Ivy Tied Up |

Mixed up ramblings of a bipolar mom to 4…

Well woman check up….

Wednesday Jul 9, 2008

Well it didnt find me well.. Its been pretty hectic these last few days as I’ve felt MAJORLY out of control emotion wise. Emotionally unstable is the correct term for it. My doctors visit on monday put me in a damper that i’m slowly pulling myself out of. It was nothing but bad news at hte drs office. First we had a talk about my blood work. My cholesterol is high and my fasting glucose levels were too high. She called it pre diabetes and I have to go see a dietitian on friday to get it under control. I’ll have to monitor my levels for awhile and diet will have to control my levels to keep me from going into full blown diabetes.. This is scary to me. Its somewhere I’ve never been before. I knew it was hereditary but I never worried about it. EVER. Now i’m worrying too much about it..

At that same appointment the dr did an ultrasound of my female stuff because I have heavy bleeding and lots of pain and the bleeding lasts 3 weeks instead of 5-7 days.. It showed my uterus was 3x the size it should be and that I have fibriods.. They suggested  a hysterectomy. I’ve needed one since 1998 but got pregnant with the kids and didnt end up getting one. Now they are ready to do it and I can’t afford it. My deductible is 5000$ with our insurance. (dh put me on his insurance at work). There is just no way for me to come up with the $$.

That same morning at the doctors office I broke my expensive pair of glasses.. All I did was take them off and they broke. That would be because wyatt had gotten ahold of them a few months before and twisted them.. I had to go to the eye dr that same day and get my check up so I could get new glasses because I need them to drive.

Its just been a really crappy week.. I’m so busy trying to deal with all this new stuff that I dont know how to deal with it. Its a bit overwhelming. I hope you all are doing well..

3 Comments »

I’m so sorry I havent’ visited for awhile - I’m sure you understand since you have 4 little ones running around!

I’m also sorry that you’ve been feeling so crappy and down lately - you’re in my thoughts and prayers!! *hugs*

July 11th, 2008 | 7:26 pm

Ivy, what bad luck with the diagnosis and the horrible out-of-pocket on the insurance. I can empathize with that one…mine hss one too. Is there no way around it? Help through some agency or agreement to take payments? Theres’ nothing worse than what you are going through. I had a hysterectomy at 29 — same symptoms. But insurance was more reasonable then. I’d at least call the hospital and ask them if there is some help available for people in your situation. You never know. Might be sosmething through the medd school.??? Just thinking outlout. Anyway, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope your luckturns around soon. Michele

July 11th, 2008 | 11:18 pm

If it is possible and you have one near… check with a Catholic run hospital. They are cleaner, more tightly run and can help with the bills, because that is what they are there for. Just a thought. My prayers are with you girl.

July 14th, 2008 | 9:39 am
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