Inflammation - Sunday, November 15, 2009

An odd thing occurred today. Around the twelfth or thirteenth days of the last couple of cycles of chemo, I noticed some water retention in my ankles which disappeared by the next day. I attributed it to the Turmeric I have been taking for inflammation. However, the naturopath removed that herb from my list of supplements, so I had not had any since Tuesday morning. Well, this morning, I looked down at my ankles during church and noticed that they had disappeared. More than that, my right leg started to feel funny and my toes felt like little pork sausages inside my high heels. When church was over, I made it a point to ask for prayer. This afternoon, I called the naturopath and left a message. I also started back on the Turmeric in an attempt to address the inflammation. My prayer is that the swelling will quickly diminish as I do not like the idea of water retention.