Wednesday, 5/4/2011
Trunk of my body feels heavy like lead and pain and sore. 20 minutes with the heating pad and I start to feel better. Joe makes me breakfast.
Pain Score 8/10 then 6/10
7:30am 2 eggs, br rice toast w/ butter, 1/3 coffee 2/3 chicory drink with milk
Convo with Homeopath B. She recommends an antiinflammatory and increasing supplement doses that I am already on. We agree thusly –
–The Blood Type Diet “O”, Live Cell – 1 X breakfast, lunch
–The Blood Type Diet “O”, Polyvite 1 X breakfast, lunch
–Dr. Clark Store, Allied Amino Acids 1 X breakfast, lunch
–Nordic Naturals, Balanced Omega Combination 2 X breakfast, lunch
–Genoma Nutritionals Scienca 1 X breakfast, lunch, dinner
Went with M to drug store and found 2 sunscreen lotions to try. I’m having a hard time getting on with smells right now. Hopefully Avalon Organics VitaminC Moisture Plus Lotion w/SPF 15 and/or Neutrogena pure&free liquid daily sunblock w/SPF 50 will work.
10am Pure bar, decaf coffee, water
11:30am Half a crab, spinach and cheese omelet, 4 bites potatoes, 2 mini slices walnut raisin bread at Cody’s.
Walk along beach, too much sun. I tell M I want to be prepared for times like this. We head to Lestats to talk it over. My legs hurt and my face is sad burny.
2:30pm Yogurt parfait with blueberries, herbal iced tea, water
PS 6/10
We head to the store where I find –
Backpack/purse – my left arm/shoulder invariably hurt then ache at night due to a purse strap. When I sling it over my head and across my body, it hurts my neck. The backpack purse will allow the weight to be even across both shoulders and back.
Hat – The hat I have is very large to cover my shoulders. It doesn’t fit well in a bag, hence my always leaving it at home, leaving my head and shoulders uncovered. The pain I’m feeling on my face and shoulders RIGHT NOW while I type this is exactly what I want to avoid. This new hat has a smaller brim and rolls up without ruining the shape. It’s the first item in my new purse.
Scarf – M tells me she has two thin scarves she brings along to Costa Rica that are thin enough to not be hot and she uses them to cover her shoulders, arms or whatever. I find a white one that is thin and ultra soft. It also goes in my new purse, along with my sunscreen lotions and herbal tea pouches and Pure bars.
We also hit the Buddhist bookstore where I get an intro pamphlet on opening my chakras. I’m really struggling with accepting the reality of my life right now and keep making jokes about how I’m so “special.” But I’m feeling just a tiny bit more prepared to handle my life and that feels good.
4pm Green apple slices and lactose free yogurt cheese, swigs of Kefir and water
6:30pm Veggie soup from the other day with slices of roast beef, water
Supplements
8pm Guinness
PS 4/10