I should be back to normal in a few days. I am just so glad that doctor wrote a refill for my prescription. I am still not 100% but about 60% right now. I have focused on taking it easy and getting lots of rest. I have had well over a gallon and a half of various liquids, as well. I'll be OK.
I also spent a fair amount of money (for me) buying Uva Ursi cut and sifted herb. Pour boiling water over 1/2 teaspoon and let steep a while, then drink. I am going to do one mug before and after sex. I also got some D-mannose. That has a really good record for prevention. I am going to do what I can.
If the problem persists I will see a doctor but this infection is going to be on the way out pretty soon. OOps I did it again.
I thought I had published and I didn't.
I slept better last night (less pain) but still bad enough I took some Advil when I gave Ron his pills. I am getting pretty good at heating up some food, shoveling it into him, pills, and then back to bed.
My uva ursi is coming today I have had good luck with it in the past. The nice thing, from my herbalist days it was VERY hard to get raw herbs, if I was lucky I could get them at Whole Foods but that was a long trip anywhere I lived (I do not live in a Whole Foods neighborhood, Lupe's Taqueria maybe or Moe's Rib Shack perhaps).
But Amazon has brought it. I can look up individual herbs. The key term is C/S that means cut and sifted. It is ready for a tincture or infusion (tea). And it is easier for me now I have my electric kettle, very easy to boil water now.
I will likely make myself an infusion, absolutely doing that a couple times a day until the antibiotics run out. I will also make a tincture, pour some of Ron's alcohol over the herb in a glass container and let that sit for a month or two. Then I can take a dropper or two every morning and when I am "active" to help. Although I may do the tea for the "active" part, I am not sure.
Point being it's going to be great having the herb. I am going to get started on it right away, and it was only about $10. I got some licorice root too, that comes Monday, because that makes things taste better and is very good for stomach/immune system. The mannose comes next week, a little late for current bladder conditions (I hope I am better by then!), but good for future prevention. I think I am just going to take some mannose every day (the best deal was an 8 ounce package, for a little more than one of those little 3 ounce jars), so I will have plenty to take.
I will be glad when I am better, though, I have forgotten how much a bladder infection sucks.
WOW that was super nice. As you know I have a prayer notebook with pages of notes on prayer issues I want to cover. My secret pal who sends me the notes, etc. has been such a blessing I added another page.
I pray for encouragers; that they be given encouragement; that I be a better encourager (it is one of my spiritual gifts). That's just a small tidbit.
But this year has been embarrassing so many blessings from God. Some I have covered, some I have not. Anyway Larry called, he has a little restaurant and said he had a couple of plates leftover from yesterday and would we like them? He named: fried chicken, red beans and rice, dirty rice, green beans, corn on the cob, bbq ribs AND chicken, etc. I said absolutely and he brought it over. Two huge clamshells full of food.
Ron nearly ate himself sick. It is so hard to get Ron to eat so this is a huge blessing, a provision of all ready to go delicious soul food, all I have to do is heat it up! Wow! I love that!
I will tell you now, I had been secretly wishing to God for someone to bring takeout and boy did He come through! I am glad I had already cleaned out the fridge I had so much food.
And I finally got up my nerve to try the Walmart canned pulled pork (I am saving Larry's food for Ron) and it was delicious, I will be getting more. So it's been a good morning in spite of my illness.
I am working on the cranberry juice now. Happily I ordered a lot so I am set for a while.
Every fall I always forget to put the plastic jack o lanterns (the kind with a lightbulb so they glow) in the window until a week or two before the 31st. This year I took them out of storage and put them in the window, and found my scripture booklets. I have enough left over from last year I don't need to get more.
I DON'T expect to get a lot of kids this year so I will probably only do up about 50 bags. But it's Saturday so I may do 100. If I don't hand it out I can give it to my drivers.
I may need to order some kiddie tracts.
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