Thursday, June 13, 2013

Broke my juice fast (*sad face*)

I felt so weak yesterday that I almost passed out. I'm not drinking enough water or juice. I can't make myself eat/drink a lot right now. So I broke my "fast" and had some turkey and cheese and some eggs last night. Today I had an egg again. I'm sad that I don't have enough of an appetite to do a juice fast at this point. If I could drink enough water and drink at least 3-4 juices a day I would probably be okay but I'm just not able to do it. I'm going to try to keep having at least one juice a day but supplement with some whole foods (fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, and protein). Fifteen pounds was a lot for me to lose in 2 weeks time. It's not a bad thing but because I'm not drinking enough it just made me too weak. My whole body was shaking yesterday. Taking a shower was a huge task. I kept having to rest. I feel much better today though. Just a little bit of whole foods makes a big difference. I don't feel shaky at all tonight nor near as weak as yesterday. I can't trust myself to drink enough water so I can't do a juice fast. I think part of the problem is whatever has been ailing me this past year. I've had these issues before but would just make myself eat something and drink more water and I would feel better. Having a very low appetite is difficult to deal with. I have to say though that eating tonight felt good and tasted good. I was being stubborn about not breaking my fast but realized that if wasn't healthy to feel the way I felt and that there is no shame in doing the right thing. I guess I was afraid of disappointing everyone by 'quitting'. I'm not forsaking eating well I'm just doing what will be healthy for me.

I did make an appointment with my Physician's Assistant on next Tuesday. I've done some research and got some help on a patient to patient board about what tests I should request next. I'm not expecting any of them to be out of the optimal range but think it would be a good idea just to check to be sure. The geek in me put all my lab work from the past 8 months on a spreadsheet so I could see what tests have been repeated and which ones were out of the optimal range. I was surprised at how many there were. I think once I show that to the PA she'll understand why I'm wanted to have further testing done. I really think the problems I'm having are due to adrenal gland issues. I don't think I have any specific disease (which is my my tests aren't showing anything) but have sluggish adrenals. That can wreak havoc on a body. I don't know if the tests I'm asking for will show anything but I'll feel better knowing I've had all the tests I should have considering the symptoms I'm having.

I still have some research to do to find out what some of the tests are even testing for but multiple abnormal results have me wanting to just get a baseline of everything right now. I just hope my PA will work with me. She's been pretty good about requesting tests but I've never really gone in asking for tests before. I guess there is a possibility I will have to do some now and some later just because of the number of tests but I would think that it would be possible to get them all done at one time. I don't know how many tubes of blood will be involved but I'm sure it will be a few. I wouldn't even ask for them if I wasn't still having multiple symptoms (fatigue, loss of appetite, anxiety, intolerance to cold and heat, weakness, shaking, palpitations, etc.). I have decided that once I get this round of testing done if nothing shows up I'll stop pursuing testing. I'll just wait until my next physical (October I think) and see how I'm doing then. That will be when I'm due for another CT scan of my adrenal glands to check the activity of the benign growth on my left adrenal gland. I'm just going to have to continue with eating a good diet and when I'm able to, walking and hiking. But for today I'm still tired just doing things around the house. If I can keep up with the house I'll be doing good. The kitchen really needs a clean up so I'll try to get to that tomorrow.

We're still going out to lunch on Saturday. I have a feeling that if I eat anything too heavy my stomach will bear the brunt of it so I'm going to be careful. It does feel good though to have a little more energy and stamina by eating some whole foods. I guess two days is better than no days of a juice fast. Once I'm feeling a little bit better and after my next round of testing I will try a juice fast again. If I have the same side effects I'll know to quit right away but hopefully it will work out next time. I haven't had a juice yet today and miss it. Weird, huh? I will have some sorbet in a little bit though. I'll start my day off tomorrow with a nice juice and go from there.

I've tried all kinds of tricks to get myself to drink water but nothing seems to work. I know that's part of my problem. I'm also B12 and D deficient and haven't been taking my supplements. That doesn't help either. I'll start taking them again tonight after I eat my sorbet.

I'll be asking my PA about doing 21 different tests. Yikes! I'm nervous about even asking. Hopefully I'll have the courage to do it. All she can do is say no. I won't be any worse off than I am right now. I'm just looking for information at this point. I don't think there is anything the doctor's will be able to do but there are some suggested supplements for certain issues. I will discuss all of them with my PA once I get test results back.

The fire is still burning north of us but seems to have settled down some today due to cooperating weather. Two families we know have lost their homes. Two people have died in the fire. Over 360 homes have been lost. It's such a tragedy. There's also a fire burning about an hour and a half from us at a park we have visited many times, Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. 48 of 52 buildings at the park were destroyed. They are promising to rebuild though. We will visit there again.

That's about it for now. Just looking forward to Tuesday now.

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