how about drinking?

Oh Chrissy! Liked it better when I didn't know what DVT meant. Do they treat that with blood thinners? NM, we need you! Chrissy, praying you have the very best care in the hospital, and have a super speedy recovery. Love you!

Oh Chrissy, sending prayers your way, as well as to your friend Sue. SO glad you got to the hospital and they are taking care of you. Do they give you "clot-busting" meds for that, so it can break up? Then make you lie very still? Heard that a long time ago, and not sure if that is what they still do. How did you know you had DVT? Was there pain besides the horrid pain from surgery? You poor dear, we will ALL get on the UFO pronto and be there with you. Until we get there, you know we are with you with all the positive healing thoughts and prayers being sent your way, okay? Please let us know more when you get a chance.

BIG (((HUGS))) and BIG LOVE being sent your way, Chrissy!!!!

Chrissy, sending my prayers too and hoping they can kick that DVT right to the curb and into outer space.

Karen, that is what happens when you have an under active thyroid, it sucks!

Kathy, how are your folks doing? I bet your mom sure missed you, but we are so glad to have you back.

Mema, that martini does indeed look yummy!

DorK, so glad that your Stella made it home. She is always a joy and so much fun. Just like Mema!

Mema, I still so sawry 'bout ur back. But glad you are back posting. I wuz worried 'bout ya, which is why I called last night.

Looks like our Tenders did a good job keeping up with you goils last night. SO, is the yacht DILLIGAF? Sue, do you member what I told you what that meant? LOL

Les have some Prickly Pear Martinis today............or some of dis!

Good morning, Loungettes! I know I've been MIA for a few days, this week I had to be in the office for meetings Tuesday and Wednesday, and I've gotten out of the habit of getting up early in the ams. Finally have a day I don't' have to go anywhere, hoping the rain will hold off long enough to do some garden work. I put in my verbal request for the 32 hour/4 day position that's just opened up at work. I'll be glad to be done with the 12 hour shift thing. If only I could work from home, maybe I'd be home long enough to get stuff done around here!

Scuby--not sure what the purpose of the yearly BS visit is, I have one coming up sometime this summer too. My BS does an exam looking for recurrences in the areas where breast tissue is left behind during a mastectomy, like under the arms, along the ribs and along the incision lines. But maybe yours does want to see the tattoo develop? ounds like its going to be great!

DorKable--absolutely we will come and be with you on May 18th. Definitely a sailabration is in order! YooHoo!

 

Wahine--you really are playing ketchup, aren't you? Holy Cow, 28 shows recorded? Lets see, at an average of 2 hours per show that 56 hours of watching time! Of course, if you skip over the commercials that cuts it down to 5 or 6 hours. . . .

Karen--I can understand being tired and cranky. I need that bit of down time between work and home stuff, too. And going steady for 12 hours is draining! I'm sure you'll get your final report done. Being afraid of not doing it right is pretty normal, especially when something like a bonus is riding on it. Hang in there!

Goldie--thank you so much for the prayer! Means a lot to me. Both of my supervisors and Christians, so they understand my thinking (and church attendance isn't my only reason for wanting the change). With seniority, etc, I stand a very good chance at getting the position. GREAT pic!!

Husker--I can see why you love those recipes! Pinterest is turning out to be a wonderful site. I'm recommitting to FlyLady, maybe we should form our own support group?

Bernie--YEAH!! I need a plaque like that for my HOUSE!

Mrs. Vino--"DVT" stands for Deep Vein Thrombosis" or a blood clot in one of the big, deep veins. Most often happens in the calf but can happen anywhere. Did you ever catch the "Deadly legs" commercials a while back, warning about blood clots and advertising one of the blood thinner medicines? That was referring to DVTs. It's a potential complication of anything that has you off your feet for any length of time. $30/month for a data plan? Doesn't sound so bad. I thought it would be a lot more. A name for the HTL Yacht. That's going to take some thinking. The Hot Tattie?

LOVE the DAZE dwinkies! I needs to taste one of each and decide which I like better. That may take some serious research!

DorKable--OK, my mind must not be dirty enough for the Lounge. I saw short term disability and never thought of the sexually transmitted disease translation!

Juliet--Welcome back online! I'm sure the rad docs numb up male patients before doing things to THEIR genitals. I think all rad docs are misogynists.

