Pap Smear Results

Ahh.. finally my pap smear results came back.. but i didn’t hear it back from my gynae.. but the family doctor .. whom i had visited 2 days ago..  for an entirely different matter altogether.   So it came back clear.. that means nothing to worry about.  But my family doctor insisted that the gynae would not call if there wasn’t anything wrong.   So different from our gynae back home eh.   But i’m glad it’s clear.. because i didn’t think it would be this time.. because of so many hormonal changes.  Well.. till next year i guess.  And for those who are active sexually .. please go for your yearly  pap smear.. it is very important as a woman. .to take care of yourself.

High Blood/Hypertension

I haven’t been feeling good for a week to 10 days now.  Feeling giddy/drowsy all the time.. and always feeling flushed.  Of course, with this town .. it didn’t make it any better.  I don’t wanna die .. before I see my daughter get married .. and have her own kids..  and graduate and go to college right..?? so i made an appt to see the family doctor.

I was really lucky.. because I got an appt the next day.. and yes.. my blood pressure is at 144.  For a diabetic like myself.. normal means 130 and below in reading.  So the family doctor started me on Coversyl.. and i have to go for a blood test.  He couldn’t find the one i had 3 months ago – i insisted i went for the test.. but he kept saying.. the lab didn’t have it.  *shrug* .. as if i would lie about my health .. or fool around with it.  Oh well.. !!  Life goes on.  Do i fear ..?? of course i do..!  therefore, I have to change my lifestyle abit.. and try not to get myself so stress up.. and eat more home cooked food.. and less junk.

Sniffles – The Seasonal Ones

Ahhh.. it’s that time of the year again eh.   Yup .. going outdoors is like walking thru’ a field of chopped onions.. and oh .. that sneezing. and red eyes.. what can one do..??  Yes.. Missy Moo had been having it for weeks now.  At first we thought it was a cold.. but it got worst.. when she is out in the open.

So while having lunch and checking out my  life insurance from Wholesale Insurance with my agent, I dug a little deeper because she is a doctor’s wife… and an experienced mother .. and realized that it may not be the cold she was having.. but a seasonal sniffles.  Why are some ppl allergic to pollen..???  and is there way to prevent it..?? besides not going out at all..??  Allergies occur when the immune cells produce antibodies directed at a specific allergen.  The allergy flags the body and mind .. in the immune system to create an inflammatory reaction .. against the pollen tell the brain.. that it has an invader in the body.   And seasonal sniffles are often caused by tree, grass and wee pollens, some ppl are allergic to dust mite and mould.

So what can one do as a mother.. and seeing the kid suffer.. you of course.. one to take the alternative measure.. by using acupuncture.  Acupuncture is a traditional way of helping the lung and kidney’s defensive – Qi to thing think that the pollen is not an invader ..  plus it is said that it reduces wind ..   time i find a acupuncturist.. since i’m getting wind a lot.

I also hear that supplement helps .. but be very careful.. becasue if you have kidney stones.. are prone to them.. refrain from using Vitamin C.    But warm water does wonders.. and it is said to thin out excess mucus.

Diabetic To Eat Small Frequent Meals

As a diabetic for a few years now.. i’ve been advised by many ppl to eat small meals instead of 2 large ones.  They claimed that by eating small frequent meals throught the day is the best way to reduce one’s insulin levels.  But truth be told.. eating small meals is good.. but also know that meals with low glycemic index may help you control or even out your insulin levels.  Fasting for as little as 24hrs has been shown to drastically reduce insulin levels.  So while eating small meals is good.. you have to be careful what you eat too.

Healthy Fats & Fibre For Diabetes

Many ppl that i’ve spoken too thinks that healthy fats, fibre and/or protein to a carb-based meal does not affect insulin levels.  But truth be told, they can weaken the release of insulin.  These nutrients help lower the glycemic load, meaning that blood sugar and insulin levels will not rise as high as they would with a carb only meal.   So make sure you check with your diabetes specialist.. and not your family doctor about it.

Local Honey

I hear that by eating one or two teaspoons of lcally grown honey before allergy season starts can help firght your seasonal sniffles..??  Local bees collect pollen from plants and the honey contains low level of pollen from these plants.  Taking it before the allergy season helps your body get used to pollen levels in advance .. thus reducing the severity .. of allergic reaction.

What You Can Eat & What You Should Eat Less

As a diabetic.. i was told that starch is no good.  But everything has starch doesn’t it..??  noodles.. bread.. and pasta.   So i went to find .. what i can eat and what i should eat less.  The key to eating as a diabetic.. is to eat everything in moderation.. and the above shows.. that what ppl said .. about starches is not correct.   So if you are like me.. wondering what you can and cannot eat.. here is the picture for you to study .. and remember.

Green Mucus

Missy Moo’s babysitter just told me today .. that Missy Moo had green stuff coming outta her nose.. when she was clearing her nose.  Missy Moo had been sniffing for a week now.. and even though it isn’t uncommon to me.. it is actually a sinus infection.  So if it doesn’t clear up by Monday.. i’m gonna have to bring her to her family doctor.. and get her on some sort of anti-biotics.

Normally mucus is clear and thin. Its primary function is to filter air particles. When one gets an infection the mucus color often changes, from clear mucus to yellow mucus and then to green mucus. It most cases green mucus is a definite indication that one has a sinus infection. Most infections are usually caused by bacteria or viruses, however 90% of sinus infections result from viruses. The best cure is your own immune system. Homeopathy and natural medicine gives your immune system the boost it needs to fight off infections and the associated viruses.

