I have some updates medical related but its too much to post in 1 day so I’ll do a little over the next couple of days okay?
Update on the Knee’s
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I have had pain in my knee, mostly my right. It hurts when I run & when I go up and down stairs. It’s always had slight pain, even when I was overweight and so I have just accepted it…until a couple of months ago. I started running more thus more right knee pain. I finally went to the doctor last week and she requested I go in for an MRI – ok, those things are way scary…and I went in feet first!
Anyways, she called on Monday and said nothing major showed up in the scan and I could continue as I was. GREAT!! ok, kind of. Its great there are no major issues but my knee still hurts. A friend suggested a brace – i have one but its too small so I will get an appropriate brace. During my 5K, my knee was sore as usual but I just kept running. Thoughts? Do you think this is okay, do you think its ok I keep running? Advice?
Pre-Diabetic? What??
About a month ago, I had my yearly. The fun appointment every women looks forward to. My doctor is amazing. When the nurse was escorting me into the room, the doctor looked at me and gave me a nice smile. Then 10 minutes later he threw the door in and said “OH MY GAWWWDDD!!” 
Apparently he didn’t recognize me 
Anyways, he was going through his routine and was listening to my breathing
Doctor: Ok, take a deep breath
I take a big breath…in and let it out
Doctor: Great, okay take one more
I repeat process in and out
Doctor: Good, sounds good. And your rash looks good too.
My cheeks get a little red…
Jen: Rash? What rash?
Doctor: The rash on the back of your neck.
Jen: Oh. Ok, good. But I didn’t know I had a rash.
Doctor: Yes, you’ve had it for a couple of years. It was a pre-diabetic rash.
I was speechless…
Why haven’t I noticed it before? Probably because I hid behind long hair and never wore it up. More importantly, HOLY CRAP…I was pre-diabetic?
This has really hit my friends. I am shocked. Totally at a loss for words. I was 25 and pre-diabetic? I cannot describe the wave of emotions that I experienced at that exact moment. I was relieved that it was going away but at the same time, I was scared and wanted to cry. How was it that for years I had a rash, associated with diabetes and I didn’t even know? I am pretty confident that there were a lot of things happening when I was fat that I ignored – because I didn’t want to admit the symptoms were related to my fat. If I admitted them, that means I would have been guilty of self-harm, which in no way was I going to admit. So I ignored things. I ignored my sleeping problems. I ignored my knee problem. I ignored my medical problems!
It feels weird to say that, out loud none the less. I was pre-diabetic. Pre-diabetic.
I’ve got a couple of more “Let’s get physical” post’s for ya’ll. A little more feminine – girl talk if you will. So if I work with you, just know it’s very personal – if you check in and read it, just know there is separation between work & blog!
P.S. do NOT google pictures of pre-diabetic rash. EEWWW…so not appropriate!
Hello my bloggin’ buddies! I really can’t thank you enough for all of your excitement for my first ever 5K. I’m quite confident you could see from the cheesy grin how excited I was the entire day. I keep looking at the picture and am speechless….I can’t believe that is me!
Apparently he didn’t recognize me 
