I was off the first week of July. God plays a major part in one's life. By this I mean, yes I know God is everywhere at all times but I am truly starting to see what people mean that God has plans for us. Last week I was off. I planned to be off with my husband and just vegg at home, catch up on some much needed tanning, maybe even go to a water park or just a mini getaway. What wind up happening was me being off and spending majority of my time at the hospital with my twin Veronica. She had been experiencing some eye pain, swelling, sensitivity to light and just miserable. I took her to the immediate care where they gave her some drops and if pain persisted then we'd meet with her PCP. The following day, she was in extreme amount of pain and she was overbooked in a clinic. So immediate care was on June 27th, overbook appointment on 28th. As the day progressed on Friday, her symptoms seemed to get worse. Blurred vision was the main concern. I called the physician answering service and I managed to get an appointment on Monday, July 1st. More drops were given, and a follow-up was scheduled for Tuesday as well as blood work. Tuesday's appointment gave us the diagnosis of Uveitis. It seems that her WBC (white blood count) were working overdrive, collection behind the eye causing the pain and blurred vision. WBC usually fight off infection but where the infection was is to be determined. I still have to bring her in for a follow-up on Thursday, July 11th. She is feeling much better (thank God) and the drops she was given were steroid drops. The redness, swelling, and even the pain has been better. Blurred vision she has a little bit of and I pray that it gets better as well. I really didn't get to do much of anything during my time off but take her to her appointments. The weather wasn't the best, rain most part of the week. I was able to get some sun on the 4th and some on the weekend. I came back to work on Monday, July 8th only to find out that I was scheduled off. This is what I mean that the days just fly by and I have no clue what day it is let alone where I'm supposed to be. The week I took off I truly believe God intended for me because I did not interfere with anyone at work for coverage and I was able to come and go as I pleased without rushing. Also, I was able to take my oldest Bianca for her follow-up visit on Wednesday, July 3rd which she is now out of the cast and out of her boot. Friday, July 5th I had a yearly follow-up for my well-being which included a mammogram. I NEVER had a mammogram so this was a pretty interesting day for me. To be felt up, maneuvered, and humiliated, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I did however receive a letter in the mail yesterday stating that I would have to have additional imaging done because something was seen. What was seen who knows, I did leave a message for my doctor to call me and tell me just what was seen and what other test I now need to do. I'll keep ya posted on that.
Finally, since I had my annual follow-up (July 5th), they did weigh me, and the magic number is 151.2. I swear my plateau is getting the best of me and makes me quite sad. I also called the plastic surgery department, you will recall that my appointment was on June 21st. I called to follow-up on the insurance status and the nurse stated that they submitted my paperwork on July 3rd. Two weeks after my initial appointment and they submitted my paperwork on July 3rd. I was upset about it but it is what it is. If all goes well, I will be having my abdominal area worked on the last week of August and be out for two weeks. I also received a reminder in the e-mail that my interview with Univision Television is set for July 16th and it will be shown that night on the 10 o'clock news. I'm pretty excited about that and wondering just what color I'll wear. I'm trying to stay away from Black because of course you know that black hides everything. I have found myself buying colors (from the second-hand store of course) and steering away from black. I want to be true to the people who see me daily, I want them to see my weight loss, I'm not hiding myself or my clearly seen body flaws and that's what I want to show America as well. I hope this makes sense because what I'm thinking makes sense. If there is a video of this, then I'll post it. Wish me luck!
I have attached my July picture and a summer picture. It seems that this year/summer, I have visited Mario's Italian ice more than past years and this picture I was actually to take one with all of us together.
See ya soon!
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| July 5th, 151 pounds |
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| "Summer of Mario- 2013" |
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