Woke up with horrible flank pain and burning so I asked my docs if that was normal after 4 of the 10 doses of nitrofurantoin. They did say it usually takes a few days and recommended AZO. You only take it for a couple of days but it numbs the urethra so you don’t burn so much down there while you’re undergoing treatment for UTIs. I sure wish they told me about this days ago! I also hope to help it really is a UTI and I’m on the right antibiotics. She warned me that it makes your pee turn orange and damn, does it ever!

We ran out to get it shortly before 8:00 and grabbed a small treat on the way out of Walgreens. Got to see some pretty Christmas lights along the way, too.

As for CPAP training, there’s good and there’s bad. I managed to sleep with the mask for 4 hours and 12 minutes so I’m making progress in little baby steps. I downloaded their app yesterday which keeps track of how many days are left in the trial, which is 20. It also gives me a sleep score similar to how Fitbit works. I got a good score but not a great score. The mask seal was good but it said I had the mask off 5 times. I think it was really only 2-3 and that they counted the times I pulled on the nasal pillow to adjust its position. The part I didn’t like was that it detected 4.5 events. That’s better than 5.8 but still. I thought these things were supposed to stop that but I guess it takes time. Andy had the same problem.

What really surprises me today is that I have decent energy even though I had to get up twice to pee and had those events.

Andy said he begged God for motivation to work out and lose weight, so He gave him diabetes and he said that motivated him because it’s reversible (always gotta bring God into our chats as if I’m on the same page as he is and would totally understand and am a believer, too). He was afraid he’d never be able to lose weight because of his edema and his doctor referred him to a nutritionist. He said the nutritionist told him what to eat and it’s “nothing like he has ever eaten before.” He hates the treadmill but he’s been doing that and has lost 20 lbs in six weeks along with following the nutritionist’s advice. He offered to give me tips and I said he could do that but to remember we have different medical problems. Besides I have a general idea for the nutritionist told him. At least I think I do.

Then he shocked the shit out of me by letting me know he has a new boyfriend. I have serious doubts but I hope to hell for his sake that it works out this time. I don’t know anything about him yet other than that he made him dinner, cleaned his kitchen, and gave him a massage, lol. So happy for him!

Hopping back on the road now. Getting close to the Louisiana border!