Feeling better finally

Jul 25, 2009

I decided to use my own common sense and maybe I'm on to something. 

First off, I decided not to take Actigall anymore.  I know I'm chancing a possible future gall bladder attack, but if it was what caused the diarrhea and nausea last weekend, I'll take the chance.  The doc said it was a possibility.

Also, I decided to stop everything temporarily....vitamins and blood pressure meds.   While in the hospital, my bp was very low, so they never ordered any of the meds I took at home.  I kept asking if these meds should NOT be stopped abruptly, but apparently they weren't concerned about that.  So, if my bp is normal, why start them again?  I will monitor it, but it's possible that my 40 lb weight loss had something to do with it.  Also, I stopped taking Pravacol for high cholesterol.  If my blood work shows that it's still in the high range, I'll start it again.  I'm just so leary of everything I put in my body, I just want to make sure that it's absolutely necessary before I do.

Vitamins....I know I need them, so as soon as tummy is feeling okay, I'll start them one at a time.  When I first came home from the hospital, I took EVERYTHING!  Multi, calcium, B12, iron.  Plus my meds.  Maybe it was overload....who knows?

So, for now I'm taking Pepcid twice a day.  Tomorrow I'll start my multi vitamin.

Gradually I'll add one at a time to see how everything sits. 

So, whether my instincts are correct or not....we'll soon see.

All I know is yesterday and today things are much better than they were.  I had my first pureed meal of ricotta and a dot of tomato sauce....YUM!  What a nice break from protein shake.  I felt so 'normal' having real food.  Of course, I could only eat about 2 tablespoons, but it felt like heaven.

Trying to keep positive!

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