Life's a Stitch

One day down and 13 to go on round two of treatment for H Pylori. I was one of the lucky 20% who don't respond to the first go at medication for this crazy infection. This regimen requires 22 pills per day, 20 being antibiotics with all the associated side effects. Once again no alcohol, but worse for me is the limitation on dairy foods. Cheese is my staple.

I've got it figured out, though. Meds are to be taken six hours apart, no dairy allowed two hours prior or after. If I have to get up in the middle of the night for meds anyway, might as well make it work for me. Setting my alarm for a 4:30am dose lets me have opportunities for cheese or yogurt with each meal. 

As always creativity equals comfort. Last night included pain-free knitting. I'm realizing that European style knitting is harder on the thumb joints and gave myself a break knitting simple Mistaken Rib stitch in the North American way.

The past Saturday painting session subject was something a little bit different: