Well, my silly little Venice fever lasted about 24 hours, not much longer…no big deal.
But then, on Wednesday afternoon, for no apparent reason (I mean, I hadn’t been hauling around heavy bookcases!!!), I was suddenly struck by a terrible pain in my lower back. I haven’t had that sort of pain in ages…years, methinks. Of course, one of the first thoughts that popped into my mind was: MYELOMA!
But then Reason took over, and I remembered that I’d had lower back trouble/pain since I was a rather young thing. It’s just that I haven’t had it in such a long time…and I’d forgotten how crippling it can be. That’s all. 
And then I remembered that I hadn’t taken any curcumin since Friday…A FULL FIVE DAYS PLUS WITH NO CURCUMIN…So I got back on curcumin immediately, et voilà!, today I’m feeling much better. Working and up and about.
Just being careful when I have to stoop. Little Prezzemolo didn’t understand why I didn’t bend over to pet him this morning, as I usually do. 🙂
Now, about those five full days without curcumin, I noticed something else that might be connected (or not): my urine was foamy on Sunday night.
Foamy is not good, as we know! Anyway, point is: it remained foamy until I got back on curcumin. And now it’s perfectly clear again. A mere coincidence? Probably!
And that reminds me. It’s been a long time since I’ve had blood tests. Way too long. Must go. Soon.
But not today. My back is much better, but I have a TON of work to do. I need to get cracking, in fact! But I did want to post a few more of my favorite photos of Venice, including that glass puffin I noticed in a Rialto store window, how about that? (Well, okay, it’s a toucan, NOT a puffin, but I like to think of it as a puffin…And you should have seen the puzzled looks on the faces of Venetian glass shop owners when I asked them if they had any glass puffins, hehe…)
Have a super weekend, everyone! 🙂
Hi Margaret!
It’s so awesome that you got to visit Venice and I love the beautiful pictures!
I just wanted to encourage you to go ahead and have those blood tests done…better to be safe, you know. 😉 Don’t ignore what your body is telling you. I am intrigued by the Curcumin! I’m going to have to read more about that. It sounds pretty powerful!
I very much enjoy reading your blog!
Take care,
Sara
Love your pictures Margaret! I enjoy hearing all about them! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Your photos are lovely and vibrant. I have never been to Venice but these pictures are a compelling reason to make the trip. Thank you for posting your recent travel log.
Hi Margaret,
Just a reminder…. even if your bloodwork looks ok…stable…that doesn’t mean you can’t have MM bone damage. Take it from one who knows first hand! My numbers were still MGUS when a 6cm lytic lesion in my hip was finally discovered.
So maybe get an X-ray of your lower back…or better yet, an MRI as X-rays tend not to show bone damage until there is 30% trabecular bone loss.
“Conventional radiography reveals lytic disease only when over 30% of the trabecular bone has been lost.”
source: International Myeloma Foundation
http://tinyurl.com/a2n6m6m
Best,
Steve
Hi Steve, yes, that’s always in the back of my mind whenever I feel any pains or even just dull aches. But in this case, well, my back pain is gone (thank goodness! and, as I wrote, this sort of pain is not new to me, though I hadn’t had any in years now, so it did make me wonder for a few minutes, there!
If it were a lesion, I think I would still feel at least some pain, especially since I’m quite active. However, if it does return, I will get an X-ray or an MRI. Don’t want to take any chances, of course. Thanks for your input! 🙂