High Cholesterol and Low Blood Pressure

Today my life hit rock bottom.

I just got my blood test results.

And feeling uber devastated, I headed to my doctor's.

My blood pressure reading was extremely low today. 

That is one.

Two, from my blood test result, my LDL reading rocketed sky high.

Amazing what autoimmune disease can do to me huh.

I'm practically a walking time bomb.

The cholesterol has got nothing to do with my food, mostly with my very disturbed sleep pattern.

No food post for today, I'm really upset.

Tomorrow I shall be good. :)

Death by Chocolate!

Oh my...I have very bad palpitation after consuming one too many chocolates!

I just have this craving today.

I ate, roughly 3 chocolate praline + 1 small mini bar of chocolate the good people of Cadbury distributed at Kuching International Airport while I was having my coffee at Starbucks on Sunday.

Thank you, Cadbury.

They are on a mission to make Malaysians happy.

I was, and am, very happy to receive the choc. :)

Very thrilled indeed.

But due to my choc overeating, I was down with the palpitation.

Nevertheless, am very happy indeed. 

(Despite having almost a month of insomnia).

 

Oh Doctor! :)

Today mark, the umpteenth time I visit my doctor.

We have grown to become friends, because of this disease.

:)

My blood pressure is slightly low.

But nevertheless the systolic and diastolic difference is not small.

There is a risk, for hyperthyroid patient, to have systolic and diastolic reading quite close, and this could mean...go straight to your doctor. Do not drive.

I get very hyped up even driving in Kuching.

Heart palpitation is pretty normal. 

Road rage, perhaps, if emotions are not under controlled.

But I have been a really good person.

I have yet to wallop anyone yet, despite sometimes, feeling ultra angry when provoked.

On the other hand, I try not to get too emotional at my cracked nails on my fingers and toes.

Rather disheartening. 

Anyways, all is good for the checkup this time around. 

Doctor has to reiterate. Stress free environment! 

Health comes first. 

Same to you too! 

Nails Cracked

One year and 2 months into this disease, I see myself deteriorating even more on a day-to-day basis.

I am very stressed out from my studies, that is part of the contribution to the antibodies attacking my system like crazy, plus the sheer madness surrounding me. 

A lot of people cannot simply understand when I say, I have very quick temperament and it is very impossible for me to control it, and hence it is very much unnecessary to provoke me in any way.

I have almost a week-long insomnia, coupled with heart palpitations.

By now, I call Propranolol my very good friend.

Even propanolol is not good enough to keep that palpitation at bay.

Plus my hair is growing really fast now. So are my nails. They are easily cracked as well.

Quite unnerving isn't it?

My blog, serves as an awareness.

I hope to bring to light, what is it like to be in the shoes of a hyperthyroid patient.

I have suffered a lot, all the way from eye proptosis to the painful bulging neck, massive muscle cramps, etc.

If given a chance, I do not wish to have this disease at all. 

But life gives me lemons at the tender age of 28.

I had to make limoncello and limonata out of the lemons.

More often than not, I laughed it off when people make sinister remarks about me, I try my very best, not to rear my ugly head. 

But that backfired and it caused insomnia.

As I am writing this, I feel extremely tired. I do not know when I will fall asleep at all.

Cheerio. :)

One Year Plus...

It is almost a year since my last entry.

Pardon me.

Hyperthyroid indeed causes memory loss!

I have forgotten about this blog.

Also, I was suffering a lot.

From insomnia, hair loss, memory loss, eye proptosis, weak legs.

This disease is driving me to the edge.

I was at one point, on wheelchair bound whenever I travel.

Most of the time, I was confined to bed.

My Eyes...

Ah, I was having quite bad pain yesterday from eyes. 

Mild proptosis..eyes bulging.

Please pray for me.

I have suffered a lot from this disease. 

If The Lord helps the woman from Canaan, I believe, He will help me.

In the meantime I go to rest a bit.

Corcovado

I enrolled myself in a vocal class, just days before the result of my blood test was out.

I was so confident that I do not have this disease at all.

Alas....it is not a good news eh?

But vocal class has taught me a lot, and I relate my disease and mood swings to this song that I am currently working on. Corcovado.

There is a phrase in the song "A bitter tragic joke has found with you..."

Indeed...a bitter tragic joke has found with me...