Mima- I asked about B12 but Dr. said that wouldn't work with me.. I got on line and tried to educate myself. There is so much the Dr's don't tell you. I went to grocery and bought some iron rich foods. They are limited too. I did find out that I may have done this to myself with all the low fat/low cal. foods I have been eating in the past 5+ years,trying to keep my weight under control.
Candice- Yes ,I have been really tired and cranky because of it..But due to the fact that most of everything around here is up to me,it has not been easy. The hubby is getting older and does next to nothing anymore. Watches TV and sleeps a lot during the day..
Kate- SB is a good diet ,but, be careful. My colesterol went way up on it..
This cool weather is really as it should be for this time of the year. In the past years we have had some warmer weather and that is not normal. It is back to warm and cold as it used to be. I have lived in Florida my intire life so when it isn't steaming we are content.
Hello Happy ,Meme...
Joanne

Kate you paint the picture very well with your words....I do not have a digital camera either, but snapedthe last shot with my cell phone which does not do a very good job. I can't decide what kind I want, need two I guess, a compact one and a really good one. I sned my to a photo palce whrere they put them online for me right now.

Mima...as long as he can sweep and talk at the same time! Your get together sounded nice. My foot still hurts too, the more I am on it the more it hurts..and when she massages it and hits the heel...ouch!!! DR. Appt is wed to see what else he will do..new orthotics I'm thinking.

Joanne....I think we are married to the same old fart! Why does sugar busters raise your cholesterol? Hope you get your blood built back up so you will not be cranky anymore!

I'm cranky toooooo! Too much to do and not emopugh sleep...going to PT 3 times a week has been too much and has not helped. The dog got into some christmas decor while I was gone, ate a basket of berries but he seems to have pooped them all out..we hope he did anyway, he does not seem sick. They were on a stick and it was full of wires..ouch..now I have to think about dog proofing the house! WE new he would eat paper towles and kleenex toilet paper and stuff (his previous owners told us that) My son says the dog has issues!LOL

Oh boy-dogs!! Mike's could open the refrigerator and ate all the chocolate-was he sick.
Kate-massage your foot. Mine get tight=a different problem than the plantar fasciitis.
Went to doc=plan B-another shot=a boot at night, and 12 therapy sessions. The boot made me wake up all night-Got up at 3 and will go on the couch soon. But the boot worked. But I can't afford not to sleep.
Art today.
Joanne-hope you feel better. What are they doing for your cholesterol. Brad takes lovastatin and zetia-I take zetia, Had the triglyceride problem and cut out sugar and walked-got it down. If I don't get to walk. I will be in trouble. \
Candice-SB is South Beach but I guess it could stand for sugar busters.
Going on the couch-Mima

Good morning everyone! Sounds like we are all a little rushed and stressed lately....I'm sure it is the holidays and it will calm down after New Years. The day after Christmas, all my decor gets packed away, the house gets cleaned and ready for any guests (that usually start arriving the end of January). It was a lot of fun having old friends visit from back home the first few years we were here but now it feels more like a chore....not that I don't love my friends but I guess I love my privacy more at this stage in my life.
Still baking off these darn cookies. Today should be the last of them and then they will be out of my sight. Had a short bread cookie after breakfast this am. If the scale doesn't move down this week I will know why! Need to stay focused on my diet....
I used to get massages every week when I was a business owner....kept the aches and pains at bay. Definitely can not afford them now but would if I could as they really do make a difference with treating FM.
Mima, is plantar fasciitis on the bottom or top of the foot? For some reason, I thought that involved the ball area of the foot. My discomfort seems to be across the top of the foot...kind of feels like I tied my shoes too tight but I didn't. (That's the only way I can describe it.) I'm going to check out the symptoms on WebMD and see if they can point me in the right direction. It comes and goes so I have a feeling it has something to do with my walking habits. I do about 3 miles a day with the "Queen". I still need to get my butt back on the elliptical though. I just can't seem to get motivated....
As for my cholesterol, my ratio (hdl/ldl) isn't so bad but total was 280. I will have my lipid profile done again in a couple of months just to check it I'm sure.
Hubby got home 6 this am....really tired and went off to bed. Things will stay quiet here until he gets up. Good time for me to do all my computer stuff and download all my bank stuff. Love doing all my banking online...makes life so much easier. Wish I had those online advantages when I was in business....would have been a great time saver. Weather has gotten warmer here and a bit more humid today. Rained to the north of us (Cocoa Beach area) off and on all night but nothing here. Sunny and breezy today.
Hope everyone enjoys their day.
Kate

