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Thanks Dara...I'm really having a hard time...much harder than I ever imagined. Mom had a neuro degenerative disease for over 4 years but the past year she really declined. I miss her so much. When I'm busy and working I do better...still lots to do to settle her estate...it is so overwhelming.
Will continue to check in every few days.
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Love the lettuce Goldie! Can’t wait to get my garden started later this year.
Jazzy, the next 5k is a do-nut dash, I’m walking it with a friend and his family
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Hi everyone, didn't want you to think I totally checked out again, this bug really kicked my butt, went the PCP Monday who said I wasn't contagious so I've been working but it sure didn't help, felt really bad yesterday, my voice is finally coming back, instead of croaking like a frog, I now sound like a 13 year old boy. Knee surgery in 6 days so I need to be tip top by then. Had the breast MRI yesterday afternoon, hoping to have some answers today then I go to BS tomorrow at 8ayem, then to work...off the weekend then last day of work on Tuesday, I am trying to be firm and refuse any more customers but I am such a sucker! Anywho, basically I've been working, walking dogs, and sleeping. I'll get caught up this weekend with you all. DH traveling so I have to be out with the pups at sunrise and then pack up Harvey's stuff to take him to work with me. Love to all, I'll let you know more when I hear something.
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NM, yes I do have some green lettuce. Funny thing with him, he only likes the outer part of the iceberg lettuce! So more than half of it goes to waste! I put it out by where we have fires, and the deer or rabbits will eat it. Or some other 4 legged critters, meaning rodents!
Jazzy, I will be in Vegas after I leave MI. Flying there on the 10th. Glad you are feeling better…AGAIN! This thread and my friends here, I just could never leave. But understand it's not for everyone.
So jelly with you guys and house cleanrs. I'm so OCD that I probably would not like how they cleaned!
Illona, lol on the do-nut dash!
Mary, glad you are feeling better too. How sweet to take Harvey to work with you. How come you don't take Junior? Praying so hard that all is ok with the MRI, and that the knee surgery goes well. Do you know ifit's a painful one?
Dara, always good to see you. Good idea to not get on the work puter, you don't need to go and get fired now!!!!
So I got a call from the social worker at the facility where my mom is and she told me that my mom does not meet the criteria to be admitted into long term care. And now she doesn't want to go home at all. Says she can't, she's afraid. I told her she has no choice. AND when she does go home, if she calls 911 again, they can't send her back to rehab for 60 days, Medicare/Medicaid won't cover for that amount of time. The only thing I know to do is to call adult protective services. She can't stay with anyone, we all have stairs and she can't do stairs. DH has dr. appt. today, hurt his back, been taking predinisone, but it's not helping. So he's thinking steroid shot.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Well, the big snow dump turned into a bit of a disappointment, from the storm watching point of view. Did get 5 inches, but most of it was overnight and so no fun to watch. Schools and businesses closed early all over the place. Got about 5 inches here, more in other places. Back and neck are kind of stiff, probably from the falls. Nothing really big, just noticeable when I move a certain way. It felt really good to have Sadie lying against my back last night! Miss Sadie has gone back to bed.I peeked around the corner when I went to the bathroom a minute ago, she's made a nest of the pillows and is curled up sound asleep. I'm going to try to get a pic, but she usually hears me and gets up before I get to the bedroom.
Jazzy--I hope someone has a conference pass they will let you have. Only seems reasonable to let you use one if they have one going wasting. Lots of things can be done pretty inexpensively with a little research! I think more and more docs are going to opt out of health insurance participation as time goes by and the health insurance companies' requirements and control get more and more burdensome. Most hospitals and treatment centers will negotiate a payment plan with people without insurance that is much less than the listed charges due to the hospital able to keep more of the money by not going through insurance.
Dara--I'm sure your work load will gradually work its way up, you are good at what you do and it will just take a little time for them to see that. Glad to see you pooping in!
Karen--{{{hugs}}}
Illi--the Do-Nut Dash looks like a lot of fun!
Genny--keeping busy is a good thing. I'm sure you will be fine by surgery day.
