Monday, January 13

I heard back from the PA this morning, who suggested I take 4mg of a steroid morning and night. This helped a ton today, and I finally felt relief from the leg pain. Andrew and I also took Farrah on two walks. Moving around helps and I'm determined to keep doing it, even when it feels like a big ask. I'm always glad when we go. It's freezing cold here, but I love it. I love walking on the snowy sidewalks, in the freezing air. It just feels good. I'm never cold anymore, just happily comfortable. Walking plus eating meals and snacks has been helping a lot. Still not sure if worse is to come, but I'm almost one week post-treatment now, so I'm hoping this cycle has brought all it will. 

I'm trying very hard to gain back some of the weight I've lost since my surgery (I lost 10 lbs), and though I'm not putting weight on yet, I'm not losing any more, either, which I think is good. I'm drinking a Carnation Instant Breakfast every morning, and then there's a mid-morning snack of a whole avocado plus toast, a full lunch, a mid-afternoon snack of a smoothie with yogurt and high-protein milk or a milkshake with protein powder, and then dinner. I mean, that's a lot compared to what I normally ate. Hopefully the weight will come.

The kids had school and sports, and then we did a pre-cleaning-day tidying up so the cleaners can actually clean when they come tomorrow. (Cleaning up the hay mess that Nutmeg creates in Greta's room takes the most effort.) I worked and made dinner (homemade hamburger helper from the NYTimes, without the wine or bacon). I took another steroid and am heading to bed.