Cheekychinchilla's food and stuff

cheekychinchilla said:
Did you think the original lead singer for the guys looks like a chubby Chris Pine?! :p I did really like it and it surprised me so much. Rachelle's boyfriend was NOT impressed though lol.
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He reminded me SO much of Jack Black actually! Like his attitude and lines all seemed Jack Black esque. Her boyfriend was unimpressed? I dragged G to see it twice ahhahahahaha! He actually liked it though! Not as much as me :p I saw it like 5 times :| insane how much I loved it lol, I listen the the music from it all the time- it's so feel good!
It's funny actually because I really couldn't stand Glee, but I loved Pitch Perfect :D

WELL DONE on your blood test!! Very cool that you managed it with even less drugs! You go, girl!
NHS secretly sell off all the extra blood that they don't need from the blood tests, because they're tight mother f*ckers (I mean, why the f*ck do we have to pay for inhalers? I have to pay for medication to enable me to breathe? It's a chronic illness I've had since I was a child, I really think it's mental that it's costing me like £8 a month!) /rant over :p

Bet the clear out felt really good? I always feel awesome when I throw stuff away :D SPACE FOR NEW STUFF, WOOO! *wastes life savings in Tiger*
I got a shoe rack thing (a fabric one with pouches) from a pound shop once. Quite tacky (zebra print) but it does the job, maybe look in those sort of places! I looked online and they seem really hard to come by and not cheap :S maybe I looked in the wrong places. I think nic-nac places probably do them too.

Diazapam come down? Ouch. Hope you feel better now!

I thought the Notebook was pretty blah too, but when I re-watched it with more fondness for the actors I liked it more! I want to re-watch actually, I really love the actors now!
Blue Valentine however... yikes. It was soooo slow and dull and just... nothing happening for hours and hours. Gerard got so p*ssed off watching it and we both felt really dissatisfied after, lol. I wasn't paying it that much attention though because I was on my lappy! A writer friend of mine said it's his favourite film!

Bunny couple... awww, that's a really cute saying :D I can just imagine them sniffing noses all cute and coupley hehe.

Sounds like you've been super productive and busy, make sure you have some 'me' time too! x
 
I've really overdone it again. Like really really! I sorted out my dvd's and have bags to keep, a big bag to sell at CEX (don't care how much I make) and an extra bag of stuff for the charity place. Don't think anywhere buys VHS' any more, so the charity place might as well have them.

Yeah it's really good to have this clear-out. It's been a long time coming. I really want a nice clutter-free, calm room. It looks awful and bare at the moment, but it should be good with the shelves and new stuff in :D I only want a really cheap shoe rack that I can throw in the bottom of my wardrobe. Saw one on the ikea site for about a fiver. I'll have a look anyways - that's not something desperate at the moment. I'd also like a couple of small 'floating' shelves so I can make a feature out of them. Like for one I want to put my beautiful hare statue and a really nice candle holder thingy on one with the bunny pic my Sister bought me behind them. And the other one could have this really nice bit of art Mum bought me with a few nice things on the shelf. I'm awesome at describing stuff aren't I?! ;)
I put all my 'magic' related bits together yesterday and it looks really cool. I'll take pics when it's all sorted so you can see what the bloody hell I've been going on about.

I used to like Glee but got bored of it pretty quickly. But I agree that Pitch Perfect is so much better! Might make Mum watch it tomorrow ;)

Prescription charges can be steep and I do think more meds should be included on the free thing - like asthma stuff. But then I know how much medicine and medical treatment would cost if we had to pay or had to have insurance like the US. Scary!! But, also, I wish they'd get on with sorting me out. Not entirely sure how much worse they would like me to get :confused:

I was hoping these meds would make me feel well enough to function properly so I could go back to work. I know I've done a lot at home in the last few days but it's been painfully slow and having to rest a lot inbetween. I just got a text from a work friend and one of the nurses is off having investigations too. And I know she's been ill and having tests for longer than I have! Really frustrating isn't it?!

