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Pork and dairy ...
Aug. 14th, 2014 03:33 pm... must sadly disappear from my plate. As most of my friends know that I visit in real life, I've abstained entirely from beef for over a decade now ... that wasn't hard to give up, but I do love dairy, especially cheese and ice cream, as well as bacon, ham and sausage from the pork group.
I have dental surgery scheduled for the 29th and am going for sedation because I still have nightmares about my last couple of extractions. The dentist wanted me to get a physical first to ensure I would be okay medically for sedation, so today I went in (after a couple false starts due to insurance paperwork snafus). The doc who did the physical noted my skin rashes, but thinks it might not be psoriasis, but possibly some allergy or disease to pork and beef (and beef byproducts including dairy), so he wants me to cut out all pork, beef and dairy for three months to see if my skin clears up. Beef is easy, as I've been boycotting beef already for over a decade ... pork not so much, as I love making myself homemade Egg McMuffins with ham and hot dogs. Dairy will be the hardest ..... no cheese or ice cream!?
My blood pressure is a bit high but not terrible. I know I can knock it down if I discipline myself a bit more on sodium ...... and really I should harp down on my cholesterol, too. I have other issues I want to have looked at, but I'm financially strapped between the dental surgery which will be several thousand dollars and my car needs radiator service, as its been overheating even after getting the thermostat replaced a couple of weeks ago. I had to close out my savings account today to have money on hand to handle both ... the dental I can get a payment plan for, but probably not the auto service.
I have dental surgery scheduled for the 29th and am going for sedation because I still have nightmares about my last couple of extractions. The dentist wanted me to get a physical first to ensure I would be okay medically for sedation, so today I went in (after a couple false starts due to insurance paperwork snafus). The doc who did the physical noted my skin rashes, but thinks it might not be psoriasis, but possibly some allergy or disease to pork and beef (and beef byproducts including dairy), so he wants me to cut out all pork, beef and dairy for three months to see if my skin clears up. Beef is easy, as I've been boycotting beef already for over a decade ... pork not so much, as I love making myself homemade Egg McMuffins with ham and hot dogs. Dairy will be the hardest ..... no cheese or ice cream!?
My blood pressure is a bit high but not terrible. I know I can knock it down if I discipline myself a bit more on sodium ...... and really I should harp down on my cholesterol, too. I have other issues I want to have looked at, but I'm financially strapped between the dental surgery which will be several thousand dollars and my car needs radiator service, as its been overheating even after getting the thermostat replaced a couple of weeks ago. I had to close out my savings account today to have money on hand to handle both ... the dental I can get a payment plan for, but probably not the auto service.
