Day Twenty Eight of New Elimination Diet
August 10th, 2007NIGHT: Slept pretty well. Dreamed. Woke up about 9am and wanted to get up but felt heavy and ended up falling back asleep
10:40am – woke up – nose was clear – didn’t have hives – felt pretty good
10:51am – nose got stuffy and runny and I started to sneeze a lot – it was really bad for a little bit and then got a little better (not really clear but a little better ) and then about 30 minutes later got a little worse again – weird not sure why
11:24am – took a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
11:25am – ate some kidney beans for breakfast
12:02pm – drank a glass of filtered water
12:28pm – drank another glass of filtered water
12:38pm – had six raw cashews
1:06pm – drank a glass of filtered water
1:19pm – nose cleared up a little
1:24pm – nose got stuffy again
1:45pm – took temp and it was 97.8 degrees Fahrenheit
1:49pm – drank a glass of filtered water
2:28pm – stood up to get something to eat and felt lightheaded and lost peripheral vision
2:38pm – took a multivitamin, a B12 and a coral calcium vitamin. And ate a bowl of Romaine lettuce (plain) and drank a glass of water
2:53pm – nose cleared up
3:05pm – mouth felt all dry and cottony after eating the lettuce
3:08pm – had a few more cashews
5:02pm – drank another glass of filtered water
5:08pm – had hives on chest for a few minutes
5:29pm – got up felt dizzy and light headed and lost peripheral vision
5:46pm – had hives on chin for a little while
6:21pm – took temp and it was 96.6 degrees Fahrenheit
6:30pm – ate dinner – had potatoes, green beans, and a little chicken left over from last night with a little bit of the chicken drippings and salt — I didn’t feel like the chicken caused me any major problems yesterday but I’m curious to see if eating it two days in a row will also that fact that it was leftovers would mean that it would have more amines – I’m still not certain if I react to amines or not so it’s always questionable…we’ll see how it goes I guess. I also drank a glass of filtered water with dinner
7:07pm – took a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
7:45pm – had gas a little
8:00pm – stood up and lost all vision (everything went black for a second), felt really light headed and dizzy. Took birth control pill and drank a glass of filtered water
8:31pm – had a bowel movement
8:52pm – stood up and opened windows – lost peripheral vision, felt light headed
8:54pm – had hives on underarm
9:10pm – took temp and it was 96.1 degrees Fahrenheit
9:11pm – ate a few cashews and drank a glass of filtered water
11:15pm – cried…hard, for a long time
12:07am – had hives on head
12:30am – brushed teeth with baking soda
Hum, Day 28… well, to be honest it was a pretty good day – my nose was only stuffy half the day and I only had hives off and on a little bit. The blood pressure/blood sugar issues were a bit worse today, I thought, though. I got dizzy/light headed almost every time I got up instead of just a few times when I got up and at one point I lost all vision instead of just peripheral vision.
But, I was feeling hopeful…I realize now that my hope was placed basically on one thing…I had talked to my mom yesterday and she was going to talk to the hormone specialist she has been seeing for years (ever since she got really sick about 7 years ago) and see if he would test my hormones and if there was anything that he could do to help me. I was feeling really hopeful that this would turn out to be a really good step in the right direction….then I talked to my mom tonight. The doctor had told her that as I am so young and still wish to have kids he wouldn’t feel comfortable treating me since there just isn’t enough evidence that it couldn’t cause problems for someone so young and for someone desiring to have kids soon. I guess I should be grateful for his honesty and integrity, but I still felt really disappointed. He did say that it sounds like I have a thyroid issue going on and I should get some blood work done to test for that (he’s the second professional doctor to tell me this) and if I was back in the states for a while he would order the blood work for me. He also said that some people with my symptoms find they feel better when they are pregnant – this was sort of comical to my mother and I as we have joked for years (since I was in High School) that I would miraculously get better when I got pregnant. Too bad my husband and I aren’t ready to have a kid quite yet…Ironically I’d like to get at least someone healthy before getting pregnant but it might be that getting pregnant will be the only thing that makes me somewhat healthy. It’s been a good day and I need to remember that. But, tonight was a bit discouraging…but that’s nothing new for me these days…discouragement.
