Had solid foods today…not nearly as painful as I thought and I was starving, last ate real food Tuesday night…and I HATE JELLO!!! Sugar Free Jello is just that much worse. Really…just horrible.
For those who don’t know…most of you probably…I had my thyroid removed to help combat Graves Disease. My thyroid was extremely enlarged and causing me issues with breathing, swallowing and talking so instead of doing radiation they opted to remove it completely.
Went in Wednesday, was in the hospital until Thursday afternoon…doing my best now to ween off the pain pills and become coherent again.
Will be on some form of medication for the rest of my life to control the things that the thyroid did. But the surgery got me off the medication that has been making me sick as hell for the past few months.
If I could avoid coughing I would probably be a lot happier in the pain area, but its part of the process I am told.
As long as I dont have to eat anymore Jello I am probably ok.
I got a super cool new scar across my neck…guys dig scars right? Yeah, I got pics too 
*SIGH*
My surgery is scheduled for March 5th. Will include a lovely stay in the hospital (yeah, color me surprised, I didn’t think there was a procedure that they couldn’t do in a half day with day surgery).
Not all that stressed…yet. This shit is major. 3 hours for the actual surgical procedure and 10-14 day recovery.
The time off work has been scheduled, the kids are being prepped…and Brandon is doing his best to get the house all cleaned up and a nice recovery spot in the family room set up for me.
As time gets closer, I will probably have more to say, but right now I kinda just don’t want to think about it.
In other news, the new car is forcing me to take a trip to…the Republic of BOULDER! Yeah, I know…but rather than give the Audi dealer $250 for a key, I will spend $10 in gas and pay the locksmith up there another $10 and call that DONE! $250 for a damn key, they must be out they ever lovin’ minds!!!!
Will report on the trip later…hoping it’s uneventful…
As of Tuesday…saw a specialist, they put me on insulin to try to bring my blood sugar levels down below 200. Right now running around 350-400 which is pretty bad. My kids are sadist and want to watch me give myself shots in the stomach…there is something wrong with them I tell ya!!!
In the next few weeks (as soon as the blood sugar levels come down) I will be having surgery to remove my thyroid completely. It is still enlarged and actually getting bigger and is causing me issues with breathing, swallowing and talking…so the best course of action is to remove it and see what happens. Removal could fix a lot of the other issues and will get me off the medication that is making me horribly sick.
It’s kind of a bigger surgery and the recovery is 10-14 days so…trying to work that out with work.
Anyway, that is the update….sucks, but doesn’t suck.
So its been a while since I posted anything about the on-going battle with the diabetes monster.
Me thinks the monster is kind of winning, unfortunately.
No, I haven’t been sick or feeling really bad, just haven’t been doing the things I need to do. I am stressed…nothing else to say on it.
Stress is causing me to not eat right, not take my meds right…just not be “right”.
I realized today, after having yet another nasty “low” that I need to get back on track and start acting and doing right.
I have to get more in line with the things I need to be eating as the new meds are REALLY working. So any exercise on my part makes the blood sugar drop like a rock. If I haven’t eaten right, enough, anything…well a quick walk up the stairs at work can send me into a downward spiral.
So I guess I need to start fighting through the stress and start eating like I am supposed to be, taking my meds like I am supposed to be and then maybe I can exercise like I am supposed to be.
So, for as much as I hate Kasier there is one aspect of their version of socialized health care that I love…the have some of the best “experts” going.
So when I was diagnosed with Diabetes, I was instructed to go to a class called Managing Your Diaetes that they offer. I was looking forward to it because I had no clue what was going on and all that jazz.
So today I went to the first class and walked away feeling wonderful. They dispelled so many myths and crap that has been thrown at me in the past few weeks that I felt like a weight had been lifted off me.
It’s not the sugar, but the carbs. It’s not what you eat, but how much. And the kicker for me is that…I am not eating enough! Instead of cutting back on foods I need to be eating more.
But the best thing to come from this session was that I can still eat all the stuff I like and love…like Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Combos (a #4 combo for those who don’t know) . I can enjoy Woody’s Wings and know that their 15 wing lunch special fits right into my allowed carbs per meal.
Yeah, I am pretty much loving it right now…I can finally relax and not spend hours on end trying to figure out what I can eat.
I enjoyed some very yummy Good Times Orangesicle Custard this evening…it was like heaven in my mouth
So, you know how when you are told you can’t have something it becomes the only thing you want in the world? Yeah, me and sugar are engaged in a civil war…but me thinks I just may win this one.
I was introduced to the sugar-free candy and ice cream aisles at Wal-Mart. Found something I thought I could deal with in both aisles and went on my merry way.
Well I finally decided to try my Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Vanilla Sundae Cone (a drumstick for those who don’t know). I can not tell the difference between it and a regular sugar loaded cone! Damn thing is yummy as all get out.
I may have to buy these from now on for everyone since I can’t seem to keep others from eating my “diabetical” food.
I also gave some sugar-free red vines a test drive. Meh. They were OK, but nothing to jump up and down about. But I think my brain was fooled enough by the texture to think it was getting the good stuff…cause my candy crush seems to be easing up.
Hmmm….been a while since I posted anything of worth. I can’t say I have been busy, but I can say I have been a bit sick and tired… 
Been feeling pretty bad for a while…no clue really why. After several trips to the doc, fighting off strep throat and still feeling like crap they finally figured out what is wrong with me:
I have Type 2 Diabetes.
It’s kind of hard for me to get my head around this one. I mean, this is life altering and damn serious.
Unless we can get this under control with medication and diet I may have to start on that whole insulin path. Not cool at all.
I am going through the full range of emotions…one minute I am fine, the next mad, then sad, then whatever comes next…***SIGH***
So now the person who is so against schedules has to make up one to take meds, to eat, to check sugar levels…ARGH!!!!!
The person who LOVES candy, can have none. The person who LOVES cookies can have none. So many things I want to eat or drink that I can’t…it’s hurting me deeply.
T-Square is one sad bunny…