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Post by brucemacneill on Apr 7, 2020 6:59:21 GMT -5
Good morning.
From yesterday, "So, money can't buy happiness but it does give you options in your misery. There hasn't been any hamburger at Food Lion in recent memory, so I ordered a meat grinder attachment for the mixer from Amazon but got a ship date of April 23rd. We were waiting. Food lion did have top-shelf meats of course. Got an e-mail this morning that the grinder was out for delivery today!!!! There will be meatballs tonight, sirloin and top round and filet mignon, meatballs. "
The meatballs were good but the heartburn later wasn't. I've been taking Omeprazole for a few years and haven't had heartburn at all until recently. It's either not working anymore or something else is wrong, maybe the stress of the virus situation is getting to me. I'll cut down on the coffee and try to limit the spicy stuff my wife tends to make and see if I can control it before I bother the medical community about it.
My "New", well refurbished whatever that means webcam may be delivered today. That would give me something to play with if it works.
Try to stay safe and well.
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Post by jdd2 on Apr 7, 2020 7:30:17 GMT -5
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Post by howard lee on Apr 7, 2020 7:38:16 GMT -5
Bruce,
As someone who has suffered from GERD for a long time, here's what I do: I avoid spices that have heat, such as hot peppers, red pepper, hot sauce, tabasco, etc. I also limit my intake of tomato sauce, citrus juices, and other acidic foods. I will eat yellow tomatoes because they are much lower in acid content, and generally have one cup of coffee (espresso) a day, with a very generous serving of steamed milk in it. I have also cut out most things made of wheat, which I discovered gave me excruciating heartburn, as well as beer. I can eat rice or rye crackers instead of bread. If I have an evening cocktail, I have ONE, and make sure I eat, too. One thing I have found that mitigates the effects of acid stomach in about 15 - 20 minutes is two tablespoons of Patricia Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar in an 8-oz tumbler of water. It tastes like homemade hell, but it really works.
Regardless of all this, I still enjoy my life and don't feel any sense of deprivation. There are substitutes for the foods I love, including pasta made from chickpea, cauliflower, or pea flour. I know—sounds horrendous, but is a touch more toothsome than semolina flour and I like my pasta al dente, anyway.
I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but this regimen has cut way down on my suffering. It's all about what you put IN the meatballs, not the meatballs themselves.
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Post by brucemacneill on Apr 7, 2020 7:43:18 GMT -5
Bruce, As someone who has suffered from GERD for a long time, here's what I do: I avoid spices that have heat, such as hot peppers, red pepper, hot sauce, tabasco, etc. I also limit my intake of tomato sauce, citrus juices, and other acidic foods. I will eat yellow tomatoes because they are much lower in acid content, and generally have one cup of coffee (espresso) a day, with a very generous serving of steamed milk in it. I have also cut out most things made of wheat, which I discovered gave me excruciating heartburn, as well as beer. I can eat rice or rye crackers instead of bread. If I have an evening cocktail, I have ONE, and make sure I eat, too. One thing I have found that mitigates the effects of acid stomach in about 15 - 20 minutes is two tablespoons of Patricia Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar in an 8-oz tumbler of water. It tastes like homemade hell, but it really works. Regardless of all this, I still enjoy my life and don't feel any sense of deprivation. There are substitutes for the foods I love, including pasta made from chickpea, cauliflower, or pea flour. I know—sounds horrendous, but is a touch more toothsome than semolina flour and I like my pasta al dente, anyway. I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but this regimen has cut way down on my suffering. It's all about what you put IN the meatballs, not the meatballs themselves. It's not what "I" put in, it's the watcher of "The Food Channel" who does the cooking around here and likes hot stuff, which I never did care for. Thanks for the recommendations anyway. |
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Post by drlj on Apr 7, 2020 7:49:31 GMT -5
Greetings from stir crazy central.
Meatballs with extra spicy tomato sauce today washed down by cocktails and coffee.
