Update on me WARNING! very LONG

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Hi Everyone, I will try to keep this brief. If I haven't been posting much you will understand why after this. First of all last month I went to one of those Minute Clinics at CVS and had my cholesterol checked. It came back very high for total cholesterol, low for good cholesterol, high for bad cholesterol and normal for triglycerides. My cholesterol was high before a few years ago but I was able to lower it by exercising more. But then I got busy with work and got out of my exercise routine.... I have a family history of high cholesterol (my mom, aunt & uncle) and my thyroid was low when they did my blood work before my surgery. A low or borderline thyroid problem can cause cholesterol to rise and so can a family history. A couple of weeks ago I

went to a new doctor. At first I wanted a woman Dr. for gyn exams but after seeing this woman I've decided to see the Gyn that did my surgery (she is also a woman) instead of seeing a female family Dr. I thought that this woman was the one I had saw 3 or 4 years ago but it wasn't and I don't like her at all. The Dr's office said that I had have a consultation with her before she examined me and did blood work so I was prepared to talk to her only. When I saw her she thought that it was for a physical so I was really MAD at the office staff because I wanted to get the blood work done the same day I had the physical! Anyway, to make a long story short, she told me that I needed to lose weight and that "I know it's hard." I just didn't like how she talked to me. She asked me if I exercised and I said yes then she told me to exercise every day, which

to me meant that she didn't believe me when I told her that I EXERCISE! She suspected that I had sleep apnea because my neck was big and short and asked me if I was tired during the day blah blah blah. To me it sounded like she was saying I was a FAT PIG and that's why she thought I had a sleep problem. She also asked me if I get out of breath when I go upstairs, I said NO because I don't! She told me that she wanted to get my height & weight so that she could figure out my BMI. I know what my BMI is, it is in the obese range but I'm not a "couch potato" like some obese people are and I really don't need her to tell me what the BMI says! The bitch of a nurse that took my blood pressure and measured my height was lousy! She pumped up the cuff so high that it hurt my arm then she said that she didn't hear anything so she put on a different

cuff and did the same thing! When she measured my height, she said that I was 4' 11" well then I was PISSED because I know that I'm taller than 5'. When I got home I had my mom measure we the way she did in the Dr's office and I was 5' 1 1/4" By measuring me wrong it will throw off my BMI even more! I'm going back to that Dr. one more time to find out my test results but I don't like her and I don't want her for my family doctor. I'm going to tell her that and go to a male Dr. in the same office that I saw before. As for my female exams...I will go see the GYN that did my surgery. So, on top of all this bull shit, these last two months, I've gained work and lost work...seems like 100 times! One student decided that she didn't want me to interpret for her because she wanted her friend to do it instead and the agency allowed her to do that. It

had nothing to do with my skill, just that she preferred the other interpreter. I suspect that that interpreter encouraged her to change. My agency isn't giving me very much work so I will have to apply for a job at another agency. The only steady interpreting job, I got on my own when someone called my Alma Mater looking for an interpreter and my friend gave him my phone number. Now I only have 20 hours of work a week - 12 hours of tutoring and 8 hours of interpreting! I can't fit in any more without moving the students I tutor and I won't do that because it isn't steady interpreting work. Life really SUCKS for me now! I've been feeling very depressed about the whole thing and doubting my interpreting skills. Inside though, I know I'm good because I did earn a high state license....it's just hard to keep from taking these kind of things

personally. This isn't the first time this has happened to me...it's happened quite a bit recently....maybe it's just a run of bad luck??? Also, I'm not enjoying playing volleyball any more. I feel that the people there are fair to me when we play (not setting me very much) when we all pay the same price ($5 for 3 hours.) So for the first time in over 20 years, I don't want to play volleyball. I'm going to stop playing until I miss it and really want to play again. I've been too hard on myself when I do play and feeling that I can't play good any more. A lot of this is in my head and most likely tied to my body image...so I need to take a break from it for a while...otherwise I will be making myself more miserable and wasting my money! The money I would have spent on volleyball, I'm going to use to buy Beach Body's new workout routine "ChaLEAN

Extreme." Chalene always cheers me up and that program looks so GOOD I have to have it.OOOPs sorry so LONGBye for now, Jenp.s. with the extra time I have, I will be able to exercise more and do things around the house that I've neglected.

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wish i can offer any advice but how about a {{{{{{HUG}}}}}} for now

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Sorry you are depressed Jen. Hang in there. I think it sounds like a good idea about stopping to play volleyball, and focusing on different exercise for awhile if you're not loving it anymore as well. Maybe now you can kick up the video exercise and prove to that doctor and nurse that you CAN do this and will??

