My new addiction....

So I haven't been able to do much..which is depressing, however we have been streaming Hero's. We have just finished the first session and we are on the second, it's so AMAZING w/out commercials!!

I also have an addiction to be a super hero..I know weird right? haha...well after watching all these hero's I really want to like regenerate, be able to read peoples minds, or maybe just fly? Am I asking for too much? I guess I chose a more realistic ability for right now that ability is to be a witch....due to the dr.'s.....this is why...

You know to change Dr.'s when:
1. You call and ask for your lab results b/c the Dr. told you to and the nurse speaks as a middle man saying "the Dr. already gave them to you." ((which I had Scott go w/me and when I asked him he said the Dr. said my results weren't in and that I needed to call))
2. You call up b/c of side effects that are unusual and they prescribe you ANOTHER medication (when they just put you one THREE!)
3. When you say "I'm on three medications and allergic to blah blah blah medications would that affect the new medication you want me to be on?" and the nurse replies with "No I don't think it should be a problem."
4. Your Dr. asked to see you back just to see your results from the TB test and prescribe the medication and to bring my husband w/me...and then THEY CHARGE ME!!! ((yes I threw a fit...but got my way and didn't have to pay =)

Yes I am now stuck with R.A and side effects that are affecting me and more pain than I started with.

I'm 21 going on 80!

So I have had many uncomfortable symptoms for about a year, but I would say in the last 6 months I have just had so many flares that some days I couldn't get out of bed. I would miss work and literally feel miserable. So on Friday I finally was able to see a specialist. When the nurse took me in to take my vitals it turns out I had a fever....hmmm I wonder how long i have had that? Then the dr. came to see me. It was funny because she was kind of talking and explaining things to me like a kid...or in other words she dumbed things down for me. She kind of was squatting so she was at my level while she was explaining to me that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. She is a Rhematoidologist person and I told her I didn't lol...then she explained everything to me. She then said that I have to take immediate action....ummm I'm more of a "when its convenient I will do it" kind of person. So she sent home packets of reading for me..if school reading wasn't enough for me. She said that my husband and I have to read through everything so that we know whats going to happen (I thought in my head....Scott make a decision w/me about my health....what did I get myself into haha jk).

More to the story.....So when the Dr. said we have to take "immediate action" she meant I also had to get some blood and shots today. NOW....I know this might sound weird but I literally have to talk myself into getting needles put in me, especially taking blood. See I'm white as can be so you can see my veins but in reality they are all show no action. I have to drink so much water and keep myself warm b/c they can NEVER find my veins..last blood test I had to go back 3 times and was sent to a special lab and even then it took like 20 minutes before they could draw blood. So I was extremely vulnerable at this time not being repaired that I had to draw blood or get a shot. They first gave me a TB test (I will eventually have to give myself shots once a week so that is why--but you can't take the shots if you have TB and one of the side effects is TB, go figure. That wasn't bad because they just poked me where ever they wanted. Now it was time for the blood test...I was there 15 minutes before they closed and it took 15 minutes to warm me up, but they did a wonderful job!

So in the end I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I still have to go see a stomach specialist to look at my intestines and what not...NOT HAPPY about that at all...but I guess it will help me in the end?

In case you were wondering what Rheumatoid Arthritis is here's information below:

Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation in a joint. Joint inflammation is characterized by redness, warmth, swelling and pain within the joint.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of chronic arthritis that typically occurs in joints on both sides of the body (such as hands, wrists or knees). This symmetry helps distinguish rheumatoid arthritis from other types of arthritis.
In addition to affecting the joints, rheumatoid arthritis may occasionally affect the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, blood, or nerves.

Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include:
Joint pain and swelling
Stiffness, especially in the morning or after sitting for long periods
Fatigue

Alaska Cruise

So we are excited to say that we will be going on an Alaskan Cruise in September with our friends Shawn and Shannon. This will be my first cruise and i'm not going to lie i'm really scared!! Yes maybe too much Titanic and Jaws has really corrupted me=) But I know and hope we have an awesome time!

Other news, I am officially Christie Fisher! I have finally changed my name through DMV! I'm still torn about changing my name at school because I don't want anything to happen with my credits!

Also our one year is coming up! Yes very exciting..I feel more in love with Scott and so proud to be his wife.

News about my health,..there is still no outcome. I stil have my symptoms and the Dr. has now directed me to a specialist who deals with swollen joints. Scott has also put an Air Advice system in our house to track the air and see if theres anything abnormal like mold and stuff. So I will be goingn to the specialist next Friday..hopefully I will have some results =)

Time goes by way too fast!

