Day 72: Derailed

 




Monday October 28, 2024


Here is the link to my original Day 72. It was Saturday March 16, 2019. My headline for that day was "No Excuses". This was a reference to getting a workout in despite being out all day. Very appropriate for today.


My morning did not start out well. There was blood in my stool again, though it looked old, since it was maroon, and there wasn't a lot of it. Even so, it completely destroyed my day. I really don't know what to do. I have one month left on my current medical insurance and I have to sign up for a new plan. I don't really want to see any doctors before the new plan is in place. I really, really, really want to believe this is related to taking ibuprofen since the last time it happened I had been taking it. Still, how do you know ? For all I know, I have colon cancer or some other serious problem. I'd like to think I don't since my appetite is healthy, I'm struggling to lose weight and this is not a daily occurrence. Could this be food related ? Here we are in the midst of a listeria outbreak concerning frozen waffles, and I'm working my way through a package of Eggo waffles ! Last time around I blamed it on Miralax and ibuprofen irritating my digestive tract. Perhaps I am just overdoing it a little. I'm also having some discomfort in my upper left quadrant, that seems to be positional. If I stand up it goes away ! In bed, it goes away if I turn on my side or remove a pillow. I am starting to think the cushion I sit on all day is part of the problem. My body is not sitting in an upright position and maybe I'm squishing everything.


As of 2:30 pm I'm dressed but I haven't put my shoes on, so I haven't been on the treadmill. I need to eat some lunch as I'm hungry. I started preparing a couple of very old lunch items but I've decided to throw them away. Both expired long ago and the last thing I need to do is eat rancid or spoiled food. 


Breakfast was 180 calorie waffles with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. 


In financial news, my credit card payment posted today but the utility bill has not. I think going forward I will not schedule payments for a weekend. I haven't heard back from the bank yet, so I'll be interested to see what they have to say.


**** I'm taking today as a mental health day ****



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