First of all, I would like to start this blog today with the exciting news that my ass is being swept away to New York City by Lawyer! Woot Woot! Turns out he offered a deal I could not (nor did I really want to) refuse and now I will be spending time in a great city with great company over Memorial Day weekend. I cannot wait! I am sure that all my blubbering and excitement over getting to actually stay in (versus drive through) one of the greatest cities is getting annoyingly overdone to Lawyer, but he handles my childish episodes quite well! (As if third date didn't already prove that) And this is just the warm up! Once I am on the plane he will need to tighten my seat belt before I start embarrassingly bouncing around the cabin. No joke.
Some more good news. A new hire that I am becoming good friends with at the new catering job thought that I was only 22. Her jaw almost hit the floor when she found out my actual age (30 as you read this). The funny thing is she is 24 and she still thought I was only 22. LOL! That is fantastic. Bless her often hung-over heart.
Oh, what else, Ahh yes. I got a lovely text from Basketball late last night. Have not heard from him in ... I do not even know how long! Seems someone was feeling 'lonely' shall we say? Too bad because I really thought he actually may have just been missing me. WRONG. I guess I forgot to take down my "For a guilt-free, no strings attached, good time call..." sign. Ugh. Men. What the hell is wrong with some of you?!
So now on to so more important news:
I think I have found a possible solution as to where a lot of my issues may be coming from (besides men I haven't heard from in so many months I cannot remember texting at 11:30p on a Thursday night looking for a booty call). This is a very big finding for me. I have had severe tremors in my right hand for quite a few years now and it has now progressed into my left hand which has also been experiencing some severe numbness. About 3 years ago I went through some very extensive treatment for GI issues. It was horrible. A full year of testing, poking and prodding and severe changes to my diet and I got a 'best guess' diagnosis of pelvic floor dysynergia. Look it up. I felt great after all the treatment, therapy and diet changes though, but recently a lot of my symptoms have come back! The psoriasis, the hair loss, the weight gain, the tremors, the GI issues, severe loss of energy, constant drowsiness, so on and so forth. I figured it was stress. That is what everyone always says right? It's stress. But I have always been a stress freak. This is not new. In fact, I feel less stressed lately than I normally do. So what gives?! I only take one daily medication, but have been on that for a few years now so it could not be that (and no it is not the birth control pill because everyone usually wants to jump on the 'why bc pills suck' bandwagon). So what could it be?!
Well, a few weeks back my sister had spoken to a doctor who suggested that a lot of the issues she was having could very likely be due to a wheat allergy. We have similar symptoms but mine are even worse yet! I have heard of this before. Issues with wheat and gluten, Celiac's disease (CD) and have even thought in the past that I may have it. I have never been tested for it, but I do know that when I put a halt to a lot of different foods I was eating, I felt great. But Celiac's disease? Really?? It was such a 'fad' thing to be diagnosed with it seemed. But upon my sister's request I did more research and wouldn't you know... one symptom that often gets overlooked by those with CD is peripheral neuropathy. The tremors, the numbness, the clumsiness, the lethargy are very common signs of a food allergy of some sort.
No. Shit.
So this finding could not have come at a better time considering I am seeing a neurologist on Monday because things have just physically gotten so bad for me. In the meantime, I am actually going to try and do more research and even start to limit my diet and be more strict to see if I actually do not, once again, feel much better!
So interesting, isn't it?
In other news, yesterday was my first full no-candy day. I was so good that I did not eat anything extra either. I did not try to fill it with some other form of sugar! No cookies, cake or ice cream. Nothing. But this is still in that stage where it has not truly hit me yet. I am scared for the crash!!
Happy Friday Everyone! I have a full day ahead of me. My usual 8.5 hour day at the medical office and then straight to my catering job to work until approx. 12:30am. The worst part? The hour drive there and the hour drive home. Praying I do not fall asleep behind the wheel!
The things we do for a couple of (albeit much needed) extra bucks.
Several people in my family have it. An aunt of mine went years without before it was diagnosed, and by the time it was, she was in such bad shape that the diet change was too late to reverse the problems... but at least it kept them from getting worse!
ReplyDeleteIts a simple blood test to have taken, if you haven't had it done in the past. I would insist to your doctor to do the test, especially in light of your sister having some of the same issues!
On a tangent... When mentioned your hour long drive, you know what I thought of as the worst thing? The gas money! lol