There is a perfect storm going on.. not outside.. but in my body. You see, I have the flu.. and I've started a new medication, which, as it turns out is conflicting with my present medication.. and the flu. The new medication is to replace the injections I was taking last year when I was on a clinical study for an injectable medication for weight loss and diabetes. It was a 6 month study that was over in November. Well, since I have been off of it I have gained back 10 of the 45 pounds that I lost, and my blood sugars have increased as well... not a good thing. So my doctor put me back on the injections, well, not the ones I was on before because they still aren't available in Canada, these new ones are a once-a-day kind instead of once-a-week. Also these new injections are easier to take because they are premixed and you just need to place a needle on the end of the pen device and inject.. easy peasy with no mixing, or measuring or removing of bubbles that form from the mixing etc.
Now back to the perfect storm scenario.. I am on a medication from the pain clinic that is supposed to help with the pain in my back. And one tiny, tiny problem with it is that it... wait for it... it.... has the side effect of weight gain and increased appetite... and that sort of defeats the purpose of the injections that reduce weight and decrease appetite don't you think? So next week, when I go to the pain clinic, I'm going to tell them to take me off of the pain meds... I figure once I lose more weight then the strain on my back should decrease even more and besides, I don't plan on working much past my birthday in July anyway. And when I'm at home I can manage the pain better because I can walk when I need to and rest when I need to.
Now if I can just get rid of this terrible flu and stop running to the bathroom I think I'll be able to make it!
