Great saying about depression
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Just want to report that I had my elbow fixed yesterday. Plate and 7 screws. They did nerve block and arm feels dead and limp like fake Halloween arm - LOL! Even ended up taking ugly post surgical velcro bra to surgery and it really helped with the velcro straps to get around surgery stuff - glad I kept one! Just thought it would ward off any further surgeries HAHA!
Now I have to go make a ton of calls to get worker's comp straightened out.
Hope everyone else is recovering.
Sending goo thoughts
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Delilahbear what next! Glad surgery is over and hope you recover without complications!!!!!!!
Do we get to ever feel like cancer isn't hanging over our heads?
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Delilah...hugs to you! Glad the surgery is behind you. 7 pins!! Yow! Are you going to rehab?? I am sending positive vibes your way for a smooth and speedy recovery!! Rest up..and your boss should be nice to you! My mother ised to work in a hospital and fell in the ER and broke her hip. Everything was covered by wc but she had to sue for loss wages. She couldn't work for 6you months. They settled but I am guessing that's on your boss' mind which is a shame..she should be nice because that's the decent way to treat someone. I hope you dont get the run around from insurance and you can focus on healing. Hugs to you!
Kate sorry you are blue. When ee had that extreme heat for two weeks i thought i was gonna lose it. To feel like you cant go outside stinks. I hope you get a break in the heat soon. How did your friend make out at CC? Any word yet?
I have to say i am getting soooo excited for the Olympics! Cant wait to cheer on my hometown boy Michael Phelps!!!! He's amazing.
I hope everyone has a good day ...it's almost Friday!
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didn,t realize falling was contagious, and you could get it just by reading the posts. pardon my lack of caps, run on sntences and typos. i took my turn yesterday. tripped on uneven pavement and did a face plant, breaking wrist in process. will need surgury when swelling goes down, new glasses and my face looks like i did three rounds with tyson. when i got to er they looked at me and asked if felt safe at home. guess they were wondering if the sweet little old man next to me was a wife beater.lol anyways will read posts but probably not contribute much for awhile.
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I know you wear garlic and crosses to keep vampires away. What about contagious cyber klutziness? You guys are killing me! I have 2 (yes 2!!!) nights of dancing scheduled for this weekend (birthday party on Friday, resort get away with friends and DH on Saturday) and have to be able to trip the light fantastic! Hmmm, maybe I shouldn't leave the house until then. Oh wait, I don't leave the house anyway- it's too damn hot.
Too bad you can't all be recuperating in the same room together, feet up (or elbows in Delilahbear's case) with adult beverages in hand while the rest of us wait on you! Now that would be a sight!
ptdreamers- Please contribute- lack of caps and all! Loved the "safe at home" story. Too too funny!
Ok everyone- keep those feet safe on the ground!
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Diane- My friend still hasn't heard from the Cleveland Clinic!!! Guess a possible amputation of a limb isn't considered an emergency? They may now try a hyperbaric oxygen chamber here locally but don't know why they didn't try that months and months ago. She seems to be doing o.k. though for now.
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Delilah!! 7 pins! That's sounds like so much!!! And pt, now you too!!! Geez, when I fell I only got a pacemaker!!! (got it yesterday and it hurts like hell today!!) Still waiting to see what my brain CT shows, too.
STOP!!! No body move!!! And maybe no one will get hurt!!!! hehehehehehe
(I do still have to get my knee checked out from when I fell as it's hasn't improved since then. Bruising is gone, swelling is gone, but when I went to knee in bed the other night to change position, I almost passed out from the pain!! Something still isn't right and I don't know what it is. Woo hoo! Something else wrong with my crappy body.)
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Group hug!!!!
Pt sorry about the fall!! I have to say i got a giggle at someone asking if you were safe at home. Your poor hubby. But I guess they have to ask..better safe than sorry. I cant believe you broke your wrist. Thankfully Charlie semi broke my fall and i didnt hurt my head or wrist that bad..just bruises and scrapes. You poor thing..rest up!
Barbe a pacemaker??!! That's good news although sorry for your discomfort but it beats the constant worrying and feeling like a ticking time bomb. Why the brain CT? Cause of the fall?
Everyone rest up ...Kate I strongly advise Flats while mixing alcohol and dancing...lol...we dont want anymore injuries
Ok back to work....
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Kate I think I would think about slow dancing only ha!
Barbe glad you have the cardiac figured out.
ptdreamers wow I bet you are so sore! Get better soon!
I think the sadness for us is going to by cyclic. I am not sure it will ever go away entirely because the disease even if in remission will be with us always as will the scars and changes in our body. But what will also not ever go away is the love of our friends right here. Our compassion for those who follow us on this journey. The love of those who cherish us for our WHOLE self ....... mind, body and spirit not just the body. The love of our hero husbands and/or partners. For that I will always feel blessed and grateful.