Karen--I told you you'd get your project in! Do you think some of the stress is/was coming from the class taking up time in your schedule? 6 years can make a difference in your energy level, even without the trauma of bc and it's treatment. Give the Armour Thyroid and other stuff a bit longer to work, if your reserves have been depleted (and bc treatment will do that) it will take some time for the levels to get back up to functional levels. And don't worry about catching up here when you drop in. Just drop in and say hi, we all understand and we all are fine with that. {{{{{hugs}}}}}

HTL Yacht name idea: Beast Chaser

Bernie--What an amazing menu for the yacht launch! I'll hire you any day to cater any event!

I like DILLIGAF for the yacht name!!

Mema-- ketching up, while fun at times, is optional if you are time challenged. The dwink looks lovely, bet it tasted wonderful!

Wahine--bring the DVR to the lounge and have the tenders play it on the big screen over the pool! Then you can float and rest and ketchup all at once. And dwink, too, of course. Hurray for multitasking!

Chrissy--Oh, dear, not you! Be a good girl and do just as you are told, keep the leg up, take the blood thinners, and we will pray that little clots won't break off and run around causing trouble. Keep us updated!

In the states we don't give clot busting drugs for DVT's on a routine basis. Not because it wouldn't work but because the drugs have serious side effects that are worse than having a clot in your leg. So it's reserved for clots in the heart arteries and in the brain vessels, where the risk of death without the treatment is comparatively high. Current treatment here is rest with elevation of the leg above heart level (to help with the swelling and pain and to minimize the chance a bit of the clot will break off and circulate to the lungs, heart or brain and cause trouble), and blood thinners to keep the clot from growing while the body's systems are breaking it down. One of the problems with a DVT is that the clot, once it starts, keeps growing up and down the vein, and gows faster than the body's system that dissolves clots. It's a process that takes time. The clot can be removed surgically, but that is risky since surgery requires stopping the blood thinner and the stress of surgery makes the body want to make clots. So the person needs to go back on blood thinners ASAP after surgery, so there is a longer time when bleeding is a potential problem.

"some of dis" would be more attractive to me if he had less hair hanging in his face!

Princess Glitter Sizzle's DOTD is the DILLIGAF--drink one of these and you won't! 
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Goldschlager
1 oz Jagermeister
1 oz Romana Sambuca
1 oz Rumple Minze

Directions
Mix the Jagermeister, Goldschlager, Rumple Minze, Romana black sambuca and vodka in a chilled highball glass with ice and serve cold, or combine in a cup, then microwave it, and serve hot.

chrissy  (((hugs))), hope your out soon, are you and susan near each other?  nm -i'm sending the 4 male radiologists that worked on me up to you maybe they can educate the local bunch on effective pain management during invasive procedures, the one looks twelve but still very good. 

Hope everyone has had a good thursday....tonight starts the last two days of Passover which are holidays...so more cooking....we have a young couple (my kids ages) coming for dinner tonight...and company for Shabbat dinner......just us for lunch tomorrow and Saturday.....So need to get back to the cooking and cleaning up my messes.....Wishing everyone a good week-end...

Chrissy....hope you are doing okay....been thinking about you....Hugs....

Hello goils,

Katwinkabirdee - I is here dwinking with you. I am going on dwink nember 44, yippeeee! Dis goil can shirley dwink! Cheers to ya.

I jest finished backwashing and shocking my pool - it looks so beeeuteefull. Jest ashame de water is soooo cold. I do not have a heater but do have a solar cover which I rarely use. I need de tenders to hailp me with that cuz it big, ebben bigger dan our own Meestir Big! By de way, Mr. Big, will ya pleeeese get me and Katwinkabirdee a few cockTAILS? And can you put some cute humbrellas in dem?  

NM, I concoir with Katwinka about de job and hope you hear good news soonliest! It will be great seeing you in de aye em again. oops, is it rude for me to assume you will git up earliest to post yer famous ay-em dwinkies again??? OMgawd, tooo firciting indeady. But better is dat you can get to church regularly. I will dwink to dat! CheeRs!

Sending prayers to Chrissy and a big hug! Tank you for keeping us updated. Wese shirly hope you is gitting all better and will be back home or in de lounge soon as possibility!  I made ya a spayshall dwink and will have Pants deliver it to your little tray. It is a spayshall wazberry wodka dwink called a cotton candy martini.  I hope you like it!

 Cheers, peace and love to ALL yese goils!

BIG HUGZ ((( Chrissy)))  Wish we could all be there to put our feet up right along yours.  Will be praying Dahling!

NM - U done good with da Ketchup...LOL.  Thanks for the splanation on DVT's and the treatment.  Still sounds scary to me.  Love the DOTD DILLIGAF and the Maxine ‘toon.  She is soo funny, one of my favs.  Hope and pray you get the new position.  4 days a week is da bomb! 

