tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68986644380704861802024-03-13T01:02:20.052-05:00Never-Ending PossibilitiesCreating an amazing life that I love, while living with Sjogren's Syndrome and other autoimmune diseases. This blog is about my successes, struggles, hopes and desires while I walk through my journey of an amazing life.Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-27111203925889876072018-12-17T21:59:00.001-06:002018-12-17T21:59:22.116-06:00The Wonder of 1 Year Later and 4+ Years later!!!! Immuno88 Bloodprint Eating<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The amazing impact to my life after one year of Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint eating.</span></b> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">“Your health is what you make of it. Everything you do and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>― <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/385454.Ann_Wigmore"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Ann Wigmore</span></a>, <span style="text-decoration: none;">The Hippocrates Diet and Health
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1 Year Later........</h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have already talked about the impact of this test on my life as well as how I felt when I followed the plan 100%. </span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">March 20, 2014 </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/03/living-in-fog-catching-up.html" target="_blank">Living in a Fog - Catching Up</a></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">March 22, 2014 </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/03/great-awaking-are-you-serious_22.html" target="_blank">Great Awaking - Are you Serious!</a></span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 23, 2014 <a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-to-eatoh-what-to-eat.html" target="_blank">What to eat...Oh what to eat</a></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">October 13, 2014 </span><a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/10/yikes-immuno88-reactiv-bloodprint.html" target="_blank">YIKES!!!!! Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint eating ~ 7 months later</a></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last blog</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I talked about what I learned after introducing foods I shouldn't eat back into my eating and updated you on my changes during the 11 month period.</span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">March 6, 2015 </span><a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2015/03/update-news-immuno88-reactiv-bloodprint.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Update News!!!!! Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint eating ~ 11 months later</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></a></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This time I want to talk about my <b>One Year Anniversary</b> of living the <i>Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint eating</i> and what happened when I retook the test.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When my son, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/our-doctors/dr-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">Dr. Greg Abbott</a>,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> told me a year ago (2104) that if I would do the Immuno88 Bloodprint eating that my life would never be the same I wanted to believed him because I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. He's concern was that I wouldn't make it to his son's graduation (he was 1-1/2 years old at the time). Another concern he had was that I never followed through on anything for longer than 30 days and it was very important to follow through and stick 100% to the Immuno88 plan and be tested after a year to see we I stood healthwise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He explained that due to my autoimmune system being severely compromised that the only thing he wanted me to do was eliminate my 28 Reactiv foods, take the <a href="http://www.mediherb.com/" target="_blank">Medi Herbs</a>, and get more sleep. Since there were times that I could barely make it up the stairs from my body fatigue he recommended no exercise other than walking daily. Once I got more energy we would add exercise slowly into my lifestyle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What my son, <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/our-doctors/dr-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">Dr. Greg Abbott</a>, couldn't of imagined was that I would have a profound life changing experience from following his directions 100%. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The shock of eliminating foods I was able to survive and this made the most profound change in my health and life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My Original 28 reactive foods (underlined foods are still on my new test)</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Almonds (+3)</u></span>, Amaranth (+1), Banana (+1), BEANS - Green (+1), Kidney (+2), Pinto (+2) and Yellow Wax (+1), Cantaloupe (+1), Celery (+1), Cheese (+2), Cranberry (+1), <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Eggs (+3)</u></span>, <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Grapefruit (+1)</u></span>, <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Lemon (+1)</u></span>, <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Lime (+1)</u></span>, <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>MILK - Cow (+1)</u></span>,<span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <u>Milk - Goat (+2)</u></span>, <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Orange (+1)</u></span>, Pineapple (+1), Pork (+1), <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Pumpkin (+2)</u></span>, Rice (+1), Sesame (+1), <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>Tangerine (+1)</u></span>, Wheat (+1), YEAST- Bakers (+1) and Brewers (+1)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My NEW 15 reactive foods (highlighted foods are new)</span></h2>
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(+2), Grapefruit (+1), Lemon (+1), Lime (+1), MILK - cow (+2), Milk - Goat (+1), <span style="color: #f6b26b;">Olive (+1)</span>, Orange (+1), <span style="color: #f6b26b;">Pepper B/W (+3)</span>, <span style="color: #f6b26b;">Plum
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">4 Years and 9 Months Later</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just discovered this blog post that I never finished so it's time to finish this story...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My son, <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/our-doctors/dr-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">Dr. Greg Abbott</a> and others who do not have autoimmune diseases will never fully understood the feelings inside me that shifted not only medically and physically but mentally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each day as I got better my desire to not exist disappeared more and more and was replaced with the desire for creativity in my life. Pessimism disappeared to be replaced by a positive "I can do" attitude. Joy came back into my life and I live every day laughing and creating joy in my life and others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, I live each day fully making sure I get enough sleep and being conscious of eat properly without making myself wrong if I fall off the wagon. I try to walk 10,000 steps a day and exercise 3x a week or more but have to work with a personal trainer to modify my workouts due to my arthritis. This is okay for me because the greatest gift I received is that I can workout and not crawl up stairs to go to bed. No I can't lift and move many heavy things in a row but I can lift and move.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">I learned that eliminating stress also meant eliminating the friends and family that feed the stress. I now walk away from stressful situations choosing to pick different jobs and people to work with.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I learned that it is okay to say I can't right now I am too exhausted and not feel guilty.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I learned that two hour naps help me with my energy level.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I learned that eating too much sugar, dairy or gluten causes my RA, Osteoarthritis and Sjogren's Syndrome to flare up and causes my stomach, esophagus and digestive tract to go into trauma.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I learned that when I work out and walk my RA, Osteoarthritis and Sjogren's Syndrome are less painful.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I learned that by following everything my son taught me my life will be longer, I am happier and more fulfilled.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">BEST of all I will be there for when my grandchildren get married.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Joy Sprinkled with Thankfulness and Laughter,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Life is about learning and I have learned a lot since my last blog on Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint eating.</span></b> Last time I talked about how my life had changed dramatically but this time I want to talk about what I learned and update you on the changes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"The food you eat can be either the safest & most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison" ~ Ann Wigmore</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On March 19, 2014 I weighed 185 and started eating 100% according to my Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint Food Plan. This involved not eating 28 foods and removing all processed food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Almonds, amaranth, banana, BEANS - green, kidney, pinto and yellow wax, cantaloupe, celery, cheese, cranberry, eggs, grapefruit, lemon, lime, MILK (cow, goat, almond), orange, pineapple, pork, pumpkin, rice, sesame, tangerine, wheat, YEAST- bakers and brewers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">March 19th, 2014 185.7 lbs. (goal to lose 50 total)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">October 5th, 2014 <span style="color: red;">35.65"</span> lost overall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">October 12th, 2014 149.1 lbs (<span style="color: red;">-36.6</span> lbs no exercise) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">January 26th, 2015 143.7 lbs (<span style="color: red;">-42.0</span> lbs no exercise)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">March 2nd, 2015 144.0 lbs (<span style="color: red;">-41.7</span> lbs no exercise)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">March 6th, 2015</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;">42.75</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">"</span> lost overall</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Steroid injections to thumb for arthritis so I could work</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">100% ~ I</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">no</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">longer got</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">steroid injections.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On this eating plan I worked solid (meaning approximately 6 days a week, 8-14 hour days) for 10 months before I started getting any pain.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">95-90% ~ Got my </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1st steroid injection</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in my thumb February 10, 2015. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last one was April 8th, 2014. