Monday, April 23, 2012

L.H.S. and Liver functioning

Today, I had another appointment for the laser hair removal. It usually does not hurt! It will usually feel like like a slight stinging through the first round and the second round will feel like a rubber band snapping. Today was completely different! That first round  felt like I was getting stung by huge bees, thankfully she was able to go though it a lot quicker today than she was before because it covers a larger area. My appointment was an hour and a half ago and my face still feels a little tender...which is very surprising usually that goes away quickly. However it's all for the best, I will happily sit through the fifteen minutes of pain to get rid of this facial hair than have to continue with the pain I have endured since middle school of shaving every single day. I was telling the doctor that I would be happy just to be able to get it to where I don't have to shave every single day. My ultimate goal is of course to get it to where I don't have to shave period, but I know that's not logical being a cyster...one can dream can't she? 


A few weeks ago I had a doctors appointment to check on a tattoo that I thought was infected which it was not, and she wanted to do a blood test and check on my liver and  a couple other things. My liver levels (ALT I think) were elevated. So we scheduled an appointment for a month from then which will be on the May 2 to check them again. I was told not to take any tylenol, herbal supplements, or any alcohol. Now, I regularly take tylenol for my headaches and body aches, because ibuprofen doesn't do too great a job. Ibuprofen can be bad for the stomach and I already have stomach problems. I had an ulcer when I was in grade school, and have always had bad indigestion and acid reflux. However with the tylenol, it's not like I take it several times a day every day. I take it a couple times a day a couple times a week. I do not OD on it, but she was making out that I was. As far a alcohol goes, I have had three bottles of flavored vodka in my freezer since Christmas and all three have more than half the fluid left. When I do have any of it I would put  a shot of it in the drink I was drinking. But now that I was told that I am not allowed to drink, I can't stop thinking about drinking...I don't want to get drunk! I just want A single drink! A pina colada or a kaluah something really good, and just one.