Well, actually, someone already did, several times. January 2018, I went to St V hospital in Anderson to have my right hip replaced. I had been trying for about two years to successfully have the surgery. Around two years ago, it was scheduled for July 26, 2016. On July 25, my father passed away. I cancelled the surgery. I tried again a few months later, but, due to stress from Dad’s death and my sister’s diagnosis with cancer, I became ill with gastro paresis. This persisted until, actually, July of 2017, when my doctor and I finally figured it out (I will let him have some of the credit. I did all the research and he agreed). With the monthly session of V and D (sick at both ends) gone, I got my sugar back down to a strong 6.8 (below 8.0 for surgery) and we tried setting it up again. In the midst of this I managed to badly burn my hand and had to deal with that. On my last appointment with a GP doctor, for a final check, he reran an A1C and it came out to 8.3. Surgery was postponed again. This time, just for about a month. I had to see a diabetic specialist and we discussed my diet and possible medical solutions.
Now, I am not a person who swallows pills very well. I had several incidents with food and such when I was younger and it just doesn’t work for me. So, one of the new medications wasn’t going to work. The other was almost $350 a month. I worked with the company to get coupons for that medicine. Finally, the specialist approved my blood readings and diet and we were on for surgery. Then, the diabetic specialist decided I should go on insulin for a couple of weeks before the surgery and after until my sugar was back to normal. The insulin was a long-acting and a one-for-each-meal type. The long-acting was about $600 a a month and the short-acting was around $150. I ended up buying 1/2 Rx for each and using it before, then after for about 1 week.
What I have noticed is that my sugar levels are higher now than when I was on insulin than when I was on the older medicines. I will attribute some to pain, but I am just wondering…
So, my temp solution is to remain as it is until the pain stops, reschedule the return appointment until after I am allowed to drive, so I can go to Planet Fitness and exercise for a couple of weeks and see what that does. Am I being ridiculous?
I ask you…
Namaste,
Scott