It’s a Salty World
I’m on a low salt diet from now on, and by that I mean, I will probably be on this particular diet for the rest of my life. You know those little shortcakes that go so well with strawberries? Can’t have those. 600+ mg of sodium! I have to limit my Raisin Bran intake to one cup a day, instead of having it for 2 meals because it has 15% of my daily intake allotment. I can’t have frozen pizza anymore, or sausage, which weren’t good for me anyway, but they were nice to have every once in a while. I can’t have instant macaroni and cheese either, not that I’ll mind that one. No Hamburger Helper or any cheddar cheese. I’ll miss those actually. I’m not supposed to have about 1/2 the ingredients in tuna salad anymore. I can’t have Asian food anymore, unless I find some with lower salt. So sad, but I would rather be healthy and have my ankles back to a regular size than have heart and other health issues and swollen ankles. If that means I have to give up certain foods, then so be it. I’m not going to be like my Dadada was and try to get around the restrictions. I’m going to follow this diet, even if it means I’ll be miserable for the rest of my life. It’s better to be alive and miserable than dead and “happy”, right?
My bloodwork came back. It was normal. Yay! But if I have to stay on the Lasix, I’m going to have to have it checked a lot. That really sucks. It also means I’ll be a hard(er) stick. I was already difficult to get blood from, but it’s going to be even worse now.
I better go finish fixing my low-salt lunch.
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