Thanks for stopping by,
@Legin. Good suggestion about the ice pack,
@Dearjr. They are becoming my favorite fashion accessory! Or, as the old ad campaign went, "Don't leave home without one."
@Widget1, thank you for your encouraging words. Looks like you got all the good manners and friendliness when they were dividing up characteristics and personality traits in your generation. I don't know what your siblings were thinking when they said you should pick up and go to the Mayo Clinic and impose on your 94 year-old-Mom during your recovery. Sheesh!
Hope you're getting the pain med withdrawal and constipation issues managed,
@cairistiona60. I went grocery shopping yesterday and thought of you every time I bought something which is a good source of fiber. Fiber can be yummy, you know. I bought blueberries, raspberries, pluots (a cross between apricots and plums), apples, and a pear. I still have some bran cereal (45% of your daily dose of iron, 20% of your daily fiber requirement). Topping the cereal with some of this fiber-rich fresh fruit, sprinkling in a few walnuts, and adding milk (or soy milk or rice milk). Yum! Fiber! I know you said you have multi-grain cherri-0s for breakfast. Maybe you could get some raisin bran to add in with them, and top with fresh fruit of your choice. ... I picked up some multi-grain bread. (I always read the nutritional information labels to check for protein, fiber, and nutrient counts. Some bakeries will market multi-grain or whole wheat bread, but in reality mostly contain refined, white flour.) ... I also bought some small fingerling potatoes, which I plan to cook and eat, skins (fiber! nutrients!) and all. If you're a meat-'n-potatoes type of gal, try the small, thin-skinned ones, skins and all. The red skinned ones are a bit more nutritious than white or yellow ones. ... In all honesty, some dark chocolate covered fruit and whipped cream also made it into my shopping cart. ... And some jelly beans. So I'm definitely not a paragon of virtue. Now that I'm feeling better and have an appetite, I am definitely craving some sweets.
I also picked up some arnica cream. Some Zantac. Some Alleve. Definitely still in recovery mode.
I was out and about yesterday from about 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Someone picked me up and took me to church. Someone else picked me up from church and we went to a health food store to pick up a few things and have lunch from their prepared food selection. Sushi-- Yum! Then we went to a music event hosted by a friend of mine and stopped by Costco on the way home to pick up the Zantac, Alleve, and some other items.
A long, long, long day. I came home and collapsed. My knee was a little swollen, slightly arthritic feeling, and the "wonderful" ITB band was reminding me of its existence. I took 500 mg of aceto -- however it spells itself -- and iced.
Been having a lazy morning, but it's about time to roust myself and get going with the laundry. The excitement never ends.
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