I got my lab results back & was good and went through with the physical, even though I really didn't want to.
So far I have almost no vitamin D & too much cholesterol. I have to take a super vitamin & I was given a cholesterol med (that scares me a little). Vitamin D helps process cholesterol and since I don't have any, it makes sense that the cholesterol is high to everyone except for this doctor.
The doctor also kind of called me fat & is putting me on a special diet. Well, she THINKS she is...
I know I won't stick to it because she wants me to only eat fish & veggies. Not much variety there & she told me NO pizza, bread, cheese or meat. Really? People do better on diets when they have variety. I will try to mix in more fish & veggies, but I'm miserable enough without having what I can eat severely limited. I could see these drastic measures if my weight were much, much higher & if I had a heart attack. I know it's preventative, but I would be more likely to follow it if I were still "allowed" things I enjoy.
She's also told me I MUST join a gym. With what money??? I told her I do what I can, but I'm still limited while my knee heals. Once that heals, I'm still limited in what I can do because of the EDS. The light exercises I do are not designed for weight loss. My other doctors understand this.
She's a bit overzealous about being healthy. Eating fish & veggies every day may be great for her, but not for someone like me. I love bread, pizza, cheese fries, fried food, steak & burgers. Do I eat them every day? No. OK, I do have bread daily because sammiches are easy to make and cheap. Moderation is a better way to go. People don't stick with things that make them miserable.
I do have to say she's very thorough in her physicals. She analysed every mole I have and decided some need to go. Now I have to go back next week for that. Even more $ out of my pocket.
It is nice having someone that is concerned for their patients, but I felt really down when I left the office. I ran an errand and came home to mope until I can come up with a better plan.
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