said, here it is. He has no clue what is causing the problems I have been having but he suspects it could be an interaction of one of my newer prescriptions and he also reduced the diabetes medication I have been taking to just one time a day. He did give me instructions to not take the pill he thinks might be causing the weakness and wants me to use my cane for a while to help me keep from falling while I am still feeling unsteady on my feet.
I have to call him tomorrow to remind him not to forget to talk to both of the doctors that I have seen lately. I know he spoke to my vascular doctor because his nurse called me and wants me to come in to see him on Thursday. This is because my doctor heard something strange on my right carotid...a sound he thought was strange compared to the left one. I imagine I will hear from the heart doctor tomorrow. He also wants me to keep some Boost or Glucerna in the house to use when I am feeling weak or dizzy. They are both made for diabetics and can actually be used as a light meal. My sugar was 86 when I went in and I had only eaten my lunch about an hour and a half before I went in for my appointment. My A1C was 5.5, which is very good. He said it always seems to be right in that region so he reduced the number of times I have to take them every day. He thinks that taking them twice a day may actually be contributing to the weakness from low blood sugar since I do try hard to watch my diet. And feeling light headed and weak is usually caused by that. We'll see.
He is hoping to speak to both doctors (like consultants) and he hopes between them, they can come up with a solution to what is causing all the symptoms I have been experiencing. I know he will be researching to try to solve the puzzle. I told him ALL of the symptoms I have experienced in the last month, including the fever, sweating, sleeping for two days or so, etc. He had the lab give him a blood count and he said I was not anemic so he was no longer concerned that I might be bleeding internally or not notice blood in my urine or feces. I assured him that I watched for that since some of my medication focused on that possibility.
So here I am....the Beast actually stayed home from church to make sure I was going to be all right. He really was worried, of that I had no doubt. He ticked me off by actually going into Dollar General to look for me because they only had one cashier and he thought I might have fallen or some such thing. It took me a while to get my urine pads for my leaky bladder and he expected me to get in and out quickly. I told him to stop treating me like I was a weakling or disabled. He made me a burrito when we got home and he also made a pizza that was delicious a short time later. I actually felt good after eating and no longer felt shaky. I asked the Beast to get us some raw shrimp that we can steam here the next time he goes to Walmart. Cee said she checked it out at several stores and it was the best price at Walmart. That actually surprised me but I know she does that so I told that to the Beast since I know it isn't all that cheap at Walmart.
I am heading for bed early tonight after I check my email (again...third time today) and I would love to play my game for a bit before I go to bed.
Love you all. Be good. Be happy and, most of all, be kind to everyone even if they are not kind in return. You don't know what problems they may have and your kindness might make a difference in their lives. ***Hugs***
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