Some Unrelated Facts About Me
My butt is always cold lately. I have ice-cold, half-moons of flesh attached to my caboose, and I don't understand this one bit. Isn't blubber supposed to insulate? It is as cold as my feet, and that's saying something.
Just ask my poor husband who has been wedging pillows between us at night. He fears my frozen butt.
My hair has been falling out at an astonishing rate for the last 6 months. It seems to have slowed down, but now I can see scalp if I look at my head from certain angles. People who love me are sick of me asking if they can see scalp. I can only imagine that people who do not love me are sitting around mocking my peekaboo scalp.
Truthfully, it isn't all that dramatic. But I am dramatic. So there.
I've been walking around squinting at other people's heads, too. I need to focus on something else. Perhaps I should try to focus on returning circulation to my cold, cold butt.
Finally, due to some sort of cosmic alignment/moon phase/hormonal surge, I am treated to an excruciating backache at least twice a month. It is really something special. It hurts around the entire circumference of my torso, from the middle of my ribcage to the top of my ribs, front and back. It hurts so bad I can't find a comfortable position. I cannot sleep. I cannot relax.
Drama! See?
So I take a round of Tylenol, and sometimes that helps. Sometimes it takes a second dose. And then it is like it never happened. The hell is up with that?
Tomorrow, I will regale you with stories of our trip to the Christmas Tree Farm. Tonight, I'm getting ready to take my first dose of Tylenol, and then I'm going to add a heated seat cushion to my Christmas Wish List. Oh, and some hats.
Comments
Have you had your thyroid checked?
Posted by: Melissa R. Garrett | December 5, 2006 5:05 AM
If you're able to take it, Advil or Motrin works better for back pain than Tylenol. It's supposed to help the muscles or something like that. I get lots of back pain too, so I'm just sharing what I've discovered through trial and error. Hope you warm up and your back feels better!
Posted by: Rachel | December 5, 2006 5:40 AM
haha..I'm not laughing at you, but with you! What is with the cold butt? I have the same problem...that and my feet...always froze!
Posted by: Shelly | December 5, 2006 7:37 AM
thanks for sharing.
;-)
Posted by: steph | December 5, 2006 8:54 AM
Get a pillowcase made of t-shirt material. Fill it about 1/3 full with dry beans or uncooked rice. Sew shut. Microwave for about 4 minutes. Put this joybringer around your middle for some instant relief. It conforms to any shape. I swear by the hot sock method for cold and pain relief. *smile*
Posted by: whimspiration | December 5, 2006 11:13 AM
OK, this just cracked me up! My tush is always cold, too!
Posted by: Jill | December 8, 2006 8:18 PM
I second the comment about getting your thyroid checked. Hair loss + cold + trouble losing weight = low thyroid function. And pretty easy to fix!
Posted by: Kaleigh | December 19, 2006 1:39 PM
Oooh! You really need to have your thyroid levels checked, Chicky! Those symptoms have underactive thyroid written all over them! I have underactive also and I take the natural thyroid hormone replacement (armorthyroid) which is vastly different and I no longer have problems loosing weight.
Please find a good doctor (endocrinologist) who is willing to do more than shove a scrip for synthetic thyroid hormone at you. Google it and learn before you go. Just to let you know... crankiness (OK, I'll be honest... screaming at my kids for the smallest violations), paranoia (OMG! What if my daughter chokes on those grapes I gave her for lunch and the teacher isn't aware...), dry skin (lizard skin) are all symptoms too. There are more.
You will sigh a huge sigh of relief after being on thyroid meds for a month. The difference is immense.
I just found your blog and I am laughing uproarously! Thanks for opening up your day-to-day to us curious onlookers!!
Posted by: Andrea | January 3, 2007 6:55 PM