Mimi sending good thoughts your way, take care.
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Mimi sending good thoughts your way, take care.
Yes, we were supposed to lead our first ride for AMC exactly a week after his surgery. He started walking 2 days after the surgery (2 stents put in), 2-4 miles, and then did a couple of flat rides. I got someone else to help me lead the ride, and after the first half of the ride, found him sitting on a stone wall at the top of one of the biggest climbs in Harvard, MA. I was pissed, but figured if he hadn't already croaked, we were good. I was more worried about the incision than anything else.
not on the same level but my DH rode 25 miles the day after his vasectomy ...
Mimi, i am a huge card sender would love to send something funny. Will send you a PM for address
Mimi - after many years working in oncology, one of the things I always tell people is that they need to be sure to tell their doctors any problems they are having. I find that people seem to think "chemo, so I am supposed to feel horrible". Not that chemo isn't horrible, but we have a lot of medications that can ameliorate many of the worse side effects and there is no reason to not avail oneself of them. I call it the "hollywood effect", where people just suffer in silence because that is how it should be. I remember coming home one weekend and finding my sister looking like crap. No one had called me. No one had called her doctor. She hadn't eaten in days because of nausea. I got her some Zofran and the next day she sent me out for a burger for her.
Take home message - no need to suffer in silence. Tell the doctors, as there may be some medication to help.
Thinking of you both and sending many prayers and good thoughts your way!
Good luck Mimi and RaleighDon. Tell those rogue cells who's the boss.
And let us know if you need anything.
Dear Irene,
Good Night, already!!!
-tulip, who really is tired of being afraid that a tree is going to fall on her house with her and her lovely dog inside.
Tulip and all TE peeps on the East coast, Helluva last few weeks. Good luck and please stay safe.
Dear girlie bits, so sorry I ran out of chamios cream and got talked into using DH european menthol stuff before the 25 mile ladies ride. There wasn't a smell to it so I didn't know,never again will you have to feel minty fresh coolness and burning. I already bought a new tube. Love ,me
minty fresh coolness and burning? :eek::eek::eek:
Possegal, that's one of the good things about him STARTING in the hospital, he'll have lots of drs and nurses observing him in the first couple days. Thanks for your great advice.
Dear body:
Come on, it's not like I've been trying to lose weight. Now most of my jeans are huge on me, and the two I can fit into are too tight in the thighs--only slightly, but it's more than "I haven't worn these for three months"-tight. I can't really do only two pairs, even if I wear them multiple days in a row, and I'm too poor to afford new ones!
Dear TE women:
How do you all find jeans?! If I rode any more, I don't think I'd be able to fit into any!
Dear fashion industry:
When did you decide that "bootcut" jeans means "this far away from being skinny" jeans?
Dear deer:
Running in front of cars is not very nice, for you or me. Please modify your behavior accordingly.
Gap ones seem to now stretch to fit me fairly well, but the fabric is thinner so they won't last as long. And I'm a thrift store expert. :p I have two favorite pairs right now and a few more that occasionally rotate in. I have a much harder time finding khakis, which I'm "supposed" to have for work. (Fortunately, "khaki" means "any non-denim pants" and since I usually wear them while wandering around in the woods, I have a few REI pants that work)Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
Dear coffee maker:
I was upset with you for quitting on me, but you've been forgiven. And forgotten. Now that I've been forced to start using a french press in the morning...I will never go the way of a drip coffee maker again.
Blissfully yours,
Ms. Over-caffeinated :)
I like Gap's jeans--in fact, I bit the bullet and bought some today, as well as some "nice" pants, at a discount. My only problem with the fabric, since I'm relatively gentle on my clothes, is you have to buy at least a size down. I have 8s (granted, from two years ago) that are a little loose straight out of the dryer, but will fall off if worn for more than an hour. My 6s are fine (at least, as far as I know), and the jeans I bought today were size 4! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by jessmarimba
I tend to shop at good will and value village for jeans because they are pre-shrunk. Anymore, I get men's jeans because I can't stand the tight cuts and short rises on women's jeans anymore.
Heh, I like lower-rise jeans. My torso is so short that if I wore regular-rise jeans, the waistband would be somewhere around my rib cage!
To whom it may concern
very funny. What I need on the Sunday before DH checks into the hospital for treatment is the first bladder infection I've had since 1971??????
Yes, ladies, I am drinking LOTS and LOTS now, since MY doctor takes Sundays off. (as well she should)
:confused::confused::confused:
Aren't French Presses great? Same thing happened to my coffeemaker, and I finally got a burr grinder that coarse grinds perfectly! No more "soot" in the bottom of my cup :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jessmarimba
Mimi - also try over the counter uristat or EZO, which are the pyridium painkiller and are a godsend for me if I get a UTI over a weekend, etc.
Pure cranberry juice is expensive and very tart, but it cures the majority of UTIs I've had. OTC Cystex has an antimicrobial as well as an anesthetic. Hope you feel better soon ... and go to urgent care if those remedies don't work, you don't need to be miserable any longer than necessary.
it's not THAT bad, I don't need urgent care or painkiller
but I never heard of Uristat or EZO, thank you I will check that stuff out today!!
got the cran juice already thanks again. I think serious flushing (drinking) will get me through the next 24 hours easily.
It's AZO, and it's great stuff. They have a treatment that works great for yeast infections, too. Good luck knocking out this infection.
