This morning I read up about meds for diabetic neuropathy. I don't know if that's what's wrong with my foot but I guess it's a possibility. I do not think I have burning, just pain. That would be an easier fix than something like surgery or therapy. Some of the meds are very expensive and have side effects. Others are less expensive. I don't know how they test for this. Something needs to be done because I can't continue this way. It's just impossible for me to get around. DH is getting annoyed and I know he is going to want to go to the casino this weekend. I don't know how I will do that. I don't know how to break this addiction of his. With the new heart med, I am afraid of taking things. I know I cannot take Motrin like I was, and I'm not even sure the Turmeric was helping anymore. I have read everything I can about dealing with inflammation.

Well, I'm just venting. I don't expect anyone to have an answer to my problem, just to listen and understand my frustration with this.

Trish, I remember awhile back you were getting ads. How did you get rid of them? I started getting them yesterday. When I logged on I started getting them and I realized my Kasperskys had expired. I went to their site and updated it, but the ads didn't go away. I am pretty sure I had an ad blocker before. I email support, and they responded telling me to do a lot of technical jargon I don't understand. I googled, and it tells me to go to control panel. I don't know how to get to control panel since I switched to Windows 10. I really have no one who can help me with these things, but it's so very annoying, especially with the $$$$ I am paying for this. I told them that in the past I bought Kasperskys through Geek Squad and they took care of everything for me, but they no longer carry it so I bought straight from the website. If this doesn't get worked out, I will never use them again. I like the protection I get, but I am not able to make needed adjustments.

I found this website that explains keto and what happens. I had a phone call and couldn't watch all of it but will go back and hear the rest. He tells what you need to know before doing keto and going into ketosis. I think the times I went into ketosis for months is why I am having the problems I am having today. I will not be doing ketosis ever again. I thought y'all might like to se it. BBL

http://truth-about-keto.com/

I don't remember how to do that either. I think I did have to go to the control panel but I will have to check it out and get back to you on that and let you know how it is done if I can.

I had my doctor's appointment with the PCP. He ordered some bloodwork to check to see if the white blood cell count is still low and a urine test to see if I still have the UTI. He checked my foot and told me I have Morton's Neuroma. He pushed on the bottom of my heel to see if it hurt and it did not. That was to check for Plantar Fasciatis. Then he pushed on some other places which did not hurt and I told him the pain comes when I stand on it, but it doesn't usually hurt to the touch. Then he squeezed the front of my foot and it really hurt. He continued to do it and it continued to hurt. I looked up Morton's neuroma and it said it is caused by pointy toed shoes which I don't wear, or high heels that push your foot down toward the front of your shoe. I haven't worn high heels in probably 15 years. But he gave me a prescription for pain meds so we will see how it goes. I will continue to rest the foot, ice it, and soak it like I've been, and try to only take the pain meds when I really need it, if I'm going somewhere where I will be doing some walking. I took one pill around 3 and it still hurts a little, so I guess it's working as good as the Motrin was working. It would really be great if it just stopped hurting like the left foot did. He was amazed that I could tell him that it started hurting on March 20. LOL It just so happened that I had checked back on this forum to see when I first told you guy about it. I'm going to go read the article about keto.

Trish, this is an advertisement for a weight loss program he is selling. Remember when you told me your DR in NC said that any diet will work if you stick to it? What he's selling would probably work, but I also think Keto works for some people. We all have to do what works for us as individuals. The argument for and against Keto will probably go on forever. I could probably never stick it it. It is just too low carb for me, but there are some who do it continuously.

Carol Sue I think you have to go to the control panel on your computer and go to Internet Options and there is a place called settings. Go to Advanced and there is a place there to control internet options. I'm sorry that I really don't remember more than that as it all looks different from the way it did when I had to do that on my old computer. I hope you can get rid of the ads.

