Thursday, October 8, 2009

Mark went to the pharmacy and got more UTI Home Tests. We tested my urin and I tested NEGATIVE for protein or nitrite - which means I tested negative for a UTI. There are many things that could have given me a false negative so that's not for sure; I have at least 3 or more tests to try out under better circumstances. Mark went to Meijer and got some PH strips which we used to test my urin to see if it was maybe too alkaline or acidic. The test runs on an umber system from like 1 to 10. 1 would be the most acidic; 10 the most alkaline. A normal result would average around 6. Water would test as a 7, so your urin should be more acidic than water. My urin tested as 8.4! That's not good. In comparison, Mark tested his for fun and his rating was a 6 - so normal. We're going to have me drink a apple cider vinegar / water solution which will make my urin more acidic and possibly correct something that's wrong down there. I'm excited by this, because we actually got a result that shows that something is off, and now have a plan of attack to help correct it! ;-0)

Michael suggested the solution earlier, and Mark used the information & equipment he got to figure out which solution to use - if my urin had been too acidic we would have used a baking soda / water mixture.

But as my urin is over alkalined, this means that 80% of these cystex pills that Mark got me (which may also help) would get to my urethra, where most of my pain is, so I'm taking advantage of that and took two of the pills (a normal dose). In an hour or so I'll drink the solution and hope for the best. This is cool, because I feel like I'm doing something. Wish me luck!!!

During all this, and after, Michael and I had Jason / Michael time, which was WONDERFUl and really put me at ease. His presence was welcome; our conversation was intense; the affection was essential and much appreciated. I felt so loved with Michael and Mark being there for me tonight. I feel very relaxed. Michael is sleeping over (he's asleep right now) and with the support and the action, I feel better than I have in (looking at the clock) almost exactly a week.

I'm having a snack and gonna look to see if the new GLEE episode has been posted. Which reminds me that Mollie was gonna check out the series. She said she'd call to tell me what she thought of it today (Thursday). I'm intrigued to see what she'll think. It's not clear if she'll like it or not as it's such a quirky show, but Michael & I've fallen in love with it.

On a side note, I'd like to say that I've eaten several things that people say you can't have after having your gallbladder removed - and I haven't had ANY problems. This has also been true of anyone else that I've spoken too who've had the operation themselves. Aside from the painful urination, I've not had any truly ill side effects from last week's surgery. If I can just beat this, I'll be good to go.

Feeling much more positive now; can you tell?

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