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24 May 2023
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101.7 kg
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33.7 kg
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28 June 2022
It's been a difficult year. I have been hospitalized twice for food-allergy related incidents, (was diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and found out the hard way I am allergic to benadryl), and last week, I unexpectedly lost my big sister. Now, I'm the only one of three siblings remaining, and I feel empty and alone. Both my parents are still alive but in ill health; and the thought of taking care of both of them is daunting/overwhelming. They were divorced somewhere around 25 years ago, and my oldest sister and I joked that she got custody of my mom and I got custody of my dad in the divorce. Well, now I have custody of them both, so to speak. My dad has paranoid delusions and thinks of all kinds of "out there" ideas and I struggle to be patient with it all. My mom is overweight, doesn't exercise, and when I went home for my sister's funeral, I couldn't grieve properly because my mom's kitchen seriously was a hoarding issue. There were dirty dishes that had been sitting there since before mother's day when I last visited her. It took me and my cousin a total of 11 man hours to clean it, when I'd rather have been visiting with my nieces/nephews and their kids. So I'm a bit angry about that too.
But just as the sun rises every day, so will I. And I will look forward to the blessings God has given me, and I will do my best to make both my sisters proud.
I miss you both so very much!
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26 April 2022
I had an appt today with my allergist. She was interested in everything I told here about having EoE, these recent reactions, etc. We probably won’t find out what my original trigger was this time around, but she is running several more blood tests.
So for now, my symptoms have settled down enough that I have no outside restrictions, and for the most part, I feel good enough for exercise. Brody and I went for a 15 minute walk outside, not brisk enough to get out of breath, but enough that it wasn’t just casual, either.
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20 April 2022
I’m just venting today. And keeping records. Last week I was in the hospital because of an anaphylactic reaction. This week, I am under doctors orders to stay inside as much as possible. It’s nice weather here with springtime, but everything is starting to bloom and we don’t know what triggered my original reaction. So it sucks but I will stay inside.
And last night was soccer night. On Tuesdays, I have exactly 20 minutes from the time my last class ends till we need to run out the door. In those 20 mins, I have to feed us and get everyone ready with soccer gear on. I made the kids a Mexican spaghetti in the crockpot but I didn’t have time to make myself anything. I’m normally gluten-free out of necessity, but I didn’t have time to make my own noodles, so I ate one cup of their spaghetti. It caused the same kind of reaction symptoms that I had last week. Flushing, sweating, rapid heart rate, hives, etc. Ugh! If that continues, that'll be tough.
And the steroids that I am on for last week's reaction make my heart beat fast. Resting heart rate in the mid to high 90s. That, with the jittery feeling inside, is enough to drive anyone nuts. So instead of worrying about calories and fat content, and pounds on the scale, I'm focusing today on straight up sanity. I need to be able to eat whatever I can safely eat. So that's what I'm doing. No walks in the pretty spring sun, with my chickens and dog and cat following me. No counting carbs, or weighing portions. It's just me, eating my GF cauliflower-crust pizza and waiting for my next class to start. Hopefully I'll still have a little sanity when I'm finally finished teaching this evening.
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19 April 2022
I'm finally starting to feel better after my hospital stay last week! I'm not itchy, I don't have more new hives, my face isn't red, and I feel rested and settled for a change! So I have a meal plan this week, and although I switch days up to suit my/my family's needs, (and consider what's going to go bad in the fridge) I'm all set!
I'll upload a lunch picture, (leftovers from last night) and for dinner, we have to eat and dash, so I'm making a crockpot dinner for the rest of the fam, so we don't eat out. It's basically macaroni, with tomatoes, hamburger, and cheese sauce. I can't eat it because I have to be gluten free, so I'll make some of my own stuff to eat while we are at soccer practice.
Also, went for a walk today around the yard and had some walking buddies; my dog, cat, and three hens. It's so funny that they follow me around the yard. After the walk, I shot some hoops in the driveway for 10 mins or so. No, it's not a ton of exercise, but I'm on doctor's orders to stay inside, and it IS just a beginning!
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