I’ve been reading this book, The Highly Sensitive Person, lately (well, actually going through the workbook) and it’s been really interesting. It’s like reading a book written directly to me, exactly about me sometimes. I’ve been realizing a lot about myself – I like that sort of thing – learning more about who you are. Anyway, one of the things that I have been reading about is how Highly Sensitive People will respond and react more to things, even little things…they become more easily overwhelmed and over stimulated. They don’t handle change well, little noises can bother them, they are attune to nuances in themselves and their environment, they are easily hurt, lots of people and loud parties can leave them exhausted, and they can even become sick more easily from environmental things. Their mind, emotions and bodies are just more sensitive. Sometimes I feel bad for being so sensitive…sometimes I feel bad that I become so quickly discouraged…sometimes I feel bad for complaining about my ailments…sometimes I think I should just suck it up and live off Benadryl and Sudafed and whatever else (like most people would) and stop trying to find answers…sometimes I feel like my ailments aren’t really that big of a deal and having a stuffy nose and hives and blotches on my legs and occasional headaches and things like that aren’t really all that bad and I should just get over it. And maybe that’s true maybe someone else would be able to handle my health problems without complaining and would be just fine and able to just get over it, but for me these problems are completely overwhelming - trite though they sometimes sound compared to others ailments. I’m trying to learn to accept the fact that I am a Highly Sensitive Person both physically and emotionally and that is ok. I’m trying to accept that and embrace the fact that things affect me so deeply both physically and emotionally…but it’s difficult and a slow journey…and so far I’m making little headway. The plain and simple truth is that most days I really don’t like myself at all and I like my sensitive body and spirit even less. Hopefully tomorrow, Day 29, will be a more hope filled day.
Health to you and yours -
Beth
Day Twenty Seven of New Elimination Diet
August 9th, 2007NIGHT: woke up a lot off and on during the night
10:00am – woke up – felt pretty good – nose was clear, didn’t have hives, blotches on my legs didn’t look quite as bad as normal – felt good
10:10am-10:27am – brushed teeth with baking soda and showered, used baking soda to wash up, used crystal stick deodorant, and then got dressed
10:28am – had slight hives around head and ears – only lasted a few minutes though (were gone within ten minutes)
10:38am – had gas for a while
10:47am – husband ate some sandwich meat and cheese
11:00am – husband had banana but ate it in the other room for me just in case J
11:17am – nose got a little bit stuffy but nothing too bad
11:23am – nose got really stuffy L sad, I was feeling so encouraged by the fact that it had been really clear this morning and my hives hadn’t been that bad - oh, well…
11:42am – took temp and it was 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
11:43am – ate pinto beans (plain and cold) and drank a glass of filtered water
11:51am – nose cleared up
12:00pm – drank another glass of filtered water
12:19pm – nose got stuffy again
12:35pm – had a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
12:37pm – nose cleared up
1:01pm – nose got stuffy again
1:13pm – drank another glass of filtered water
1:20pm – nose cleared up
1:30pm – cried a little – talking to my mom
2:00pm – drank another glass of filtered water
2:45pm – ate some Romaine lettuce (plain)
2:53pm – noticed my face was breaking out more than normal
3:00pm – drank a glass of filtered water
3:43pm – started the dishwasher (used the new soap that seemed to be better for me)
3:44pm – took temp and it was 97.5 degrees Fahrenheit
3:57pm – put a chicken and some potatoes in the oven for dinner
4:00pm – felt hungry – had a small handful of raw cashews
4:08pm – opened the windows – it was rainy outside – I love the rain
4:15pm – had a glass of filtered water
4:24pm – took B12 vitamin, and multivitamin and also took a coral calcium vitamin that I haven’t taken in a while but thought would be good – one capsule contains 120mg yielding calcium, 60mg yielding magnesium, and 133mg of vitamin D, other ingredients: rice powder
4:40pm – had slight hive on head
5:33pm – took temp and it was 96.2 degrees Fahrenheit
5:34pm – had web conference with boss – always a little stressful but not bad – it went well
6:00pm – closed the windows
6:10pm – drank a glass of filtered water
