Friday, March 15, 2024

WHAT'S GOING ON .... UPDATE

UPDATE


I just wanted to say that I just haven't been around to read blog posts. I don't like when this happens. Things have just overwhelmed me lately. 

Things are a little better now. 

I have been having some bad backaches on my right side and hip. I had a CT scan and I have mild osteoarthritis but it definitely hurts a lot! 

I have since had a shot in my back and it has only helped a little bit. However, I had an evaluation at physical therapy and I will be going once a week. The person who helped me was wonderful and my x-ray of my lower back isn't bad at all. Just need to add some new exercise into my life. 

So my doctor put me on cymbalta but I had a terrible side effect on the 60 mg pill. I was nauseous for 2 days and didn't sleep the first 48 hours. It can be used for depression but is also used for nerve damage or fibromyalgia. 

I have been given the 30 mg pill but I haven't started it yet. It can thin your blood and I am already on a blood thinner. I'm up in the air about it. However, I had a follow up appointment with my rheumatologist and I talked to him about it and I am going to try a shot for the pain. 

So I had an appointment with my primary doctor and he said it does not thin your blood. We have decided to try the 30 mg pill and I can stay on the low dose which I am hoping will help. 

I don't want to do that forever but will not try it for now because we will be going out of town to see Amber and Dylan. I don't want to deal with side effects from the lower dose. I am also going to be going to physical therapy which is said to be the best medicine. 

So I believe I covered this part in the paragraphs above. 

Also I have a colonoscopy on Tuesday and I have to be off my blood thinners so there was no point in starting that medication. In a blog post a few weeks ago I had mentioned that I have a lot of anxiety and it's because of this procedure. 

So I took one of those home test and it came back positive for blood in the stool. I was due for my 10 year follow up but hadn't booked it because of Mark's injury. I needed him to go with me and he couldn't drive for 4 months. 

So I meet with the doctor and he was so wonderful. He said those tests are wrong so often. My bowels work fine and I have never had blood in my stool. He even put his hand on my shoulder to help settle me down. So please pray for me. 

So my colonoscopy went well. A few polyps which were fine and we will follow up in 3 years. That definitely made me feel better. 

Then we went out and got new phones yesterday and it is not fun learning a new phone!!!! Of course we were at Best Buy for a few hours. We did go to Verizon but we were not happy with the gentleman who worked with us. Had nothing worth wild to offer us. We ended up buying our new phones at Best Buy and they set them up for us. 

I stayed with an Android because I am a fan. So I got the Galaxy S24 and Mark changed to an Apple 15 Pro. This way Adam and Gabby can facetime with James when they are traveling while we are babysitting and we can also facetime with Amber. 

So it took awhile but all seems to be okay with the new phone. They just have so many more setting than my s7 had. I had like one volume setting and now there are 4 different ones and still not sure which ones they belong to. 

Also my DVR isn't working right. I can watch what I need to watch but the guide and menu are not right. So after I get everything settled and I can calm down I will have to probably get a new DVR. That is not a fun thing to do either. 

So my DVR went back to normal about a week later and I'm thankful that it is still working. 

So that's all I have for now and I appreciate any prayers that you can give me. 

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. 





Wednesday, March 13, 2024

WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #542

Thank you Joyce. 
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1. Thursday is National Pi Day...are you good at math? What was the last thing you had to calculate? Did you use your head or technology? Last slice of pie you ate? 

No, I've never been good with math. Usually it is just my checkbook. I used a small calculator. Oh my, I think it may have been at Gabby's birthday party in February. 

2. What makes a house a home? 

Love for sure. Comfortable room settings with blankets and pillows to snuggle in. Some awesome healthy snacks in the pantry.

3. Your current favorite green thing? 

Nothing is coming to mind except for my green plants in the house. I love this one because I love giraffe's. 


4. How do you define achievement? How does your personal definition look similar to, or different than, society's definition? What's something you think is worth achieving in life? 

I'm not sure how to answer these but something that is worth achieving is happiness in your life. 

5. What song is a good soundtrack for your life right now? 

I have been so out of touch these days that I'm not coming up with anything. However, I did finally put a CD into my player in the car and listened to a CD from our 45th class reunion which is songs from 1969. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 


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