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Usually I got them every time I had to work which averaged out to about 6-8 weeks apart</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I didn't work much up to that point.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Arthritic pain in any of my joints</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ None.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Thumb has started being very painful needing a steroid shot. Joints started to ache late afternoon.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Brain fog</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Is down by 90%....actually within less than 1 week, it was so amazing my head went from feeling like a wet cotton ball to a helium balloon it was awesome. No fearfulness of making a mistake or forgetting what I was told or doing.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Effected if I am extremely tired, after I eat something I am not suppose to and it is still down by 85%. This could be more from fearfulness of making a mistake than actual need.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Simple and complex instructions</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Remember without having to write everything down.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ When tired must write things down. I review instructions often to not make mistakes.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Migraines</span></b> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Gone and for the 1st time in over 20 years they are more like a dull headache lasting only a few hours.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Migraines are back lasting 3 days at a time. Only had 2 bouts since mid January but two too many.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Thyroid</b> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Calmed down (the blob that moved every time I swallowed is gone) and I can swallow pills again.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Swallowing is starting to feel like a baby blob is there but still able to swallow pills.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hair</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Is not falling out like crazy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Hair is falling out again. Greg did an adrenal test and starting an herbal plan for this.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Rarely get exhausted where I can't move and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">don't tire</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> as </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">easily</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> when performing tasks.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ After long periods of working need to rest for several days. Fatigue is present.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sleeping</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Without being in pain.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">95-90% ~ S</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">leeping is being disturb again and I can't sleep longer than 5 hours without back pain.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Stomach gas and bloating</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Is gone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Is back especially with gluten and cheese.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Elimination</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">100% ~ D</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aily.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Constipation returns.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Esophagus</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Rarely hurts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Need to visit Doctor. Esophagus is starting to get painful to the touch at entry to stomach. Am hoping that being on food plan 100% will bring it back down but not willing to take a chance in case my Barrett's Syndrome has gotten worse. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Touching</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ It no longer hurts to be hugged by someone but massages still feel like they are massaging a bruise.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">90% ~ Some pain with hugging depending on how tight they hug. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>My libido is back</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% & 95-90% ~ Same.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Creativity is back</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% & 95-90% ~ Same.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cholesterol</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Was drastically down.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">95-90% ~ Not tested.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>All inflammatory markers are down</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">100% ~ Down when tested.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">98% ~ Down more and in normal range but had only done for less than 2 weeks before getting tested.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">90% ~ Not tested. I started this after the 98% test.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ate 100% meaning no foods of the 28 on my list intentionally from March 19th, 2014 till Thanksgiving Day 2014.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This included when I was over in Gdansk, Poland sewing on costumes for work.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Thanksgiving I had a small piece of pumpkin pie and yam pie and repeated this on Christmas day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Only a few times have I had issues eating out. They usually forgot and added butter to the steaks and I would be sick for a day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All restaurants have been supportive and many chefs have come out to talk to me personally.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have made more friends everywhere I eat and they remember my needs when I come back.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I tweet my experiences with eating and allergy menus</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My family and all friends are supportive. Even some have fun with it and tease me.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Movie theaters use coconut oil so I can have movie popcorn, I always ask to make sure.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Started eating 95% to 90% of the eating plan after I got home in early January, 2015</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Noticed my digestion issues started coming back.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Started to not care about eating bad more often than not.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My hard wired beliefs started to dissolve the more processed foods I ate.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Weight started to climb.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lethargy started to set in.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Arthritis started up requiring a steroid injection and continual use of ibuprofen which effects my stomach and throat issues.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">People are very supportive</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">UPDATE ~ </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not all people are supportive. There was a point that a select few started trying to convince me that what I was doing is dangerous. This I found highly amusing as all I was doing was eating organic food, especially no foods with more than 4-5 ingredients and no processed food. Also t</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">he more weight I lost and the better I felt some women began feeling uncomfortable and threatened by my new me. I find this sad that weight loss would start such a reaction in another women or significant other.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I made up my mind to save my life it just was who I became</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have 3 friends doing it as well. Oh wait make that 4 :)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This would not of been possible before I started the Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint eating plan. My immune system wouldn't of been able to handle this type of continued activity.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eventually be off my Hydroxychloroquine with the approval of my RA specialist, or at least get it down to 1 time a day.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last month and a half has reinforced for me that eating any of the junky food will cause me to over eat them and start the poor eating cycle over again. Also it will kick off my RA and stomach issues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So it is very important that I use more self control. I realize that the junk food itself is creating these reactions within my body and brain so I have given myself a break, quite beating myself up but am strengthening the initial thought that starts me wanting to eat it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please contact my son <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/our-doctors/dr-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">Dr. Greg Abbott</a> who is</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> a C</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">hiropractor</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and Wellness Way Coach. His </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">background includes being a sports performance
coach for elite and professional athletes, a head coach for an elite youth
baseball team, an assistant football coach for Lawrence University as well as playing Division I baseball and football in college.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Greg along with the other talented professionals he works with are blogging, giving free seminars/classes and doing podcasts to meet their mission statement goals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out and contact <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/our-doctors/dr-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">Dr. Greg Abbott</a> at: <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/" target="_blank">The Wellness Way</a> in Greenbay, WI but they have offices throughout the US.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">March 20, 2014 </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/03/living-in-fog-catching-up.html" target="_blank">Living in a Fog - Catching Up</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">March 22, 2014 </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/03/great-awaking-are-you-serious_22.html" target="_blank">Great Awaking - Are you Serious!</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">March 23, 2014 <a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-to-eatoh-what-to-eat.html" target="_blank">What to eat...Oh what to eat</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">October 13, 2014 </span><a href="http://never-endingpossibilities-teri.blogspot.com/2014/10/yikes-immuno88-reactiv-bloodprint.html" target="_blank">YIKES!!!!! Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint eating ~ 7 months later</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last time I talked about shopping and eating out while doing the Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint Food Plan. I call it a plan because heck I don't know what it is. It is not a diet but it is a new way of looking at my eating life and above all it is a new way of feeling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On March 19, 2014 I started eating 100% according to my Immuno88 Reactiv Food Plan. This involved not eating 28 foods and removing all processed. So you won't have to go back to previous articles, here they are:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">March 19th, 2014 185.7 lbs. (goal to lose 50 total)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">October 12th, 2014 149.1 lbs (</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">-36.6</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> lbs no exercise) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I <b>no</b> longer get <b>steroid injections</b> to my thumb joint so I can work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I <b>no</b> longer have <b>arthritic pain</b> in any of my joints</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My <b>brain fog</b> is <b>down by 90%</b>....actually less than one week, it was so amazing my head went from feeling like a wet cotton ball to a helium balloon it was awesome.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can <b>remember simple</b> and <b>complex instructions</b> without having to write everything down</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Migraines</b> are virtually gone and for the 1st time in over 20 years they are more like a dull headache</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My <b>thyroid</b> has <b>calmed down</b> (the blob that moved every time I swallowed is gone) and I can swallow pills again</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hair</b> is <b>not falling out</b> like crazy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have <b>energy</b> and rarely get exhausted where I can't move</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I <b>don't tire</b> as <b>easily</b> when performing tasks</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stomach <b>gas</b> and <b>bloating</b> is <b>gone</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Daily elimination</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Esophagus</b> rarely hurts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It no longer hurts to be hugged by someone</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My libido is back</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Creativity is back</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cholesterol</b> is <b>down</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All <b>inflammatory</b> markers are <b>down</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am eating 100% meaning I am eating no foods of the 28 on my list intentionally.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Only a few times have I had issues eating out. They usually forgot and added butter to the steaks and I would be sick for a day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All restaurants have been supportive and many chefs have come out to talk to me personally.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have made more friends everywhere I eat and they remember my needs when I come back.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My family and all friends are supportive. Even some have fun with it and tease me.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">People are very supportive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I made up my mind to save my life it just was who I became</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I no longer have cravings of any kind</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My husband is amazing and very supportive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have 3 friends doing it as well. Oh wait make that 4 :)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each of my friends have noticed changes as well and each is different. Ones asthma has been reduced by a lot.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My son Greg, the chiropractor and the one who administers the test is amazing and very supportive walking through each phase of my journey making necessary adjustments to keep me moving forward. Check out and contact <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/our-doctors/dr-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">Dr. Greg</a> at: <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/" target="_blank">The Wellness Way</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I now actually feel like I want to workout</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I eat what I need, fill up easily and am rarely hungry</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Life is awesome</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can get on the floor and play with my grandson</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am continuing with the eating plan and I have hopes that when I retest next March that I will get some foods back. But to be perfectly honest I don't miss the foods as much as I thought I would. Once I got rid of the sugars and junk I felt so much better that even if I could I don't plan on going back to eating them. I know for me that eating any of the junky food will cause me to over eat them and start the poor eating cycle over again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Feeling this good is worth watching what goes into my mouth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now I am ready to start an exercise program but 1st I need to get through traveling to Poland to sew costumes for Disney On Ice for 2 weeks and about 6 weeks of sewing for the Circus. So looks like mid-January I am ready to build some muscle.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lose 14 more lbs for a total of 50 lbs.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eventually be off my Hydroxychloroquine with the approval of my RA specialist, or at least get it down to 1 time a day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Workout daily or at least 3 times a week.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Continue to share this amazing Immuno88 Reactiv Bloodprint methodology</span></li>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Smiles sprinkled with excitement and well-being,</b></span></div>
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<br />Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-56927078997009711562014-03-23T23:03:00.001-05:002015-03-06T01:11:07.825-06:00What to eat...Oh what to eat<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Trauma Tuesday</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday
before I could decide what to eat I decided to go through my kitchen to remove
all I couldn't eat before heading to the store. Or should I say Kayce went into
action. Well actually I would have to say she kicked
butt because occasionally I had to sit while she went through
everything. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">We
went through all my food and medicine cabinets, refrigerator, and freezers.
Seriously I can't believe how much was expired and how reading the labels
opened my eyes. By the time we were done there wasn't much left. We did make a
shelf for Phil when he is home. Let's just say the food up there takes a
footstool for me to access. In the refrigerator we put rubber bands around
bottlenecks and pink duct tape on lids so I could quickly see what I could
use. All I have to say is thank goodness for large trash and recycling
containers.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Now
it was time to shop. I really love road trips to Madison usually I
stop at Barnes and Noble to see Kat, Panera to see Josh, then head to Whole
Foods Market and last but the yummy best Starbucks for the drive
home. Surely, one more day wouldn't hurt so I decided to eat foods I
couldn't have anymore. Yummy gluten free chocolate muffin with chocolate
frosting, mexican food, I got so full that I couldn't get Starbucks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Whole
Foods Market has a great selection of organic foods I use for my
anti-inflammatory and gluten free diet when I choose to follow it. First
isle we hit was the salad dressing and as you all know there are a lot of
selections. Fifteen minutes later between the two of us we found two bottles
that I could use, a type of vinegar and oil based. Really my least favorite
salad dressing and now something I have to get use to. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">We
spent almost two hours in the store reading labels and putting it back. It hit me
hard that this was going to be the hardest thing I have ever done. Serious
depression set in with all the things I couldn't do. Which having spent my
whole life fostering the belief that I could do anything made me want to lay down
and cry. Thank goodness I don't like scenes in public. It was time to go home I
was done for this day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday
I discovered eating at home by yourself isn't hard when you have the correct
food available but it is hard to make it taste good. Looks like I’ll be
researching the internet and Pinterest for menu ideas and reading blogs to
shorten my learning curve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Later
that night was girls bowling league and I wasn’t looking forward to finding
something to eat as that was part of our ritual. My BFF, Kathy talked to the
kitchen to see what oils they use for frying. No French fries, wrong oil. So
after much thought, I got a grilled hamburger patty, lettuce, tomatoes and
topped it with ketchup, after I checked out the label. Seriously you can't
imagine the people that asked me what I was eating and asked how could I eat it
because it was boring. Oh well to be honest it actually tasted good.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday
was quit a challenge Kathy and I went shopping to Janesville and out to lunch.
Yes I said out to lunch. I decided that Famous Dave's BBQ might work as
they had chicken, salad, vegetables. Wow imagine our shocked when I asked
to see the BBQ ingredients and she mentioned they had an allergy menu. That was
great so I pulled out my paper with the 27 reactive food restrictions and
started comparing it with the menu. Who would of imagined it would take 20
minutes to find something I could eat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">This
greatly upset me because there was a time I dated a man who was such a picky
eater, no one I knew wanted to go out to eat with him. I swore I would never
eat with someone like that again. Wow shock of all shocks I am now that person.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">So
I played it safe and ordered broasted chicken but would pull the skin off with
the seasoning that I couldn't have, steamed broccoli and corn. I made sure they
didn't put any butter on those. When the food was delivered I noticed the corn
on the cob was shiny. I asked if there was butter on it and she said they
hadn't put butter on it. I asked her to check because when I touch it, my
fingers were slippery. She came back with an apology saying they soak the corn
in water and butter. Kathy's husband was happy that day and Kathy was
also because she got my corn bread. But seriously, kudos to our
waitress Paige, for all her patience and understanding. She earned her 25% tip.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Starbucks
was not an option so I drank too much soda before and during lunch. Wow not a
good idea. All that sugar made me sick and bloated. I am banning myself from
soda even though it wasn’t on my list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">So
eating out is a challenge and I will need to look at menus online and see what
ingredients are listed. After looking at the allergy menu and believe me
they were very thorough, they even had the spices on it,
I realized there are so many hidden allergens that we are not
aware of in general.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Good
things have been going on, I lost over 3 pounds already but Greg increased my
calorie intake so I wasn't losing too fast and getting light headed. And dare I
mention this out loud. Yes I must. Those who know me know that I don't like
displays of body functions, passing gas, burping or discussing bowel movements.
