... and it's apparently diabetes.
The doc had me do another test earlier this week
to verify the first so I can't really argue with that one.
BUT -
the good news is -
like recovery -
it's something that can be lived with.
I have been to diet school today
and threw out everything ...
lol
that has any taste.
Actually -
there's a two week window that I can try to get
things on the way down
and she wants to combat it
through diet and trigliceride and cholesterol control.
The triglicerides are through the roof
with the cholesterol right behind it
she says it's because of heredity
that some people can live with such high numbers
without keeling over.
(namely - mixed bloods are the most common)
ANYHOO -
About the swollen gland
she doesn't think it's a gland
but a very old infection
in the muscle itself
that the diabetic blood
has aggravated.
Shes' convinced that it's not a lymph node
but -
I've been put on some mega-nuclear antibiotic
that is like ... half a step down from chemotherapy
and if the infection is not gone in two weeks -
I'm off to a specialist.
And -
the clinic pays 100$# of the visit.
I don't know what that's all about
but I'm not above refusing it either.
So I have a whole new handful of pills -
Cholesterol lower-er
Trigliceride lower-er
Blood soap (antibiotic)
and a renewal of the stomach pills
for when the three upset my stomach.
And a house full (ish) of new food
no fat no cholesterol
natural
and probably no flavor.
SO!
I've not been to school all week, in fact -
just nauseated, feverish yada yada
and now we know WHY.
But I *DID* complete all my assignments
and turned them in
(via the department secretary printing them out for me)
so other than maybe losing
some brownie points for not being
'Present' in class
my grades are fine and that was my biggest worry.
I had several pm's asking me bout everything
I just love y'all.
You've no idea what reading your pm's did for me.
I'm only now feeling well enough in body head and heart
to post again.
:ghug3
I just haven't felt good enough to post much
and when I *did* write something
it sounded harsh to me
and I'd erase it.
So now I got this whole new diet
that is gonna test my good humor
in ways never before tested.