Unimpressive

not quite a green machine.

I finally spoke to both doctors (both Dr. H's) after dropping a copy of my scan off at Abington Hospital yesterday morning.  The impressions are the same:  they believe it is just persistent pneumonitis in my left lung.  According to the report, the infiltrate found a month ago is getting smaller (without treatment, obviously), which indicates it is most likely not a fungal or mycobacterial infection.  But without the final results from the bronchoscopy, Dr. Henry will not treat the inflammation with any meds (such as pukey p).  I have mixed feelings about this.

On the one hand, I am quite relieved.  I don't wanna take the pukey p.  I'd rather have inflammation than infection and most definitely would rather have pneumonitis than cancer.  FO SHO.

On the other hand, I would love to take a pill and feel better.  Yeah, that's not happening. 

When I spoke to Dr. Henry last night, I really enjoyed how he described me: as electric!  Whoo!  I can honestly say I've never been called electric before.  I am still smiling.  He believes I could power a small city with the energy created by all of my anxiety.  Dan's response:  a small city? 

And did I say I was doing a 30 day all green diet?  Oh, that must've been a typo.  I meant to say 3 day all green diet.  I got super hungry today and ate a handful of shredded wheat with almond milk.  I wasn't feeling any better, and I need immediacy.  So while I will still continue to eat all of the greens I bought in preparation for the green-ness to follow, I will probably not be looking like Elphaba come August (unless.... I regain my ability to breath normally and a Broadway casting agent comes looking for an understudy...). 

xxoo

The Position

Cuter couch potato at the opposite end of the couch.

The far corner of the living room couch is my favorite spot.  It's got a good view of the TV, the neighbor's window, out the front door, and I'm pretty sure I've worn my rear end's imprint into the cushion by now.  You know by now that I like the familiar.  Sadly, this position is all too familiar at this point.  I am trying to distract myself from all of the not-calling my doctor is doing by watching Glee, Harry Potter and Friends on TiVo.

It's not really working, hence me writing here.

In other news, I must confess, I have started the 30 Day All Green Diet today.  I am sure I'm setting myself up to be the recipient of many rolled eyes and raised eyebrows.  Let me explain.

For the next 29 (woo hoo!) days, I will attempt to eat only green foods (ahem, from nature).  I can have as much as I want, any types, all day every day.  This includes all melons, most fruits and lots of leafy veggies.  Tonight, I ate spinach pasta (somehow allowed on the diet) with broccoli, evoo, and garlic (also permitted).  For dessert, cantaloupe.

So far, the only thing I want to eat that will have to wait is mochi.  I found a really good international supermarket today that had some good-looking sticky rice dough balls (in addition to lots of foods for the green diet).

Photo Booth is not an actual CT scanner. :(

I'm hoping to detox my system, re-balance my digestive tract and bring some (of my own) energy back into my life.  It's nice to focus my energy on something that does not involve willing the phone to ring.

xxoo