Kate's Show

In the morning Cindy was at 0 level, and went to see Kate's play with her parents.

Breakfast:
Special K with milk
Cup of peppermint tea

Snack:
Pear

Lunch:
1/2 of cheesesteak
Soft pretzel, and water

Dinner:
Shrimp and lobster at Red Lobster, and steam brocolli
Water
No Prelief

Pain level at night after watching movie 1 1/2. Cindy for the last 2 days has had bladder discomfort after U. The discomfort simmers down after a while.

Back from Pittsburg

Cindy drove back 6 hours from Pittsburg and she was feeling it!

Breakfast:
Cheerios with milk, Chamomile, and blueberry muffin

Lunch:
Steak salad (lettuce, cucumber, olives, olive oil on top, and egg)

Snack:
Potato chips and a small cinnamon bun

Dinner:
A little bit of beef roast and a glass of milk
Couple of string beans
Prelief

During the day the pain level was 3-4, and at night 2.

Trip to Pittsburg

Cindy was in a 5 hour drive to Pittsburg - this is really bad for her. She was in 4-5 pain level most of the day. It worries me that she is not giving the bladder a good chance to heal.

Breakfast:
corn chex cereal w/milk for breakfast

Snack:
chamomile tea, watermelon , milk

Lunch:
Bburger w/mushrooms, small milkshake for lunch

Dinner:
pasta alfredo w/5 shrimp, a little bit of bread, chamomile tea, and creme brulee (which is on my good list)

As mentioned, she was on a 4-5 pain level because of the long drive. Very late at night, it went down to 2. During the week she had migraine because of the neck pain. Definitely she was stressing because of the meetings in Pittsburg.

Dentist Appointment

IC physical therapy, and neck therapy. Pain level at 1 1/2 in the morning.

Breakfast:
Bowl of cereal

Lunch:
Pasta and brocolli

Dinner (at parents):
Baked potato with butter
corn
Chicken
Salad
Ice cream
Prelief

Pain level 3.

Day after Austin

Breakfast:
English muffin with butter and cinammon sugar
Bowl frosted mini-wheat
Camomille tea
Prelief

Snack:
Bagel and cream cheese

Lunch:
Pasta and brocolli
2 cookies
Water

Movies:
Popcorn
Gummy bears
Water

Dinner:
Small grilled pork tenderloin
Buttered corn
Milk

Pain level in the morning 2 and at night 0.5 - migraine and neck pain all day.

Last Day in Austin

Breakfast:
2 blueberry pancakes
2 eggs
Milk

Lunch:
Dry froot loops and mini-wheats
Small dish of vanilla ice cream with almonds
Water

Dinner:
Plain hamburger
Pasta
Milk

Pain Level 1

Showcase

Sam wrote and performed a funny play.

Breakfast:
Bowl of cereal
Bagel with butter

Lunch:
Fajita (from Baja)
White Chocalate candy bar

Dinner:
Roasted chicken
Little bit of potatoes and stuffing
Raw carrots
Raw celery

Pain level 0.

Greenlane Park Day

Woke up with a pain level of 1

Breakfast:
Bowl of Honey Chex
Bagel with cream cheese, and butter
Cup of Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Cheesesteak small with olives, American cheese (subway)
Bottle water
Potato chips

Dinner:
Egg sandwich on an english muffin

Late snack:
Graham crackers
Pear

At night a very high pain level of 5. Thinking it was the graham crackers.

Sam's Orthopaedic Appointment

Woke up with a pain level of 1 1/2.

Breakfast:
Toast with cinnamon and sugar
Small bowl of Kix
2 waffles
Camomile tea

Lunch:
Slice of white Pizza
Vanilla cookies and Keebler cheesecake cookies
Water
1 Prelief

Dinner:
Chicken fingers
Pasta in a mushroom cream sauce
Cauliflower in butter
glass of milk
A cup of vanilla ice cream

Pain level at night of 1.

Getting caught up

Woke up with a pain of level of 4. Went to Physical Therapy (neck) and some difficulty because of the pain.

