Bowling Day with the Girls

Painful morning...Pain level 6.

Breakfast:
Bowl of shreaded wheat
Milk
cup of green tea

Lunch:
Roast beef sandwich with American cheese and lettuce
Water

Dinner:
A pear
Special K
Water

Pain level at night 1.

Express Shopping

Morning pain was 3.5

Breakfast:
Egg and cinnamon toast
Green tea

Lunch:
Corn bread stuffing
Water

Dinner:
Hamburger, potato pierogi
Salad
Water
Green tea

Pain level at night 2.

Movies with Grandma

Today Cindy was in pain all day. Pain level was about 4-5. Cindy took Urelle a couple of times during the day. She also starting taking singular.

Breakfast:
French toast
Milk
Green tea

Lunch:
Cereal
Milk

Dinner:
3 chicken fingers, and pretzels at the movies.

Pain level at night about 2-3. She is going to bed early. She took urelle at night. She is still irratated from the Urodynamics. It seems she does great, and then when she goes to the doctor is only to make feel worst.

Urodynamics & Dental Appointment

Today was a doctor day for Cindy. She woke up with a 5 pain level. We don't why.

Breakfast:
Corn pops and milk

Lunch:
Grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce and American cheese
Water
Prelief

Dinner:
Grilled chicken with IC spices
Water
Corn bread stuffing and carrots

After the urodynamics Cindy was given a urelle and an antibiotic. Pain level tonight 7. Cindy took urelle again, and the medicine fridge.

Mountain View Park Day

Pain in the morning of about 5. It went down later on to a 0.75 Cindy had to drive 2 hours going, and 2 hours coming back. As we know, the driving is not good for her.

Breakfast:
Raisin Brand (???)
Milk and green tea

Lunch:
Grilled chicken sandwich with American cheese, olive oil, fresh spinach leaves, cucumber, and olives.
Water

Snack:
Carrots and a few fritos

Dinner:
Roasted chicken with no seasoning
Little chicken gravy, mash potatoes
and plain green beans, and blueberries
Milk

Pain level at night 3

Ron is taken to the hospital

Today Cindy took Ron to the hospital...he was feeling dizzy and had pain on his shoulder.

Breakfast:
Frosted mini-wheats
milk
Green tea

Lunch:
Pear
Oatmeal
cream cheese crackers
Water

Dinner:
Mozzarella cheese, broccoli stromboli
Milk
Water
Prelief

Pain level of 0.5 at night.

Junior Achievement Day

Breakfast:
Frosted mini-wheats
Green tea

Snack:
Bagel and cream cheese, pear

Dinner:
Chicken
Corn
Potatoe paties, and water

Pain level 0.25 Cindy went back to the dentist because the crown was too high. She has pain in her teeth on the left side.

First Monday from Vacation

Dropped girls off at YMCA for summer camp.

Breakfast:
Frosted mini-wheats
bagel with butter (at the office)
Green tea

Lunch:
Turkey sandwich

Dinner:
Chicken, corn, green beans, carrots (brown sugar and butter)
Water, milk, green tea

Pain level was 0.5 Cindy had an appointment with the dentist to set a permanent crown. She has pressure pain on her teeth.

Breakfast at Apple Cider Doughnut Restaurant

Cindy has a tough night. We think it was the seafood last night.

Breakfast:
Eggs, toast, ham (ok)
and home fries
Milk

Snack:
Almonds
Green Tea (Decaf)

Dinner:
Crab legs
Pasta with butter and Mozzarella (a little)
Milk

Pain level of 0.5

X-Smith's Restaurant

Breakfast:
Eggs, toast, milk

Lunch:
Pear

Dinner:
Fried flounder
corn fritters
clams
milk

Pain level 6-7. Horrible! We think it was the dinner and friend. She took urelle, and fell asleep.

Day at the beach - riding bikes

Cindy went bike riding on the boardwalk with us. She did ok. Her pain level was 1.5.

Breakfast:
Apple cider doughnut

Brunch:
Eggs, toast with butter and blueberry preserve
milk

Dinner (yummy!!!)
All the kids loved it (they had spaghetti)
Cindy had grilled chicken with mushrooms
Asparagus
Cornbread stuffing (cholesterol free)
Milk

Pain level at night a 3. She had Chamomile tea to help.

Jorge Arrives in Ocean City (Father's Day)

Breakfast:
Half-Belgium waffle with maple syrup
1 egg
toast and butter

Lunch:
1/2 cheese sandwich
water

Dinner:
Broccoli rabbe
Garlic bread
Milk

Snack:
Belgium waffles with vanilla ice cream
Milk

Pain level at 9:00 PM 1.5. Much less stressful day, and not much walking.

First Day in Ocean City

Breakfast:
Frosted Mini-wheats
Chamomile tea
Rice pudding

Lunch:
Italian Roll
Grilled cheese sandwich (American)
Water

Dinner:
Grilled chicken
Zucchini
Mushroom
Squash
home-made potato chips
Water

Pain level about 2 during the day, and jumped to 7 at night. We think it was the walking.

Moshulu Visit

Drove to the city for the Moshulu visit. Morning pain is 2.5-3

Breakfast:
2 eggs
Hashbrowns ( a little)
Toast
Milk
Peppermint tea
Prelief

Lunch:

PA Cyber Graduation

Cindy drove 2 hours to Harrisburg and back. This is not good for her IC.

