I went on bedrest the Monday after Thanksgiving when I was pregnant. I went in for a normal check up and walked out on bed rest for preeclampsia. My blood pressure was sky high and I had a raging headache and thus began 5 months of miserableness. Really.
I had a doctors appointment yesterday. And walked out with a prescription for Prednisone, which I fought tooth and nail against and clearly lost, and an appointment for an MRI of my left hand, which is constantly throbbing. And a recommendation to see a therapist. Because "getting diagnosed with a chronic illness is emotional. Go talk to someone." What do I need therapy for, I have a blog? In all seriousness I have nothing against therapy, I just don't think I need it. If I need it, I'll go.
Seriously though, why do I make doctors appointments for the Monday after Thanksgiving? Who wants to get weighed the Monday after Thanksgiving? Does that sound fun to anyone?
I’m Boycotting the Monday After Thanksgiving
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Ick. That doesn’t sound good at all. I made mine for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving…so here’s hoping that I have better luck and it’s only the Monday that is cursed…
And hopefully the Prednisone will make you feel better – I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Ick. That doesn’t sound good at all. I made mine for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving…so here’s hoping that I have better luck and it’s only the Monday that is cursed…
And hopefully the Prednisone will make you feel better – I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Ick. That doesn’t sound good at all. I made mine for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving…so here’s hoping that I have better luck and it’s only the Monday that is cursed…
And hopefully the Prednisone will make you feel better – I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Ick. That doesn’t sound good at all. I made mine for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving…so here’s hoping that I have better luck and it’s only the Monday that is cursed…
And hopefully the Prednisone will make you feel better – I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Hope you feel better soon,
And I agree with you- don’t pay a therapist to listen to you talk- when you have a blog
Hope you feel better soon,
And I agree with you- don’t pay a therapist to listen to you talk- when you have a blog
Hope you feel better soon,
And I agree with you- don’t pay a therapist to listen to you talk- when you have a blog
Hope you feel better soon,
And I agree with you- don’t pay a therapist to listen to you talk- when you have a blog
Hopefully the prednisone will help. (Do be careful with coming off it though.) And I wonder what they’re looking for with the MRI. Circulation maybe? Lymph nodes? I hope they can figure it out and actually do something about it for you.
When you said they suggested therapy, I thought you meant physical therapy. Guess not.
Talk therapy is great if you have the time and $ to go. Sometimes I wish I could go every once in a while, like a spa treatment for the mind.
I can’t blog too much since everyone I know knows I blog. Heck I’m going to hear it from my mother on my latest post I know! Maybe I need to start a new anonymous blog.
Hopefully the prednisone will help. (Do be careful with coming off it though.) And I wonder what they’re looking for with the MRI. Circulation maybe? Lymph nodes? I hope they can figure it out and actually do something about it for you.
When you said they suggested therapy, I thought you meant physical therapy. Guess not.
Talk therapy is great if you have the time and $ to go. Sometimes I wish I could go every once in a while, like a spa treatment for the mind.
I can’t blog too much since everyone I know knows I blog. Heck I’m going to hear it from my mother on my latest post I know! Maybe I need to start a new anonymous blog.
Hopefully the prednisone will help. (Do be careful with coming off it though.) And I wonder what they’re looking for with the MRI. Circulation maybe? Lymph nodes? I hope they can figure it out and actually do something about it for you.
When you said they suggested therapy, I thought you meant physical therapy. Guess not.
Talk therapy is great if you have the time and $ to go. Sometimes I wish I could go every once in a while, like a spa treatment for the mind.
I can’t blog too much since everyone I know knows I blog. Heck I’m going to hear it from my mother on my latest post I know! Maybe I need to start a new anonymous blog.
Hopefully the prednisone will help. (Do be careful with coming off it though.) And I wonder what they’re looking for with the MRI. Circulation maybe? Lymph nodes? I hope they can figure it out and actually do something about it for you.
When you said they suggested therapy, I thought you meant physical therapy. Guess not.
Talk therapy is great if you have the time and $ to go. Sometimes I wish I could go every once in a while, like a spa treatment for the mind.
I can’t blog too much since everyone I know knows I blog. Heck I’m going to hear it from my mother on my latest post I know! Maybe I need to start a new anonymous blog.
Ugh. Scales blow!
I’m sorry about the throbbing hand!
I have been on prednisone many times b/c I get the shingles really bad. It sorta blows, but what can ya do?
Here’s hoping you feel better.
Ugh. Scales blow!
I’m sorry about the throbbing hand!
I have been on prednisone many times b/c I get the shingles really bad. It sorta blows, but what can ya do?
Here’s hoping you feel better.
Ugh. Scales blow!
I’m sorry about the throbbing hand!
I have been on prednisone many times b/c I get the shingles really bad. It sorta blows, but what can ya do?
Here’s hoping you feel better.
Ugh. Scales blow!
I’m sorry about the throbbing hand!
I have been on prednisone many times b/c I get the shingles really bad. It sorta blows, but what can ya do?
Here’s hoping you feel better.
I got on the scale yesterday (first time in over a month) without a reason. Well, actually my reason was to scare myself into not continuing with the rabid feast frenzy.
It worked.
I’m sorry you had to go to the doctors yesterday. That’s awful. And you know those scales add 10 pounds just like TV cameras, right?
xo
I got on the scale yesterday (first time in over a month) without a reason. Well, actually my reason was to scare myself into not continuing with the rabid feast frenzy.
It worked.
I’m sorry you had to go to the doctors yesterday. That’s awful. And you know those scales add 10 pounds just like TV cameras, right?
xo
I got on the scale yesterday (first time in over a month) without a reason. Well, actually my reason was to scare myself into not continuing with the rabid feast frenzy.
