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Oct. 6th, 2015 10:27 am
dorinda: Hands reach for two identical glasses, which are labeled "half empty" and "half full". (halfemptyhalffull)
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My computer started behaving strangely last week, making me very worried. :(

It seemed to settle down on Saturday, giving me a chance to update the OS and make sure I had a good backup. :)

It collapsed entirely on Sunday. :(

Turns out the logic board has died, but this is a known problem with this model/year and is covered under a free repair. :)

The Mysterious Throat Issue is still plaguing me with pain and distress. :(

I got a super-quick referral to an ENT instead of having to try Urgent Care or my GP again. :)

The camera she snaked through my head showed inflammation, but no clear diagnosis. :(

She put me on some antibiotics which she hopes will root out infection from throat/sinuses. :)

Antibiotics are doing a giant number on my stomach. :(

Pain seems to be improving (even if slowwwly), and I slept all night last night. :)

I settled in for some good blocks of writing time on the weekend, but was unable to generate any words whatsoever on the several stories I am wanting so badly to write :(

I got a super-helpful beta back for a little story I wrote, and have good guidance for how to fix it, so that'll at least keep my writing hand in. :)

There is some Nutella at my house. :9

Date: 2015-10-06 06:33 pm (UTC)
gwyn: (dean pelton)
From: [personal profile] gwyn
You know, since I live in the land of tree huggers and granola eaters, I often take it for granted that I can find this stuff in all the grocery stores around here, but if they don't have it in a health-food section (it's refrigerated, so you'd need to look for a small case or maybe they'd stock it somewhere near the yogurt/keffir), you should be able to find it in a health-food store or Whole Foods type place. It's very tart, I have to warn you (I always get the blueberry flavored one, but some of them have other flavors, I figure if I'm going to pucker up like that, I want it to be something I like), but that stuff has kind of almost literally saved my life. No one told me about the damage antibiotics could do the first few dozen times I took them, and I was so depleted from intestinal distress that I was nearly passing out. Fermented foods in general are really good at this time--keffir, and yogurt, obvy, and things like kombucha drinks (which are not the miracle cure their fans like to say they are, but they are helpful) or even stuff like kimchi and sauerkraut! Basically anything that will help you get the good flora back. And of course fibery foods, like some apples and such, can assist.

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