(((Mimi & Don))) (((Catrin & Mom)))
Sending healing thoughts & prayers to you & all who need them.
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(((Mimi & Don))) (((Catrin & Mom)))
Sending healing thoughts & prayers to you & all who need them.
Mimi and Don, I'm thinking of you all the time; I just know things are going to look up Now!
Catrin and Mom - SO sorry about more surgery. I'm sending all my good thoughts your way - at least the ones that aren't going to Mimi and Don!
Please hang in there all of you.
My mom's surgery seemed to go well, and she should get out of ICU today and back to the "step-down" unit. This time she has a drain and THREE chest tubes, she only had 2 last time... Hopefully this will be the real beginning of her recovery. As hard as it is to watch her go through this, it is even harder to imagine what it is like to be the one going through this...
Donald had more than twice that many tubes!
good news, they have a plan. if the shunt pump works, he might be coming home next week!!
Mimi- I'm crossing my fingers for you and Donald. That sounds like one very nasty original surgery. Here's hoping!!!
Happy Thanksgiving (or as happy as you can make it!).
Dear family:
The next person who starts a sentence with "I need you to..." is going to find out what I really think of you. "Could you," "would you" - those are both acceptable. What you need or think you need is irrelevant.
Dear self:
Deep breath. Remember why you're going at all (the family you actually want to see).
Mimi, I hope it works! You can have a Thanksgiving do-over when he's home.
Dear ER doctor-
Thank you for stitching up my DH's foot with such consideration for his running and cycling activities. I'm sure it helped that you are a cyclist and runner as well. We all agreed that functionality is much better than a pretty foot. (And DH, next time, take out the recycling with your shoes on).
*sidenote- only my DH is capable of stepping on to the glass without a cut, and then getting cut by wiping it onto the top of the other foot!
Dear DH- be happy you're only sidelined from your bike until Monday!! It could have been MUCH worse.
AZFiddle, glad your DH is fine now. I thought I read somewhere on here somebody else doing something similar to what he did. Maybe this is a cyclist thing?;) No matter, don't think he'll do that again.:)
Happy Thanksgiving
Maybe fine is too generous a word right now- the anaesthetic wore off and the ibuprofen hasn't kicked in yet ;)
Mimi and Don/Catrin and your mom - you have all been through so much. It must feel like it's been going on forever. Sending prayers your way that the latest round of surgery has been successful, your family members will soon be home from the hospital.
Yep, that was me. I still have a livid purple stripe on my calf from that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Desert Tortoise
Dear Knee,
Would you stop hurting already? Dr.K fixed you last June. Why is it that when I'm on my feet a bunch you still hurt? But if I sit too long, you cramp up? What gives?
Please settle down.
I want to feel "normal" again. Thank you.
Dear black kitten near bike trail:
I hope you have a home to go to. :(
Dear muscle:
Stop it. You're making all the other muscles pick up your slack, so now my back hurts. Heal!
Dear Bach:
Why exactly did you write that many "Brandenburg Concertos"?
Dear feet, really, it's been almost 3 months since I put on the last of the weight, don't you guys think you should used to it by now? Its really depressing when I stand up and my archs hurt.
Dear self, next time you think not eating for the whole day because it gets rid of the tummy spillover is a good idea, THINK AGAIN. 1 week of eating carefully and working out is going down the drain when you need to eat bread to deal with heartburn. Smarty pants...
Dear doctor, please don't take it so personally when I say I am hypersensitive to needle sticks. Stop trying to convince me how terrific your blood draw skills are because this has absolutely NOTHING to do with your mad skillz and everything to do with the fact that a horde of medical professionals have tried CBT, some REM therapy thingy, exposure therapy, psychotherapy and drugs and still failed to get rid of the hypersensitivity and the PTSD-ish response I have to blood draws. It's not a challenge, it's something I have to live with for years after you're done with me.
Dear Everyone on this Board:
I just wanted to say how saddened I am at all the trials and tribulations many of you are going through right now; yet I am heartened and lifted up by the love and caring expressed here.
Dear MIL and FIL. I have enjoyed your visit but I think it is time for you to go back home now...It has been over a week.....**sigh** I want my house back.
Dear Neck and Back:
I know you feel a meeeeelllion percent better than you did a week ago. However, I would really like to go on a bike ride, among other things. Please stop feeling like you are on the border of another muscle spasm. It's terribly unpleasant.
Do you see that crazy yellow glow in the sky? That interesting shade of blue? That's a warm sunny day, and a warm sunny day tiptoeing around inside on November 27 is a big waste.
Also, I think my kidneys might like a break from the naproxen, so get it in gear, already.
Cheers,
Tangentgirl
Dear self--
Maybe you shouldn't have set a picture of your bike as your desktop background...
Hugs to all who require them.
Dear sock--
Yes, thanks for hiding in the laundry room. Much appreciated.:rolleyes:
Dear self
Okay, we have two, possibly 3 more purchases to make until we have gifts covered. One of these is a cyber Monday sale. I realize that some of that purchase is for me, but there's no point paying $5 in shipping for $7 of yarn...plus you have ideas for some of the stuff that they're discontinuing in the sale. I realize your "good side" says to stash dive, but the reality is there aren't appropriate colors in there for your dad's socks, and the thicker sock yarn will knit up fast.
