November 14, 2024

Nov 14, 2024

I didn't realize how long it has been since I posted!  Time does get away from me.

I've been dealing with the ongoing auto-immune issues.  Good news is that the burning tongue is improving, slowly, but improving.  The pain has gone and most of the numbness.  The taste is improving but still a long way to go.  The bad news is there is now an issue with my esophogus, so I need to take Prilosec for a bit to get it under control.  I had developed problems with swallowing pills--not a good thing when one needs to take six horse pills of calcium a day!  But it is also improving and will be, yet again, just one more thing to manage.  But after three rounds of bloodwork, there is still nothing there to indicate a cause.  Would be nice to know "this causes that so stop this," but it just isn't going to happen.

Over the year I have regained a bit of weight--trying to find something that is satifying when taste and moisture is missing isn't easy.  Unfortunately, I could still taste sweet , not what this sweet tooth needs!  And I can't fall back on my spices to flavor things as they irritate my mouth.  

But I have found the perfect solution--go to a hill town in Italy!  I'm in Cortona for about ten weeks.  And walking everywhere and up hills definitely gets the exercise in.  Even with the carb focused diet here, I do seem to lose weight.  I haven't tried the really steep walk up to the top, but that is my goal before I leave. 

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