Made it through 12 days and got strep

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Made it through 12 days and got strep
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Fri, 05-14-2004 - 12:02pm
Well. I got to day 12, lost 10 lbs and then got the worst case of strep throat ever (picked it up at my son's school, I guess). Combined with a lovely case of tonsilitis I was almost hospitalized because I had a 104 fever and my tonsils were so swollen they were almost touching the back of my throat which would have blocked my airway. I was also so dehydrated that my blood pressure was too low. Scary. I managed to stay out of the hospital by forcing more fluids and taking antibiotics which, thankfully, helped the swelling in my throat really quickly. That was my Mother's day...nice eh?

HOWEVER, I have been on a mostly liquid diet for 7 days now. Soups, jello (not all sugar free either). So it hasn't exactly been SBD friendly. I know...shame on me. I was sick as a dog, though, so I didn't care! The good thing is that through this week I only gained back 1 or 2 lbs. Today was the first day I managed to choke down some solid food (cornflakes...not SBD either...sorry) so I am starting phase one over again tomorrow. This week brought back a lot of my old cravings that I had just gotten rid of, so I need a fresh start.

Wish me luck!

Karen

Mom to Matthew (5), Meg (2), and Sam (9 months)

SBD since 4/26/04 (with a brief "time out" this past week)

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Fri, 05-14-2004 - 3:58pm

Hi, Karen!

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Fri, 05-14-2004 - 5:23pm
Thanks, Maggie!

I'm looking forward to phase I, actually! I felt really energized after the first few days on my first go around. :o)

Karen

p.s. btw, I like your name. Is it short for Margaret? My 2 yo DD is Margaret, "Meg" for short :o)

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Fri, 05-14-2004 - 5:33pm

Thanks, Karen.

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Fri, 05-14-2004 - 5:51pm

Karen,


Glad to hear that you're feeling better.

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Fri, 05-14-2004 - 7:25pm
Maggie---

I'm feeling much better tonight. Still a scratchy throat, but I did just enjoy a wonderful big salad with a scoop of tuna on top. YUM! It won't be hard to get back on track, I'll bet. I really was enjoying the "foods to enjoy" *wink*

Thanks to you, too, Cathy. :o)

Karen