1. We are currently trying to wean Carolyn to one nap. It's driving me crazy. It gets to be about 6pm and Carolyn starts to whine. I can handle a lot of things - whining isn't one of them. I'm not so sure I like one nap Carolyn.
2. Carolyn is now learning how to run. Super. The best thing about it, though, is that she looks just like when Mad Madam Mim turns into a cat during the wizards duel on The Sword in the Stone.
3. Carolyn brushed her own teeth for the first time the other day. But, instead of holding her head still and moving the toothbrush, the holds the toothbrush still and moves her head.
4. And speaking of toothbrushes, Carolyn also dipped hers in the toilet and put that in her mouth. Does that negate the fact that she brushed her teeth to begin with?
5. I attended the Relief Society broadcast this weekend. Our ward had a dinner beforehand after which Shannon said we should ditch the broadcast and go to a movie instead. Finally! Someone who thinks like I do! But, of course, instead of telling her that I'd been thinking the exact same thing, I told her she was going to hell for thinking that way.
6. It's a good thing I stayed because I, just like every other person in America, needed to hear President Uchtdorf's talk. My favorite point in his talk was point #3 - Forget not to be happy. I'm so guilty of the things he talked about - waiting for such-and-such to happen and then I'll be happy. I'm going to be working on that.
7. I was, however, highly disturbed by how pretty the girls in the choir were. All I could think was, "Yeah, well, of course you have pretty hair! You have the luxury of living in a place with zero humidity! I could be pretty then, too!"
8. I wore my favorite new, blue shirt to the broadcast. I bought it off the sale rack and have been wearing it everywhere I go, thinking about how fashionable I am. Well, guess what? Turns out that my fashionable, new, blue shirt is actually a pajama top. It says it right on the label - Sleepwear. Um. What does it say about my fashion sense that I apparently find pajamas highly fashionable?
9. Just as I think I've got a handle on Husband's medical bills, another one comes rolling in. That means another phone call to set up a payment plan wherein the person on the other end of the line will treat me like I'm a schmuck for not being able to pay more than I can. Then, I have to add that bill to the growing pile that I can't forget to pay on time. Why can't all of those bills be consolidated so I only have to make one payment?! Don't they know I'm only good at paying bills if I can do it online?
10. I'm pretty sure I'm having gallbladder attacks. I've had three in the past three months. The first two only lasted 3-4 hours and while they were very, very painful, they went away. Sunday night, I had one that started at 8pm and didn't stop until around 5am. It was a sharp, sharp pain right under my ribs on the right side that wrapped around to my mid-back. I couldn't find a position to where I could sleep. It also made me nauseous and I threw up a couple of times. While the pain has gone, I'm still feeling very sore through my rib cage, the thought of eating at all makes me want to hurl, and the stuff coming out of my body is funny colors. I have no idea what to do now.
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I went through what I thought were gallbladder attacks for a period, and they they went away. The pain was all in my back. It was really painful.
I had the exact type of pain for several months 2 years ago. After numerous expensive tests, it turned out to be gastritis and a stomach ulcer. Stress literally can kill you. There's a documentary about it done by National Geographic.
If you hadn't said you were wearing a PJ top, I would never have known. Thought you looked great at the broadcast!
Girl....those gallbladder attacks just get worse, last longer, and get more frequent. I got to where i was having them at least once a week and I couldn't handle it anymore. I got that sucker out and I feel like a new woman....it is SO worth it to have it out and it's really easy to recover from!! Call me if you have any questions...or ask Marshall...he became quite the expert when I was having those things. :)
oh! oh! I can totally help you with gallbladder attacks! I literally thought I was having a heart attack my first time. No lie. EKG and everything.
After years of gallbladder cleanses and other crap (because I refuse to have bits taken out of my body. God put them there for a REASON) I finally found what works.
Ready? Lecithin. I found some 1200mg gel caps and you just pop one of those babies before you eat. Wahlah. No more GB pain.
No GB surgery. You get to keep all your bits. No more massive medical bills. The bottle of 100 cost $8.99.
If you do happen to have a flare, pound a couple tsp of apple cider vinegar followed by some apple juice (the good, expensive kind with floaties) and you'll be fine a few minutes.
Oh happy day!
Aren't you seriously so glad you know me? ;)
PS Naps are good. The more the better. Ferills.
BECKY!! This is why we're friends! I'm totally getting some of that stuff...do I take it before EVERY meal? And, I'll get some of the good apple cider vinegar - my mom swears by the stuff for urinary tract infections. If I never have to have another one of those attacks, it would be too soon.
I take it when I'm feeling all gallbladdery. Mine only flares occasionally but while I'm feeling iffy, I'll take it with every meal. I haven't needed it since we got back from vacation.
I'll tell you truthfully, when we were starving and Husband was delivering pizza, we ate pizza nearly every night because it was free. And we would otherwise have starved. My gallbladder HATED that. Now that we have actual money (it'll happen for you, promise) we can eat more healthfully and my gallbladder rarely freaks out.
The gal who gave me the advice says she takes it before every meal.
You might find that some foods are more of a trigger than others. Chocolate, fats, etc.
Another thing you can do is start a meal that contains a higher fat ratio (like dinner) with an apple.
Here's the basic biological breakdown:
The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver, right? So when you start eating, the body senses what type of food is coming down the pipes (fats, carbs, protein) and then ejects bile into the stomach to help break it down. How much gets ejected depends on the profile of the food being swallowed. Fats need the most bile but you should absolutely NOT give up fats. That just makes it worse.
Sometimes the bile gets sludgy or stones develop. This usually happens because of a hormonal shift (thank you, pregnancy and extreme stress).
The fiber in the apple helps pull out a little bile and get things going before the meal so it's less painful than ejecting an entire glump of sludge for say, pizza.
Questions? I SO want to give you my email. But maybe not on the open comments section of the blog. :)
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