pittingedema

I got a text out of the blue today from my local QPP. We don't really talk much, he's so busy with work. But he said he really misses me and wants to see me soon. So we talked about maybe getting together next week for bubble tea and Italian street food. We used to get bubble tea at least once per month, but we haven't gotten it in over a year! So we're kinda really looking forward to it. #Relationships

I discovered my favorite flavor of bubble tea maybe 3 years ago... Taro, caramel and banana with tea and coconut milk and no ice. It's amazing. It tastes like fancy popcorn. And if you know anything about me by now, you know how important my tea and coffee is to me. I've taught pauley how to order the drink I like for herself cuz she's still learning about the different types of offerings.

The next time we go out to get bubble tea I'm gonna have her try the lychee jellies. They're so yummy in fruit teas. I don't like the bursting bubbles. The skin is gross.

My foot is still quite big and hurts. I'm gonna call my cardiologist tomorrow to get their email address so I can show them how big it is. I'm hoping she'll admit she made a mistake and put me back on lasix. #pittingedema #Lymphedema

Pauley and I need to go to the medical building at the hospital to get compression socks. I have a prescription for them. Incidentally I was told my script for dexcom was sent to the same place but I haven't heard anything about it. I'll schedule transportation for the week after next week. I've got 2 appointments next week. I'm trying to space them out so I'm not running myself into the ground.

One of our friends lives near the big local mall that I want to go to. I'm gonna try to ask her if the 3 of us can make a day of exploration. I heard there's an aquarium in the mall. While nobody is looking, I'm gonna eat all of the fishes! Om nom nom.

Pauley and I talked about going to demolition derby races and I'm really excited. I love car crashes. It's not for a few more months but I'm anxious and excited.

I'm trying to focus on the positive. I only googled my condition once. Of course I ate about 400mg of sodium in my dinner which made my feet bad. But I needed comfort food. Gnocchi is my new favorite comfort food.

I'm trying really hard to reduce the pitting lymphedema in my legs. I'm drinking more water, taking lasix 2x daily, and elevating my foot. Today I took 3 lasix. I woke up with my foot being 2x it's normal size and very stiff. I peed like a racehorse today. But the swelling never went down. I ate just a little bit of salt today. I'm trying to reduce my salt intake. I'm buying some nosalt this week.

I'm seeing my cardiologist on Monday. We're gonna go over the results of the ultrasound. It was normal except my heart rate was pounding out a rumba. My BP and HR have been high my entire adult life. I just thought it was normal.

The meds change didn't help. 2 and a half years ago I was diagnosed with sodium sensitive hypertension. Like for real. I never add salt to my food unless it's in a seasoning blend. I thought the garlic Parmesan seasoning was low sodium and pauley told me it's 1 third salt. Shit.

I gotta go back to using more lemon juice and garlic.

#sodiumsensitivehypertension #Hypertension #Lymphedema #pittingedema