6:36pm – ate chicken (roasted at low temp with a little salt and butter) and potatoes for dinner – very yummy! Drank a glass of filtered water
7:11pm – had gas
7:19pm – stood up and lost peripheral vision and felt light headed
7:22pm – had hives on lips and chin after kissing husband
7:34pm – nose started to bother me a bit
7:42pm – felt like heart was racing a little bit
8:00pm – took birth control pill and drank a glass of filtered water
8:34pm – toes felt a little tingly and numb – got better when I moved around
8:37pm – had a bowel movement
8:39pm – took temp and it was 98.1 degrees Fahrenheit – it’s been running a touch higher today and I think that’s a really good thing
9:14pm – nose cleared up
9:45pm – had another bowel movement – sort of soft this time but not diarrhea
10:30pm – drank another glass of filtered water
10:31pm – opened the windows up again – to cool the place off
10:33pm – stood up to get more water and felt really, really light headed and lost all peripheral vision momentarily
10:34pm – ate a small handful of raw cashews
10:44pm – drank another glass of water
11:20pm – took a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
11:31pm – took 200mg of magnesium in hot water
12:00pm – brushed teeth with baking soda
Well, today was a pretty good day…a really good day actually. My nose was pretty clear (with the exception of a little bit in the morning and evening) and I didn’t have hives all that much. And I felt better emotionally – took some time today for myself which was nice and talked to my mom today which was nice as well. Also, I think some of the depression from the last few days was partly because of having to take two birth control pills in 24 hours (to make up for the one I missed) and I think it was starting to balance back out today. Although I was still bleeding a bit off and on all day today – hopefully that will stop by tomorrow. Importantly today I ate some chicken – it was the first bit of meat I have had in 20 days and I think it went pretty well (although my nose was a little stuffy for about an hour or so afterwards)…it seems that most of the time I don’t really react to things until the next day so I guess we’ll see how it is tomorrow 
But, I’m hopeful. I feel like I really need to start adding things back in as I have now been 27 days with some form of an extreme elimination diet and without really finding the answers that should come from such a diet. Sooo, all this to say it’s getting more and more clear that I have other things going on besides just reacting to some foods – I think a lot of my problems are stemming form hormonal issues and other things like that. Today I also did a little research on low blood pressure as a friend of mine who is studying medicine had recommended after hearing my symptoms. Well, I found it very interesting – basically experiencing dizziness, lose of peripheral vision, lightheadedness, and even fainting (especially upon standing up from a sitting or laying down position) are all symptoms of low blood pressure. Now, of course low blood pressure is a good thing normally and from what I read no matter how low your blood pressure numbers are as long as you don’t have those symptoms then there isn’t a problem but if you do have those symptoms and your numbers are low then it might be a sign of a problem. Low blood pressure can keep enough blood from getting to your organs and cause a number of problems…hum, interesting huh? Having too low of blood pressure can be caused by a number of things including dehydration and medications but the things that I found interesting are that it can be caused by hormonal imbalances, thyroid problems (both hyper and hypo), allergic reactions, low blood sugar, and adrenal problems…getting more and more interesting to me. Sooooo, I think I should start monitoring my blood pressure but I’ll need to get a blood pressure cuff to do that…hum, one more thing I’ll have to have my mom ship from the states I guess. But, the more I look at things the more I believe that I have a lot of things going on in my body and interplaying with each other – chemical sensitivity is one, probably some adrenal or thyroid issue is another, probably some gut flora imbalance, probably some nutritional deficiencies, probably some problem with my sulfate pathway and that sort of thing, probably some issues with leaky gut stuff, clearly some circulations problems (the red/purple blotches on my legs and the tingly numb feeling I often get in my extremities), probably some digestion issues (as I often get gas), and there’s a good chance there’s some blood pressure issues going on as well, and of course hormonal imbalance issues….hum, the body really is a complex thing, isn’t it?
