Daily Ooo's: Wednesday, January 6

[faerywings]

Just shoot me now, please. :laser:
Stick a fork in me. Whatever.

Cait is sick again and I am a wreck over it. She hasn't been sleeping and is throwing up. Same old, same old. The nurse can't/won't excuse her absences because it is a chronic condition. That is the one part of it, the other is that I don't know how to make it stop! I freak out when I think that she can end up like Gary where she is housebound b/c she throws up all of the time.
I can't tell you how this stresses me out and I know that I shouldn't but it is so darn hard.
And i was lecturing how how she needs to suck it up. Worst thing to tell a person with a chronic illness. *I* know that!

I cannot tell you how much I hate Lyme and how much I hate the toll it takes on anyone who has it, and anyone who is a caregiver, and yes, I am feeling sorry for myself in that I am both patient/caregiver. I am. Just. Done.

My day will be revolving around Lyme, how much fun is that? Off to get blood work done to check on my liver, then I get to do my forever iv and restart the Rocephin/Biaxin abx combo- and then hope and pray that my body doesn't flip out too much over the next few days as I deal with a herx.
Like I said. Done.

I know that I need to be able to have a Pity Party once in a while.But this seems to be all of the time lately. I hate that feeling. I am a burden to everyone around me. OK-- that is totally hyperbolic. I am not a burden to my mom, and to my dogs. My mom loves me b/c she is my mom. My dogs love me b/c I feed them. I think Gary falls into that category as well.
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Speaking of dogs- I got a good report on that lump on Ray's head! Whew!!!!! It is a wart like HPV but in dogs- -- and as long is it isn't bothering her, we just leave it alone. Same as with the lipomas on her rib cage. She has some granulomas on her paw and legs and all we need to do is get some Rx hydro-cortisone cream and try to keep her from licking. Then I made the appt for Jaida for her heart worm blood test and that wil be "interesting" to say the least. Nah, she'll be good and not pull me all over the place.
Maybe.
Poor puppers were so confused when I got Ray's leash out and only her's. Ray must have thought that was going to the park b/c she was very happy to get into the car. And in the house Gary had to hold J back becasue she was upset that she wasn't getting her leash on.
Crazy dogs!

Thank goodness for them, they make me happy!
upkiss: :cof2:::grouphug

Have a fab day and thanks for listening to me vent yet again.

 

[faerywings]

To look on the bright side- I didn't have to go out in the 7*F weather this morning to take Cait to the bus...

Laurie- how did your photo come out? Hope you are all on track for getting back to work. And woot for the new computer coming!

Kat- I am with ya on the cold weather drop. 7* is bad enough bet when it was 60*'s warmer less than 2 weeks ago- that is a brutal change. Was your office heat fixed at all? I would be crying. Hope all of the work to-dos were accomplished easily. Are they looking at other applicants yet for the job?

Nancy- The things we do for our fur-babies- like go outside or on walks in this weather
I did good grocery shopping yesterday- I spent $160 (ouch!) but I saved $142!! That was nice esp since I needed some expensive stuff like protein shake power, contact lens cleaner, and paper towels. Gary only like Bounty and since he has to wash his hands a lot to be sterile for me and for his insulin pump stuff, if that is what he likes best, that is what I buy.
See, I can be a good wife LOL

Trudy- icccccccckkkkkkkkk! Snow! Hope that it all melted away for you. That seems to be my life too- I want to scrap and then it is non-stop interruptions. Hope that you have a calm day today and you can do that.
You must have been insane going out for walks in that weather! JK!
Nope, not kidding LOL

Rae- Good for you for sticking to your WW points! Trudy and I both have the ChargeHR. It fits about an inch above your wrist bone but it suggests to put it up higher during strenuous exercise. I would imagine that you could do that when you wear the wrist supports and then slide it back down when they are off?
Hope that you and Taz had a nice day and that you got to see Room too!

xoxo

 

[nancyr]

Good morning! Yes another cold morning walk with Luther. Poor baby got very sick yesterday. He found some old plant in the back of the yard that was dead and I think it was what caused him his upset stomach. He was so sad all night. But this am he is fine and had to go for his morning walk but I did not take him very far. We will go this afternoon again. My DH has a horrible cold and has for the past week and then Ashley came up and she was sick and now my son is sick and stayed home from work. I am glad he is not getting them sick at his work. Yesterday the USA won the bronze medal at the World Juniors. I was so proud that they came to play as so often when playing for the 3rd place and not the gold they just done play very hard. But the USA kids did and it was a great game. The gold medal game was awesome went to OT and the home team Finland won in OT after the Russians had tied the game with less that 7 seconds in regulation.