Breakfast:
3 blueberry waffles
1 blueberry muffin
Chamomile tea
Hot white chocolate

Lunch:
Cheesesteak, cucumber and olives (Subway)
Popcorn
Water

Dinner:
1 1/2 Porkchops
Spinach
Fried potatoes
Pear
Rice pudding
2 prelief

Pain level of 3 and took urelle.

Drive back from Knoebels

Drove 3 hours from Knoebels , unpacked van at the office.

Breakfast:
1/2 egg macmuffin
1 harshbrown
1 cup of tea
Glazed doughnut
White hot chococate (a cup)

Lunch:
inside out mozzarella and brocolli pizza
Ice water

Dinner:
Butter noodles
Vegetables

Pain level 0 early afternoon. Cindy had to take Sam to the hospital because she slammed the door on her hand, and she got very stressed, and the pain went to 2 1/2.

Knoebels Day

Woke up at 4:00 AM and drove 3 hours to Knoebels.

Breakfast:
Cinnamon, Sugar, Butter toast
Doughnut
Chamomile Tea

Lunch:
2 Hamburgers
Watermelons & a couple of potato chips

Snack:
Deep-fried vegetables

Dinner:
2 prelief
6 Chicken nuggets with little of sweet and sour
suggar cookie
Bottle of milk
Mint tea

Pain level was 0, and during park 0.5 - 1, and night 0
Stayed to sleep with Aunt Mary in Knoebels

Preparing for Knoebels

Pain level of 0 in the morning, 0.5 in the early afternoon.

Breakfast:
Kix and Life Cereal with milk
Chamomille tea

Lunch:
Cheesesteak (American Cheese), black olives
Lays Potato chips
Rice pudding
Peppermint tea

Dinner:
Hamburger (no roll)
brocolli and cauliflower
Butter noodles
doughnut
2 glasses of milk
1 cup of chamomile tea
1 Prelief

Pain level was 0 tonight.

Urogynecologist Argument

Today Cindy thought she had an appointment with the IC specialist, and they asked for a referral, and when she called her urogynecologist, they told her that they didn't give referrals. So...she went ballistics, and had an argument with her now, past, urogynecologist - Dr. Laurie Kane. There seems to be a difference between a referral and a consultation form.

Breakfast:
3 waffles
1/2 bowl of almond vanilla crunch with milk (a little)

Lunch:
Cheeseburger from Venice with lettuce and pickle (one bite - no effect!)
French fries
Water

Afternoon snack:
rice crispy treat

Dinner:
Fried chicken breast
Mixed vegetables
A couple of tator tots (mini-hashbrowns)
Brocolli rabbe with garlic
Cannellini beans
Vanilla ice cream (Breyers)
3 glasses of whole milk

Pain level 1 before going to bed she did some IC physical therapy on her own.

Clark Park Day

Cindy went to physical therapy for her neck, and IC.
Cindy was very impressed with the IC physical therapy.
After the therapy she was at 0.5 pain level.

Cindy was at the park from 1:00 to 3:30 and was at 2 pain level.

Breakfast:
Kix cereal and milk

Lunch:
Butter noodles with parsley, butter, and honeydew

Dinner:
Filet Mignon
Potatoes
Green beans
Ice cream
Coffee Cake
2 glasses of milk

Late afternoon she was at 3 pain level
and at night it came down 1.5 pain level.
She gets very tired at night. Cindy probably lost another pound, weighing 118 when her normal weight is 124.

May 13, 2008 - Cyber On the Hill Day-Harrisburg

Today Cindy had a 2 hour drive going, and 2 hour drive coming back. She had a day at the park. Not very good for her.

