Heather’s Happenings

Well, I finally slept last night, and boy did I sleep.  It felt good.  I’m still a little groggy (like I could have slept another hour or two), but that’s nothing a cup of coffee can’t cure.

My stomach doesn’t feel bad this morning *knocks on wood*, so hopefully that’s a good sign.  After I take my daughter to school today, I’m going to drop off my new employee paperwork so I can get paid for August.

It appears the place I work only pays once a month!  Holy cow.  I’ve never worked anywhere that does that, so here’s where Heather hast to learn how to really BUDGET and stick to it.  I’d love to hear some tips or pointers from any budget experts out there on how to get organized for making a transition like that (going weekly to monthly).

But that also means I will not have grocery money until the end of August.  Fortunately, my mother and boyfriend will be helping out with that for us.  Whew.  I don’t know what I’d do without my family!

My mother is also taking me today to buy some more new blouses for work.  Then I’ll be coming back to work on some web pages for a client that I’m keeping.

I hope everyone has a fantastic day.

Oddly, I didn’t feel sick last night or have any symptoms what so ever.  But I was just unable to sleep.  My brain kept thinking all night (about anything everything, and nothing) even after chamomile tea.  So for a second night in a row, I’ve had 3 hours of sleep.  I am really dragging this morning.

Going to take my daughter to school, run up to be fingerprinted and get my ID badge for my new job next week, and then come home to sleep for a few hours.  I now know what it feels like to feel “undead.”  Ugh.

My daughter is very excited about going back to school today.  I will drive her in this morning in order to walk her in for her first day as is customary.  I hope my new job will let me do it next year, since it’s our tradition.

I found this list to be very helpful for me to give my intestines a break for a couple of days.

www.drpstokes.com/treatment_02.htm#DIET1

I, of course, have to remove dairy from it as well.

Heading out now to meet my daughter’s teachers.  Wish us luck that we get good ones who will keep my over-achieving daughter motivated instead of lazy and coasting.  The public school system is great with slow kids, but not so good with smart ones. o_O

Welcome to those who are new to this blog that have been directed here by my other blogs that I’m not going to update while trying to get healthy again.  Heather’s Happenings is a blog to help me GET better and FEEL better where I can share my good days, bad days, and in between days as I try to figure out why my body is shutting down and becoming easy prey for all sorts of diseases.

I will not post all of my illnesses here, because health insurance companies have internet researchers too.  And after what I’ve seen lately from these health insurance companies trying to get out of covering things, I don’t put it past them to have internet researchers to deny people with ailments they find on the internet.

I have been sick with different ailments for eight months now, and I’m tired of people (especially from a certain forum) who feels they know my real life and what I’ve been through better than I do.  I will not tolerate nasty comments on my blog.  So please keep it to your corrupt little forum, please.

I need a place to heal and positive forward thinking people to help promote that healing with well wishes and good thoughts.  Negativity is such a sap on my energy, and I just can’t deal with it anymore.  So this blog is all about positive energy and healing and hope (because there are more days than not that I need a lot of hope).

Those of you who come here just to keep up with me or concerned about me, thank you.  I appreciate you, your thoughts, and I’m glad to have you here with me.

Now, back to my dry toast and water that I really don’t want because I am nauseated right now.

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I slept about 3 hours last night.  My stomach was feeling funky again and filled with gas pressure.  I also have heartburn.  From what I’ve read about Giardia, this is normal.  And I may end up having to go through a second round of medication if this first round of treatment for 10 days doesn’t do the trick.  So at least I know what’s causing it, and I’m not having panic attacks that I’m dying or anything.

I do feel like crap from lack of sleep, however.  I’m also making a promise to my body that I will take it easy on my food choices for the next couple days to give it the respect and time it needs to fight those parasites.  Of course, the only thing I can’t give up is my coffee.  But I am going to limit it to one cup per day–if I don’t have a cup by 9:30 AM or 10:00 AM, I get a terrible headache that medicine doesn’t make go away.  So I have to indulge my only addiction there.

I also have to take my daughter up to her school to meet her teacher today.  School starts tomorrow, so we are very excited.  I also plan on getting a nap in today and if I am awake enough I hope to try to exercise again today.  We’ll see about that.

Today I have had a great day.  The meds for my Giardia must be kicking in and kicking parasite bottoms in my small intestines.  I have more energy today, and my stomach hasn’t kept me in the bathroom or feeling miserable all day.

I even have enough energy to do walk aerobics for 30 minutes today, which really makes me feel even better since it helps pump oxygen throughout my body!

My daughter, who is 8, starts third grade in a couple of days.  And I start my new job a week from today.  We are both very excited for what the future holds for us, and we are thankful to have had such a good day today.

Hi!  I have started this blog to have a place to post my personal happenings plus ask for donations to help pay for some of my medical bills (Past, Present & Future).  I lost my health insurance during the time I was self-employed, and because of health conditions I was unable to secure another provider.

As of this post on Augusts 2008, I am returning to work full time to get insurance for future issues.   However, some of my pre-existing conditions (such as an ovarian cyst that needs to be removed and biopsied) will not be covered under this insurance plan.

I have no assets of great value (my 2000 model car isn’t going to get much).  Currently  my daughter and I live with my parents in their basement apartment.  I own four outfits to wear to my new job that I start this month, and the only reason I still have a car is because it was paid off before my medical issues came about.

I am also in college part time, and I have currently amassed about $32,000 in loan debt.  But the good news is that I won’t graduate until 2010, so I have some time before those loans are due.  And I hope by then, I can get paid enough to cover re-payment.

So I am asking you to only stop and get to know me here.  Take with you any wisdom that I can offer you from my personal experiences, and leave a little something behind if you can afford it.  Even $1 or $2 helps me get out of this mess that my body has decided to get me into.  I will keep a current running total of my medical expenses in the sidebar along with links to all my open bills.

Thank you to those who  have already donated, those who will donate, those who are donating now, and those who would like to donate but have financial troubles of their own.  I appreciate your warm thoughts and sentiments and cherish each one of my visitors deeply.