Wow!! 5 groups down and 5 to go! I still have 2 more that are required but it will be easy to get those in. It’s passing so fast and I know going into the holidays it will pass even more quickly. I think I actually chose to do this at a good time of year.
Today’s group was a cooking demonstration and it was really good. They had samples of a pan seared turkey breast, garlic bread and broccoli salad. The chef said the turkey was sodium free but I was positive I could taste salt. I guess it’s proof that sodium free can taste good sometimes. The broccoli salad was awesome! He used low fat yogurt instead of mayo and it also had dried cranberries and almond slivers. It was very yummy!
Dieting is going pretty good. I still don’t have a handle on sugar but it’s getting better and I’ve also gotten better with fast food. I’m fluctuating between losing 3-5 lbs but I know if I get my sugar intake lower it will be better.
I had my 6 month checkup with my pulmonary dr and he said there aren’t any problems with the blood clots but I told him I’m still having problems with breathing. They did a “huff n’ puff” test and there was something irregular there so I’m going to have a pulmonary function test done in a couple weeks. He thinks it’s probably asthma and I think it could be also but why didn’t I have problems before the blood clots? I still need to get referred to a hematologist but I guess that will happen when I go back in December. I like being off the coumadin, even though it’s a bit scary, but I really want to know if I have the protein C deficiency or if it was just a fluke and I won’t have to worry about having blood clots again.