Change of employment
October 29, 2009 7:27pm
Well, I just quit the one career that I enjoyed. And that was truck driving. Got a new position working in a hotel as Housekeeping …
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AngelG2009 
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About Me
AngelG2009
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About Me
I'm a 33 year old mother of 2 beautiful girls. And drive a big 18 wheeler across country. This year 2009 has been a tough one. In January 2009 shortly after my return from a trip to Germany in December, I suffered a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung). During my hospital stay, they also diagnosed me with Type 2 Diabetes. It runs in my family but I didn't expect it so soon since I was living a healthier lifestyle than most of my family. So it was double whammy for me. Since then I am overly anxious about my health. Almost every little twinge scares the beejeebus out of me. So, on top of everything I now have to deal with anxiety and it's effects on the body, ie high increase in blood pressure to which my doc said time for more meds. It's been a tough year and I'm hanging in there and hoping to find the support I need here!
I'm a 33 year old mother of 2 beautiful girls. And drive a big 18 wheeler across country. This year 2009 has been a tough one. In January 2009 shortly after my return from a trip to Germany in December, I suffered a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung). During my hospital stay, they also diagnosed me with Type 2 Diabetes. It runs in my family but I didn't expect it so soon since I was living a healthier lifestyle than most of my family. So it was double whammy for me. Since then I am overly
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Karaoke, Baseball, Aerobics, Hockey, Outdoors, my family, my German Shepherd and Beagle, Traveling
Karaoke, Baseball, Aerobics, Hockey, Outdoors, my family, my German Shepherd and Beagle, Traveling
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Close Pulmonary Embolism
About a few weeks after returning home from a trip to Germany, I suffered a PE. My hubby and I were just coming back from the yard in which our truck and trailer are located. I felt a surge of anxiety that was at the time quite unusual for me. I pushed it aside thinking it was stress. We drove to the bank. While waiting in line I felt a weird pressure in my chest and this awful feeling of anxiety. Straight to ER we went.
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Close Anxiety
Began having anxiety attacks recently. After my blood clot and being released from the hospital, I began to worry constantly about my health. The ordeal frightened me very badly. Every little twinge has me panicking!
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- I find if I haven't let the anxiety go too overboard, the breathing exercises help to calm me.
- Xanax Too Soon to Tell
- it makes me very drowsy
- Lexapro Too Soon to Tell
- My doctor just put me on it. It was that or beta blockers to lower the blood pressure which would sky rocket during an anxiety attack.
Open Diets & Weight Maintenance
need to loose weight because was diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2 in January
Treatments
- Counting Calories Somewhat Helpful
- not all low cal foods are ideal for Diabetics
- Eat Less Too Soon to Tell
- have only recently began portion control
- Physical Exercise Too Soon to Tell
- only started 4 weeks ago, am seeing some improvement
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