Better...even in spite of Playing OYSTER again...

[binaryalchemist]

Well...all the positive mojo and love and good thoughts certainly helped (along with the double dose of antibiotics, cortisone shot, Nasonex, and Allegra, sleep and chicken soup)--I am feeling significantly better this morning. Most important of all, it doesn't appear to have crawled into my lungs. Pneumonia is what we've been worried most about and the game plan was to hit this hard and agressively and protect my lungs at all costs.

I've been resting, watching the Season 2 box set of Kyo Kara Maou!, drinking lots of water and cuddling my kitties.  I did get an unpleasant surprise around 4am--a dull ache began on my right side low in my groin. I thought it was indigestion, but it woke me around 7am (I had a scheduled day off today). By 8am, the pain became sharpish and came in fast, regular waves, rather like labor pains must be. Yep...you guessed correctly. it is a gorram KIDNEY STONE.

The GOOD part is that it is apparently very small and it is moving fast--by 9am it dropped into my bladder--I actually felt it shift and move through the little valve.  It was hurting like a muthaflicka about ten minutes ago and then stopped--so it's moved into position and should pass shortly so it's time to start knocking back the water and see if I can encourage the lil' bugger. This is a lot better than some of the other lentil and pea-sized devils that can make you wish for swift death.

So....back to bed!

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Re: Sending you lots of love and magic...

[binaryalchemist.livejournal.com]

Yaaayyy! I am so glad you are getting this trip in before L ships out--hope you can find some wonderful Maleficent swag! BTW---notice the last time I passed one was the last time we played the Game??? Think we need any more proof that it's a cleansing process??
Oh--and are you able to find good raw food options there. I was at Earthfare on Sunday and they had the most delicious samples of raw foods treats, but wholeee cats were they outrageously expensive! And they had the nerve to charge 15.00 for a 8 oz packet of "certified' organic raw cashews....I opted to make some really good homemade veggie soup and have been snacking on freeze-dried strawberries that are soooo seriously nommy and crunchy and tangy.
Oh--and if you go to the Enchanted Tiki Lounge, check out Madame Pele--she SO rocks!

Re: Sending you lots of love and magic...

[binaryalchemist.livejournal.com]

Actually it was--normally it is a hellish experience as the stone moves from the kidney to the 'bend' in the ureter, down the ureter to the second 'bend' at the neck of the bladder and then as it 'scrapes' the inside of the bladder before reaching the urethra...and then the 'exit'. I had been on antibiotics for a month but for the past few days felt like 'something wasn't quite right' but there was no discomfort until 4am this morning--then the spasming began at the 'second bend'. I had five hours of spasms that were bad but not as bad as usual, then it dropped into the bladder and I had five more hours until it passed. I'm pretty sore now but this was an absolute picnic compared to other times.

I made my batch of 'self care' bathsalts today--mine has sandalwood, vanilla bean and a hint of cinnamon and some crushed pink Himalayan rock salt as well, with quartz, rose quartz, amber, turquoise and lapis.

RE the Disney treats--one good compromise would be the frozen bananas without chocolate at Animal Kingdowm--very refreshing!--and in the Magic Kingdom check out the Dole Whips--a frothy frozen pinapple juice sold in a tiny stand near the Jungle Cruise. You can get trail mixes in a lot of places and The Land section of Epcot has some very healthy choices. Check out Deb Willis' Disney website for even more great options--Deb is a veggie and has quite a lot of articles and reviews. I don''t go to her site anymore simply because it makes me crave another trip down there!