Rhonda, Dentist, Chinese Food in 2020s

I woke up with good energy and can tell my thyroid is better. Taking the multivitamins really helps. I have more energy, and my weight is going back down, though I only gained a pound or two. The bed is definitely helping with energy levels as well, and I’m getting higher sleep scores more often. However, I don’t want to push my TSH too low and invite worse symptoms, so I am going to listen to my body. When I’m warm, wound up, and unable to sleep, it’s time to slow down the vitamins. When I start feeling cold and sluggish, it’s time to step them up. I’ll likely still have absorption issues at times, though.

Anyway, I saw Rhonda, and we went over my lab work. I told her that I’ve learned to listen to my body and how to adjust my vitamins depending on how I feel. I’m confident I can get my TSH back under 10, and I’m pretty sure it is now. Even the paresthesia is better.

Although I don’t see myself losing weight with my sluggish metabolism and fear of weight loss triggering side effects, I’m definitely going to get my A1C down. I’m going to continue to cut carbs and sugar as much as I can stand to. I’m 99% sure I can get my A1C back to normal.

Surprisingly, she didn’t bring up my cholesterol.

I’ll probably go to the Minute Clinic in October to have my ear taken care of. The nurse could do it, but I don’t see Rhonda again until December. Not wanting to schedule an appointment so far out, I’m going to do it online in September. I’ll be going to the lab again a week or two in advance.

She gave me a referral to a sleep specialist (of course it’s a foreigner), but I want to see how my fatigue does now that I’ve got a better handle on the vitamins and how they affect things.

I got the second shingles vax, so I’ll be feeling pretty out of it for up to a week. At least I’ll know why. She said the redness and itching were perfectly normal.

The exam room was pretty chilly, and the jazz music playing was a little annoying. At least it was mellow music instead of hard rock or other unpleasant stuff I’d rather not hear. The music at the dentist wasn’t too loud, but I’m definitely wearing a cardigan over my sundress when I go because it’s cold in there too. Their waiting room is warm, however. I still miss the days when you didn’t hear anything but the people around you.

Back from the dentist and with a tummy stuffed with wonderful Chinese food. The dentist is located in a shopping plaza, and a few doors down was a Chinese place. So, I thought I would give it a try and started with a pint of pork fried rice and fried wontons stuffed with cream cheese. It was delicious! I couldn’t eat it all at once, of course. It was $15, but it will take me three or four times to finish it. While I was waiting for my order, Tom grabbed himself a pepperoni pizza next door.

It’s definitely been a fun and productive day! My arm is already sore from the vax, but no fatigue yet. I had her shoot the left arm since I’m right-handed, and it’s so sore now that I can’t take my left hand and reach my right shoulder to scratch an itch. The soreness extends into my shoulder and a tiny part of my upper back since the shot was so high up on my arm.

Anyway, a different girl cleaned my teeth, and she not only did a great job but also gave me prescription-strength toothpaste for free! She threw it in with the usual goodie bag they give people after their teeth are cleaned.

Last updated June 17, 2024