Well, that’s Day 27…I’m genuinely looking forward to Day 28 – I hope it’s at least as good as today was.
Health to you and yours –
Beth
Day Twenty Six of New Elimination Diet
August 8th, 2007NIGHT: After posting yesterday I tried to get right to sleep as it was already so late but I had a bad coughing attack and it turned into having a lot of trouble breathing. It was really bad – I tried to just calm myself down and wait and see if it went away but it just kept getting worse. Eventually I took two dye-free Benadryl because I didn’t know what else to do and it was 2:30am already and just wanted to sleep. About 30 minutes after taking them the breathing got better and I was eventually able to fall asleep.
12:20pm – woke up – felt pretty good (probably just from the Benadryl) – nose was clear, didn’t have hives, etc.
12:48pm – started sneezing and nose started to bother me
1:21pm – had a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
1:23pm – took temp and it was 95.5 degrees Fahrenheit
1:25pm – ate a bowl of pinto beans (cold and plain)
1:33pm – felt dizzy – lost some peripheral vision when stood up – nose was still a little stuffy but was getting better – still kind of running a little though
1:38pm – drank a glass of filtered water
1:50pm – drank another glass of filtered water
2:20pm – legs felt achy and sort of restless
2:28pm – took temp and it was 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit
2:30pm – noticed nose was cleared up
2:51pm – drank another glass of water
3:18pm – felt really hot and tired
3:28pm – took temp and it was 98.3 degrees Fahrenheit
3:29pm – felt achy and antsy – was having a lot of difficulty focusing on work and sitting still – got up – felt really dizzy, lost peripheral vision
3:36pm – felt really tingly and achy and weird all over – sort of the same feeling I get when someone talks about blood too much or when I give blood – like my blood pressure is dropping or something – I don’t know – I don’t feel good
3:39pm – ate some Romaine lettuce (plain) and drank a glass of filtered water
4:44pm – felt really down and discouraged – almost quit and just started eating whatever
5:02pm – drank another glass of filtered water
5:27pm – put potatoes in the oven – started the dishwasher (used different dish soap this time)
5:30pm – took a B12 vitamin and a multivitamin and drank a glass of filtered water
6:18pm – took temp and it was 97.0 degrees Fahrenheit
6:19pm – ate some potato (baked and plain) and drank another glass of filtered water
6:41pm – drank another glass of water
6:42pm – had slight pain in the joint of the pinky on my right hand
7:39pm – felt really hot in side – noticed it was raining and breezy outside so opened the windows to cool the place off – felt really nice
7:40pm – too temp and it was 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit
7:42pm – throat hurt a little – felt sort of scratchy
8:24pm – husband showered and washed his hair
9:41pm – lips felt really chapped and were cracking and bleeding a little
9:57pm – toes felt numb – put on some socks and a sweat shirt
10:00pm – ate kidney beans (also called red beans sometimes) with just a little salt and butter (yes, I know I shouldn’t have butter, but really I haven’t noticed that much of a difference since stopping eating dairy and wheat and I’m tired and hungry and sick of eating things plain…yeah, it’s been a long day) and a little salt. Also had some green peas and drank two glasses of filtered water — husband ate broccoli and spinach
12:04am – took a teaspoon of zinc sulfate and then brushed my teeth with baking soda
12:11am – took 200mg of magnesium citrate in hot filtered water (yes, I know there was some discussion as to whether or not magnesium citrate was ok but I haven’t been able to get anything else and I didn’t notice any change or improvement when I stopped taking it and I know how important magnesium is for people with chemical sensitivities so I felt like it was worth taking it again and seeing how it goes)
