Thursday, September 17, 2009

Life Without Wheat

Well...life without wheat has been interesting. Since it's the summer, I don't mind eating raw, fresh fruits and veggies. I enjoy wrapping everything from turkey burgers to bacon in lettuce and eating it and I've used tortilla chips and taco shells in the most interesting ways, however, I fear I may have more difficulty as fall and winter begin to creep in and the selection of fresh fruits and vegetables gets less and less appealing. It's almost like I'm destined to loose weight! LOL I find myself absolutely famished ALL the time...and I can't ignore it. Usually, if I'm hungry I can just ignore it and be about my business but recently I've noticed that if I don't eat, my body starts to rebel. I get the worst stomach aches if I don't eat...and it has to be something substantial. You know how people say, if you're hungry just drink a glass of water? No way! My body wants sustenance...and it doesn't matter what time of day or night it happens. I found myself awake at 3:00am fixing grits because my stomach wanted something more than the grape juice I drank. "This is crazy!", I thought. So after about a month of being wheat free, I'm still learning and adapting to it.
The final procedure seemed to have given me some relief, but not completely. The newest pain is the daily neck and headache that makes me both light and noise sensitive. Nice (sarcastically said). Since my neck doesn't have the natural curve it's suppose to have, sitting at my desk and attempting to use my computer is painful after about 2 hours and it doesn't seem to matter how much I adjust the monitor or my chair. The only position that is the most comfortable is flat on my back with an ice pack behind my neck making it curve. Thank GOD I work from the comfort of my own home because if I didn't, I'm afraid I wouldn't be working at all.
Beside the neck and headache, I now have nightly body aches from my lower back to my lower extremities. I honestly think my muscles are wasting away. The only way I can fight it is with mild stretching because there is no way I can exercise right now. Ahhhhhhhgggggggg!!!!!! My body is getting on my nerves. It feels so "broken" and it feels like I'm not really living life right now. If feels like I'm just "existing". How sad, but since I'm still on this Earth I guess GOD is not through with me yet.

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