Reflexology

I used to go for foot reflexology every week when i was back home. It is said that every vein we have in our body is connected to the feet ultimately. It practices massaging, squeezing and pushing on parts of the feet (the only one i have been to for), to encourage a beneficial effect on other parts of the body to improve one’s health. Or did they say to get the blood circulating properly..?? For someone who doesn’t exercise much.. and no fitness equipment except swimming in an indoor poor, i felt that some help was needed where my health was concerned. So I went to Wan Yang when i was in Singapore.. and bought packages of 10 from them everytime. These massages does not come cheaply.. they are like $28 a session.. so for 10 sessions.. you pay like $300 up front.

I, myself found it very beneficial, unfortunately, after moving to Canada .. there weren’t such thing here. But one of our customer’s wife I heard was doing it, so i am trying to try it out but she had yet to get back to me.. about the price for every session.

Fibroids Caused Sleepless Nights

The size of my 2 fibroids.. one on the left and one on the right is currently causing sleepless nights.. for me. I find it very hard to sleep.. not only because of the mild pain.. but because sleeping on either sides are so uncomfy. I try to sleep as late as possible.. that way .. i am too tired to even feel the pain no more. But once i get woken up.. for any reason in the middle of my sleep.. i can’t go back to bed.. for a long, long time. I get really grouchy.. because i only get a few hours of sleep each day.

Now that all my paperwork for immigration is over.. i can seriously talk to the gynae.. and get my darn fibroids taken out. I will be recording every step of the way down.

From The Horses Mouth

The sitter’s mum went for a hysterectomy recently and she had been having hot flushes.. infection.. and all sorts and feeling really listless and didn’t have much strength.  So i donch know if i will have the same.. because that wouldn’t be good, afterall, i had a kid to look after and help out with the man’s business.

Worried .. ?? yes..!  no one to turn for help.. because friends and family isn’t here .. and the in-laws do not like to come out town at all.. nor deal with ppl .. so hopes of helping either at the store.. or looking after the kid.. is not good.  “thinking.. thinking.. “

Evening Primrose Oil

I love fish.. and i used to eat alot of it.. because i love to eat sushi or sashimi. But ever since coming to a foreign land.. my fish consumption gets lesser and lesser… mostly because it is too expensive.. and sometimes.. i just don’t have time to bake them.

I’ve heard that evening primrose oil does wonder.. because it supplies another fatty acid, known as gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is an Omega 6 essential fatty acid. My skin seems alot worst these day.. so hopefully evening primrose is going to help, afterall, it is say that it does provide a wide range of healing power. I want to really glow..!

Hysterectomy

With Brenda’s operation coming to about a month now.. and she is doing much better, i am inclined to think that my fibroids operation wouldn’t be too bad.  My gynae had told me.. that a hysterectomy may be something he had to do, when he is taking out those fibroids.. and had wanted me to make sure that I didn’t want to have any more kids, before doing the operation for me.

I am currently looking for more information on Hysterectomy before doing the operation and one website i found useful is Hystersisters.  I haven’t had alot of time to read thru’ it but I saw one article on options for hysterectomy… and it prolly doesn’t to me.. since I have fibroids.. but whatever it is, i am gonna find out more. .and then make sure i ask the gynae the right questions.

Clots Of Blood

After more than 10 days of menses, I was kinda shocked to see a clot of blood this morning.. while getting ready for work. I let out a scream.. because it was all over my hands.. when i was cleaning up. Just a clot.. and nothing else.. isn’t that strange or what..?? I really don’t think it can be healthy.. to be having strange menses like I do.. better do some research on it.

Update:  At 11.11pm tonite.. there was a big clot of blood that came out while i was sitting down.  My tummy had started hurting abit .. at 8pm. .and now at 1.10am.. the pain is stabbing but bearable.  

Diet Pop Linked To Weight Gain

“Psychologists at Purdue University have discovered in rat experiments that heavy use of no-calorie sweeteners can actually make it harder to shed extra pounds. The thinking is that the sweeteners make it more difficult to control food intake and body weight.”

So i guess all the diet pop that we’ve been drinking isn’t helping at all. I wonder what my good friend, Lara would say. I did remembered her only wanting diet pop.. from this pizza place that we went to in Singapore.. when she was there for a few years.. working as an accountant.

Apparently test were taken from rats that were given these zero saccharin calories sugar.. and had gain weight and put on more fats than usual. So I guess there is a no win situation eh.

Hair Loss

I don’t know about you .. but ever since giving birth to my kid four years ago, I am losing all my hair. I thought at first they said.. it was because of the change in hormones .. and that it would get better. But not true.. 4 yrs later.. i’m still losing hair big time. Everywhere i go .. sit or sleep or eat.. i have hair everywhere. Scarey it is .. it’s all over my sweater too. I hate it. This is what i’ve read so far from a medical expert.

“Hair loss after delivery is very common, particularly between three and nine months after birth. The reason for this is that during pregnancy there is a change in the normal pattern of hair growth and loss, resulting in much less hair being lost than usual. At about three months after delivery the hair follicles, which have been in an extended phase of growth, change to a shedding phase. The result can be a significant thinning of the hair, but no treatment is required and after another four to six months the usual balance of hair growth and loss will be re-established. Sometimes the hair loss can be more marked in one area, but bald patches do not tend to occur. If your GP found areas of obvious inflammation on your scalp, it is possible there is another condition affecting your scalp. Several medical conditions can cause hair loss anemia and thyroid problems, for example) so if you are feeling unwell in any way it would be worth talking to your GP about it.”

Snacking For Energy

If you are feeling pooped by 3pm every afternoon, a snack might be what you need to help you keep going to dinner.  That is if you snack wisely.  Highly processed snacks that include ingredients like sugar and what flour can give you quick energy but it doesn’t last.  More wholesome foods like vegies, fruits and whole grain are a much better choice.

Those low fat snack is only low fat if you eat in moderation.  Before you indulge, check out the recommended portion size on the nutrition facts panel on the package.

PainKiller Doesn’t Work So Well

I had thought that i might had forgotten to take my painkiller on the 2nd/3rd day of my menses.. but i guess the painkiller doesn’t work so well afterall.  After an hour or so.. the pain came back.

Time to really take those fibroids out soon.  I’ll be doing more research on hysterectomy since babysitter’s mum just had the same operation.. and i’m wondering about the pre-cancer cells she was talking about.

Menses & Bad Tummy

Yes.. it’s that time of the month again.. and yes.. it’s bad this month too. But i’ve also come to noticed.. that i get bad tummy and have diarrhea.. everytime.. i have my menses. Not bad ones.. but mild. But still it is funny eh.

The pain is extremely bad this month. .and it doesn’t help.. to have a lil’ one kicking your tummy all the time.