First, though, a breakfast of tomatoes, peppers, and fresh baked bread. Yum!
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Post by Cornflake on Apr 7, 2020 8:05:15 GMT -5
Good morning. I have a virtual appointment with a doctor this morning, via telephone with video. Hope I don't screw up the technical side. It's my second annual followup since cancer surgery and we'll discuss all the tests I had performed in early March. It's odd to have anything on the schedule now. Otherwise, 50s-80s with a few chores and self-created projects. Have a good day.
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Post by millring on Apr 7, 2020 8:17:21 GMT -5
I had to run from home today. The trails were too muddy from the overnight rain. It was rather pleasant to wake to the sound of thunder (how far off, I sat and wondered. Started humming a song from 1962)...oh yeah, where was I?
John Bushouse sent me info on artists unemployment in Indiana, so that will be the rest of my morning.
Oh. And reflux. I'd be curious as to the doctor's opinions here of the counter-intuitive measures of adding rather than subtracting acids from diet. Anecdotally, I've had some luck with adding vinegar to my diet. If I understand it correctly, avoiding acids tends to make the body's own tendency toward pH balance produce more acid. Seems that was the thinking 20-30 years ago when it was discovered that antacids taken regularly ended up having the opposite effect?
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Post by majorminor on Apr 7, 2020 8:19:41 GMT -5
Some muscle soreness from 2 days of chainsaw workout. Starting to get the sticks and pine needles in piles for spring burning.
It's prime flyfishing time here in the 2-3 week period before the rivers blow up from spring run off. We have a big stonefly called a skwala that hatches early and after a winter layoff the big fish need calories. Hoping to get out and toss a fly this week.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 7, 2020 8:26:39 GMT -5
Had thunder and rain overnight, nothing brutal, though. Kinda foggy now, but der vethermeisters say the sun will burn that off and we should see nearly 70 degrees today, wow, if that happens.
I am hoping today is smoother than yesterday in terms of working from home -- much time spent on the phone with techies at the mother ship.
I was just blessed with six whitetails sashaying across my front yard, looked to be yearlings. Keep in mind that I live in a first-ring suburb, not a rural area. There is, however, a large cemetery nearby, and it abuts a sizable wooded area, which leads to a lake. Deer seem very good at adapting.
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Post by Dan McLaughlin on Apr 7, 2020 9:38:02 GMT -5
Have good ones.
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Post by epaul on Apr 7, 2020 9:43:13 GMT -5
... I was just blessed with six whitetails sashaying across my front yard, looked to be yearlings... Take note of their patterns and schedules, Bill. Vension would be a mighty tasty treat if things go south for awhile. |
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Post by epaul on Apr 7, 2020 9:45:25 GMT -5
Sunny as can be. Snow is in full retreat. At least it looks like the Robins are having good hunting in the clear patches.
