It's been a while since I've updated so I thought it was to catch everyone up on what has been happening.
Health
This just continues to be so much "fun". Between Melissa and Dr. Vogel (GYN), I am now trying to quit smoking again. Pretty much I need to quit before I go get "gutted". Dr. Vogel tells me that is really my only risk for the surgery. Surgery - you are wondering?! Yes, I am going to be scheduled for a hysterectomy. I am just waiting for them to call me back and let me know when it will be. I am actually looking forward to this, even though I hate having to be in the hospital. It will mean the end of the problems I've been having for about a year now. Because I work from home and I do a desk job he tells me I will most likely need only a couple of weeks off from work. I'm thinking, maybe 3 or 4. I'll see what I can convince him to give me. I don't want to go back to soon and get run down. It will still take the same amount of time to completely heal (6 weeks, tops 8 weeks). I just won't miss a lot of work. Work will be happy and I won't get bored sitting around with nothing to do.
The only time constraint I put on scheduling the surgery is, I will be cruising from May 20th - May 27 and the surgery can't interfer with my vacation.
The cruise is booked, the flights are booked. Robert and I are going to the Southern Caribbean. Some much needed time together and stress relief.
Robert came down this past weekend. It was great to spend time together, be able to talk in person, just be together. We looked over the shore excursions and tried to narrow them down to what we wanted to do. We didn't quite get there but we got close. We'll try to get them figured out before the cruise so I can book them ahead of time.
It was tough dropping Robert off at the airport this morning knowning that I'm not going to see him until we go on the cruise. At least the cruise is less than 2 months away. It's time to start that packing list and to go out and buy any of those items that we will need. I started that already today since I don't want to buy them all at one time.
For now - that's it. It's almost time for bed since morning shows up faster than it should and tomorrow is a work day.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Stranger things can happen
I always read the obits in the Hartford Courant since it's one way that Iwill find out information that I may otherwise never learn.
Today, I learned my "fathers'" wife passed away on Saturday. No big deal to me. I met her once or twice and it was many years ago. She is someone I don't know and never had a desire to get to know. Out of curiosity I read the obit and I found out that I was listed as a step-daughter. They have some nerve. After all these years of little to no contact and me not even knowing who she is and she has no real idea who I am. As a matter of fact neither does anyone in my family. I can't believe they felt they needed to list me as a step-daughter.
What did surprise me and made me somewhat angry is they did NOT list Becky as a grand-child. They listed her other grandchildern. If they had the foresight to list me, they should have done the same for Becky. At least Becky still has contact with her Grandfather, though she doesn't see him.
To me it makes no sense to include one and not the other. Becky will soon turn 20 so even if they wrote the obit a little while back there would be no reason to exclude her.
My Aunt from Lebanon actually called me this afternoon to tell me about this since she did see my name in the obit. I thanked her for calling. We chatted for a few minutes and she let me get back to lunch and I'm sure she had other things to get done.
She is one of the only family members that I can trust.
Today, I learned my "fathers'" wife passed away on Saturday. No big deal to me. I met her once or twice and it was many years ago. She is someone I don't know and never had a desire to get to know. Out of curiosity I read the obit and I found out that I was listed as a step-daughter. They have some nerve. After all these years of little to no contact and me not even knowing who she is and she has no real idea who I am. As a matter of fact neither does anyone in my family. I can't believe they felt they needed to list me as a step-daughter.
What did surprise me and made me somewhat angry is they did NOT list Becky as a grand-child. They listed her other grandchildern. If they had the foresight to list me, they should have done the same for Becky. At least Becky still has contact with her Grandfather, though she doesn't see him.
To me it makes no sense to include one and not the other. Becky will soon turn 20 so even if they wrote the obit a little while back there would be no reason to exclude her.
My Aunt from Lebanon actually called me this afternoon to tell me about this since she did see my name in the obit. I thanked her for calling. We chatted for a few minutes and she let me get back to lunch and I'm sure she had other things to get done.
She is one of the only family members that I can trust.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Time for an update
It's been a while since I've updated and I thought with all the "fun" I've been having I would give it a shot.
Doctor update:
I've seen Melissa a couple of more times since I've last posted. She has increased my Blood Pressure medication and she has put me on Byetta for the Pre-diabetes. I've had to make major changes to the way I eat by being on the med. I take a shot and have to eat about an hour after I take it.
My whole day revolves around when do I take my meds and when do I eat. My diet has also changed. It is now low-fat, low cholesterol and keep the sugar down. With the Byetta, Melissa told me I could lose 8 - 35 pounds. I've lost about 5 and I'm not even exercising yet.
