35 days counting...

So P-diddy is going into basic training July 2nd and we are in the middle of trying to sell our home so wherever we go, we won't have a house to take care of here in Utah. Feeling pretty overwhelmed by everything right now but I am still really excited! Trying to figure out where to live; fortunately I have a sister in Phoenix who says I may be able to live with her so I can save the money the A.F. gives us for housing. Not gonna lie, I am planning on using some of the moolah I save to buy a new wardrobe! Woot woot! 

As far as my arthritis goes right now, I am getting so much better! I was able to run a mile a week and a half ago! ME. A MILE. It was great! But then I went on vacation and kind of lost some of my progress by not eating the things I was suppose to and not doing a good job staying on top of my vitamins.  I need to get back on that band wagon and get as healthy as I can in the 35 days before P-diddy leaves.

Most of all I need to endure in my faith that I can and will get better because that was a promise my Heavenly Father made with me through blessings I have received. As long as I study the scriptures and pray morning and night and keep my relationship with Him tight, I can do anything. 

Start off to this adventure of getting better...

Well, not only am I trying to get rid of Arthritis , but also I am trying to get better before my wonderful hunky husband ships off for basic training with the Air force. He took the ASVAB yesterday and got a 93! Which is the highest percentage for the air force. I am ooberly proud of him! However, when he leaves I am going to be in charge of EVERYTHING around here and will have to have strength (which I currently have none of-like can't open a lid to yogurt none of) and be able to do be mom and dad all wrapped into one! Seriously single parents are amazing! I prefer both parents but hey some of us have no choice right? ANYWHO! So in celebration of Preston's amazing scores we kind of had a party....chocolate chip cookies dipped in mild, sparkling cider, and Papa Johns garlic chicken pizza! Not only that but I splurged my self for lunch with a quesadilla (originally for my daughter but she wouldn't eat it), a taco and a burrito and caramel empanada all from taco bell. Now this is not how I eat everyday, my state of mind was this; get off of soda. SO, for me, getting off of soda is crazy hard! So I thought to myself, if I load up on fatty everythings except for soda, then I am still going somewhere with my goal. Ya. Btw I don't consider sparkling cider as soda because it is 100% juice. And I don't drink it all the time. SO to that, I have been soda-free for 2 whole days and I am drinking a load of water and herbal teas.

I am 147 pounds (or I was before the taco crazy day) and am only going to weigh myself every week. And also do a video diary every week as well. But hopefully I will be able to document accurately what I am going through to become healthy once more. 4 months is my goal with my supplements and crazy strict diet. That is from start date of now...over soda addiction and sick of junk food. Though I will always be honest about what I eat because I'm a real human being that is struggles with self discipline...a lot!

Yes it has been forever-Now it's time for a NEW endeavor!!!!

I am starting a video diary of my journey through Rheumatoid Arthritis and fighting back. First of all here is some the background ; about 3 years ago I was newly married and had recently been diagnosed with R.A. Honestly I thought my life was over. (You would think your life was over too if your doctor told you were going to be crippled in 6 months if you didn't get on a cancer medication.) At this time I was also pregnant with Rilee and he continued his scary future telling by telling me if I did nothing and didn't get on Metheltrexate that I wouldn't be able to hold my baby girl. I was devastated! I wanted to breastfeed but on the Metheltrexate that is deadly so I was only able to for 4 months before my joints were hurting unbearably. I started taking the drug orally and was so sick I had to have my friend Michele come by and help me take care of Rilee. All I could do was throw up and try to sleep. Most days I was on the floor hunched over in nauseous pain. My joint pain, though feeling like broken bones was better than this kind of pain. My husbands Aunt told me about a Doctor in Provo that could help me without the harmful effects of those other drugs in my body. I went to see him and he told me a HUGE secret! Medical doctors are NOT always right!

He told me that when one goes to medical school the first little bit is how to heal the person. The majority is business and they teach their students that from the time you meet the patient to the time they prescribe you something , is 6 minutes. He continued to tell me that he was one of these "drone" doctors for almost 20 years, until he realized something. He should be continuously getting NEW patients. They shouldn't be coming back because they should be getting better, and how it didn't make sense to him thatt what he was prescribing wasn't making them get better. He had to renew prescriptions all the time! That got him thinking that he should restudy how to heal. Do you realize that no doctors ever ask "why are you having these symptoms?" rather than " Oh you have this symptom so we'll give you this drug." And do the doctors research your symptoms? NO! They research the drug that your suppose to take for that symptom and most cause worse problems than the problem you started with.

Through my Provo doctor, I have discovered that there is a cure for arthritis and it starts with me and some old fashioned work.

Through Dr. Provo (I obviously changed his name for privacy reasons) I was recommended to Mia. She has been diagnosed with everything you can think of and was also given only 6 months to live! She has shared with me, the supplements I need to regain my life back and to help me live again.