Roxy
Oh right, duh - AZO. (It's been almost a year since my last one! :) )
And on the jeans thing, I am loving Lucky jeans right now - the fuller thigh ones. They have some straight ones that I don't think could fit over my calves. :rolleyes:
I find it annoying that Levi's makes a special cut of jeans for MALE bike riders...
Dear self,
Find some patience, please. I know that people are being annoying, but you need to remember to breathe. Quell your instinct to tell them to STFU or HTFU, or whatever other thing pops into your mind when the b*tching, moaning and/or whining starts up. Just breathe. And walk away.
Love,
/me
Me, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
Actually I've had really good luck with Levi's over the years. Especially now that they have this new Curve ID thing going on.
ETA: (((Mimi))) Take good care of yourself! UTIs are no fun.
I could never wear any pants that go around my waist again. I love low rise.
Dearest grad program--
While I can see that you have the best intentions and that you're all busy doing other things, can you please see fit to somehow get us the information that we need? I don't appreciate being told two days in advance when safety training is, or that we'll get an e-mail (which never actually appears).
Dear Mimi, good luck with it and big hugs. Also, if you can find it, Citravescent is really AWESOME for bladder infections. And I speak from experience.
Dear cyclist who overtook me this morning,
I couldn't help but notice. Perhaps your tights need replacing. Because the lycra was so thin, I could see BOTH BUTTCHEEKS clearly along with the thong you were wearing. I'm not even going to inquire about the thong. :S
A serious 24 hours of drinking lots of fluids has unclogged and returned my bladder functions to normal. strange... I'll keep drinking lots but not so much as last night because i want to SLEEP!!!!
my DH is getting more drugs at one time than he's ever had but he seems to be doing just fine too.
thanks for all the hugs.
Glad to hear everyone is doing better hope you get some sleep
to whom it may concern.
Yes, I imagine you DID think it was funny when I thought I'd cured my UTI with lots of juice. Ok ok, I went to the doctor. I hope you're happy, she even gave me a flu shot.:mad:
Sincerely,
former Bacteriology student
I feel your pain. I went through a period a couple of years ago where I had about five UTI's in six months' time. Honeymoon cystitis (of sorts). It was a blast. What made it even worse is that antibiotics would almost always induce a yeast infection. Needless to say, I started to have a lot of anticipatory anxiety, which is not really what you want in an intimate relationship. I ultimately started taking a preventative antibiotic called Proloprim on an as needed basis. No UTIs since. I did learn the hard way that once infection sets in, no amount of cranberry juice or water will cure it. It's better to just bite the bullet and call your doc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
I hope you start feeling better!
wow, Indy, I have been so lucky, not a single one in 40 years... but yeah, i have the same problem with antibiotics as you do.
Dear Homeower's Insurance Company,
So let me get this straight. If the giant tree that snapped but didn't finish falling on my house because it got caught on another branch had indeed fallen and hit my house, you would pay for $10k + to repair my house and take down the tree. But since it's dangling precariously 20-feet above my house, you wont chip in even one dollar to have it removed.
In addition, since the claim has been denied, if it falls before I can get a tree company to take it down--tree companies are near impossible to get in these parts right now BECAUSE THERE WAS THIS HURRICANE that you might have heard about--you won't cover ANY damage because in that case the homeowner (moi) would be considered negligent because said homeowner did not take immediate action to remove the tree.
On top of that, you made this decision from your office in Texas and didn't even bother to send someone out to take a look. That would explain you inane suggestion to "just hire some neighborhood guy with a chainsaw to take it down." IT'S A FRIGGIN TREE HANGING 40 FEET UP IN THE AIR!!! And do you really think that a $2 million payout to the guy's family when he falls and dies or breaks his back is a particularly cost effective way to handle taking down the tree??
Yes, I have contacted the state insurance commission and I will be moving my coverage for both houses and my car once this is resolved.
Sincerely,
Tulip
Wow, Tulip. So sorry your insurance company is not being helpful.
I take it you are documenting this situation with photographs?
I'm documenting every conversation, and I have plenty of photos.
Dear Power Company,
Any day now...hate to bother you, but I sure would like to stop eating out every day. But until the power comes back on and I can put things in my fridge, you're costing me an arm and a leg. I can't imagine how families are coping with this cost burden.
the homeowner is responsible for taking prudent responsible action, whatever reasonable action they can.
if they denied your claim, you did exactly the right thing to contact the insurance commissioner's office.
you might be able to do some temporary shoring up? according to my insurance adjuster husband you have done everything right.
your policy is most likely only covering the cost of removing the tree from the building and damage to the house. they won't pay to haul the tree away even. and only if it hits the house
for them to imply that you are negligent is disingenuous on the part of your insurance company but since there is no damaged covered property it makes sense that it is denied.
he says the customer service of your insurance is really bad.
and that was good to contact the insurance commissioner.
this from my DH on drugs and chemo riding an exercise bike in a hospital room. :D
((((Tulip)))). What a horribly frustrating situation. You can't win. Hang in there and keep us posted.
Ugh, Tulip, that's awful. If I knew any tree-cutters in Richmond I'd send 'em your way first.
My dad's house is still out of power too, but he's on the Powhatan/Chesterfield line and they're always the last to get it back. Unfortunately they're on well water so are out of self-supplied water too. He said he was pretty surprised that the ritzier areas (like near the country club of VA) were still out. Seems to be a pretty random process of restoring it this time.
Dear Self,
It's a dang good thing you made that specialist Sports Dr's appt for friday...flaring up an injury thought to be making positive progress isn't a good look....Duh.. ya...:(
One day i might even get back on my bike, walk de doggies etc..:rolleyes:
:o