DAY 22 BLOOD RUSH

Today I left the hospital and my Hubby to head to work.  I thought as long as he was in the hospital and can call me he would be ok.  He made it all night not needing a transfusion.  So I took my Vitamins supplement and got some coffee with no sugar and headed out.  Did not sleep much.  It is the hospital and the chair I sat in did not help my neck. 

Allison came last night to visit and bring some much needed Supplies.  Our pastor came t visit as well.  I received a lot of calls about Steve while I was at work.  Then Finally about 1pm  He called me to tell me he is getting a transfusion.  His blood count is too low and he was still bleeding. So I decided to leave work and take tomorrow off to be with him.  He has the nurses but a man feels better when his wife is there to take care of him and make sure he gets what he needs.  A man will not tell you but his wife is the one he trust the most and can confide his pain to. 

I went by the house and got me a change of cloths and him some clean cloths.  I fed the cat and dogs and ringed at the house that I need to get cleaned up soon.  I had a slam and it helped me keep going.  I got to the hospital in time to hear the doc tell him about his procedure tomorrow and if the find a bleeding ulcer what their options were including surgery.

He is not a happy camper.  I did not eat well today but drank more water and take my meds and vitamins. He is however able to eat clear liquids with no red food coloring.  The hospital gave him chicken broth and a whole lot of laxatives he is still trying to get out of his system.  Allison came and we went to get him some egg drop soup that I had to strain all the eggs out.  I guess that is love.    Allison got him a remote control Helicopter to play with in the hospital room.  along with all his electronics he brought he is set up.  It is just bad that we are both missing work.  It cant be helped. 

Now hubby is into his second bag of A+ blood and has one to go.  He was way low on blood. I am worried but do not let him see it.  He will be in the hospital a few days but tomorrow I am going to get organized and eat right and on my Supplements and even stretch here in the hospital.  Got to get focused.  Stress can always make you loose your focus and a sick loved one can make you forget to take care of yourself.  My goal is to drink only water and lots of it.  Take a slam and my Vitamins and work on my projects while I wait for his procedure to be completed.

God bless everyone and remember take time for yourself.

DAY 21 A Rush to the ER

Today at 300 am Hubby woke me up packing his bags.  First question out of my mouth was are you leaving me in the middle of the night.   I was joking.  He said no I need to go to the ER.  See late yesterday he was not feeling well at all. He complained about tummy pains and feeling sick.  Apparently trying to get up and go to the bathroom was too much for him.  He was getting dizzy and trying to pass out.

So off to the ER. We spent 12 hours in the ER before he was admitted for GI bleeding.  He got a room at 4pm.  His blood count kept dropping and if it goes down too much he will have to have a transfusion.  So I had an energy Bar while I was in the Er with him and a Spark because I was getting so tired.  However I did eat a hamburger for lunch which is a no no and picked up my MRI results. 

It turns out that I have bulging disk and compression on some of my spine from c2 down to t1 and the start of tissue degeneration.  All probably due to my lupus.  I sent the results to my regular doctor and await his orders if any.  My neck hurt bad after moving my hubby and his bags.  I need to remember not to stress my neck and shoulder.

So tonight I will be with my hubby at the hospital making sure he is taken care of and trying to stay healthy myself .  I am going to try and drink more water and keep my energy up so I do not get sick.

Spark / Rehydrate Low Carb Jello Dessert Receipe.

Low Carb Dessert

Take mandarin orange Spark and mix it with sugar free orange jello mix as directed.  Chill.

Take another small box of sugar free orange jello mix and mix it in a large tub of low fat cool wip.

Take the hardened jello cut into squares and mix into the jello, cool whip mix along with a can of mandarin oranges.

Chill for about an hour.

Makes a great light dessert for a party or to curve your sweet tooth.  Always a big hit at the parties and a spark gives it that energy you need. Rehydrate can be used as well.

1 pouch of Rehydrate or Spark.

2 Boxes of sugar free Jello orange

1 large container of Cool Whip

1 Can of Mandarin oranges.

Enjoy!

