Jeannie

I too have the issue with iron and of course everyone is different.  My hematologist gave me a series of infusions because I do not absorb iron and told be to stop the oral iron.  I guess basically because I was taking massive doses, it wasn't working and it definitely causes constipation.  Has you doctor recommend that you take both or does he know you are taking both? Just wondering.  I spent $$$ on iron for 6 months not knowing I didn't need to be taking it.

Sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you but I am sure it will be well worth it when it is all done.

I am making the rounds of all my doctors.  So far everything is good.  Had my labs done....all ok.  So I've checked body, eyes, teeth, and now I have my mammogram next week and I have to schedule my bone density test (its been 5 years already).

I have decided to put off my knee replacement.  I started working with a personal trainer early last year and continued until I left for Wyoming and walked and walked and walked all over Yellowstone for 2 1/2 months then walked all over the Big Horns for a month.  Even now that I am back in this horrid humidity along the Gulf coast I am not in as much pain as I usually am.  I can walk on level ground easily and really only have trouble climbing stairs.  Since I always seem to have some complication with surgery I'm going to let well enough alone. 

I am getting a second opinion about thumb surgery on Friday and if I am allowed steroid injections for a long enough time I will go that route first.  I've been told that the injections can erode the joints over time and the thumb joint is rather small so it may not be advisable to inject it very many times but I am ready to be finished with doctors, surgeries etc 

Carla,

I hope everything works out for the best. 

I have two more iron infusions left. I will just barely get the last infusion in, the blood work done, and the hematologists to clear me for the knee replacement. Yeah!

I had to go see my PCP today and she apologized over and over for letting my iron levels drop so low.  She laid out our plan for monthly levels...

Today, I've gone from doctor to doctor and then to the oncology clinic for the iron infusion...So my nutrition sort of tanked.

B: bread with butter

L: Tomato sandwich

D: catfish

Snacks...chips, chips, and more chips.   

Ladies, I have to say that it sucks being sick...I will be so happy to get back to my life....damn.  Oh, and the little weekend fixer up that we are fixing up...the man to the east of us is an old friend...well, he and I went to school together and he actually tried to date me....of course, he came over Saturday and said, you know, I just found out you bought this old house.  Give me a hug...then he told Kenny that he dreamed of dating me when we were in school and I was such a snob. LOL...I wasn't a snob, but he was one of those boys that was wild and skipped school...if I had even thought of dating him, my family would have killed me. LOL....

My husband got a wee bit jealous....

Well, let me get off here and get my feet up....

Hi Carla,

Sorry you are going through so much with your stomach. Hopefully they can figure it out.

I didnt have any candy last night due to the kids didnt offer any and I didn't ask for any. But today i bought mini donuts at the gas station. Shame on me. I haven't ate any yet.

Its a beautiful day.  70 out today.

Have a good day

Glad you are feeling better. yea for the house... 

I am doing Ok.  only 2.5 weeks til my face lift.  I need to eat as many protein as I can. and fruits. Bison, chicken...fish nuts...

I am walking 3 x a week and I plan to do yoga.. Gentle exercise..

it is still hot in SC. we had to turn the AC back on. I don't sleep well when it is so hot... but it was my honey who asked for the AC back on.. I think I ruined him...lol..I am almost always hot (except mornings - before my coffee and before my system starts working ) so hot or hotter.. what's the difference. right?  

I love fall. It's not too cold nor too hot. Because I am so cold natured, I dress for cold, even during the summer and during the fall, my wearing of ponchos, long sleeve shirts, and even hoodies is okay.

Over the weekend, DH and grandkids and friends removed all the floor from our weekend fixer upper and we had the wiring inspected. Next weekend, they will spray for termites, replace the moldy wood where the sink had probably been leaking for years, treat the area as well with mold stuff, put new wood to support the subfloors and then the new hardwood will be put down...yeah!  I think we can move into the house once we get that part complete; however, we will only live there during the weekends until after I recover from the knee replacement. That puts us moving around Christmas.  By then, the new rooms will have floors and walls and we should be able to finish the inside at our leisure.  Behind the house there are a couple of barns and workshops that have been there for years, probably older than the house.  Yesterday, my granddaughter and I were looking around in one, and we found two old tools. One is a thing that is put over the fire place to melt lead to make bullets and the other is a metal thing that could have been used as a vegetable grater.  It's shaped very strange and is so small I wonder what in the hell the inventor was thinking.  When I grate veggies, I want a huge grater...anyway, my sister saw them and asked if I didn't want them could she have them and since her kitchen is outfitted with old but modern appliances and has a pioneer look, I suspect I'll get them cleaned up and give to her.

Okay, I am getting my strength back so the iron is getting put to good use, I think. But, I am still eating massive amounts of iron and protein rich foods. 

B: Spinach, egg, and walnut omelet.  The walnuts were an after thought that should have been left in thought...but I ate it. 

L: Beans, shrimp, and broccoli

D: Trout (rainbow), fresh from the garden turnip greens and turnips, baby spinach salad.  

Snack: Almond butter cookies made with splenda...they suck but they have both almond butter and oatmeal flour so they are really fortified with good stuff...but they suck.   I will eat three for the team. Yeah!!! 

Ladies, we are a work in progress and I, for one, need to realize that perfection is not the goal of all this work but our goal is understanding of ourselves and gaining health and accepting ourselves in this horribly body image obsessed world. 

So, tell me, what's up with you ladies and where the hell is everyone?