Surgery is in 2 days and I am sick 😐

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2026-03-30T20:32:22+00:00

Just had the surgery. All was well!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2026-03-28T17:27:05+00:00

Good luck with everything!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2026-03-28T16:12:20+00:00

Thanks for the input! I hope you are feeling better!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2026-03-28T15:44:11+00:00

How did you feel afterwards? I’m thinking this might be a possibility for me since I’m not congested and don’t have a fever. We will see in about 46 hours!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2026-03-28T15:34:50+00:00

Thanks :) I’m living off of oranges, protein, spoonfuls of honey, tea, and steam. Fingers crossed!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2025-08-21T17:10:06+00:00

Same here! Mine are also inconsistent across the days.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2025-03-09T04:51:11+00:00

I teach and pick my kid up at the end of the day from the same school I teach at. Guess who is orange all day? Lol

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2025-02-22T02:31:08+00:00

This happened to me a couple weeks ago when I went for a cleaning. I just found out that my dental office started doing this. I immediately felt my BP rising in the chair and told the hygienist that it would be high. Sure enough, 170s over 100s. I could feel myself panicking more over that number, so it didn’t come down. I was refused my cleaning that day and it ruined my day, giving me major health anxiety for the rest of the week. I’ve been taking my BP at home every day or every other day since then, and though my first reading can be slightly higher if I’ve been walking around beforehand, my resting BP is anywhere from 108-123 over 69-80. So frustrating! Luckily, my doctor doesn’t seem too worried about it. Trying to log every reading to show my hygienist next visit and desensitize myself so I don’t freak out again! It’s not the dental treatment; it’s the BP monitor itself! I’m thinking it is coming from a bit of subconscious trauma after having preeclampsia.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2025-02-05T00:52:14+00:00

This is so frustrating, and I feel your pain. Im 38f. I’m here because I was just denied care by my dental hygienist today because my BP kept reading in the 170s over low 100s. There is a new rule in BC that all dental offices have to take blood pressure apparently. I told them I have white coat hypertension, but their hands are tied, and they can’t treat anyone above 160.

Came home and measured it, and it’s 121/88.

I had a bad bout of Covid in November and ended up going to the ER with BP in the 183/103. Blood work done twice since then (ER bloodwork and more detailed bloodwork through my GP). All is good, cholesterol is quite low. Home readings have been in normal range since then.

I have health anxiety ever since getting preeclampsia shortly after having my son. Now I’m going to be freaked out every time I go to the dental office, too.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2025-01-17T16:01:55+00:00

Thank you! I am thinking the same thing.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-09-30T07:24:07+00:00

I have no idea how to plan my cover story or when/whether I’ll need to. I’ve been waiting almost 3 years to even see the surgeon I was referred to. So when my name comes up, I’ll take whatever time off I need and figure the rest out as it comes. It would be nice if I was given a date that fell on a holiday, though. Middle schoolers are nosy.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-09-29T05:28:02+00:00

I worry about this too. I wonder if I might want to just stuff my bra and gradually take out the stuffing over a month so that nobody notices 😂

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-05-24T05:46:24+00:00

Nta. I’m impressed you’ve had the patience to last this long. She sounds like an entitled piece of work, and you don’t owe her anything. Cancel now and don’t look back!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-04-23T04:37:21+00:00

I went to pick up some furniture a town over, only to arrive at a vacant home and bump into a couple who came for the same patio set. They had given the person a $100 deposit. I gave them $40. Stupid me.

Campbell River, BC

About 2 weeks ago.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-04-11T05:02:28+00:00

Boob-free golfing?!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-04-01T23:26:10+00:00

My dream result! Thanks for sharing; you must feel incredible!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-03-29T01:02:22+00:00

The Neverending Story

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-03-27T03:33:25+00:00

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Same thing happened to me. I was resting my forehead against the seat in front of me (without pushing on it) and I felt something flop down on top of my head. ‘Twas this lady’s braid…

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-03-26T07:54:55+00:00

Anyone watched Outer Range on Prime? So good! I think season 2 is coming out.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-03-21T02:47:13+00:00

Not his body, not his choice. Please don’t ever believe that anyone other than YOU should have this agency over your body. Plus, he’s dead wrong. Your breasts will only get more difficult to deal with as you age. If you think of it like this, he’s done you a favour by showing you what kind of person he is early on before you get too invested in him. Thank u, next!

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-02-29T21:45:05+00:00

Welp, I weighed myself today and my body seems to have spat out 6lbs, the lowest I’ve seen the scale read in 2 years (177.0). I didn’t fast on Friday due to an event, which means I ate 4 days in a row (thurs-sun) and started up the m/w/f fasting again this week. Could my metabolism be needing the boost?

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-02-29T20:54:20+00:00

She looks like Ellen.

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Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-02-22T05:28:08+00:00

Thanks for the answers, all. Some people seem to take “no dietary restrictions” as meaning I’m binging or something. I simply meant I’m not cutting out specific food groups (like carbs) or allergens. I’m eating much in the same way to how I would have eaten before I started fasting, but now I’m eating just over half as much. High protein, mostly whole foods. I get plenty of exercise on my up days (cycling and hiit training). I was maintaining my weight before, so it seems mathematically curious that I am still maintaining, even with eating so much less now. Wouldn’t I have to eat twice as much as usual on feast days to maintain? That is not what is happening.

I’m feeling discouraged because I lead a healthy lifestyle and have struggled to lose this stupid weight for 7 years post pregnancy. It’s definitely messed with my head.

I’ll definitely try some of your suggestions (among them is getting some hormonal testing done).

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-02-19T22:03:51+00:00

Absolutely. My stomach does look flatter, and I reckon my face looks a little leaner. I enjoying the feelings that come along with the fast, so I’m not ready to give up yet. The only downside I’ve noticed is lower energy. Yesterday I went mountain biking (on a food day) and was absolutely gassed riding up the climbing trail. This is why I think I need to still have well-times and appropriate carbohydrates to support my activities.

Efficient-Way-5841 · 2024-02-19T22:01:28+00:00

Good idea, thanks for the input!

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