"Chatting" For Hearts

Good Morning, Heidi!! I'm happy that you are trying not to let your son's behavior affect ya'll too much! Remember in your mid 20's what you were doing...not everyone grows up at the same pace as others-I'm just sad that you always seem to be caught in the middle and it affects your health the way it does!!  They had a lot of outside influences in their lives...
They're your sons and they love you, just remember that!

Hugs, Teri :)

Oh, your are funny, Heidi!! lol Big Hugs, Teri :)

(((Lil))), I am so very sorry for the loss of your Gram!! Please know my prayers and best wishes are there for you and your family.

With hugs and love, Teri

lil I am so sorry for you losing your grandma at such short notice. I'll be praying for traveling Mercies for yuo and yuor  family.

Libby Thinking of you ttoo.

Me not doing to good a bad day too went to drop off my medicine stopped by the famers market it was 906 outside boy did the heat get to me I got dizzy and whit Stanley toldme just to get some potatoes,tomatoes,okra and  cabbage. I am in and resting now then when I got home our 18 year old  apriocto Siasmeses cat peed onpillow so have to wash that too. I'll try to be back on oline later on if not sometime tomorrow but have to go get medicine afet 11pm.

Heidi

Heidi, I hope you are feeling better?!-it's hard to function out there in that humidity and heat for a normal healthy person, so even more difficult with all of your health problems! Please take care of yourself and update us on how you are feeling.

Hugs, Teri :)

Hiya,

I'm ok.  Yesterday was a really hard day for some reason.  I think the weather is playing a part.  It was a little chilly and rainy.  I hate weather like that anyway.  I called it a night early...my bp was up so I decided just to go to bed.

The funeral is tomorrow.  I will go to school this morning, attend Mass, and then come home.  I'm thinking I'll probably leave around noonish.  Driving to Richmond, VA and then Purceville, VA (near Leesburg...outside of Washington, D. C.) 

I hope y'all have a good day!

 Lil

Lil, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your grandmother. I lost all of my grandparents by the time I was in third grade, and feel like I missed out on a great deal not having them very long in my life. I'll keep you and your loved ones in my thoughts. Hugs, Kathy

yoohoo teri, heidi, et al!

this is libby, now writing from mayo clinic in phoenix!  boy this place is something, all you've heard about and so much more.  it is an incredible place.  and so wonderful.  every single person i've encountered has been so kind.  they have it all together here, i'll tell you.  they laid out this agenda of testing and consults for me such that i have a test or two every day, then next week the testing continues and finishes and the consults start.  it's ALL in the same building, so incredibly convenient.  and some tests that are much more involved and sophisticated than the ones i've had in texas.  they are looking at the whole picture, and this group of all people can probably really appreciate that concept.  i have one general doc in charge of all, ordering tests, scheduling, etc, then i will have a final consult with him next thursday (although i see other docs in between too).   i didn't like one part of my schedule, went to the scheduling department, they said "fine", easily rewrote it to my convenience and off i went.  i should be glowing in the dark as i write this as i've had 2 days of radioactive injections.  if you see a big light in the sky over phoenix that's probably me!

i'm here alone, which is only a little scary, i don't mind too much.  phoenix is actually boring, unless you like golfing or indian reservation gambling, which i don't.  that are shopping and sports are the only other 2 activities, and it's too dern hot already for outdoor stuff, and i'm not one of those shopping kinda girls.  so, i'm about to head out for the local borders, then maybe watch a movie.  i actually know someone here so he's coming to visit tomorrow, then i'm going to try to find a church for sunday, then back at the tests, etc all next week. 

oh, the docs have been so nice about my test apprehensions.  they quietly and patiently ask why.  i might say "i had that before and felt sick" - then they say, well, we will either not do that test, or we will use a different med that's easier to handle, etc.  no hard times from anyone about anything.  i wish that everyone on this forum could have the luxury of coming here!  i know, of course, my diagnoses (pretty much) already, it's mostly a matter of finding what other things i might need to do or meds to take to control what's going on with me.  i'm semi-hopeful!

i haven't read the past threads, but i'm back on line and will twiddle around with them during the weekend, for sure.  i hope you all are feeling well, and that everything is OK with the rest of my healing well friends!  has anyone heard from barb lately?  i don't see her name on things and am concerned.  she is one that sounded like she had so many things quite similar to me.

libby

hi mz teri,

yeah, don't i remember that barb was having her endoscopy this week?  i know she was so worried about the sedation.  i have to say i remember zip about mine! 

i'm having multiple tests, some for cardio some for gastro some for the old breast cancer stuff (genetics studies for my little nieces).  i have more tests next week then the final consults toward the middle and end of next week.

thanks to the internet i can easily keep up with my healing well friends now!  but somehow i'm missing you all too!  i'm here alone in phoenix, so it's like finding friends nearby -

how are YOU feeling?

libby

This was the last post here on the chat section from Barb dated May 27th, 2005

Barb, I hope you are okay?!  Please let us know how you're scope went?!  Big Hugs, Teri and your Friends here at HW!

