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My Life Thus Far
2015-06-27 06:17:23 (UTC)

Not the Least Bit Guilty

I played hooky from work today, but it was for a valid reason and I feel not the least bit guilty about it. I haven't missed a shift in over a year, and even then it was because I was hospitalized. Remember I mentioned how I wasn't sure when my hematology follow-up appointment was? I thought it was next month, but turns out it was today. My plan was to just call and reschedule, but turns out my hematologist is going out of town, and is totally booked solid two weeks up until she leaves and almost a month after she gets back. So, rescheduling wasn't really an option. I didn't flat-out call out. I did offer to come in afterwards and close, but we're over hours already this week, and my appointment ran long. So, I got an extra day off this week. Too bad I spent a good chunk of it sitting in a waiting room. I'm still grateful, though!

I love that when I have labs done, I get most of the results immediately. 10 minutes after the nurse drew my blood, my doctor had all my numbers back (with the exception of my ferritin level. That has to get sent to an outside lab). My levels are great! Better than the last appointment, better than my post infusion levels. I told her that I'd transitioned to a vegan diet, and she was totally on board with it. Even confirming that different blood types do require different things, and many of her patients are quite successful on a plant-based diet. So, the next time someone asks me why I don't eat meat, I'll tell them its for a health condition. Some people have so much blind faith in doctors, it will probably shut quite a few of them up.

For the most part, I don't think too much about the fact that I've given up meat, dairy, and eggs. It isn't a huge deal, because meat and dairy have never been a huge part of my diet. Eggs are tasty, but I'm an all-in kind of girl. If I'm going to be vegan, then I'm going to do it right. So, bye eggs. Occasionally, I feel a little overwhelmed by the idea that I'll never eat meat again, but I remind myself that it's not set in stone. There's nothing stopping me, but my desire to not consume it. I'm a compassionate person, and I don't want to think about animals suffering and dying so I can eat them. And the longer I go without it, the more uncomfortable I am with the idea of eating flesh. After the blood work results I got today, I have to also keep in mind that my body is happy right now. I haven't felt this good mentally, or physically in a very long time.

I stopped in to Trader Joe's to tell Snookums about my lab results. He didn't see me at first, so I got to see his true expression. He is so happy working there! It's only been a few days, but I think he's found something he likes. We can only hope. If he quits this job, I might lose my shit on him. I can't handle another unemployed stretch. Two in two years is enough. After I talked to him for a minute, I went to buy him some new work clothes. Cargo shorts, a new pair of tennis shoes, underwear and socks. He never buys himself stuff like that. I feel like he's my 4th and biggest kid!

I have a meeting at 7:30am tomorrow. Then I have to turn around and come back at noon and work until 7:45pm. I'm definitely not excited. Especially since it's almost midnight already, ugh. Why do I do this to myself? It's gonna be a long day...




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