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Am doing some exercises my podiatrist gave me to do (twice a day) under the desk. It's quite anti-sore feet and relaxing. I'd like to suggest that everone does this at least once.

Grab a tennis ball. Sit down and take your shoes off. Roll the tennis ball around on the floor with your foot. Whole foot (15+ seconds), ball of foot (ditto), middle of foot (ditto, but I can happily do this as long as my ankles hold out...), heel. Repeat with other foot. Instant mini-massage, complete with low-impact foot muscle strengthening exercise. Don't press down, you want light pressure, not busted tennis ball.

It makes my ankles and knees click, but less than they do when I walk, so it's all good.

rowlirowl, if you want to borrow the tennis ball, it's behind my heater. Bastard gave it to me to replace the one the podiatrist gave me which he broke.

( Stress about side effects of drugs )

Fortunately, the dizziness from the previous antibiotics appears to be clearing up.

Having had the vaccinations on Friday, I've just looked up the side-effects of the particular combination in the injection.

( Some days I just love what drugs do to me. This is not one of those days. )

Sometimes I think I should investigate the drugs first. But then, I rarely get anything from the 'go see your doctor NOW', just half the 'let your doctor know, but it's not serious' list.

Have I mentioned that I've discovered I have subcutaneous fat? For the first time in my life, I've managed to have a healthy insulation layer. I am very chuffed about it, but in my pre-menstrual state, it is just starting to annoy me... I wanted to wear my leather pants to Beltaine on Saturday, but I discovered that in the four years since I wore them last, I've actually changed shape...

Having been chronically underweight all my life, being normal (for once) comes as a shock and a relief. I think it may have something to do with the lack of mental-environment induced stress. I'm happy, and happy to be so. Not constantly stressed or running (mentally and physically) in fear. I'm getting the people around me trained to give positive or positively-phrased constructive feedback instead of negative or negatively-phrased feedback, or no feedback (which I'm training myself not to interpret as negative feedback). This gives me benchmarks and lets me know that what I'm doing is OK instead of fearing that it's not good enough because I never hear anything positive.

Bedtime I think. I'm starting to mumble again.

In other news, some time yesterday I developed a blister on the edge of my lower lip. It's an allergic reaction to something, and I don't know what. Most likely the ginseng&lime tea I had yesterday - the timing is about right because I had the tea with lunch and the blister developed within the 6 hours subsequent to lunch.

But since I've not reacted this way to this tea before (although I have to other mixes) I am forced to conclude that this is yet another side effect of the Nexium that I am taking. Increased sensitivity to allergens (if that is the correct terminology) was listed among the rare side-effects. Looks like I get to call my GP again.

Re: My last post.

I went looking for lots more information on the side-effects of the drug my GP recently put me on, Nexium, and below is some of what I found. Items in bold are symptoms that I am currently experiencing - some of which may or may not be related to hayfever which I am also experiencing. Seems I must ring my GP again.

"What side effects may occur?

Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Nexium.

More common side effects may include:
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, headache

Rare side effects may include:
Abnormal sense of smell, acne, allergic reaction, anemia, apathy, back pain, black stools, blood disorders, blood in urine, burping, change in bowel habits, chest pain, chills, confusion, constipation, coughing, cramps, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, dry mouth, ear infection, earache, enlarged abdomen, enlarged thyroid gland, eye infection, facial swelling, fast or irregular heartbeat, fatigue, fever, flu-like symptoms, flushing, frequent or increased urination, fungal infections, general feeling of illness, hernia, hiccups, high blood pressure, hives, hot flushes, impotence, inability to sleep, increased appetite, indigestion, itching, leg and body swelling, liver problems, loss of appetite, loss of taste, lymph node problems, menstrual problems, migraine, mouth and throat problems, nausea, nervousness, nosebleed, pain, painful joints and muscles, painful urination, prickly or burning sensation, rash, rectal problems, rigidity, ringing in the ears, runny nose, sensitivity to touch, sinus problems, sleep disorders, sleepiness, sore throat, stomach bleeding, stomach pain, stomach upset, sweating, swelling, taste changes*, thirst, tremors, urinary tract infection, vaginitis, vertigo, vision changes, vomiting, weakness, weight changes, worsening of arthritis, worsening of asthma, worsening of depression"

*You would not believe how bad my coffee tasted this week.

Today we had a drama at work. One person yelling over many small things, and never calming down in between finding things to yell about.

It probably didn't help that I was pissing myself with laughter in the next room, nor that I closed the door when I needed to make a phone call.

But one reason I was laughing was that it was a tension ridden screaming fit - and I wasn't hiding. I had the urge, not to go off and be ill, but, like my SO, to poke mental buttons and see what happens... Unlike him, I restrained most of that urge.

Although when one person came and hid behind my desk, I told them funny stories about what my family is like in the morning until they were OK.

All names purged to protect the innocent and guilty alike - I just wanted to share with you all my non-confronted reaction. I'm proud of myself for not being scared out of my wits.

Mind you, I'm also happy today, because the remains of last night's pizza are staying down. It makes me wonder a little, though. Toast comes up, pizza stays down. Logically, it should be the other way around. I mean, the pizza has spicy things and cheese on it, and usually if I have a touchy tummy, those are two things that I have difficulty with.

Last night's pizza was yummy, though. I'd lost my menu for the local pizza place (the one that's open on Tuesday nights, not the really good one), so I ordered a vegetarian with pepperoni on it (like usual) and a barbecue chicken (which isn't actually on the menu, and until I absent-mindedly asked for a pizza with chicken on last night, I didn't know that they could make me one). They couldn't deliver, for reasons unknown, so when my SO got back from training, we took the car down and picked them up fresh from the oven (I timed the call well).

Alas, poor breakfast - I knew it, Horatio...

Goodbye breakfast, I'll miss you...

I've been up for two hours, and now, finally, I think I can eat. I'm actually hungry. I love the drug the doctor put me on for reflux, I'm now less nauseous in the mornings, but one of the side effects is appetite suppression. I'm so used to eating everything in sight, and then looking for more (and everyone else is so used to watching me do it), that it feels kind of scary to reach lunch time and not feel nauseous because I haven't eaten yet. It also feels like I'm not eating enough at any one time because I start getting the low-blood-sugar shakes an hour or so before my next meal. But I no longer have the appetite, and I can't force myself to eat more without feeling sick.