September 19th, 2010
It sucks not having health insurance because this is one of those times when I really wish I had it. I think I’m going to have to break down and go back to the doctor about my IBS. I’ve gone plenty of times before, but 3 different doctors have all sent me home without any of the medications that can treat IBS because they don’t think mine is bad enough. I was just told to watch what I eat.
I beg to differ. I’ve lost another 4lbs this week, and I think most of it has to do with my IBS. At first I thought it was a stomach virus, but a virus normally hits me constantly for a few days then goes away. This has been a random thing that hits me once or twice a day all week, and it’s gotten more painful and more frequent as the week has rolled on. The good news is I can stop reading so many articles about the fastest working weight loss supplements because I swear everything I’m eating is going right through me.
We had to run out to buy a new baby gate since I broke ours this morning, and I took the opportunity to see what natural supplements I could find for IBS. I found a multivitamin for people with IBS or Crohn’s disease, so I think I’m going to give it a shot.
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September 18th, 2010
This day definitely hasn’t gotten off to a good start. First thing this morning I stubbed my already injured toe that is now missing the nail yet again. As I stumbled from hitting it Hubby tripped over me and almost dropped the baby. Sigh.
We also discovered that the dog does not in fact need a colon cleansing because it is definitely a virus that was "bugging" him last night. Whatever it is most of the household now has it. Hubby has been in and out of the bathroom all morning, and Ellie now has it, too. After her breakfast and morning poop I took her clothes off to put her in her bath. While I was running her bath water Hubby had her sitting naked in the floor in the living room. He said she passed gas, and the next thing he knew she was sitting in a pile of diahrea. Thank goodness she was going straight into the bath!
Now I’m crossing my fingers and hoping I don’t get hit with it next, but I know I will. If one of us catches something all of us get it, and our only hope is that we don’t keep passing it back and forth for a few weeks.
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September 17th, 2010
Why is it every time I get sick my face waits until after I’m feeling better to explode into something that resembles a pizza even a starving homeless person wouldn’t want to touch? My doctor warned me that my hormones would cause my face to probably be more prone to acne until I stopped breastfeeding, but what’s happened to me after being sick is just ridiculous.
It doesn’t help that I’ve battled severe acne a good portion of my life since hitting puberty. Oh how I wish I could finally find the one treatment that would work for me. I’ve tried multiple OTC meds, prescription meds, and homemade remedies, and nothing has worked for me. A good portion of those have made it worse. I think it’s time to finally break out the big guns and invest some cash into something that I can only hope will work. I haven’t wanted to spend a huge amount of money on treatments, but I’m now willing to throw some extra money into my personal care budget if I can find a treatment that will work. I’m so tired of having a face covered in horrible pimples even after months of almost never wearing makeup.
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