Just a bit. Spent the day at school feeling crappy and decided first thing that I was NOT going to go to work tomorrow. Since I have a District wide Kindergarten training day on Wednesday, I had to do 2 days worth of plans so it took twice as long. This is why many teachers just continue to work while sick - you cannot just call in and let work sit until you return, like I used to do in the corporate world. It is more work, most of the time, to create sub plans and prepare for it than to just go and work yourself. But I have learned.....it ain't worth it.
So I have two days covered....one personal sick day and one district day....and went to the doctor this afternoon. I normally would not go this early in a sickness but because of the walking pneumonia I had almost a year and a half ago, keeping me home for 6 days and weak for 2 months (it was October, and by that December, that was when I went back to BodyPump and in January, added BodyCombat and the rest is LM history for me!!!) I have gotten to know my body pretty well and knew that this was about to develop into something more if I didn't address it. I am not a "I'm sick! Give me Antibiotics NOW!!" kind of person. In fact, the doctor, before examining me, said to just let it ride with OTC meds for 24 hours and if I don't get better, then I would do the antibiotics. Well, she looked into one ear (the one that felt funny yesterday) and saw fluid, then the other ear, which was worse - no infection but lots of fluid. My chest sounded clear, thank goodness, but my throat was red but not swollen. Even with Alexander in the house with Strep, I was okay there. In the end, because of what I am coughing up (ICK) and my ears, she put me on the meds starting today.
She also told me to stay home and rest, which I already was, but when I told her I am now a Group X instructor, she told me to take it off. I explained to her I had to teach tomorrow, and it's not cardio, but strength training, so she said I could teach as long as I go down on my weights, drink lots of fluid and not overdo it. If I'm feeling better Thursday, business as usual. Phew.
I reminded her I had a complete blood work up done in October but she never called me with the results so she looked them up. Good and not so good news. My cholesterol is great, kidneys and liver function good, lipids, all good. No risk of diabetes, my thyroid levels are all good (YAYAYAYAYAYAY, since it has been 2 years since I had my thyroid levels checked but all is normal - yay remission!!).
But......my red blood cells are low. From August's test they were low, then compared to October, they went down a bit more. So it appears I am anemic. I had some issues with my cycle over the summer, could be the training for the 1/2 marathon, all the exercise, pre-menopause....who knows. But everything has been fine all through the Fall. So I will go have another blood test this Friday to re-check. I am bumping up my iron rich foods this week, and if I need to take a supplement, I will. I am hoping that's all I need to do.
I talked to her about all the exercise I'm doing. She said not to worry, keep it up, just take it easy while I am sick.
The worst part??!!! The nurse weighed me before the visit.............I GAINED 4 FREAKING POUNDS!!!! UGH!!!!! Ok, I'm done. Yes, I know it's that time of the month, plus I ate a donut yesterday, I admit it. Oh, and two chocolates at school today. So it's either that or all the BP I'm doing, building more muscle. My clothes feel the same, so that's good. Stupid doctor scale. I haven't weighed at home since my scale's batteries died and I haven't replaced it. Now for sure I won't. Ugh.
So excited....my friend Christelle read my blog yesterday and suggested I buy my own set of weight plates with hand grips so the shoulder thing doesn't happen again. So after the doctor, off to Big 5 I went, had to go to 2 different ones but I am now the proud owner of my own set of 5 lb plates and I will never have to adjust for slippage again!! Yippee Christelle!!
Got a call from my General Manager at the gym today...asking if I could sub for Rosa in San Mateo at 6:30 because she had to pull her to go to San Jose to cover for someone else......I cannot TELL you how tempted I was to say yes, hated saying no, but explained to her my dilemma being sick and that I am taking tomorrow off to rest so I CAN sub tomorrow.....and had to decline. She said it was fine, and I told her normally I would be all over it. Oh well. Actually kinda proud of myself for saying no. Cause I really wanted to say yes. I MUST be sick. :-//
Alex sent me the video from yesterday. Haven't had time to watch yet, but I have ALL day tomorrow to watch, critique, obsess, whatever, over it. It's gotta be more entertaining than daytime television. He won't share if he's watched yet or not, the brat......so it's up to me to see what I think about it. At least I am not freaked out about watching it.....that was last week :-/
I just don't know if I have the energy tonight.....Cassie asked if she could stay home tomorrow and sleep with me....yeah, right, kid. She didn't let me take a nap yesterday....Love her but she is not a "rest and cuddle" type of girl......I am hoping tomorrow I can actually REST and sit and not do one of a million things that need to be done around the house.....Franklin is taking both kids to school so even though I have to wake up early, wake all of them up and get them out of the house....I get to go back to bed.....aaahhhh.....
Maybe I should be tied up. Or down. ;-)
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