HUGS..Darcy

Hi Everyone, I will try to keep this brief. If I haven't been posting much you will understand why after this. First of all last month I went to one of those Minute Clinics at CVS and had my cholesterol checked. It came back very high for total cholesterol, low for good cholesterol, high for bad cholesterol and normal for triglycerides. My cholesterol was high before a few years ago but I was able to lower it by exercising more. But then I got busy with work and got out of my exercise routine.... I have a family history of high cholesterol (my mom, aunt & uncle) and my thyroid was low when they did my blood work before my surgery. A low or borderline thyroid problem can cause cholesterol to rise and so can a family history.

A couple of weeks ago I

went to a new doctor. At first I wanted a woman Dr. for gyn exams but after seeing this woman I've decided to see the Gyn that did my surgery (she is also a woman) instead of seeing a female family Dr. I thought that this woman was the one I had saw 3 or 4 years ago but it wasn't and I don't like her at all.

The Dr's office said that I had have a consultation with her before she examined me and did blood work so I was prepared to talk to her only. When I saw her she thought that it was for a physical so I was really MAD at the office staff because I wanted to get the blood work done the same day I had the physical!

Anyway, to make a long story short, she told me that I needed to lose weight and that " I know it's hard. " I just didn't like how she talked to me. She asked me if I exercised and I said yes then she told me to exercise every day, which

to me meant that she didn't believe me when I told her that I EXERCISE! She suspected that I had sleep apnea because my neck was big and short and asked me if I was tired during the day blah blah blah. To me it sounded like she was saying I was a FAT PIG and that's why she thought I had a sleep problem. She also asked me if I get out of breath when I go upstairs, I said NO because I don't!

She told me that she wanted to get my height & weight so that she could figure out my BMI. I know what my BMI is, it is in the obese range but I'm not a " couch potato " like some obese people are and I really don't need her to tell me what the BMI says!

The bitch of a nurse that took my blood pressure and measured my height was lousy! She pumped up the cuff so high that it hurt my arm then she said that she didn't hear anything so she put on a different

cuff and did the same thing! When she measured my height, she said that I was 4' 11 " well then I was PISSED because I know that I'm taller than 5'. When I got home I had my mom measure we the way she did in the Dr's office and I was 5' 1 1/4 " By measuring me wrong it will throw off my BMI even more!

I'm going back to that Dr. one more time to find out my test results but I don't like her and I don't want her for my family doctor. I'm going to tell her that and go to a male Dr. in the same office that I saw before. As for my female exams...I will go see the GYN that did my surgery.

So, on top of all this bull shit, these last two months, I've gained work and lost work...seems like 100 times! One student decided that she didn't want me to interpret for her because she wanted her friend to do it instead and the agency allowed her to do that. It

had nothing to do with my skill, just that she preferred the other interpreter. I suspect that that interpreter encouraged her to change. My agency isn't giving me very much work so I will have to apply for a job at another agency. The only steady interpreting job, I got on my own when someone called my Alma Mater looking for an interpreter and my friend gave him my phone number.

Now I only have 20 hours of work a week - 12 hours of tutoring and 8 hours of interpreting! I can't fit in any more without moving the students I tutor and I won't do that because it isn't steady interpreting work. Life really SUCKS for me now!

I've been feeling very depressed about the whole thing and doubting my interpreting skills. Inside though, I know I'm good because I did earn a high state license....it's just hard to keep from taking these kind of things

personally. This isn't the first time this has happened to me...it's happened quite a bit recently....maybe it's just a run of bad luck??? Also, I'm not enjoying playing volleyball any more. I feel that the people there are fair to me when we play (not setting me very much) when we all pay the same price ($5 for 3 hours.) So for the first time in over 20 years, I don't want to play volleyball. I'm going to stop playing until I miss it and really want to play again. I've been too hard on myself when I do play and feeling that I can't play good any more. A lot of this is in my head and most likely tied to my body image...so I need to take a break from it for a while...otherwise I will be making myself more miserable and wasting my money!

The money I would have spent on volleyball, I'm going to use to buy Beach Body's new workout routine " ChaLEAN

Extreme. " Chalene always cheers me up and that program looks so GOOD I have to have it.OOOPs sorry so LONGBye for now, Jenp.s. with the extra time I have, I will be able to exercise more and do things around the house that I've neglected.

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jen,

unfortunately it is hard to find a doctor that is a good listener and

has the ability to think outside of the box. although i usually give

anyone in the medical profession a couple of chances because it is

difficult to get to know someone new in a 15 minute examination.

i wish i had the right words to make you feel better. just know i am

here for you and support you!!

hugs,

stacey

>

>    Hi Everyone, I will try to keep this brief.  If I haven't been

posting much you will understand why after this.

