Update on goings on here...

Since I haven't posted since May 9th, I thought I should give a heads up... not that anything interesting is going on. But I haven't felt well in the last week... just extremely tired, a little light-headed (felt faint 3 times which is really unusual for me). 

My B-12 is normally low to low normal, as is my D-3. I take D-3 daily (for the most part - sometimes I forget). And I used to take a B-12 injection once a month. But since my eye issues, I've neglected to take them for the last 8 months. So I got a B-12 injection this past week. It's been 3 days, has it made a difference? I can't tell... maybe not as tired. But my bp has been pretty low... 80/59 on some readings. It usually goes up to 110/63 or so later, so I generally don't worry about it.

But something strange happened the other night. It was 80/59 at 9pm, and then jumped to 165/90 by 10pm... and all I did was go to bed and was reading... when suddenly I felt weird... so thinking my bp was getting lower, I got up and took it. Instead it had risen to 165/90??? So DH and I sat up until 1:00 am checking it every 15-30 minutes to make sure it didn't go higher. It didn't... and by midnight, it was back to normal.  Why the sudden jump? I have no idea. 

Saw the doctor (actually my Nurse Practitioner that I really like) the next day and she ran a UA and a Blood-test. Both were pretty normal except for my MCHC is low... but only borderline low. This could be due to Iron deficiency or my low B-12 levels. My NP is concerned that I don't eat enough (I don't eat much red meat, but I do eat chicken and salmon). Granted I don't eat a lot... but I think I eat healthy.  My weight stays within 5 lbs one way or the other from 120... and at 5'4, I think that's pretty normal. 

And due to the fact that I have migraines, interstitial cystitis, mild IBS - and all of these have food restrictions. Basically I'm gluten-free, lactose free, can't have too much acid (tomato sauce, etc.) for the IC, and no artificial sugars, nitrates, etc. for the migraines. It does cut down on what I eat. 

I usually eat oatmeal with blueberries or banana for breakfast with a expresso size cup of coffee. Half an avocado and cheese and crackers for lunch, and a normal supper (meat and veg). I snack on nuts and apples, sometime a small piece of pie or cookie with tea at teatime (3-4pm). That all seems healthy to me??? If I'm hungry anytime day or night, I usually have tea and toast...

OK... that's all probably TMI, but since my followers numbers are small, I don't think I mind sharing. Just hope it wasn't too boring. And truth is, I'm hoping someone out there may have some advice.

As for my eye issue, it's better (I think), still drips tears and aches a bit on occasion, but looks OK. Think it's just adjusting from the 5 surgeries. Hope it will somehow return to normal at some point, but if not, it is what it is.

Will find a few memes to add here and hopefully elevate the mood:

...and going to add this one that my daughter sent me after having a difficult day at work:

Hugs (virtual),

Rian