A little under the weather the last couple of weeks, well I finally got in to see my nurse practitioner. I have Kaiser and I just never hooked up with a doctor, but she consults when it's really bad or I need a referral. So I went to see Joan Clark regarding my left foot. It all started with my left knee really stiff and my foot itched and I scratched it. Well by the next day after wearing sandals to work I noticed my foot was red and inflamed. That was at least a week and 1/2 ago. Then it increased in size and the soreness increased. My foot is so swollen that I couldn't even wear shoes. Come to find out I have Cellutitus, a skin infection.
Visit with Joan Clark
It was a bit of a strange appointment with her today. I didn't feel that she was really all that concerned with my health. Yes, she went through the motions, looked at my foot, but she never asked how I've been feeling overall. I was due for a Pneumonia shot so I went ahead and arranged to get one. No cost but I had to go see the assistant so she could add it to my record, then go out and see the front nurse just like when I came in originally, then had to wait to get the shot. She doesn't do that work. Just felt it was a very impersonal visit. I felt rushed like she had other places to go. Guess my 5 minutes was up. Move along. Kaiser is about ordering you a pill not a lab test. Guess I felt it was more serious than she did, though she did tell me that if it didn't get better to go to Urgent Care or call next week.
I rarely am off because of my health, but I must admit walking is getting more and more challenging. My knees hurt and don't bend like they used to, and with a sore foot, yikes the last two weeks I've dreaded going to work. Initially I couldn't even get out of my chair at work, but it has gotten better and today I going to follow directions, take my meds, elevate my foot and get back to just feeling better. We'll see.
Tomorrow I have a eye appointment, they want to check my vision for my diabetes. I'm also getting eye exam so I can order my glasses. I know my vision has changed and I need a new prescription. Just don't want my eyes to have deteriorated because of my illness. It's been a couple of years and I hope it doesn't cost to much.
On another subject
John has reconnected with his family from New York. They want to meet up with us in Las Vegas and John wants to stay at the Lexor in March. He really likes it there, I don't like the distance from the elevators to the rooms. The way the place is built as a pyramid shape all the rooms are on the outside of the pyramid and if your elevator is low your room is a long walk. It's good to meet up with Johns family but I've noticed I've started withdrawing because it's physically challenging to get around, get to where I'd like to go. In my heart I'd like to see more, but my body hurts, I walk slow and it's just not that fun for me. John would just as soon go off on his own, we're not really a couple when it come to travel as I recall from out last visit to Las Vegas.
When it come to this type of trip, John leaves me alone alot more than what I'm used to when I've been with other people. For him he doesn't think anything of going off and walking around by himself. He enjoys it and I just feel that I hold him back so when he tells me to go gamble or stay at the room I feel a little hurt. I guess I would like him to stay with me most of the time, be it the room or down on the casino floor. It's not that I want to gamble, I guess I would like a little more romance I can't fully express what I'd like from our relationship, I just know I don't feel that included. Maybe someday I'll figure out what I want and I won't have to try and explain myself to John so he understands me. Sad isn't it.
Next time I'd like to cover more on my life at school, my friends and boys.
Visit with Joan Clark
It was a bit of a strange appointment with her today. I didn't feel that she was really all that concerned with my health. Yes, she went through the motions, looked at my foot, but she never asked how I've been feeling overall. I was due for a Pneumonia shot so I went ahead and arranged to get one. No cost but I had to go see the assistant so she could add it to my record, then go out and see the front nurse just like when I came in originally, then had to wait to get the shot. She doesn't do that work. Just felt it was a very impersonal visit. I felt rushed like she had other places to go. Guess my 5 minutes was up. Move along. Kaiser is about ordering you a pill not a lab test. Guess I felt it was more serious than she did, though she did tell me that if it didn't get better to go to Urgent Care or call next week.
I rarely am off because of my health, but I must admit walking is getting more and more challenging. My knees hurt and don't bend like they used to, and with a sore foot, yikes the last two weeks I've dreaded going to work. Initially I couldn't even get out of my chair at work, but it has gotten better and today I going to follow directions, take my meds, elevate my foot and get back to just feeling better. We'll see.
Tomorrow I have a eye appointment, they want to check my vision for my diabetes. I'm also getting eye exam so I can order my glasses. I know my vision has changed and I need a new prescription. Just don't want my eyes to have deteriorated because of my illness. It's been a couple of years and I hope it doesn't cost to much.
On another subject
John has reconnected with his family from New York. They want to meet up with us in Las Vegas and John wants to stay at the Lexor in March. He really likes it there, I don't like the distance from the elevators to the rooms. The way the place is built as a pyramid shape all the rooms are on the outside of the pyramid and if your elevator is low your room is a long walk. It's good to meet up with Johns family but I've noticed I've started withdrawing because it's physically challenging to get around, get to where I'd like to go. In my heart I'd like to see more, but my body hurts, I walk slow and it's just not that fun for me. John would just as soon go off on his own, we're not really a couple when it come to travel as I recall from out last visit to Las Vegas.
When it come to this type of trip, John leaves me alone alot more than what I'm used to when I've been with other people. For him he doesn't think anything of going off and walking around by himself. He enjoys it and I just feel that I hold him back so when he tells me to go gamble or stay at the room I feel a little hurt. I guess I would like him to stay with me most of the time, be it the room or down on the casino floor. It's not that I want to gamble, I guess I would like a little more romance I can't fully express what I'd like from our relationship, I just know I don't feel that included. Maybe someday I'll figure out what I want and I won't have to try and explain myself to John so he understands me. Sad isn't it.
Next time I'd like to cover more on my life at school, my friends and boys.
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