Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Latestarter]

X2 Mike. Thanks DV!

 

[Latestarter]

Had 4 ibuprofen for breakfast (more for lunch), followed by 2 large carrots, several stalks of celery and a little ranch dressing for dipping, and a banana. Of course my big mug of tea, which I'm still nursing along. Been a recliner day once more with ice pack. Getting ready for SB LIII. Animal chores in another hour or so. Doc appt tomorrow at the VA so need to get a really early start. So not looking fwd to that.

Weather's gonna be wet for the next week or so. Sucks because I need to restock all feeds (desperately); hay, goat pellets, chicken feed, dog food, none of which will do well being transported in a wet truck bed. On the ragged edge right now and will have to get dog food and at least 1 bag of goat pellets on the way home from the VA tomorrow, to get through Tuesday, or they don't get fed tomorrow evening/Tuesday morning. Big pellet order I'm supposed to pick up on Tuesday and will need to get hay then as well, as I'll be out by then.

House temp internal @69°, turned heat off and will leave it off. Tonight's low supposed to be low 60s with highs tomorrow in mid 70s with some sun. Have the 2 windows behind/beside me open and the window by my recliner opened. Says it's 65° outside right now. All I know for sure is it feels warm, and damp.

 

[Baymule]

Go over to the low carb thread, there are some good recipes. I'm making hot wings for the SB tonight. Instead of dredging them in flour, i'm using crushed pork rinds (no carbs) and I bake them in the oven.

I can't quite wrap my mind and appetite around the coconut flour and almond flour imitation baked goods, but if that's what it takes to drop weight, so be it.

I hope you get to feeling better.

 

[Mini Horses]

Crap -- to sore everything!!! I hate when I get to MUST go buy, for whatever reason it happened! It just does, life happens. So, buy a tarp and put it over the truck bed to keep it dry, then to cover as you come home.

I don't watch football, so --- nothing going on with that here. No special meals, fans, kids, nothing....planning early to bed as I have to get up at 5:30 to do feed chores, get in & dressed for work, in order to pick up DGD at 6:45 to take her to school. My Grammi bus days are M, T, W each week for the month of Feb.

I'll be thinking of you and hope your Dr appt goes well, with some relief for your pain, swelling, etc. I am sure it is a bitch to try to function this way. Yes, better eating may well help with health in general, and I am thrilled you have taken that into consideration. After all, Rammy would like you to be functioning We wait for a good (hopefully) update for medical

ETA: See, you are not alone. An entire forum is checking on you!!

 

[RollingAcres]

Congrats LS, your Patriots won!
I hope your Dr appointment goes well.

 

[greybeard]

...imitation baked goods...

Oh boy....yum,yum,yum.

 

[Latestarter]

Today was not a good day... Alarm off at 6, too dark to feed so snoozed until 7. Goats were being royal dicks. Everyone wanted to be at someone else's bowl. finally gave up. I try to protect the weaker and keep others away from them but they were being dicks too. Left here right at 8. Couple days ago they called and moved my appt to 12 from 2pm. My doc returned from India today so was on an admin day so had replacement doc. Oh joy. No knowledge of my history. Top it off we get to talking and he wants to have goats and a hobby farm at some point & is a registered Vet in FL... guess the VA is either screening for the best, regardless of background, or, well, you know the alternative. Seemed like a real nice doc and he cared...

So lots of blood tubes today. needle pusher wasn't as accurate as I would have liked. 2nd time got the job done. So labs... uric acid was at 4 so well below tolerable at 6. I tried to explain to the doc I know what gout feels and presents like and what I'm experiencing is NOT GOUT! He finally accepted my input. So there's this pain indicator molecule that floats around in the body. PRS or PSR... something of that sort. Anyway, The average person on any given day should be below 7 I'm at 235! When the doc told me this I looked right at him and said... That's what I've been trying to TELL you doc! I'm in hellatious, continuous, spreading pain!!! He wrote me another prednisolone script and a 7 day course of Oxycodone (4/day, 28 pills). Still had 7-8 tablets from the last script of OC, and told him so. Also explained they are NOT addictive to me, and are used only in the most dire times when I can't function. Doc has filed for consults and 3 month revisit. Said I might have to look at using a biologic as this may be some sort of auto immune issue.

So I guess according to the numbers, I've now officially crossed over to the dark side... Sugar came in at 6.9, threshold for diabetes. So, no longer borderline, now officially am. It's the control sugar kind so the diet and changes are def going to be ramping up. He said it's not like life threatening or anything... I am right on the line designator. Keep losing weight (282 today), watch what I eat, try to stay mobile (wish I could... I'm so trying!).

I was in so much pain by the time I was checking out that I actually passed some tears... I explained to the girls that I was in really bad pain and just wanted to get home. They seemed a little freaked out... I tried to hide it as best I could. Lost it a little again picking up the scripts. Everyone was really nice today. Just wish the time hadn't gotten screwed up.

Anyway, couldn't come straight home... all out of dog food, all out of goat pellets so swung into Wallyworld, got some milk, nyquil, generic aleve (will try it again), paper products, new field shoes... yup, peeled a sole back again. Then TSC for 1 bag of goat pellets. They actually had fresh feed! Packaged mid January By the time I got the goat pellets in the barrel and the goats fed, dog food in the house and opened, dogs fed, products put away... I hurt... When done here, I'm planning recliner and ice packs. Tomorrow will be another really pain filled day... 12 bags of feed and whatever bales of hay. Gotta do it... no choice.

 

[Rammy]

So sorry your in so much pain. I certainly hope you get some relief from the meds. Wish there was something I could do to help.

 

[Bruce]

You could move to Texas and build a tiny house on Joe's property

Top it off we get to talking and he wants to have goats and a hobby farm at some point & is a registered Vet in FL... guess the VA is either screening for the best, regardless of background, or, well, you know the alternative.

I don't suppose he referred to you as "an old goat" did he?

Anyway, The average person on any given day should be below 7 I'm at 235!

Hope they can do testing to figure out if a biologic would help you. DW was on Enbrel for about 10 years and is now on Humira. I'm sure she wouldn't be walking were it not for those drugs. NOT cheap "off the shelf" but you have your VA insurance so it should be quite affordable. I think we pay only $5 for 3 months.

 

[Rammy]

I was seriously sitting here wondering how long it would take me to drive there on weekends to help out but its probably not a realistic idea.