Thursday tlc

You know, I think this constipation thing is contagious. Now it's my turn. I'm up late, partly to catch up on housework, but partly because I"m uncomfortable.

* get hair cut
* get massage
* get a few groceries
* catch up on a lot (but not all) the washing up
* make bed
* 10 minutes exercise
* a tiny bit of gardening (= time outside)
* a load of washing
* posted driving letter

NCOT - oh i wish i could help you out, try to stay on the bland and boring food still your tummy is 100% better. Dehydration sucks, i'm already watching and waiting for me to start becoming dehydrated cos of the surgery. Have some big hugs, i've had nights like those and my god if you ever thought you were bad before one of those..........*shudder*. I'm thrilled to hear your feeling better though. xx

Ivy - appt today was just to see the psycologist, spent the whole time really talking about the surgery and the sepsis/infection i had the week before. I have another appt start of feb, cos i'm riding the high of surgery. Its all still great and by then i'll either a) gone downhill OR b) the high will have worn off! Hmm, for constipation, i drink pure orange juice. Goes straight through!

Weather today was horrible, rain mixed with sleet that then turned to snow. Ground was wet so it didnt stick, but the wind could have cut straight through me! Was cold all the way through by the time i got home. Had my dinner and warmed up again. Seeing my surgeon tomorrow so hopefully will get the all clear!

TLC

* make it to appt - done
* make it back from appt - done

Thanks, folks *hugs* :p

The virus has obviously gone, but I went and acted pretty stupidly anyway :-/ ... It was my mum's birthday, so we went out for a meal. If it'd been yesterday, absolutely no way I could've eaten anything, but today - I could and did <_<. I reintroduced my stomach to food in full glory: had a main course of Scottish dry-aged steak in a diane sauce cooked to medium-rare perfection, followed by a dessert of lime and cranberry bread & butter pudding. The steak was beautiful and really hit the spot. The bread and butter pudding was lovely; the lime and cranberry worked quite well, even though I still prefer it just plain and classic. The vanilla custard which went with it was among the nicest custard I've ever had, though.

There were consequences, but I can hardly complain :/

I do find restaurant portions too much nowadays; in just about every case half of what I'm served would be more than enough. But I couldn't bear to leave half of it. Take after my mum in that respect; always have to clear my plate. Anyway, that's the first step taken towards putting on a bit more weight :p (Seriously, my weight was underneath 6 stone for the first time this morning - 5st, 13lb. Maybe water loss caused it to drop that low, but even so... :/)

When we got home, watched Miracle On 34th Street, the old black and white version. Struggled a bit to concentrate through the groaning, uncomfortable stomach and low-grade fever, but enjoyed it all the same.

@choc - Just enjoy the high while it's still there! I'm the last one to talk about meds but are you on any maintenance meds? After surgery would be when I would be most willing to go on them, funnily enough, because I would want to try to prolong the remission for as long as possible. Nothing is guaranteed, but...

@Becky - We had a bit of sleet and snow today as well. And we freak out over snow too.

*collapses* Phew. It's really late. Gonna drink a glass of water (feel a bit parched) and go to bed. Goodnight, guys :p

PS: Forgot to say, I fufilled the first two TLCs. My mum came with me and chose her birthday bouquet, thus completely ruining the surprise element, but oh well. She's always saying she doesn't like surprises anyway <_<

Post Edited (NiceCupOfTea) : 12/16/2010 9:09:57 PM (GMT-7)

Too late, I already did :-/

I think the worst of it is finally over and the last of the food (the mushrooms) has passed through me, but I'm not messing around anymore.

Choc, that's why I only drink that stuff when I need things to run through me! It does taste so much better than the diluted stuff though!

Got everything I could done today. The tires are rotated and balanced, I bought the bulbs for the headlights, and went by to order my contacts. After doing those 3 things, I stopped by the grocery store and picked up a few things then came home to relax.

Tomorrow Dad's going to help me change the bulbs. Nissan says they have to take the drivers side wheel off to change that one, but dad looked online (thank you google!) and found a way around doing that. Hopefully they only take about 15 minutes per light to change.

NCOT, sometimes I eat things knowing I'll deal with it later. You just have to weight the conseqences sometimes. I do think you need to give your body a break every now and then so you don't constantly have pain. Just make sure you don't overdo it!

I lost track of what day it was and thought it was still Thursday...oops!