Everything Is Breaking - Including Me!

Eeek what a bunch of craziness lately!  My laptop broke.  It was all locked up with a virus so I had to get that resolved.  Man it feels freaky to know that I cannot just pop on youtube and watch Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham whenever I want to.  It really was not the end of the world but it certainly did remind me that we truly do live in George Orwell's 1984.  So I dipped into the car repair fund to get it all set and I am back online.

While on my forced hiatus I went to the doctor's for a check up since I did not go all of last year because I had no insurance.  I do like my new primary care physician but my one visit has result in 4 additional appointments.  The did the routine tests and it turns out that I am pre-diabetic.  I do not want that so I am going to go to a nutrition health education class and have a follow up test near Halloween.  Of course he said that I need to exercise (even more?), avoid white foods (processed flour, sugar, potatoes), plus quit smoking and drinking.  I dunno.  I do not think I excess in any of those - except perhaps sugar.  I am definitely addicted to sugar and am trying to figure out how to fit my dependence to it.  I also know that smoking to any degree is horrendous to my health.  

My health care provider has all sorts of online tools so I have signed up for them to get the ball moving in the right direction.  They also have a lot of health education classes so I have been sorting through the others to sign up for them too in order to assist me.  

Lastly I have a lump in my stomach.  I noticed it last year but since I had no pain or health insurance I did nothing about it.  My doctor is sending me to an internist so that I can get a proper diagnosis.  Could me scar tissue from an old surgery, could be a hernia, could actually be due to weight lose.  I made the appointment with the internist as soon as I can.  The doctor was concerned but said that it is a good sign that I have not experienced any pain from it at all.  

Jane said, "It is tough to get old".  Michelle said, "The warranty expires at 40".  I have to agree with the both but I am lucky I have health insurance and will follow up on everything since I do!