Monday check in

May the 4th be with you! Haha I've been hearing that on TV today.

I have a new diagnosis-hyperthyroid. An incidental finding on my cervical MRI before my fusion surgery 16 months ago was nodules on my thyroid. A year ago a fine needle biopsy was done and there was no cancer!!! The endocrinologist had me come back in 6 months for an Ultrasound. The nodules had not changed so that was good. That was done again another 6 months later, plus bloodwork. The US showed the nodules were unchanged. The labwork, first time I've ever had labs for thyroid, showed my TSH was very low. The dr ordered extensive labs and I got that result last week. I have no symptoms but the numbers don't look good, so the dr wants to start me on medication. I've already jumped over to the Thyroid forum here at Healing Well and have been told a 2nd opinion is in order since I have no symptoms. So that's what I plan to do.

Susie, I certainly hope some of our missing members will respond to your messages. Praying for them.

Nothing on the agenda --well, not planned anyways. The grandchild turns six but the party isn't until early June. Tomorrow she gets to go horseback riding (aka go in circles on a very tame pony...LOL). I'm dealing with a very chaotic work schedule and change in responsibilities, temporarily. This at the same time the doctor has me discontinuing the high dose of Lyrica and increasing my Tramadol until we decide on the next course. Soooo, I think 'hot mess' just about describes where I'm at. LOL. A day at a time, things will get different!

My prayers go out to everyone struggling in their battles.
*hugs*

been depressed more than usual the last few days. staying in bed. am up showered, have coffee and taken rubbish out. so much going on, i guess i am a little overwhelmed. i am using coping skills. decompressing as much as i can. many healing thoughts to you all.

Hello friends and family! I still am without the tens unit. Must call the PM this week and find out why the delay? My thumb joint pain continues. On the bright side, this new pain distracts me from my usual ones! Ha! The fact that it's non stop has me a bit concerned. I've been resting it, not holding the handles of broom, shovels, etc. but, it persists. Sigh. The list gets longer.

On the bright side, the weather has been 'summer like' and I've been soaking up the warm sun like a sponge! Bought even more plants yesterday, the selection this year is irresistible! The only things I still have on the list to get are some cleome (spider flowers) and a thunbergia vine (clock vine/black eyed susan vine) for the arch.

That neighbor that moved, the one that gave me the bird bath and shepards hooks, left a huge flower pot behind that had coreopsis and balloon flowers in it. My friend and I loaded it into the truck, my daughter and I got it back out of the truck, I spray painted it blue to match the others, added a cordyline in the center and also added a trellis structure to it for more height. I then placed it in the dogs part of the yard, to be viewed through the arch, and to mask the 'wasteland' beyond! The entire dog yard is nothing but dust! I hung the 2 cocoa mat baskets from the mimosa tree, which has not leafed out yet, so at least there is a bit of color in that corner of the dog yard. I have 2 ornamental grasses at the end of the property, either side of the arch, which have plumes that reach the wires on the utility poles by mid summer. All in all, my whole yard becomes rather private by the end of June.

The sugar snap peas are about 4 inches now. The cucumbers and tomatoes have been planted. All that is left to do is water and weed, water and weed, water and weed! The strawberries have their flowers already so hopefully we will be munching on fresh berries by Memorial Day weekend!

The perfume of the Lilacs fill the whole end of the block, the Lily of the Valley are soon to follow! I selfishly planted a Freesia in the pot next to MY chair on the patio! Add the sound of the fountain and the wind chimes, the warmth of the sun during the day or the chiminea at night, all of the colors from the flowers and the birds, red cardinals, blue jays, gold finches, and a nice cup of tea with raw wildflower honey and I actually experience a moment or two of bliss!

I pray you all find your bliss.

Oh, I love lilacs! So beautiful and the scent is so lovely.

Dixie, you must live very near me! Memphis is a short 45 minute drive away. We go to the zoo there every year. Memphis is great for a visit but I'm always glad to get home. I'm glad you took the visit. Its good to get out and away. Don't let the family get to you. They are grown ups and should be capable of making alternate plans.

AV...That's amazing that you live in TN.  The Memphis traffic/road construction/insane drivers made me a nervous wreck.  We'd not been to their zoo in decades, so it was a fun day.  I, too, was happy to get back to my own little 2 lane town!

