Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:03 am
Last night I did not go swimming as I had an upset stomach. I think my body is adjusting to eating whole foods again and maybe is sensitive to the natural sulfites in that balsamic vinegar.
I hope to feel well enough to go swimming tonight because I actually missed doing it - it's fun and I feel better when I swim.
I'm having a little bit easier time getting in and out of the car. It was also easier to take a shower yesterday, didn't need to catch my breath and was more flexible. These are small positive changes, but they give me hope that I will be able to build strength and stamina in the next month and a half - enough to be able to do my job in the fall -without a motorized cart or wheelchair.
I will need to rejoin the health club - which is quite expensive, but has the only nearby pool I can use. I know my food expenditures will get smaller as I start chopping my own veggies for salads rather than relying on those from the store's organic salad bar. For right now, it's great and helpful to use those ready foods. Also, I'm not buying deli items which are extremely expensive and have declined going out to dinner for these first few months. All these changes save more than enough money for the healthclub membership.
I didn't take the lasix yesterday due to getting together with friends and running errands. I will be back on the quadruple dose today, tomorrow and Tuesday and then back to double. Then I will either continue lasix or switch to the water drinking method.
Most of the fluid is now down to my ankles and feet - not so much pitting in my legs or chest/abdomen now.
I hope to feel well enough to go swimming tonight because I actually missed doing it - it's fun and I feel better when I swim.
I'm having a little bit easier time getting in and out of the car. It was also easier to take a shower yesterday, didn't need to catch my breath and was more flexible. These are small positive changes, but they give me hope that I will be able to build strength and stamina in the next month and a half - enough to be able to do my job in the fall -without a motorized cart or wheelchair.
I will need to rejoin the health club - which is quite expensive, but has the only nearby pool I can use. I know my food expenditures will get smaller as I start chopping my own veggies for salads rather than relying on those from the store's organic salad bar. For right now, it's great and helpful to use those ready foods. Also, I'm not buying deli items which are extremely expensive and have declined going out to dinner for these first few months. All these changes save more than enough money for the healthclub membership.
I didn't take the lasix yesterday due to getting together with friends and running errands. I will be back on the quadruple dose today, tomorrow and Tuesday and then back to double. Then I will either continue lasix or switch to the water drinking method.
Most of the fluid is now down to my ankles and feet - not so much pitting in my legs or chest/abdomen now.