Here's the hard part, it only works if you are on a very strict diet. No flour (not even gluten free), no sugar, no corn, no dairy and add the supplements to rebuild your system and it should take 4-6 months to recover.!

This is my start of those 4-6 months! I want to see if it works and post how I am doing through video dairies. I have a stiff elbow and I am promised that it will loosen up on it's own and straighten out without surgery. This is going to be a process because I have many things to overcome. Mostly my addiction to sugar. Wish me luck y'all!

Beautiful Girl

March 16th 2010, probably the most wonderful day ofmy life. This day is the day that my adorable daughter Rilee Lynn Haskell was brought into the world. Not exactly as planned however. Monday, the day before, I was supposed to get induced if my cervix budged even an inch more, but alas no budging. My doctor (who I absolutely LOVE btw) told me that I was at a serious risk for a c-section because the babies head was bouncing up and down and there was a high risk for the cord to come first or for her head to get stuck. He explained that I could have a 50/50 chance of having a normal delivery but that even still I probably would of had to have an emergency c-section. I asked for the week to think about. So the day of I had an overwhelming feeling that I needed to schedule it that day. So I did and after having a hell of a time fasting for the surgery all day long (and my mother and husband eating happily in their happy eating corner) they took me into the operating room to get my spinal block going which was suppose to take only 5 minutes but ended up taking 30 minutes because they couldn't find the right spot. A dozen or so needle pricks later, they said they got the right spot but I didn't believe them because I could still feel them pinching me and pushing my stomach around and after a while I wanted to speak my mind to the surgeons that seemed to be playing rugby with my stomach, they told me my baby girl was out (apparently the spinal block worked without my knowledge) I was about to tell them to quit playing around and to figure out a way to get the spinal block to take. I felt like saying," you can't pop her out like a zit ya know!" But everything went on while I was huffing and puffing behind the curtain and she was born and my attitude turned 180 degrees and all of a sudden I was surrounded by the most competent wonderful intelligent doctors medicaid could afford! When I heard her crying I started right in with her. I never thought a crying baby would sound so peaceful and amazing. She really was hand delivered to me by Heavenly Father. She has my butt chin and my hair color and oddly enough she kind of looks just like my dad. All she needs is eye glasses on the tip of her nose and a baseball cap set on her head like Elmer Fudd. I love my dad and although I wouldn't call my dad "beautiful", my Rilee is beautiful! Just see for yourself!

It is time...

So I was officially diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, as I have said previously in a different post, and I have decided not to let that quack of a "Dr." put me down. I have been doing my own studies on it and I think I have a really good chance of leading a semi pain free normal life. I will just have to be really picky about what I let into my body and what I do for exercise EVERYDAY. So pretty much I think it's Heavenly Fathers way of saying " Annie get off your butt and be awesome!" Ya, I'm taking this as a diagnoses of " your going to have to be sexy for the rest of your life." YUP! Much better way of looking at it. OH and IMPORTANT!!!!!!! So eating out is what pretty much caused all this- so BE CAREFUL! I had a huge intake of Omega-6 fatty acids and that can cause autoimmune deficiencies. So before you go out to eat for everyday of the week... consider what you might be doing to your body. Just a thought.... Let me know if any of you have any information on R.A. I would love to hear about it!

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay first today, my butt almost got frozen off with 3 degree weather - ya ya "some places are negative degree so I shouldn't complain". Well this is my blog so I can complain as much as I want. Speaking of complaining- here's some more of it today I had to go to a Rheumologist and he said I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. SUCK! And of course being a Blackford I need to do some extra research to make sure that the Dr. I am seeing isn't a complete incompetent "wants to get on to the next patient and get home" Dr. And yes this all came from my very opinionated (but love her to death) sister Becca. So now I have to go hunt down all my information to make sure that everything they said is correct. It damn better be the correct information cause he gave me four (4) quatro PAIN-FUL shots right in my joints in my shoulders and now I can't move without severe pain. More complaining! I haven't been able to sleep very well at all! Lovely pregnancy.... 6 months now 3 to go and seriously can't wait! OH! And I am having a baby girl! Ya-pretty stoked. Anyways!!!!! I'll be done with my pity party and if you want to join me, you can always text or call me. :) Chao!

Feeling like BLAH!

Okay so I thought and truly believed that I was blessed enough not to be completely pukey throughout my pregnancy and almost thought I was getting off scotch free cause 12 weeks was approaching. Well about 11 in a half weeks in puke fest began and now I am 12 in a half weeks prego my ego and still pukey and can't go anywhere without a bucket. (I don't want to be one of those stories you hear about that they had to throw up in their purse). Just thought I would tell you all that.