Daily Check In Thread For All... #167

I all can not read all posts vision is blurry.
Nausea, vomiting
New med not good me.

Peace
Trina

Trina,

I am sorry for what you are going through. I hope you find something that helps soon.

Hugs, Karen...

Thanks, all.

Still some vertigo, slowly going away. Not Menier's, not any new meds. Benign positional gobbledygook. Stupid thing is there is NO CAUSE, NO SOLUTION (other than the Epley Maneuver), and NO PREVENTION.

Oh, they told me not to look back over my shoulder. Not sure how I'm supposed to drive, etc for the next 40 years without ever doing that! So I imagine more vertigo in my future, based on this being the 5th episode already this year.

This is one of the more frustrating things I've encountered!

healing thoughts to all.

Trina, I also take Baclofen. I am prescribed 10mg. x 3. I always have extra as I'm sleeping too much already but I think 15mg/day is too little unless you have a pain med. (I do not take pain meds).

I am so sorry you are going through this and I wish you WELL.

HUGS & prayers.

Kellys thank you, was on 30mg balofen, then up to 45mg
Bad side effects, 30mg does not work creates a squeezing pain on my brain.

15 mg take the edge of the level 8-10 pain. So at least between 5-7 I can manage house worse and care fore the dogs.

Heard from docs this AM. Would like me to try Tiz at 5mg, bedtine, stop baclofen, see how I tolerate. I agreed

So I will know in a week.

PITMOM, bummer about your tooth.
But you know what, when people saying something, you can respond with "just another crack, letting the light shine on my Soul!" TRUTH

PRAYS FOR ALL IN HURRICANES PATH

Peace and strength
Trina

What a morning! So far, four monarch butterfly caterpillars have been spotted on the milkweeds in my garden! Soooo excited! They are about 3 inches long! Won't be long now before they make their chrysalis and then 2 weeks later, new butterflies!

Trying to avoid the weather forecasts...I have a lot of family in Florida...the constant reports are causing me great anxiety. Not to mention the fact that they're only about half way through the alphabet and we didn't get hit till "S"andy. So much of the season yet to come.

The caterpillar count is now up to 5!

Chilly mornings and evenings. Was up so early this morning, out one window was the moon, out the other was the sunrise! Amazing!

Going shopping for the trim for the windows today. My partner bought me an early birthday present...the compound miter saw I will need to cut all the trim pieces!

Still enjoying tomatoes from the garden. So many things blooming! I've added more 'flat topped' flowers for the butterflies this time of year. Aster, helenium, butterfly bush, to go along with the mums, sedums and Montauk daisies. The 'hardy' lily is in full bloom now, too!

The berries on the pyracanthus are deep orange already, the berries on the Virginia creeper are turning dusky purple and the berries on the New England false grape are turning blue! The goldfinches and black capped chickadees are regular visitors on the sunflowers, some of which have been picked clean already!

Next year, I hope to become a 'certified butterfly garden' now that I have confirmed caterpillars!

I've heard from my family and friends in Florida...all safe.

I'm in a bit of a fog the past few days. Maybe ptsd from when I lived through Sandy. I'm "awake, alert and appropriate", just can't get any mental focus.

I've managed to get dressed, take the dogs out for some exercise and have cleaned the litter boxes. Functioning, but barely.

It's like I'm living life through gauze. And that's okay.

Irma is raging outside my door as I type -- or at least what is left of it is. First I was distracted since I'm from Florida and my family and family compound were in danger. Today I've just plain been distracted -- usually I would read but somehow have found cleaning house to be more calming. opened all the curtains, turned on all the lights, and just let the rain and the wind do their thing. (Not like I could stop them, right?)

The creek near my home is supposed to crest around 10 pm -- I will check it before I go to bed to see if I need to move my car. I hope not -- at this point the nearest safe place to put it is about 1/3 mile away -- not really a distance I want to walk in cold, driving, windy rain. I wish I'd thought about it earlier, maybe I could have gotten a closer safe space.

Almost done cleaning, just have to vacuum the stairs (my least favorite part), then try to find something warm for dinner. Of course, I *want* to drink Dr Pepper, but since I've cut back to maybe one a week I'm now sensitive to the caffeine and wouldn't sleep if I drank that!

Peace.

Irma's original track was going to put her just off the coast from us, which would have meant a much stronger storm plus greater backside surge. As soon as it hit the mainland she headed due north which put her just east of here. We still had power at midnight and it looked like we were going to be okay, but we lost all electricity just before 1AM. That night was fairly comfortable, but now two days later without A/C it's getting HOT.

We went out yesterday and found lots of debris but little damage. One dent on the hood of my car, which I have named "Irma". A few small stores open so we go out and pick up hot coffee. Long lines around any restaurant that may be open. Most of what is in the fridge will have to go, but that's maybe only $50 worth of food. We ate okay yesterday, today not sure.

I had to rescue my sister's husband's mother (my MIL-in-law) from her waterfront home last Friday. She is 90 and talks a lot, repeats herself often. My MIL has eaten with us the last few nights. No word yet when the power will be back on. Fortunately I have several power packs for phone and tablet so we have internet, but trying to find news on the radio is useless. It's all just talk shows and we've already heard all the "heroic" stories.

My radiation treatments yesterday and today were cancelled. Additional time to heal, but will extend my treatment schedule into mid October. All in all, things could be a lot worse. Thanks for reading.

new endo gruff, but thorough. made some positive changes. new gp, close to me is awesome. being tested for auto-immune, sle and r.a-got some key indicators. he is young, hooray, the universe does the turtle a good one. emailed shrink so he can send a report, and got consent form for endo / gp as they in the same place. need to ask if i need a referral to see new endo from new gp. have one last physio next week, however booked in december for endo. he too has given me 2 blood requests, and 2 from new gp. might get em done all in one, that way saves doubling up, and you cop a bill for it. esp for hba1c for diabetes. am having a few beers, and got three for me neighbour 2 doors down, as he always makes me a plate of goodies every now and then.

keep strong trendy and friends. hi ya karen.