What Kinda Deal is this. . . ?

I don't like the way this is working out! I am ready to skip the 65^th year all together and go from 64 directly to 66 years old. My HD said 66 is just as bad. The last couple of months our social calendar is all doctor appointments.

I went from feeling just fine one day to waking up with what I still think is sciatic. Went to the chiropractor twice, worked over good and that made it worse. I do not care for those that pop you and have the drop tables. The first one I ever went to did a DNF technique. It is directional non force and he just felt my back and could tell where it was out of place, pushing hard to put it back, I was usually good for about three years with that one visit. My pain started in back to hip, all the way down left leg and into foot. Big toe is numb and I have “foot drop” (foot slaps when I walk). Pain is much less now but am still taking RX for inflammation and pain. Still must be a pinched nerve with the numbness etc. Hope the neurologist's nerve conduction test will show something. (If I survive it – I did tell you I don't like needles- right?)

Also had my lab work done – forgot to do that last year. I thought I was doing so good. Back in May, I decided I wanted to take off excess weight and get some exercising started. I have been watching calories very closely and have officially lost 25 pounds. Our scales were wrong when we started so I am thinking it is really between 25 and 30. Doctor's scales shows 25. Anyway, lab results came back and I am in trouble. My HD has been watching his food intake as well, but he was monitoring the fat more than calories. My total chloresteral was 200 and LDL was a whopping 129. Doctor said to bring it down or get on meds. My HD, who had always had very high readings but is allergic to statins got his results yesterday. The doctor was really shocked and asked if he forgot to write statins on his drug list. It was 165 total and all other readings were in the good range. We were all amazed – the low fat diet DOES work!! HD did GREAT!! I have three months to improve MY readings and have been working faithfully on that.

I have been doing a lot of sewing here lately trying to get things finished for a local craft show. It will be on Saturday, the 24^th sponsored by the Azle Chamber of Commerce. The other evening after I quit, I started having flashes of light and seeing thread and spider webs in one eye. Was very worried it might be a detached retina but after a visit to a retina office, it appears I have a vitreous detachment, according to the technician. The doctor was not available that day but I will see him on Thursday to make sure her diagnosis was correct.

All this almost makes me afraid to get out of bed!!! ;o)

I hope to put a few pictures on my blog of what we will take to the show in the next week or so – keep watching!