Surviving LUPUS

I need to take a very drastic move in terms of the food I eat. I love to eat junk foods, salty food and even prepare food with a lot of seasoning. I also drink lots of coke. Now, it’s time to throw out the unhealthy food and prepare the ones that will aid me in my quest of lowering my blood pressure. I am going to switch to pineapple and carrot juice. I am a picky eater so this would be a great challenge for me. But as I told my husband, my motivation is knowing that doing this would somehow help me take care of them properly and hope that God would see my efforts and let me grow old with them. . This is my life. My lupus life.

I wanted to look for a tea that could lower my blood pressure. A couple of days ago when we went to the mall, I stumble upon a stall that sells a lot of herbal supplement. The lady with of course the agenda of selling her products have told me about the tea that an old lady bought from her and have drastically lowered her bp. I wanted to try that tea but unfortunately the lady does not have stock. Now, I am searching for other distributor near our area but seems they have not posted anything in the web. I even tried looking into the online auction but found none. Maybe, it’s time I visit the mall again. And try to order the tea.

My mission for this week is to see a significant decrease in my blood pressure. My rheumatologist already told me that I am on good condition. My kidneys are okay as long as we take care of them and monitor my urine. Our main problem right now is the steady high BP. I am already on 10mg Norvasc and 75 mg of Catapres and he is hoping that the next time I visit him (which is next week), the medicine already lowered my BP. He also told me to watch what I eat. Say no to salt and start grilling. When frying used only a small amount of oil. Now I am searching the world wide web for tips on how to naturally lower my blood pressure. What fruits and veggies to eat. Even food supplement that can help. I need to lower it asap.

When I was in my darkest moment battling with LUPUS, books have been one of my weapon to continue my journey and fight back. I relay on two types of book : inspirational and health. I got a lot of wisdom from inspirational book. It gives me hope knowing that I am not alone in my struggle. And then through health books I learned a lot about my disease that helps with my acceptance and how to deal with LUPUS. Until today, I used books to continue the fight. Unfortunately, it seems that I have read all the books in the bookstore. So now, I have to find some source for my reading materials. It’s a blessing for me to discover about the Book rental at booksfree.com. They have a lot of choices when it comes to book and you can just rent them without thinking about due dates and shipping. I think the concept of being able to Rent books is nice. Because it lets you read all your favorite book without the problem of space at home. Which is my big problem when I started collecting pocketbooks. Now, I don’t have to worry about it anymore through the rental. And what I like is that booksfree.com also has Audio books on cd. i think this is good for busy people who does not have time to read.

I really wanted to go to sleep but I can’t. I need to finished some jobs before I run out of time. I was supposed to do them today but we were out the whole day. Morning, we went to my doctor. Unfortunately, I got another memory lapse that I forgot my laboratory results. We had to go back to get them. But I am happy. Except for my blood pressure everything seems well. My doctor and I agreed to lower my weight and watch what I eat. He was telling me to GRILL! And I will do that. I am now a good girl! haha.

I am quite thankful that my LUPUS is responding well with the high dose prednisone I am on. According to my rheumatologist, the protein ratio has been reduced and that only means that my kidney is well. That’s a good news for me. It makes me happy. Happy like someone who was offered to buy gold eagle coins in a cheaper price. Would it not be great if you can buy gold at an affordable price. if that’s the case I would have hoard a lot. haha. Because I know eagle coins are really selling hot in the market. And in the future will served as one of the things that I can count on. Especially during though times. So, it would not hurt if from time to time I read on articles in usgoldbureau.com for more information about gold eagle coins.

I am still feeling the pain in my left ankle. I am still limping but it’s not that obvious. Yesterday while preparing for the little girl’s birthday, I heard my bone crack. haha. Just a sound that says it was twist. It was painful but it’s bearable and I can walk with it. Now, I am thinking if I will get an xray. I already had a prescription from my doctor and he told me if the pain is still there I need the xray to make sure that nothing is broken. Ah. Hopefully it will soon. But despite the pain we had fun celebrating our daughter’s 4th birthday. Man, she is loving every bit of her time with her daddy. Me too! After this vacation will see him after four months. And that is still conditional. I need to be healthy to travel.

While having coffee over custom mugs, the husband and I are talking about a business venture that he wanted to try. From there our topic became diverse and we end up spending an hour just chatting. We love to talk. Especially during rare moments that it was silent because our little one is sleeping. And while chatting he blurted out that he was happy because he can see it in my face and aura that I am happy. Not the usual lady who always complain about pain. I told him I really am happy. He told me yes, he can see that and he thinks it’s because of the exercise I am doing every morning. Indeed, it really helps me in the positive side. And I am happy because I feel that God again gave me another shoot in life by delaying the kidney biopsy and oral chemo treatment. I know it will eventually come but I want to overcome it by staying healthy. And so I was also telling him that he too should live the healthy life because our daughter is only four years old and we have a long way to go.

Ever since the husband arrives, I barely had time to rest. But I am not complaining though because I really am happy to have him at my side and be able to cook for him and take care of him even for just a little while. Because if there is a person who needs a king’s treatment for all his hard word that would be him. Today we were scheduled to hear mass in Padre Pio in Libis but as I prepare myself, I just saw the little girl asleep. She too is exhausted. The whole morning she was playing with her cousins. And later in the afternoon when they all went home and she was left with no playmate, she had felt the tiredness and involuntary dozed off. Now, she is still sound asleep. I wonder what time will she woke up?

I am one moody person. But as I grow old I try to control my moods and make sure that it does not show to other people. When I got LUPUS, my mood swings got worst. There are times when I don’t like doing anything. I am on a constant depression. But there are times that I am on a great mood that everything seems well and that would make me want to make myself look better. I would apply lotion, sunblock, wear nice clothes and even accessories. And right now I am feeling that. I love to dressed up and put some ‘bling-bling’ into my body. Yesterday on my daughter’s birthday some friends were teasing me about the gold locket I was wearing. It was a gift from the husband last Christmas and I was in the mood to wear it. They were saying it might have cost a fortune. Well, it’s has a value but the price you have to pay is not as high when you buy buy gold bullion. But I won’t deny the fact that it feels good to be wearing it and knowing that it’s also a good investment.