It looks like my edema is a permanent thing. I've avoided sewing for a while now (except for a quick test block and creating a small pattern) and my feet are still 'stoned. I've mostly kept my feet elevated, only putting them down when I had to get off my behind for a few minutes because it hurt.
The outside temperature is going up to horrible numbers this week. I won't be going out there. I need to suck it up and just sew again. I'll probably limit myself to short sessions, maybe two or three hours in a stretch. If I didn't have pain in my feet, I wouldn't care about the swelling as much, but the pain is worse when they feel like giant, buzzing beehives.
I had hoped to finish the flannel rag quilt first. I'll start back with it, but may have to put it aside because it makes me feel hot just working on it. Why can't I be a normal person who can do things without accommodating some kind of illness or sensitivity? It's getting ridiculous!
Speaking of ridiculous, I need to figure out a way to buy 18 days worth of groceries with just under $40. Oh, and also figure out how to get them up my stairs in this heat. I have one frozen pizza and some frozen ground beef, a few servings of rice, and a can of tomatoes. Oh, and two packets of instant oatmeal and one cup of ramen. I'm out of everything else. I considered making some bread, but I don't have enough flour!
It's no wonder I'm anxious and depressed, living like this is stressful. If it's true that "you are what you eat", I'm a small amount of salty, processed crap.
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