It feels you spend a lot of money and then its gone within 5 minutes! Scott and I had a wonderful Christmas =) It was our first Christmas together as a married couple (well sort of...) See I did the whole "try to please everyone thing" which turned out pretty good....but soooo exhausting!! We have a lot of family and I said yes to everyone, however on Christmas Eve at work Scott texts me I just want to spend time with just you and have Christmas with just you. I TOTALLY never even thought about that (I know i'm horrible) So I tried to change plans, but didn't work. So on Christmas Eve, we both got off work. I went to pick up Lucille's (YUM!) and we ate dinner together. Then we read our scriptures and we were gonig to call it a night. Then we figured we weren't going to have anytime to celebrate Christmas on Christmas day. So we decided to open our Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve (probably never again, but it was pretty exciting!). Scott scored with some pretty cool gifts, like the softest robe EVER, xbox pj's, guitar hero world tour, juicer recipes (LOL), and then a full massage at Glen Ivy (WITH ME!). I also scored, I got the GT Xpress 101 (yes another infomercial product!!HAHA), then I even got the whole pie crust and filler for the GT Express, THEN I opened another box and to my suprise it was ANOTHER GT Xpress 101 (see with infomercials, usually its buy one get one free or call within the next 10 minute and receive the free gift) Well...I got both! haha. I also made out with an awesome P2 Mp3 player, its touch screen and what not, I'm not all high tech so I'm still getting used to it! We had so much fun just being together and giving each other hugs and kisses after each gift. Then Christmas Day came, I woke up at 6 to bake fresh cookies and then we went to.....
My Aunts house
My Dads House
Scotts parents house
Scotts sisters house

Our day began at 7am and ended around 9pm

It was really great seeing loved ones and watching the nieces and nephews patiently (haha right?) waiting to open gifts. They were all so cute and I'm so glad everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

The day after, Scott and I went to go get our massages (AMAZING!!) However Brea mall=disaster!! It was way crowded. So after we got our massages, Scott and I never communicated to each other what we were going to do, like if we were going to take our time and go into the steam rooms or what not. So I just got dressed and checked out. Well 30 minutes later Scott comes out...I was like what the heck took you sooo long!! Well he went into the jacuzzi, steam room, then decided to shave. I couldn't stop laughing so hard!! Anyway we had a wonderful Christmas and we hope everyone else did too!

Tag I'm it!

So Shawna and Shannon both tagged me in their blogs so now I feel double the obligation to fulfill their wishes =) I am a very random person as friends know which makes conservations with me a delight. Basically I'm supposed to write 6 random things about myself so here it goes.

1. I am probably the most ticklish person alive! It takes barely any movement or touch to tickle me. When I know someone is going to tickle me I make these awful noises that are just so hard to describe because I know whats going to happen. It's quite funny. It's amazing what kind of a noise a human being can make haha.

2. I LOVE MATH. I love equations and get so much satisfaction of solving a problem. I love to investigate and put everything together. Nerdy..maybe?

3. So lucky for Scott I'm a great story teller when I'm asleep. Yes I sleep talk or as Scott would say I tell great stories when I'm sleeping. Sometimes I'm a dinosaur and sometimes I'm a mermaid, those are basically the start of my stories. However I do talk about food sometimes. I don't know what causes sleep talk, I should probably look it up. At least I don't snore =)

4. It took me the longest time to swallow pills. When I was younger my mother would give me pills and I would either
A. Hide them in drawers
B. Put them in the fake plants
C. Hide them behind the beds
D. Or any place available
I was ALWAYS sick when I was younger and I mean like pnemonia always sick so when my mom finally got the hint and found all my pills she would crush them up and mix them with ice cream and thats how I would take pills. I think this scores for RANDOM

5. Sometimes I can't read certain books because I get too much into the fairy tale life and wish I had it. For example, Twilight. I wanted Edward and everything he made Bella feel. Luckily Scott was willing to play along and be my Edward =) haha I won't go into more detail, but I just told him that he has to kiss me like he can't kiss me because he would to kill me...yes this was a very hard one to explain! hahaha.....So yes I obsess about books and have to read them at the right moment in time.

6. I have trigger finger along with that I am allergic to mostly EVERYTHING. My trigger finger is the most annoying thing I could EVER have and the Dr. still doesn't know how or why I got it. Trigger finger is the non scientific word for it....so not its not like I go shooting..its a real medical problem lol. I am allergic to so much!! I am allergic to strawberries, dairy, apple juice, all medications ( I can only take one), and now I am possible allergic to wheat. Not just food, I also can't use certain soaps, detergents and face wash. Hopefully my kids get Scotts genes, he's only allergic to Red 40 (red dye) lol..so random.

I'm a sucker for infomercials!

So Scott and I live off of 13 channels of television. So when it's late at night and we just want to snuggle, infomercials are ALWAYS on. So Scott feel in love with the Jack La Lanne's Power Juice, it's AMAZING! Like I've stated in the previous post.

Then I felt the desire to work out and bought the Terbo Jam DVD...haha I know. Scott wasn't so happy since I went out and bought an elliptical and basically have not used it, but I am very determined to work out now! So Tonight I did the Terbo Jam and OH BOY it kicked my butt. Maybe I should start with the fact that I while I was baking cookies, I thought to myself I should not eat these I should work out so I did! Now I'm stuck with a bunch of cookies but I feel great after the workout!

I have No been banned from the television!Haha!

Semester is coming to an end!

So this semester was such a breeze in the beginning then all of a sudden 4 weeks before it's going to end chaos begins! I have had essay after essay and test after test!! I just got done writing two essays, taking 3 tests, and doing two projects and now I have 3 10 pages essays due this week!!

On a more uplifting less stressful side we bought a new TV! We bought a 52" LCD 10180 something like that...haha I'm just not into electronics=) Another GREAT investment was the JUICER!! OH MY! I will NEVER buy juice again its so amazing and not only do you get pure juice you receive all the nutrients and vitamins that are in the skins of fruits and vegetables.

Heres a pic of our TV..sorry I'm not sure how to change the format..I did it on my phone =)