It seems that no matter what I would have done before she put me on this medication, my body was wired to gain weight so all attempts to lose weight, was like running into a brick wall.
The shrink and I are still getting to know each other so he has me coming in about every 2 months. They had a DX on my bill of Bi-polar and I asked him why. I told him what is there doesn't really make a difference but it was something I never heard before. He told me, it wasn't suppose to be there and he waited a few months before he made a DX. He asked me what I thought my DX's were, so I told him the list.
He asked me what happens if I go off the Seroquel. Now Bernie probably remembers when I tried to change meds, spent the night in the Purple Pod and then stayed of my anti-psycotics (sp) for a couple of months. I couldn't stand to live with myself. I told John - I become self- destructive.
In my opinion, I'll be on a combo of meds for a very long time, Pam doesn't seem to think so.
Therapist
John has given me a few names to call to get hooked up with a therapist here in NC. All I have to do is find the time to make the phone calls.
GYN
And the fun begins. I have an appt. this week with a new GYN. I am over due for my yearly exam and just in case life isn't interesting enough, my period started last Saturday and the flood gates opened. Luckily, I still had Provera left from the last time and I was given the okay to take it. So not only do I get to meet the new doc, I get to dicuss this problem.
I've had my eyes checked and I have new glasses on the way.
And I still need to get a Dentist. And I do believe that it is for Doctors. Or it darn well better be.
And now some actual fun stuff.
Robert is coming down in a couple of weeks for the weekend. It's been since the end of January since we've seen each other. He is working on some of the things that he needs to get done up in Hartford so I'm hoping it won't be much longer before he can move.
I have booked a cruise for Robert and I on the Carnival Destiny on May 20th. It's a vacation we both are in much need of. We'll talk about it more when he comes down and I'll book the flights and get everything finalized. The cruise does the Southern Caribbean and goes to 2 Islands I haven't been to before: St. Lucia and Antigua. It sure helps to know that there is something fun to look forward to when things get stressful at work.
Doctor update:
I've seen Melissa a couple of more times since I've last posted. She has increased my Blood Pressure medication and she has put me on Byetta for the Pre-diabetes. I've had to make major changes to the way I eat by being on the med. I take a shot and have to eat about an hour after I take it.
My whole day revolves around when do I take my meds and when do I eat. My diet has also changed. It is now low-fat, low cholesterol and keep the sugar down. With the Byetta, Melissa told me I could lose 8 - 35 pounds. I've lost about 5 and I'm not even exercising yet.
It seems that no matter what I would have done before she put me on this medication, my body was wired to gain weight so all attempts to lose weight, was like running into a brick wall.
The shrink and I are still getting to know each other so he has me coming in about every 2 months. They had a DX on my bill of Bi-polar and I asked him why. I told him what is there doesn't really make a difference but it was something I never heard before. He told me, it wasn't suppose to be there and he waited a few months before he made a DX. He asked me what I thought my DX's were, so I told him the list.
He asked me what happens if I go off the Seroquel. Now Bernie probably remembers when I tried to change meds, spent the night in the Purple Pod and then stayed of my anti-psycotics (sp) for a couple of months. I couldn't stand to live with myself. I told John - I become self- destructive.
In my opinion, I'll be on a combo of meds for a very long time, Pam doesn't seem to think so.
Therapist
John has given me a few names to call to get hooked up with a therapist here in NC. All I have to do is find the time to make the phone calls.
GYN
And the fun begins. I have an appt. this week with a new GYN. I am over due for my yearly exam and just in case life isn't interesting enough, my period started last Saturday and the flood gates opened. Luckily, I still had Provera left from the last time and I was given the okay to take it. So not only do I get to meet the new doc, I get to dicuss this problem.
I've had my eyes checked and I have new glasses on the way.
And I still need to get a Dentist. And I do believe that it is for Doctors. Or it darn well better be.
And now some actual fun stuff.
Robert is coming down in a couple of weeks for the weekend. It's been since the end of January since we've seen each other. He is working on some of the things that he needs to get done up in Hartford so I'm hoping it won't be much longer before he can move.
I have booked a cruise for Robert and I on the Carnival Destiny on May 20th. It's a vacation we both are in much need of. We'll talk about it more when he comes down and I'll book the flights and get everything finalized. The cruise does the Southern Caribbean and goes to 2 Islands I haven't been to before: St. Lucia and Antigua. It sure helps to know that there is something fun to look forward to when things get stressful at work.
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