Monday check-in

I made it through well. Glad you got so much done. We had my company Christmas party on Friday. Saturday I took my kids to gymnastics. I had my left side nerve block done a month ago and my right side last Thursday. I was having a lot of trouble all weekend. My shoulder muscles are just worn out, like I did 1000 shrugs. By late Sunday I was having a lot of pain in my upper back. I need this to just be the healing from the nerve block. I am having my thyroid removed a week from Friday. Nothing big this week. Psychiatrist tomorrow and trying to get my mountain of work under control before my surgery.

Pain and sadness, ameliorated by reading the Monday posts. Thanks for making me smile.

Ankle pain, nausea and bad headache started up 4:30 again this morning. Struggled to get the boot back on so I could get to the Zofran in the kitchen. I've had a cough bug that's lasted too long, now causing sore throat, fever - probably a secondary infection. I crashed on the couch until 6:30, then started the coffee pot.

I'm nauseous, need Zofran twice a day. Pain spiking from the broken ankle. Bp is a bit low, dehydrated, trying to drink more, can't eat enough, very tired. I wonder if some of this is from having 3 anesthesias, surgeries for this darn ankle.

PT tomorrow. They wanted me to do outpatient, but I'd have to drive. I'm just too weak. PT feels good right now, like a massage. Not allowed to do anything but up and down. Lots of numbness in addition too the malleolar pain. The boot presses on all the bad spots despite adding lots of padding.

I'm looking forward to reading some more happy posts!

Alcie could you be a bit anemic from the blood loss of surgery and dehydration? It's sounding much like the feeling of that. I am not sure how your going to add any iron though to your already nauseous tummy.

You gotta love those Ikea type pieces of furniture HT, especially the ones that say some assembly required, easy to read directions, and no tools required? And you wouldn't know since the directions are like reading a encyclopedia? Some assembly only pertains to the box!!

Good luck and I'm going for that Joe now!!

Sorry to see all the troubles people are having. It's tough at the holidays. There is always a bunch of extra stuff to do.

My neck seems to be getting better from the ablation. They are starting up worksite chair massages at my office. Yesterday they had 5 minute free demo's. That sure helped a lot for a short time! After I come back from my surgery I will be doing that every Monday for sure!

Healing thoughts and God bless!

The last few days have been very difficult. Our oldest dog, Piper, lost her battle with osteosarcoma last night. I know that things will get easier with time, but right now we are all just very sad. Our 3 other dogs are all very subdued, too. Piper was the leader of the pack, and raised 2 of our 3 remaining dogs. Even though Piper had been rapidly declining for a couple months, my youngest dog didn't get it. She was just too innocent; she had never seen death before. Well, I think she just grew up... It is so hard not only to deal with such a huge loss myself, but to watch my animals (who are usually my rocks) going through their own period of mourning. It is heartbreaking. But at least I know that she is now at peace, and no longer in any pain. And I think we can all appreciate that...

Skeye

I'm sorry for your loss skeye! Dogs are members of your family and losing a family member is always difficult! Grieving takes time, so keep all your family close it can make the process easier!! Peace be with You skeye! and know that we're here for you!

White Beard

So very sorry Skeye for your loss and your right at least now there's no more pain and suffering which is so difficult to watch in itself,you can't explain it to the animal and they seem so confused about why their keeper and caretakers not taking care of this as well.

Time won't fill the space in your heart but it will fill with happy memories.

So sorry for your loss Skeye. I have 2 dogs and can't stand the thought of losing either one. I recently felt a growth on each of them, but I'm too busy with my own stuff to worry too much about them right now.

As Abilene said, I have started posting over in the thyroid group. I have a non-toxic multi-nodular goiter. Which means, though my thyroid is functioning properly, there are nodules on both sides and it is enlarged. They say the nodules are benign, but the only way to know 100% (to my knowledge) is to biopsy them, which they can't biopsy them all. And the size as near a tipping point where it will start to cause constriction and will become more complicated and risky to remove. So I am having it removed just before Christmas. This is to be my first surgery. Should be a routine deal, but anytime you have surgery there is a risk.

So any experiences and prayers are welcome. :)

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. My two dogs and I are up at our place at school now for the rest of the week. I think it is good for all of us to get away, although I felt bad leaving my mom at home alone with her one remaining dog so soon after Piper died. Piper was her dog, and with me and my two dogs gone, and my dad working extremely long hours, I know that it is going to be a tough week for her and Zoe.

Countrydad, I also have a goiter and thyroid nodules, as well as numerous enlarged lymph nodes in my neck. My endocrinologist was concerned about some of my nodules, so she sent me to a radiologist who specializes in thyroid ultrasonography thinking that they'd probably have to biopsy the nodules and the lymph nodes, because they might be cancerous (I have a history of radiation exposure from working around xrays without a thyroid shield, so I am at risk). Thankfully in my case, the radiologist was able to determine that changes were characteristic of lymphocytic thyroiditis (probably autoimmune, although my blood work has yet to show it). But the good thing about thyroid cancer, if that is what you have, is that it is extremely treatable. So think positive. As scary as it is to have to go through surgery (especially your first), and to have the possibility of cancer looming over you, chances are good that whatever the outcome, you'll be okay! Hang in there & good luck with surgery!

Skeye

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