Oyen didn’t come home tonight. I think I was able to feed him this morning before I went out for my check up with my doctor. I hope he hasn’t been hit by a car since he wanders off farther than his siblings. The other kitties just stay within our compound. I also hope no snake bit and ate him up 😭 or a menacing male cat has gotten to him.

I went looking for him in the dark but he’s nowhere to be found.

Oyen come home!

I can’t keep up with all the cleaning and cooking. If I cook in the morning, I would have to order out for lunch or dinner. I just can’t keep cooking three times a day 😩. Yesterday, I transformed leftover meatloaf into omurice for breakfast that turned into brunch. Then after church I ordered crispy liempo (for the girls) and siomai (for me) for dinner.

I couldn’t have fatty food because I have to keep my triglycerides and cholesterol down. Although my last bloodwork done showed I was fine (except for the pancreatitis in December), I still need to watch what I eat. I was supposed to have my blood test done this morning but I overfasted so I have to push it back for tomorrow. Aside from my gynecologist’s preliminary diagnosis of impaired glucose tolerance, my new gastroenterologist is also checking if my acute pancreatitis was just caused by too much alcohol (because of the high school homecoming drinking) or I really have an impaired pancreas due to worse causes (I hope not). So she added lipase to my long list of tests for tomorrow. If it comes back elevated, then I would have to do another CT scan. Same for the enlarged liver; she is checking if it’s alcohol-induced or I must do a radical change of my diet.

*Funny, I just checked if I had lipase test done to me in December and there was none. Same for the triglycerides LDL, HDL, etc. Geez, that’s why I don’t like that first gastro doctor 😡*

She said it’s not caused by bile duct blockage since my CT scan was clear. It’s not caused by gallstones since I no longer have a gall bladder. So it’s alcohol or high triglycerides.

I think it’s my alcohol abuse over the past 4 years, especially right after the breakup with the last ex. I was able to keep my triglycerides down after he was gone. I controlled red meat consumption after the blood work requested by my psychiatrist prior to medicating me showed that I had elevated triglycerides and bad cholesterol. Subsequent tests showed it went back to normal after refraining from red meat.

My prayer and fasting during Twin A’s hospitalization last year worsened my situation. Hyperacidity went from bad to worse because I just consumed fruit juices during my fast. Because in December I got in a very celebratory mood with my high school classmates—kablam!= Pancreatitis and enlarged liver/fatty liver. 

Fatty liver was also no surprise because I have PCOS. Ugh! PCOS also causes insulin resistance 😭

I really, really have to take care of my pancreas or else I may end up with chronic pancreatitis and then pancreatic cancer. 🤦🏻‍♀️

This means I would have to prepare separate food for myself. Fish, chicken, and veggies only.