10 Day Challenge
Jan. 31st, 2015 11:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rachg82Just a few RL things before I finish off that meme today:
-I talked to an advice nurse at my gyno's office, and she said the next step is an IUD. It should eventually stop my periods, though some people spot or have light periods still, but unfortunately not the hormones that usually go along with them. I suppose at least it'll help me be less anemic, and hopefully that'll have some effect on the bad migraines I usually get during my periods. Probably not, since I think the trigger is mostly hormonal, but I still consider skipping the heavy bleeding every month a plus -- also, the IUD is supposed to have fewer side effects than taking progesterone via pill or doing the Depo shots. So I guess I'll try it. I just hope it works & doesn't hurt too much when it's put in.
And for those of you perhaps wondering why I don't just try estrogen, it's because it made my migraines terrible when I tried it before. So that's not really an option for me.
-Alexandra asked me to go on a walk with her yesterday, and I declined technically because I had a bad migraine, but I was also relieved to skip it because I'm nervous about talking to her in person about the drinking thing. I told her I'd maybe go with her tomorrow instead though, depending on how I feel, so I need to put on my big-girl panties and face it.
-I found out I have to pay 15% of the cost for my BOTOX treatments, which would be $285 every three months. The only payment plan option is to do $95 once a month, which I still can't afford considering the piddly-diddly amount disability gives me. I talked to my grandma and she agreed to help, but it sounds like she may not be able to indefinitely (assuming the treatments help; obviously I won't continue them if they don't), so when I see my skills counselor next (we're working on a budget for me), I'll have to bring that up & see what sacrifices I'd have to make if it's possible for me to cover it. Right now I'm behind on bills, so it's not the right time, but eventually maybe I could. If the BOTOX treatments really help, then maybe I could go back to school, and then the extra student loan money could cover crap like that. I really, really hope it does help, because the meds I'm taking don't seem to be making a difference yet, though to be fair I can't really judge it fairly while I'm having constant periods. But I really, really want to return to school, and I'd really love to have fewer migraines, so everyone cross your fingers for me.
-While talking to my grandma last night, I found out that my great-great-great-great grandparents were slave owners, and that one of my relatives fought in the Civil War on the side of the south. I shouldn't be surprised that slavery might've taken place within at least one side of my family (so far it seems to be the only side though), since it's not like it was uncommon back then, but it still shocked me. I feel like I need to clean my soul with bleach.
Moving on, I'm disappointed to be finishing up this meme, because it's given me a clear reason to post every day for the past 10 days, and I've enjoyed that. Oh, well. Maybe I can find a way to carry that on even without the questions.
The 10 Day Challenge
Day 1 - Ten random facts about yourself
Day 2 - Nine things you do every day
Day 3 - Eight things that annoy you
Day 4 - Seven fears/phobias
Day 5 - Six songs that you’re addicted to
Day 6 - Five things you can’t live without
Day 7 - Four memories you won’t forget
Day 8 - Three words you can’t go a day without
Day 9 - Two things you wish you could do
Day 10 - One person you can trust
Day 10 - One person you can trust
That would bedosidella, a.k.a. Jen. She's proven herself again & again to be someone I can trust with my emotions over the past dozen years, especially as we've both matured & made our way through various conflicts, and she & her husband are actually the only people I'd probably say I do trust completely.
-I talked to an advice nurse at my gyno's office, and she said the next step is an IUD. It should eventually stop my periods, though some people spot or have light periods still, but unfortunately not the hormones that usually go along with them. I suppose at least it'll help me be less anemic, and hopefully that'll have some effect on the bad migraines I usually get during my periods. Probably not, since I think the trigger is mostly hormonal, but I still consider skipping the heavy bleeding every month a plus -- also, the IUD is supposed to have fewer side effects than taking progesterone via pill or doing the Depo shots. So I guess I'll try it. I just hope it works & doesn't hurt too much when it's put in.
And for those of you perhaps wondering why I don't just try estrogen, it's because it made my migraines terrible when I tried it before. So that's not really an option for me.
-Alexandra asked me to go on a walk with her yesterday, and I declined technically because I had a bad migraine, but I was also relieved to skip it because I'm nervous about talking to her in person about the drinking thing. I told her I'd maybe go with her tomorrow instead though, depending on how I feel, so I need to put on my big-girl panties and face it.
-I found out I have to pay 15% of the cost for my BOTOX treatments, which would be $285 every three months. The only payment plan option is to do $95 once a month, which I still can't afford considering the piddly-diddly amount disability gives me. I talked to my grandma and she agreed to help, but it sounds like she may not be able to indefinitely (assuming the treatments help; obviously I won't continue them if they don't), so when I see my skills counselor next (we're working on a budget for me), I'll have to bring that up & see what sacrifices I'd have to make if it's possible for me to cover it. Right now I'm behind on bills, so it's not the right time, but eventually maybe I could. If the BOTOX treatments really help, then maybe I could go back to school, and then the extra student loan money could cover crap like that. I really, really hope it does help, because the meds I'm taking don't seem to be making a difference yet, though to be fair I can't really judge it fairly while I'm having constant periods. But I really, really want to return to school, and I'd really love to have fewer migraines, so everyone cross your fingers for me.
-While talking to my grandma last night, I found out that my great-great-great-great grandparents were slave owners, and that one of my relatives fought in the Civil War on the side of the south. I shouldn't be surprised that slavery might've taken place within at least one side of my family (so far it seems to be the only side though), since it's not like it was uncommon back then, but it still shocked me. I feel like I need to clean my soul with bleach.
Moving on, I'm disappointed to be finishing up this meme, because it's given me a clear reason to post every day for the past 10 days, and I've enjoyed that. Oh, well. Maybe I can find a way to carry that on even without the questions.
The 10 Day Challenge
Day 2 - Nine things you do every day
Day 3 - Eight things that annoy you
Day 4 - Seven fears/phobias
Day 5 - Six songs that you’re addicted to
Day 6 - Five things you can’t live without
Day 7 - Four memories you won’t forget
Day 8 - Three words you can’t go a day without
Day 9 - Two things you wish you could do
Day 10 - One person you can trust
Day 10 - One person you can trust
That would be
dosidella, a.k.a. Jen. She's proven herself again & again to be someone I can trust with my emotions over the past dozen years, especially as we've both matured & made our way through various conflicts, and she & her husband are actually the only people I'd probably say I do trust completely.