Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Tuesday, a doctor day
Today was a doctor day. I went for my lab work, lipids and liver function early so I was fasting. Then at 12:45, I had my mammo-ouch-gram. Gordon got his ear washed out at 4:30. I put spareribs and chicken legs in the crock pot to be cooking while I was running the roads, to the PO and the library.
Gordon is still hurting pretty bad, so we talked to our doctor about changing pain management doctors to one that is closer to home and in his office here more. The other is based in Houston and is only in the Beaumont office one day a week. I explained about the long wait past our appointment times and that he didn’t seem to be doing any good anyway. The meds he prescribes upset Gordon’s stomach, nauseating him and making things worse, it seems. He told us he would take care of it.
My cholesterol and triglycerides were way too high but my HDL and LDL were fine. How can that be? I am supposed to cut down on sugar and alcohol for the triglycerides. I don’t drink and I eat precious little sugar. A few vanilla wafers or graham crackers with coffee, and maybe a small amount of reduced calorie chocolate syrup on my no sugar added ice cream once in a while can be too bad, right? I have cut down on my snack crackers too. And the pop corn. And the rice cakes.
Something is wrong with this picture. How am I supposed to survive on greens and fish?
I know one thing I am guilty eating. Sausage. Oh, I do love me some sausage. I had Italian sausage for lunch. On whole grain bread. That’s good, right? And even my Diet Dew intake has been drastically reduced.
I had really good Brussels sprouts with my chicken leg and half a potato for supper, but that fascination is not going to last forever. Sooner or late, my stomach is going to demand a steak, or a piece of sausage, or the chicken legs in batter, fried.
I am getting awfully fat. There’s no getting away from that fact. So, I am going to see if I can manage with fewer calories and I have started back at the Y pool three times a week. If I had good feet, I would walk, but that’s not an option.
It was beautiful day today and I got outside a little today. I watered in the back yard. Everything is growing, or at least most of it is. I really need to find a few more tomato plants and put some more in the ground where the first ones are looking pretty puny. The squash plants are growing really well, as are the cuke vines. I have lovely marigold plants and many of the other annuals reseeded and are coming up too.
I glanced out there yesterday and was watching the doves and grackles peck in the grass and who did I see but this fellow. The birds scattered squawking and fluttering their wings madly as they gave him room. I ran for the camera.
He was over a foot long and pretty thick too. You can see he is up against a 2x6 board around the garden. See my squash plant and a marigold plant in the background.
I got a good close up too. I think he is telling me to back off and let him go on his way. He must have only been passing through because a few minutes later I checked and he was gone. Or maybe it was lady turtle. No, I suppose not.
I hope ya’ll have a good night. I know I will because I am tired, of doctors in particular.
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Is that a snapping turtle? That pointed nose sure looks like it. The last time I saw a big one like that, Dale came and got it in a big wash tub, took it to his landlord and he dressed it for turtle meat and turtle soup. Have you ever eaten turtle meat? Gooooooooood Stuff!!! Lotsa folks around here, go nuts over it.
I don't think this one is a snapper, or at least not like any that we usually see around here. I thought it was perhaps one of the little dime store turtles that we used to buy that got into the wild and grew up. There are so many different kinds around. I gave him wide berth because I wasn't sure what sort he was, only that he was big.
Never tasted turtle meat, but I would surely try it. How in the world do you dress one like this, and how can you tell if it;s a good kind to eat?
Ava
is that the same one that lived in the swimming pool next door after the hurricane? too bad you couldn't adopt it! have you watched any of the Slowsky videos that i sent you a link to? you'll recognize a line from one. i'll try to find it
My cholesterol is high too, and I have high blood pressure for the first time in my life. I'm taking red yeast rice pills for the cholesterol, and that brought it down. Fish oil is supposed to be good too. I should exercise more. We haven't had enough warm weather to plant much yet. I put some of my houseplants out last week, but had to bring them back in.
what a neat turtle and I'm surprized he didn't go in his shell -so maybe he or she liked you.
I went to dr other week and he gave me slip to get lab done but I haven't so far. Hubby will get in a month so I will go with him then.
sorry that hubby is still suffering. Mom went to the pain management dr for like 5 yrs but she didn't do what he told her and I felt stupid taking her and after awhile he did to and just sent her to a chiropractor and that seemed to help her just as much.
I don't think we need to just eat green but maybe cut down on our amount of food and since I have a hubby that is ill also I know I over eat cause I can't help him and that when I over eat at least I feel better.
You have a privacy fence. How did he/she get in?
@BLB - There are several places that have little openings under the fence. I suppose he slipped in through one of those. I wonder where he ended up?
What kind of Italian sausage? Some of them have 2 or 3 grams of sugar in them and 33% fat. I like Kielbasa and that's about it. Hubby is nuts about sausage in any way, shape or form. *smile*
I could lose about 70 pounds and if one more person says, "Oh well, you can carry it, you're tall", I'll scream. Tell that to my feet, back and legs.
Sorry to hear Gordon is still suffering. There has to be an answer somewhere...
I hope the new doctor helps Gordon now ! He needs relief to the utmost.
You don't have to eat sugar for sugar to get into your system. All starches turn to sugar as soon as you eat them. All pasta, all potatoes, corn is a biggie, rice, almost all the good stuff. When I tried to cut down on carbs I almost went over the edge. Life is just not worth living if you can't eat pizza!