So I am breaking my unspoken rule to say, all my life I rarely had one bowel
movement in two weeks and was always constipated. Now I am having regular
ones daily. So I am celebrating these two good things that come out of this
week.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Smiles sprinkled with love,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Teri</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Quote for the day</strong></span><br />
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<span class="sqq" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><span class="body">"Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.</span></strong><strong><span class="body">" Arnold Bennett</span></strong></span><br />
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Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-37728390937603246172014-03-22T00:55:00.000-05:002018-12-17T21:36:51.348-06:00Great Awaking - Are you Serious!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In
my last blog "Living In A Fog - Catching Up" I mentioned that
something major had happened Monday that brought me back to blogging. I
received results on some blood tests I had done and was impacted more then 1999
when I was told I had Sjögren's syndrome, RA, and Lupus. Even more than
quitting my job due to my health issues in March of 2010 and was unemployed
with no new job to go to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since the end of 2011 my health has
reached a happy plateau with nothing major, I am working in costuming and
loving the travel involved. My family is doing great with everyone healthy and
happy. I have an amazing life with the exception that I can't lose weight it keeps
fluctuating 5-8 lbs with me reaching my all time high, eating was causing me
issues where I'd feel bloated, in pain and exhausted. Oh and the big one....my
hair was falling out again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This last year I have spent a lot of
time talking with my son, Greg and his wife Miranda, who are both
chiropractors, about these problems and frustrations. We spent many days
trying to figure it out while talking about my eating, sleeping and exercise
habits. In January, Greg went to work for <a href="https://greenbaywi.thewellnesswayclinics.com/our-doctors/dr-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">The Wellness Way</a> where they specialize in Functional
Medicine. After sharing my history with them they setup an appointment to
meet me and ordered tests on thyroid, ferratin, hormones, cortisol, Vitamin D,
and immuno 88 bloodprint for food reactive sensitivities. So I took my
tests and patiently waited for the results. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last Friday we got part of the tests
with areas we need to work on but nothing that was earth shattering. All of
this would be addressed further at my appointment. Then Monday Greg got
the results of the immuno 88 bloodprint. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the way he presented my shocking
(to me) results. The son I raised became the Dr. filled with </span><span style="font-size: large;">understanding, </span><span style="font-size: large;">compassion, and encouragement that everything would be okay. With a promise that The
Wellness Way and my family would be there to support me. That as hard as this would be in the end I would be the healthiest I have ever been. I don't think he has
seen or heard me cry in a long time and it warmed my heart that he listened
patiently as I cried. And honestly I wanted to be stronger than I was
but I was so shocked to see that I tested reactive to 27 out of 88 foods. Even
more heartbreaking to me was the foods that I needed to give up in order to
heal my body were the things that I enjoy the most. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">My 27 reactive foods</span></b><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Almonds, amaranth (heck who knows what
this is), banana (My sister Tamie will be happy about this), BEANS - green,
kidney, pinto and yellow wax, cantaloupe, celery, cheese (excuse me I live in
WI...the dairy state), cranberry, EGG (what no baked products, omelets or
frittata), grapefruit, lemon, lime, MILK - cow, goat, almond (again excuse me I
live in WI...the dairy state), orange, pineapple, pork, pumpkin (my favorite
pie of all time), rice, sesame, tangerine, wheat, YEAST- bakers and brewers
(Dang no more homemade cinnamon rolls but I can still bake them).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a horrible life change for me.
I LOVE Starbucks and the one thing I would never give up is ice cream. Guess
again. Also do you realize how many things have gluten, egg or milk products in
them. All my candy, baked goods, Starbucks, ice cream, pasta.... BREATH.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My way of dealing with these kind of
issues is first to cry so after I got off the phone I cried through the night.
Then my second thing I do is talk about it and externalize it. So I posted to
my Facebook friends that I was having a meltdown and why, knowing that they
would support me and help me to move forward. My Facebook friends have never
let me down that way. People started sharing that they had similar
eating/health issues, others started praying for me and many started messaging
me privately sharing recipes, websites, and some of their experiences. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I walk this path of healing it is
my greatest desire that I can show others that there is hope and that there is
a life on the other side of all of this. It is my mission in life to make a
difference in any small way that I can. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smiles sprinkled with thoughtfulness,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Teri </span></div>
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Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-76018666336880080772014-03-20T16:42:00.000-05:002018-12-17T21:39:29.579-06:00Living in A Fog - Catching Up<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Something major happened to me recently and drove me back to my blog. Curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to see what I had written and how much if any my life had changed. I realized I haven't journaled in a few years. My life got busier, sewing costumes was filling my days, I felt better, and somehow the time just slide away into years. I was living in my happy fog. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Professionally</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The last 3 years I have been sewing costumes for entertainment, The Fireside Theatre and Feld Entertainment (Disney Live, Disney On Ice, Nuclear Cowboyz/Cowgirlz, and Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Baily Circus) as well as other locations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The great thing about this is the traveling, working small to medium blocks of time, meeting people from all over the world, and using my creative sewing skills. An added bonus is having plenty of time between jobs for rest and recovery. A great benefit from working is the new friends I have meet. One of them, Kayce, has been instrumental in my life during this last year or so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Working though has wrecked random havoc on my eating patterns since during these sewing gigs getting to appropriate foods has been an issue. When I travel I have no car and eat what is available which 9 out of 10 times is fast food. Also most of the work we do is under time constraints thus it's easier to eat junk food during the long work days. I love my profession and it is by far the most rewarding time of my professional life but I need to figure out how to eat better during these times.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Personally</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter moved to WI to be closer to us, in 2012 I became a grandma and have an amazing grandson by my son Greg and his wonderful wife Miranda, and my husband will be retiring soon. I have spent my time not working reading a crazy amount of books on my addiction, the Color Nook HD+. Best thing about a Nook is you get to take it when you travel. Since I don't always have a car to go buy a book. I can order one at whim via the Nook. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recently I started writing reviews about the books I read because seriously everyone needs to read. I am on FaceBook only 5-35% of my time depending on whether I am working. I have an amazing life and am blessed.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Physically</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kayce and I joined Anytime Fitness so we could work out together. We both got FitBits and communicate everyday/week/month on our progress in eating and weight. Wednesday night is bowling with my BFF Kathy and Bear, my dog, walks me daily. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Though I have been sleeping more, moving more, and eating better, my weight was not going down no matter what I was doing, in fact it was going up and down like a seesaw. I continued to look healthy, felt much better, and love my life. I still suffer from exhaustion, muscle weakness and somedays people touching me feels like they are massaging a bruise.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Medically</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For the last almost 3 years after I was hospitalized as being Septic and beat the odds of 50% mortality I have managed to stay out of the hospital. Only having minor medical issues like a cyst on my thyroid, 9 cavities in few months due to Sjögren’s Syndrome, stomach issues, shingles, and occasional bladder infections. Overall I am still weak and exhausted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I discovered all the cavities in my mouth I had the dentists remove all old fillings and replace with a nontoxic porcelain component. Wow guess what my migraines decreased by 80%. Now I just need money to get rid of my 2 gold crowns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over these last years I have spent a lot of time talking to my son and daughter-in-law about eating correctly, sleeping more and exercising. Both of them are Chiropractors and were concerned about me not progressing in getting healthier. For me it is a frustration because I am gaining not losing and my hair started to fall out about the 1st of this year. I am so frustrated because I had revamped the foods I eat plus I was eating very healthy 80% of the time. I couldn't understand why I wasn't losing weight and feeling more energy. I am sure at some point they also didn't understand or thought possibly I wasn't eating better. But I have faith in being able to self heal and I have faith that there are resources out there to help me heal naturally. And even more important is how much better I am feeling today from the last time I blogged in 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow I'll update you on what happened to cause my "Great Awakening".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smiles and love to all,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Teri</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;">Quote for the day</b></span></span><br />