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OH MY!! ptd, I am so sorry you are in such pain!! And surgery too. Wow. Can't believe how klutzy we all have been. Since my back went out 2 weeks ago, I have been hobbling VERY slowly, so if I fall,it will probably be in slow motion. Have had quite a few near misses, but fortunately one of my kids is always near by and has caught me. Damn uneven pavement!
Sorry delilah that you will be in insurance hell for awhile. Double injury!!
Kate-have a blast with your girls and dance, dance, dance. May I suggest barefoot?
Did I say my DH is coming home tomorrow? Has to turn around and go back Monday, but at least we've got a couple of days! And I'll toast an American beer with you Diane Friday night during the Opening Ceremonies. Cheers!
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ptdreamers -my thoughts go out to you. You faired far worse than me. At least somehow I didn't do face plant. Think I somehow subconciously turn to protect the foobs and injure other stuff. I hope you can get some relief and I fully understand how awful it is to wait with a broken bone for the swelling to go down before surgery - I waited a week and a half. Ice and heat helped to get it down. Looks like I have a 6 inch incision and staples, in addition to the other internal stuff.
Kate - just be careful dancing - agree to wear flats might be a good thing.
cmbear - hope your back is better
barbe - sorry you had to have a pacemaker, but that should help with prevention of further cardiac issues.
Didel - I will have PT after the healing. I talked with both docs office and worker's comp today and everything seems to be going in the right direction. They will pay 60% wages after 7 days lost work and then my PTO will be able to pick up the other 40%. I think I can also get lost wages (very minimal) for time lost from my second job at SOMA intimates. The are putting my on 6 week leave and sending the paperwork for doc to sign. I can't fit bras and stock walls and shelves and drawers with only one arm so think I can get a few buck there. Hope it continues to go as I think it should.
Sending a group hug to everyone and we need some "smudging" of some kind to ward off any further falls and incidents.
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Oh MY!!! should we re-title this thread Falling into Depression?
I'm so sorry about all this! Deliliah- Ouch - will all those pins stay in? I can't imagine that many.... Wow! And now all the phone calls - ugh!
PT - you too?
Kate are you sure you want to TRIP the light fantastic? I say dance with hubby holding on tight! You know if she goes barefoot then someone will step on her toes! LOL - oh my goodness.
BarB!!! LOL!! Stay Still! I can just imagine all of us 'Freezing" LOL! Goodness a pacemaker and how dreadfully painful!! OK, you need huge HUGE RED Words saying Needs Gorilla Pain Killers. I'm so sorry!
My goodness! We all do need to stay careful.... I think I sitting is a good thing.
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Stanzie you were in fine form with that post!! So much opportunity for puns!! hehehehehehe
kate - NO tripping the light fantastic!!
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Barb! LOL!!!
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barbe - I just noticed how many posts you have had. We are all rank amateurs next to you. Wow, Lady, your fingers must fly on the keyboard!
PS: did hours of gardening the other day and part on a slope.....and never fell once! Thought maybe I was under a Voodoo Hex from being here.
It's the weekend. My Max is coming home from Uni for 2 days and the sun is shining! How good is that...and I even feel 1/2 way decent.
Have a lovely weekend.
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How wonderful!!! Have a fabulous weekend with Max! And Yay- I'm going with you have broken the falling hex!
Barb- I never noticed that either - LOL ! Goodness!
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I play(ed) a LOT of games. And sometimes my posts were just smiley faces....seriously. I am normally a woman of few words....ehehehehehehe (but lots of sentences!!)
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LOL! This site needs all the humor it can get so Thanks! I know lots of real stuff as well but Barb when you are funny, well - you ARE funny!
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barbe - I find it difficult to think of you as a woman of few words, but if so, I would say very apt and choice words.
I'm loving having my Max home for almost two days - only thing is now I have to cook proper dinners rather than the sandwiches I serve DH sometimes.
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Oh well at least Max will eat "real food" One of mine will where the other tow don't. Can't believe I'm stupid enough to get together with my ex boyfriend. What a total disaster - why on earth would I think it would work out when it didn't before. Talk about depressed!
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Oh no, Stanzie! What happened ?
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Stanzie, Stanzie, Stanzie -
whatever did you do? If your ex-boyfriend makes you unhappy then that is what he should remain - EX!
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Stanize, step away from the ex. Permanently!!! You KNOW it's never good when you try to be nice, so let it go. Put down the phone. Walk away. Talk to US, not HIM.
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You All are totally right!!! He just weaseled his way back in and I fell for it! But I'm done now - totally! He brings way to much stress and loss of sleep being upset! I think he finally got it as well. But THANKS!!!!! Means the world to me!
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We will be like a 12-step program for you. If you even THINK you want to contact him, you MUST get approval from one of us first (like THAT'S going to happen!). We will get you through this. Apparently the rehab programs are 28 days as that is how long it takes to make or break a habit!!! So we can count for you.
