So my first months blood work came back...and my LFT's are elevated. The nurse says to drink more water to help my liver. I'm already drinking 2 Liters in addition to the fluid in the shakes...and I make my shakes with extra water. I'm peeing every hour if not more...even at night. I wake up 3-4 times a night to pee...and now I have to drink more! My toilet paper usage has already increased three fold. Don't get me wrong, I'm going to drink more water cause I don't want to hurt my liver. Also, they will recheck my LFT's in about 2 weeks. I'm thinking that I will have to drink more in the mornings than the evenings to help with getting a good nights sleep. Not only am I worried about my increased peeing, but I also worry that if my LFT's don't go down I'll have to go off the fast. I don't know if they would let me do the Optihealth (shakes with one lean and green meal a day = to about 1000 cals/day) at least until my liver is back to healthy place. I know I don't love the fast, but I don't feel ready to eat real food again.
On the opposite side of the spectrum...they also tested my glucose level. Well, I had eaten a shake right before the doctor saw me. Then I had my blood drawn after the doctor, so maybe 30-40 minutes after eating: dum dum dum; my blood sugar was only 113!!! That's super exciting. It didn't spike after eating! So I'm thinking that maybe my insulin sensitivity is gone for the moment. I know that to keep it gone I still have some work to put in, but it's nice to know the adverse effects are already being repaired.
On the down side: I haven't worked out in like 5 days...I've been enjoying my post school laziness and so I've done nothing. Lucky for me, Kim texted me this morning about working out tomorrow. Of course I'm taking her up on the offer and we will be trying out a new class together. We have one small snag so far, neither of us wants to make the final decision as to which class we do. I'm sure it will work out though. Plus I am going to try out my new yoga mat tomorrow. 2nd yoga class. I've got my ibuprofen ready.
Friday, May 16, 2008
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