<span class="sqq" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><strong><span class="body"><span style="font-family: "verdana";"><span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;">"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." Buddha </span></span></span></strong></span><br />
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<span class="sqq" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><strong><span class="body"><span style="font-family: "verdana";"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></span></span></span></strong></span>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-83980395562004626532011-09-23T19:14:00.000-05:002018-12-17T21:41:57.984-06:00From "All or Nothing" to BALANCE Part 1<span style="font-size: large;">So I explained in the blog titled <a class="GNW4IDEBOB" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6898664438070486180#editor/target=post;postID=7981106551003807163">"All or Nothing"</a> that Balance isn't a word I am used to but I have started taking baby steps like my family and friends on Facebook recommended.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Medical Balance</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The tests came back from my new RA specialist and still showed Sjögren's Syndrome, and Lupus. She also said I most likely had Fibromyalgia and she still hadn't ruled out Rheumatoid Arthritis. So I was to continue the treatments we were on. Okay not bad since the numbers weren't much worse than my previous tests. She had a concern for my liver because it was showing bad. So in a few months I'll have a liver scan. But I am at peace because she is so good, thorough, and professional.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw my new Urologist about the CT Scan on my bladder and kidneys. NO CANCER. But....there is always a but.......looks like when I was in the hospital in June the hospital didn't check my kidney function with the bacteria in my bladder and blood and my kidney was infected so it has been beat up pretty bad and now we are trying to stop more damage and see if we can get it to heal some. So all new medicine. They did some other tests on my bladder and they all passed. Including taking a camera into the bladder. Though there is damage there it looks in good overall health and I had another ultrasound on my Kidney/Bladder to see if there is improvement on the damage done. I go in next week for the results. I feel very peaceful after seeing personally into the bladder that all was well and using the preventive medicines are really helping me.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">My Thought about it</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Having confidence in your doctors goes a long way towards not worrying and starting to take better care of yourself. Something about their confidence and experience rubs off on you and is a calming factor.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Physical Balance</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am eating better and have started walking the dog down the driveway but more importantly I realigned the way I was thinking and live in the "Possibility" that all is right and well.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">My Thought about it</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Bodies need to move and release pent up energy. I found that in moving the pain seems to ease up some and I started feeling happier and more energetic.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Personal Balance</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This was the hardest part for me as I gave up things I really loved doing but were serving nothing to advance me in my business or creativity. I gave admining my Facebook CA group WalHalla and my favorite team AgT. That took up a lot of my time. I am still part of the group but without responsibilities. I am still Guild master of WalHalla Rising but I am proud to say I have 1/3 the responsibilities now and am finally getting use to not being on FB all day and night long.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">My Thought about it</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It took me forever to do this because it was something I enjoyed. But along the way I realised that it was also a way to escape life and that is not something I wanted to do anymore.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Professional Balance</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I did start to totally redesign my website and am currently working on my husbands as well. I hope to have it posted up to the web this weekend. I also worked at the Fireside as a stitcher and then went straight to work for Feld Entertainment as a stitcher. To be honest they were both the best jobs I ever worked and I love the atmosphere. I wish I had discovered this type of sewing years ago. The only problem is they last for short periods of time. Though they are great for me at this time of my life.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">My thought about it</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What I really like about them is they don't impact my health if I eat right and get enough sleep. Things that I can control. Also both of these jobs are by far the best jobs I ever had because they fill the creative expressive part of me and I get to meet such a wide variety of different personalities that I love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Though these are very small steps they feel huge to me and I am getting ready to move forward with some more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smiles,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Teri</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;">Quote for the day</span></strong><br />
<span class="sqq" style="color: #d5a6bd;"><strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span class="body"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: large;">"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."</span></span></span><span class="bodybold"><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: large;">Leo Tolstoy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></strong></span><br />
<br />Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-67912183660146229782011-08-20T02:08:00.002-05:002011-08-21T13:23:25.348-05:00CrazinessWow life has been crazy...I will catch up with everyone after I get done working my seasonal job at a local dinner playhouse. I love working in the costume department. I am also in the middle of altering a wedding dress for August 27th. Life will calm down then I will get back to blogging and explain my latest tests and what they found ....<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Quote for the day</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">"Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live." Author Unknown</span></strong>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-9986859582072098032011-08-04T23:44:00.000-05:002011-08-04T23:44:13.284-05:00Hope and a new RA DoctorTuesday I went to a new RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) specialist. The 1st one I went to in Wisconsin had a bed side manner that was barely better than my 1st one in Pennsylvania. <br />
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One of the things I have learned through all the specialists I have had to see is that I need someone that can explain to me what is going on with my body and will allow me to talk it out with them and not look at me like I am a hypochondriac. These doctors are rare to come by and worth gold when you find one. My internist/GI doctor is amazing and now it looks like my RA will be amazing as well. I am thankful that I now have two that I have confidence in. Oh and I also have a great Orthopedic Doctor. Later this month I'll see how my new urologist is!<br />
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I love my new doctor she was a surprise and not the one I originally had an appointment with but she was the one that God had in mind. She spent an hour with me looking over previous tests asking me about how my days go and touching my joints and spine. Amazing the first one never touched me and the second one barely touched me. She was very intent on what and how my body was reacting. <br />
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After looking at my last two tests she agreed that according to the tests I have Sjögren's Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Lupus. She also said she thought due to her testing my body and my reported symptoms that I had Primary Sjögren's Syndrome and Fibromyalgia but she didn't feel I had RA and Lupus. So off for more blood work to do the tests again so they had a baseline from their laboratories. Also she wanted to see if RA and Lupus were still positive.<br />
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So I am patiently "NOT" waiting for the blood work to come back. Stay turned for my lab update. I am very busy praying that I only have Primary SS. Who knows about Fibromyalgia! There are so many opinions that this doesn't exist. Honestly I know people who have it and they have it rough but control it with diet.<br />
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Smiles sprinkled with hope,<br />