 

18, 19, 20

DAY 18

Felt better today.  Spent the day getting ready for work tomorrow.  We did go to home depot and walked around to get exercise and look at much needed items for repairs to our home.  I made sure to have my sling on for my left arm to make sure I do not injury it further. Then we went and got my meds from the pharmacist.

I made sure to do my stretches and we eat healthy all day.  I just need to remember to drink more water.

DAY 19

Work came and we were not busy.  Eating healthy can be expensive especially if you choose to eat out for lunch.   Because we had to work through lunch to catch up I had tuna salad from a local place.  I was not happy for how much I paid and how little I got.  Also they did not get my order right.  They did however deliver me my right order even in the pouring rain so I will give them that.

Still need to learn to drink more water and the meds are making me thirsty. I had a slam for energy and a Fibo Trim.  I cannot wait for my order to come in. My weight has slow down but I expected it because of the meds I have been on but I am going to keep to my routine so I can develop good habits.

Hubby was off today so when I got home I made sure to take my meds and we watched a movie.  Never Been Kissed.  I love the fact he watched it with me. 

DAY 20

Four more days left in the 24 Day challenge.  I will weigh myself and measure myself but I need to keep going do to all my medication.  My 24 Day Challenge may turn into a 48 Day challenge.  I need to get through the plan without problems.  However I have to do what the doctor says.

I did go get my MRI today.  That was not a fun test.  The noise was so loud that made my head hurt and I had to be real still in a small space.  My hand fell asleep.  I think hubby is worrying himself sick.  I only worked a little over half a day but it was a good day.  The pain has not been as bad.  I should find out tomorrow about the test results.  I wonder if it would even matter if I knew the problem.  Most of my illness you pretty much have to live with and make sure you eat healthy and take your meds.

Hubby has been on Muscle strength and catalyst.  He was excited that he could see muscle definition and that he can make his pecks move.  Allison is doing better now that she getting all her supplements in.  I plan on ordering some sample packs for anyone who want to try the product.  They just have to let me know they want to try.  First come, First Serve. Just email me at pheonixadvocare@gmail.com.

Now that I have my test done and most of my meds out of the way time to get back on my supplement routine.  I know so far I have lost 5 lbs.  Need to find out how many inches.

God Bless Everyone.

 

 

DAY 17 MRI WHAT? OUCH!

DAY 17

What a day.  Despite the pain in my neck and shoulder we were able to have our family breakfast out and go groceries shopping.  I love my family outings.  Walking through the store is great exercise.  I took my Fibo Trim and Catalyst.

When we got home I was just hurting to much that I had to lay down.  I could have taken a slam but I needed to make sure I was not over doing it.  Allison was feeling great and cleaning her room, doing laundry, and putting together her futon she got for her room. 

I got up and let hubby sleep before he had to go to work.  I knew my left hand was swelling and tingling so I needed to go to the Emergency care.  I waited for Allison to get done with her project.  Hubby wanted to miss work to take me but I told him he needs to work so we can pay the bill.  He is so sweet and he was so worried. Allison would not let me go alone and has been going with me to the doctor from the time she was a baby. 

By the time she was done she told me her head was hurting and her nose was bleeding so it was good I needed to go.  So we both went leaving Hubby at home to work travel.  Turned out she had a sinus infection and well I apparently have arthritis in my neck and have to get an MRI next week. Fun stuff.  Not even 40 and I am enjoying the pains of getting older already.

If I have advice to give to those who have not hit my age yet is to start early taking your supplements, eating right and stretching day and night.  Start your good habits early.  I wish I did.  Also listen to your body.  You know your body best. Now that I know what is the problem I can research it  and get some Joint Promotion.  I guess I am going to need stock in Advocare. 

I will keep you up to date.  Have a blessed. Night.

 

The Babies doing Reasearch for me.  LOL

 

DAY 16! Cats Meow!!!