Goldie--Ok, your DH is officially a very picky eater. Only eats the outer leaves? Oh well. I do like the crunch of iceberg lettuce in sandwiches, but for that the inner leaves are the best! Oh Good Lord, your Mom finally agrees to long term care and she doesn't qualify? The Imp of the Perverse is just working overtime. Did the social worker say if your Mom qualified for any level of assisted living care? At least the discharge/placement issue is the Rehab facility's and not yours this time around. Calling Adult Protective is a good idea, they can determine if the house is livable and what your Mom's options are. Of course, they can't force her to choose a good option, but there will be some more eyes on the situation. Sorry your DH has hurt his back, hope it's a temporary thing that will clear up quickly.
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Good morning friends- well I finally broke down and went to see my PCP today, as I went to eat something yesterday and it was like putting razors down the back of my throat. I told myself whatever this thing was, it was not getting better and also hurting worse again and I was giving up and going in for care. I was able to get an early apt today and got swabbed for strep (negative) but she did say I have a sinus infection. That is what I really thought was going on, based on having something similar before and some other symptoms. Got some Anti-B's and hopefully will be on my way to kicking this crud out soon!
Will write more later but going to lay low today and just take care of me.
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Morning DahLinks!!
Mary, glad to hear you r feeling a widdle better. My surg not til next month so I'll b in da docs pockets on ur knee re-do. HugZ!!
Lowee - don't b jelly, I'm CDO too but I can't do the floors (mop) and my crew does a good job on the floors. And a pretty good job on the bathrooms. Only thing I do after they leave is dust again…easypeesy.
Dang…that pisses me that the home has to send ur mom home. What else arre they for except helping the elderly. Just not right. I think u're on the right track to call adult services. Keeping you both in my prayers.
NM - I bet the cold n snow don't help the pains from the falls. I love it when my pooches splay out next to my back, feels so homey.
Praying for all..whether ya need it or not.
LUBSLUBSLUBS
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Snowmageddon 2018 has begun. We got another 2" last night--and just as all the sidewalks and side streets were clear again, and my pantry stocked, here we go again. Here by the lake they're predicting at least another 9" from now till tomorrow noon; then another 1-2" tomorrow night; and 2-3" Sat into Sun. morning. Bob is staying in Oak Lawn tonight & tomorrow night because he needs to be at work early. He can walk between Christ Hospital and the hotel; but Holy Cross, where he needs to be Sat. morning, is 25 min. from Oak Lawn via surface streets--only the main arterials of which will be plowed. In order to get from the main drag to the hospital, he will have to take side streets through the M5arquette Park neighborhood. Those streets are full of potholes to begin with, and because that ward's Alderman lacks "pull," will probably take days to be cleared. Of course, he insisted on driving his little Fusion hybrid, which sits low to the ground and has front-wheel drive, not AWD like my Outback. I offered to swap cars this morning and he declined. There are no AWD vehicles with fuel economy as good as his car (even the little Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid gets only a couple more mpg. than my Outback). He would also have a devil of a time getting an Uber willing to take him to Marquette Park, and no chance at all of getting one (never mind a taxi) from there.
And then there's the Indian banquet we're attending at 6pm Sat. out in Downers Grove. He will meet me there, and I will have to drive--even an Uber would cost upwards of $75 from here to there. The birthday party Sun. evening back at the hotel in Oak Lawn is for the widower of my friend who died last June, so we have to attend.
And I was in phone line hell for awhile. My housekeeper couldn't get a fax from her realtor, and realized we haven't seen a junk fax in weeks. We still use a fax machine because Bob gets EKGs in the middle of the night, and the ERs can't send them as e-mail attachments for me to run downstairs and print out for him. Have no trouble sending faxes, and when we dial the fax number it rings. Was able to copy with it too, so nothing's wrong with the ink or paper. Would have tried to send a text fax from my computer...but Mac killed off the ability to fax two OSes ago. But I had a hunch what might be happening, and dialed the fax machine again, this time waiting to see what would happen after 5 rings. Sure enough, the machine (a multifunction printer which lacks a handset) answered "This number is not available to take your call. At the tone..." Yup--when my answering machine croaked, I got voicemail...just about the time we stopped receiving faxes. The idiots at my VOIP provider put voicemail on both the phone and the fax lines. Took them an hour (and two levels of tech support) to figure out how to take the VM off the fax line but keep it on the voice line--and it can take another couple of hours for it to kick in. At least they took $20 off my VOIP/cable/internet bundle.
