[bizi]

got cellulitis from a fire ant bite on my fore arm.I went to a walk in clinic and got put on antibiotics and bactroban ointment 3 times a day. already took 2 doses. I am to use warm compresses 4 times a day. I used the moist heating pad tonight which worked like a charm though the rest of my arm is red from the heating pad. Jeff bought it for my neck and I have been using it on my back and it feels so good. You just heated it up in the microwave, 1min20seconds. the when it cools down I reheated it again, some how it produces a moist heat. It is a mystery to me. You don't get it wet. It creates its own moisture.
I am supposed to use warm moist compresses 3-4 times a day, which means I need to come home at lunch time to do the heating pad..
So get up early and do it then. 7;30, 12 :20, 5pm then 11pm
my friend gave me some skin care products that she uses which was really sweet of her but I used the cleanser and the mask and was oily one hour later. it is for dry sensitive skin. I have rosacea and hate to switch up my routine,. she said she thought the benzoperoxide was causing my face to be ruddy.
I agreed to have kelly do some procedure on my face will have that done when we get home from our trip the end of the month. It is a BBL, and she has to numb my face before she does it. She said it will lighten my face particularly my nose.I a little scared as i don't know what to expect. I am a wimp when it comes to pain.
bizi

[OhKay]

I'm so sorry that one of your clients passed away... I know how hard that can be

I'm glad that you caught the cellulitis quickly. I hope that it heals for you quickly. I hope it's not very painful

I'm sorry that you got so sick the other night. Jeff is such a good man...

I don't care if you get PO'ed at me... But please stop worrying about the calories in your beers. You can try switching to other beers with less calories until you can find one you can get used to. Please stop drinking rum... if you have a drinking problem, and switch to liquor, it has the potential to be very bad news

[bizi]

Jeff is a good man. Thank you for saying that. I apologized to him about him having to take care of me and ruined his evening too.
The swelling has gone down on my cellulitis but the redness is still there though not as much. I am using the bactroban 3 times a day and hot moist heating pad 3-4 times a day as instructed. Will do it again this evening before bed
I got a new electric tooth brush and got the kind oral b with a rotating head and an extension so there is more area that it brushes..hard to explain. the first one I did not like because it was too small and I could only put a small amount of tooth paste.
Since I have been on this diet I am hungry. I see Dr. Orazio my pdoc next week, she will be very disappointed that I have not lost weight since I have seen her and gained weight, which I am upset about too.
When I drink I gain weight.

It is as simple as that.

What is it going to take to stop drinking?
bizi

[Mari]

Bizi,

How is your forearm?


I hope it is getting better.



M

[bizi]

Originally Posted by Mari

Bizi,

How is your forearm?


I hope it is getting better.



M

yes it is getting better still has a small white sore. but the swelling is gone and the redness which was a 4 inch diameter is 2 1/2 inch now which is much better.
no pain.
thanks for asking.
bizi

[bizi]

I got early and took a shower and washed my hair!
bizi
It is the small victories....

[Dmom3005]

Bizi

I'm wondering is it really going to be the weight gain that the
pdoc is going to be disappointed about. Or is that just you being
disappointed so she will be disappointed for you.

Please stop worrying about how much you gain or loss. Hopefully
if you do you will start lossing the weight. I realize to stop
gaining you need to stop drinking. But if you can stop worrying
about the amount maybe it will help.

I had to stop worrying to live life again. And I am way over were I
should be, and lots bigger than you. I'm still over 200, and I can't
seem to get under that mark but I try and keep trying. So I've
quit again for a while.

Hoping going back to just watching and seeing what happens helps
me. Its been what has helped me the most.

Donna

[OhKay]

I'm so glad that your cellulitis is getting better! That is a significant size reduction for such a short time period! You are obviously taking very good care of it

I wish you didn't worry so much about what Dr. O thought about you... better yet, I wish she wasn't so judgemental.

Right now, it seems like your main reason for wanting to manage/moderate your drinking better has been your weight.
I think it has been/will be a high hurdle to climb to moderate your drinking, and weight management may not be enough of a reason for you to do it successfully

[bizi]

I give up.
I give in to alcohol.
bizi

[OhKay]

Please don't think like that Bizi!!! You are stronger than that!!!

I hope that what I wrote didn't make you feel like giving up (((HUGS)))
I was just being honest. I think that if you really think about it, you will find reasons beyond your weight to motivate you to moderate or stop your drinking

One thing that kinda stuck with me from my alcohol counseling was that the counselor asked me to name 5 positive things and 5 negative things that alcohol had done for me... I was hard-pressed to find the positives, but had a long list of negatives.

I don't know what you are thinking this morning, but I hope you are feeling better/more positive... one day at a time

Love to you today (((HUGS)))