Saturday Blog 7

Saturday Blog 7

Woke up in pain early this morning. Then my stomach joined in the fun and I have been aching ever since. It is the worst gastritis I have had in quite some time. I have taken all the usual antacids you can take to quiet it down and nothing has helped. Eating makes it worse so I have been trying to not eat but I am hungry. I wish I could make some rice but I am so bad at it. I always burn it or overcook it. I need the 90 sec rice by Uncle Ben. I made the mistake last night of eating pizza around 9pm. It was very greasy pizza and it is still with me. My stomach did not like it as much as my taste buds did.

I did too much today but not in “normal” people terms. I stayed in. I haven’t left the house since Tuesday but I have been up and down the stairs most of the day as I just feel cooped up in my room. I also took a shower which inflamed my leg. It looks more like a tree trunk than a leg right now. So I am back in my bed, with the AC. It is really warm today. I don’t do well with heat. I haven’t since my nerve injury. I have become more intolerant over the years.

I haven’t pushed my book all week. It is hard being a self-promoter when you are in a lot of pain. I still have to send my book off for review. I am hoping that the AAS is kind to me. I also plan on donating a couple of books to my hometown library. It’s just a matter of getting there and right now walking is too difficult.

I still have not made my way to the pharmacy to refill my pain meds. Today was not a good day as I could barely walk between my stomach hurting and my leg flaring. I have been up since 4 and it sucks. I really hate hurting this much. I hope tomorrow will be a better day.

I stayed away from coffee today and elected to have chamomile tea this morning. It helped some, though not as much as I was expecting. I wish the stomach pains would go away. I really hate it hurting. If my stomach wasn’t hurting, I would have had coffee today. I really am getting into having it at home and that is making me stay at home more because why have coffee at Starbucks? It is making me more of a hermit. I hardly have reason to leave the house anymore. I know I am supposed to be resting, and I am for the most part. But not leaving the house for almost a week now is a record for me. I don’t have any doc appointments until the following week. I talk with my therapist on the phone because I don’t have a car to go out to see her. She is thirty miles away from me. She used to be in the next town over but as she moved along in her road, I have followed her.

I should, if the swelling in my leg is down, I will go out on Monday, or try to. I really miss having my Kati Kati iced coffee. It’s a coffee from Africa and I love it. Last summer it came out and it was so good. It is one of my favorites. I am NOT going to buy some for home because I really will never leave the house, unless I run out of half and half!