Millie, I can just picture you making your doctor's laugh......you are a wonder..it's the small things that matter...a little thing that makes us smile...like your message..means a lot...I feel like I get a shot in the arm every time I read one of your posts..stay positive, count your blessings, find the humor....the silver lining somewhere....maybe have a pity party, but not for too long..then there's life to keep on living...chronic pain can change a person's disposition, so can an abundance of illnesses all stacked one on top of the other...but not you....you remind me of a rainbow. Beth
-----Original Message----- From: C.M. Houtz <[email protected]> To: cmlhope <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jul 20, 2013 2:56 pm Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Hi Richard, I smile when I see you're messages come in. Don't know if the H in your name is last name or middle, but my husband is also Richard, and last name Houtz, so the first time I saw one of your messages, I wondered why he was mailing me something. We both have our own computers, and there are times he sends me messages and vise versa. At any rate, I also have a son with the same name. I am also on a very restricted diet, and have trouble sticking to it. I have good days and bad ones. When I have a bad one, I just put it behind me and try to do better the next day as we can't change what we've already done, and getting stressed out over it doesn't help either. I have heart issues and have a pace maker, so shouldn't have salt. I try very hard not to over use it, but do use it in my cooking and don't salt extra at the table. Yesterday, I ate potato chips though and pretzels, so my legs and feet were swollen today. You'd think I'd learn, but there are days when you just don't care...or whatever it is. I also am dealing with my liver issues, and that causes my legs and feet to swell also, so am dealing with two different things that are causing the same problem. I'm also diabetic, so I try to count my carbs and do pretty well doing that, but also have the occasional piece of candy. I'm taking a half dose of the medication they give me for that, so I'm doing okay most days. When you're struggling with so many health issues, it's difficult and so there are days when you just want to stop dealing, but I get passed that and am happy for the life that I have...even with problems. I wish I could exercise. I do try to exercise my arms, but lately my polymyalgia prevents me from lifting my arms. Today is one of those days. It mostly hits you in the arms, shoulders, and neck. I also have regular arthritis, so I'm a real mess! I'm smiling and laughing now as it is a lot to deal with, so I just lump it all together and do the very best I can to enjoy my life one day at a time. I don't want to spend my life being miserable, so it's the way I deal with it. The doctor that just did my liver biopsy, wanted me to tell him what health issues I had and when I finished, he said...."Is that all?". I told him that is he waited 5 minutes, I might come up with more. I had him laughing...also the nurses and myself. I felt no pain from the liver biopsy, so that was a wonderful thing. The nurse told me that most people dealing with all of my health issues would be miserable...but I choose not to be. I think that we can choose to deal with our health issues any way we want to, and I would rather be happy then miserable. I'm not saying that I don't have bad days. I think that we all do. You take care and keep us posted on what's going on with you. You are among friends here....Hugs, Millie -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
