Started on the new medication yesterday that they sent home with me. I have always been very sensitive to ANY medication because I rarely even take a Tylenol, so they all affect me pretty strongly. I have allergic reactions to medications that are supposed to treat allergic reactions, go figure.
I took my medicine at noon yesterday, and I could not tell that any reactions were creeping up, so I went about my day.
For supper, I had a salad - not the kind I REALLY like, just plain lettuce, salt/pepper, fresh tomatoes from the garden, fresh cucumber and a slice of deli roast beef chunked in it. No happy dressing, no boiled egg, no cheese. I got full - and I guess that is what counts.
Being a southern cook, this whole triglyceride mess has me dumbfounded - kind of. Until I spoke to my daughter last night. I explained to her that I never fry anything - if I do, its only in vegetable oil - but its so rare that I fry - then she brought me back to reality....."Mom, you use bacon grease when you cook your green beans, your butter beans, your eggs, your chicken fried steak...isn't that saturated animal fat ?" HELLO ? Yes. She's right. So I start over.
Steve has been really nice about accepting the grilled foods, the roasted foods, the steamed foods - as long as he has meat and potatoes and vegetables and oh - lets not forget ketchup - he is good to go. Kind of sad for me...someone who loves to cook, and takes great pride in it.
Now I'm rethinking the whole cooking thing. I can eat meat still - but the odd thing, is any animal by product - milk - cheese - ranch dressing ??? Odd to me, until we get these numbers down...no breads but I can eat oatmeal - and as much oatmeal as I want - but what good is oatmeal without milk on it ?
Then bedtime. I wasn't sleepy, then I was sleepy. Steve has been sick for several days so I tried not to wake him up. I could NOT get comfortable, hot and cold, almost like fever. Trying not to disturb him didn't work - He sat up in bed and said, "They told me at work you would do this on this medication. They said you'd be hot and cold, uncomfortable and you'd be miserable." So here I wonder - and I pondered for a long time - maybe trying to control this with diet - but that won't work because this is hereditary - and my numbers are off the charts...so I will give it a few more days - and see if it levels out - and then try a different medication. My doctor told me if I didn't like it to call him and he would immediately change it.
I feel crazy. Guess I'm just getting old.
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