#20 ~ It's not all candy, fairy dust and rainbows! Or is it, "It's Not All That and a Box of Cherries?"
My life is pretty awesome, or at least I think so. I have a husband who loves me and makes me laugh daily, I have a home, three amazing, beautiful children, I have the luxury of horses, riding and training and I can keep going with all the awesome things in my life! BUT, yesterday just down right sucked! I will attempt to make this a short post, but I wanted to write about my day to maybe let someone out there know that they are not alone when it comes to battling a disease, or disorder of any kind.
I was in Costco shopping yesterday when I started to feel like my blood sugar was getting a little on the low side. So I decided to make a sandwich when I got out in the parking lot with a roll and some roast beef that I had just purchased. Well apparently I ate too fast, something I am still trying to get use to since I had multiple stomach and bowel surgeries. On my way home from Costco, which is a 40 minute drive to my house, I had to pull over 5 times and throw up out my car door! Yep, I feel like I puked all over the central coast. Getting off the freeway, throw up and back on the freeway. All I kept thinking was, I hope no one sees me! They probably think I'm a drunk throwing up out my car door! Moving on....
Fast forward to the afternoon when my back decides to have aggravating pain. Oh wait! It's menstrual cramps, horrible cramps like back labor! Have I discussed the infamous peri-menopause? Well I am currently a living nightmare when my beloved period, otherwise known as Aunt Flo, comes every two weeks recently. I can't stand living with myself, let alone my poor husband and furry children. I'm crying and emotional one minute and the next minute I'm a testy bitch! What, why, how, and WHY, do I, and every other woman have to go through this after years of hormones, zits, moodiness, cramps and possibly childbirth? Haven't we as a sex had enough? Can't we just age gracefully and peacefully for the sake of all mankind? Moving on....
I'm in bed relaxing a 7pm, yes, that early! Reading up on my online horse classes and all of the sudden I feel like I'm getting agitated, shaky and hot. Oh crap, blood sugar is dropping quick! "Todd! Can you get my glucose? My blood sugar is diving!" He runs into the kitchen and gets my tablets and I munch them up and try to stay conscious. After about 15 minutes I start to feel better, extremely tired, as that always occurs after my brain gets robbed of important sugars. After I know I'm stable I decide to go to sleep and ending the day would be good! It was a hard day on my body.
I still believe there is always someone who has it worse than me, and I try to remind myself of that so I don't get "all poor pathetic me". But Hell, enough already :)
Tip of the Day: If you have one let me know!
I was in Costco shopping yesterday when I started to feel like my blood sugar was getting a little on the low side. So I decided to make a sandwich when I got out in the parking lot with a roll and some roast beef that I had just purchased. Well apparently I ate too fast, something I am still trying to get use to since I had multiple stomach and bowel surgeries. On my way home from Costco, which is a 40 minute drive to my house, I had to pull over 5 times and throw up out my car door! Yep, I feel like I puked all over the central coast. Getting off the freeway, throw up and back on the freeway. All I kept thinking was, I hope no one sees me! They probably think I'm a drunk throwing up out my car door! Moving on....
Fast forward to the afternoon when my back decides to have aggravating pain. Oh wait! It's menstrual cramps, horrible cramps like back labor! Have I discussed the infamous peri-menopause? Well I am currently a living nightmare when my beloved period, otherwise known as Aunt Flo, comes every two weeks recently. I can't stand living with myself, let alone my poor husband and furry children. I'm crying and emotional one minute and the next minute I'm a testy bitch! What, why, how, and WHY, do I, and every other woman have to go through this after years of hormones, zits, moodiness, cramps and possibly childbirth? Haven't we as a sex had enough? Can't we just age gracefully and peacefully for the sake of all mankind? Moving on....
I'm in bed relaxing a 7pm, yes, that early! Reading up on my online horse classes and all of the sudden I feel like I'm getting agitated, shaky and hot. Oh crap, blood sugar is dropping quick! "Todd! Can you get my glucose? My blood sugar is diving!" He runs into the kitchen and gets my tablets and I munch them up and try to stay conscious. After about 15 minutes I start to feel better, extremely tired, as that always occurs after my brain gets robbed of important sugars. After I know I'm stable I decide to go to sleep and ending the day would be good! It was a hard day on my body.
I still believe there is always someone who has it worse than me, and I try to remind myself of that so I don't get "all poor pathetic me". But Hell, enough already :)
Tip of the Day: If you have one let me know!
Okay, here are some tips...
ReplyDeleteGlucose tablets - Just in case you don't know this, chew your tablets and keep them in your mouth as long as you can. The glucose will absorb directly into your blood stream through the mucous membranes in your mouth. Depending on the molecule size of glucose, it could absorb in 1/2 the time of swallowing it.
Hormones - If you're moody (nice word for bitchy) Vitamin B-6 is my go to product. Not sure of its counter indications for Mitochondria Disease.
And last 2 comments..
1) I love this photo of you.
2) I still see you as a 10 year old little brat! ❤️😁
Thanks Matt! I try to do that and I am on Mega B Vits!!! And.... I am NOT a brat :P
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