Alright, so today was really hard…not physically really but emotionally and mentally – I mean I felt pretty good today – I had a little bit of a stuffy nose in the morning but it didn’t really last that long and I didn’t have hives at all (although this could have been because I took a Benadryl last night), so my main complaints were pretty mild today. I did feel pretty weak all day and felt dizzy off and on and had a weird achy feeling in the afternoon, but again it wasn’t that bad. But, I just felt incredibly down and depressed all day today – even worse than yesterday. I had MASIVE cravings for meat, dairy, wheat, fruit, chocolate, really anything I can’t have. Mostly I think I just feel like I keep trying things without really finding answers and after 26 days of that I’m feeling pretty discouraged. Today I looked back over the last 26 days…here is an overall arial view of the foods I’ve eaten in the last 26 days and how I felt…
Days 1-3 – Had rice, chicken, a little butter - magnesium and probiotics (the probiotics on the first two days) – overall feeling was REALLY bad – had hives often, and was very congested – had difficulty breathing
Days 4-8 – had just rice, red meat (beef or lamb), a little butter – took magnesium – overall feeling was bad, but not quite as bad as days 1-3 – had hives, some difficulty breathing, and stuffy nose, felt tired and weak off and on, and dizzy off and on, and some muscle pain
Days 9-12 – had lettuce, lemon, cashews, sunflower oil, flour, sugar, milk, yogurt, yeast, preservative free cereal, cottage cheese (just other last day), couscous and magnesium - overall feeling was better not great but pretty good – hives improved but still had them, had some blood sugar problems (felt weak, tired, etc.), nose and ears bothered me, had some numbness in extremities
Day 13-15 had lettuce, lemon, cashews, sunflower oil, flour, sugar, milk, yogurt, yeast, preservative free cereal, and couscous and B12 and Coral Calcium – overall feeling was pretty bad (really bad day 13 and slightly better each day after that) – nose and ear problems, hives, headache, etc
Day 16-19 - had lettuce, lemon, cashews, sunflower oil, flour, sugar, milk, yogurt, yeast, preservative free cereal, and couscous and B12 and Coral Calcium, vodka – overall feeling was not bad, but still not perfect – had slight hives, had slight nose problems, but not bad, some blood sugar problems, etc – nothing was that bad (except one day of bad hives) but nothing was really great either and I wasn’t seeing the improvement I wanted to see so I was feeling really discouraged
Day 20-23 – had lettuce (iceberg and romaine), cashews, pinto beans, lentils, green peas, green beans and potatoes and rice (once on day 23), zinc sulfate, B12 and a multivitamin (occasionally) – overall feeling was not bad but still not perfect – still had stuffy nose off and on (though not that often), still had hives off and on (though not that often), had lots of blood sugar problems,
Day 23-26 - had lettuce (iceberg and romaine), cashews, pinto beans, lentils, green peas, green beans, and potatoes, zinc sulfate, B12 and a multivitamin (occasionally) – overall feeling was VERY bad (really bad day 23 and better and better each day after that) – nose and ears where bad, had hives, felt achy, had blood sugar issues, etc.
After looking at that…well, to me it seems that for the most part there hasn’t been much of a difference between days 16-19 and days 20-23 even though my diet changed drastically between those two times. I did notice though that after having cottage cheese I felt bad for about 2-3 days, and after having rice I felt bad for 2 days afterwards – clearly rice and cottage cheese are issues for me. Also, it is clear that I felt really bad the week when I was eating meat and rice a lot and things clearly got A LOT better as soon as I stopped that – so it seems to me to be clear that I react to rice and it seems like meat may or may not be a problem – it might be worth trying meat out again and seeing how things go. Anyway, those aren’t as many answers as I would like, and I don’t feel like I am making as much progress as I would like but I did feel a little better after looking back over that and realizing that I know two things for sure – my body doesn’t like the cottage cheese I tried and it doesn’t seem to like rice either. And I know one thing as a maybe…it might not like meat. So, I am getting some answers, I guess…right??
