What's On Your Tuesday Menu, RNYers?
Good morning. I'm joining everyone on the Tuesday sucks train. I know I complain all the time and I'm really an upbeat person, so I apologize. Do you all ever get tired of all the rules? My doctor yesterday decided to put me on Carafate to try and control my acid. The only problem is, you take it 4x a day and you have to take it 1 hour before a meal and an hour before or 2 hours after any other medication including vitamins. My PPIs have to be taken at least 30 minutes before a meal. I can't take my vitamin and calcium together because of the iron absorption issue, so there's another 2 hour block. I take 300mg of Zantac before bed, but I'm supposed to take the Carafate before bed, but I can't take it with the Zantac, so I have to start taking my "bedtime" meds 2 hours before bed?!?!?!? I've tried to spread sheet this out, but I'm not smart enough to figure out when I take everything. I don't think there are enough hours in the day to get it all in. Then when you add in the wait time for liquid . . . Oy. So today, I decided to just take nothing. I feel paralyzed . . . I truly can't figure it out. And I'm having flashbacks to taking the LSAT when I was applying to Law School. there's a section on the exam called Logic Games . . . it is this problem exactly. I SUCKED at the logic games . . . I needed a tutor to devise strategies to get me through them. Well, I apparently need a tutor to chart out my meds schedule. Any volunteers???
Edit to add KQOTD: Today I would pay someone to figure out my meds before I have to add in a pill to get rid of my migraine. Any other day it would be a toss-up between new running shoes or classes at my gym. They're expensive, but they give you a discount if you buy in bulk.
Here's my food plan which, because I'm med free today, is sure to generate a ton of acid. Fun times.
B: Turkey, pesto and cheese. Homemade Skinny vanilla latte made with 4 oz of fairlife milk (the garlic in the pesto will most definitely hurt)
L: Grilled chicken and broccoli/carrot mixture (this may not be too bad)
D: New York Strip and 1/2 Caesar salad (more garlic . . . I may need to reconsider this)
S: Dannon light and fit
Totals: Cal.: 833; Protein: 103g; Fat: 31g; Carbs: 23g
Seriously, any volunteers to work on my med schedule???????
I had a nasty run of acid last week, and I have to tell you that I have so much sympathy for you with your GERD. I can't imagine having to live with that all the time. I was so miserable for those 2 days. i finally found my prescription of omeprazole and I've been feeling fine since I started taking it regularly again.
I truly hope that you find a solution, because living with that discomfort would be unbearable for me.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
Thank you. If the solution they come up with is load me up with meds I can't take because of timing issues or have revision surgery, I'm about ready to waive the white flag of surrender. I'm truly miserable and can't take much more. I hate that it's made me such a "debbie downer" of a person. I appreciate the sympathy and empathy and knew this was a good place for me to complain.
