First, the mystery hip pain? It's basically tendonitis... but in my hip. I'm not sure how I managed to cause this injury. It will go away on its own... eventually.
Second, and this is the good part, my doctor gave me the go ahead to STOP taking the weekly Embrel shot. He wants to see if the diet is enough to manage my TRAPS. Apparently, I was tested for gluten at some point in the past to see if it was a trigger for my flare-ups... The test came back negative, but he said that it might be that I'm still sensitive (of course, I might not be. I'll only know when I add it back into my diet.). He also said that if I have an episode to let him know and I can get back on the shot. I might need the shot as well as the clean diet... But I'm really hoping the diet is enough. I don't want to be on Black Box medicine (the strongest warning label the FDA can give) for the rest of my life.
That's two great birthday gifts for myself! No more shots and I'm under 150lbs!!!
Next topic... I'm considering making tomorrow a 4-and-2 plan day instead of a 5-and-1. It's my birthday. My sister wants to have lunch with me, but I really want to have dinner at my favorite steak place. I know that doing this may slow down my weight loss, but I'm okay with that. I'm going to be on Medifast for awhile as I test to see if I have any TRAPS episodes, lose another 10 pounds or so, and then during the transition. Even transition for me might last longer than normal, as I will have to very slowly add other foods back into my diet and wait to see what triggers a TRAPS attack. At that point of the diet, I will actually be wanting to trigger an episode. Strange I know, but I need to know what food my body rebels against.
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