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My tummy, some food and Simba

Simba just said the word “doctor” 4 times in a one minute phone call. More than one person have suggested that might have a form of tourette’s. It really does seem he cannot control his sounds. But, that doesn’t change the fact he annoys the hell out of me. I do plan on bringing in my noice canceling headphones on Monday. Hopefully I remember. I forgot them today.

Enough about him. A little about me. For the last year and a half, I have been having mostly unexplained tummy problems. All the foods I used to love — salad, veggies, oatmeal, fruits, wheat bread, brown rice — have had to vanish from my diet because my stomach just can’t tolerate them. It has been a very hard time for me. I am always in some form of pain or discomfort, I am tempted by foods I can’t eat and sometimes eat them anyway and regret it after. Going to the gym after work has become impossible because once there is food in my belly I am rendered useless, so I am forced to go in the mornings. This reduces the amount of time I can spend in the gym since I don’t want to wake up insanely early but have to be out of there at a certain time to get ready. I have gained 10 pounds since this started, but it all happened at once last year and has remained steady since then. A few times, I have had to leave work during the day to buy new clothes because what fit me in the morning when I  got dressed no longer fit me after I ate lunch.

I have seen quite a few doctors about this. I am finally on track to finding out the exact problem. For those of you with thoughts or suggestions, I do want to mention that I have had MANY tests done, including 2 CT scans, 2 colonoscopies, a CCK HIDA scan, an Upper GI Series w/Small Bowel Follow Through, a Gastric Emptying Study, an endoscopy and an anorectal manometry.  Among the things I DON’T have are Celiac, pelvic floor dysfunction, bacterial overgrowth, a gallbladder problem and other things that I don’t even remember. I am about to go for another test next week that should pinpoint what a few doctors believe is the problem – my small intestine. Once that is hopefully confirmed, we can try and figure out what to do to treat this and HOPEFULLY I will begin to get better… I am hopeful but I don’t expect any miracles. 

Since things have gotten worse the last few months though, I have been really frustrated and sick of this and honestly, I can’t imagine living my entire life suffering like this. I just don’t see how that would be possible. I’ve been more upset about it lately and crying more often. I’m not depressed, I am just fed up. Especially with the holidays and all the food that’s been around and the way my body just can’t handle it. I just want to go back to being normal again.

And this has taken a MAJOR toll on my social life. I haven’t been able to go out and have fun with my friends. Just the idea of getting dressed and squeezing into clothes is enough to send me running for my pajamas and cozy bed. Eating makes me so lethargic and listless so when I do attempt going out, I am dead tired and just need to go home early to bed. Also, I can’t really drink anymore because of this. Meals at restaurants are impossible as well, so I just haven’t been a great friend lately.

So there’s my condensed story. There is much more to it but I won’t get into it here or now. But there is so much food at work these days!

Some of the treats at work this week:

  • Brownies
  • Cookies
  • Baklava
  • Fudge!
  • Lindts (I love the hazelnut ones)
  • Leonidas chocolates (crack)
  • Rugelach

And more. And today there is cuban food – odd, I know, but true! Which means I will have to battle my frenemy, FLAN. I will lose. I always lose.  I did work out yesterday after work for an hour, in pain, to cancel out the brownie I had. I also worked out in the morning before work for 40 minutes, so it was my second one of the day. But let me tell you, exercising with food in me is torture. And really, the problem isn’t the calories I consumed — it’s the actual food that is just… there, in me.

Another issue I have had since all my medical problems started is trying to stay healthy. I have always cared about making healthy choices. I loved oatmeal for breakfast with fruit in it, salad for lunch with lots of yummy ingredients, lots of whole grains and nuts and high fiber snacks. Now, all those foods kill my stomach – especially lettuce and apples. If I eat a few pieces of lettuce, I will be immensely bloated for 2 days. Can’t close any pants, not even the zipper. Not exaggerating. So I eat what I know I can, and then it leaves me hungry. So when the snacks are out here, I take them. I can’t even think enough to stop myself. Sigh.