>

>    First of all last month I went to one of those Minute Clinics at

CVS and had my cholesterol checked.  It came back very high for total

cholesterol, low for good cholesterol, high for bad cholesterol and

normal for triglycerides.  My cholesterol was high before a few years

ago but I was able to lower it by exercising more.  But then I got

busy with work and got out of my exercise routine....  I have a

family history of high cholesterol (my mom, aunt & uncle) and my

thyroid was low when they did my blood work before my surgery.  A low

or borderline thyroid problem can cause cholesterol to rise and so

can a family history.

>

>     A couple of weeks ago I went to a new doctor.  At first I

wanted a woman Dr. for gyn exams but after seeing this woman I've

decided to see the Gyn that did my surgery (she is also a woman)

instead of seeing a female family Dr.  I thought that this woman was

the one I had saw 3 or 4 years ago but it wasn't and I don't like her

at all. 

>

>     The Dr's office said that I had have a consultation with her

before she examined me and did blood work so I was prepared to talk

to her only.  When I saw her she thought that it was for a physical

so I was really MAD at the office staff because I wanted to get the

blood work done the same day I had the physical!  

>

>      Anyway, to make a long story short, she told me that I needed

to lose weight and that " I know it's hard. "   I just didn't like how

she talked to me.  She asked me if I exercised and I said yes then

she told me to exercise every day, which to me meant that she didn't

believe me when I told her that I EXERCISE!   She suspected that I

had sleep apnea because my neck was big and short and asked me if I

was tired during the day blah blah blah.  To me it sounded like she

was saying I was a FAT PIG and that's why she thought I had a sleep

problem.  She also asked me if I get out of breath when I go

upstairs, I said NO because I don't!

>

>       She told me that she wanted to get my height & weight so that

she could figure out my BMI.  I know what my BMI is, it is in the

obese range but I'm not a " couch potato " like some obese people are

and I really don't need her to tell me what the BMI says!

>

>       The bitch of a nurse that took my blood pressure and measured

my height was lousy!  She pumped up the cuff so high that it hurt my

arm then she said that she didn't hear anything so she put on a

different cuff and did the same thing!  When she measured my height,

she said that I was 4' 11 " well then I was PISSED because I know that

I'm taller than 5'.  When I got home I had my mom measure we the way

she did in the Dr's office and I was 5' 1 1/4 "   By measuring me wrong

it will throw off my BMI even more!

>

>      I'm going back to that Dr. one more time to find out my test

results but I don't like her and I don't want her for my family

doctor.  I'm going to tell her that and go to a male Dr. in the same

office that I saw before.  As for my female exams...I will go see the

GYN that did my surgery. 

>

>      So, on top of all this bull shit, these last two months, I've

gained work and lost work...seems like 100 times!  One student

decided that she didn't want me to interpret for her because she

wanted her friend to do it instead and the agency allowed her to do

that.  It had nothing to do with my skill, just that she preferred

the other interpreter.  I suspect that that interpreter encouraged

her to change.  My agency isn't giving me very much work so I will

have to apply for a job at another agency.  The only steady

interpreting job, I got on my own when someone called my Alma Mater

looking for an interpreter and my friend gave him my phone number.

>

>      Now I only have 20 hours of work a week - 12 hours of tutoring

and 8 hours of interpreting!  I can't fit in any more without moving

the students I tutor and I won't do that because it isn't steady

interpreting work.   Life really SUCKS for me now!

>

>       I've been feeling very depressed about the whole thing and

doubting my interpreting skills.  Inside though, I know I'm good

because I did earn a high state license....it's just hard to keep

from taking these kind of things personally.  This isn't the first

time this has happened to me...it's happened quite a bit

recently....maybe it's just a run of bad luck???

>

>      Also, I'm not enjoying playing volleyball any more.  I feel

that the people there are fair to me when we play (not setting me

very much) when we all pay the same price ($5 for 3 hours.)  So for

the first time in over 20 years, I don't want to play volleyball. 

I'm going to stop playing until I miss it and really want to play

again.  I've been too hard on myself when I do play and feeling that

I can't play good any more.  A lot of this is in my head and most

likely tied to my body image...so I need to take a break from it for

a while...otherwise I will be making myself more miserable and

wasting my money!

>

>      The money I would have spent on volleyball, I'm going to use

to buy Beach Body's new workout routine " ChaLEAN Extreme. "   Chalene

always cheers me up and that program looks so GOOD I have to have it.

>

> OOOPs  sorry so LONG

>

> Bye for now,

>

>                                 Jen

>

> p.s. with the extra time I have, I will be able to exercise more

and do things around the house that I've neglected.

>

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Jen,

HUGS!!! I hate doctors like that. Only I'm not as nice as you. I would have told her to her face right then that I didn't need a trained monkey to look up my BMI because I know its wrong anyway. I have in the past told a doctor that the 50 pounds of weight he wanted me to lose was muscle that I would gladly show him by throwing him out the window if he ever talked to me like that again. You are definitely doing the right thing by changing doctors!

