Choo-choo!
So crazy busy these past few days! Last night I was so tired, I didn't even get around to do my laundry. Some weeks going back into work, I feel like I got no sleep! Being busy at the hospital on the bright side, does make time go by faster.
I thought I'd be able to get up early this morning to get my scripts fill. BIG FAT NO. I probably hit the snooze like three times before I actually got up. Thank god or I would have totally been hustling to get to work on time. My insurance is so weird, actually they aren't. They just want to keep all of the money in their company. This means that most scripts my insurance covers, will be free IF I get them filled at OUR pharmacy. What a pain in the ass. I have to drive across town to get them. Taking the scripts to any other pharmacy like CVS, Walgreens or even Target--I automatically have to pay $10 for filling them out of "network". Whoever thinks that health care workers have great insurance, you are sadly mistaken. Could be worse though, at least I'm able to have insurance!
Since my appointment yesterday, I definitely have noticed UTI symptoms. My urine is darker in color, I wouldn't say there was visible blood in it--but I think there's micro amounts. Hoping that the cranberry juice and supplements helped me out a bit today. I for sure am going to the pharmacy tomorrow to get my meds. She giving me Bactrim for an antibiotic. I've never taken it before, but I'm sure I'll be fine. I don't have any allergies to medications---not that I know of at least. The other script she gave me was Niaspan. It's a drug used to lower cholesterol and in my case triglycerides. Triglycerides for my age range should only be 40-150, mine were 234 this past blood test! The one prior when she found my problem initially read at like 310! So it's gone done roughly 75 units. I'm super afraid of becoming diabetic, so we're hoping to nip this in the bud right away!
Still, I know that the medications are definitely helping me out. My cholesterol level is now at 98 which is considered "very good". YAY FOR THAOWIE! Hoping that the next few days I can get adjusted to my meds! Short post tonight, gotta keep the train on track and finish my laundry!
Hope you're feeling better, Thao bear! Last summer I had a bugbite that got infected and my lymph nodes swelled up to like, apple size, and my doc gave me Bactrim. It made me really nauseous but I hope you can tolerate it better! I think they ended up switching me to penicillin, which did wonders.
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