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Bonjour Kitchen
This is partly an archive of what my family eats. Weekly dinner menus, school lunch pics, etc. I like to refer back to my own ideas. Also, I blog about other "stuff". A medical journey I'm taking, things that inspire me, etc. I like having a place to spew the thoughts in my head, to clear space in there :)
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Breakfast
Breakfast is my favorite meal. I love all kinds of breakfast foods. A friend posted this the other day and I thought “yes!”
Hassleback Chicken Caprese
(Pre-Baked Picture)
Hassleback chicken caprese. This recipe turned out great! I sliced chicken breasts, but didn’t go completely through to the bottom. So I basically created slits in the chicken. Then I stuffed fresh basil, mozzarella, and tomato slices into the slits. I placed the chicken into a pan with cream and parmesan. Then I baked it, uncovered. It took much longer to cook than expected, but was so yummy over rice.
Nerve Block Injection
My sports medicine doctor says that the muscle specialist
doc didn’t see anything unusual in my muscles. So, the next thing to look at is
nerves. There are 6 nerves that run down the lower leg. Because my pain is
mostly centralized to the inner leg area, my doctor wants to try a nerve block injection,
just into the one nerve. He said that if my pain goes away after the injection,
we can assume that a nerve is being impeded or pinched when I run. Then we
would see how long the injection lasts. Some people actually never have their
pain come back. Others, the injection can last 6 months to a year. If this is
the case, I would have to decide if I want to just keep getting injections
every so often, or if we do something more permanent with the nerve (surgery).
Compartment Pressure Test
I had the pressure test done on my leg, to test for
compartment syndrome. It wasn’t the most favorite day I’ve ever had. Lots of
needle pokes. It was a few weeks ago and I still have small marks/scabs where
they jabbed me. The needles were big and I must be a good bleeder because I had
to come home and wash my shoes and socks. It ran right down. Yuck!
After the initial
(resting) pressure readings, I ran 4 miles on the office treadmill. They kept
coming in to monitor my leg pain. They wanted me to get off the treadmill when
my pain reached a 9 out of 10. The evenness of the treadmill didn’t lend as
well to creating pain. So it took longer than it would have if I was outside on
uneven ground. I never did get to a 9, but they had me stop anyway. I would say
my pain was at a 7. They stuck the needle pressure gage into the same 4
compartments and retested the pressures. Everything was normal. My resting
pressures weren’t too elevated and my post exertion pressures were only
slightly higher. Meaning, muscle pressure isn’t what is causing my pain.
While I don’t want something to be wrong with me, I was really bummed that we didn’t find the problem. This means we still don’t know why my leg hurts when I run or do other high impact exercises. My doctor says that my calf muscles are large, in comparison to the rest of my body frame. He is going to send my MRI to a doctor in Salt Lake who specializes in people with extra muscle length. He wonders if this may be something to look into, but it’s not his specialty. He said he will get back to me after he collaborates with the other doctor. If the other doc thinks this may be the problem, we would look into surgery to remove part of the muscle. I don’t have many details about this and will wait to hear.
Substitute Teaching
I’ve
started substitute teaching at my kids two elementary schools. I will only
commit to 1-2 days/week. So far so good! My kids like it when I’m at their
school and it’s good to get to know classmates. Plus, I get to eat lunch with
my kids 😊. Here’s to new adventures!
Applesauce
Homemade applesauce! My parents kindly gave us a bunch of apples from their tree. It’s always amazing to me how much apples shrink down when you cook them. They reduced to about ¼ their original amount. Crazy! The house smelled amazing and I didn’t need to add any extra sugar. Just a pinch of salt, a splash of lemon juice, some cinnamon, and time in the crockpot. Then I smashed them with a potato masher and froze it in individual batches. It will be so yummy this winter!
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