Breakfast

Kix cereal w/2% milk
Water
Cinnabons on the turnpike
Honeydew Mellon

Lunch

Grilled Chicken Breast w/a little mozzerella, salt, and olive oil on an Italian roll
Water
Pizza crust (no sauce whatsoever)
Honeydew
A few baked potato chips

Snack

Soft Pretzel on the turnpike

Dinner (at her parents)

Pot Roast (no seasonings other than salt and garlic)
Brussel Sprouts
Egg Noodles with butter, parsley, and salt
Water
Vanilla Ice-Cream
Vanilla Oreo Cookies

Pain Level 1

Flight Canceled

We think that Teddy Graham cookies in the cheesecake upsets Cindy.

Breakfast:
Cereal
Bagel
Glazed doughnut
Milk

Lunch:
Chicken
Corn bread (Yummy!)
Water

Dinner (at Cindy's Parents):
Turkey (one small piece - too dry for her)
Ice Cream with blueberries
Turkey stuffing ( a little bit)
Baked potato
Brocolli and cauliflower in butter.

Pain level of 3 at night. Ice cream?

Mother's Day

I think we need to cut down on very, very late dinners - not after 9:00 PM. Last night Cindy had a cheesecake at around 9:30 PM, and I don't think it set in very well with her. Today we start the prelief.

Breakfast:
Captain Crunch and milk

Brunch:
Eggs
Pancakes
Toast with blueberry jelly
Chamomile Tea

Dinner (Cindy's Parents - GREAT DINNER!):
Prelief (2 tablets)
Celery with cream cheese, and parsley
Filet Mignon
Baked Potato with Mozzarella and heavy cream
String beans
Stuffed mushrooms with crabmeat and no mayonnaise (yummy!)
Cheesecake (thin layer of blueberry)
Tea

Pain Level 1-2 during the day, and 3-4 at night.

Jorge Arrives from San Antonio

Dropped kids off for workshops and theater.
Clean floors (1 1/2 hours)
Went to the mall for birthday gift for Sam's friend

Breakfast:
Pancakes and chamomille tea

Lunch:
French Fries and Water

Dinner at Crossroads Dinner (Anniversary)
Roast Turkey
Carrots
Sweet potato with cinnamon, sugar, and butter
bread
water
Engagement ring

Late Dessert:
Cheesecake Factory Dulce de Leche and glass of milk

Pain level 0
Little nausea late at night

May 9th, 2008

Breakfast

6:15AM

Kix Cereal
Toast w/Cinammon and Sugar (white bread)
Chamomile Tea

9:15AM - Took Elmiron

12:30PM

Bagel Chips (garlic and butter) from Trader Joes w/Roasted Garlic Hummis
Vanilla Pudding (Snack Pack)

1:30PM

1 Slice White Pizza from Guanardis
Water

5:00PM

1/4 Hoagie (Roast Beef, Turkey American Cheese, Lettuce, Oregano, Salt)
1 small piece of KFC Thigh
Small portion of Mashed Potatoes from KFC
Peas
A few French Fries
Water

Ice Cream - Hagen Daaz Dulce De Leche - Small portion
A few cashews

10:00PM - Took Elmiron and Urelle

at 10:26PM - Pain level was at about a 1.

May 8th, 2008 - Let Freedom Ring City Tour

Today Cindy walked a lot in downtown Philly - a couple hours.

Breakfast:
A bowl of Kix Cereal, milk
Chamomille tea
Bluebagel with cream cheese

Lunch:
Blueberry bagel and pear
Kettle corn ( a lot)

Dinner:

T-bone steak grill
Lettuce with olive oil, basil, oregano, salt
Baked potato
String beans
Vanilla orea cookies (12)

Pain level is 1.

Cindy's Ice Cream Event

For the Ice Cream Event, Cindy drove 2 hours going, and 2 hours coming back.

7:45 AM Pelvic Floor Therapy
Breakfast:
Cinnamon Sugar and butter toast
Cheerios and milk
Chamomille Tea

Lunch:
Blueberry bagel with cream cheese
Water

Midafternoon:
Ice Cream Shake (vanilla)

Dinner:
Roasted Chicken
Broccoli
baked potato
Pear
Watermelon

Pain level is 4. Not sure about ice cream?