Oh, also I tried a different dish washer detergent today and didn’t seem to have the reaction I had with the other one so I think we may have found one that will work ok. So, that’s another answer I guess.
Well, I guess I’m doing ok…maybe I won’t be able to get more than a few small answers and won’t be able to see more than moderate progress until I go off the birth control…??? Maybe I should just eat whatever seems to be ok or at least not cause major problems for now until I go off the birth control…?? I don’t know… I think I might try meat again tomorrow – maybe a slow cooked chicken or something and see how it goes…I am sure I could use the protein. So, that was Day 26, I think I’ll change something ofr Day 27.
Health to you and yours -
Beth
PS – I am still bleeding today (because of missing a birth control pill and having to take two in one day to make up for it) – it wasn’t all day but it has been semi heavy off and on during the day
Day Twenty Five of New Elimination Diet
August 7th, 2007NIGHT: Didn’t sleep very well – woke up a lot – couldn’t really get comfortable
12:20pm – woke up for good – felt ok when first woke up not great but not bad – got up and then nose started to run and be stuffy, neck felt soar and tight, ears felt full and jaw felt slightly locked up. Didn’t feel half as bad as yesterday but still didn’t feel great.
12:28pm-? – showered, washed up with baking soda, brushed teeth with baking soda, used crystal stick deodorant, and got dressed
12:48pm – heart racing – cough back a little and slight difficulty breathing but not too bad
12:51pm – took a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
1:48pm – ate cold plain pinto beans. Drank a glass of filtered water
2:20pm – husband used some soap to do some dishes
2:21pm – noticed hives on chin
2:31pm – had hives on shoulder and head
2:59pm – drank a glass of filtered water
3:00pm – put in a load of laundry
3:12pm – nose cleared up
3:23pm – had hives on back
3:24pm – took temp and it was 97.7 degrees Fahrenheit
4:00pm – stood up and lost peripheral vision and felt dizzy
4:07pm – had hives on legs, hands, ears, head, etc – just plain had hives
4:09pm – drank another glass of filtered water
4:20pm – husband cleaned the house for me – he’s so sweet!! J
4:43pm – realized that the green beans I had cooking were burning – very smoky smell – throw them out and my husband took out the trash right away – opened the windows
4:58pm – covered in hives
4:59pm – ate Romaine lettuce and some raw cashews
5:01pm – felt sort of down and depressed – didn’t want to work but had too – didn’t really want to do anything just wanted to lay on the couch and watch tv…sad
5:33pm – drank a glass of filtered water
5:47pm – my husband ate some spinach
6:58pm – realized that I was bleeding – spotting – looked at my birth control pill and realized I had missed one pill probably last night – took the pill I had missed right now. Drank a glass of filtered water
7:12pm – had bowel movement
7:37pm – took temp and it was 97.1 degrees Fahrenheit
7:38pm – ate dinner – lentils (didn’t peel them this time – didn’t feel like making the effort) and green peas and a small dash of salt – I mix them together and it’s actually fairly tasty (or at least I thought so) J Also, drank another glass of filtered water — husband had the same but also had some spinach
7:53pm – had slight pain…hum, I guess it is sort of under my heart – not really heart burn though and not in my lungs – not sure how to describe it – note: it didn’t last long
7:57pm – husband had Granny Smith apple
8:01pm – nose got a little stuffy
8:11pm – had small handful of cashews
8:15pm – nose cleared up – noticed my husband had also finished his apple
8:38pm – drank another glass of filtered water
9:53pm – hand felt tingly not numb but really tingly
10:15pm – had gas
10:22pm – had small bowel movement
10:28pm – felt hungry so had a bowl of plain iceberg lettuce as a snack – noticed my jaw felt sort of soar when I chewed
10:45pm – drank another glass of water
10:46pm – had bad hives
12:00am – cried for a while – talked to my husband – nose got pretty stuffy after that
12:58pm – took birth control pill for today and a teaspoon of zinc sulfate and drank another glass of filtered water
Well, today was ok. I felt much better physically then yesterday – my nose was clear most of the day (with the exception of the morning, once in the evening and right now) so that was nice. I did have hives pretty bad though out the day though. Mostly though I just felt sort of off today – kind of down and depressed. Today it was especially hard for me to not eat things I’m not suppose to – I just felt down and like giving in and giving up. But, it’s over now and as usually I’m trying to stay hopeful that tomorrow will be better.
