Monday Check-In

hi. haven't been the best. had a flourscopic eurodynamics study last week. eater works. pain, managing. trying to walk each day. healing thoughts to all.

Stopping meds for ENG or VNG test is not fun. I won't stop the pain meds. Hope to be able to drive an hour to the office for the test without meclizine. I'm having dizzy/nausea daily. I still don't believe there may be nothing to do for it because some days, if I get the right combination of meds, all Meniere's symptoms go away. But the docs just say, "Oh you've already tried everything." I can feel it when the darn eustachian tube opens and the gunk starts running down my throat.

Housekeepers come tomorrow and I have to help grandson with science experiment that's most of his grade. Ridiculous to do this right at the end of school.

Computer is giving out too. Not a virus. Just very old.

I hope all those who have been having bad luck and suffering start to see it turn around soon.

Had my regular CT scan late last week to see if my cancer is still shrinking. My doctor's appointment is later this week so he can give me the results, but I picked up a copy of the report from radiology because it's always a no-brainer to interpret: there's a main tumor listed with a size that's been decreasing a couple tenths of a centimeter each time and some nodules the report describes and says which are stable or decreasing.

This report was completely different. Can't figure it out--none of the usual information is included. Guess I really will have to wait for a doctor to explain it.

Hi all. We've had a couple of damp cool/cold days making my whole body ache. I've had NO grip for the past 2 days too. Today doesn't look any better! I've been getting zapped more frequently from the pinched nerve that runs down my thigh. Won't be much longer until I ask for another round of injections. Shopping trips have had to be shorter.

I've developed an abrasion that just won't heal on my forehead. I'm suspecting skin cancer. Will have to get it checked out. It's about the size of a pencil eraser. My dad and one of my brothers were both diagnosed with it so, it won't be a big surprise. I'll let you all know when the appointment is and what comes of it.

Finished the slip covers for the outdoor furniture. Strange, one of the pillows, the pattern goes in one direction but the other somehow got turned sideways! Ah, well. They still look nice. Just can't put them side by side on the bench as I had planned! They will just have to adorn the Adirondack chairs instead!

Next plan is to cut up an old slip cover from my previous small sofa to try my hand at making slip covers for the back cushions of the 'new' bigger sofa. They are not holding up well to the 2 pit bulls!

One of these days I should look into taking a sewing class! It's fun to just sit there and try to figure things out for myself, but some things would turn out better if I actually knew what I was doing! Ha!

Hoping this week holds answers and solutions for all of us!

Hey guys.My PMD is giving me enough Medicine.

And I need it.My knees seem to be getting worse by the month.

We've all got a pain somewhere that tops the rest.

Hope y'all have relaxing low-pain weeks.

Rick

My daughter's birthday will be Sunday but she'll be working a 12 hour shift, so I took her out for her birthday dinner at Red Lobster last night. Her son only likes the biscuits and was having fun with a friend so, it was just the two of us. One of my oldest, dearest friends used to take me to RL when I was pregnant with her. In turn, one of her dearest friends used to take her there when she was pregnant with her son! So many memories! Lovely time! She will be 33 in just a few days! Where has the time gone?!

I am, perhaps, a bit more nostalgic this year as we just went through all of the pictures of her, creating a photographic timeline to help the endocrinologists figure out just how long she has had Cushing's Disease. Seems as though, all her life, she went from slim to 'chubby', back to slim, back to 'chubby'. We can even 'pinpoint' the stressors at the times she was rounder!

We'll be taking all of the pictures with us for the appointment on June 5th. My own stress about it is showing up in excema flare ups. The least of my worries!

Cleaned the fountain, it's running really well now. Bought a solar powered rope light and wound it around the lightpost and then along the path. Now, the garden looks interesting at night too! We are both enjoying all of the delights outdoors!

some angina last few days. and a chill as well. cold in south. (australia) i am close to a bay and the wind whips up a frosty chill. keep well.