Day 16.  Today work was not as busy but had a lot to do.  The weather was nice.  I still hurt in my left arm and neck but I stretched and took my supplements.  I had a meal replacement shake for breakfast and broccoli , sweet potatoes and baked chicken for lunch.

It can get to you eating so much chicken.  I need to stay away from red meat.  I can have tuna but chicken seems to be assessable when I am working.  About 1pm I went to check the mail for work and the pain in my neck got worse.  Almost seemed like a migraine. 

I did get to see an old friend of mine.  RAY FLEX who has been a personal trainer for many years and has a body building competition.  I use to work the show managing back stage and presenting trophies for almost 7 years.  Him and his wife has started a charity to get people healthy.   He had not seen Allison for a long time and was surprise at how she has grown.  They have a show coming soon.

By the time I got ready to go home I was hurting bad. Good thing Allison was with me.  The drive was difficult.  You have to move your head to make sure you do not run over anyone.  LOL Who Knew. 

When I got home I soaked on hot salt water and it helped some.  We had supper and Hubby went to work and I tried to relax.  At one time I had all three cats on me.  I know when I am still when the cats start to use me as a couch.  They do make great heating pads.  That is until they decide to fight over who gets my lap.  Then My little Dog Rocky wanted in on the action.  He is spoiled rotten.  They are like our babies.  IF we could let our two big dogs in I would be covered in fur.

Each day is a gift from God and I am reminded of it daily.  I am so thankful.  I was supposed to die years ago but I will say that only God know when it is your time.

Allison is doing great on her 24 day challenge.  I am so Proud.

 

God bless and Good Night.

 

DAY 15... TEARS WILL COME.

DAY 15.

What a hard day. The one thing about having Fibromyalgia is when the pain comes the only thing you can do is pray and keep going. It is very hard because it wants to beat you down and you feel like doing nothing and giving up. Tears will come and stress will be worse.

It was so bad that I could not even do my daily post. The recover was faster now. I kept on my supplements and stretched. I soaked in salt hot water and remain still mostly. Just know there is someone out there that understands and know that this is never easy.

I eat when I could, trying to eat little bit all day. Never let your body break down. On days like this pampering is in order. I should have done that but work was a priority. If I could predict when I have my bad days I would schedule myself on pamper day. I need to come up with an emergency pamper kit for days like this one and put it in my car. I might just do that. It will include an extra slam and spark with an oasis good for stress. I will let you know what I come up with.

Keep going. It may take you longer to loose the weight or get at your goal but you will get there.

Gentle hugs everyone and God Bless.

 

DAY 14.. Half Way There!!!!

Day 14.  Half way there.  So today I kept on my high fiber diet and ate oatmeal for breakfast and a meal replacement shake for snack. Then for Lunch I had Korean spinach dumplings steamed.  I love dumplings and tonight I am having baked chicken and a sweet potatoes.

I did my stretch but we had a visitor at the office so my daily workout had to be placed on hold.  I am going to stretch again before bed and a good long stretch.  I took my probiotic and tomorrow I will do my fiber drink. I do need to measure myself and see if I can see a difference.  Because I had to change my diet my body may need to adjust.  We shall see.

Today I was a bit exhausted.  Adjusting to meds does take time.  The Slam Helped.  My coworker Emily can see how I take so many Energy supplements and not be bouncing off the celling.  Each person is different but I suffer from extreme fatigue syndrome so taking energy supplements help be get energized but not hyper.  She cannot take as much as I can.

Allison is doing well on her MSN 3 I am so proud of her.  Hubby is doing well and eating right.  It takes a family to be focused and encouraging to each other.  Support each other and be strong. 

 

God Bless!

 

 

DAY 13... Pancake Receipe. Enjoy!!!

Day Thirteen and I took the day off work to take care of bills and recoup from all the antibiotics.  It is still making me sick to my tummy but I took my last does so I should be getting better.  The weather today was way windy and warm and tonight will be cold. Does not make for a pain free day. I did have some Fibro pain today but I kept on my supplements and vitamins.

