Monday, October 26, 2015
Sleeve Kitty!
Alannah decided the jacket that Jackie had pulled off was a perfect bed and that the sleeve was quite cozy. She stayed in the sleeve for over an hour and curled up in the jacket for hours.
Grady decided my military satchel is a perfect bed. If he fits, he sleeps, I guess
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Ugh fricking Ugh
Okay, we're back on The Plan. We got back on a few days ago after a frustrating week. I'm down several pounds from where I started. Not the very quick loss of weight as highlighted in the testimonies of the Plan but I'm not surprised. The Plan suggests not having any food or drink 4 hours before sleep. I need to eat a graham sized cracker or something when I take my codeine, stuff makes me sick to my stomach.
Yes, a glitch that I have. I could never become a heroin junkie. After my first back surgery I was throwing up for 3 days. I couldn't keep water down. Mom asked what pain meds they were giving me, morphine. She suggested changing to demerol. Viola! The opids make me sick. I've been on codeine for decades - I take 1-2 at night with a little bit of food and try to go to sleep before the nausea hits. So, about 8lbs down in 2 weeks.
We also had our first major reaction to food. Yesterday we had grilled hamburgers (patties, no buns) and eggs for breakfast. We've tested beef and it went fine but the Plan suggests not to have well-done meat - to avoid extended high heat - the chemical makeup of the food changes.
We're not sure if we reacted from the burgers or eggs. Shortly after having the eggs and hamburger (breakfast and lunch) I began to be down. By nightfall at 7:30 I was in a major depression and my muscles were hurting more than usual. I was in a bad place last night and today has been kinda hard. We've avoided any new foods today but I've had more sugar than usual. I feel off, unbalanced and blah. Jackie's legs were killing her today and she hadn't done anything yesterday. Enough so that it has to be noted as not ordinary aches and pains.
So both of us had extreme reactions to either well cooked meat or eggs.
We're going to test eggs again and see how it goes and I'll know what's happening if I start a down slide. My psych is really pleased with my progress and how I've developed tools to handle things coming our way. So much so that my PTSD symptoms are way down (Thank G-d!). The depression last night was horrible!
We'll see if this Plan keeps working.
Yes, a glitch that I have. I could never become a heroin junkie. After my first back surgery I was throwing up for 3 days. I couldn't keep water down. Mom asked what pain meds they were giving me, morphine. She suggested changing to demerol. Viola! The opids make me sick. I've been on codeine for decades - I take 1-2 at night with a little bit of food and try to go to sleep before the nausea hits. So, about 8lbs down in 2 weeks.
We also had our first major reaction to food. Yesterday we had grilled hamburgers (patties, no buns) and eggs for breakfast. We've tested beef and it went fine but the Plan suggests not to have well-done meat - to avoid extended high heat - the chemical makeup of the food changes.
We're not sure if we reacted from the burgers or eggs. Shortly after having the eggs and hamburger (breakfast and lunch) I began to be down. By nightfall at 7:30 I was in a major depression and my muscles were hurting more than usual. I was in a bad place last night and today has been kinda hard. We've avoided any new foods today but I've had more sugar than usual. I feel off, unbalanced and blah. Jackie's legs were killing her today and she hadn't done anything yesterday. Enough so that it has to be noted as not ordinary aches and pains.
So both of us had extreme reactions to either well cooked meat or eggs.
We're going to test eggs again and see how it goes and I'll know what's happening if I start a down slide. My psych is really pleased with my progress and how I've developed tools to handle things coming our way. So much so that my PTSD symptoms are way down (Thank G-d!). The depression last night was horrible!
We'll see if this Plan keeps working.
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