PennyC
PennyC's JournalI have pneumonia
So PLEASE, if it's recommended to you, get the shot.
Took a while to get it diagnosed, but the meds are working fast, and I hope to be better soon. The fatigue is unreal, and the coughing rattles your whole body.
Still have cards and stuff to mail!
The City & The City
On Britbox. An amazing fantasy-police-procedural-noir, from the book by China Miéville. It's in four parts, one hour each. The story takes place in two cities that occupy the same space, and is really, really engrossing. We'll finish tonight - I can't even imagine what will happen!
Bursitis
What treatments do you recommend?
I haven't done anything, except for a hip biopsy when the first hip started to hurt. It's in both hips now and the pain alternates. I have weeks where it doesn't bother me, and then I'll have a period where my walking is impeded.
I see my PCP next week and I'll ask what to do.
C.B. Strike
It's on Cinemax, but I got it on DVD.
This is a detective series based on the recent books by J.K. Rowling (writing as Robert Galbraith). I had read the first three (the fourth just came out). It's great! They did a perfect job of translation. There's a nice noir-ness to the shows ,starting right with the opening music. I watched with my sister and my daughter, neither of whom had read the books and they loved it.
Case Histories
It's on Prime. A quirky detective/mystery show starring Jason Isaacs (best known as the very evil Lucius Malfoy). It goes from sweet charming moments to intense back stories and I love it! Beautifully fimed in Scotland. Two seasons.
The Low FODMAP diet?
My GI doctor is trying to help me figure out what's wrong with my digestive system. Without going into the gross details, I started with a colonoscopy which showed nothing wrong.
First step was a probiotic. No change.
Then, I went back on a low-carb diet. Better but not great.
Now I'm supposed to be trying the Low FODMAP diet, which at the outset eliminates anything that could cause fermentation in your gut. Doctor gave me a handout with the good and bad foods listed.
My problem is that this handout is incomplete. So I went looking online for more information.
The problem is that EVERY version of this diet is different! I can't find two that list the same vegetables or dairy foods as acceptable.
Quite frustrating! At this point I'm just trying to eliminate the stuff they all list as bad...taking it one step past low-carb, that means cutting out most artificial sweeteners and broccoli, cauliflower, onions, garlic, avocados and cabbage.
Is there anyone here who can give me some guidance?
USDA Announces Proposed Rule to Modernize Swine Inspection
Source: USDA Bulletin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its continued effort to modernize inspection systems through science-based approaches to food safety. USDA is proposing to amend the federal meat inspection regulations to establish a new voluntary inspection system for market hog slaughter establishments called the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS), while also requiring additional pathogen sampling for all swine slaughter establishments.
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