Teri<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Daily Quote:</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">“Hope never abandons you; you abandon it” ~ George Weinberg</span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-27787290554626187922011-08-03T22:18:00.000-05:002011-08-03T22:18:36.473-05:00Pondering about myselfI was going through my documents on my laptop and I found this poem. I don't remember doing it but then again I found a lot of things on my laptop I don't remember saving either... It will take me a week to clean out all my not needed documents but I have a goal to get my sewing website done. <br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">By Teri E. Lloyd </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">August 10, 2008</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Who is it that I am</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">That I do not see but am</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Deep, deep, down inside there is a bright white light</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">It’s there hidden deep inside</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Inside that white light is my spirit</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"> spirit is there inside hidden.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Hidden by my life experiences,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">By the experiences of my past, by past generations</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Generations and generations upon generations</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">That is who I am</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"> that white light</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">That white light deep inside that wants to shine bright</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">That is my spirit</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">So let’s awaken that spirit that is hidden deep inside</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Very, very deep inside</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">The spirit, the spirit where God abides</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Where spirit abides</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;">Where love abides</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Some of my pictures I have taken. Another part of me most don't know about.</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Now for the sewing part of me....</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So many interests and so little time. Off to work on my website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Smiles, Teri</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-79811065510038071632011-07-29T21:02:00.000-05:002011-07-29T21:02:46.492-05:00"All or Nothing"I have always been an "All or Nothing" type of person but this has always caused havoc to me personally and those around me. I would give 100% to my children and fall behind in my sewing for my alterations business <em>Never-Ending Possibilities</em>. Then I would put 100 % into my company and my daytime job would suffer because I was so tired from getting no sleep. But mostly my life evolved around my job as Director of IT Services at a large regional accounting firm. It was challenging and satisfied every part of me. It was the 1st job I got after I got out of technical school during my separation. It was the job that allowed me the freedom to be there for my children as a single parent. So it became my life outside of my children.<br />
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So needing balance is something I have always needed but never been able to accomplish. This is not something I am use to. I always finish everything I start and I do it to perfection. <em>Disclaimer is needed here.</em> For everyone but me! I don't know where it got imbred that everyone or thing was more important than me. I remember someone saying don't be selfish share with everyone and take care of your mom and brothers and sisters. So I did.<br />
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Interesting that I transposed taking care of myself into being the best at my job when in reality it was a way of avoiding myself. Long hours at the job for recognition of my abilities became more important that who I was inside.<br />
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I am reading "The Shack" by W. Paul Young. In the book he refers that <em>The Great Sadness</em> had descended. When I read that phrase I started to cry because all of a sudden it dawned on me <em>the great sadness</em> had descended upon me. It started 8 years ago when I was having strange continual random illnesses that couldn't be explained. These kept getting worse until the day I was officially diagnosed with the autoimmune diseases of Sjogren's Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2009. This rocked my boat and my "All or Nothing" became if I can.<br />
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During the last year and a half I have been living in <em>"The Great Sadness", </em>I am too sick, if I can, and sorry I am too sick...too tired.<br />
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My husbands birthday was yesterday and the only birthday present he wants from me, "Is for me to control my life. Not let my disease control my life.". But he had more. He wanted me to start sewing my Life Tapestries starting with mine, finish redesigning my website, and be creative even paint. Since I can't work the way I am use to he feels that doing my home-based business will bring more money into the household taking into consideration my physical limitations. God thank you for this amazing man.<br />
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Long and short of it is I need to be more positive, take control of my life, eat better, exercise, sleep more, spend time with God Creator, and start to live a life in BALANCE.<br />
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Several friends of mine on Facebook said "Start with mini steps". This is the best advice I can recieve since I am an "All or Nothing" type of person. So now I need to see how living a life in balance in mini steps will look for me.<br />
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Thanks to all of you who love me enough to be honest.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Quote for the day</span></strong><br />
<span class="sqq" style="color: #d5a6bd;">“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein</span>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-2003038761238573632011-07-27T13:53:00.000-05:002018-12-17T21:46:52.597-06:00Surviving my melt down<span style="font-size: large;">So what caused my meltdown? It wasn't one thing it was an accumulation of things. But when I meet with my doctor yesterday the tears just started flowing and continued for hours. It wasn't a "Why me I am feeling sorry about myself" type of melt down. It was a "WHY" break down!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;">Quote for the day</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;">There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love. - Washington Irving </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Melt down #1</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I went to the hospital Monday to request copies of all my medical records there since I moved to Wisconsin on April 1, 2010. I don't know how many pages yet it will involve or how much they will be charging me. Then I got sent to radiology for Cd's of their tests. WHAT A SHOCK I HAD! I got 2 Cd's. She said she put each year on a separate one. When I got to lunch I realized that the 2 Cd's where just for this year and there were 10 dates. This is not a good year I am only at the end of July and have been there 10 times. Then I got a call that she didn't realize I had so many and she had my 2010 CD. I wasn't too excited to go back and see how many on the CD. Guess what, 5 dates for 2010. All the money spent, owed, etc. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Positive thought:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank goodness for medical insurance and that my husband has a job he loves where they appreciate how outstanding he is.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Melt down #2</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Recently I took 5-1/2 months (Oct 2010 through part of April 2011) to heal a broken cuboid and also fractured toes. I had to quit my job since it involved walking all day hooping commercial embroidery machines. The Doctors wouldn't believe me when I said my toes were fractured but they couldn't understand why it was taking so long to heal. So they ordered an MRI. Surprise toes were fractured as well as the cuboid and I ended up with a $4,500 ultra sonic machine. Well after 1 month of using this machine it healed.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Positive thought:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now I have this great ultra sonic machine so maybe I can rent it out and help recoup some of the cost. Thankful that I can walk and chase after my dog who broke it because I scared him when I hit a high note singing. Yikes I never could sing. I got a lot of Facebook/Castle Age playing time and read lots of books.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Melt down #3</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Since about March I have had lumps on 3 places of my neck and the back where the dowagers hump is. The doctor called it "buffalo hump". First thing they thought was it's a side effect from steroids, Cushing syndrome. NOPE never took any steroids. So both my internist and RA doctors sent me to an Endocrine specialist. The Endocrine specialist had me do the cortisol tests. Chewed on cotton for 3 nights. Normal. Stumped them all. Three MRI's of the neck scheduled. Still have the lumps so they were talking about biopsies. Funny think they did blood test again on cortisol when I was in the hospital sick. The test came back and it was normal. Saw the doctor yesterday and he said no explanation but no cancer or anything to worry about. LOSE WEIGHT. MAYBE that will help. Yuk...wearing a turtleneck in the summer is not an option.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Positive thought:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Praise God I do not have cancer or Cushing syndrome. Eating better is recommended by my family and nutritionist as well and I will feel much better with less weight on my joints. Hey I am a seamstress so I should make some clothes that hide this with all my fabric stash. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Melt down #4</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I ended up in the hospital the last week of June for 4 days due to high fevers caused by a bacteria UTI and bacteria in my blood.The doctor in the hospital said to quit reading the Internet on my diseases and to leave my care to the doctors who are trained. I almost fainted. This same doctor took my IV drip from 200 to 125 and my blood pressure dropped critically low then he decided to pump a full IV bag in my quickly at 500 (not sure of measurement other than I saw 500). An hour later I had a fever to 101 and my heart was racing I couldn't breath and I was coughing like something was in my lungs. An hour later my temp was up to 102 and my chest was getting worse. I finally got a 2nd nurse to listen to me that I was getting worse. He called the doctor. Finally they pulled off everything and removed the IV not the port and within 1 hour my body calmed down but now I had had fluid in my lungs. Great job Doctor. Oh he was not my internist or my RA doctor. He refused to call them for consultation.