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Sorry I’ve been out the last couple of weeks.  I have a dr’s note.

Meal Deal 4/20-5/3 (UN, MSWT): Italian Dinner

• Buy 1 Every Occasion meat lasagna or stuffed shells dinner
• Get 1 Pepperidge Farm garlic bread
• Get 1 can Green Giant vegetables

B1G1 Deals (UN, MSWT)

• Buy 1 6-oz. tube of Aim or Pepsodent toothpaste, get 1 free

Coupon Match-ups (UN, MSWT)

• Sister Schubert’s rolls – $2.50
  • $1/1 Sister Schubert’s Product, exp. 5-27-11 (SS 02/27/11)
  • $0.50/1 Sister Schubert’s Product, exp. 6-25-11 (ALL YOU Apr ’11)
• Lay’s or Wavy Lay’s chips, 11-0z. – $2.00
  • $0.55/1 Lay’s Potato Chips, exp. 5-2-11 (SS 03/13/11)
• Country Crock side dishes – $2.79
  • $0.55/1 Hormel Country Crock Side Dish printable
  • $0.40/1 Country Crock Product printable
• Jimmy Dean sausage roll – $2.99
  • $1/2 Jimmy Dean Sausage Rolls, exp. 6-15-11 (RP 04/17/11)
  • $1/1 Jimmy Dean Product printable
  • $1/2 Jimmy Dean Sausage Roll printable
• Hillshire Farm smoked sausage – $3.00
  • $1/2 Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausages, exp. 5-1-11 (RP 04/10/11)
• Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables – $1.79
  • $1/3 Bird’s Eye Steamfresh, exp. 4-30-11 (RP 03/06/11)
  • $1/3 Bird’s Eye or Steamfresh Product, exp. 5-15-11 (SS 03/20/11)
• Sara Lee family size pound cake – $3.00
  • $0.75/1 Sara Lee Frozen Dessert, exp. 6-30-11 (RP 04/17/11)
  • $0.75/1 Sara Lee Frozen Dessert printable
• Pillsbury rolled pie crusts – $2.29
  • $0.50/2 Pillsbury Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crusts printable
  • $0.50/2 Pillsbury Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crusts printable
• Freschetta pizza – $3.99
  • $1/1 Freschetta Multi-Serve Pizza, exp. 6-30-11 (SS 04/10/11)
  • $1/1 Freschetta Pizza printable
• Kraft Miracle Whip or mayonnaise, 30-oz. – $2.99
  • $0.75/1 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip, exp. 5-8-11 (SS 04/10/11)
• Pam cooking spray – $2.69
  • $1/2 Pam Cooking Spray, exp. 5-15-11 (SS 04/03/11)
  • $0.35/1 Pam Cooking Spray, exp. 5-15-11 (SS 04/03/11)
• Nestle Toll House morsels, 12-oz. – $2.50
  • $1/2 Nestle Toll House Morsels, exp. 5-22-11 (SS 04/10/11)
  • $0.50/2 Nestle Toll House Morsels printable
• General Mills cereal – $2.50
  • $1/2 Select General Mills Cereals, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $0.50/1 Select Kix Cereals, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $1/2 Cheerios Original or Honey Nut Cereal, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $1/2 General Mills Cereal, exp. 5-7-11 (SS 03/27/11)
  • $1/2 Cheerios Cereal, exp. 5-21-11 (SS 04/10/11)
• Lipton family size tea bags – $1.79
  • $0.50/1 Lipton Tea Bags, To-Go or Iced Tea Mix, exp. 4-24 (RP 3/27/11)
• Starbucks Frappuccino, 4-ct. – $4.99
  • $1/1 Starbucks Frappuccino Coffee Drink, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 02/06/11)
• Huggies diapers, jumbo pk – $8.99
  • $2/1 Huggies Little Movers/Snugglers, exp. 5-14-11 (SS 04/17/11 #2)
  • $3.50/1 Huggies Diapers printable
  • $2/1 Huggies Diapers printable
  • $1.50/1 Huggies Diapers printable
• Pedigree dry dog food, 15-20-lbs. – $12.99
  • $3/1 Pedigree Food for Dogs printable
• Baby Orajel – $3.99
  • $1/1 Orajel Product, exp. 6-30-11 (SS 03/13/11)
  • $1/1 Orajel Baby Teeth Product printable
• Cottonelle bath tissue, 12 double rolls – $5.99
  • $0.50 off Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue, exp. 4-24-11 (SS 03/13/11)
• Chinet paper plates – $2.50
  • $0.55/1 Chinet Casuals Plates, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 02/27/11)
  • $1/1 Chinet Product printable
• Advil tablets or capsules, 24-ct. – $2.50
  • $3/2 Select Advil or ThermaCare Items, exp. 5-31-11 (RP 03/27/11)
• Allegra allergy, 30-ct. – $15.99
  • $5/1 Allegra, Allegra-D or Children’s, exp. 5-7 (SS 04/17/11 #2)
  • $4/1 Allegra or Allegra-D Product printable

B1G1 Deals (MSDFW)

• Buy 1 pkg. beef or turkey signature patties, get 1 free, equal or lesser value

Coupon Match-ups (MSDFW)

