I had my physical this moring. I really liked my doctor. I was very impressed the the office and staff as a whole. They like for each new patient to receive a complete physical upon seeing them. It started with me weight (Uggggghhhhh!) To be fair to myself, I am subtracting 15 pounds from the tally because she weighed me with my shoes on. Then I found out that I am almost an inch taller than I thought I was all these years. When you think you are 5'1 an inch is a VERY big deal.
I had chest x-rays and two EKGs done. Then the doctor came in and took his time with me. The nurse had already taken a thorough history and then Dr. Riley took a complete history and asked some really great questions. I gave some blood and we will go over those results next month. We set a plan for weight loss and to quit smoking. I left the office feeling confident that with this doctor, all things are possible. I was feeling so optimistic that Corey and I headed straight to the gas station where I bought a pack of cigarettes and then to Denny's where I enjoyed the Grand Slam breakfast feast.
Really, I left the office feeling optimistic. It's like when I knew I had to quit getting hire. My thinking was let me go all out and get really fucked up one last time. I'll stop tomorrow. I do know that with my doctor's help and by working steps on these things, I will get better.
Overall, I am healthy and have not done any lasting damage to my body over the years. This was the first part of making amends to myself for being so self-destructive. While talking with the nurse today I realized that neither of my biological parents lived to see 60 years old. I don't have to travel the path that they traveled. I can get medical care, use pain management techniques, pray and meditate and take better care of myself. I did learn that many of my physical pains are coming from being obese.
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