What's on your Thursday menu?

Good mornin everyone, hope that you're all doing well.

I must say yesterday sucked. I had my appointment with the pain management doctor and she is referring me to another doctor in Lubbock, which is almost two hours away...or to Dallas. I also have to have another myelogram. Of which I am terrified of. She told me I will most certainly have to have a multi level fusion. I am dealing with some intense anger at my former neurosurgeon. None of the doctors here in town will do it since I was his patient and he won't do fusions so I am screwed. The fusion is not primarily for pain relief but to stabilize my spine. We're going to try and do an injection to see if it'll calm the nerves for a little relief. That is if Medicaid will even approve it. I'm just really upset. I'd ugly cry if I knew it wouldn't make my headache worse.

Today's plans is we're taking Mona to get her vaccinations and I have an appointment at 3:45 at my eye specialist. At least with this appointment there is no dye injections! We'll also most likely go to Sam's today. If not today then tomorrow. So a busy day.

QOTD: what kind of sleep environment is the best for you?

I have to have a fan going that's fairly loud. I have to do white noise it seems, the one I have now is so loud and I adore it! Our back street is the service road for a 4 lane highway. It's a busy route for semi trucks. To say it can be loud is an understatement.

Food is kind of up in the air...

B: JUST egg cup and decaf coffee

L: ???

D: ???

S: baked oatmeal square, pork rinds

Good morning, yay for jr. friday; the next two days will be busy and long but then it's Saturday, yay!

QOTD - at home my bedroom has blackout blinds, ceiling fan and table fan for white noise, I have a heated mattress pad, usually set to 6 or 7, and then since it's winter heavy flannel sheets, my weighted blanket, a flannel blanket, fleece blanket, knit blanket and a comforter (summer the mattress pad goes down to 3 and switch to lighter sheets, the weighted blanket, knit blanket and quilt). When I travel, I put all the blankets I can find on the bed, use ear plugs and my calm app sleep stories.

menu today is

coffee plus half and half X 3

PB English muffin

cold brew skyr

cheese stick before pilates

protein hot chocolate

have a great day!

Good morning Melody and Menuers,

Wow spell check is back working that is cool. I just wanted to pop on for a quick update. I think I am doing very well. Yesterday I feel like I got over a hurdle. The excruciating pain has subsided and the swelling in my hand has gone down significantly. I am able to type on a key board. This makes me so happy because After my follow up on the 30th I am hoping to work from home. I have been following all the rules and not over doing it. I had to have the doctor get me milder pain meds because I was really out of it and that seems to have put me in a much better place.

Eating has been a mess and the scale is not happy. I really have not worried about it but I will try to do better. I been getting my vitamins in but I have had a hard time with liquids. I am going to try harder today.

They said when I got out of surgery the first thing I ask for was my husband and they said they would bring him back they said my next sentence was he better have a coffee. At least I asked for him first.

I want to thank you for all the well wishes, get well cards and Kelly I love the wax warmer. Especially the scent you picked for me. DH set it up right next to me and I have really been able to enjoy it. This is such a great community and I am glad to be a part of it.

QOTD: In my own bed with the TV on.

No Menu today but I hope to reach my water goals today.

Brightest Blessings,

Chrissy.

Happy to hear you are doing so well!

Its great to see you back, Chrissy!

I am so glad you're doing well and enjoying the warmer.

one of the advantages of surgery is a lot of people get a nice little bump-up in metabolism for the first couple of weeks! So you may be able to lose those extra lbs you mentioned without a ton of effort!

I'm glad everything went well!!!

Chrissy

sobglad to hear you are doing well and on the mend!

Good morning ~ Oh Melody - that sounds awful, hugs to you! So happy it's Thursday, the weekend is in sight. It's been a busy week. Today I have one meeting and a lot of research. Lunch with my kiddo. Should go by fast I'm hoping.

QOTD - Yes to white noise! I miss my old super loud fan, I slept so well. I have a fan on me, can't sleep without the air blowing in my face no matter the temperature. It's almost like I can't breath without it. Travelling, I use pouring rains sounds - I turn it up so loud then just crash.

B- coffee, egg bites

l - tuna tataki

d- pork chop and green beans

s- cucumber with tajin

Have a great day!

Good morning Melody and menu folks. I hope all is well. No meeting with the investors, might be tomorrow, might move to next week. Hope it happens prior to vacation.I want it over.

Doing very well on weight loss front, I am down 10.8 lbs since January 1, only 6.2 lbs to goal weight of 205. Joddie and I have been doing this together and it has been hard work. we have been consistent with eating and working out. We have been doing a mix of Muscle Burns Fat program on Beach Body on demand as well as going to the gym.

QOTD - TMI, but you asked...LOL. I like to apply moisturizing lotion before bed this time of year as electric heat is so dry, i prefer a lavendar scent from Bath & body, we also use an essential oil diffuser with Lavendar, spray our pillows with a lavendar spray and use a white noise machine( campfire)

Menu -

Day 3 of egg fast ( dont judge)....LOL

Breakfast - Ketones and single hard boiled egg

Lunch - egg salad and 2 oz cheese

snack - smoked deviled eggs

Dinner - scrambled eggs with 2 oz cheese

Stay healthy my friends, Mike