Health and Wellness at Sam’s Club

It’s no secret that I do not have health insurance.  Shoot, at this point an insurance company wouldn’t touch me.  When I was told about the free Health and Wellness Checks at Sam’s Club I was on it!  First of all it was free and second of all it was like getting a mini check up.

When I arrived there was a bit of a line and I thought it would take forever.  However they had plenty of people and it went quickly.  Everyone was extremely friendly and didn’t even care that I was taking photos.  They were more than happy to be included.

The first thing I did was fill out a form with a little information.  Basically just who I was.  There was no health history, that would have taken me forever!

Next was getting my blood pressure checked.  I had just ran in to the store through a flooding parking lot and a downpour that hurt when it hit you.  Normally my blood pressure is perfect, but this time it was a little high and she said it was most likely from me running into the store.  It was only a wee bit out of the normal range so I’m not worried about it.  I’ll be checked again today at the OBGYN and I am sure it will be normal.

Next I was sent over to have my BMI checked.  I knew it would not be good considering that the tumor hindered my bodies ability to process normally.  It also had thrown my thyroid out of whack and I had tested abnormal on my thyroid before surgery.  I am happy to say that my thyroid is now testing normally and the weight is literally falling off without me doing anything differently.  My BMI was in the overweight range and I expected that.  I was thankful that it was not in the obese range!  After testing my BMI, I was given some information on a weight-loss group that meets not too far from my house.  They charge a low weekly rate and tech you about nutrition and exercise.  they also said that Morgan could attend with me for free.  Pretty cool!  I might check it out because it would be a great learning opportunity that Morgan and I can do together.

The last check was my Cholesterol and Blood Sugar.  I am hypoglycemic and have been since I was a kid.  I am prone to sugar spikes depending on what I have eaten or drank.  I then do a hard crash.  My blood sugar tested in the normal range, but my cholesterol tested a bit high.  This was shocking to me considering the way I eat.  I eat a diet of mainly fruits and vegetables….most of that being raw.  I rarely eat meats.  So I probably should check out that class I mentioned above so I can figure out where this hidden cholesterol is coming from.  It is something that is not obvious to me and it is important that I figure it out and take steps to get it out of my diet.  Amazing what one little prick to the finger can tell you!

If I would have had these tests run at the Doctor’s office I would have paid about $150!  Thanks Sam’s Club for providing this great service to your customers!

Sam’s Club provided me with a $50 gift card for my participation in the Health & Wellness screenings, to provide testimonial content via the samsclub.com/pharmacy site and post to my individual blog.

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Girl on Fire

Photographer at Loudmouth Photography

Brandy is the wife to a carpenter/musician and the mother of 3 amazingly awesome homeschool/unschooled girls. Brandy is a Photographer as well as a Coach for the Weebellion as part of Rolling Rebellion Jr. Roller Derby. Brandy is passionate about many things and suffers from a very painful and degenerative neurological disease called CRPS/RSD.

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