Jessica_Grl
07-27-2011, 08:13 PM
1st i want to thank everybody for this website, lots and lots of posts/ replies have helped me out allot. I know everybody is not the same weather it be in physical surroundings or what not.
i have (last year) purchased that online hrt stuff, but my friends actually prevented me from taking any untill i quited smoking and got my blood panel work done. i dont regret holding off and will listen to what my doctor has to say before i take anything.
so i quite smoking Feb 1st, 2011 (though i still get some nicotine from the electronic cigs, i have even dropped my nicotine dosage (E-Juice) from 32mg to now around 11mg -- i dont want this post to get into trouble for talking about ecigs, but i do know as a 3pack a day smoker this is a big step for me and i will still continue to drop my nicotine dosage over time, as i know the nicotine itself is responsible for the blood arterys and stuff -- but atleast i am am staying away from the other 4,000 chemicals found in tobacco.
enough of that ramble, i will get better on that and i know i only have about 30 days to lower my nicotine even more. (wich is a good thing)
so i stopped my smoking, and just the other day i went to see a ENDO. living near the dallas area, i am actually lucky now (i just moved here few months ago from real small texas town of 3,000 people) can we say REDNECK? - anyways i guess i was very lucky the other day when i went to see the doctor, and here's how it went.
i went to see the doc / i have studied the Harry Benjamin stuff and i know i gotta see a phyc but i was hoping that page 13 last paragraph would help my situation, and it might of, but my blood pressure was way too high (160+ / 90+ ) and i was already on high blood pressure meds.
so my new birthday of July 26th, 2011 never happened, i cant argue with the doctor about my own blood pressure, but something interesting did happen - he let me take the spiro 200mg aswell as updating my HBP meds to 40mg without the duritec as the spiro has it. (seeming i brought that to his attention). he didnt prescribe it, he just said go ahead, but leave the mones alone till we get that down.
so i am happy to live another day, i am happy i atleast got start half of what i set out. and i am frustrated and sad because i was so depressed i prolly caused all this stuff on me as i cared less about my insides and i am sure my BP is first steps of it showing up.
41 / 173lbs should not have BP that high 5foot 11" -- i was never suicidal but maybe i was drinking myself to death from age 22yrs till i was 38yrs
anyways, the blood work is sent in, i am waiting on the results and the doc said another 30days if the pressure goes down then he can THINK about prescribing -- and yes i am putting myself on a waiting list to see a so called SHRINK anyways, cause its just smart to sometimes let it all out
sorry for the ramble / i hope this post did not break any rules / i just wanted to share my feelings and maybe in return get some feedback about page 13 last paragraph of the Harry Benjamin
thanks -- Jessica
*** edit note for B-day -- i know lots of sisters like there B-day to be the day after surgery --- my real B-day will be the day the doctor prescribes me the correct hormones for my body :)
**** edit note #2 -- its been a couple hours since this post and i emailed the SHRINK -- too late to call her cell phone for something like scheduling, besides she already said i gotta wait 30 days or so :(
i have (last year) purchased that online hrt stuff, but my friends actually prevented me from taking any untill i quited smoking and got my blood panel work done. i dont regret holding off and will listen to what my doctor has to say before i take anything.
so i quite smoking Feb 1st, 2011 (though i still get some nicotine from the electronic cigs, i have even dropped my nicotine dosage (E-Juice) from 32mg to now around 11mg -- i dont want this post to get into trouble for talking about ecigs, but i do know as a 3pack a day smoker this is a big step for me and i will still continue to drop my nicotine dosage over time, as i know the nicotine itself is responsible for the blood arterys and stuff -- but atleast i am am staying away from the other 4,000 chemicals found in tobacco.
enough of that ramble, i will get better on that and i know i only have about 30 days to lower my nicotine even more. (wich is a good thing)
so i stopped my smoking, and just the other day i went to see a ENDO. living near the dallas area, i am actually lucky now (i just moved here few months ago from real small texas town of 3,000 people) can we say REDNECK? - anyways i guess i was very lucky the other day when i went to see the doctor, and here's how it went.
i went to see the doc / i have studied the Harry Benjamin stuff and i know i gotta see a phyc but i was hoping that page 13 last paragraph would help my situation, and it might of, but my blood pressure was way too high (160+ / 90+ ) and i was already on high blood pressure meds.
so my new birthday of July 26th, 2011 never happened, i cant argue with the doctor about my own blood pressure, but something interesting did happen - he let me take the spiro 200mg aswell as updating my HBP meds to 40mg without the duritec as the spiro has it. (seeming i brought that to his attention). he didnt prescribe it, he just said go ahead, but leave the mones alone till we get that down.
so i am happy to live another day, i am happy i atleast got start half of what i set out. and i am frustrated and sad because i was so depressed i prolly caused all this stuff on me as i cared less about my insides and i am sure my BP is first steps of it showing up.
41 / 173lbs should not have BP that high 5foot 11" -- i was never suicidal but maybe i was drinking myself to death from age 22yrs till i was 38yrs
anyways, the blood work is sent in, i am waiting on the results and the doc said another 30days if the pressure goes down then he can THINK about prescribing -- and yes i am putting myself on a waiting list to see a so called SHRINK anyways, cause its just smart to sometimes let it all out
sorry for the ramble / i hope this post did not break any rules / i just wanted to share my feelings and maybe in return get some feedback about page 13 last paragraph of the Harry Benjamin
thanks -- Jessica
*** edit note for B-day -- i know lots of sisters like there B-day to be the day after surgery --- my real B-day will be the day the doctor prescribes me the correct hormones for my body :)
**** edit note #2 -- its been a couple hours since this post and i emailed the SHRINK -- too late to call her cell phone for something like scheduling, besides she already said i gotta wait 30 days or so :(