It's Hopeful

Just got back from the doctor visit. And it's hopeful that I'll be feeling better soon. She seems quite convinced that I've got a hormonal imbalance going on (thus, the constant fatigue, the headaches, the food issues, etc) and sent me home with several things to start with. An "anti-inflammatory diet" (not really a diet, per se, but certain foods to avoid), a something-or-other pill to take that will supposedly start helping my adrenals to work better, and tomorrow I'll be able to pick up a homeopathic something-or-other pill that should help with the adrenals and etc as well. There are also a couple of tests she want me to do - soon, but not right this moment - that should help us pinpoint more precisely what is going on with my hormone levels.

She was very confident that I'd be feeling better soon - kind of chuckled and said she wanted to do a bit more checking, but that she was positive she knew exactly what was going on with me, because she had dealt with the exact same health stuff herself a few years back.

I really appreciated that she's into home remedies for things, and gave me several proactive things I can do simply at home that should start helping me feel better. She was very encouraging, and maybe that helped the most - at least for today.

The anti-inflammatory diet is going to be a horrid pain to try to follow. I'm supposed to avoid a number of things that we eat ALL THE TIME. Like tomatoes, wheat, dairy, potatoes, corn products... *sigh* How I'm supposed to pull this off I have no idea. But I'm gonna try. I'll probably end up cooking dinner for my men, and something else for me. We shall see. I'm honestly not sure how I'll find the time (okay, and money) to do this, but... I've got to at least give it a try. She did say that she definitely didn't want it adding more stress to my life, and that if it came to a choice between more stress or eating a tomato, to eat the tomato. I'm glad she's so realistic about life and rolling with the punches, but I also know that unless I'm willing to give it a really good shot to follow what she's wanting me to do, that I won't really be able to find the answers I need.

Here goes!....