Well, I made it through my first week of work and a weekend without Adam's help. Heck, I'm EXHAUSTED. I think I could sleep a full day. My gi system has been all out of sorts, so I chalk it up to stress. My lab results came back tonight, my eosinophils continue to look good. So far in this round of trials, I passed turkey, chicken, pork (bacon, ham, and pork chops), and now oatmeal. I'm eating a lot of stirfry's, turkey and potatoes, and lots of salads.
Next week I start white beans. The following week is tuna, then 6 weeks of nuts (literally). I wish I liked nuts, but they are in so many things I have to do the trials. I figure I should cook them all in sugar and that'll make them go down easier. Oct 1 should mark the final week of food trials if I stay on schedule. Not that I want time to fly that fast, but I am looking forward to getting there - and hopefully finding what's causing all of this. My bet is on either milk or my body's reaction to my gallbladder (I'll test negative for every food trial).
I'm gaining weight again, so that's a good sign I'm back to my normal diet... although I would like to keep my size 6. I need to start exercising, but being tired, it's just too much for me to get going. I can tell how much stress messes up my stomach, and am grateful to still be on the meds I'm on to help with that. I'm not sure I'd be where I'm at without them.
My coworker Brittany ran 1/2 marathon for Eosinophilic Disease, and we raised $845. It was such a great gesture, and it's awesome that 100% goes to research on this yucky disease. Yes, yucky. Yucky formula, juice boxes, food trials, endoscopies - the whole bit. However, I have little to complain about. I've accomplished nearly a full diet, and could live quite easily on just what I've passed. There are lots of people that can't even do that. We count our blessings whenever we can.
Thanks for all the prayers - they really work.
