LESS Alcohol ~ MAY 2023 ~ One Day at A Time
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Nothing like being sick most of April and May to help you reach your AF goal earlier than usual!
@MissMay and all ... went back and read the May entries. Ya'll have been busy!
Insomnia from my current meds and remembering I had not posted in a long while had me logging in to catch up! Sorry I've not been keeping up but I'm focused on chasing a chronic cough (non smoker) that they believe might be tied all the way back to April 2022 covid when I thought I just had a headache to when it really kicked in in Nov/Dec when I was exposed again to covid and put me on my bottom when something kicked in even though I tested negative. Then a slight lull but my recovery time from exercising and my walking routine went down the tubes. By March I had a severe sinus infection. By April I was desperate ... chronic dry cough was getting much worse, fatigue, and no sleep for 4 nights in a row coughing, etc. Xray of lungs was clear. Lots of docs and follow ups. But to top it off I ended up with a bad case of pink eye that took the eye doc 2 different tries to find a med to clear it up. Then my doc put me on antibiotics to rid my body of whatever was going on along with a prescription cough pill, Flonase & all day allergy. Finished that and then 4 days of a stomach bug. My immune system is shot! Annual physical was clear last week ... well blood work, regular blood pressure, etc showed no signs of a problem.
So now with a pulmonologist: Breathing test which was interesting. Lungs clear, air flow good, no sign of asthma.
Before my follow up in one month I have
- CT scan of chest & neck without contrast
- Blood work for allergies & immune system
- Five meds for 2 weeks (steroid, stronger antibiotic, anti-fungal, cough med, and inhaler).
If they don't find anything then they are sending me for an upper GI and a cardiologist. The chronic dry cough is driving me and everyone around me crazy.
May accountability: 12 days AF
Alcohol: 9 = days (15 drinks)
Days over 2 glasses: 0
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days this month.
5/1 - 2 wine
5/2 - AF
5/3 - 1 beer
5/4 - AF
5/5 - AF
5/6 - AF
5/7 - AF
5/8 - AF
5/9 - 2 wine
5/10 - 2 wine
5/11 - AF
5/12 - 2 margarita on rocks - DIL graduation celebration
5/13 - 1 hard lemonade - Mother's Day weekend with the kids & grandkids in Austin
5/14 - 2 wine
5/15 - AF
5/16 - AF
5/17 - AF
5/18 - AF
5/19 - 1 wine
5/20 - 2 wine - wine, cheese & crackers for dinner
5/21 - AF6 -
@Lilylady3k !!!! Hello! We’ve missed you! Thank you for updating us. I am so very sorry to hear how sick you have been. Doctor’s appointments and medications and different diagnostics can be so exhausting. I really hope you get the cough figured out soon. Looks like you’re doing great sticking to your 2 glasses of A too 😃5
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I am Dawn, I live in South Eastern British Columbia.
I joined this thread in November of 2018, a daily drinker at the time
My primary goal with drinking less is weight loss.
My usual goal is 16-20 AF days for the month,
I had 16AF days in April.
I do this diary style, I normally post the next morning.
Sunday May 21 - 3 drinks total. I had a Manhattan at 4pm and then went back into the yard for a couple of hours. I had 2 drinks around 8pm. Lots done in the yard, lots and lots still left to do. It rained overnight, so I was very happy to see that early this morning. The hose does not do the same job as a good rain : - )
Rolling total - 12AF day out of 21 days.5 -
@Lilylady3k glad you’re here! Your ongoing respiratory situation sounds extremely challenging. I also had a serious sinus infection and pink eye between February - March and was prescribed all those drugs. I added in a homeopathic regimen of twice daily throat coat tea and respiratory drops along with all the other immune system building supplements to support the body. I am sure you are over it, and hope for resolve very soon!
Doing okay this month, but I am a bit worried I might (not sure yet) fall short of my AF goal by a day. I didn’t look ahead and account for Memorial Day weekend with friends and family!
My stats for May:
A-7
AF - 14
May goal - 22-23 AF days6 -
Yesterday, I was hustling doing chores. While changing the oil on the Harley, I managed to drop a small plastic tube into the engine's oil reservoir and can't get it fished it.
I drank last night. A lot.8 -
@dawnbgethealthy Smoke from the fires made the weather news in Dallas. Somehow air currents managed to carry smoke down here, although it was just a haze. Hope the air clears up by you!3
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@Womona It can range wildly. I pay 500 a month but I've seen it for as low as 25 if you have some insanely awesome insurance, to 1600.2
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5/1-5/2-5/3 - AF
5/4-5/5-5/6- A
5/7- 5/8 - 5/9 -5/10- AF
5/11 - 5/12 - 5/13 - A
5/14 - 5/15 - 5/16 - AF
5/17- 5/18-5/19-5/20 - A
5/21 - 5/22 - AF3 -
@Lilylady3k ugh the endless dry cough! Sorry to hear your lungs are so twitchy lately. I hope you get relief soon. You’ve had a rough spring with all the infections and medications. May your immune system rebuild quickly, and may that dang cough go away!