Glad you found out what is going on with your foot. Never heard of Morton's Neuroma so I'll have to look it up. I hope the meds help. I hope bloodwork shows the antibiotics has done its job.

What I took from the keto information is that if a woman can't get stay into ketosis and stay in ketosis, it isn't wise to do it, because when you come out of ketosis the body starts burning insulin instead of fat and will cause weight gain, T2 daiabetes, insulin resistance etc. I think that is what has happened to me. Some people want to go in and out of ketosis but not stay in ketosis and those of us who have done that have caused our selves more problems.

I've decided to eat fairly low carb, but I am not going to do keto or paleo. I know I'm never going to go that low in carbs long term so why even start it. I am going to continue using MFP and spread my carby carbs throughout the day as the diabetic nutritionists say we should do rather than have them all at once. This means I will not be doing CAD either.

This morning, I had half serving of Greek yogurt, half banana and 3 large beautiful strawberries mixed together with cinnamon plus my 2 c coffee. I didn't eat again until 3:30 and my bs reading was 115. I was really beginning to feel the lower bs by the time I checked it. We had chicken wings cooked in the air-fryer, a small salad rather then the huge 2 c salad CAD requires and a small helping of cream style corn, cauliflower with broccoli and milk. I had my mint dark chocolate for dessert with a cup of coffee. They have what is called Texas Pecan coffee decaf that needs nothing in it except a little sweetener and it is delicious. So I make that and a chocolate mint my dessert at lunch time. Since it wasn't a CAD type of RM and I can have a carby food later if I want/need it, I didn't pile all my carbs in one meal. I have a meal or snack planned for later if I need it, but I may not need it. I have not rules any more except the old IE rule of "eat when you're hungry and don't eat if you're not and eat what you really want but only on as much as you need to satisfy hunger".

Well, Trish, I don't know how to find the control panel. LOL

I think you are right to eat the way that works for you. That's all any of us can do. We got soft tacos from Taco Bell since we were doing so much running around. I was going to chop up some lettuce and add the filling from the taco but my lettuce was all brown, all the way through the head. It was from before I went to the hospital. I was really disappointed, but I just ate the taco the way it was. I am a little bit hungry now, but still nothing appeals to me. Tomorrow I will have to run to the local store for lettuce and cereal. I want my bran flakes. I ran out of Ezekiel bread but decided to get the Little Big Sprouted Grain bread instead. It is about half the price of Ezekiel. I keep it in the freezer and it sometimes lasts me a couple months. I just have it occasionally. I am going to eat some yogurt now. I fogot to eat some today and I want it to offset the antibiotics I was taking.

I'm going to bed early again tonight. Talk to you tomorrow.

I am working to be more accurate in my calorie counting, I suspect I under-estimate. So am literally counting out and measuring again.
And of course doesn't work so well with take out and restaurant foods. I don't tend to get food from chains that often, so don't get the calorie counts very accurate.
Tonight DH got some food from our favourite Indian place, and I really enjoyed it, but took care to avoid large servings.

Carol, I am glad you are getting help for the foot pain. Diabetic neuropathy is a possibility, and some people find gabapentin very helpful for that. But there are other explanations too. I am not sure that just getting pain meds is the best answer. Do be a good advocate for yourself and ask for a physiotherapy assessment or a further assessment if you are not happy with things.

Eagle, hope the sugars are coming down to normal again.
I will be away for the weekend, so don't be worried if I'm not around for a few days.

I got up this morning around 5 to a very painful foot. I ate a hard boiled egg so I could take pain meds. I decided to combine the pain med with Tylenol Arthritis like I was doing with the Motrin. I went back to sleep and now the pain is noticeably better...tolerable.

