Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry! (Page 65)

Asalzwed - 2013-01-18 12:46 AM

Artemis - 2013-01-17 11:28 PM

Darn it, Manatees, I found argyle compression socks.  They are super cute!  Pink, grey, and black.

Hmmm This looks so familiar. how's your toe?

Still sore, but not broken.  

Way to go!  That's awesome.

Serum ferritin isn't that useful.  Hematocrit is more useful as part of of an H/H (hemaglobin/hematocrit) and they can do a whole host of tests.  If you are super exhausted, I recommend getting a full CBC done.  Anemia isn't always iron-deficiency, it can also be vitamin b dependent.  You could also have problems with your thyroid or just be working too hard.

In short, yes, maybe it's time for a doc, but don't just ask about iron.  If you eat red meat fairly regularlly and green veggies, you are probably not iron-deficient.

Oh my goodness we have a 3 day weekend. MLK only got added to our holiday list last year.

I'm going snowboarding on Sunday and I think cross country skiing on Monday. I'm going to be all adult-like and wear my helmet since it might be icy. That's a first!

Ohhh and we are doing a brewery tour tomorrow. 

Anyone doing anything fun this weekend?

GO KATE, JEN, MELANIE, and JO!

dannnng, forecasts too? What will you think of next?

Also, Salty, if you are really anti-doc, you can try getting more iron and vitamin b.  Beef is actually a pretty good source of both and so is liver.  Eggs, shellfish, and nuts are good for vitamin b.  Green leafy veggies (spinach, kale, etc) are great for iron.

Do you ever get SAD? Have you tried light therapy? 

That's actually a fairly common complication/effect/co-morbidity of mono.

Okay, so ... given that you're not cycling consistently and you feel like it's been more inconsistent (whether or not you have hard numbers), and that you're wiped out at the beginning of your cycle (and it's not just generally feeling awful because it's that time of the month, but really more fatigued than usual and affecting your runs), yeah, I think it would be worth it to have some testing done (helps to have a baseline anyway), especially if it would be covered by insurance and not too much of a hassle. If it's something you'd have to fork hundreds of bucks out of pocket for, nope.

There's a few things you could test for if it's anemia / iron deficiency you're concerned about, but honestly, serum iron and serum ferritin, and TIBC (total iron binding c-something, count maybe?) will pretty much tell the story and even out of pocket that shouldn't run more than $50 or so (unless a clinic starts tacking on nurse's fees and doctor's fees and stuff, argh!) Hemoglobin won't be affected until you're really SOL ... er s-out-of-iron so not that important but it's also cheap and fast.

Yeah, I don't know. I think it's silly to think that *I* should go to the doctor just because someone else I happen to know randomly found this out. BUT it did get me thinking that because I pretty much never go to the doctor, I wonder if I should.

Probably unnecessary though. 

I have a snow day today!  It's almost melted.  Gotta love the South.  

Tomorrow, E and I are spending the day without daddy (he gets a day off to play board games). We are going to walk around a shopping area: packet pickup for me, shopping for her.  Should be fun.  

Sunday is my race.  We are getting a sitter in the afternoon to go shooting for hubby's birthday gift.

Monday, E is going to daycare. I am going to a movie!

It's not really a bad thing to have a baseline so even if that is all that you get out of the bloodwork is a baseline...

Do you know what movie? J and I are going to try to watch all the Oscar nominations beforehand. We haven't seen ANY yet. But we  have acquired (shhh) Lincoln, Django and Amour and Silver Linings (i think) 

A has off too.  He is most excited about Django, so I think that's what we are going to see. Kind of depends on the times, though. We have to go to an earlish matinee so we can still pick up the kiddo before 6.

I'm not anti-doc per se, I just value my time. I've never gone to the doctor and felt like, "Oh good thing I did that." I can get my flu shot at the pharmacy so I have no real reason for going. I know it's sort of a bad attitude but it's how I feel. I DO get these benign cysts (hawt right?) and every once in a while have to get them removed and I have one now but am going to wait until after Boston because I can't afford the recovery time. I was probably just going to save my doctor stuff for that and do it all at once. 

I used to get SAD but feel the running has nearly eliminated it. I also eat all of that stuff (except liver, I just can't). My diet is really pretty damn solid so I am probably fine.

Woo hoo, lucky you!!  Sounds like a very fun weekend, and it sounds like a helmet is a smart decision. 

Saturday is the AHL Alumni Classic, former Hershey Bears vs. former Wilkes-Barre Penguins, played outside at Hersheypark Stadium!  Lots of awesome names on the roster.  Sunday is the first Frozen Foot race (5K, 3 race series Jan-March).  Can't stick around for the raffle or awards, not that I'd get one, (but will most certainly grab some chicken noodle soup before I roll) because I have to get home to go to the AHL Outoor Classic, current Bears vs. current Penguins.  So psyched to have the outdoor games right in our backyard!  My plan is also to sneak away over lunch next week during work and public skate on the outdoor rink before they tear it down.  Thankfully I work about 5 minutes or so from the Hershey complex.

B-E-A-R-S, Bears, Bears, Bears, WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I don't think it's a problem.  I go to the doctor regularly because I have to, but it's an endocrinologist, not a regular doc. Before that, I would go once per year to my doc to get birth control.  My husband (A) only goes to the urgent care clinic at work if he really has to and hasn't seen a regular doc since we got married 8 years ago.  I should start working on him now so he goes by the time it's 10 years.  

Totally!!!  Janyne ROCKS!!!!

Go racing manatees!!!

Artemis - 2013-01-18 11:27 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-18 12:46 AM

Artemis - 2013-01-17 11:28 PM

Darn it, Manatees, I found argyle compression socks.  They are super cute!  Pink, grey, and black.

Hmmm This looks so familiar. how's your toe?

Still sore, but not broken.  

Those socks are da bomb! And not too expensive for compression either.

What a great weekend! OMG outdoor games are so cool! I would love to watch one but would REALLY love to play in one. How cool!

Ohhhh man, speaking of socks! Check out these badboys I'm wearing at work right meow (i just took this pic for you guys)