@GaryM_25 I feel your frustration! I hope you can either fish it out or get a new oil reservoir quickly. As for the drinking, hey it’s one day, we’ve all been there. Today is a new day and you can get right back to your plan- despite what I’m sure is a nasty hangover!3 -
One glass of wine at book club last night. That’s it, nothing exciting to report! Hope everyone has a great day.5
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SunnyDays930 wrote: »@Womona It can range wildly. I pay 500 a month but I've seen it for as low as 25 if you have some insanely awesome insurance, to 1600.
Wow! Holy cow that is a lot! The only people I know (through my work in a chiro office) that have amazing insurance coverage are teachers and tradesmen. Everyone else is just ok to pitiful.2 -
May accountability: 12 days AF
Alcohol: 10 days (16 drinks)
Days over 2 glasses: 0
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days this month.
5/22 - 1 shot bourbon & full can Diet Coke (did not finish sipping over 3 hrs)
@Michieb125 @Womona @joans1976 - Thanks for the shout outs welcoming me back and empathizing with my current health situation.3 -
@dawnbgethealthy Smoke from the fires made the weather news in Dallas. Somehow air currents managed to carry smoke down here, although it was just a haze. Hope the air clears up by you!
Thank you. It lasted 48 hours. Normally (there seems to be very little normal in the weather anymore) this doesn't happen until August.
My petunias sure didn't like it.
We were not on fire here, but smoke travelled from Idaho, from Alberta, Central Western BC, and who knows where else. Crazy that the smoke went all of the way to Dallas!! Alberta has 91 active fires, 25 of them out of control. Fires in Saskatchewan are affecting North Dakota, and there are some burning around New Jersey.
We have had rain and cooler weather here starting yesterday, which has helped some communities to be able to go back home after evacuation.
I remember seeing the wildfires in California and in Mesquite last year.
That all sounds so doom and gloom, I didn't mean it to be. It is the new reality of life and affects so many communities. My heart goes out to all of those affected. So scary.6 -
I am Dawn, I live in South Eastern British Columbia.
I joined this thread in November of 2018, a daily drinker at the time
My primary goal with drinking less is weight loss.
My usual goal is 16-20 AF days for the month,
I had 16AF days in April.
I do this diary style, I normally post the next morning.
Sunday May 21 - 3 drinks total. I had a Manhattan at 4pm and then went back into the yard for a couple of hours. I had 2 drinks around 8pm. Lots done in the yard, lots and lots still left to do. It rained overnight, so I was very happy to see that early this morning. The hose does not do the same job as a good rain : - )
Monday May 22 - AF - I went to work for a 4 hour shift and ended up working 9 hours straight through without a break (someone was sick). I had to use willpower to not come home after that and relax with a cocktail.
Rolling total - 13AF day out of 22 days.4 -
5/1-5/2-5/3 - AF
5/4-5/5-5/6- A
5/7- 5/8 - 5/9 -5/10- AF
5/11 - 5/12 - 5/13 - A
5/14 - 5/15 - 5/16 - AF
5/17- 5/18-5/19-5/20 - A
5/21 - 5/22- 5/23- AF5 -
@Lilylady3k, OMG so glad to hear from you and hope you are on the mend! You sound overdue for a nice vacation, curative for healing and preventing illness. At least that is what my grandparents used to tell me.
I am running again and been focusing on my "stress relief" goal of 20 min in the hot tub 3x a week. I do that before work and it's great. Ditched the fasting and eating 4x a day, just small meals with lots of nutrients. Feeling way, way better. Quality of my sleep better too.
More planned relaxation, more stress-relief, definitely more vacation-if you are type A+ like me or a workaholic, this plan sure does helps a ton to stay AF.
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May accountability: 12 days AF
Alcohol: 11 days (17 drinks)
Days over 2 glasses: 0
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days this month.
5/23 - 1 wine - DH & I ran into town for DD & grandkid while her husband was out of town. Wonderful little "craft kitchen" restaurant d'Alba Garden Oaks with fun outdoor seating.
https://dalbahtx.com
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globalhiker wrote: »@Lilylady3k, OMG so glad to hear from you and hope you are on the mend! You sound overdue for a nice vacation, curative for healing and preventing illness. At least that is what my grandparents used to tell me.
I am running again and been focusing on my "stress relief" goal of 20 min in the hot tub 3x a week. I do that before work and it's great. Ditched the fasting and eating 4x a day, just small meals with lots of nutrients. Feeling way, way better. Quality of my sleep better too.
More planned relaxation, more stress-relief, definitely more vacation-if you are type A+ like me or a workaholic, this plan sure does helps a ton to stay AF.
@globalhiker -I love your plan to address stress. Wonderful to hear that you are back to running, sleeping and found a food plan that works.
Hopefully all the meds the Pulmonologist has me on for 16 days will knock back what has been happening in my life with this chronic cough and fatigue. But the side effects of insomnia and restlessness need to taper off! Now to stay healthy on this cruise LOL and not come back with something else wrong. If we are healthy upon returning ... I'm going to use your line "vacation, curative for healing and preventing illness" with DH to schedule another vacation.
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Hi All - Just checking in quickly. I haven't been able to keep up with the thread lately. Hope everyone is doing well. This month has been somewhat challenging for me but I can and plan to meet my 16 AF day goal for the month.
Rolling Total: 10 AF Days out of 236 -
Glad to see you back, @Lilylady3k. Hope the meds do the job!4
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