DOTD will be a good red wine, as Gordy & I are having prime rib ($10 meals from the grocery--will reheat the beef low & slow in the Smart Oven and nuke the sides.
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Well, RCN is still a bunch of raving incompetents. 6 hours ago, they told me that "everything is all set, we took the voicemail off your fax line and kept it on your phone line," and that it could take "up to an hour or two" to take effect. Well, I just dialed the fax machine--and it STILL goes to voicemail! I am on the phone with yet another clueless millennial tech (who probably wonders why anyone would even use a fax machine or a landline these days). She's "looking it up," and will probably turf me over to yet another tech person who will keep me on hold for an hour, reassure me, and I'd be willing to bet they still won't get it done ("you have an older package," the last guy said, "so we have to figure out how to do this" before putting me on hold, then making me hang up and wait for his clueless underling to phone me back to give me "the good news"). And because of the snowstorm, they can't send a live human being out here. The tech with whom I'm currently speaking swears up & down that there is no voice mail on the fax line. I'm tempted to pick up my cell and dial the machine on speaker phone so she can hear the voicemail greeting and know I'm not talking out my butt.
Does anyone here have the kind of telecom IT expertise that could provide an answer?
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Good morning girls, still no real time to chat, 1 more day of work then off the weekend, can't wait, I am beat, in a perfect world I would've like to stay in bed all week. No word on the MRI, was hoping for a phone call yesterday but I'm seeing the BS this ayem so I'll know soon. Hope you all have a good Friday, I'll be catching up tomorrow/
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Chi- I am an IT person, but not a telecom expert. I also have a fax line in my home for my business. My fax line is a basic phone line, and it goes to my all in one printer/copier/fax line. It sounds to me like you do have VM set up on the fax line. Unless your fax device has some other type of answering capability? I am not sure what they mean by having an "older package".
Usually what I do with this stuff is bring in my home office computer folks to rule out my own equipment issues first. Not sure if you have one of those, but they are good to have if you have any sort of home business set up. There have been many times I thought the problem was with my lines in the house and it turned out to be my stuff instead. About all I can offer for advice on your problem. Frustrating.....
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just a quick pop in from my phone, MRI all clear!!! Just harmless scar tissue!! Thanks for your prayers, off to work now with a happy heart
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NM, it's funny how you found it disappointing that the snow storm didn't "produce". DH is def. a picky eater. But it's 99% processed food. Only veg he will eat, corn, hominy, green beans. Raw would be celery and carrots. He won't eat: chicken, turkey, pork roast, pork chops have to be super thin. Only fish would be fried catfish. Social worker at rehab said that even if PS said the house was not livable, she still doesn't qualify. And with her only getting $855.00 a month, perhaps we could find a group home. Sounds to us like they don't want to be bothered with her mere $800.00 per month. The criteria to be accepted are bed mobility, transfers, eating, toileting, short term memory, cognitive skills for decision making and making yourself understood. Well, when they went in to evaluate her, I'm just wonder how she answered. We think she probably made it out like she can do all of this, therefore biting herself in her own a$. After being told that she doesn't qualify, she called my brother and told him that they had a bed for her, put the dog down, I'm not coming home. Was not true! She's incontinent, can barely walk with a walker. No stairs. She can get in her bed and feed herself. But she really can't cook.
Good grief Jazzy, it comes, it goes, it comes, it goes, it comes. I wish it would make up it's mind, and you would get better.
Love seeing my lil doity butt (doesn't sound right, but y'all know what I'm talkin bout). How are you doing mentally sweets?
Sandy, this Midwest weather is absurb! I know Detroit is canceling flights as well as Chicago. I hope it's not like this in a few weeks! Safe travels for you both. We have a casino not too far away, of course run by Natve Americans, but they have buffet and serve some of their food. One of things was Mutton Stew, I tried it, but because I know what's in it, just couldn't eat it.
