Cold

I have a cold - a cough and flem. I must find a way to relax the Solar Plexus so I can breathe freely. As 4 NOV draws near, my lungs clamp down tighter. I nearly passed out once today getting up from a chair.

Just before I went to bed, I got the idea of massaging the Solar Plexus. SO I just rubbed it deeply with my fingers. That flesh was very sore. I compared it to other parts of the torso, and it was definitely more sensitive to the touch. It felt inflamed. and doing the massage made it easier to breathe.

I did it several times during the night. I feel like I didn't get much deep sleep.

This morning, breathing is easier, and the Solar Plexus does not feel anymore sensitive than the rest of the torso.

nature of addiction

I am allergic to chocolate. I was for a long time. I continued to eat it even after my body developed a strong, negative reaction to it - for decades. I did not give it up until some kind of medical authority said I should stopped. I had made an agreement with myself ahead of time that if that ever happened, independently of myself, then I would do it - I would stop eating it.

My health improved greatly once I stopped eating it (and many other things). The test that provided the data is an IgO test. My current allergist says that that test has only 40% correlation to food intolerances. But chocolate was at the top of the list. I proved it by relenting, and eating a piece of chocolate cake that my nephew made just for me. It was a delicacy. It made me sick for 3 days. very sick - blowing fumes with great force out of my rear end kind of sick. To the point that it hurt to sit down.

I need to get better at controlling thisd behavior. It is Halloween. Candy is in abundance. I have little control. I ate too much today - and I feel very sick. I have gas, but it is not coming out. It has bloated me, and the gas is moving slowly through my intestines. It really hurts. I have a terrible headache. My wrists, elblows and ankles really hurt.

Is today the day I learn the lesson?

Tired

I had a sonogram of the heart taken today - hope to get results soon. We are just making sure there are no weak valves.

I did not fall asleep until 2:30 AM. Had to wake up at 7:30 AM in order to get to the hosipital appointment for the sonogram. I went to work afterward. after 2 hours of work, I was exhausted. I was having a hard time breathing. I went to my car and leaned the seat back. I took deep breaths for a long time. Then I slept. I went back to work, and got a lot done.

I have neen working on something for over a month. Last Monday, I thought of a better way to do it. I was peeved that I got the idea so late, but it turns out I probably saved 2 months of future work in just 4 days.

wha?

I started taking Metformin today - it is a prescription weight loss drug.

I realized today that I was taking Skelaxin too often - it's every 8 hours - not every 4.

When I had the spinal injection, they told me not to apply heat. It was only supposed to be for 24 hours. I have been keeping my electric blanket real low. I took a 2 hour nap ontop of the blanket et on high, and feklt more rested than I have in a while

Eh?

I qoke up fwwlin bAD - NO ENERGY ALL DAY UNTIL i HAD SOME SUGAR,
we had chinese food for dinner, and watched a few episodes of Veronica Mars.
Then we gave Shou Shou a bath. She handled it pretty good. I enjoyed it.

SWELL

Blood and urine tests are back - I have Diabetes - HOORAY

I juat finished watching Super Size Me to put me in the rhght moood