WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR JANUARY 2019

@traceymctague, preach!

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Heather ~ I Googled "etch" and found that there is one in Nashville, Tennessee! Interesting!

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Day five of limiting sugar and so far so good. Cool and rainy here so we did our outside things this morning and I’m in for the night.
Caught up on reading so I feel better since I know what you are doing.
Kate - so sorry about your friend and so glad you sent her flowers at Christmas.
Pip- glad all was good with the colonoscopy. Hopefully you won’t have to do that for a few years.
Have to get reading on my book for Book Club.
SueBDew in TX

Hi everyone! I’ve been running amok for weeks but now I’m back home and catching up with all of the postings. I was back last week but have been busy this week with doctor appointments and school started Monday. I think that it was almost easier traveling in Guatemala than Chicago with this crazy mast cell activation thing and needing to be gluten free, but it’s always amusing when the steak is labeled gluten free—of course it is! I’ve had every doctor change my medicines this week, but I’m down one more antihistamine, so hopefully, less water retention. I love using older medications: less side effects, more on target and more uses. Who knew that Elavil is used for migraines and in mast cell disease? Not me! But it’s working—less waking up at night being overheated or gut histamine releases. What a blessing. The allergist said I could start adding back food that I’ve been eliminating, the dietician said no, but I’m too scared anyway. It’s only been exactly 5 months and I’m still finding foods that I react to. Again, our daughter did not stay in Guatemala, government red tape was the biggest factor (despite being told that the card and the paperwork wasn’t necessary, but without which one cannot even buy a cell phone, open a bank account or get internet service) but there are still continued problems with her sisters. Things have improved greatly the past 6 weeks and I even got both a hug and a Christmas present from her. This week, she wanted me to teach her to crochet. She’s learning hard lessons but she’s learning. Praise the Lord, we will continue weathering this storm with His help.

What a busy group this is! And I have missed you all!


I was thinking about what I might choose as my word for this year and decided that it needs to be something to really motivate me. So it’s going to be WEDDING. We have 4 of them from May thru November, plus 3 graduations. I believe that will be very helpful to have that picture pop in my head every time I want to keep myself focused.


Welcome to all of the new people I noticed along the way as I was catching up. And I’m definitely a word nerd.

Kathy
Bowling Green, KY

In an effort to eat a greater variety of vegetables, I made a January resolution to try a new recipe. Tonight it was Kale Salad with Warm Cranberry Almond Vinaigrette. I was reminded of those bowls you give dogs to slow down their eating ... could not get that stuff on my fork to save myself. As for the recipe ... my husband and I gave it an "ok." Something different.

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Sue in WA - hope they can find an anti-cancer drug for your DH that targets the cancer and has fewer side effects. Drat. My DH often craves take-out which I gladly pick up for him (it's about a 6 minute drive from our house) - even tho it's full of stuff that's not good for him, BUT he needs protein and if it takes a whopper, then OK by me. HUGS to you both as he goes through this.

Katla - hope your new dishwasher is installed and running like a champ and your DH isn't any worse for the wear. My DH retired from appliance installation and repair at our house about ten years ago - he told me just go ahead and pay someone to do it, that way if THEY mess it up I won't be mad at him plus have to call an expert out to repair his repair. Plus they haul off the old appliance - generally for a charge, but it's gone. DH used to be Mr. Fixit on everything including the cars up until they started with the computerized electronics. Bet if we had a '68 Mustang he'd be right out there working on it, achy joints and all, lol.

Heather - that etch. menu was interesting - Karen in VA, thanks for the link! To think they have a "yeast" course.

Had a good day around here. I told my shoulder I didn't care if it ached, I was going to prune the apple trees and I did - my right hand/arm did 90% of the work. Looks like they are going to bud before long - what a short winter.

Except for the achy pain that sometimes wakes me up at night, I'm managing with this frozen shoulder which is now on high-speed thaw thanks to the physical therapy. My body seems to respond to inflammation by producing adhesions and scar tissue, my PT said it's likely genetic.

The best exercise to get mobility back in the shoulder is the rope and pulley = screamer where I pull it up straight where it doesn't want to go. But it breaks up the scar tissue.

Kelly - I know waiting for the D & C is the pits, but I suspect if they thought it was something really serious, you would have had it done by now. I had one when I spotted a year after menopause, it was a breeze and barely any bleeding afterward and they didn't find anything to worry about. While I was under, the surgeon did a laparoscopic biopsy on an ovarian cyst and found a mass of adhesions = see above! She even called in another surgeon to help take care of them and take out my appendix which was a bit swollen and red but not "hot" yet .... one stop shopping. No wonder I was having abdominal pain. When I came to, they both asked me if I'd ever had abdominal surgery. Nope - but I may have had a cyst burst or endometriosis. So my guts glued themselves together, lol.

Sunny weekend coming up here - cold nights, but I'm not ready for winter to be over just yet.

Have a good evening ladies!

Lanette
SW WA State

Betsy in NW Washington

Michele- I am limiting added sugar and things that have a lot of sugar like candy, cookies, cakes, etc. Not fruits or veggies. I’m still researching the Keto diet but have about decided it won’t work for me as I would have to limit protein due to my one kidney. I’m thinking I can do lower carb by not eating so much bread, pasta, etc. So far I have been able to do this so hopefully it will produce the desired results.
SueBDew in TX

SueBdew - For me, keto probably wouldn't work. I love my fruits and veges too much to even consider cutting back on them. Just last night Vince was commenting how I feel that a piece of fruit is a dessert. To him, that isn't dessert, cake or cookies is. Oh well....

Michele in NC

exermom wrote: »

Vince just told me that the other night he woke up in the middle of the night with his stomach really hurting and he was sweating profusely. He got up, took some Pepto Bismol, went to the bathroom and then went back to bed thinking that if he continued to feel bad, he’d wake me up to take him to the hospital. Well, he laid down and started feeling better. What caused this? No idea.

Gallbladder?
Kidney Stone?
Menopause?

All three have provided me with similar symptoms.

M in Oz