OH MARY, so glad I refreshed to see your post. Woo Hoo, doing a big ole happy dance for you. I can only imagine the big sigh of relief!
Someone asked how my lettuce tasted, it tastes like lettuce, lol! Nothing too bitter or sweet. Labs for me yesterday. Still haven't looked to see if they posted, rather scared actually!
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Genny- that is great news! Congrats sister!
Goldie- I am getting better now on the anti-B's. I am sorry about the mom stuff. Does your brother live near your mom?
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Jazzy, one brother lives about 5-10 minutes from her. The other one about 45 min. Both work near the rehab place, only a couple miles away.
TM's are up, yet again. Even more so this time. So, as you can imagine, teetering atop that hole! I just don't know what to do. As I feel FINE. My only complaint is my hands and feet, and that's from drugs, not cancer. NO PAIN anywhere, what so ever!
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Well, after several rounds of phone calls with RCN (my VOIP/'net/cable bundle company), they finally found someone who knew his @$ from his elbow and took the VM off my fax line. Can't send a test fax from my computer, because Apple killed off fax-from-Mac capability with the release of Lion (2012, I think), but I finally got a fax tone when I dialed the machine (half an hour before, it was still going to voicemail. So the junk faxes will resume shortly--I use 'em for scrap paper or reprinting.
Home alone with the kitties--Gordy is hanging with Leslie till Sunday (I realize I MUST go home tomorrow night, because how else is he gonna get to Oak Lawn for the birthday party, given by one of his BBFs who is the son of the "birthday boy?" Leslie's invited, but is loath to drive all the way out there and though she's fine with Gordy's friends says she'd feel awkward around the grownups she doesn't know). Today they're going sledding, since she loves snow (they don't get much down in Katy, TX). Snow is finally letting up--judging from what's accumulated atop the gas grill, we've gotten about 7" thus far, maybe 8" by evening. 1-2" more tomorrow morning and 1-3" more overnight tomorrow night into Sun. morning, Bob will meet me at the Indian banquet tomorrow evening. It starts at 6, but if it's anything like other Indian banquets we've attended, the appetizer-and-cocktail "hour" will probably run till at least 8; then entertainment; and finally the actual dinner brought out around 9 or even 10. Last one we attended, kids were chasing each other around the vestibule and toddlers were snoozing on the carpet till midnight.
We can finally get back to booze now! Wed. night I made dry-fried oysters, so had 3 oz. Mumm Napa Brut Reserve, and Coravined an oz. of Palmaz* 2011 Chardonnay we bought at a tour of the winery in 2014. Bob had put it in the fridge, and this time the needle didn't break. Very lush and oaky, at its prime. Last night was prime rib (prefab meal from the to-go counter at Mariano's grocery), so I tried about 1/2 oz. each of: 2014 Morgon (too light & acidic, a Gamay and not a Pinot Noir), 2010 Trinitas Old Vine Zin (great with BBQ--might drink some tonight w/smoked chicken leg qtr.), 2010 Signorello Cabernet Sauvignon (perfect); and just for spits & giggles, the 2010 Ch. Mazeris-Bellevue Canon Fronsac I first Coravined in late 2015 and last tried two years ago. Back then, it had an odd apple-peel aroma--simultaneously way too acidic & astringent. But this time I was shocked--the apple-peel is fading, and both the tannin & acid are coming into balance. Surprising for what amounts to a blue-collar Bordeaux. I went with the Cabernet--and the other wines went into the au jus from the prime rib, along with a dab of black truffle "cream."
