{"id":14901,"date":"2011-03-15T08:23:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T15:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=14901"},"modified":"2011-03-15T08:25:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T15:25:21","slug":"roid-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=14901","title":{"rendered":"‘Roid Rage"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent about 2 hours at the doctor’s office on Monday morning. Blood tests, doctor appointment, chest x-ray, EKG, pharmacy…This is NOT my idea of a vacation, Body. Pull it together dammit!<\/p>\n

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EKG - Normal!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The verdict: The doctor said it’s probably the return of the Costochondritis<\/a> which is inflammation in the rib cartilage. I first experienced it last Fall after Hood to Coast.<\/p>\n

The doctor also said I could have developed asthma because of the bronchitis I had last month. Who knows? I am just glad that my lungs are clear. I had a bad case of pneumonia years ago and was in the hospital as a result. Ever since that I’ve been extra worried about lung illnesses.<\/p>\n

Also because of my hospital stint from pneumonia it’s near impossible for the nurses to draw blood. \ud83d\ude41 I look like a pin cushion. They always struggle with finding a good vein (thanks to IV antibiotics I have none) and they never believe me when I say they won’t find a good vein. They insist they can do it. I was stuck like 4 times in my arms on Monday. Ouch!<\/p>\n

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\nI look like a junkie with track marks! UGH!<\/p>\n

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\nThe one thing I like about going to the doctor is getting my blood pressure checked. I get so happy when I see the low numbers! It used to be insanely high and seeing that small number now is like a High-Five.<\/p>\n

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\nYippee!<\/p>\n

So now for the ‘roid rage. The doctor gave me two options: take a steroid inhaler twice a day for awhile or take a low dose of prednisone. UGH! As soon as she said the words I groaned and just felt dread. I’ve heard all the stories about prednisone. I have a few friends who take it for something and they’ve complained about all the side effects they cause. Mood swings, irritability, weight gain, hunger…<\/p>\n

I so don’t want to deal with any of these side effects. But when I told my doc I was leaving on a jet plane she said to take the prednisone. The steroid inhaler would take too long to start to work.<\/p>\n

I am not looking forward to seeing the results of steroids on the scale but honestly I’d really like to just feel better so I’ll do anything at this point.<\/p>\n

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After work on Monday I met my friend Star for a much needed pedicure and then dinner at her house. I took lots of lovely photos of my freshly decorated toes and the yummy dinner….then promptly forgot to save the photos before I deleted them. Dang it! Trust me when I say it was all delicious. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Now it’s Tuesday and I feel a lot better. I don’t know if the issue healed itself or if the prednisone is finally kicking in. I do know that everyone seems to have their horror stories about the drug. Yuck. I hope my short-lived experience with it will be non-eventful.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: How often do you pamper yourself? What’s your favorite way to do so?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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