Health to you and yours -
Beth
Day Twenty Four of New Elimination Diet
August 6th, 2007NIGHT: Slept well – had strange dreams, very vivid symbols and imagery
11:00am – woke up – nose was VERY stuffy right away and still is – got up and went into the family room to read for a little while
12:28pm – cough came back – ate cold pinto beans and drank a glass of filtered water
12:47pm – had bowel movement – normal one – not too hard, not too soft
12:59pm – cough gone now but nose still really stuffy
1: 54pm – drank another glass of water
2:06pm – still feeling really icky – had a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
2:16pm – took temp and it was 96.5 degrees Fahrenheit
2:17pm – ate a big bowl of plain Romaine lettuce
2:43pm – drank a glass of filtered water
3:08pm – drank another glass of filtered water
3:15pm – had hives on head
3:51pm – hives on head where gone now – but felt really terrible – nose was super stuffy and runny still, eyes felt itchy and red, couldn’t stop sneezing, felt tired and a bit weak
3:52pm – drank a glass of filtered water
4:00pm – felt really hot and sweaty – took temp and it was 97.1 degrees Fahrenheit
4:02pm – ate some raw cashews
4:25pm – felt hungry – ate some more raw cashews
4:39pm – husband ate some peanuts – I made sure not to kiss him this time – didn’t notice it bothering me but I felt too terrible to begin with too tell whether it was bothering me or something else was
4:45pm – ears felt full and couldn’t hear as well as normal
4:52pm – drank another glass of filtered water
5:13pm – took temp and it was 96.9 degrees Fahrenheit
5:14pm – felt hot – opened windows to see if I could get a breeze and cool this place off a little
5:16pm – ate some green peas (steamed)
5:36pm – drank a glass of filtered water
6:44pm – took a B12 vitamin – still felt terrible – literally haven’t stopped sneezing and blowing my nose all day
6:51pm – drank another glass of filtered water
7:15pm – noticed heart was racing a bit
7:47pm – felt achy – neck felt especially tight – head started to hurt a little
8:00pm – took birth control pill
8:05pm – took my temp again and it was 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit
8:06pm – ate some Romaine lettuce (plain)
8:49pm – ate some pinto beans (cold) and drank a glass of filtered water
9:29pm – noticed my eyes were red and sort of puffy – the eyes themselves were red and also the eye lids and all around the eyes
9:30pm – jaw felt really tight, ears felt full and ached a little
9:52pm – drank another glass of filtered water
10:16pm – ate some cashews and drank a glass of filtered water
10:26pm – drank another glass of filtered water
10:27pm – brushed teeth with baking soda
10:35pm – had hives all over
10:38pm – closed windows
Today was pretty miserable, to be honest. I felt terrible all day – it never really cleared up – I was congested and achy and tired and had hives and a headache and my eyes were itchy and my ears felt full and my jaw felt tights and over all I just felt really icky. I think it might have been from the rice I ate last night at my friend’s house – I have been a little unsure about rice anyway and this one was an instant microwavable rice that I was a little worried about, but I was hungry and needed to eat something and it was the only thing even sort of ok that they had that I could eat. So, I’m thinking that’s why I’m feeling so icky today, but I don’t know maybe it was just being out and all the perfume and everything – or maybe it was something else all together. Well, hopefully a good night’s sleep tonight and Day Twenty Five will be better.
Health to you and yours -
Beth