Sometimes I think the Antibiotics make things worse.   Tomorrow I will start back the probiotics.  I did get my cholesterol meds from the pharmacy but I am taking my Omega Plex.   This morning I could not sleep in if I tried and I did.  The energy is great but I think hubby at times wishes I would just sit still.  LOL

This morning I made homemade oatmeal pancakes to get more fiber.  It was good.  The family loved them.  We use to have pancake Sundays before church but I have gotten out of it.  Now that I know I can eat healthy pancakes I think I will get back into the tradition again. 

For lunch I had baked chicken and broccoli with spinach casserole.  For tonight’s meal I had baby potatoes and broccoli.  I plan on getting sweet potatoes tomorrow.  They are higher in fiber and better to eat for Fibro patients.  Does not cause as much swelling.

I did stretch today and Hubby and I went for a walk to get exercise.  Tomorrow I am headed back to work with SLAM and Meal replacement in hand.  It will be good to get back on the gazelle.  I did weigh myself and lost another two pounds.  Yea Me.  I am including my recipe for simple oatmeal pancakes.  Hope you try and enjoy.

OATMEAL PANCAKES:

Take wheat or regular  Bisquik .

Follow the instructions for pancakes.

Add ¼ to ½ more milk.

Add your favorite flavored instant oatmeal.

Mix together and cook.

Spice if you like.

Watch the butter.

Enjoy!

Have a blessed night.

 

 

 

DAY 12 Rude awakening!

Monday, MONday, MONDAY!!!!  Really not as bad as this past Friday.  Had a smoothie for Breakfast but was still able to workout and Eat lunch today.  Down side.  My doctor called and said my cholesterol was higher than last time.  Three possible reasons. 1. Infection. 2. Steroid shot I got when I had the Flue, 3. Too much protein and not enough fiber. 

That means that I am not on a high fiber diet of veggie and fruits and laying off some of the protein I have been taking in.  Still going to complete my diet but the high protein shakes are going to have to change to high fiber.  So it is important to keep up with your doctor visits especially if you are doing a new health plan.

Now I get to see how the change to my diet will help me weight wise and health wise.  The main thing is not to let this get me down.  I do tend to dwell on the negative but I am researching and looking at the positive.

Tonight I will be having baked chicken but a lot more broccoli and tomorrow I will start oatmeal for breakfast and redo my gro list to add more fiber.  I do enough life policies to know how important it is to have something to leave behind I am just not in a hurry to cash in.

I will keep you up to date.  God bless everyone.

pheonixadvocare.com

My Hubby and the babies.

 

DAY 11 Jump Jump

Sunday and what a nice day.  I slept in after being up until 12:30 am last night.  We woke up and I hit the ground running. Feeling so much better.  Sometimes your body needs rest.  While we ate breakfast we popped the debt buster cd and listened to it.  It was a great cd with a lot of great advice.

Then I as we do in the country we gathered all our burn paper to burn.  I played with the dogs and enjoyed being outside.  Then I came in and rested some.  Not to overdo it.   After a break we went back out to the groc store to get a few items we seem to always forget.  Mainly the day was spent cleaning and moving.

I made sure to take all my meds and vitamins.   Steve went to work and I worked on taxes all afternoon.  I thank God for the skills he gave me.  Saves us a lot of money in the long run.  Allison went to the local flee marked in search of some shelves for her bathroom. She found me an awesome tea pot.  I have been trying to find the perfect tea/ coffee set for a long time but can never find one with all the pieces.

I did some laundry stretched and now I am watching the last Harry Potter movie. I wonder what tomorrows work day will bring.  Not sure if I dread it or see it as a great challenge.  Oh and I got my blood pressure checked.  I am 119/60.  Doing great. I need to talk to Doc and find out if I need to get off my blood pressure meds.  

So the past ten days have had its ups and downs and because I had to stop the cleanse part of the diet I am still going I just have to extend the 24day to 29 day challenge.  While on antibiotics I need to stop the cleanse and probiotics until I am done but I still eating healthy and taking my MSN 3 and spark.  Do not give up if you hit a road block.  Just keep going and start each day like a new challenge and end it with a win.

