Bullets and Strife

Hey there! I'm not really feeling very introspective today, and there's a lot going on, so how about a bullet list? Then maybe I'll update a little on the Metformin debacle.

• It's still hot as blazes, but yesterday I noticed that the morning sun had a slightly fall-like cast to it. Hallelujah!
  
• It's also been cooler at night - meaning our electric bill will go down. Whew!
• I dreamed about pregnancy again last night. It was exhilarating. Funny though how in my dreams, I never realize I'm pregnant until the baby basically begins kicking.
• I also have been having some tantalizing type dreams. They're almost never graphic though. I've decided it's because I just love the delicious anticipation of what may come next. So in my dreams, that just drags on and on and on...
• We found a wonderful little Mom & Pop Italian place! (Best Marsala EVER)
  
• Perhaps the Met is doing something good since I'm having those dreams this early in my cycle, and my bbt is fairly stable for once.
  

So here's the deal with the Met. Endo had told me to take the 500mg for a few days and then up to 1000mg. I decided to try the 1000mg on Thursday. I will never again do that at work. I will always up when I'm home. I was already drowsy from the 500mg, but when I took the other pill, my stomach protested violently. And when I say violently, think about a bad food poisoning episode and you've about got it. There was almost nothing I could eat! Even the thought of most foods had me eying the nearest bathroom warily. I almost skipped out of work early. The only things that saved me were 2 pepto tablets, one immodium and the fact that I really did eat nothing the rest of the day. I was starving but not willing to sacrifice myself like that. Now I know the real reason why people lose so much weight on Met.

I called the doctor and she suggested that I go back to 500mg for a week or until all my side effects disappear - including the drowsiness. Then I can up it back to 1000. I'm so gun shy now that I think I may just cut the second 500mg in half to make it 750 for a few days just to be sure. My body has slowly been returning to normal since then, but I've been uber cautious. Dear Hub made me some eggs to take with me for work on Saturday, and that's all I ate for breakfast. Then I had a small cup of Mott's peach (no sugar added) applesauce for a snack. I was so hungry for lunch that I risked a whole wheat bread sandwich with unseasoned chicken breast, one very small slice of cheese, tomato and a lettuce leaf. That went down ok! Now I'm off to the grocery store to try to buy foods that I can actually eat. It's much more expensive to be sure, but I'm willing to give this therapy a serious try, and to do that, I have to have foods I can handle. I still plan on posting some of my yummy ideas, but just haven't gotten around to it. Maybe I could do it on Fridays and call it Fun Food Fridays?

XO and wish me luck.
FCiF