Well the Notebook just finished and, well, meh. Was ok, but didn't even almost cry. Ryan Gosling with a beard made that worth watching though. I know what you mean about re-visiting a film when you're more fond of the actors. I like doing that too, it does help me appreciate a film more I think. It shouldn't but it does ;)
I wont get round to Blue Valentine tonight. I hadn't realised it was so late by the time I finished what i was doing in my room. Then I put the bunnies away, made my chilli, had a shower, fed the dogs, then actually made my tea. So it's a bit late now. If I wasn't going to pick up Mum tomorrow (Ikea YAY!) I'd be watching it. But need to be sensible seen as I'll be up early-ish and driving alone for an hour. Have kinda worked out how to use my Nexus as a satnav if I make my phone a hot spot. Well, sort of. If not I'll have to read bloody road signs! How primitive!!! ;)

Hehe the bunny couples are very cute and quite often nose bump and sit cuddled in to one another.

Didn't get any course work done. Just no way today. But I figure I'll have the weekend and Monday to do some more work. Doubt they'll be expecting me to do any, but would like to get some done.xx
 
Forgot to say. But Mr Moose has landed! He is in my room :D He's awesome, I love the rug SO much!

Today I stayed on plan totally :D Had 5 syns and all my Hex's. Muchos super free too. My chilli was rockin!! Made a mahoosive pan so plenty of portions :D Will be eating at Ikea tomorrow so won't be counting syns coz Swedish food is awesome and shouldn't ever be considered unhealthy :whistle:
 
Not so much lol. Just fed up posting and moaning and saying I've eaten crap.
Back on plan on Monday. Had enough of junk, most definitely!!

Still no better. Meds are doing absolutely bugger all! My room's coming along though. My friend came round to help me move stuff today :) xx
 
Sorry to hear your meds are not doing anything. Maybe it will do you a favour going off plan you'll of got "wanting to eat junk" out of your system and probably stick to the plan better. Glad you've got your room sorted having nice surroundings will help you feel better x x
 
I think my body's just craving crap because it's quick energy stuff, if that makes sense? Fat and sugar is that quick boost isn't it?! But I can't carry on like that. I dread to think how much weight I'll have put on this week :(
I'm going to try my best to stick to plan much better this week. My Auntie (the nice one) has come to Liverpool for a week. Me and Mum are picking her up on Tuesday afternoon and Mum wants to take her to Otterspool for cake and coffee and I suggested a walk round the gardens. And Wednesday we're going for lunch at the veggie place, probably coffee, and the cinema. So that's 3 things I will let myself enjoy without worrying about syns. BUT the rest of the week? Well, I need to get back in to the mindset of "you can have treats and enjoy them, but all the other times need to be on plan" Will try my best.

I feel shocking today! I was having a dream where I was sitting at a table eating and i had to stop because my elbows were so sore that I couldn't use my arms. I then woke up with very painful elbows and knees :rolleyes: I think these random joint pains, like my jaw on Tuesday, are symptoms rather than something wrong. If that makes any kinda sense? I know I suffer with my knees and hips but it's not the same pain, doesn't feel the same at all.
I'm very light headed today and a bit spinny. Also have an upset stomach and a cracking headache. You think I'd gotten drunk last night the way I feel today!!

I did have a good day with my friend yesterday and we stayed up till almost 3 watching films and chatting :)

I had to do something useful today so I have no completely hoovered my room - ceiling and all lol! It's now good to go for the new stuff to be built in there. Just need my fake brother to come round and do it. I do need to wash some more of the walls, but I didn't trust myself up a ladder today. Esp as I'm home alone till tomorrow! But at least the hoovering is done. I have one little shelf unit left to move (so will have to hoover the little bit behind that) but it's staying there until the new shelves are built so I can just move the books and cd's over.

So now I have a big, almost empty room. Looks bizarre!! Hope fake brother can help me soon. I want my stuff back lol.

Hope everyone's doing ok at the moment. I'll be back to posting properly tomorrow :)

Lotsa love.xx
 
*Warning: Long ranty post ahead*

So I went to my Dr's today. She didn't seem to remember me :confused: Told her I was feeling no better and that the meds hadn't had any effect whatsoever.
She checked my blood results and my Prolactin is raised. So she wants me to repeat that blood test and go without any meds but my AD's for a week - meds can raise it sometimes.
She said it is definitely NOT my thyroid and wouldn't listen when I was trying to tell her things. She didn't remember requesting an ultrasound of my thyroid!
She's referring me out to the 'general medical' Dr's at our big hospital. She mentioned a brain scan *wibbles*
So no more anti-dizzy meds, no treatment at all in fact, repeat bloods in a week (yay :rolleyes:), and make a referral appointment.