Abilene, I agree.  I love Pitmom's gardening adventures.  I wish I had effective pain management so that I could be more productive.  I do try to push through because th HEAT is coming.  It drains me, so I have to do most of mine in the Spring.  I already asked Pitmom if the vacant lot next door is still available. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to visit them...just don't wanna live with them.

So happy your vision is unchanged.  Mine is wonky with the shingles changing vision daily.  I'll need glasses, but can't until virus is quieted somewhat.

Gotta grab a Ginger Snap and caffeine...breakfast of champions, right?

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I have family in Arkansas also.  We almost moved to Springfield, MO in 1997.  Almost 20 years later, I wish it had worked out.  I think perhaps geographical distance would have been healing for me.  Both the mountainous regions of AR and MO are beautiful.

We both wish we could just pick up and move.  I KNOW that's no solution.  However, we need a new start in a new place with new people for the next phase of our lives.  It won't happen because we're rooted too deeply here.

I don't know how to start over...again.  I am in survival mode, consumed with failed pain management.  I am entrenched in physical/emotional woes.  I would love to have dialogue with others who reciprocate my need for fellowship...without the head games and drama.

AV...I'm sorry y'all are alone.  I'm sorry for your pain and struggles.  I'm here if you need to talk.

~Dixie

Chart...Sorry about the knees.  I get Synvisc injections in both to postpone TKRs.  Is that something that might help you?  Forgive me if I've asked before.

Blueberries...YUM and YUM...My aunt lived in Maine the last 50 years of her life.  I can remember she would bring frozen fresh picked blueberries and sweet peas each time she visited.  My mom would make "plate pies" with homemade Crisco crust on top and bottom.  Oh, mercy...my mouth waters.  The fresh sweet peas were like nothing I ever tasted...even now.

Another aunt who lives closeby has blueberry bushes/trees now.  I wasn't able to pick them for her last summer.  I won't be able to do so this year either.  The raccoons will be happy to "pick" them, along with the muscadines and pears.

We make a funny titled recipe that came from a "cowboy cookbook".  It's called "Double Barrel Shotgun Cobbler".  It's like sweet dumplings floating in a fresh fruit yumminess.  It can be used with blueberries or blackberries.  We tried it with the fresh muscadines last year.  It got 2 thumbs up!

Happy to hear hubby is home.  I know you missed him so much.  I get very insecure when my DH is away.  He's like my "binky".  He feels helpless regarding my pain.  I ask him only to "love me through IT".  That's a HUGE task, yet he does it unconditionally. My PM doctor put me back on the Oxycodone IR, which is causing chest pain (from tummy pouch).

BTW...How are wedding plans going?  Did you get your dress ordeal worked out?  I may have missed your post.

Indeed, Chart...THANK YOU to our moderators here at HW.  I realize it can seem a thankless chore at times.  It will soon be a year since I found HW.  This community has been a Godsend to me.  I truly appreciate your extensive efforts to provide a community where we can share not only our trials, but our triumphs.

 

~Dixie

More of the same here, still moving into the new house, unpacking boxes and bringing a few more things from the old house. Got all the flowers planted, just need to finish edging and mulch.

Next week I have another CT scan to see if the Xalkori is still working on my cancer. It's been six months now, so far so good, but six months is when the earliest failures seem to start. The longest successes can last three or four years and still going. No way to predict how long it will work for me, but I still feel good, cancer-wise.

Some people say the (very mild) side effects of Xalkori rotate through, and that seems to be the case for me. I had dizziness a few weeks ago, then some diarrhea for a few weeks, and just lately now that the diarrhea is gone, I've noticed some weakness in my legs--all possible Xalkori side effects. None of it is terribly bad--carried 12 edging bricks two at a time around to the front yard last night even with the leg weakness--but it's funny how it rotates.

Can't tell if the shingles might be very very slightly improved, maybe... though they still hurt like heck! It wouldn't be a proper weekly check-in if I didn't complain about my shingles.

many healing thoughts to you all. i wish i could take away your pain.

many healing thoughts vickie. take it easy.

and thx to everyone for there support. that's what it is all about. healing thoughts to you all. may today be a day of hope and one with less pain.