It worked.
I’m sorry you had to go to the doctors yesterday. That’s awful. And you know those scales add 10 pounds just like TV cameras, right?
xo
I got on the scale yesterday (first time in over a month) without a reason. Well, actually my reason was to scare myself into not continuing with the rabid feast frenzy.
It worked.
I’m sorry you had to go to the doctors yesterday. That’s awful. And you know those scales add 10 pounds just like TV cameras, right?
xo
Any time I get weighed is a horrific experience for me!
I’m hoping you feel better! And stay away from the doctor the Monday after Thanksgiving from now on!
Any time I get weighed is a horrific experience for me!
I’m hoping you feel better! And stay away from the doctor the Monday after Thanksgiving from now on!
Any time I get weighed is a horrific experience for me!
I’m hoping you feel better! And stay away from the doctor the Monday after Thanksgiving from now on!
Any time I get weighed is a horrific experience for me!
I’m hoping you feel better! And stay away from the doctor the Monday after Thanksgiving from now on!
I can see where the dr. wants you to go and talk to someone. I have thyroid disease that we cannot seem to get under control, and this has been going on for 7 yrs now. The pain I experience in my joints because of it can really get me down. I also have degenerative disc diesease in my lower back. The constant pain is enough to drive you crazy and into depression, and the prednisone is not going to help in that area, it could possibly make it worse. While you have your blogging, which is therapy in itself, you should really consider a therapist/counselor.
I can see where the dr. wants you to go and talk to someone. I have thyroid disease that we cannot seem to get under control, and this has been going on for 7 yrs now. The pain I experience in my joints because of it can really get me down. I also have degenerative disc diesease in my lower back. The constant pain is enough to drive you crazy and into depression, and the prednisone is not going to help in that area, it could possibly make it worse. While you have your blogging, which is therapy in itself, you should really consider a therapist/counselor.
I can see where the dr. wants you to go and talk to someone. I have thyroid disease that we cannot seem to get under control, and this has been going on for 7 yrs now. The pain I experience in my joints because of it can really get me down. I also have degenerative disc diesease in my lower back. The constant pain is enough to drive you crazy and into depression, and the prednisone is not going to help in that area, it could possibly make it worse. While you have your blogging, which is therapy in itself, you should really consider a therapist/counselor.
I can see where the dr. wants you to go and talk to someone. I have thyroid disease that we cannot seem to get under control, and this has been going on for 7 yrs now. The pain I experience in my joints because of it can really get me down. I also have degenerative disc diesease in my lower back. The constant pain is enough to drive you crazy and into depression, and the prednisone is not going to help in that area, it could possibly make it worse. While you have your blogging, which is therapy in itself, you should really consider a therapist/counselor.
Dude, I’ll be your therapist. Just come over and drink with me. The monsters can amuse Michael.
Be careful with the pred. I’ve gotten poison ivy head to toe before (don’t ask, though it’s not as bad as it sounds) and had to be on it. I didn’t sleep more than three hours a night for two weeks, and I ate everything in sight.
Dude, I’ll be your therapist. Just come over and drink with me. The monsters can amuse Michael.
Be careful with the pred. I’ve gotten poison ivy head to toe before (don’t ask, though it’s not as bad as it sounds) and had to be on it. I didn’t sleep more than three hours a night for two weeks, and I ate everything in sight.
Dude, I’ll be your therapist. Just come over and drink with me. The monsters can amuse Michael.
Be careful with the pred. I’ve gotten poison ivy head to toe before (don’t ask, though it’s not as bad as it sounds) and had to be on it. I didn’t sleep more than three hours a night for two weeks, and I ate everything in sight.
Dude, I’ll be your therapist. Just come over and drink with me. The monsters can amuse Michael.
Be careful with the pred. I’ve gotten poison ivy head to toe before (don’t ask, though it’s not as bad as it sounds) and had to be on it. I didn’t sleep more than three hours a night for two weeks, and I ate everything in sight.
Oh yuck. I was on MAJOR prednisone this summer so let me know if you want to chat about anything. It made me incredibly nauseous and lots of prilosec helped immensely.
Oh yuck. I was on MAJOR prednisone this summer so let me know if you want to chat about anything. It made me incredibly nauseous and lots of prilosec helped immensely.
Oh yuck. I was on MAJOR prednisone this summer so let me know if you want to chat about anything. It made me incredibly nauseous and lots of prilosec helped immensely.
Oh yuck. I was on MAJOR prednisone this summer so let me know if you want to chat about anything. It made me incredibly nauseous and lots of prilosec helped immensely.
Sorry girl.. And who needs therapy when you have all your girls to talk to?
Sorry girl.. And who needs therapy when you have all your girls to talk to?
Sorry girl.. And who needs therapy when you have all your girls to talk to?
Sorry girl.. And who needs therapy when you have all your girls to talk to?
You should tell your doc that you have hundreds of therapists at your beckon call.
I too went to the doc yesterday, only it was the pedi with the two sick children in tow. Nothing like a two for one deal. Of course, they don’t have the same thing which means we will be back in a week.
You should tell your doc that you have hundreds of therapists at your beckon call.
I too went to the doc yesterday, only it was the pedi with the two sick children in tow. Nothing like a two for one deal. Of course, they don’t have the same thing which means we will be back in a week.
You should tell your doc that you have hundreds of therapists at your beckon call.
I too went to the doc yesterday, only it was the pedi with the two sick children in tow. Nothing like a two for one deal. Of course, they don’t have the same thing which means we will be back in a week.
You should tell your doc that you have hundreds of therapists at your beckon call.
I too went to the doc yesterday, only it was the pedi with the two sick children in tow. Nothing like a two for one deal. Of course, they don’t have the same thing which means we will be back in a week.