When your body says "OMG!"

Sunday April 4th

Easter Sunday Menu:
Corned beef w/ cabbage
Baby red potatoes
Dinner rolls
Black cherry jell-o
Fruit tort dessert

MY Easter Sunday Menu:
Two spoonfuls of cottage cheese
One spoonful of sugar free jell-o
1/3 of a small baby red potato (pulverized with a fork)
And for dessert ... 1 teaspoon of the custard from the fruit tort

Over the next several hours my energy dissipated and I soon was feeling downright horrible. My head was spinning, I felt out of breath, I was sure I had a slight fever, and I wasn't sure which was going to come first.... getting sick or passing out.

Afraid of getting sick with a newly remodeled stomach I got on the phone with my doctor who reminded me of this not so pleasant phenomenon called dumping syndrome. No, it's not as gross as it sounds... not even close.

That 1 little harmless teaspoon of sugary custard I had eaten had been the evil culprit of all my misery. The custard had "dumped" all of its sugar into my body and made me feel awful. I was kindly reassured by my doc that I wasn't going to get sick or pass out and that I just needed to sit down, relax, and take small sips of water. With my anxiety cured I commandeered Dad's recliner and slowly began to feel better.

Today I am still exhausted by my Easter ordeal but I am thankful to have a new found fear of sugar and all of its evil schemes!