Re: Re: aaarrrggghhhhh/Ingrid

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Hi Ingrid

Sometimes it feels like an ordeal that we have to endure is never

ending. But you know it will be, but in the meantime enduring gets old

really fast. But we do the best we can and somedays are okay and most

days probably aren't..

I know you feel bad that our son has to do your chores. Doing chores is

good for them. In the old days when my hubby was a teenager and he was

planning to go out that night.. His dad who saw that he was itching to

get done with the work (they lived on a farm), would say. " Well if you

got so much energy, we'll just go out and get another load of hay. " . He

really hated his dad at times, he was a no nonsense kind of guy, beat

the crap out of him when he misbehaved which was often I think. (I

think this caused his bad kidney, which eventually had to be removed)

cause dad would kick him in the back.. Well now that is not quite what I

wanted to impart. LOL.... but doing the chores is good for a young kid,

makes them realize that life is NOt just going out and having fun.

My granddaughter at nearly 13 spends her days mooning over Gerard

(The Phantom of the Opera)...If we hadn't let my daughter Laurie take

the movie, she would watch that. Is MY movie... She plays the sound

track 24 hours a day. During the day she sits in the garage with the

door closed and plays it there... She told her mom yesterday why don't

you let me wash the clothes so you don't keep bugging me all the time.

Her mom said well what about the first two loads I put out here, did you

do them???? She did get her to help fold, and then of course let her go

spend the night with two of her cousins at their other granma's house.

Marissa and Alisha want to get hooked on the Phantom as well.

This is so clueless about life.... She wanted to be an actress she said

and she was looking on the web for stars to write too and get advice. I

burst her bubble by saying that these stars don't really want to talk to

you etc. Well she told me later, I don't care if you burst my bubble I

am still going to do this. I said yes you are going to college to be a

Vet, but you are also going to do drama etc.... Well I hope you are

prepared to work really hard. She isn't even thinking about getting

through middle school and high school yet. She is lazy.

She doesn't do anything around the house.. If she takes out stuff to

make a sandwich -- she makes her sandwish and leaves makings out....

Doesn't matter what I say she still does it. If her mom hears me saying

something to her she comes running to her defense... I have told her let

us settle our differences in our own way. I won't go balistic on her...

Well now I am way off the subject.

What I am trying to say is your son is a good kid... He will be fine and

doing the chores is good character building work... This way he knows

that he is helping you....

Today is first day I woke up with out my back hurting... I have

struggled nearly two weeks to get my back -back to normal. I finally

slept in semi -reclining position and it make all the difference. Also

have a new heating pad that is longer and fits down the whole length of

my back. Yesterday managed to get to Walmart to get some stuff for

Kris.. and then came home as back was just aching fiercely. I laid

around all day and helped very little with the washing and only did a

little folding. I napped on the couch (in that semi reclining position)

too many times resulting in not being able to sleep last night at all. I

think I finally gave up about 3 am and slept to 6 a.m...

I need to run out to the base hospital pharmacy before it gets busy and

pick up a new BP med which doc said I should have been on since May and

no one ever told me they switched me from HCTZ to Maxide (sp?)...... I

found out when I tried to refill my HCTZ script. Duh!! Doc said it shows

that someone picked up the prescription. Well know it was not me... or

my daughter Laurie. If it happened in May that was when I had the low

Potassium and diarrhea and I wasn't sitting anywhere for any length of

time that was not very near to a bathroom... Doc said the reason they

switched bp med was that HCTZ was a postassium draining drug.

It is amazing that I was not told this. I got my Potassium, why didn't

they bring the Maxide with it.

Well here I am rambling again.

What do you do when you can't sleep? Do you try to force yourself to

sleep? Don't do that... Find you a good book and read, work on a jig saw

puzzle, watch a movie.. You will get sleepy and then go to bed. Also

take little power naps during the day, but watch those as they can

interfere with your sleep at night...

Sorry this got so long... I sure hope you feel better soon... This too

shall pass...

God Bless and gentle hugs Jolene

Ingrid Lowe wrote:

> , I know what you mean about time being precious. The lung

> surgeon told me last Tuesday that it could take up two six months

> before my ribs stop hurting. All I could think of was it was a big

> long chunk out of my life for all this healing process to take place.

> And of course I suspect my husband and son are getting tired of

> having to do my routine chores. I feel so bad for my 13 year old son.

> He has got to do so many chores that I used to do during the day.

> This child should be out having fun and not having to help me so

> much. Today I feel a little better for now. But as the day goes on I

> get so tired. Am so sick of hurting in my ribs. It limits me way too

> much. My nights are full of broken sleep. And keep thinking what the

> reoccurant tumor means for me. i try not to think aobut it but the

> thoughts are there. Ingrid

>

>

>

>

>

> > I have alot of evasive doctors. None seem to want to make a

> statement of any kind.

> > One told me it could take a year, one told me I'd be this way the

> rest of my life, however long that may be (wasn't that just sweet of

> him?). My local doctor is the most supportive. I see him again next

> Wednesday. So far we haven't tried much of anything except exercise,

> trying to get some muscle mass back again in my legs.

> > He now has my records, so I think it is time to get started on

> figuring something out.

> >

> > I am sorry if I sounded snippy in my reply to you earlier, I sure

> didn't mean it that way. I just get so dishearted. The last thing a

> cancer survivor wants to hear is that something is going to take

> time. time is precious. I want to use it NOW....not wait!!! Good

> grief:)

> >

> > Believe it or not, something that does seem to " stick " are eggs

> over easy. Figure that one out???? As a matter of fact, I'm getting

> ready to fix two right now. My days and nights are mixed up again. So

> I may as well go ahead and eat breakfast!hahaha

> >

> > nancy

> > Re: aaarrrggghhhhh

> >

> >

> > What does you doc say ?

> >

> > I don't take Immodium everyday but I will take it in the morning

> if this continues. I have lomotil but I know that is addictive so I

> don't like to take it. How about the metamucil wafers??

> >

> > I have really learned I cannot eat anything after 8:00 PM. If I

> get to starving, I eat dry toast.

> >

> > Stay in touch.

> >

> > Karima

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Well you can plan a special day for your son, or evening... Your hubby

could take him somewhere or he could have some friends over...

Bless your heart Ingrid for thinking of me and my little problems. Oh

yes I know about taking it easy but it is so nice to be able to move

with relative ease for a change... I wil be very careful. Sure don't

need to start this all over again, then I know I will go to doctor.

As you can see I am still at home and is now 10:30 am... Pharmacy is in

full swing now, be at very least an hour to fill prescriptions. If I

wait until noon I can go pick up my refills (at a different location)

and then go by Pharmacy which should be less waiting, but no I have been

there during lunch hour. They actually slow down because pharmcists are

going to lunch. So I will wait until middle after noon, maybe 3 or half

past... I think they close at 5 pm so it will thin out by 3 or so I hope

and I will be able to get a decent parking place as well..