Doreen's Health And Wellness Journey and Other Things

Category: health

  • Bummed Out!

    At the beginning of the week, I go over my finances and household chores for the week. Today I was to clean the bathroom and straighten the living room.Around 1:00 pm, I fixed the Grands some hotdogs and french fries. Ihad a chicken burger without bread, baked sweet potato fries, and a salad.I was feeling…

  • Heart Disease and Me Part three

    A few weeks after that doctor’s appointment in March 2016, I started feeling strange. I had an uncomfortable feeling in my chest that lasted most of the morning. My body was also aching, so I didn’t know if it was my RA. Since I started feeling tight and gassy after lunch, I didn’t know if…

  • Heart Disease and Me Part Two

    Because this is February’s Heart Health Awareness Month, I will post more on my heart disease and me. A month after my appointment with my cardiologist, I had some minor chest pains. I wasn’t sure if it was my heart or my Rheumatoid Arthritis. Before the heart disease diagnosis, I assumed the pain I had…

  • Bloated!

    Last week, I felt a little bloated. I was constipated. I could go to the bathroom, but it wasn’t easy. After several days, I went to the pharmacy and purchased a laxative. Early the following morning, the laxative began to work. It was a tremendous relief. I searched the internet to see what it said…

  • The Truth

  • The Extendable Handle

    The other day, I was feeling so well that I decided to clean and decorate my bathroom for the spring, even though it was still winter. Since I purchased a wall and baseboard cleaner mop, I started with the walls. I never used a mop to clean the walls or ceiling. The extendable handle made…

  • Belated

    Happy belated New Year! I didn’t make any resolutions; I just promised to get my relationship with God, my health, and my finances together. Today, the RA is in my chest, and the cold air when I was out earlier this morning made the pain worse. The pain was breathtaking; I had to use my…

  • Coping

    Well, Christmas is over and I think I did well. I didn’t eat a lot, which was good for my diabetes. However, I ate some potato chips Christmas night and in the morning my blood sugar was elevated. As far as my RA is concerned, I was in a flare and had to get back…

  • Type 2 Diabetes

  • Heart Disease and Me

    I was diagnosed with Heart Disease in the early part of 2016. I had severe heart palpitations one morning as I was preparing to attend my uncle’s funeral. I made an emergency appointment with my Cardiologist, and the palpitations were more muscular when I got to his office. The thumping in my chest was so…