So I got the blood test results printed out again. Oddly enough my thyroid values have changed quite dramatically. My TSH has gone from 4.7 to 6.0, and 6.0 is actually the highest that labs range goes to :confused: And my free t4 has dropped from 19 to 17. Within range, but a significant drop and matches the increase of TSH. As happens when you have an UNDERACTIVE THYROID!!

I looked up prolactin when I got home (endocrinology is not something I know much about) and it is produced and regulated by the pituitary gland. The reasons for it being raised?
One is a benign tumour of the pituitary, but the major indications of this are none/very light periods (I suffer the most horrifically heavy periods! Which is why I'm on the injection) and producing milk. I know a bit about this as a friend of mine in London has this condition. I have NONE of the symptoms.

But the most common cause of increased prolactin, are you ready, *drum roll* AN UNDERACTIVE THYROID :rant2::banghead:

So. As scary as this all is, and I was lame and had a cry in the car, I may eventually end up in the right place. Because pituitary AND thyroid are both endocrine so I *should* end up at an endocrinologist. Hopefully!!

I've been signed off work for another 2 weeks :( Thought I might have got my referral by then but I just booked it and the next available date is the 26th. But maybe I'll have my scan date by then and I'll have had the bloods redone too. Just hate all this waiting and feeling like sh*t while I'm doing it.

Gah!!!! And :cry:

I have stayed on plan so far though even with major temptations of Morrison's! xx
 
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Monday food:

Lunch: 3 Linda M sausages, 1 'fried' egg, half a tin of beans, new potatoes roasted with cherry tomatoes and sweet red pepper, wholemeal toast, and brown sauce (HexB1 + 1)

Tea: Portion of ratatouille with extra spinach, Quorn meatballs, wholemeal spaghetti, cheese, salad, beetroot, and extra light mayo (HexA1 + 0.5)

Snack: Small bowl of red grapes, blueberries, and blackberries with a Shape 0%
A Chewy Delight (HexB2)
Funsize bag of Maltesers (5)

Drinks: Coffee. Squash. Coke Zero.

Not really counting or saving syns till later in the week. Going out for possibly tea, but definitely coffee & cake tomorrow. Then lunch and cinema on Wednesday. So will eat wisely when I can and back on plan properly Thurs :) x
 
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Oh dear it does sound like they're not listening to what you're saying :( Hopefully the more tests you have better the chances of them finding out exactly what's wrong with you x
I'm not even allowed to mention the word ghost in our house, he's a proper scardy cat lol x
 
She's not listening to me at all! And who mentions brain scans and doesn't elaborate?! Terrifying!!

I'm trying not to panic. But I'm swinging between panic and frustration!
I'm going to keep my thyroid tick list and my ever increasing list of symptoms. I've written down and will keep my blood test results to show how much my TSH has jumped.
And knowing now what causes raised prolactin has just made me really angry if I'm honest.
I'm really, really hoping they send me down the endocrinologist route. Or even take me seriously from the first appointment and actually LISTEN to me! It might not need to go as far as endocrinology, if they just listen and look at the proof.

Sucks I have to wait so long. It is so very tempting to go private, but my really small savings would have to take a massive hit :( xx
 
I have much love and great respect for the NHS. I really do! But it's just annoying me that 2 work friends have gone private, been diagnosed, and started treatment. One of them in the last month! Grrrr!

Maybe I should ask everyone to cross everything that we go endocrinology?! lol!
 
Here to follow, just read your post above ............ OMG, they are doing everything in their power to avoid diagnosing you with an underactive thyroid eh? ........... im curious what meds they put you on at the mo? xx
 
infact i should prob read more than one of your posts, i only read the one above :eek: xx
 
I don't know what to say, it must be really frustrating for you, you don't feel well, the meds don't work and they don't listen. It might be going private is the best answer for you, but that's something you've got to decide and whether you can afford it. x
 
RUBYROO said:
infact i should prob read more than one of your posts, i only read the one above :eek: xx
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Heehee read a few back. I'm not on any meds now. I was on vertigo meds last week but they didn't do anything - surprisingly!! And for the blood test I've got to have done AGAIN I have to come off all but my anti-depressants for a week. Can't even take antihistamines!!

Nice to see you on my diary though :D I promise I'm not always doom and gloom and actually stay on plan much more than I have recently lol! About 90% of the year on plan for over 3 years :) xx
 
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