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Health & Fitness > My New Diet--don't Try It!
 

My New Diet--don't Try It!



After 80 years my cast iron stomache betrayed me! I have never had a stomach ache, a belly ache, an upset stomach, whatever you call it, and then all of a sudden it hit! We had gone to Fusion Pizza for a bite to eat and I got a individual pepperoni pizza and a diet cola. I had nothing else to eat so though I don't want to blame the restaurant that's the only thing I can point to. Mmmmm--maybe the diet cola?)

I lost 10 pounds--not because I wanted to (well I always want to) but because I didn't feel like eating!! Yes you read that right! I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE EATING!!! After eating lunch  at Fusion Pizza I felt ill most of that night. The next two days I didn't eat a thing and on Thursday as much as I look forward to eating out between going to the Dollar Tree and Winn-Dixie I told Allen that I wanted to skip it and just go home and sleep. I have been sleeping between12-15 a day the past 3-4 days. Along with everything else I have been very unsteady on my feet!

And adding insult to injury my left leg, especially around the ankle, itched so badly last night I couldn't sleep--I put petroleum jelly on it, then baking soda, then an anti itching gel an wine vinegar, finally witch hazel--nothing happened!



I've been driving my doctor crazy but no answers--today she suggested Calamine lotion for the itching--the swelling has gone done on the leg--meanwhile I have an appointment with my finger surgeon on Tuesday and Wednesday with my vascular surgeon--at 7:15 PM ARGH!! (well at least Anthony is taking me there so I won't have to wait until midnight to get home--that's if the surgeon isn't 2 hours as late as usual)



After the movie today Allen and I went out to eat--I was only able to eat half of mine--THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE ME SICK!!!--but I just finished the other half and am now hungry--here comes the 10 pounds back.



Oh, by the way, I bought a pair of sandals--anyone want 12 pairs of flip-flops???

posted on July 30, 2016 9:28 AM ()

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A mystery. The pizza looks yummy, though.
comment by troutbend on July 30, 2016 11:22 AM ()
I did at one point feel the pepperoni was 'off' but that doesn't/didn't stop me.
reply by greatmartin on July 30, 2016 11:33 AM ()
I thought itching was typical of some of the leg problems you've had, so I don't know how calamine lotion would help. What about a bag of frozen peas on it for a while? Or is restricting the blood vessels a bad idea in your case? If so, I'd probably take benadryl at night since itching drives me batty.
comment by drmaus on July 30, 2016 11:17 AM ()
I've been using ice packs--to no avail!
reply by greatmartin on July 30, 2016 11:32 AM ()
When I started eating again after my last encounter with pancreatitus a few years ago I ordered a chef salad and garlic bread sticks. At this hospital the food staff are dress as servers and the food is in no way hospital food. It looked absolutely delicious and from the few bites I could swallow it was delicious. You are probably one of a few people who could understand how depressing it was to see beautiful food and not be able to force it down. I didn't lose any weight even not eating for days at a time, but I did recover from the inability to feast!
comment by jjoohhnn on July 30, 2016 10:25 AM ()
Sadly or not--I got my appetite back again--nothing is safe in the apartment!!
reply by greatmartin on July 30, 2016 11:31 AM ()

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