Chris I am so sorry that Cait is sick again. I don't understand a school policy that knows a child has a chronic disease and then does not excuse her absence. That is crazy! And I can see why it is stressful and that does not help anyone. Glad you can complain to us! I can't believe how much you saved on your bill! that is awesome!

Kat hoping your heat is fixed and your to do list is getting much smaller!

Trudy I always knew you Canadians were a strong bunch! Living in Wisconsin the coldest I walked to work was -40 F. You win! LOL Hope the snow melted but I would like to see some snow in my town before winter is over!

Congrats Rae for doing so well with WW. I read the book Room and I have been interested in knowing if the movie was worth seeing. I got an email from my sister and her granddaughter is getting married and wants me to take the photos as they have no money for a true professional. Do you have any suggestions and major pitfalls to avoid?

have a great day all!

 

[Aussiekat]

Morning ladies. Gee, ain't this cold fun?! Left the house this morning with 19 degrees being registered on the car ... it was 12 at my office. Thankfully, that's outside - although inside is still pretty chilly! I've just grabbed myself a hot chocolate in the hopes to warm up my hands. Next step: go to CVS and see if they have a thermometer or something so I can see what the temp. actually is in my office. Oh, it's better than yesterday ... but today I'm wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt and zipped up fleece top and my sweat pants ... and I'm still cold - fingernails are going purple!! LOL (actually, it's kind of cool - freaks people out!). My back is nice and warm, but that's about it. *sigh*

Nancy, sorry to hear Luther got sick. Poor baby. My Haddie has an iron stomach and will eat just about anything - like seriously, anything, but when we gets ill, she just looks so miserable and just sits there. Of course, some of it is self-inflicted ... like pulling down an entire loaf of bread from the counter, tearing it open, and eating everything in a mere matter of seconds!! Downfall of rescuing an abused puppy as the previous owners starved Haddie and left her outside, so to her, every meal is potentially her last and she will grab food when ever she can. Of course, we learned that our box of dry dog food has to stay on the counter after she got into that one day ... and it has a snap lid on it - she chewed the handles and got it off. Talk about determination!! ROFL!! I knew something was up when she didn't greet me at the door when I came home ... and then I found her, completely bloated and miserable in the kitchen, just laying there. Of course, the vet had a good giggle, I'm sure (her file is probably huge of everything she's eaten - from wild mushrooms in the backyard to my bamboo knitting needles!!). regardless, though, I know it hurts to see them hurting. Glad Luther's back to his ole self this morning.

Chris, I was interested to read you mentioning a herx reaction to the protocols. My friend has had that happen a few times. When it first happened, though, she didn't know what was going on ... and it was pretty bad (uncontrollable shaking and jerking of her muscles). She went to the ER and they were, well, unhelpful is putting it mildly. They kept saying it was this or that, or her potassium level (or something) was too high from some other treatment ... she left the ER and self-treated the problem herself!

 

[Aussiekat]

Oh, FitBit - I have the FitBit Charge, Rae, and love it. It now serves as my watch, which is nice, but keeping track of my steps is a great way for me to get my butt out of the chair at work! LOL It integrates nicely into the WW site, too, so you can transfer data to get your Fit Points.

The only time I find it annoying is if I'm working on a laptop. I tend to rest my wrists on the bottom of the laptop, and it hits right where the FitBit band is on my wrist. Workstation keyboards aren't a problem.

