Wow... a lot can happen in a week! Doug and I had a very up and down week. We started with his diagnose and spent the rest of the week trying to make sense of it all and not be too afraid. I'm not sure we accomplished either, but we are both feeling better about things. There has been a lot of adjustments and changes made already, but there is still so much to do. My DH does NOT like change and he's had his share of it this past year... selling his place, buying a new place, getting married, moving, etc., etc and now this. While it is all part of life, it is still hard and it takes him a while to put his head around things. It's happening... slowing, but it is happening.
We met with the MD on Saturday morning. It was great! We were his only appointment and he was on call and that's why he was available for Saturday appointments. He spent 2 hours with us discussing everything and answering all of our questions. He is a great MD... I've seen him for years. Doug's blood.sugar readings were still very very high, so he added another medication. His A1C (blood.sugar average for three months) was OFF THE CHART. I don't think he'd ever seen one so high in a relatively healthy man. He did say that luckily, things can only get better from here if we following the program and be committed to getting better. We are totally on board, so that is good. We left the appointment feeling a bit more informed and more confident that we will get a handle on things. Since starting the new meds, his blood.sugar readings are down significantly -- still over two times the normal limit.... be we are getting there! We have been eating super healthy, which has been great for both of us.
Through all of this, I'm really learning what it means to be a supportive wife. I think I need a few more lessons in this. For example... Doug had a really hard time with his first blood draw. He could not do it. It is one drop of blood. And immediately after he tried to get ONE drop of blood, he felt lightheaded and all out of sorts. I had no idea he could not handle the sight of blood! I ended up having to do the draw. And several draws thereafter. Instead of being the most supportive wife ever, I said, jokingly of course, "It's a good thing you don't have a period each month!" That maybe wasn't the best choice right then... but seriously... it was ONE DROP!! We have moved on from this and he is now doing his own blood draws. It took about a week, but he can now stand to see one drop of his own blood. I'm not sure if he could stand two drops... but still, whoo hoo!
We took the weekend and just had some down time and fun. We went to a movie and did some shopping. This week is crazy busy, so it was nice to have some time together before the busy week began! Thanks again for all your prayers!
5 comments:
LOL i like the comment about the period... too funny.
so glad you were able to meet with the dr and everything is on it's way! will keep you both in my prayers
thanks for commenting on my blog - i had my computer in the shop, and i lost all my history - i'd been trying to find and remember specific blog sites and was having a little trouble :)
Man! I can't believe the levels were so high! I can't believe he wasn't passed out somewhere or stroking out. I don't say that to scare you even more than you might be already, but it is nothing short of a miracle!
sounds like he's got a great MD and a super wife to get him on the right footing. The metformin is a wonder drug in so many ways even though it kind of kicks your butt side effect wise:) But a lot of those side effects are alleviated when you eat right. I learned that the hard way:) I can't take my Met with a Coke:) I'll spend the day in the bathroom!
Keep up the good work, Doug!
Keep up the great work you guys! We may need to take lessions from you (sigh). Khali's having some sugar problems and we can't figure it out. :-(
Ha ha! Poor guy. One little drop of blood! My DH is fine with his own, but can't stand to see me stuck with a needle.
I'm glad he's got some medicines, a plan, and such a wonderful wife.
hahahahahaha I love your response.... it has taken me 4+ years to even start to recognize when I'm not a supportive wife.
It takes so much practice and so much reminding from my husband that I am not being very loving that helps too!!! hahaha
It's not good when your DH wakes up from surgery and you are complaining about waiting and how your head hurts and he has to tell you all of a sudden this day wasn't about me, but YOU. hahahaha I can't stop laughing! hahaha Thank God he is so understanding!
It will come...Just laugh and move on! Because there are only so many years that can go by and you are like okay my goal today is for my DH not to tell me that I'm not loving! hahahahahahahahahaha
But you are doing great, just remember to laugh and be easy on each other this first year! :) hahaha
Dang God made ya'll really live out those vows in sickness and in health early on didn't He!!! :)
Really, I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes and I'm all alone in this house! hahaha
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