Health Stuff

doomsey and I went back to the doctor today because I needed to have more blood drawn and doomsey needed to get the results back for his MRI. doomsey's results were normal. The doctor did mention that he did have a cyst in his sinuses, and that people who have pissed off sinuses tend to have them. She seems to think that he might be getting migraines because he's stressed out.

I also ended up talking to my doctor because my funky heart palpitations started showing up again on Saturday after doomsey and I went for a three and a half mile walk and then went out to dinner with friends. It's weird. They disappeared about a month or two ago, and then randomly showed up again. I've had problems with them Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evening. The doctor told me that it was either from taking Claritin / Sudafed last week (it increases heart rate) or an acidity problem (she mentioned something about blood thinners contributing to that). She gave me a sample of Prevacid, and I'm supposed to take it for two weeks. If it goes away in a few days, it was probably caused by an acidity problem. She also told me that, the next time I get stuffed up, I should try taking Claritin to see if that is what's causing the problem. If the palpitations come back, I know to avoid Claritin in the future.

I asked her if exercise was still okay, and she said yes. That's good. Overall, the weather has been better, and I really enjoy taking the ipod out and listening to music while walking. As an added bonus, I'm losing weight because exercise seems to make me want to snack less. I also feel like I have more energy.