*Okay--fascinating story about Palmaz. The owner is a cardiothoracic surgeon who patented the arterial stent (anyone who had angioplasty w/in the last few yrs. has one). He was already rolling in dough when Johnson & Johnson brought out and patented the "drug-eluting" stent--which is imbued with Taxol which it releases in tiny amounts over the long-term. The purpose for the Taxol is to inhibit the cell proliferation that causes fibrosis and arteriosclerosis, so that patients can go longer between angioplasties in that artery, if they even need re-stenting at all. When Dr. Palmaz found out that J&J built on his patent but neither credited nor paid him, he sued for royalties--and settled for (gulp) $500 million bucks. What to do with all that? He is a wine-lover, so he bought a vineyard & built a state-of-the-art winery in the Howell Mt. area of the Napa Valley. The winery is 3 stories high...and 6 stories deep, built into the hillside. Every vine has an iPad that "talks" to computers in the cellars about the grapes' sugar content as they ripen. The barrels are custom-built from French oak with redwood staves and "faces." Because of the computerization, the harvest was already completed before the fires began, and they lost only a few vines closer to the highway. Yeah, that'll raise prices, but Palmaz wines are already crazy-expensive. Normally, tours of the winery are pricey--with tastings consisting of wine-pairing meals. But because we were a group of cardiologists taking a review course, the visit, tasting and lunch were free (he's no fool--thirty potential customers paying royalties)! The Chardonnay we bought was about $60, but now is the last chance to drink it before it goes downhill. The meritage red blend will likely be inherited by Gordy.
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And mazel tov, Mary!
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Goldie- sorry to hear about the TMs. I was going to ask you how you are feeling and it says okay, but know that makes you worried friend. What does the doc say? Are you still taking the FU pills? I thought your brothers were near your mom, and it must be hard for everyone in this situation. I have heard about five different elder care stories recently from friends and family. We went through a lot with our parents too, our mom fought us on everything.
Is your DD doing okay back in the Caribbean too? So much to recover from there.
Sending you big hugs on all this and more......
Chi- oh good, you got the fax fixed! I love meritages. My favorite is Fransican Meritage and see it has almost doubled in price from the last time I bought it. Their winery in Napa is fabulous. I also had some white meritage years ago in Dallas at a dinner at a steak house and later found it at St. Suprey when I was there in 2009-even more unique and rare. Both running around $60 a bottle these days. I am gearing up to drink my Generations bottle from Charles Krug I got in 2009 (think it is a 2007), which I have been saving for my 5 year cancerversary. I will drink it with with a friend who supported me through treatment and beyond, but whom also appreciates good wine. I am off the sauce on the anti- B's until the weekend after next, so no wine for me.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend!
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Apologies for not postingyesterday ayem, was running late and had to head out to work.
Happy Saturday Snowday! 4.8 inches of snow overnight, and still coming down. Kind of glad cuz I don't want to go anywhere today. Went to Walk In Care yesterday peeyem, my throat was getting very sore and one eye was very goopy. All I could think of was last winter when I got a sore throat, wrote it off as "just a cold, it's run its course" and kept working and, well, ended up badly health-wise, if not ending up well lifestyle-wise. I even told the Nurse Practitioner that I was probably being a hypochondriac and over-reacting. Turns out I have conjunctivitis (pink eye), and am on eye drops for that. Which I figured. Throat is red, strep test was negative, no sign of pneumonia or the asthma acting up, but tested for flu and, surprisingly, RSV. That's a respiratory virus that generally is problematic for babies, primarily preemies, but has been circulating and affecting adults significantly this season. I did NOT know this, and I've been following the flu season info pretty closely! I should get the results Monday or Tuesday (why do these things always hit me on Fridays?). I took myself off work next week. When I get the results back I'll see how I feel and then decide when I will go back to work. I can't get over how much less stressed I feel about all this than I did last year when I first got sick. Good thing is that I am not really coughing, no sign of the asthma kicking up. Too early to tell if it's a sinus infection, and the strep swab was sent for culture just on the off chance it's an adenovirus. And the Nurse Practitioner said I wasn't being over-reactive, if there is something more than a cold going on we'll know for sure soon and be able to head it off before it makes the asthma kick up, and anyone who had been through what I went through last year has a right to be a bit nervous. Except for the strep test it's mostly unnecessary testing since it won't change my treatment, but the reassurance factor makes it worthwhile.So I picked up the eye drop and some comfort stuff from the pharmacy and came home and updated Sadie who immediately went into cuddle mode. She even dragged me off to bed early! Gotta love Silly Sadie!