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Positive thought:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have a great best friend Kathy (since we were 12) who is always there for me. She dropped everything she had going on to get me to the emergency room and she sat with me till they finally admitted me. She made sure I was taken care of and she kept my mind busy with other things. This was a sacrifice of love because she and her husband Dan own Dark Acres Pheasant Hunts and this is the crucial time when they are growing baby pheasants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My son Greg and his wife drove down to take care of our dog and make sure the doctor was taking care of me. They were so supportive and made sure when I finally got released that I slept and ate properly till my husband Phil got home from PA to take care of me. The best part was their acts of love. They mowed my large lawn, cleaned out my cupboards throwing away unhealthy and expired food, and went shopping to have healthy food available when I got home.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Melt down #5</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A little over two weeks ago within 36 hours from when I finished my meds from the hospital I started having blackouts. Went to get my hair done in a town 20+ miles away when I stood up to go to the bathroom everything went black. I tried to ignore it but it kept happening every time I stood up. When I got out to the car after the haircut I prayed to God to get me home safe. I got home safe, took a nap and when I got up every time I tried to walk my vision went black and I had to put my head between my knees. Back on the phone to doctors and now they were talking about monitors they wanted me to wear. Hey wait I am going on vacation the next day with Kathy. They wanted me to get to someplace to get my stats read. Around 5 pm I was feeling better but thought I better do it. Kathy to the rescue again and she took me to a nurse she knew. All stats where okay but pulse was 102, too high. I decided to let it go and see it if went away. It did.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Positive thought:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Friends are wonderful. They love you no matter what. God will heal you if you let Him so I choose to not panic and wait on His timing. I got to go on vacation the next day because I choose not to make this episode more than it was.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Melt down #6</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My doctor yesterday confirmed that I still had a UTI infection and in fact that I had 10 in one year. So he was referring me to a Urologist specialist to get to the root cause of what was going on with my bladder. Oh yuk I have already had 7 bladder surgeries. More money being spent.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Positive thought:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Got my meds to take with refills and waiting for more test results to come back. But now I will drink more water. I am so thankful that they caught it and we are still working on healing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is great freedom is writing out all your feelings. It gets everything out and one doesn't feel so stuck on oneself. Hopefully someone will read this and they will be impacted by something I said, enough to change something in their life today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blessings and prayers to all of you.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Teri</span>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-26228247153693883232011-07-26T00:44:00.000-05:002011-07-26T00:44:56.101-05:00Facebook AGAIN.......My family and some friends (not Facebook friends) gets upset because of the amount of time I spend on Facebook. I have tried to explain why......but they can't seem to get their head wrapped around it so I decided to write about it just to get this issue out of my head.<br />
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In the fall of 2009 I was very ill and had 2 surgeries within 2 weeks. I was basically bed ridden for most of the fall. A very wise Urologist Doctor knew there was something seriously wrong with me and started me on my journey of specialists. I did go back to work eventually but I struggled with my health. During this time we bought a retirement home back where I grew up. We had it rented and we had a 5 year plan for retiring. Then the bomb dropped. That was the dreaded time I found out I had Sjögren's Syndrome and other autoimmune diseases.....<strong>INCURABLE</strong>! Whoa at least I knew why I was so sick for the past 7 -8 years. So after almost 11 years of working for the accounting firm I resigned and moved to our retirement home to heal.<br />
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During this time in bed I decided to venture into the world of Facebook. Why not I was a Director of IT Services for a distinguished Accounting firm. We had a Facebook page. I really blame it on Marie she worked with me. She and her sister got me started playing Mafia Wars. Then I really started making friends of friends and my friend list grew. All of a sudden someone invited me to join Castle Age. Yikes if I had only known......I wonder if I still would of joined Castle Age aka CA. <br />
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So why do I love Facebook?<br />
<ol><li> You can be friends without worry that it interferes with your job performance or someone will tell your bosses your thoughts.</li>
<li>There is always someone you know online and ready to I'M.</li>
<li>I now have friends in almost every corner of the world and I am learning more about their countries and customs. I have also learned that some countries have a thicker skin and can say it like it is without worrying about hurting feelings.</li>
<li>I have made many Spiritual friends and we support each other with prayers and healing.</li>
<li>We share our lives and we encourage each other.</li>
<li>I have found many people and groups with medical issues like mine and some much worse but we all support each other with information, prayers and support.</li>
<li>I can connect with all my sewing friends and we share clothing design ideas, design troubles, pictures, etc.</li>
<li>I get to see what my children and their friends are up to. Yes I know they don't really want me to comment on their profile pages. I send private messages instead. And I only check occasionally. I'd rather talk to them.</li>
<li>If you remember earlier I said I was a Director of IT Services well my gift my whole life has been managing people. I am strategic and a mentor. So admin'ing for our CA team filled the void of no longer working. I get to organize and mentor people everyday. It is very rewarding to watch them grow up to be better players.</li>
<li>Competitiveness. Yep guess you better add that to my personality. The CA guild/festival wars take care of this part of me. I just wish the guild wars were 3 hours max not 5. And it covers strategic as well. I love planning how to win again people I can't talk to. I should of been a general.</li>
<li>Organization...ah yes the lists and making things flow well. All satisfied by admin'ing CA team and Guild.</li>
<li>Friends. Did I mention friends well it deserves another mention. Wow what great friends we laugh, complain, share our hurts and joys and encourage each other. Our friends and family are always so busy to see us. You have to make an appointment. My FB/CA friends I just have to log on and there they are.</li>
</ol>I do have to agree with my family and friends that I need a better balance in my life. I need to eat better, sleep more, and have more of a REAL life. I do promise to not be on all day long and I have handed off some admin'ing responsibilities. But no I can't and don't want to give up Facebook, Castle Age and all my online friends.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: small;">“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.” - Author Un</span><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: small;">known</span></strong>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-84885919663856636162011-07-24T14:27:00.001-05:002011-07-24T14:38:49.882-05:00Day of RestSunday has always been known as a day of rest. I think my body is silently agreeing. The last 2 posts I talked about the pills I take and needing sleep. Well I forgot my pills and got behind in my sleep so today I have no energy and am exhausted. Last night I slept 8 hours but you can't catch up in sleep in one night. Shucks I could when I was younger.<br />
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Oh wait I am over 50 and hum I have you know what. No I am not mentioning what I have today. It is a day of rest....but I am a good girl today. I took my meds, am eating small meals, and drinking plenty of water.<br />
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Today I am playing and napping. No cleaning my dishes or house. No reorganizing.<br />
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Castle Age (Face Book game) was great this morning we won in Festival. Tough fight but apparently we won by % though our math showed we lost. Hey who am I to argue with CA. <br />
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I went into my tweeter account. I got caught up in redesigning the page and reading what I was missing. I linked it to my Facebook account......no not my Castle Age playing account but my business account. Now I need to figure out how to associate it with my blog account.<br />
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After I am done blogging I am going to read a book, "The Shack" (Where tragedy confronts eternity) by Wm. Paul Young. But I guess I need to get out of my pj's just in case someone comes up my long driveway to visit unannounced.<br />
