I had come close to giving in to illness.
I had turned down the lights.
Well, let's just say that this fat lady had started warming up the melodic vocals.
I had resigned to my chair... to go numbly into my fifties.
You see, I'm crazy sick; and I take a ton of medicine and supplements. In no particular order, here we go.
I take: Embryl, Nifedipine, Metformin, Lisinopril, Tramadol, Celexa, Protonix, Reglan, Methotrexate, Crestor, Estradiol, Loratadine, Vesicare, Skelaxin, Requip, Folic Acid, Aspirin, Vitamin D, B-12, Fish Oil, Milk Thistle, Probiotics, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vitamin C, Betamethasone Valerate Cream... and yes... there's more!
I take meds because I suffer from a number of diseases and problems, including Auto-Immune Psoriatic Arthritis (yeah, the crippling one), achalasia, fibromyalgia, diabetes, recurring kidney stones, gastropareses, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and without overwhelming you with too much information... You get the idea.
The fibromyalgia diagnosis came about 12 and a half years ago. Before, and after, I've had a total of twenty knock-out medical procedures (8 of which required the doctor to use a knife.) I literally had four surgeries in 1998. My last surgery rated me staying in the hospital for 7 days. And, speaking of hospitals, I've been to all of them...
Some may say crazy. Some may say sick. I say, I'm CRAZY SICK! I'm so sick of being sick that it drives me crazy.
With that said, I'm taking a stand. I will not go into my fifties sitting in a chair or laying in the bed.
I'm getting up, putting on my armor, and fighting.
I'm overweight by at least 80 pounds and that's where I'm starting.
I've decided to join the Advocare team and I'm starting my 24 day challenge.
Stay tuned. I pray that I surprise myself and everyone else with some great results!
