Gahhhh!

Well, today I took my first of three tests that I have to complete before Fridat night. Then after I finish them, I can go to State with my mom and dad. State is saturday. Hopefully I can get my test done on Friday before mom and dad leave IF. So a big skills like test for Nursing thursday, then on friday a patho physiology test. Then Saturday state XC in Boise, then back for church on sunday. Whew! I'd better stop procrastinating studying for that skills test.

OUCH!

Lets see, I went to the public health clinic yesterday (as a patient), and got two shots, one in each arm. I got a flu shot and I decided I wanted to get the guardasil series. So I got the first in that series. My arms hurt to lift them up. And while the guardasil shot hurt more initially the arm that got the flu shot is definately hurting more now. And they hurt to put any pressure on them which is sad because I sleep on my side, so I didn't sleep well.
Yesterday at FHE was actually fun, for a change, we had the lesson, and then we actually sat there and joked around for a while like humans. It was fun, sorry Dan, no mission stories, though I'll try to remember next time. : )

THE FOLLOWING IS MEDICAL WHICH,OF COURSE OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T MIND SHARING, BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ IT DON'T!!!
Then today I went and saw the doctor, 1. because my YAZ is supposed to make it so my periods are at least less painful, and over the past seven months they have become more and more painful. Not quite up to the point that they were before the YAZ, but still, also I am kinda sick of being such a witch when I am on my period. I wind up staying in my room because everything (and everyone) anoys me! (not a good thing when living with 5 other people) : ( 2. I have been exercising more, and because I have I needed to refil my Albuterol Rx, and of course 3. I apparently have really high LDLs(bad cholesterol) which for a person my age is not a good thing. I also have high triglycerides but I have a good blood glucose and my HDLs(good cholesterol) are in the upper range of normal.
So I made an appointment to go and see someone at the healthcenter, 1 because they are open when I have time to see them, 2 they are on campus, and 3 chances are good that they are less expensive than other places. Also a bonus, because they are here at BYUI, and to be here I have to be following the honor code, and as I am single and not sexually active going there means I don't have to have another pap to get more BC. : )
TOday I went and saw her, she gave me a Rx for Nuvaring, for BC, hopefully this will help, and she renewed my Rx for Albuterol, and after discussing my diet for a while, she decided that my diet is not unhealthy, and decided there might be some genetic factors in the LDLs and triglycerides, so she gave me a low dose statin drug, with instructions to go back in three months to check and see if it is helping. The only thing that makes me concerned is that I may wind up taking statins for the rest of my life if it works.
I have had some more headaches, sensitive to light, and sometimes sensitive to sound, though I wonder if they aren't because I am in the middle of switching BC?
Better go so I can actually get something done today.

OCTOBER!

Ok, so its the middle of October and I haven't posted anything for a while, but I don't know that I really have had much to post. Last weekend was Mother's weekend, and my mom came out Saturday and we went to some seminars in the morning, and then went out to lunch-Tai food, YUM-then we went shopping and mom bought some stuff for people and then that night we went to the International Culture Night, which was fun because some of the associations performed, including the poynesian and korean, which means all sorts of fun dances, and really loud drums. Megz has been driving my car to Teton to the Haunted Mill for work, with a group of other students that work there. If I had another year in Rexburg I might want to do that. I always liked working behind the scenes and knowing what all goes on.
I started the first part of my clinicals with public health. I got to give shots, which was kinda fun to do that again. I forget how much I miss working until I go to clinicals. Now I only have two more clinicals to go.
We are almost halfway through the semester which seems really strange to me because I feel as though school just started. It has been pretty crazy with my classes and tests etc.
I enjoy my calling, and since I last vented about my FHE brothers we got another one who is a recently returned missionary and seems more mature than the others who have been back for 2+ years. At least he is not distainful about FHE, and I don't dread going to FHE because I know he'll have a good attitude.
It was hillarious at our last FHE, we were at our ward clerk's house with another FHE group, and we were going around the circle introducing ourselves, and as part of introducing ourselves we told what we learned at the last general conference. It got around the circle to this one boy, and he started talking about what he learned in the priesthood session, he started talking about this one speaker who spoke about priesthood holders fulfilling their responsibilities no matter what they are, and then he recounted a story of a man who was working on the SLC temple. This man's family lived 22 miles from the temple to on friday night he would walk home, get home and spend the weekend working on his farm and with his family, on time while he was at home, he got injured and shattered the bones in his leg, which resulted in amputation. This brother continued to say, "and if I remember correctly he went on to invent the prostate...er prosthesis..." to which we all laughed of course and he jokingly made fun of his own slip of the toung by continuing, "prothesis, I'm sure his prostate was fine." I though this brother had great character in that he was able to make fun of his own blunder and make light of it instead of becoming embarrased as many people would have. I thought KUDOS to you sir for having the character to continue on and make light of an awkward situation.
So that is my story for this week, I should go study for my Patho-phys test so I can make it to the XC race this Friday afternoon.