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Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts

Good Morning~

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I've been working diligently this past week on changes to my blog in hopes of a return today. There are a few  changes still needed before calling it complete but I can now resume my blogging efforts. I'm very excited to be back blogging among my friends and fellow bloggers alike. My last post was made January 2015. In the time that past I bought a new computer which had windows 8 initially. It almost made me stop using a computer all together as it was the most frustrating software I'd ever used in my life. It was NOT user friendly whatsoever. Shortly after my computer purchase I lost my external harddrive. Yes, that means I lost everything: poetry, pictures, files, etc... Luckily I had some photos uploaded elsewhere and will be able to save some. I also saved my poetry in other places and was able to restore almost all of my writings. As you well know with loss of that magnitude it takes time to restore. So  my time was initiated to the challenge of restoration.

May of last year brought new challenges. My dog who is a biter bit my right hand leaving my right index finger broken and severely infected. I went through a series of antibiotics and anti inflammatory medications to help it heal. This year it has no infection left to eat away at the bone but the right index finger (middle knuckle) is still swollen and the pain is still there. The doctor says that I had arthritis setting in and when my dog bit me it exacerbated my finger. Good news is the broken bone healed nicely and the pain could subside a little more with time.

Lastly, I've been an empty nester this past year. So, to fill the time I've been exercising and spending more time with my husband. I walk generally 6 miles everyday. I also lift weights (37) pounds and can do some pull ups without assistance. I portion my food daily with occasional slip ups inbetween. Now It's become such a habbit to exercise I don't feel right if I don't get it in. So, on that note I am going to leave you for my morning walk.

Watch this space as I will return this evening with a new post. Have a great day everyone. 

microcytic, hypochromic anemia

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You may have noticed my long absence from blogging this past month and started wondering where I had gone. I've been seeing my family doctor. It all began when I had a simple blood test ran. I had wanted to know if my HDLs, LDLs & Triglycerides were good after some weeks of exercising & healthful eating. Turns out they were all normal. It was my Red Blood Cells that weren't doing so well. My hemoglobin wasn't manufacturing my red blood cells at a normal capacity. They're actually very small in size and lighter in color. When I went back to my doctor I found out that I have microcytic, hypochromic anemia. He put me on 300 mg iron pills so as to get my hemoglobin to produce my red blood cells normally again. I'm taking them twice a day right now but the doctor wants me to shoot for three times. So, after next week I hope to incorporate the third pill. I'll be taking a blood test each month to see if the iron is working as it should. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

I've also had a CT scan to make sure I didn't have something else going on. Luckily I have no cancer or obstructed bowels. But, I do have an ulcer needing to be checked. A doctor's appointment has been set up to see what can be done. I'll be having a scope run down my throat into my stomach after my throat is numbed, of course. I'll keep you posted on my progress.

In the mean time I'll continue my exercising & healthful eating. I've already lost 5 lbs. I've also lost some inches around my problem areas. Once I get myself to feeling healthy & strong I'll try to get back to my regular blogging. I miss everyone and hope you're doing well.
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