September 2010
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An IV gone wrong :)
For about a week, I was really down on myself. I could not believe I had let myself go SO much that my weight was now causing me to need new sports bras and new bras. I did not feel like my current ones were too small, but my rib cage has been aching and I figured that was the root.
I even went on Thurs to Lululemon (oh, how I love that store) to try new ones on. I was convinced I needed a new...
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Sugar! →
I think this article is just a great read if you are interested in sugar and which to reach for when baking or making your oatmeal tastier :)
Don’t forget that in order to read the article, you have to click on the purple “Sugar!” button.
My ramblings....
I took two naps today, before 2pm. I am preeeetty impressed with my abilities to sleep! And the kids’ sweet spirits to LET me! Though Reid DID talk his way through my first…
If you read my FB, you will know what he said to me during that nap. He came up and whispered, “Mom, do you now what my favorite clothes are? Naked. And boxers and undershirts.” Oh, future...
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75%
Well, I think I am at 75% now.
The good news:
-I no longer have problems regulating my body temp. I can take a shower or do dishes and not die of overheating.
-My hands don’t prune the second I get them wet. Weird one, right?
-My naps are shorter and less frequent
-My face finally stopped breaking out like a 13 year old.
The things YET to improve:
-Fever
-Overwhelming fatigue
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Hypermobility Syndrome
Interestingly, while at the doc today, the nurse practitioner was examining me to see if I had fibromyalgia symptoms.
She pointed out that I have hypermobility in my joints. Oddly enough, a physical therapist told me that last year when I hurt my upper back/ shoulder blade. At the time, the PT said it goes along with some syndromes and that I need to remember that I have that.
Well, I...
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Today, I....
-called the doc to tell him my fevers were back.
-was told to see my primary care doc b/c they could not help me.
-cried on the phone with the nurse explaining that the primary care people send me to specialists b/c they can’t help me and the specialist send me back to them. This leaves me spending a lot of money and not getting help.
-was squeezed in to be seen by a nice nurse...
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How does our garden grow?
We shall see!
Today we began fulfilling a dream we have always had. We got to briefly do this while house sitting/renting when we first moved to SA. But then we moved in to our last house, which didn’t have good sunlight in the back yard. Now that we are in our new house, we do!
We figured that it would be a great learning experience for the kids, would supply us with veggies, and...
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Flare
So, I think I am in another flare. I had suspected over the last month that since I was able to go back to a mostly normal life (just a slower pace, and a more confused brain) that I was probably out of the last one. I still napped every day. And in general took it easy. But I was not sleeping all day and having a temp.
But Friday. Oh Friday. It came and I never really made it out of...
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Oh Crhappy Day!
When you live in the Smith house and you have a crappy day, what do you do? You make this:
It may not look spectacular….but it WAS!!! Fresh lemon shrimp scampi. Unbelievably fresh and good. Gluten free and fabulous! Thanks to my sweet mom for bringing the shrimp over to brighten my evening.
I have not really gotten up today, except to make dinner. It has been a hard day,...