As for the volleyball, I hate that you aren't enjoying it again, but looking at that time as a time for more exercise is definitely finding the bright side of the situation instead of letting it get you down. After all the new exercises, you'll find that when you are ready to go back to volleyball, you'll have more strength and stamina to totally kick their butts on the court.

Tonya

Update on me WARNING! very LONG

Hi Everyone, I will try to keep this brief. If I haven't been posting much you will understand why after this. First of all last month I went to one of those Minute Clinics at CVS and had my cholesterol checked. It came back very high for total cholesterol, low for good cholesterol, high for bad cholesterol and normal for triglycerides. My cholesterol was high before a few years ago but I was able to lower it by exercising more. But then I got busy with work and got out of my exercise routine.... I have a family history of high cholesterol (my mom, aunt & uncle) and my thyroid was low when they did my blood work before my surgery. A low or borderline thyroid problem can cause cholesterol to rise and so can a family history. A couple of weeks ago I went to a new doctor. At first I wanted a woman Dr. for gyn exams but after seeing this woman I've decided to see the Gyn that did my surgery (she is also a woman) instead of seeing a female family Dr. I thought that this woman was the one I had saw 3 or 4 years ago but it wasn't and I don't like her at all. The Dr's office said that I had have a consultation with her before she examined me and did blood work so I was prepared to talk to her only. When I saw her she thought that it was for a physical so I was really MAD at the office staff because I wanted to get the blood work done the same day I had the physical! Anyway, to make a long story short, she told me that I needed to lose weight and that "I know it's hard." I just didn't like how she talked to me. She asked me if I exercised and I said yes then she told me to exercise every day, which to me meant that she didn't believe me when I told her that I EXERCISE! She suspected that I had sleep apnea because my neck was big and short and asked me if I was tired during the day blah blah blah. To me it sounded like she was saying I was a FAT PIG and that's why she thought I had a sleep problem. She also asked me if I get out of breath when I go upstairs, I said NO because I don't! She told me that she wanted to get my height & weight so that she could figure out my BMI. I know what my BMI is, it is in the obese range but I'm not a "couch potato" like some obese people are and I really don't need her to tell me what the BMI says! The bitch of a nurse that took my blood pressure and measured my height was lousy! She pumped up the cuff so high that it hurt my arm then she said that she didn't hear anything so she put on a different cuff and did the same thing! When she measured my height, she said that I was 4' 11" well then I was PISSED because I know that I'm taller than 5'. When I got home I had my mom measure we the way she did in the Dr's office and I was 5' 1 1/4" By measuring me wrong it will throw off my BMI even more! I'm going back to that Dr. one more time to find out my test results but I don't like her and I don't want her for my family doctor. I'm going to tell her that and go to a male Dr. in the same office that I saw before. As for my female exams...I will go see the GYN that did my surgery. So, on top of all this bull shit, these last two months, I've gained work and lost work...seems like 100 times! One student decided that she didn't want me to interpret for her because she wanted her friend to do it instead and the agency allowed her to do that. It had nothing to do with my skill, just that she preferred the other interpreter. I suspect that that interpreter encouraged her to change. My agency isn't giving me very much work so I will have to apply for a job at another agency. The only steady interpreting job, I got on my own when someone called my Alma Mater looking for an interpreter and my friend gave him my phone number. Now I only have 20 hours of work a week - 12 hours of tutoring and 8 hours of interpreting! I can't fit in any more without moving the students I tutor and I won't do that because it isn't steady interpreting work. Life really SUCKS for me now! I've been feeling very depressed about the whole thing and doubting my interpreting skills. Inside though, I know I'm good because I did earn a high state license....it's just hard to keep from taking these kind of things personally. This isn't the first time this has happened to me...it's happened quite a bit recently....maybe it's just a run of bad luck??? Also, I'm not enjoying playing volleyball any more. I feel that the people there are fair to me when we play (not setting me very much) when we all pay the same price ($5 for 3 hours.) So for the first time in over 20 years, I don't want to play volleyball. I'm going to stop playing until I miss it and really want to play again. I've been too hard on myself when I do play and feeling that I can't play good any more. A lot of this is in my head and most likely tied to my body image...so I need to take a break from it for a while...otherwise I will be making myself more miserable and wasting my money! The money I would have spent on volleyball, I'm going to use to buy Beach Body's new workout routine "ChaLEAN Extreme." Chalene always cheers me up and that program looks so GOOD I have to have it.OOOPs sorry so LONGBye for now, Jenp.s. with the extra time I have, I will be able to exercise more and do things around the house that I've neglected.