 

[LaurieW]

Morning O fam- another fit bitter here! Love how it keeps me accountable- I am longing for the new fancy one that looks like a real watch! Anyways- my photo turned out well, I was able to connect with my new manager and get my schedule settled. I am so excited about this job, not sure why, unless I know this is truly just pediatrics with some pediatric ortho thrown in eventually. Today the computer and new sofa and chair arrive. When I called to see if the items we ordered on Halloween had arrived I was told, only some, did I want to have those delivered while we waited for the others- ummm yes please!! Today started out cold, however it will be above freezing and sunny this afternoon- screaming take a walk!!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... I slept terrible again last night, what else is new! I wish I could fall asleep and just stay asleep instead of waking up six or seven times during the night!! I usually end up like the tv commercial wondering if doing the hokey pokey really is what its all about :becky: then I end up with some stupid song stuck in my head all night

last nights song was Ex's and Oh's by Elle King.

Chris - My dear friend, how I wish I could take all of this away for you!! I truly hope everyday that somehow, somewhere there will be a simple little pill that will make this all better for your whole family!! At least you have your family to give you strength and your puppies and coffee to comfort you too! Yes I think I must have been insane to go out walking in that cold weather, but it got me out of the house and gave me a little break from the kids and being stuck inside and a friend to talk to someone grown up and funny!! I miss my walking friend!

Nancy - Poor Luther!! Glad that he is feeling better today, hope it wasn't some kind of chemical that was sprayed on the plant to kill it! Hopefully he won't try to eat it again!! Snow is all gone this morning and now it is raining again, that's ok by me :becky: I did end up shovelling the driveway and did it without falling flat on my butt, the hill is steep going up to the garage so it can be pretty slippery, but it wasn't too bad and I only shovelled so I could go and get the garbage cans off the sidewalk. Other wise I stayed home and did not go swimming either, instead I walked an hour on the treadmill. Hoping to get out today sometime and get some fresh air!

Kat - Your fingers are turning blue?? Yikes that's cold!! Hope the hot chocolate helped! Nice to know that the fitbit works well with the WW program! I will have to look into that further, I have not decided yet if I want to start the new program or not. I have a terrible time taking off weight and usually get frustrated when I only drop like 3 lbs in six months Ugh!! Oh BTW did you see in the forum that I posted a link for the new CheeryO's to spruce up your AVI??

Laurie - Glad you are excited to start your new job, hope it brings you lots of pleasure and that you get to work with some great kids!! How exciting to have all those new things arriving today!! Enjoy!

Rae - I really like my Fitbit ChargeHR and most of the time I don't even know that I have it on, its very comfortable and I don't think it would bother you when you wear your wrist supports.

Ok ladies, I need more coffee and then something to eat. Will be Skype-ing with Heather and Mason soon and then off to Walmart to pick up a few things today, what an exciting life I have

I hope you all have an amazing day!! :wave:

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning, ladies. Got Taz off to doggie daycare and have a busy day ahead of me with work and chores. My hubs comes home tonight so while I've enjoyed my quiet time and not having to make dinner for 3 days, I'll enjoy having him back home. Taz will be thrilled. He keeps looking for him. Thx for everyone piping in about which Fitbit they have. I'll be looking for one soon. I've got a bit of a headache this morning and I think it's a sugar withdrawal so I'm ok with that, it tells me I'm doing something right.I had a bit of popcorn last night with spray pam oil/butter and a bit of parmesan spice spinkled overtop. It was really good and I didn't mind at all that it wasn't loaded down with butter like I would normally have. The movie "Room" was sooooo good, disturbing subject matter but such a good movie. The little boy does an amazing acting job.

Chris - hugs. Your life is full of so many challenges. So glad you can come here and vent and hopefully that helps.
Kat - hope you warm up. It's not comfortable having to sit in an office chair being cold like that.
Nancy - poor Luther. I think we all have pup stories about them getting into things they shouldn't and getting sick.
Laurie - it's great that you are so excited about your new job!
Trudy - you and me both....I wish I could sleep thru the night. I was up 4 times last night watching the food channel, waiting to fall back asleep....ugh.

Busy day ahead, gotta go....have a lovely day everyone.