Every Thursday, I check the acct to see if tenant put his rent in the bank!!!
Physical therapy at 8=didn't wear the boot because I needed sleep. And I slept 8 hours-swam yesterday and went in Hot tub. The pain is in my heel and you need to keep your foot flat in the boot. Don't know about the top of the foot.
Going to get my wheat free cookies at health store on way to church, Paul Newman makes the best!!! But I should be careful because I am not walking.
I am not stressed about Christmas but I need to wrap-send more cards and get gifts for Brad. And make something to give away next week-think I wull make breads.
Bye for now-Mima

Kate my MIL usedto have pain acrosst he top of her foot, was told it was arthritis, she wore orthotics..what kind of shoe are you wearing? I could not stand company all the time..too much work.........and I like my privacy too. If I havd and eliptical I would be on it all the time, the treadmill is pretty pounding on my joints. YUmm cookies..I have not mbaked any this year..no time and can't find stuff! Send me some!!!!!!!

Mima...tell me very slowly in detail how this heel shot went......the doc todeeay said I need one but they are very painful and you cannot drive for a few days and you have to wera a waling boot. (since it is my gas peddal foot)
My foot doesnot hurt int he morning if I get plenty of rest, it only hurts when I am up on it for a time and then it throbs and shots up my heel. He is making me new orthotics, be a few weeks. PT did me no good for the pain but did learn a few good stretches, just have to remember to do them.

I will see if I can private message you all some pics.....of the outside of house and snow. It looks tiny from the front......

Not sure if this will work to have a new thread.
Yes, the shot hurts.But it really hlps. Boohoo that it is your driving foot. I am driving but it;s my left foot. The boot helps but not good for sleeping.
Went to pt and they put on the bike for 5 minutes-I kept telling them about my other problems but I am not sure they understood. Back hurts today-wish the would do electrical stimulation on my back. Also did some great stretches-I don't care if they hurt because it is the tightness of my legs that is the problem.
Found my angel. To buy presents for child of a prisoner.
Salad party tonight with people from Sunday school. I am bringing fruit.
Could not get my wheat free cookies-going to try Amazon.
Bye for now Mima

Good morning everyone! Thanks for the info Candice. I tried to open the pictures you sent but it disappeared....I think I may have a firewall that blocked it. I wear New Balance walking shoes (sneakers) with a SL2 last, meaning they are extra deep toe box and extra high instep height (I have high arches). It's the top of my instep that gives me problems and I think it might be from over-pronating. I'm sure orthotics would correct it but that would mean another doctor and more time and money. It only hurts once in awhile so I think I will live with it for now. I wear Birkenstock sandles most of the time when out and about....I do like comfort above all else!
As for the elliptical, when I do it, I feel great and it is an efficient form of exercise....using both arms and legs aerobically. But when I had a bad spasm back in August in my thoracic spine area, I got out of the routine and am now finding it difficult to get motivated again. I have stenosis in my lumbar spine along with some scoliosis and sometimes I get laid low with bad spasms. That's why I should see a chiro regularly but it is hard to find one in my insurance network. The one I am seeing takes no insurance at all and I just can't afford to keep going on a weekly basis. I only see him when I am desperate. I am looking into that upper cervical procedure but there is only one chiro near me who does it because it is such a specialized service and he is about 30 miles away. Again, he doesn't take any insurances. So, I'll plug along and hope that my weight loss will help alleviate some of the symptoms.
My energy level has been low past couple of days, mostly from not sleeping well. Hubby will be back on days next week which should help. Cookies are done!! Thank God! I am so sick of looking at them.....
Weather here is very humid, warm and windy. We have a severe t-storm forecast for this afternoon with heavy rains and high winds expected. Oh joy! Glad I didn't wash those windows yesterday....
Mima, I love e-stim!! If I could attach those electrodes to my own back, I'd live with it going all day!! They used one on my rotator cuff surgery site after the procedure and it helped a lot with the pain. It was a portable unit I got to turn on every 10-15 minutes and adjust my own level of stimulation. I used it for about a week and it was a great help. They used it after every PT session too.
My Christmas tree pictures didn't come out very well so I won't be posting them. I hinted to hubby that we need a digital camera for ourselves and we agreed to look at them after Christmas when they go on sale. Hope everyone enjoys their day....Kate

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