Getting “Fit”…..
 
….may just do me in. I resolved for 2008 to take better care of myself. I know I need to do this for myself and for my kids and my family. I’d like to see them grow up and be there for them. I’d like to be the type of mom who can keep up with them at the park or playground—not the type who’s behind won’t fit down the slide! So, in January I called a new doctor after getting recommendations from friends. I decided I’d like a female and someone who won’t berate me for not going to the doctor or having lab work, etc done. I call and the next available for a new patient of course is February. Ok, that will do. So, I go and they are nice and no tongue lashing. I get a prescription and an appointment for lab work. I hit some snags.
 
I try for a week to get the prescription filled. It’s a pretty simple prescription and common insurance company. After a week of going back and forth between the pharmacy and insurance company who both blame the other I switch the prescription to a new pharmacy. This new pharmacy calls me within a few hours saying it is the insurance company and what needs to be done. So, I’m still working on that one.
 
On to the lab work. I go and get it done—the fasting kind….I hate that, but I do it. A week goes by and no call back about my lab work. I call and leave a message and call back the next day…they need more blood. Ok, another trip with my son along for the ride in his stroller. Did I mention my son has an aversion to anyone in scrubs???? Results of lab work pending.
 
And finally, I need to get my records from a previous physician who is 45 minutes away from where I live—one way. I call and they have to get them from the attic. Ok, that takes 3 days. I call to come get them and they are closing early due to weather. There goes another few days. I finally get both kids loaded up in the car for the trek to get the records and make it to their office 5 minutes before lunch. Perfect! Wrong—they have moved offices! So, we go out to lunch and call to get the new address. Another 15 minutes in the car and it takes all of one minute to get the records. Hey, at least something was fast….and it is for a good cause isn’t it?
 
I know it’s often easier to live in the land of denial especially when it comes to facing the hard facts. I guess I’ve been waiting for some magic cure all or some fairy to cast a “skinny spell” on me or to vanish my desire for salty and sugary treats… They have skipped my house! So after the initial and ongoing aggravation, I hope to at least know my numbers as they say and work towards making myself a healthy mom for my kids. I think especially since my children have experienced such early loss- that of a birth mother and family, a foster mother and family, a culture, a language…. do they need to lose their mother? For that reason I have rolled out of bed more mornings than not the last two weeks and got on that elliptical machine to start my day and take the next step to a healthier me.