Breakfast:


Lunch:
Cheese steak from subway with American cheese
water

Dinner:
Pizza crusts (2), and a bread stick
Milk

Pain level at night was 4. Took urelle.

Staff Picnic

Breakfast:
Special K
Chamomile tea
bagel with butter, cinnamon and sugar

Lunch:
Grilled chicken breast w/monterrey jack cheese
Corn muffin
Bread puffin

Dinner:
Monterrey jack cheese and toast

Pain level early night 1. 3:00 AM pain level 4. Monterrey Jack cheese.

Picnic Prep

Breakfast:
Special K
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Milkshake (Wendy's)
Cheeseburger (Wendy's)
Water

Dinner:
Chicken breast sandwich with honey
mushrooms
Water

Pain level 4-6 through out the night and pain in the back.

Window Cleaning and Swimming Pool Day

Pain in the morning was 0.5

Breakfast:
Bowl of corn pops
Chamomile

Lunch:
Brocolli rabbe with penne pasta, garlic, oil and chicken broth

Dinner:
Talapia (couple of bites)
roasted chicken
Mush potatoes
Brocolli
Chicken gravy
Salad
Pear

Snack:
Vanilla cookies with milk

Pain level early night was 0.5

Dorney Park

Pain level in the morning was about a 3.

Breakfast:
Special K and chamomile tea

Snack:
Glass of milk

Lunch:
Turkey sandwich with nothing on it, but lettuce and turkey
Tortilla chips and water

Dinner:
Hamburger on a roll, mushroom and garlic
corn on the cob
a couple of tator tots (mini-hashbrowns)

During the park, there was 0 pain. Pain level in the afternoon 0.5, and night it went up to 2. As far as pain levels:

0 no pain
0.5 present
1 discomfort
2 low pain
3 toothache pain
4 definetely, requires pain killer
8 pain so severe, Cindy cries
10 Highest pain level, Saturday in ER

Dorney Prep

Breakfast day at the office:
Special K and cup of Chamomile
Belgian Waffle and pancake with cream and butter

Lunch:
Roll

Dinner:
Fish with salt and pepper and butter
Mixed vegatables and rice
Strawberry wafer cookies (???)
glass of milk

At night you had 2 that went into 6. We think it was the cookies.

Office Clean up and Dinner at Mall

Pain level during day 3-4

Breakfast:
Apple Jacks
Chamomile tea
Blueberry cereal bar (???)

Lunch:
Breaded chicken, with American cheese, on a honey oat roll
Fritos (???)
Water

Dinner:
Salad (cucumber, carrots, brocolli, black olives, peas, lettuce) with olive oil and salt
French fries ( a few with pepper)
Mini-hamburger with American cheese (couple of bites since it had pepper)
Vanilla Ice-Cream w/puff pastry, caramel sauce, and whipped cream

Pain level at night 2.5

Nap Day at Parents

Breakfast:
Bowl of special K
Mini-bagel, buttered
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Cheese Steak Sandwich
Water

Dinner:
Pasta with brocolli in garlic and butter
Water
Milk

Pain level has been 4.5 all day long. We think it's because of the exams the day before. At night it came down to 2.

Consulation w/Dr. Jennifer Fariello @ Christine Whitmore's Office

What follows is a list of medication I take both regularly and as needed for pain. This is definately going to take some getting used to. For sure. -Cindy

Medication Why? Dosage Frequency Prescriber

Daily Medicine:

Elmiron Bladder Lining 100mg 1-2x p/dy Whitmore (IC)
Singulair (Allergies)
Lexipro Anxiety 5mg 1 p/day (evening) Whitmore - Anxiety
Urocit-K Neutrolizes Acid 1-2x p/dy w/meals Whitmore
Prelief Acid Reducer 2 w/each meal Whitmore
Etrace Cream Inflammation 1x p/dy Whitmore (??? when to stop)

As Needed for IC:

Urelle Bladder Pain 3x p/dy f/pain Whitmore (Do not take with Pyrelle)
Pyrelle/Pyrdium Pain 1-3x p/dy f/pain Whitmore (Only on flares - do not take with Urelle)
Valium Supp. Relax PF muscle (on flares)

As Needed for Neck Pain and Migraine:

Amrix Muscle Relaxer 15mg 1-2 everyday Whitmore (? it says to take only for a couple weeks)
Treximet Migraines 1 at start of migraine Whitmore

Junior Achievement Recruitment Day

Breakfast:
Bowl of frosted mini-wheats, cup of Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Chicken sandwich with Mozzarella cheese from subway
couple of baked potato chips

Snack:
Blueberries

Dinner:
A Pork chop, green beans, friend potatoes
2 cookies
Milk
Salad

The pain level 0.5

Visit to Fran and Dan

Pain level in the morning 2.5 - 3

Breakfast:
Frosted mini-wheats, milk, and toast
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
No lunch

Snack:
Monterrey jack cheese

Dinner:
Haddock with butter (baked)
half of burger (plain burger)
Watermelon
Couple of pieces pie crust
Organic vanilla milk

Pain level 1 at night. No more headaches, and the neck pain was not too bad.