 

 

DAY TEN!

Saturday and cold.  I got up at 6:30am.  I almost miss the sleeping in.  I could not sit still so despite the fact that hubby worked his Travel business until 12am last night he got up and Hubby, Allison and I went to have a morning breakfast out.  I had eggs and meat.  Trying to keep it lean and no carb.  Then we went to the store to get a few needed veggies and supplies.

I was not well.  The meds I am on make me sick but needed to kill infection.  I could barley get through the store and there is a virus going around so if it is out there I am sure it caught up with me.  Allison was doing well and Steve a bit tired.  We got back to the car after shopping and realized it was only 9:30am.  I do not think we have ever done that before. 

We are each taking our vitamins and supplements.  Steve is taking Joint Repair, MSN E, and Mussel Recovery.  Allison is on the 24day challenge, Catalyst, and Nighttime recovery and she is taking the RAW BARS for snack.  I am taking the 24 Day Challenge, and FIBO trim.   I just got the Fibo trim in today with all my catalogs and Debt Buster Cds.  I am excited. 

When We got home Hubby and I went to bed.  I was running a fever so I needed to rest even if I was not wanting to lay down. I guess I needed it because I passed out and slept until 2:00pm.  I woke up and got a salad with grilled chicken.  I did get a stretch in and worked on my products. Hubby went back to work and I am taking it easy.  Too much and I can set my progress back.

Despite the cold outside I did not hurt due to the weather so that is a bonus.  Now we are having a Harry Potter Marathon tonight and sitting by the fire. I did get a scale today at the store so I will keep up with my progress better.

Everyone have a great, warm night and I am sending gentle cyber hugs out.  Keep up the good work and know you are worth it.

 

DAY 9. TIME TO SHINE!!!

WOW I mean WOW what a day.  With the new Alabama Insurance Law going into effect we have been slammed and today was I think the busiest of them all.  Hubby took me to work today so Allison could sleep in before class.  We stopped at the local smoothie and I got a protein smoothie adding a SPARK. 

Then we walked over to Subway and I got grilled chicken Salad and hubby got him a breakfast sandwich.  Then off to work I went.  Who knew the ride to work was going to be the highlight of the day.  I got to the office early and got set up but as soon as Emily hit the door the phones started.  I got my vitamins in and was feeling energetic but Emily was feeling stressed.

Today we had clients waiting on us and well lunch did not happen.  I tried to eat my salad and could not get a moment.  Emily could not even get a break. Before we knew it the time flew by us and it was 3pm.  I took the rest of my supplements and even tried to drink a small cup of coffee but it actually made me sick.  After a few sips I had to toss it out.

I could tell my antibiotics were kicking in because I started to feel well sick.  It is funny I do not feel sick until I am told I am.  Finally 30 minutes after we were supposed to be closed we headed out we closed shop so thankful it was the weekend.  Allison picked me up and we headed to the store.  I realized I did not get to stretch or exercise.  I felt tight and stressed. 

We went to get fire wood because apparently it is supposed to be cold and when I finally got to pick my head out today it was COLD!   See in Alabama one day it can be hot and the next freezing.  In fact it can do that in the same day.   It also causes major pain with Fibro.  The cool part is that even the drastic change did not get notice because I was not in pain.

Allison started her MSN 3 again today and you could see a huge difference.  She is doing so much better and she has a smile on her face.  She is going to have to make sure she takes it every day. I did eat two slices of somewhat healthy pizza.  I figure that as long as I do not over eat and indulge on Fridays the right way I can do very well.  We shall see.   I did get to weigh today I have lost a few more lbs.

Now I am going to stretch and then relax.   I am so glad tomorrow is Saturday.  I need to get organized and get ready for a new week.  I am glad I got to write a life policy for someone today.  I made me feel like I helped a family out for their future.

Try not to stress about what does not go right for you and give it to God.  He wants us to enjoy the life he has given us, live by example and share with others.

 

Everyone have a great, warm and safe night.