Another update on me

Posted: May 18, 2016

Well, my legs and ankles are mostly normal now. I think I lost 10-15 pounds and took finally four Torsemide two morning and two in afternoon to do it. I have diastolic heart failure and that plus my low potassium threw me into a bad spell with swelling that would not go down. I do feel some better though. I still have the hives and now they are really bothering me badly. I went to the drug store and finally got some CVS brand Allegra 180 mg. I found reviews saying it was good for hives since the doctors won't give me prednisone for them. If this doesn't do it, I am going to have to go to an allergist to see if she has any ideas. I think there is a thyroid hormone you can have tested even if you have a normal T3 and T4 and TSH. I have had but my mother had hypothyroidism. I have a feeling that I do too. Anyway, that has something to do with hives. I had a friend who said she had hives for no reason like me. Do know that she either had to give up her thyroid or take thyroid, not sure which. I am so burned out on Benadryl and the cream and Cortisone cream. None worked. Benadryl makes you so sleepy so I didn't get much done each day but sleep. I could not wake up even with a couple of cups of coffee. Now these horrid things sting all the time as well as burn and itch. My skin is so awful on my legs now. Not soft and supple, but firm and weird feeling, hard-like. I have put lotion on till I am about sick of it. Anyway, thanks for all the prayers. I am going to have both upper and lower GI in a couple of weeks. After that, I have so many appointments for checkups. I do have to have two cataract surgeries though and will be glad when these tests and the surgeries are done. Seems like this year is like last year in that I am going to doctor all the time and not having much enjoyment out of life. I also have to be on a low-sodium diet in addition to the fact that I am type II diabetic and have a lot of colon issues. Not gonna be able to eat fruits and veggies like I would like to and need to. I swear these food companies are trying to kill us seniors off with all the salt. This is the time that I wish they would crack down on the salt. That is really dangerous to eat so much. Sea salt is not much better and you can hardly get any kind of soup without a horrid amount of sodium in it. I love tomato soup so much and I am going to miss it unless I can find some kind of a recipe for low-salt soup. No more ham and darned, I am not going to get to eat Chinese very often. I don't get to eat it often anyway, but I was sure aggravated at how much I have to give up. I also have to watch fat content so I really can't have a whole lot of any kind of diet that is good. ;