Becky is Crazy. Chris has High Cholesterol. But All is Well.

So, after a very very long time, Chris and I decided to get on the boat and find a primary care provider. We're going to a "residence run" clinic. This means, the doctor's are real doctors, they've graduated, the have MD at the end of their name, but they are still under the eye of an attending (old doctor that knows it all). Pretty good experience. Our doctor was very young, hip, quick, and thorough without all the silly formalities of some doctor's office.



We had the yearly blood work done. It was a given that my thyroid would come back wacky due to my non-compliance with medication. It's a long story, but ultimately, I normally CANNOT rely on taking pills... my memory is TERRIBLE... which is a symptom of hypothyroid. So you can see the vicious cycle. BUT.... after the labwork came back... my TSH level was 15 (FIFTEEN)... which in normal people terms this means its way too high. No wonder why I feel tired, achy, forgetful (I leave my wallet in the front seat of the car in plain site at least 2 x a week), cranky, and just flat out crazy. So my new goal.... take my meds, be a normal person! Plain and simple. Thank God for levothroid. :-)



Now.... Chris has had history of high cholesterol which is kinda scary at such a young age. And you better believe it, the man had elevated labwork. It was not too terrible, but hopefully something we can manage through diet - which will be VERY difficult for Chris if you know him just a little bit. He is a double cheese burger value meal kind of guy with a McChicken and extra double cheeseburger. Yeh, he's still skinny, but his arteries are feeling it.



But ya know what, with all of that said, we're doing really well. We were able to spend some much needed time with some great friends the other day - the couple that did out premarital counseling. I think I have a part-time home health job lined up (still crossing fingers). And Chris is on his road to pursuing his dreams. So here's to eating more whole grains and remembering to taking sanity in the form of a pill!



P.S. - Keep my bro and sister-in-law in your prayers. He should be getting off a plane from Iraq anytime soon! Wahoo!