I appreciate the response MandMs.
Fairy Godmother, my wife is quite knowledgeable about different medical issues; but while I have medical comprehension under my belt, my wife and I differ in some of the areas. That is why I wrote to the forum.
As for the exericse part - my wife swims at least a half mile about three times a week at the fitness center doing laps in an olympic sized pool. And, if you were to put a meter on her ankle and clock how much walking she does at work, you'd be surprised. She does and has done water therapy for over ten years now due to her Fibromyalgia and a recent dx of Rheumatoid Arthritis on top of her other conditions. She's aware about the weight issues and so is her docs and can and will eliminate completely or to a degree wise. Just keep in mind that some of her issues came before the weight gain and getting to a healthy weight is not always the answer. She was diabetic before the weight gain. She had Fibromyalgia before the weight gain. She had been diagnosed with the the bulging disks and the GERDS before the weight gain. When she was diagnosed with those particular conditions, she was about 137 pounds. Please take great care at making the "healthy weight" statement because while I know I did not take offense, my wife or someone else could have. You didn't know the history because I didn't give it.
My wife for many years worked in the medical field and she's anal about the timing on her meds. She used to provide heart and diabetic education with her patients amongst other care given. She sat me down yesterday and had a long talk with me because I, in her eyes, was over reacting to the situation. She was the nurse and had told me that she just needed to sleep on Saturday, and for the record, she had said she was not taking any more until she had spoken with her doctor.
My wife was not always heavy set. She was very much trim and in shape in her early adult years. Her weight issues began after an auto accident that left her temporarily paralyzed from the neck down for almost 2 months while she was pregnant many years ago. She had a lot of hills to climb due to that accident to get better. However, her weight gain was medicationally induced; it was not because of bad eating habits, binging, laziness, etc. She has been on a heart friendly / diabetic diet for many years now also.
As for an update, she spoke with her doctor and she has eliminated the Inderal as a migraine preventative. She's suffered from migraines since she was in her teens and has run the gamant on meds to prevent them over the years.
The doctor said they would eventually try something else.
We know the Treximet worked to stop her migraines. This was a plus. It's the preventative side we're looking at.
As for Saturday - my wife had educated me on everything Friday after going to her doctor and this new process was beginning.
Sorry, but I can't help but loving her and kinda tend to worry even when she has the sniffles. She rolls her eyes at me and shakes her head but I'm not as even keeled as she is and I tend to overreact with concern when something is not right. If it were me or one of our children with an issue... she'd just calmly deal with it, evaluate the situation and go from there.