Just stay away from the coffee (you've got tea, parking will be easier and no one cares when you come in now) until DBF gets here.
Mom is still in the hospital, almost a month after we took her there :o While there are hopeful signs after the new lung surgery last week, she seems to be slipping into a depression. Quite understandable, but I hope we can get her spirits back up. I do wish I could have gone down there for the holiday weekend but just couldn't make the trip.
(((((Catrin & mom)))))
My dad is back in the hospital after four days home from the SNF. This is all triggering me so bad I can barely get off the couch.
Dear self: Do one thing. It doesn't matter what. Just do one thing. You can take a break after (but then do one other thing).
Dear Neck,
Please calm down. I know you don't like me to sit for long periods, the doctor explained that sitting still is rather hard on the neck (who knew?). However, I need to pay the bills, part of which you are responsible for, and that requires me to spend my working day in front of a computer. I also can't get drowsy, so that limits the muscle relaxers I can take. So cut out the muscle spasms already.
Thank you!
The rest of the body
((((Oak and Catrin)))). I'm so sorry for all the things you (and others on TE) are going through right now.
Is it tough times or is it just us?
Still hoping D is getting out of there soon...
Dear guy idling his truck outside my office:
That truck is really obnoxiously loud. And I'm sure you know that, since you're sitting in it. You're also wasting gas.
Maybe you should think about someone besides yourself and turn the stinkin truck off, since you've sitting idling for at least 10-15 minutes? I doubt the restaurant patrons (who are closer than I am) are enjoying listening to it either.
Sincerely,
Back in the office and cranky.
Combo of both? The holidays can/are difficult. Add to it the illness of a loved one, it at least triples in difficulty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
It was a year ago my dad started to get sick. I'm having a difficult time getting out of bed, mornings are the hardest.
((((Snap)))). I thought of this the other day and wondered how you were doing with the holidays. I'm so sorry. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
I think it is tough times, I have more friends and family with terrible health problems than I think I've ever seen at the same time... It may just seem that way...Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
I am sorry Snap...sending warm thoughts and hugs your way.Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
I have more friends with serious illnesses these days as well. But I think a large part of it is because me and my immediate friends and family are all getting older. :cool: As an example- My daughters (early 30's) were here for thanksgiving and they were remarking that so many of their friends were having babies these days. Meanwhile, none of my age friends are having babies, but many are getting heart bypasses, hip replacements, cancer, etc.
((Snap, Catrin & mom, Mimi & RD, Oak))
Oh wow, so many people living through tough times. Hugs to all of you!
Dear Breast Center Nurse,
Please don't call again until you have results. I know you were just trying to be nice, but it's not really helpful. I wasn't even thinking about it until now.
I swear, people who work in hospitals can be clueless.
yeah my husband's nurse gave me caramels right in front of him yesterday!!!! (and he can't eat)
Dear cough,
Other people have way more serious stuff going on, so just stop already. No one wants to hear it, and hurting my back was really going too far.
Thinking about all of you dealing with "stuff."
Lisa, my son had his 10 yr. HS reunion this weekend. He was the person who organized and planned it, so he heard a lot of gossip. He was amazed at how many people "look like sh*t." Jeez, these people are 29 and I felt like he was talking about a bunch of people my age. These things do seem to come in bunches. A few years ago, my family had 3 deaths in 1.5 years (my mom, and both of her parents). After the last one, I thought "No more of this."
Hey, you have as much right to complain as anyone else. Coughs suck, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by malkin
Ugh, bad coughs are just awful, and for it to be bad enough to hurt you back :eek: Sending good thoughts and hot lemon and honey tea your way, it might not cure the cough but it does soothe the throat. Hope you feel better soon!Quote:
Originally Posted by malkin
Dear Gas Company,
Thank you for your prompt response this morning to check my meter. Seems the gas I smelled was a leak. Came home to a shiny new meter, and a note on the door to call back so they could check inside, and relight my appliances.
Thank you for coming back the same day to turn things back on. One day without heat means the house got down to 55. Too cold as far as I'm concerned.
We likes heat. The kitties are much happier too.
Mom seems to be feeling a bit better. Still no sign of when the 3 chest tubes and drain will be removed. Whenever that happens she will be going to a pulmonary rehab facility to get both pulmonary and physical rehab after her month+ long ordeal. She fully accepts that she can't go straight home, I think she being a former nurse helps with that.
I've an appointment with a specialist on December 20th to consult on my injections, if an opening comes prior to that I will take it. I've learned I can't go without my muscle relaxers, and have also learned I can't do light weights AND spin on the same evening, it is just too much. My doctor strongly insists I keep both activities going, just moderate them. There are too many downsides to stopping the physical activity totally and I am in full agreement. I feel great when I do an appropriate workout, and fine when I ride or spin, just can't do both on the same evening. So, I will take it!