Never Thought I Would Bend Over Again

Yes.. after my hysterectomy a year ago.. i never thought i would be able to bend over . .and put lotion on my feet.  Hell..!! i can’t even go to bed.. without feeling pain for like 6 months.  But today.. i was able to bend over.. and reach my feet.. and put lotion on it.  It’s not quite a year yet.. but i’m getting there.. slowly but surely.  I know some of you .. who just had your hysterectomy must feel like hell. .and a lot of uncertainty. .but give it time.. and your body will heal slowly.  Some bounce back in a few weeks.. some like myself.. don’t feel completely recovered.. but each day gets better.. i assure you … but i just wished ppl wouldn’t keep asking.. why i’m not feeling 100% yet.  I wanna tell them to try the operation like the one i had.. and come tell me about it.   So donch let these ignorant ppl make you feel inadequate.. it is none of their business how long it takes.. you khow you will get there.. when you get there.  Of course we wanna feel 100% but i’ll settle for 80.

What About Insulin?

Alot of you know that I’m diabetic.. and even though my family doctor and gynae encouraged me to control it thru’ diet.. i insisted that i should take medication for it.  So a year ago, i started on Metformin, i take half a tablet twice a day.

About 3 months ago, my family doctor started me on baby aspirin.. because my blood pressure was irregular.. but i figured it was because i was talking about the stupid town .. and the town councilors.  But having said that.. i didn’t feel it was a problem to start taking baby aspirin.. as it cannot cause me any harm right..??

When i tell ppl i’m diabetic.. they imagine the worst.. but mine is not the case.. because I’m the type of person who believes that prevention is better than cure.   Some folks thinks that people like me who has Type II diabetes don’t produce enough insulin .. but truth is .. we do produce adequate insulin, but our cells are less sensitive to the hormone due to high levels of sugar in the blood.  If the body’s cells are constantly exposed to high insulin levels, they become desensitized and donch respond to insulin correctly.

Pain Control

I happened to meet someone who had an operation himself a year ago like me.. in the same hospital.  We chatted for a bit.. and i had told the wife that I get pain sometimes too.  She looked quite the shocked… i guess her husband don’t have the same kind of pain no more.. and it’s prolly because we had different kinda operation.  But having said that.. it’s good to know.. that a lot of ppl donch take the pain killers as soon as they have the pain .. as recommended by my new Gynae.  Like me .. she too wait till she can’t take it.. before taking those pills.. and our reason..?? is not to be addicted to it.  Well, please know that you should take pain killers as soon as you get your pain.  Don’t wait..  but some said.. the  top 10 diet pills can help..??  Now isn’t that something now.. muhahahahhaha!!!

Digestive System

The wind can kill me ! i get really upset when even without touching pop and eating at regular intervals.. i seems to be getting wind every nite.  So what gives..??   I don’t wanna be a B.I.T.C.H every nite.  So I’m taking a whole grain hike.  I hear that the whole grains can help with the disgestive system and help mange cholesterol and weight?

I was at the mall the other day, thinking of buy computer memory when i met a sample girl at the door of the mall with this whole grain product.   Not only is whole grains a source of fibre, unsturated fat, it has vitamins and minerals in them and the antioxidants can help with my wind problem she said.  I’m gonna try it.  So wish me luck eh.

Family Doctors

I met my family doctor and his family at the mall the other day.  He made not attempt to make small talk with me even though i got Missy Moo to great him.  His daughter.. was too shy to say anything.. and he never introduced us.  A little further strolling.. we met him and his entire family .. and this time.. he never even look up .. lol.

My family doctors back home.. we are promptly introduced and they know my entire family too.  When one is getting married.. we also bring our spouses to see our family doctor.. so that he can give us some advice.  It kinda make me pretty sad.. realizing.. the differences.. not only in culture.. food and everything else .. i kinda miss home even more.  My family doctor – one of them.. actually watched me grow up .. and when i was living in Singapore. i would visit him at least once a year.  Dr Wong, I miss you so much.

Lean & Mean Protein

I curb my hung pangs with eating small amoutns of lean protein at each meal.  And to feel full longer, i count on the lean cuts of meat, poultry, fish and eggs.  Some ppl think that by eating salad .. is the way to go.. but let me tell you .. you will feel so  hungry.. you wanna kill.  And if you eat them with lots of dressing.. you might as well BBQ a slab of beef to eat.  But with lean meat.. it’s lower in saturated fats.. and lean protein is supposed to keep the heart going and healthy too.

Don’t Even Go There With Me

i don’t understand why the ppl here would think that i am completely healed after 2 major operations barely a year over.  I had my operation in June 28 last year.. and another emergency one in July 2.  It had been 11 months at the most.. and everyone here feels that i should be hunky dory about it.. and can now walk the Great Wall of China.. and climb the Himalayas Mountain.  And if i said.. i was still in pain on days.. bad days.. they go like “oh well!”

But my friends from home.. they always tell me to be careful and not overwork .. because i’m not completely heal.  So what is the difference between the ppl here .. and my friends back home..?? *sigh* Well, i can’t say all .. expect the same thing.. but it’s irritating.. donch you think..?? to be asked this question over and over again.  Oh My God..!!! just leave me alone.. if you got nothing nice to say.. or suggest.