I did not get your email. I have missed a few days at work as my mother
in law passed away last week, and we did get new computers at the office
so we had some down time so it may have gotten "lost". I am
hypoglycemic so when I drink the juice I make sure and have a protien as
well. So far I have been able to balance it pretty well. I know what
you mean about the doctors. I had my appointment with the pain
management doctor today. I guess I had the wrong impression about how
they work because I thought they were going to work with me on the
emotional level of dealing with the pain as well as the physical. They
had told me to expect about a three hour appointment. Well, he made me
wait an hour then spent less than fifteen minutes with me. He said that
he only really deals with pain from skeletal disorders and referred me
back to the gi. I thought they dealt with all sorts of disorders.
Anyway, I guess I'm stupid, at least thats how I felt when I left. My
work email is gking@myrickre.com and home is
agentsr2go@worldnet.att.net. The later goes to my husbands office first
and then he forwards them home (sometimes he forgets to do this. I
guess the high protien/fat diet is the basis behind Atkin's and The Zone
diets. Heard they were bad for you, but funny that you can feel better
when you eat this way?! Take care, Ginny
>>--
>>Ginny King
>
>Hi Ginny:
>I had written you a private e-mail, don't know if it was your home
>address or work, don't know the difference but since I haven't heard
>from you, I am assuming you never got it.
>No, I didn't take the celebrex while on vacation although I had it with
>me. I told my pcp (I saw him a few days after I returned) about my
>vacation diet and he laughed. I felt quite well while away and it
>couldn't have been because of a reduction in stress because it certainly
>wasn't stress free. All I can think of is the diet-I ate about 2
>tomatoes and a glass of orange juice every am for 2 weeks-that's it for
>fruits and veggies. Oh, a couple of bananas too. Can you believe that?
>I'm not sure why it helps. Fat is supposed to be hard to digest.
>Protein is good for regulating blood sugar, that I know. I also did a
>ton of walking. Since returning I have had a return of about the same
>pain I had before I left. Not bad, but I definitely know there is a
>problem. I keep thinking of starting the celebrex again.
>My pcp has advised me to wait and see what happens-to treat the crises
>as they come up. He knows that I am not too happy with this. I'm not
>sure what I'm going to do, but since I don't feel too bad, I'll probably
>just hang in there for awhile. I'm really sick of seeing doctors. In
>fact, I'm seriously considering seeing the nurse practioner at the gyn
>next time around. Why not? Seeing doctors hasn't done me any good.
> I read your posts about fiber and juicing-interesting.
>As you said, people with hypoglycemia problems could have a problem with
>this as the juice is quickly absorbed, causing a rapid rise in blood
>sugar, which causes the body to put out a surge of insulin, which then
>can make the blood sugar plummet, causing hypoglycemic symptoms. I read
>that eating fruit (with the fiber, rather than juice) causes a much more
>even absorption. So what do you do if you have IBD AND hypoglycemic or
>lipid problems (another situation where more fiber is better)?
>
>chris s.
-- Ginny King