What CAN I do today?
So I admit, I have been feeling pretty sorry for myself. Whoa is me my knees and ankles hurt, my Graves' is eating my eyes, they're gonna pop.
Then this morning as I lay in bed not sleeping, I realized feeling sorry for myself is not going to get me anywhere. I need to focus on what I CAN do today. Things could be worse. Yes, I have Graves' and probably Lupus now too. But the Lupus could be a lot worse. We caught it early.
Today I let management at work know that I might need to disappear at a moments' notice to get medical stuff taken care of. They were cool with that.
I should have been looking at my Fitbit. I would have realized that I needed more medication. The thyroid supplement I got from my functional medicine Doctor sent me full blow Graeves as of Monday. My Fitbit tells me I was fat burning for 9 hours on Monday when I was at my desk all day. I thought it was just another little flare at the time I think... But no, Fitbit says full blown Graves'. Well, the methimazole does help with the eye disease according to research.
I upped my prednisone dosage again which felt like a setback. But my eyes were happier. I was able to move them more today. I'll go for an ultrasound in 2 weeks to see how the muscles are doing.
So this morning as I was considering this idea of "What CAN I do today?" I thought... How nice it would be to have a painting with that saying on it. So I sent email to my favorite friend of my oldest daughter and asked her to make me one. She does lovely paintings.
I CAN fire my endocrinologist if he won't prescribe the T3 when it goes low.
I CAN still walk around.
I CAN make my girls smile.
I CAN still close my eyes.
I CAN still lead my team.
I CAN still hold it together in a meeting when my heart rate is 100.
I CAN still smile
I CAN still be kind
I CAN eat as much as I want and not gain wait for another day or two!!!!
I CAN fit into my favorite jeans again - I have lost 20 pounds
Then this morning as I lay in bed not sleeping, I realized feeling sorry for myself is not going to get me anywhere. I need to focus on what I CAN do today. Things could be worse. Yes, I have Graves' and probably Lupus now too. But the Lupus could be a lot worse. We caught it early.
Today I let management at work know that I might need to disappear at a moments' notice to get medical stuff taken care of. They were cool with that.
I should have been looking at my Fitbit. I would have realized that I needed more medication. The thyroid supplement I got from my functional medicine Doctor sent me full blow Graeves as of Monday. My Fitbit tells me I was fat burning for 9 hours on Monday when I was at my desk all day. I thought it was just another little flare at the time I think... But no, Fitbit says full blown Graves'. Well, the methimazole does help with the eye disease according to research.
I upped my prednisone dosage again which felt like a setback. But my eyes were happier. I was able to move them more today. I'll go for an ultrasound in 2 weeks to see how the muscles are doing.
So this morning as I was considering this idea of "What CAN I do today?" I thought... How nice it would be to have a painting with that saying on it. So I sent email to my favorite friend of my oldest daughter and asked her to make me one. She does lovely paintings.
I CAN fire my endocrinologist if he won't prescribe the T3 when it goes low.
I CAN still walk around.
I CAN make my girls smile.
I CAN still close my eyes.
I CAN still lead my team.
I CAN still hold it together in a meeting when my heart rate is 100.
I CAN still smile
I CAN still be kind
I CAN eat as much as I want and not gain wait for another day or two!!!!
I CAN fit into my favorite jeans again - I have lost 20 pounds