Jazzy--Glad you found the cause of the sore throat and can get the underlying cause treated. I'll be laying low with you today and the rest of the weekend with you!
Mema--The aches and stiffness from the falls is pretty much gone now, but dealing with a whole new set of problems! Gotta love the feeling of the furbabies against us.
Chi--potholes, unplowed roads and low ground clearance does not sound like a fun drive! Personally I would rather have a front wheel drive than an AWD for snow, but that's because I'm so ancient I was taught how to drive in the snow in front and rear wheel drive. I find AWD pretty useless. True 4wd is another story, but practically impossible to find now a days. Tell your hubby from someone who used to drive in snow, sleet, blizzards and everything else, that MPG needs to be balanced against MPH (miles per hour). A really good MPG doesn't help if you have near zero MPH cuz you get stuck in the snow! The whole fax/VOIP thing is crazy. You'd think with today's technology the company would be able to tell a phone line from a fax line and put voice mail on the appropriate line. Maybe some of the junk faxers will stop now that they've gotten a couple of voice mail messages and will think they got a real phone number instead.Oh good grief, the "fixed" problem is still going on! I say yes, call the fax on the cell and let the tech hear the message and then say it isn't there!
Genny--hang in there, and I'm praying you get the MRI results very soon. The waiting is agonizing.
HOORAY!!! HOORAY!!!! Love the all clear!It's a crazy world when we celebrate scar tissue, but, hey, we'll celebrate!!!!
Goldie--yeah, it is crazy to be disappointed when a snow storm doesn't "deliver" but we spend days if not a couple of weeks hearing about the next storm coming, and it's always an "epic" or "huge" or some other superlative storm, so I expect a lot more than a few inches! When I was growing up these would be called Snow Showers, or Some Snow, but not a Snow Storm. Snow Showers used to be an expected part of wintertime, much like rain showers are expected in summer. School wasn't called off. You just planned to get up a little earlier and shovel out so you got to work or school on time. Yeah, it is crazy how qualification for long term care or assisted living programs is bases only on physical and cognitive capability, and do not take into account the current living situations. At this point about all you and the family can do is give what help you can, and allow your Mom to deal with the consequences of her choices and actions.
Goldie--Has anything shown up on any scans or anything besides the TMs? I cannot imagine the frustration and worry of having fluctuating TM numbers without any symptoms to attach it to.
Chi--Wow, what a story about the cardiologist and the vinyard! Sounds like the fax thing has been sorted out, finally.
Jumping Floozy Foots DOTD:
Pinkeye
1/3 oz Absolut® vodka
1/3 oz cranberry juice
1/3 oz sweet and sour mix
Pour everything into a shot glass.
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NM- sorry to hear you are not feeling well. I had the "goop eye" before I had the virus last month. That is why I think I had the adenovirus, because eye stuff was part of it. But you have the infection too sister. And RVS too. I think mine started with the adenovirus, then that was better, then 10 days later, sinus infection started. It is not uncommon for me to get something, then either get an upper or lower resp infection. My last one was Nov into Dec and feeling like the never ending thing this time too. The anti-B's are kicking in now and I am feeling better.
I do have an event tonight so I will be going out, but otherwise, laying low here at home this weekend.
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Kim, bummer about the pinkeye and RSV. Jazzy, hope you’re getting better. My turn now—have had that “tired” back-of-throat sensation for a few days, which turned scratchy by last night. Garden-variety cold. No fever, no head or muscle aches. Despite comfy blankets, snuggly cats, and no noises or phone calls, sleep was pretty fitful. 2 hrs., then read for 1/2 hr, then sleep 5 more; feed cats and go back up for another hour. It always seems to be worse when I first get up and a tad better during the day. Made breakfast, had coffee. Pretty sure I caught this at the crowded grocery store, kids coughing & sneezing all over the place. Watching my symptoms to make sure it isn’t flu—if it were, it’d have hit me like a ton of bricks and I’d be running a fever instead of feeling “blah” with louder than usual tinnitus. And I’d have had no appetite, not merely a reduced one.
