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is it time to go to bed yet?
This gout shit is nothing to fuck around with. I had turkey and gravy yesterday (both high purine foods) and woke up this morning feeling like I broke my fucking arm. OW.
I wasn't sure I had gout until today. The doctor mentioned it as a possibility but we were checking for other things, too. I haven't been back to him since I got my ankle x-rayed. I had been convinced the pain in my ankle was a stress fracture. But I'd gotten that flare (it's gotta be a flare) after eating pork chops and gravy.
Gout is kind of embarrassing to have. Like, when someone says gout I think of like King Henry VIII. Or this old dude who goes to church with my mom (he's 85). I'm too young for this shit. And too female. But I guess not.
I'm gonna go back to my doc in a month (unless I absolutely can't deal with the pain) and discuss it. In the meantime, I bought some tart cherry capsules, which is supposed to help with joint health and the uric acid problem. Another thing I might try is vinegar, but I'm starting with tart cherry. Also my diet is gonna change drastically - but I'd already started a diet, so it's not a disappointment.
I'm back on SparkPeople and logging my foods, watching my nutrition (balancing between fat, carbs, and protein), and weighing myself a lot. I've lost 10 lbs so far and I have more energy already. I'm not going to tag this with #lookgoodnaked like I might have in the past, since that's not my goal anymore. Need a new tag. Project Health? Yeah, let's go with that.
Exercise is gonna be added later. I need to find some safe things to do that don't hurt me. I'm in a lot of pain all the time thanks to my spine and the nerve crushing going on in there, plus now I've got this gout shit, which is a kind of arthritis. Oh, and I've got fibromyalgia too. So exercise might HELP, but I need to figure out what's safe. And what won't hurt me too bad. lol
I've written 22,287 words this month so far. I don't think I'm gonna hit 25k like I wanted, but it's still damn good. a little less than 11k to my year goal.
I'm BROKE. I just. Sigh.
My computer needs fixing. I still have bday (both meg and zach were born in december) and xmas presents to buy, and to figure out how to get Zach up here for the holiday.
Anybody want to chip in for gas money (my top priority, tbh),or me getting the laptop fixed, OR does anyone have this book or this book they want to send to me to give my boy? Or any art books? Zach is into renaissance art and draws with pencil and charcoal. Meg needs a new pair of shoes and likes pretty (costume/cheapish) necklaces. Maybe I should make a wish list? *flail*
I wasn't sure I had gout until today. The doctor mentioned it as a possibility but we were checking for other things, too. I haven't been back to him since I got my ankle x-rayed. I had been convinced the pain in my ankle was a stress fracture. But I'd gotten that flare (it's gotta be a flare) after eating pork chops and gravy.
Gout is kind of embarrassing to have. Like, when someone says gout I think of like King Henry VIII. Or this old dude who goes to church with my mom (he's 85). I'm too young for this shit. And too female. But I guess not.
I'm gonna go back to my doc in a month (unless I absolutely can't deal with the pain) and discuss it. In the meantime, I bought some tart cherry capsules, which is supposed to help with joint health and the uric acid problem. Another thing I might try is vinegar, but I'm starting with tart cherry. Also my diet is gonna change drastically - but I'd already started a diet, so it's not a disappointment.
I'm back on SparkPeople and logging my foods, watching my nutrition (balancing between fat, carbs, and protein), and weighing myself a lot. I've lost 10 lbs so far and I have more energy already. I'm not going to tag this with #lookgoodnaked like I might have in the past, since that's not my goal anymore. Need a new tag. Project Health? Yeah, let's go with that.
Exercise is gonna be added later. I need to find some safe things to do that don't hurt me. I'm in a lot of pain all the time thanks to my spine and the nerve crushing going on in there, plus now I've got this gout shit, which is a kind of arthritis. Oh, and I've got fibromyalgia too. So exercise might HELP, but I need to figure out what's safe. And what won't hurt me too bad. lol
I've written 22,287 words this month so far. I don't think I'm gonna hit 25k like I wanted, but it's still damn good. a little less than 11k to my year goal.
I'm BROKE. I just. Sigh.
My computer needs fixing. I still have bday (both meg and zach were born in december) and xmas presents to buy, and to figure out how to get Zach up here for the holiday.
Anybody want to chip in for gas money (my top priority, tbh),or me getting the laptop fixed, OR does anyone have this book or this book they want to send to me to give my boy? Or any art books? Zach is into renaissance art and draws with pencil and charcoal. Meg needs a new pair of shoes and likes pretty (costume/cheapish) necklaces. Maybe I should make a wish list? *flail*
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