Wisteria1956
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2009
Yikes about Mike, Diane and Robin on the job front. Sounds like we all need to continue to pull for them to find a better place soon!
I need support having just restarted Step 1 yesterday - finally! It wasn't a good day healthwise, but I don't think it had anything to do with Step 1. I had a meeting at work and couldn't eat lunch on time so I had a bunch of almonds. That should have held me over. In the meeting, I got really hot, clammy, nauseated and dizzy. I felt really faint so I thought I needed to get cooled off and go home for a proper lunch. I tried sitting with my ac on full blast in the car, but I got worse and worse until I knew I couldn't drive. Luckily, they just put in a walk in clinic next to my office. I have Blue Cross so I can go where I want. By the time I got in there my hands were numb and it was going up my arm. I actually had an episode of very low blood pressure 111/60. They did an EKG and kept me there for an hour. I still don't feel quite over the headache you get when you almost faint. I guess it's because I have vericose veins and I take a diuretic to keep the swelling down in my legs, especially when it's hot. That isn't good for my blood pressure since I tend to run on the low side. The doctor said to cut my sodium in half and to continue to work on weight so my veins will cause me less trouble and to not take the diueritics ever again. I've been drinking a lot of water today and doing Step 1 again to improve as quickly as I can. I seem to be less happy with the choices, but I'll manage. Any support from Step 1er's is welcome!
Hugs to all!
I need support having just restarted Step 1 yesterday - finally! It wasn't a good day healthwise, but I don't think it had anything to do with Step 1. I had a meeting at work and couldn't eat lunch on time so I had a bunch of almonds. That should have held me over. In the meeting, I got really hot, clammy, nauseated and dizzy. I felt really faint so I thought I needed to get cooled off and go home for a proper lunch. I tried sitting with my ac on full blast in the car, but I got worse and worse until I knew I couldn't drive. Luckily, they just put in a walk in clinic next to my office. I have Blue Cross so I can go where I want. By the time I got in there my hands were numb and it was going up my arm. I actually had an episode of very low blood pressure 111/60. They did an EKG and kept me there for an hour. I still don't feel quite over the headache you get when you almost faint. I guess it's because I have vericose veins and I take a diuretic to keep the swelling down in my legs, especially when it's hot. That isn't good for my blood pressure since I tend to run on the low side. The doctor said to cut my sodium in half and to continue to work on weight so my veins will cause me less trouble and to not take the diueritics ever again. I've been drinking a lot of water today and doing Step 1 again to improve as quickly as I can. I seem to be less happy with the choices, but I'll manage. Any support from Step 1er's is welcome!
Hugs to all!