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Post by howard lee on Apr 7, 2020 10:18:32 GMT -5
I had to run from home today. The trails were too muddy from the overnight rain. It was rather pleasant to wake to the sound of thunder (how far off, I sat and wondered. Started humming a song from 1962)...oh yeah, where was I? John Bushouse sent me info on artists unemployment in Indiana, so that will be the rest of my morning. Oh. And reflux. I'd be curious as to the doctor's opinions here of the counter-intuitive measures of adding rather than subtracting acids from diet. Anecdotally, I've had some luck with adding vinegar to my diet. If I understand it correctly, avoiding acids tends to make the body's own tendency toward pH balance produce more acid. Seems that was the thinking 20-30 years ago when it was discovered that antacids taken regularly ended up having the opposite effect? Yes, it's counter-intuitive, but that's what the organic apple cider vinegar does. I don't understand how it works to balance pH and calm an acid stomach, but it does work. An ER nurse friend of mine told me that he treated his reflux with antacids for a long time, which created an environment in his intestines that was a beneficial host to certain types of bacteria, which then created a bacterial infection—one reason I have maintained a bit of distance from most antacids and rely more on the apple cider vinegar treatment. But I am no doctor. Better to consult a real GE than listen to hearsay from your knucklehead friends here. ; ) |
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Post by millring on Apr 7, 2020 10:23:30 GMT -5
I had to run from home today. The trails were too muddy from the overnight rain. It was rather pleasant to wake to the sound of thunder (how far off, I sat and wondered. Started humming a song from 1962)...oh yeah, where was I? John Bushouse sent me info on artists unemployment in Indiana, so that will be the rest of my morning. Oh. And reflux. I'd be curious as to the doctor's opinions here of the counter-intuitive measures of adding rather than subtracting acids from diet. Anecdotally, I've had some luck with adding vinegar to my diet. If I understand it correctly, avoiding acids tends to make the body's own tendency toward pH balance produce more acid. Seems that was the thinking 20-30 years ago when it was discovered that antacids taken regularly ended up having the opposite effect? Yes, it's counter-intuitive, but that's what the organic apple cider vinegar does. I don't understand how it works to balance pH and calm an acid stomach, but it does work. An ER nurse friend of mine told me that he treated his reflux with antacids for a long time, which created an environment in his intestines that was a beneficial host to certain types of bacteria, which then created a bacterial infection—one reason I have maintained a bit of distance from most antacids and rely more on the apple cider vinegar treatment. But I am no doctor. Better to consult a real GE than listen to hearsay from your knucklehead friends here. ; ) Dar's been doing the Bragg's thing for 5-6 years now and swears by it. |
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Post by t-bob on Apr 7, 2020 10:29:57 GMT -5
Good morning
I see the birds chirping
But I can’t find the birds
Ahem... I has a tiny cough with my CODP COPD
and a headache.... stress. No worries
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Apr 7, 2020 10:43:34 GMT -5
Morning all. We just made waffles and sausage for breakfast. It was pretty good. I take omeprasol daily for gerd. As long as I take input it keeps heartburn at bay.
The POD is empty, and they were supposed to pick it up today, but they somehow lost that work order, so after calling customer service, they say they will pick it up tomorrow.
We might get a shipment of food from Costco today, or tomorrow.
I need to mow the lawn here, for the first time. It’s a very small lawn, should take about three minutes.
That’s all the news that fits.
Mike
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Post by howard lee on Apr 7, 2020 10:50:58 GMT -5
Yes, it's counter-intuitive, but that's what the organic apple cider vinegar does. I don't understand how it works to balance pH and calm an acid stomach, but it does work. An ER nurse friend of mine told me that he treated his reflux with antacids for a long time, which created an environment in his intestines that was a beneficial host to certain types of bacteria, which then created a bacterial infection—one reason I have maintained a bit of distance from most antacids and rely more on the apple cider vinegar treatment. But I am no doctor. Better to consult a real GE than listen to hearsay from your knucklehead friends here. ; ) Dar's been doing the Bragg's thing for 5-6 years now and swears by it. Dar swears? I'm shocked. |
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Apr 7, 2020 10:54:15 GMT -5
My doctor's office called today and switched my coming appointment to virtual. I usually have blood drawn to check my A1C. Hope they don't expect me to draw it myself and send it in. If they do, they may be surprised to get dog blood. (No, I wouldn't really do that to Ruby.)
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Post by mnhermit on Apr 7, 2020 10:55:08 GMT -5
2 weeks of self quarantine after every off island excursion. Lots of spring stuff to do, maybe some of it will get done.
Better days y'all
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Post by Cornflake on Apr 7, 2020 11:00:09 GMT -5
Just had my first "telemedicine" meeting. I tried to join it on my phone but couldn't...outdated browser. My wife's laptop worked.
We were discussing the CT scans of chest, abdomen and pelvis I had done in March and the exhaustive blood test that was also performed. No recurrence of the cancer and everything looks fine. We'll repeat it in one year.
I think as we age we feel anxiety when waiting to hear the results of medical tests. Good news comes as a relief.
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