Withdrawal Day 4

Today I just had a headache on the withdrawal front. I also may have dropped a couple additional pounds. It's hard to tell though.

The big event today was the worst abdominal pain EVER. I had a salad with lettuce, bell peppers, banana peppers, black olives, feta cheese and ranch dressing. I've had similar salads before with little to no problem. Today I was cramped up in SEVERE pain for hours. I was in class when all this was happening. After a trip to the bathroom it resolved itself more or less but was not an experience I'd like to relive. I've had some issues with raw bell peppers before but NEVER like that.

I think maybe I'm better able to concentrate off the Florinef. I went to the library today and read semi-boring economics literature for an hour and a half without breaking at all. This is not a normal feat for me. What sucks is that I was on Flornief for almost 5 years... I have no idea how I worked back then. All I know is that these days I seem to be concentrating better. Yay!

Stomach Blah

After deliberation, I've decided to bring up my GI issues with my doc when I go in on Friday. I haven't eaten in 5 hours and I'm still bloated and gassy and having good ol' dulled stomach pain. Of course, this could also be because today was the first day of that time of the month, which generally makes this worse.

Today I had a random flare up while walking to class. After work I went to Subway for some dinner and then walked to class. The walk from the Subway I was at to my class was around 9 or 10 blocks (note: these are Oakland/Pittsburgh blocks which can be small... it was about a half a mile). This isn't an unusual amount of walking for me. On my way there my heart was beating ridiculously fast and I had to sit down. Taking my pulse it was about 180 or so. I got my cane out to finish the walk to class.

Don't Eat the Spoiled Yogurt

So you know how I said yogurt helps? Well, only if its not spoiled. Learned that one the hard way today.

I'm back in Pittsburgh after my three week sojourn in North Carolina. Classes start tomorrow. I have my doctor's appointment on the 11th. Whee.