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Skriven 2010-09-24 11:18:42 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Knee doodles                                
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->  hn> We all have our weak spots! Anne's is
->  hn> Ice Cream...and Chocolate...mine is
-> 
-> Definately chocolate here as well.  Cotton candy is only for carnivals.
-> 
->  hn> hmm not sure what mine is! Probably
->  hn> BBQ sauces! Or BBQ anyway it comes!
->  hn> Ooops, no I know what it is....
->  hn> hamburgers...
-> 
-> We had 75% beef, 25% turkey burgers last night--grilled. Seasoned with
-> onion & garlic powder, black and chipotle pepper. A big "thumbs up" from
-> Steve. (G)
-> 
MmmM, sounds good!  I'll be making chili tonight and
burgers on Saturday.
-> 
-> hn> Amazing how the human mind
->  hn> works!
-> 
-> Very much so!
-> 
-> ->  hn> I use it regularly, but not extensively. Probably
-> ->  hn> less than 30 minutes a day total. I had not charged
-> ->  hn> it in a week and a half...and yesterday noticed that
-> ->  hn> finally one of the little "segments" in the charge
-> ->  hn> indicator had finally gone "dark"...I'll charge it
-> ->  hn> today!
-> 
-> -> I'll put mine on the charger at bed time.  Since we don't have a land
-> -> line, I keep it with me during the day so night time is best for
-> -> charging.
-> 
->  hn> Anne charges hers daily as well...I can't
->  hn> see the need if it's still charged!
-> 
-> I know; I usually wait until it is down to 2 (of 4) bars. Steve would
-> rather I did it every night but I don't see the sense of it.
-> 
-> -> ->  hn> Her next appointment!
-> -> -> Hopefully not too far down the road.
-> 
->  hn> Actually it's this friday!
-> 
-> So we'll know the outcome soon.
-> 
this evening in fact!

-> ->  hn> Next week I think. I have a dr's
-> ->  hn> appt tomorrow for the "second opinion"
-> ->  hn> on my wonky knee.
-> 
-> -> So by now you should have that 2nd opinion. I get blood work done on
-> -> Friday and a routine check next week.
-> 
->  hn> Second opinion...????? he's just as confused
->  hn> as the primary surgeon. we went over the
->  hn> MRI's, CAT scans, and the bone scans...
->  hn> And I got sent for some additonal xrays
->  hn> of my pelvis...dunno why...but they came
->  hn> back normal...so he shot my knee full
->  hn> of cortisone...might as well give that a
->  hn> try and hope it works!
-> 
-> IOW, "I don't know either but let's give this a try and here's some
-> tests to run up the bill" kind of appointment. (G)  Hope the shot works.
-> 
I'm a member of an HMO so no running
up the bill, they get my monthly payment 
and a co-pay, that's it. We're still trying
to figure out what it is that's going on 
with the knee...the cortisone is seeming
to help a quite a bit though, so I'm grateful
for that!

-> -> it turned out to be the prednisone but I had to get off it slow or have
-> -> even worse problems.  Now one of the components to my Advair is a 
low
-> -> dose steriod so that contributes to the bruising.
-> 
->  hn> Anne's always been that way.
->  hn> dunno why. Amanda thank goodness
->  hn> takes after me in that respect!
-> 
-> Is Anne on a low dose steroid in any medication?
->
Nope, she's been like that since she
was a child! She used to get
bloody noses...HUGE ONES but
has finally stopped having those.
 
-> ->  hn> Some are making meals...others might
-> ->  hn> but I would not eat what they made anyway!
-> ->  hn> Too much salt and carbs! Did not even eat
-> 
-> -> Too many people know how to follow a recipe but not cook. (G)
-> 
->  hn> One lady even bought a frozen lasagna and
->  hn> then cooked it and took it over...why not
->  hn> just leave it frozen??
-> 
-> Some people just know how to read a box instructions.
->
And some can't even do that well!
 
-> ->  hn> what I made (too many carbs) other than
-> 
-> -> I'm not paying especial mind to carbs but try to balance things as a
-> -> whole over several days.  Been a bit carb heavy recently so I'll back
-> -> off for a bit.
-> 
->  hn> Now that the ball season is all but
->  hn> finished, I'll be re evaluating our
->  hn> menu choices and diet plan for
->  hn> the winter. Looks like it will be
->  hn> a blend of south beach, Atkins
->  hn> and diabetic recipes.
-> 
-> Sounds interesting. I like some carbs, can't live with a no carb
-> restriction voluntatily. I could if I had to.
->
We're staying away from the "starchy" carbs
like potatoes, squash and corn, and going
for the non starchy ones like broccoli, 
cauliflower, and cabbage.
 
-> ->  hn> chicken noodle casserole in a big Lasagna type
-> ->  hn> pan so if she has folks over she has something
-> ->  hn> to feed everyone, and the mac and cheese is in
-> ->  hn> three diffent containers so she can use them as
-> ->  hn> she needs them. Since her hubby is not eating well,
-> 
-> -> Smart thinking there.
-> 
-> ->  hn> I made both dishes a bit calorie rich by using butter
-> ->  hn> and half and half instead of milk.
-> 
-> -> That'll do it!
-> 
We're sure hoping it helps!

Chat with you soon!
hap 
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