Today I remember fallen soldier, Dustin Michael Sekula. Dusty and I went to high school together and were both a part of Edinburg North FFA. His mother is also a good friend of my parents’, and we’ll never forget when we got the terrible news. It was so surreal, since it was his dream to join the Marines right after graduation. Dusty wanted to serve his country, and was killed in Iraq during combat. I am thankful for all the brave men and woman who put their lives on the line every day, just like Dusty.
Thank you. You are never forgotten.
So much has happened in such little time, and most of it is pretty exciting! Last week I was offered a job at a successful retail corporate office in Austin that I of course accepted. I will begin in a week, and until then have so much to do, like find a new apartment. I will definitely miss having my freedom to go and come as I please, especially home to visit my family, but not having a job has created a different type of stress on its own. I think the fact that I’ll be making money and won’t have to wonder if I’m going to have to move back home and feel like a failure is a pretty nice feeling. It’s been a year since I graduated with my master’s degree, so it’s about that time that I start wearing my big girl pants.
Thanks mom and dad for supporting your youngest, and keeping her calm during the storm. You both have pushed me to continue trying to find my place in the professional world, so I only hope that this is a great start.
I’m also very happy/relieved that Jacques has found a job in Austin as well, and won’t need to move back to the east coast. We were both concerned about having a long distance relationship, but now we can rest assured that we will both be staying in Austin for a while. :D
I’m going to enjoy my time and freedom for the remainder of the week, and am lucky to be home with my family until tomorrow. Unfortunately, I’m currently nursing a sore throat, and still waiting the results of some more lab work. My doctor is now wondering if my thyroid issues are being caused by a virus, or the thyroid itself. Until then, I’m not on any medication until they know exactly what’s going on. This is starting to become a very long process, but I am so glad that every doctor is being thorough in their analysis and tests (even if it means taking my blood 3 times in 2 weeks :/) I’d rather them be sure.
Anyway, gotta catch up on sleep and feel better before I hit the road tomorrow back to Austin for some major apartment searching, grocery and work-clothes shopping.
My results are in as to what exactly is happening to my thyroid. Turns out, I may have Thyroiditis, caused by hypothyroidism. Some of the major symptoms include unintentional weight gain (check!) and fatigue (double check!). I have a follow-up meeting with my general physician tomorrow morning so that I can begin taking medication, that I’m hoping will not be needed for the remainder of my life. However, everything I have read states that you must be on medication to regulate your thyroid for the rest of your life. If this is the case, I think I am going to be much more depressed that I already am. I mean, this is a condition that usually affects women who are in their 50’s or much older. :( Oh well, I guess it could be much worse, and it’s better to get healthy no matter the circumstances.
This is beginning to be such a headache. Thank you friends and family for the constant support. Hopefully this means minor changes in my life and just some getting used to. I will try to focus my time on continuing to try to find a job and less time worrying about this. I will keep ya’ll posted for sure.
xoxo
Welp, here’s another obstacle in my life.. borderline, I hope. Last week I visited the gyno for my annual. Don’t worry.. that’s not what this story is about. As a normal routine before any doctor’s visit, my blood pressure was taken, and the doctor listened to my heartbeat etc. I noticed he started feeling my throat, and I thought nothing at the time, but he felt in different areas of my neck for a little longer than what would be a normal time to feel someone’s glands etc. He went on to tell me that my thyroid felt large and could be due to various reasons including a growth such as a tumor.
REALLY?!
Note to doctors: Please don’t use the “T” word with a patient unless you are certainly sure about this. He used this word nonchalantly, and said that he was going to refer me to a specialist, then went on with my appointment. Seriously, I couldn’t focus the rest of the time, which I guess was alright since gyno appointments are so damn uncomfortable anyway. The entire time I kept thinking about the possibility of having a tumor in my thyroid, or thyroid issues in general. I mean, I have never been educated in this, but have heard cases of crazy weight gain, and out of whack hormones - none of which sound pleasant to me.
I immediately called the specialist afterward, and had my appointment today. Turns out my thyroid is abnormally large, but from what the doctor saw on his sonogram, there are no nodules. Hallelujah! This is not positive conclusion until I have an official sonogram from the radiologist on Monday along with some lab work. Nonetheless, we are not sure why this is happening and what it means. Hopefully it is nothing and I just have a larger thyroid just because. Regardless, please pray for me cyber-world! I’d like to go about living my life as a healthy 20 something year old with nothing more than severe allergies.
I have no time to worry about this now though, I have an interview in the morning then I’m off to Vegas to spend time with my family. :D Thinking only happy thoughts, as I should.
I’m getting a little frustrated at the fact that I workout almost every day, and instead of losing weight, I’ve actually started to gain some lbs. :/ I have no one to blame but myself, since I eat whatever the hell I want, and snack on the worst things. This is a promise to myself, that I’m going to try my best to shape up. I thought if I made it public on my blog, then I would have no choice but to follow through. I also need to change my workout routines. I’m pretty sure my body has already gotten use to the same ‘ol exercise and is rebelling. Being 4’11 really sucks sometimes! If I gain 1 lb., it shows everywhere, since there’s nowhere to hide it. :( I’ve never been skinny, nor do I ever want to be. I’ve always embraced my curves, and wear them proudly, but a girl also needs to feel healthy in her own skin. If I could just lose a measly 3-5 lbs. that would actually make a huge difference. I know what you’re thinking, that’s crazy easy to do, but it’s not when you’re super short.
Anyway, feel free to share your workout routines with me as well as any healthy recipes. I’ll report back to you fellow Tumblr followers in 2 weeks with any progress.
