Ellefoxie's Blog - page 56

Now I can do my exercises as much as I want - doctor says I have now got to listen to my body much more closely but I can do my exercises - thank goodness - I missed doing them. I actually stopped doing them as much because I was scared to do too much and I never knew if I was doing more harm than good. (wise decision in my eyes - you just never know what is going on).

So anyway - My elliptical got 25 minutes of my time yesterday along with 40 wall push ups.
Today another 25 minutes and I shall do some weights this afternoon - to get my muscles in order again.

Again I have to progress slowly but I am hoping (as I am in good all round health) in 2 weeks I shall be back to my normal regime.

As for my non normal exercise time ( 3 months and a bit) I had gained a little of the weight I had taken off, but the doctor wasn't worried about that as long as I was doing something in between the bouts of the head aches and I am healthy . I can catch up.

So Catch Me If You Can - lmao ~~

Elle x

Hello luvvies

Just to keep you informed on the latest:

I went to the doctors on Thursday, One to find out more information on my brain (CT) scan and two, to find out what these friggin head pains are all about that I have been getting for the past 3 months!

Firstly the nurse comes in and does all the nursey stuff lol, pulse, BP, eyes, ears, nose check all that kind of thing. Then a physicians assistant came in and started chatting with me about my case and she did some more tests etc on me. Then the doc arrived. Everything was fine and my blood pressure was 120/78 so bloody good for me yay yay lol.

Anyway we got talking about my scan. Everything is fine - no new developments or anything like that - it's the same as 2 years ago. I do have the white matter indentations think it's called "Myelin" or something like that, but this could be a sign of the brain aging process or it could be MS - they are very similar. Until I get to see a Neurologist we won't know.
After a consultation with another in-house doctor, the head pain diagnosis is at the moment described as - 'Paroxysmal Hemicrania'
The condition kind of covers 3 types of headaches, Cluster headaches, Hemicrania and SUNCT headaches. The new medication I have now is 'Indomethacin'. If I am responsive to this medication within a month then that's a winner

So all in all I had a good visit - and I have not had one of these headaches since early Wednesday Morning. That's good.

Doctor says I can now up my exercise regime to at least an hour a day and she would like me to have a 30 minute walk every day in addition to my other exercises, to help with my imbalance and co-ordination.

Love and hugs to you all my friends. Have a Great Day Wherever you may be.

Elle xox

My alarm went off at 5am, after a snuggle with Rocky I got up and made the coffee. Rocky got in the shower he had to be at work early today.
At 8.15am I went back to bed and slept for approximately an hour and a half (9.45am). So then I made my morning coffee and had my bowl of cereal. I then decided before I did anything else (NO TV - No Computer - Just Nice Silence) that I would make some Banana Nut Muffins.

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As I was just about to put the muffin mixture into my muffin tins I stopped myself as I had just realised that I had forgotten to put the mashed Banana's in the mixture. Anyway catastrophe was averted, I mixed in the Banana's (later that their usual appearance).

Didn't turn out half bad did they? Even if they did have a mishap

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All done and dusted by 11am, just left me the cleaning up. Don't take me long as I clean as I go.

As my freezer seemed to have run out of some 'sweet treats' for mine and Rocky's dessert, I decided to rummage through my cupboards to see what I could come up with. This was just an spur on the moment thing, it was a hot day and I didn't want to be in my kitchen for too long as I tend to get over heated, having the air conditioning on was a No No as I really do not like it and plus that we just got the energy bill in!!!!
So I found a can of pear halves and a packet cake mix! (I keep 1 or 2 packets in my cupboard for emergencies otherwise I make my cakes from scratch.
So I came up with an Upside Down Pear Cake, I also decided to bake this in one of my casserole dishes instead of a cake pan for a change. It turned out well, nice and soft and moist.

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Tuna Pasta Salad On a Bed Of Iceberg Lettuce (well Mine was Rocky's was on the side) .......

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Just thought this was funny lol .......

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Fake Dog - Real Thermometer.

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