Nausea and Dizziness...why?

Well, as I've mentioned (several times before) I still have bronchitis. Pain in the you-know-what. Lately it seems that I get sharp stabbing or prickling/burning pains when I breathe and constant dull ache on the lower part of my ribs. My doctor doesn't seem concerned and with 3 doctor's bills waiting to be paid I'm not too anxious to create more unless necessary.

Lately my dizziness is increasing. Lately I've only been dizzy 1 or maybe 2 times a day. Today it was several. When I coughed very hard or got up too fast (duh). It seemed like 6-10 times today that I was so dizzy I had to pause to catch my balance.

I checked and there are several sites that show nausea and dizziness as possible either symptoms or side effects of meds for bronchitis.

I was so confused that I even took a HPT

I knew I shouldn't but, it just had me wondering. I'm such a sucker for pee sticks! Even when I know beyond a shadow of a doubt (ok a little doubt) that there's no way I still succumb to the allure of testing. It's an addiction.

New goals....waiting longer to TTC.

Well, recently at my psychiatrists I realized that after the last 90 days (m/c, knee sprain, sick with flu, bronchitis) that I am no longer as emotionally stable as when I started the summer.

So, I realize that in addition to making sure my heart is in the right condition for pregnancy, I'm going to re-assess my mental health each month to see if I'm prepared for it.

Also, I'm excited about the prospect of losing weight. I think this will help me get my heart in the best condition possible as well. So, whenever I get healthy again (no longer sick with cold/bronchitis) I'm going to start using my Wii Fit, starting at least twice per week.

You might see my Weight loss ticker above with my charts...here it is

As you can see I'm currently at 8 lbs lost. I re-made the goals a few weeks ago. Also, I'm using a newish product called Sensa

 

The way it works is you sprinkle it on your food (salty for your main dishes or savory foods, sweet for desserts, muffins, etc) and then when you smell it (has no smell really) it triggers a reaction in your brain that tells you you're full. I end up eating much less on Sensa and feeling satisfied. I feel like it's training to let me know what my full signals are like. 

Oh, and today, another kick in the pants. I started realizing I was having a pain in my lungs when breathing last night. And I've been using the inhaler the hospital gave me more often. SO, went to my PCP (managed to snag an early morning appt) and now I have a cold.
Grreeeeeeeaaaaaat 

I get it God! No baby-making right now! The baby factory is closed for repairs until further notice!

Now it's bronchitis

So, I tried to go back to work this week. I thought I was getting better. Then today my chest seemed to be exploding in pain. So I left work early and DH took me to the ER. Diagnosis: Bronchitis. I've got some meds and now I'm definitely staying home until I feel tip-top.

On the flipside, since we're Waiting to Try to Conceive (WTTC) I don't have to worry so much about ovulating. I am still charting to keep up with how often I O and stuff. I don't want to waste the test sticks on CBEFM so I've stopped using that.

But I did notice some pink tinged CM today. Maybe I'm ovulating today or tomorrow. Maybe I should review the section in TCOYF about pregnancy prevention. We'll see.

Sick, yucky

Well, of course I have a high on my fertility monitor! Which is weird because I'm sick as a dog right now. And I stayed home from work today. Just as I got up, DH calls and asks me to take him to the ER because he was getting a kidney stone!  Hasn't really been our summer.

I don't feel well and I have a horrendous cough that is making my throat raw. Yucky.

Ugh...

Yucky. I feel nauseous. Normally this would make me consider pregnancy, but I JUST had my period. At first I thought it was due to the constant cramping (which hasn't stopped with my period). Yay miscarriage! The benefits just keep on rolling in!

But, the nausea today was a bit pervasive. Then DH tells me that was how he felt that way when he first got sick last week. Great.