Lori - YESSSS...I remember.  Did I tell you Cousin Ginger told anyone who would listen what that meant.  Was soo funny watching her.  And, did you ‘really' look at that Happy Thirsty Thursday pic you posted?   My eyes might be deceiving me, but I don't thin sooo!  OOO LaLa!  My back feels better already....LOL.

Juliet - Dat a gwate Serentiy Poem.  I 2^nd the motion to hang it in the HTL!

Karen - wish we could send some ‘peoples' to help you with all the cooking.  Really wish you could get some ‘rest' time.  Hope your weekend is as stress free as possible...((Karen)).

Kathy - the birds and their ‘peeps' sounds sooo cool.  Was lots of diff birds at my cousins house.  Love all that sweet music!  Wonderful that your dad said that...warms the heart don't it?

EEWWW Katwinkabirdee - Cotton Candy Martini...wif waxberry wodka...now ewes talkin...I'm ready!  Wish your pool was warmlier....I got a little pool time at cousin Gingers, jes not enuf. 

Ok - I think I'm caught up....I mean ketchup'd...Eberone have a gr8 ebening....lub ewes!

Ok, I feel really, really bad about disappearing but I really miss you guys and I need a drink!

I used to hang out here but then my DH found my hiding spot and was disturbed by some of the things I said. I have to admit, I was not respectful, in fact I was unkind and probably portrayed him as being not a very nice person. I deeply regret that he read the things I said about him because it hurt him and I never meant to do that. I had become very elusive about my whereabouts and activities and was avoiding my home which made him suspicious, especially since his friend's marriage recently ended when his friend found out his wife was meeting men online and then carrying on real life affairs with them, and, well, he caught me laughing at my computer too often thanks to you ladies (NM! OMG I miss your morning posts so much!) and this only fueled his suspicions. I thought about our dearly departed friend last year, and one of us pondered about him getting into her messages and reading something hurtful. I just would never want that to happen to anyone on my account. I felt so bad about the pain I caused him that I gave up BCO cold turkey.

I have prayed about it and talked to a therapist and I was just so ashamed of myself and I realize that I wanted to punish myself by giving up something (can you tell I'm a recovering Catholic) ... oops I'm trying to be nice... sorry to the Pope and everyone else who still goes to Mass... anyway, I made a huge sacrifice -- you all mean so much to me. The support you have given me over the months... heck years... not to mention the laughs and tears and beers helped me through a really rough patch in my life and now I don't have that.

Over the past 6 months since I went away, I have been trying to put my life back together (while tormenting myself as much as possible) but I now see that you are a vital part of my recovery. Can I come back to the bar pweez? I promise to behave myself.

Hi Ya Goils!!!!!!

Yup, my darling DD just knew I would be champing at the bit wanting my puter so she bought it into me tis morning.............what a kid!!!!  Last scan to be done this afternoon and that will be a full body bone scan but I'm not too worried about that.  I've fed the vampires a few times now so I think they are sleeping well and won't need to stick me but I am going to need to talk to my BS about getting a port in as it has been a nightmare trying to find a producing vein or one big enough to be able to get CT contrast in.  Ho Hum.............I guess the only way for now is up as there's not much left on the down side.....lol.

Thanks for all youe lovely thoughts and prayers goils I really do appreciate them.  I spoke to Sue this morning and she is also doing better and has her treatment well under control now as well.  Thank you all for the extra prayers for her and I'm sure they worked.

Dotty dat drinkypoo looks diviiiiine daaahling!!!  Boys set ém up and keep 'em coming!..............yummmm.

Love n hugs all.  Chrissy

Ok, big news, Mr Big got married.... Think we need a new tender....

Morning girls! And a humungonormous WELCOME BACK GAIL!!!!! We have missed you! It's like, there you were in a chicken costume, den POOF, you was gone. So Pwetty Pwease give someone your contact info, K? And hope all is well with you and DH! Love ya girlie!

DorK, I LOVE cotton candy martini's! They are on the menu at O'Charley's, FYI. Good stuff.

Lisa, Aww Man! Why did Mr. Big hafta go an get married! Dern him! But we can't replace him with the guy in Lori's picture. Hmmmmm, Mema and Katrinka dinka, mese went back an looked, an mese tinks he is not a Mr Big, but a Mr. Small, K??

Chrissy, so happy you got your Puter! And Get well soon! Wahine is such a Dear Friend, she is dwinkin all youse dwinks for you. And DorK is hewlpin too, she had 44 dwinks! Dose goils are awesome! Lub you all!

Me tinks I found a replacement.............girls?