Skinny Ankles: Update on taking Keto

I have skinny ankles.  Today.  I probably won't tomorrow.  But I'm happy to see them even if briefly! 

I am still on the same dose of keto but no  longer need to take any hydrocortisone at all during the day.  I'm staying awake most afternoons/evenings after work, too, which is a huge improvment over the first weeks when I started taking it. 

The best part of it all is I am sleeping well most nights.  However, I still have times when sleep is elusive, but not as often or as badly.  I'm sure this is due to the cyclic nature of my Cushing's Disease. 

I no longer have nausea, but my appetite is minimal.  I do get the hungriest, still, around 9 at night!  Sometimes I'm starved then.  But I'm eating some breakfast--usually grapefruit because oddly enough, it's what I want.  Lunch is typically a salad or some soup although that can vary if I have leftovers and take them with me.  I'm not nauseated anymore at those times.

I still don't have a lot of energy.  Some days are just plain ol' hard.  Other days are fairly easy.  My body has a mind of it's own. I'm never sure what I'm going to get.  I still freeze when others don't.  My joints and muscles tell me I'm not masking their problems any longer with the high cortisol. Ouch. 

The best part is I'm actually losing a small amount of weight.   My clothes are definitely a lot looser.  Even on my high edema days, they are looser. 

Speaking of edema, I wish I knew how to control it.  I know that it's worse when I cycle high.  That's why having skinny ankles is such a big deal!!  I haven't seen my ankles for months until they made a surprise appearance yesterday!  They have been hidden by flesh-colored water balloons that I can't pop and taking a diuretic actually makes them worse.

So, here's to skinny ankles, even just for a day.....