Not Fighting Anymore
March 31, 2012 | Filed Under Health | 1 Comment
I have had so many blog posts in my head over the past few months – and I start them off when I am on my way into work and then by the evening I am so tired; blogging or even checking my email is the farthest thing I want to do… and it doesn’t happen.
But that might change…
I finally got in to see my doctor last month. After waiting a month for him to come back into the office (his wife had twins), I was anxious to sit with him and lay out all my issues. Weight, Sleeping, Cheese, Health – the works. My plan was to go in once a month and hammer out an issue. But he asked me what was my problem was and I said lets take this one at a time and he said “No, lets get it all out” and I did.
I did have a breast cancer scare – I had to go in for 3 mammograms but I’m ok. Wanted to post that but I didn’t want to go all drama on it and I was really scared. Seriously scared and didn’t know how to word that one. I cried for a day when all was ok, but I have to go back for a check up in 6 months so I may not be out of the woods as I thought.
I do have a low vitamin D count so I’m on extra vitamins to get that fixed. I need to get out in the sun, ie – I need to get out and exercise in the sun!
But in the end, everything that has bothering me eventually came back around to my weight but a big piece was my sleeping. I’ve known for years that I’ve had sleep apnea but the thought of wearing a mask was just not my thing. So I have slowly gone down hill, getting tired and more tired due to lack of sleep with the sleep apnea. When I talked with the doctor, he asked me if I was going to fight this and I said oh no… I am tired of being tired. (trademark that)
So after a preliminary sleep test that I could do at home, I was called back into the office for my results this week. The average person should be breathing 90% air into their lungs at night. I start off at 90% and then slipped down to 70% and then I would stop breathing and dip down into the 50% to 60%. Then go back to 70% and repeat.. a few times more.
I tried on a mask and went through the steps of setting it up for home. The first night was a little rough. Not used to all that air being pumped through my lungs threw me off, but to wake up the next morning and not have headaches… OMG. My 2nd night which was last night? Much better. I not only woke up headache free again, but I have done chores.. let me say that again – CHORE(SSSSSSSSSSS). Not one. Not two. Not three. But FIVE or more chores! I’ve done laundry, washed dishes, folded laundry, worked on sites and I’m freaking restless!
And I’ve signed up for weight watchers. I’ve been so inspired by Gigglechick and her weight loss – that I know that with the sleeping getting better, the energy level to actually go out and walk will be so helpful along with the weight that this will happen and giving up soda (a year and a half now) that all this won’t be in vain and I will be healthier in 6 months.
So yes… in the next few days I’ll post a before picture and we’ll see what happens. 