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LOL!! Oh Barb!!!! I think that is the sweetest post I've ever read, makes me want to cry! Yes I'll agree to it also as he is just bad news all the way around. After we fought my heart was beating so hard I honestly thought I was going to have a heart attack- the stress he brings is just unbelieveable. He just never believes he can be wrong or responsible for anything- just amazing! I honestly have never known someone could be this arrogant and narcessistic. I think this time though he really went too far.... let me blame others for something I'm totally positive he broke - including blaming my son and service company-even helped me write the email. Found out later how much he had been drinking- hid it from me but I later found the bottles! Not good!
Thanks!! and ((HUGS )) to you all for being there!!! I may be coming back for support but gosh I hope not hopefully the days will tick uneventfully by....
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Stanzie,
Both my parents were raging alcoholics, who played the hide the bottles game. Not funny. Not a good atmosphere for your beloved children.
Actually, anyone who consecutively drinks alcohol and hides the bottles is not only a drunk, but a liar, cheat, dishonest and pathetically unable to know truth from fiction. BAD NEWS!
I'm with Barbe - use us instead. I accept you get lonely for adult company but surely being surrounded by the love of your three children can help sustain you rather than have someone in your life who falsely accuses a child of their misdeed.
Be strong - you are and can do it!
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Barbe, I've said this before, but you amaze me at how strong you are and how you have dealt with all your health issues. I am so sorry that the procedure was so painful. Let's just hope that it helps you feel better so you have one less thing on your plate to worry about. (((((gentle hugs)))))Stanzie---Be strong!! My ex- had an addictive personality. And I kept going back to him over and over and over. Fortunately, I found my a guy who didn't let me think I needed that kind of abuse. I wish I could say I did it own my own, but now I look back on that time and realize how wrong he was and weak I was. Hooray for you to realize your strength!! You don't need his destructive aura around you. And like the other gals, said, we will hold you tight, lift you up, or just lock the damn door if you even think you need to see him!!! Thats what friends are for!! (Is Dionne nearby, I think I hear a song!)My DH went back to Huntsville,AL this morning after his 2 day vacation at home. Back to the quiet house and the lonely bed. . .
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Well, we know Claire got 'some' this weekend at least!!
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Stanzie you have to be honest with us. If you contact him we will just start the daily count again. No harm, no foul. Don't be ashamed to tell us. But we are all here to get you to 28 days, so help us out.
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Well, your timing is perfect! He wrote this long email last night... He is so out of touch with everything... so odd. I'm dying to ask him about the broken piece but I know he won't admit it so I won't go there other than I'd love to show how he did nothing while I asked others about it. Anyway,basicaly the straw that started the fight was about what light switch controled what. No big deal, right? Other than even when I showed him he keeps on and on about how he knows where everything is -ie he has to be right. He kept on and on... when I had broken up with him I had told him I just couldn't take all the fights- he maintained we never fought -? So I pointed out to him this was a fight. Not shouting just a disagreement where I get more and more frustrated cause he won't let it go. Now that day I had been feeling awful, very, very tired but he had taken me out and I wanted to reciprocate - at this point thinking it might be possible to be friends. He knew I wasn't feeling well as I had to sit down several times. So what did it for me was when I pointed out this was a "fight" his responce Always for anytime things get hard his responce is "Well I should just leave". He did this after my surgery and he basically has done this All the time... That just totally pissed me off as I had basically spent the entire day off and on with resting and sitting cooking this stupid dinner for him! And then he was going to leave cause I pointed out that he hadn't been in my house for 5 mos so perhaps things have changed why not just ask. He didn't like that.
So in this email he goes on and on about how much I mean to him and surely a disagreemed over lights isn't going to cause a problem...... so he totally missed the point. I don't know over an email if this makes sense at all.... might be one of those things you have to be there... He also goes into this obscure reference to the speed of light... no I didn't get it but I'm sure it is very simple and I should get it... He can be very condescending .... So he ends with I trust I will hear from you shortly... So will have to respond or he will keep at it or worse come over! Actually when I think back on it after he "found" the broken stone he made all these obscure references to cigarettes in the yard - I thought implying some one tresspassing did it and just chalked it up to his odd thoughts (when I first moved in neighbors two houses over had a big party and I did find some beer bottles in the lower part of the yard which I can see someone wandering. Anyway, now as I think about it I think he was jealous of someone I might have had over! Well I did - my female cousin - who he even knows and knows he smokes. So, I am thinking that colored a lot of it. Also he asked if he had left a bathing suit in my bathroom. I told him no. But he kept on and on and finally I said he could go look... hmmm. Now I'm thinking he wanted to see if there was evidence of me having someone else.. Oh shoot what a horrendous mess. So how do I just stop it? Ugh, just feel sick.... Thanks!!! I'll gladly go back to day one if I can have a final response...... After I got so upset that he was going to just leave after spending almost 2 hours in the grocery store cause I was soooo tired and standing up cooking for so long... that he was going to just leave... which he did! It honestly took hours to calm down and then didn't sleep at all that night just so upset. I cannot do this anymore.... As I left the room after he said he was going to leave he came in and apologized about the lights- duh- and I just told him he brings too much stress to me and he turned around and left. So sorry!!!! this is so long!!! Had so hoped he just wouldn't contact me again.
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