Bob just got home and had to shovel his way into the garage: after our snow guy had dug out the “apron,” some large truck or SUV had come through and created a deep ridge between the alley and apron. Bob also reports some slick spots on the roads. When I told him about my cold, he said let’s blow off the banquet—there’ll be dozens of guests and we won’t be missed, it’ll be too long and too much food, there will probably be more than a few people with colds or even carrying the flu (and handling the serving utensils at the chafing dishes). And it’s a long drive over three highways—if we get the extra couple of inches they’re predicting, driving there & back could be problematic. Our friend Jim’s birthday party tomorrow is much more important. Meanwhile, we can order out for Indian food and eat it at our own pace. (And not having to dress up either)
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Sorry about the TM’s Goldie, could it be inflammation or something non-cancery? When will you know more?
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Well, we figured there was no need to order out. So I’m cooking tagliatelle alla Bolognese instead. Will crack open a 2011 Umbrian red blend, mostly Sangiovese. No Coravin, since I’d use up the rest of the argon capsule just on a decent-size glass for Bob alone
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Thanks girls. Sorry for all of you that are getting sick, my goodness.
As for me I feel fine, not sick or anything. I see my onc this Thursday. Not sure if he will just change my meds and see how I do or have me go for scans. Yes, I'm still on the FU pills.
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Hello to all, Just a quick pop in here. Wet and raining here yesterday and today in the greater Cincinnati area. Very misty and foggy yesterday - staying in today. Just saw a recipe for a chocolate bundt cake made with red wine in the Sunday paper and made me think of everyone. If anyone would like the recipe, let me know.
To all who are battling the various funky forms of illness out there - hope you feel better soon.
Goldie - here's hoping for good news at your onc visit. Genny - good news about your NED & in your pocket for surgery. Chi - That Chicago snow was one of the reasons DD moved out of ChiTown - I remember moving her there in January in the midst of a snowstorm - Stay warm! Jazzy, Dara, NM, Illi, Cammy and anyone else I forgot - enjoy your Sunday!
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Hi friends- I am coming through the other side of the throat crud/sinus infection. I went out for a special event last night and felt well enough to go but also was exhausted when I got home. I have been a bit fun deprived the past few weeks with being sick off and on and not enough social time. I have two group get-togethers this coming week and think I can do it.
Chi- sounds like you have a lot of what I started with. Take care of that throat and hope you don't have anything serious?
NM- how are you feeling?
Goldie- I hope you get some good info from your MO about what to do next if there is anything needed to adjust with the TM's being up. I am glad you are healthy otherwise, stay that way. This winter crud (even the non flu stuff) goes on a long time.....
CeliaC- ooh a cake with wine sounds yummy. I don't eat sugar so I would not likely make it or eat it, but love the idea. I miss drinking vino right now, but going to keep on the wagon until the anti-B's are done next weekend.
Cami- how are you doing friend and how is Leslie too?
Dara- hope the new job is going well.
Genny- I think you have your knee surgery this week and pray all is coming together to be ready for that. So glad the other worry is out of the way.
Mema- I know you are still going through a lot.
Ill- that run looks like a really fun time! I am not a runner but am seriously thinking of competing in the summer senior olympics here for swimming. I am a maniac in the pool these days.
Hope everyone else here is having a nice Sunday.
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Hanging out at the cabin this weekend just relaxing.
I do enjoy the 5k’s but I only walk them, I’m not a runner either, lol. I have been looking into places I can swim locally, I love the the water.
I say go for the senior Olympics
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Ill- wow that is beautiful. I remember when you posted some earlier photos of it as it was being built. I LOVE the color. Did you say this is over in west TX somewhere?
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Yes, in the Big Bend area. The climate out here is more like California than other areas of Texas and it will be our permanent home later this year.
There’s a lot of work to be done still but we really enjoy it here.
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Ill- I know the Big Bend area. I went to grad school in TX and almost went to Alpine State, but changed to another of the schools in TX after I got accepted at a different university I thought would bring more opportunities (and it did). It is lovely out there.
You have a nice place to retire.
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