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So on with my day of rest...........<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">a dry, gritty or burning sensation in the eyes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">dry mouth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">difficulty talking, chewing or swallowing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">a sore or cracked tongue</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">dry or burning throat</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">dry or peeling lips</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">a change in taste or smell</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">increased dental decay</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">joint pain</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">vaginal and skin dryness</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">digestive problems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">dry nose</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">fatigue</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I bet you are still asking where am I going with this. Sleep is important to me for many reasons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because of my <strong>dry eye's</strong> if I don't have them closed for more than 5 hours they become very dry and I can't see out of them. For those of you who wear contacts/glasses it is like when you 1st take them out/off. Even the eyes drops I use to keep them wet don't help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I don't get enough sleep my <strong>brain fog</strong> is more pronounced. Last night I slept 5 hours and yesterday I didn't take a nap. Because I didn't get enough sleep I can't remember simple and big things. Like if I took my pills today or even filled the slot in the pillbox. So now if I don't get my medicine I become sick and if I take too much I get sick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Fatigue</strong> and <strong>joint/muscle pain</strong> become more prominent when I don't get enough sleep. When this happens I just sit around and read since everything else is too much effort. I really do need to clean house once in a while :)</span><br />
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Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-73966863980502434372011-07-22T12:14:00.005-05:002018-12-17T21:48:25.101-06:00Yuk Pills!<span style="font-size: large;">Since January of 2010 after 37 blood tests used to verify the 1st test showing that I had Sjogren's Syndrome and RA then verifying and adding that I had lupus as well, they started me on a medicine called Plaquenil aka hydroxychloroquine. So what was this toxic medicine that I would be on for life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went to Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation <a href="http://www.sjogrens.org/"><strong><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">http://www.sjogrens.org/</span></strong></a> (soon to become my favorite Internet website) to see what they had to say. Also I watched the video that explained how my body misunderstood and starts to attack myself rather then help heal myself. You really need to see this.... <a href="http://www.sjogrens.org/home/about-sjogrens-syndrome/a-place-to-begin"><strong><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">http://www.sjogrens.org/home/about-sjogrens-syndrome/a-place-to-begin</span></strong></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to search the Internet for a more detailed explanation of what I was taken. After reading as many sites as I could find and finding that they basically have all the same things in different ways it narrowed it down to the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Definition:</strong> Hydroxychloroquine is classified as an anti-malarial medication and is one of a number of drugs that have been used for many years in the treatment of malaria. It is also useful in treating systemic lupus erythematosus as well as rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren’s Syndrome (all rheumatic disorders).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Side effects:</strong> Are difficult to anticipate. Generally side effects are not common, but can include (for short-term treatment of acute malaria) abdominal cramps, diarrhea, heart problems, reduced appetite, headache, nausea and vomiting. <u>The symptoms for prolonged treatment of lupus or arthritis include the acute symptoms, plus altered eye pigmentation, acne, anemia, bleaching of hair, blisters in mouth and eyes, blood disorders, convulsions, <i>significant</i> vision difficulties, diminished reflexes, emotional changes, excessive coloring of the skin, hearing loss, hives, itching, liver problems or failure, loss of hair, muscle paralysis, weakness or </u><u>atrophy, nightmares, </u><u>psoriasis, reading difficulties, </u><u>tinnitus, skin inflammation and scaling, skin rash, vertigo, and weight loss</u>. Hydroxychloroquine can worsen existing cases of both psoriasis and porphyria.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Eyes oh no</strong>......One of the most serious side effects is a toxicity in the eye and requires regular screening even when symptom-free. Toxicity from hydroxychloroquine may be seen in two distinct areas of the eye, the cornea, and the macula. The cornea may become affected (relatively commonly) by an innocuous vortex keratopathy and is characterized by whorl-like corneal epithelial deposits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The macular changes are potentially serious and are related to dosage and length of time taking hydroxychloroquine. Established maculopathy is characterized by moderate reduction of visual acuity and an obvious "bulls eye" macular lesion. End stage maculopathy is characterized by severe reduction in visual acuity and severe atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So my family and friends ask me why do I forget to take my medicine when I get so sick from forgetting it that I become bed ridden. I have struggled with this answer all this time and now I finally get it. Because though it is good for me it is also toxic and I do not want to lose my eyesight. I love to read. I can read several books a day when I am in the mood. I love sewing, designing, and am a very visual person. I can't imagine not being on Facebook playing Castle Age with my friends. I can't imagine not being able to see Kat get married or my grandchildren when my children start to have kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But maybe I am looking at this all the wrong way.....instead of looking at the negatives I should be looking at the positives. That though my life will never be filled with my unstopping energy and activeness of the past it can still be rewarding. I am able to get up each day and I can still see and design. Beside why to do I want to be hyperactive like the past. I never slept more than 4 hours. I really like the 8 hours I get now :)</span><br />
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<span class="sqq"><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;">“People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong...Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh</span> </span>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898664438070486180.post-42063221163929474492011-07-21T22:57:00.005-05:002018-12-17T21:47:42.563-06:00The Beginning<span style="font-size: large;">I have been blessed with children who love me and want the best for me. When they were little I prayed everyday that they would grow to be adults that were loving, caring, and self sufficient. I am thankful that they are all I prayed for. What I didn't realize was that they would be so much more than I prayed for. It is a wonderful to not limit God when you pray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My son Greg and his wife Miranda are chiropractors and they worry about my medical and physical side. They give me advise on eating right, exercising, and getting chiropractic adjustments. Eating and exercising is critical for me as my autoimmune diseases eat my stomach lining, esophagus, and destroys my teeth enamel. My arthritis is located in my neck, lower back and hips. Chiropractic adjustments are critical to help with migraines and to enable me to sleep with less pain and the need of Advil every 4 hours, which of course messes with my stomach which is already ulcerated. They are concerned because I don't move enough and I need to move my body no matter how painful it is. Checkout their website: <a href="http://abbottfamilychiro.com/"><strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">http://abbottfamilychiro.com/</span></strong></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kat, my daughter, is a writer and works in Hollywood. Kat is my conscious. She worries about my spiritual side and how I am surviving in my everyday life. She is the reason I am starting this blog. She understands the part inside me that is so sad and lost. As a writer she understand how healing it is to get your bottled up emotions out. More important she understands that it's okay to talk about the bad things but to move on to positives things and that I can be an inspiration to others from this blog. Check out her website: <a href="http://www.katabbott.com/"><strong><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">http://www.katabbott.com/</span></strong></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What has been so hard for me is my family and friends wanting me never to talk about anything that is happening regarding these diseases. If I can't talk to them then who can I talk to. How do I get it out of my head and heart if I can never mention it? It has gotten to the point I am afraid to tell them when I am ill because they don't want to hear it. I can feel them cringe as I speak.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I fully understand how it upsets them but I haven't gotten it settled in my head/heart that I even have Sjogren's and RA. Not sure why I am so thick headed about it. DENIAL!!!! Most likely...no one wants to admit that they do not have the body and health they want.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I envisioned my life at this age I never saw this. I saw myself riding bike, skiing, hiking, running basically doing anything I wanted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just spent a week with someone who is like a mother to me. I watched as she did nothing all day long. She didn't clean her house (though is was clean it needed vacuuming, spider's and aunts taken care of), she hadn't planted her flowers yet or weeded her garden, and she wasn't taking care of house things like getting her septic pumped, and getting her hearing aid fixed. She couldn't remember what she was doing or just did. (Another side effect of SS is brain fog much like dementia but accelerated if I don't eat right and get enough sleep but only temporary). What this did for me was to hold up a mirror that said this was who I was becoming if I didn't start to make changes NOW!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stay tune for my baby steps forward........</span>Sportochick's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10792362502568499665noreply@blogger.com2