• Sister Schubert’s rolls – $2.50
  • $1/1 Sister Schubert’s Product, exp. 5-27-11 (SS 02/27/11)
  • $0.50/1 Sister Schubert’s Product, exp. 6-25-11 (ALL YOU Apr ’11)
• Lay’s or Wavy Lay’s chips, 11-0z. – $2.00
  • $0.55/1 Lay’s Potato Chips, exp. 5-2-11 (SS 03/13/11)
• General Mills cereal – $2.50
  • $1/2 Select General Mills Cereals, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $0.50/1 Select Kix Cereals, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $1/2 Cheerios Original or Honey Nut Cereal, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $1/2 General Mills Cereal, exp. 5-7-11 (SS 03/27/11)
  • $1/2 Cheerios Cereal, exp. 5-21-11 (SS 04/10/11)
• Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables – $1.79
  • $1/3 Bird’s Eye Steamfresh, exp. 4-30-11 (RP 03/06/11)
  • $1/3 Bird’s Eye or Steamfresh Product, exp. 5-15-11 (SS 03/20/11)
• Cottonelle bath tissue, 12 double rolls – $5.99
  • $0.50 off Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue, exp. 4-24-11 (SS 03/13/11)
• Reynolds recycled aluminum foil, 50-ft. – $2.50
  • $0.50/1 Reynolds Wrap Foil, exp. 5-31-11 (SS 04/10/11)
  • $0.75/1 Reynolds Wrap Foil, exp. 5-31-11 (SS 04/17/11)
  • Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil printable
• Chinet paper plates – $2.50
  • $0.55/1 Chinet Casuals Plates, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 02/27/11)
  • $1/1 Chinet Product printable
• Kashi cereal – $2.99
  • $1/1 Kashi Cereal or TLC Snack printable

B1G1 Deals (AM)

• Buy 1 rack of deli pork ribs, get 1 lb. of deli smoked sausage free
• Buy 1 6-oz. tube of Aim or Pepsodent toothpaste, get 1 free

Coupon Match-ups (AM)

• Sister Schubert’s rolls – $2.50
  • $1/1 Sister Schubert’s Product, exp. 5-27-11 (SS 02/27/11)
  • $0.50/1 Sister Schubert’s Product, exp. 6-25-11 (ALL YOU Apr ’11)
• Lay’s or Wavy Lay’s chips, 11-0z. – $2.00
  • $0.55/1 Lay’s Potato Chips, exp. 5-2-11 (SS 03/13/11)
• General Mills cereal – $2.50
  • $1/2 Select General Mills Cereals, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $0.50/1 Select Kix Cereals, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $1/2 Cheerios Original or Honey Nut Cereal, exp. 4-30-11 (SS 03/20/11)
  • $1/2 General Mills Cereal, exp. 5-7-11 (SS 03/27/11)
  • $1/2 Cheerios Cereal, exp. 5-21-11 (SS 04/10/11)
• Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables – $1.79
  • $1/3 Bird’s Eye Steamfresh, exp. 4-30-11 (RP 03/06/11)
  • $1/3 Bird’s Eye or Steamfresh Product, exp. 5-15-11 (SS 03/20/11)
• Cottonelle bath tissue, 12 double rolls – $5.99
  • $0.50 off Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue, exp. 4-24-11 (SS 03/13/11)
• Advil tablets or capsules, 24-ct. – $2.50
  • $3/2 Select Advil or ThermaCare Items, exp. 5-31-11 (RP 03/27/11)
• Hillshire Farm smoked sausage – $3.00
  • $1/2 Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausages, exp. 5-1-11 (RP 04/10/11)

…and will probably continue to be for a while:

Since the last weekend in February things have been a blur.  Unfortunately not so much in the “everything’s going so well and time is moving so fast” kind of sense, more the semi-conscious stupor kind of sense.

It all started with a night I couldn’t sleep on account of a lot of pain in my chest and upper abdomen that just would not go away.  I wasn’t nauseous but I threw up anyway, more than once.  By the time it was morning it was definitely time to go to the clinic.  I spent 4 days in the hospital and came home with no pain but no answers either.  The only clue was that there was no physical blockage but my liver enzymes were way out of whack.

Three weeks later it happened again.  I didn’t wait all night and went to the ER.  From here things are kind of fuzzy because I don’t remember which times were clinic and which were ER and what was prescribed when.  But for the last 2 1/2 weeks there’s been an episode almost every day and other things are cropping up.  Rather than put me back in the hospital or make me trek into the ER every time, my dr. gave me a narcotic nasal spray to kill the pain when it starts.  It’s sad – and expensive – how fast I burn through those little bottles.

The most recent theory is that either my esophagus or a liver duct or something in that region is having spasms, contracting so that it thinks there’s a blockage, but there’s nothing to be found on x-rays, ultrasound, or MRI (which, btw, I don’t recommend…the MRI, I mean).  I have an appointment with a GI specialist next Wednesday, so we’ll see what he says.

However, with the most recent symptom being incessant all-over itching, and the fact that the bruise from my lab work a week ago is still there, I’m pretty sure it’s some form of liver disease, rather than an esophageal malfunction.  But what do I know?  Only that my very brief perusal of the Google search “liver itching” uncovered the fact that persistent itching is a major sign of liver disease.  No, this is not me self-diagnosing some terrible thing that is going to kill me before I see the dr. next Wednesday; it’s probably nothing unusual at all but my money’s on some form of liver disease, that’s all I’m sayin’.

I don’t know what the GI dr. is going to say other than “lose weight and exercise”…well, duh.  That’s fine and dandy, and I *am* doing so, but it’s not an overnight process, hello.  So what do I do in the meantime?  Do I live for a year on Stadol and a prescription antihistamine, both of which render me zombie-like for a number of hours?  I don’t know.  I’m anxious to find out, and it’s going to be a long, itchy, sleepy week.

Thought you ought to know. *thunk*  (movie quote, carry on)