Mad, I realize that getting pain meds is not the answer. It is just making me able to exist between now and the next step. I have to get the results of my blood work regarding the low white blood count which could be a serious illness, and the UTI that I had. These are most concerning to me right now. I also have to see the cardiolgist for a follow-up appointment after the heart attack and treatment. The doctors in the hospital, who has my past medical records, feel that it's time to replace/repair my faulty valve. But my Cardiologist has been testing and watching it regularly so he is the one I trust to decide if it is at that point. He has been telling me all along, no major change. Then if the foot pain persists, I will need to see a podiatrist and decide exactly what it is and what to do about it. It could be diabetic neurapathy, and I was prepared for gabapentin as a form of treatment, but because of where my pain was on my foot, my PCP feels it is Morton's Neuroma. I would rather have diabetic neurapathy, but I can't choose. I realize my PCP could be wrong. Right now I just need relief until I can start to get these medical issues straightened out.

I had to laugh when I was reading about Morton's Neuroma online. It said it can feel as if you have a pebble in your shoe. No pebble for me. I feel as though I would welcome an amputation, but I know to be careful what you wish for. If I need surgery for my heart valve, or for my foot, consideration will have to be taken that I am now taking blood thinners for the next year. Normally, they say they cannot be stopped for at least 6 months to be sure the stent does not clog up and for most surgeries they have to be stopped for several days in advance.

The doctor's office just called and reported that my A1c is 7.3. This is a little higher than we like, but good considering that those days with readings of 400-500 are included in there. It would have been considerably lower without them so I now know I have a point of reference. The white blood count has come up, but the urine culture is still pending, so they will know more when they get those results. I can breach a little sigh of relief for now. Now I need to get through the appointment with the cardiologist and the move on to the podiatrist, and hope nothing else develops.

I agree that it's hard to judge the calorie and other counts of a restaurant meal. You're better to overcount rather that undercount. I try to fill up on things like salad, and only eat a small portion of everything else. I rarely order a starch, instead doubling up on vegetables. Your weight can go up due to things like sodium and butter.

I need to take a shower and try to rest my foot the rest of the day if I can.

Good morning. I'm headed out in a bit to go by Daddy's to put eye drops in his eyes. I'm not sure why he won't as the NAs to do it, but as it is right now I do it when I go see him. Since I don't go everyday and DS doesn't remember to do it, he only gets them put in when I go. I've only been one day this week and I don't want to go by there when we leave the CHF clinic because it may be 5 or after before we get out of there. The facility takes him and picks him up so I can leave the clinic and come straight home.

He was upset yesterday when I called him and told him that he has 39 days left of his 100 days of rehab that Medicare and his insurance will pay. Since he is having to go on Medicare/Medicaid to live there, he will have to share his room with someone because he goes on private pay which we can't do. That is why we have applied for Medicaid. I didn't have a heart to tell him that they will take all his money except for $60 a month. DS and I know this is because he let our baby sister go through everything he had because he couldn't ever say no to her. He knows that because he said to me "It's my fault because I never saved anything back for me. It's my faul. I can't do anything about it now." So very sad. DS and I do the best we can for Daddy and we will continue to do so.

I decided that low carb isn't the same as keto and I can continue on low carb and following the guidelines of the LC book for Dummies, I will count my starchy carbs only. She didn't count any fruit or veggie carbs except for for bananas, but I'm not counting it because I never eat more than 1/2 a banana. I also want to be sure to get my fiber as well. I think the safe amount of fiber for me is 25 g. I seem to get potty issues if I go over that. I will slowly work up to the 25 g. I will continue using MFP for counting calories and to keep up with the starchy carbs and fiber g. My body seems to feel and operate better with some starchy carbs but goes into lethargy when I eat too many. I think the minimum of 3 at a total of 45 grams are a good place for me to go. I'm not going to worry about total carbs because I won't be counting dairy, fruit or non-starchy vegetable carbs. I do want to eat good fats, but still not a biggy on high fat. I would rather keep that not so high.

Carol Sue, Eagle, fatmad, Donna and others "wave"

Have a great day!!!