Okay, this was my most personal blog entry to date. Like I said, I plan to write more, and there are only so many witty observations I can make. So I will be incorporating my life into this more.

Open items

It has, once again, been a long time since I have written anything. Now that I have some news as well as a few open items, I think it is time to report to the masses.

First, to my dear old stubbiron friend Randy. The open item is re: taking baby’s temperature. When you have an infant, the way the doctor and parent takes the temp is through the tushie. Yes, I understand that you and your parents have “values” — but I assure you that these values wouldn’t prevent them from making sure you are healthy. Accept the fact that a foreign object has been in your bum.

Next, the new iPod Nano. Someone tell me, is it bad that I really want one when I have two perfectly good Nanos in working condition already. I think 16gb is a nice size, I think pink is a nice color and I have dreams of just shaking to change my song. I even tried shaking my old one today to fool people into thinking I am so cool I got a new one the day it came out. I probably just looked ridiculous.

The election. It has to be said. I had a disconcerting conversation with someone close to me about this. I won’t reveal any more about what was said other than the fact that it left me feeling scared and hopeless for our future. Now, I am not one to get heated about politics or any one topic, but I do need to say based on this conversation that everyone should get on the internet and just read a little bit. Once a week even. Just learn about what each candidate wants and where he stands on the issues most important to you. Then you can make an informed decision on who to vote for — or in some cased, to even vote at all — based on facts and not on random feelings. I know what I just said isn’t very clear because I can’t go into specifics of where this is coming from, but if you take anything from this paragraph, it is to just do some homework before making generalizations or assumptions.

Okay, sorry about that little rant. Moving forward, I want to let everyone know that I adore Jezebel.com. This site, one of like, 6 websites in all the intertubes not blocked by my company, is funny, smart, witty and entertaining. Check it out if you have some time; the contributors update often throughout the day, and you really feel like you get to know each girl once you read enough of them. Good stuff.

One more site I need to make sure you know about (this one is blocked at work, much to my disappointment): GraphJam.com. It is funny. It makes me smile.

Moving along. Matthew Henry, if you are reading this, please know that YOU BOY.

So this peanut allergy that like, every other child has. Over the past few years it has become a huge issue in schools, camps, daycare centers, etc. My question is, where did this come from? When I was little, no one was allergic to peanuts. What changed since then so that so many kids have this allergy and peanuts are now banned from schools and all? Someone please explain!

New York people — channel 25 shows this: http://www.danceschooljuilliard.com/. One of my best friends since first grade, Emily Oldak, is in this 3-part documentary about Juilliard dancers (filmed in 2005, our senior year of college). If you see it, record it or watch it and see the girl with the long red hair! Emi is featured most prominently in episode 3.

Today (September 10) is my one year anniversary at my job. My team threw a luncheon for me, complete with a personalized cake and a really nice card. I am so lucky to have this job and work with such an amazing group of people, it really is more than I could have hoped for and when I told them at the interview that this is my dream job (which they still torment me endlessly on — even make note of it in the card), I couldn’t have been more right. For those of you reading this who don’t know me, I do internal communications for a large financial services company with a recognizable logo. The lunch included food favorites of mine such as guacamole, hummus and gooey cake.

Swing dancing. I take classes, I love it, it’s gotten pretty hard but much more fun. I learn moves with odd names such as the Butt Pop and the Santa. Both look like what you’d expect.

My mom is a first grade teacher and she has a little boy in her class who speaks no English. His parents don’t know any English either.  When he needs to use the bathroom at school, he holds up this little paper sign that says Lavatory. How adorable! Someone must have written it for him and told his parents that is the word for it! I have a picture of him holding the sign, but I don’t feel comfortable posting it on the internet — if you know me and email me, I will gladly send it to you.

There is more, but I have to go drink a pitcher or 2 of sangria. More news TK!

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