Btaylor said...
Hi Teri & Libby, hope your scope went well Libby. I'm too busy to be worried about anything Libby. We are camping this weekend and then I have daugters graduation on Thursday after my procedure. Hope they don't find something bad. Oh well think positive as I always say.

No Teri I don't see why they wouldn't if the council is shown that they do have the money to pay my insurance if I'm full time. I am well liked by the seniors and my boss. The problem though with the council is that they are the city aldermen and they don't know me at all. The ones that I did know that were seniors got voted out this spring. So they are looking at this very differently where it is just the money that counts to them. It still sounds good though. I will let you all know on the 7th of June. You may not hear much from me this next week with the camping and then the graduation preparations so don't worry. I'll be back. Take care everyone and have a great weekend. Barb

Hi everyone, I'm still around  . Just was swamped with everything. Had a very nice relaxing weekend of camping. I had to really scramble to get all done for graduation. Tuesday morning my boss let me go to the scholarship and honor cord ceremony at my daughters highschool. She got a honor cord for her grades and then one for over 100 hours of community service that she put in at the senior center where I work 3 days a week. We are so proud of her. There was a mix up with the school and they called the next day and wanted the grade one back. Oh was I mad. She went the day of graduation and took a test she had missed for welding and got a whole grade higher up to a B and then when she went to the office they told her she had gotten an F in another class so wouldn't get the cord anyway. It was a mixup and she had to run to the middle school and get her teacher to fix it. In between all that she had to drop me off and pick me up from my test. I about had a fit when I got dropped off and they told me I wasn't on the schedule. The lady had canceled both when I had canceled the colonoscopy. They fit me in an hour after my former scheduled appointment. I kept reminding all the nurses about the extra drugs needed to make me comfortable. When the doc came in before all he asked was you don't want colonoscopy today. I shook my head and said not today. He reminded me of how important it was to have it done. I didn't get a chance to remind the doc about the meds so I told the nurses in the room and they got out extra meds right away. When he came in they reminded him and all he said was "ok make her sleepy". I was laying there looking at the clock and wondering why it wasn't making me feel funny and the next thing I knew was in recovery. I never even remembered anything not even them putting the thing in my mouth to hold it open or swallowing the tube. Now that is how it should be. From what I can remember after he said all was well and to continue nexium. I go see him in a couple of weeks. He has now earned my trust and I will consider letting him do the other test. I know they weren't real happy I had come alone but my hubby was home cooking the meat for the party and my daughter had her own stuff she had to do. I was so happy when she showed up to get me and told me she had gotten the cord back. I will be writing the school about this mix up. I still felt funny from meds but had to leave right away because we had to go pick up my daughters cake that they had screwed up 2x. Apparently they had talked to my daugter about what I could and couldn't eat because she lectured me on that as I bought an energy bar because I hadn't ate in over 12 hours. I was supposed to eat soft stuff at first but didn't really care in my drug induced and half starved state. Cake turned out beautiful and so did the party and graduation. My daughter, boyfriend and dog arrived safely in North Carolina to visit her sister in law and niece. I miss my furry grandson. I found out he is afraid of the ocean. I figured he would be. I don't think my little dog Abby miss's him at all though. She has just been laying around relaxing. Have to go for now to bring hubby for fence for garden to keep out bunnies and chipmunks that have taken up residence in our yard. Barb

Hi y'all,

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.  I am home now.  The funeral was very nice.  My husband and I each did a reading for the Mass. 

School is now over as well.  I have to go tomorrow and Tues to finish up the paperwork and get my room in order.

My ablation is Friday.  I am officially nervous about that now.  I'm trying to be positive though.  This time next week, it will all be over! 

 Lil

Hi Lil, it's great to have you back again with us and I'm so glad that you don't have to wait long on your ablation!! You know the EP, he knows you, that last one went smoothly, so I expect that this one will, too!! :)

Hugs and Prayers for you always, Teri :)