Trish, when my brother was in a facility, his income came from either the Veterans or Civil Service because of my Dad, I don't remember which. The facility took all of his money and only left $60. He didn't even need that $60 and it would build up in his account. It wouldn't help for your Dad to have put anything away for himself unless he had it hidden. If it was in an account, I believe they would take that too. When my sister was in a nursing home her granddaughter and family were living in her house. When she passed away, they took the house. It's just the way it works. There are steps that can be taken to prevent that. My friend who's mother passed away in a nursing home had seen a lawyer who had set things up so that my friend kept the house after her mother passed away.

My BIL has trouble getting some benefits for low income because he has "some" money in the bank. When he complained that it was unfair to deny him because of the couple thousand dollar he had in the bank and the woman said "Don't you know how to hide your money?" Apparently, he does not, and I wouldn't know either.

Low Carb is individual. You are eating fewer carbs than you normally would, but not Atkins <20. It is what works for YOU. I do the same.

My weight is up another lb to 193. It is not due to my eating, just like the loss was not due to my eating. I am trying very hard to maintain this. I do have to call the doctor if I gain 3 lbs in one day as that could mean fluid retention. I know I am still eating less than 1100 calories per day and in the 50-60 carb range, including all carb such as veggies.

Daddy's CHF clinic visit went well. Blood work showed everything was the same as last month. He goes back in a month. I was going to ask that his Lasix be cut back but his legs were a little swollen and he is taking a 20 mg daily so we left it as it is. If they give him the 64 ozs he is supposed to have, he should be fine. I did ask the nurse in front of him if he was limited to 64 oz and she said yes. I wanted it to hear it from the CHF people because they over see everything.

A guy from a local VFW hall he used to work with when Daddy was Chaplain at another local VFW years ago went to see him this morning and told gave him his card to give to DS. He said he knows all the answers to questions about help for Daddy through VA so she can call him and he will help us with getting things done for him. We don't like moving Daddy 32 miles away but TX does have a special home strictly for TX Veterans. DS and I discussed going that direction if he could be with people who have the same interests as he does (he loves to talk about the war) and he might get a better deal financially. We will have to see how things play out. I always say that we have to work towards what we know and pray and God will work out the details. God has always taken care of us helped us in the past and I am confident that He will now.

Busy day tomorrow, but I'll try to check in. Hope every body has a good day.

I slept very well last night. I think it's the pain meds that are giving me such great, restful sleep, and I know that sleep is so important for healing. I was very miserable when I was sleep deprived.

My weight is back down a lb to 192, so I think that was fluid retention. If I'm diligent, I think I can maintain most or all of the loss and continue down. I did eat the lasagna last night. It didn't taste as good as it usually does, but it might just be because my appetite is still off. I made it the same as I always do. I got full a lot faster than I usually do.

My foot hurt when I went to bed but I took the pain meds around 10 and had no pain all night. I was even able to keep my foot under the covers. Usually the sheet/blanket over my foot causes pain. It's starting to hurt already this morning now that I've been up walking around and have a shoe on, but it's just a slip on, not really a shoe that puts pressure anywhere. It's bearing my weight on the foot that causes the pain. This morning the swelling down completely, but it comes back throughout the day as I walk around. I stay off it as much as I can.

Trish, I agree you have to do what's best for your Dad. 32 miles is a long drive back and forth and will limit your visits. I also pray that God does what's best for him. You do want his remaining time on this earth to be the best it can be, and I would let him participate in the decision as much as he can. Some elderly people go into these facilities and receive very few family visits. He is lucky that you and your sister are so attentive and caring.

Wannabe: Sorry to have read about the heart attack - hope your follow up gives you positive blood work results. Just wanted to chime in about the foot pain. Hard to figure out what it is through just reading about your symptoms but I would definitely go to a podiatrist. I was in constant pain until I went and got orthotics. I never have pain anymore unless I don’t wear them. It’s seriously night and day! Worth every single penny and then some.