Good Moaning Healing Well V13

you know? i was gonna say in my last post, "you'de be a great dad!" and so it is...you've some daughters.  that's really good & important that your wife is good to you. oy...women, tell me about it! hah.

you most likely haven't read the archives here...but for the most part everyone here knows my father is well...how do i put it?...actually there is no proper word for it. he's pretty much non-existant, not a phone call, wants nothing to do with me, doesn't help me w/ doctors or anything. and Rj, he's well-to-do! if i even told you the extravagance you'de be sick toyour stomach, any parent would. put lightly: Panama, Tahiti, Hawaii, Aruba, Bermuda all within the last 2 years.

my mom (she has her problems) but she helps me do everything i can't; my aunt; my grandmother and boyfriend are my family. a terrific foursome if there ever was.

you take care. 

 Camama! oy!  yeah here it's been in the 90's last week and this week it's in the 100's.  today 100. tomorrow 105!

we've got the stink blowin in from Newark, blowin in from Staten Island, stink from Elizabeth and blowin in from Manhattan.  so i'm stuck in the middle of 4 sided box of smog and exhaust! ick...thank God for my honey's home, it's clean & clear up there.

ugh! i was kickin' this afternoon! whew!  i think the prednisone makes me extra funky,ewwww. i smell like a flower now.  actually, bergamont & rose oil.

take it easy babe!

 moanin' ya'll,

uh oh, 100 already.

hey Rj, you sure went above & beyond with all the things you did for your daughter! that's nice to hear, at least for me it is...i would be kissin' your tushy for the rest of your life if that were me! 

don't know if my biological sperm donator has an email ...i'm sure he does have access to a PC & email. i know his girlfriend/fiance/wife (i don't know what she is, he never told me) has one & her daughter does as well; and thank the Lord we don't know his email because i'm sure you & plenty of people would be giving him an internet whoopin'!  i know Ducky would be the 1s to bust out the can of "WhoopA**" .

doing alright this morning. 4 hours sleep, not bad.  had to take 20mg of Pred last nite. and i HAD to take 3 Tylenols...sorry was necessary.

be safe everyone!  and be aware of the S/S of heatstroke & sunpoisoning!

• abdominal cramps; nausea; leg cramps; profuse sweating (or lack of).
• difficulty breathing; chest tightening; dizziness.
• severe headache.

apply ice compresses to ankles, wrists & back of neck & get indoors ASAP if outside and not feeling well. take good care & be careful! 

erin

Erin, stay inside! We had the triple-digits for longer than one can handle. I hope it passes much faster where you guys all are. We've had rain all week. 18 years in San Diego, and I don't recall it ever raining in August - let alone for a whole week! My boss when on about his global warming theory and how SoCal is going to be the "new Hawaii" I told him, "I guess that means we better buy property in AZ as that will be the new CA...."   Seriously, it's all freaking me out.

Anyway, RJ, I'm sorry to hear about all the radiation concerns. That would freak me out as well - I went through that fear last year, though I didn't get zapped nearly as much as you did. At least, I don't think I did!  I worry about how much we spoil our kids (mine are 5 and 6) and how that may affect us/them in the long run........

Everyone, stay cool, stay hydrated, stay well....

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We had those storms at the beginning of the week, then it rained most of the week. Today it has finally gotten warm again....not looking forward to the heat coming back (assuming we will get our usual 105 August heat here still - maybe the heat wave knocked it away?) The rain really did my joints in and they havne't completely recouped yet.

When I was on methotrexate, Yalinda, I had horrible pains and breathing problems - yet the doctor sent me in for the 'tests' they give and said I was 'fine." Needless to say, I never had those pains BEFORE mtx and haven't had them since I've been OFF it. 

El Camino - do you have a Lens Crafters in your area (they are usually in the Mall) - they take  a lot of insurance's and they used to have a great deal on glasses, Rx's, and you can often find coupons in the mail.  They have an onsite optomitrist to check your eyes as well.

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So, I have mentioned to her more than once, that if she wanted to part with me and my baggage, I would more than understand. Why should my misfortune cause her misery? I know, in sickness and in health......married 34 years here.

She had to give me 14 shots of Lovenox (heparin) in my belly around the navel, in March. 2 a day to prevent blood clots after the roto procedure. I was supposed to do it, but could not. She almost fainted a few times. My stomach looked like a purple dartboard. Blood seeped out and ruined the bed sheets. The medicine feels like venom for about 15 minutes. This is the reality of taking care of a spouse who is sick.

Maybe the lady with RA was much less inhibited due to the alcohol and pain meds, but I do understand where she was coming from.

This is a depressing subject maybe, but well worth discussion, don't you guys think? But I feel better after having had a chance to discuss it  :) So thank you Yalinda and I am so glad that you have a good man and that I have a good woman  :)

Rj 

Whenever I get on my pity pot, or think of what I have been through, I think of all the little sick children in St. Jude's hospital and all around the world, that are dying. Then my perspective changes. Gosh, I have had such a simple but full life. Some of these children have just a small part of their childhood.

I hope you can capture those weekends again :)

Rj