Re: tough week

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K!

I feel for ya! I have two kids aged 5 and 2 and I do my workouts in the

basement hopefully before they wake up! I have to start around 5:15 am in

order to get done by 6am, get breakfast for my husband (if he wants it) so

he can leave the house by 6:45 am.

The kids vary with their wake up times. Like the other day my son was up

before I even started my workout, so he was in the basement with me watching

a movie while I work out. He's the 5 year old, and I have to stress to him

that if he's up when I work out, that he has to be quiet and watch his movie

because this is Mommy's time to exercise. He's a gabber, so it's a

challenge to him sometimes, but we make it through.

My 2 year old is still in a crib and although she can get out of it and has

in the past, she usually doesn't. I keep a toy in there to keep her

occupied if she happens to wake up. I have a monitor in the basement so I

can hear if she's just absolutely freaking out. If she's just calling for

me wanting to get out I usually continue my workout. I don't want her to

get in the habit of getting up that early, because I am just not going to

get up any earlier! I had a pediatrician once suggest to me to switch the

bedroom door handle around so that it locks from the outside. It may sound

cruel to lock a child in their room, but it's really for their own safety.

If they can't get out, they can't fall down any stairs, or walk around

quietly and get into things they shouldn't be into (do they ever make a

racket when they're into something?). Might be a suggestion for your

18-month old.

So anyway - just wanted you to know that there is someone else out here who

deals with similar challenges!

in WI

tough week

> So all you guys that have had some tough obstacles lately... hang in

there.

> Hope you're feeling better today. I can relate and I'm sorry I have not

been

> able to post an individual note to each of you.

> I'm currently in week 10. I had all intentions of making this last month

> super. But wouldn't you know it last Monday I had the 24 hour stomach

flu. No

> exercise and no food that day! I'm the kind of person who needs

consistency

> and I was afraid that this would really set me back. The next day I was

really

> drained. I managed a weight work out but I sure was fatigued and having a

> tough time with the kids. I felt that I deserved something for myself and

ended

> up eating the left over ice cream from free day. Yum... I enjoyed it even

> more that night. Again I thought this was going to set me back. I'm

pretty

> pleased that I didn't beat myself up over missed workouts last week or a

few poor

> eating choices. I just kept going on the plan where in the past I would

have

> definately fallen into the mentality of... oh well, I messed up so I might

as

> well take advantage and eat whatever I want.

> I've been thinking a lot about these next two weeks because my husband is

out

> of town for 2.5 weeks and that also presents challenges in my workout. I

> wake up early before anyone gets up so I can exercise. This is the only

way I

> could possibly get it done. My husband will intercept the kids should

they wake

> up before I'm finished. It's been great. They are early risers...

usually

> between 6:30 and 7:00. I was worried that I was going to be interrupted

this

> week with not being able to finish my workouts. My husband left on

Tuesday.

> Over the weekend I strained a muscle in my back... not with exercise. I

> think I simply twisted and stretched wrong in the car. I wondered how I

would be

> able to run on the treadmill this Monday. It hurt but I kept going.

After a

> while it didn't hurt and the rest of this week it's been fine. I'm

usually

> ready to quit cardio anyway in the first 2 minutes so it was great that I

even

> kept going with the added obstacle.

> Then on Tuesday I'm on the treadmill in the garage and my three year old

> walks in. Both boys were awake and my husband was supposed to be watching

them.

> I have told him not to even let them see the treadmill moving for fear

that

> they'd want to play on it from then on. So anyway my 3 year old walks

past me

> to the bathroom in the garage not even noticing me at first. Then he

turns

> around and he gets this huge smile on his face as if he's made this great

> discovery! Not too far behind is the 18 month old who proceeds to climb

on the

> treadmill and by the time I get my wits about me to stop the machine,

little

> is rolling down the ramp on his back. And I'm on my knees while the

> treadmill slows to a stop and I catch the baby before he rolls to the

edge. There's

> an emergency cord but I didn't think of it... stupid. Anyway, the skin

has

> been torn off my knee and it's only now drying up. Again another obstacle

to

> overcome during my workouts since this is painful to stretch considering

the skin

> is stretched everytime I bend the knee. Happy to say I've still stuck to

the

> workouts. Yesterday I had to do leg exercises while I kept checking on

the

> baby watching teletubbies, but I got it in. And now today I was awakened

by my

> 3 year old at 5:30am! My alarm was set for 5:40. He beat me to it. I

> immediately started trying to figure out how I was going to fit in the

cardio

> today. Well my intention is to try to do my 20 minutes at 11:00 when the

baby is

> napping.

> Sorry this is so long... don't even know if you guys are interested. Just

> wanted to relate that despite the challenges and change in schedule this

week

> I'm still on course. We'll see if I don't lose my mind before hubby gets

back

> in town!

>

> K

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Do we need to give your DH our stern face? Sounds like you had

even more obstacles than most of us! I had the stomach flu too, it

totally exhausts your entire body! Glad you hear you are still in

good spirits though! Keep it up, the rewards will be great!!

Jana

> So all you guys that have had some tough obstacles lately... hang

in there.

> Hope you're feeling better today. I can relate and I'm sorry I

have not been

> able to post an individual note to each of you.

> I'm currently in week 10. I had all intentions of making this

last month

> super. But wouldn't you know it last Monday I had the 24 hour

stomach flu. No

> exercise and no food that day! I'm the kind of person who needs

consistency

> and I was afraid that this would really set me back. The next day

I was really

> drained. I managed a weight work out but I sure was fatigued and

having a

> tough time with the kids. I felt that I deserved something for

myself and ended

> up eating the left over ice cream from free day. Yum... I enjoyed

it even

> more that night. Again I thought this was going to set me back.

I'm pretty

> pleased that I didn't beat myself up over missed workouts last

week or a few poor

> eating choices. I just kept going on the plan where in the past I

would have

> definately fallen into the mentality of... oh well, I messed up so

I might as

> well take advantage and eat whatever I want.

> I've been thinking a lot about these next two weeks because my

husband is out

> of town for 2.5 weeks and that also presents challenges in my

workout. I

> wake up early before anyone gets up so I can exercise. This is

the only way I

> could possibly get it done. My husband will intercept the kids

should they wake

> up before I'm finished. It's been great. They are early

risers... usually

> between 6:30 and 7:00. I was worried that I was going to be

interrupted this

> week with not being able to finish my workouts. My husband left

on Tuesday.

> Over the weekend I strained a muscle in my back... not with

exercise. I

> think I simply twisted and stretched wrong in the car. I wondered

how I would be

> able to run on the treadmill this Monday. It hurt but I kept

going. After a

> while it didn't hurt and the rest of this week it's been fine.

I'm usually

> ready to quit cardio anyway in the first 2 minutes so it was great

that I even

> kept going with the added obstacle.

> Then on Tuesday I'm on the treadmill in the garage and my three

year old

> walks in. Both boys were awake and my husband was supposed to be

watching them.

> I have told him not to even let them see the treadmill moving for

fear that

> they'd want to play on it from then on. So anyway my 3 year old

walks past me

> to the bathroom in the garage not even noticing me at first. Then

he turns

> around and he gets this huge smile on his face as if he's made

this great

> discovery! Not too far behind is the 18 month old who proceeds to

climb on the

> treadmill and by the time I get my wits about me to stop the

machine, little

> is rolling down the ramp on his back. And I'm on my knees while

the

> treadmill slows to a stop and I catch the baby before he rolls to

the edge. There's

> an emergency cord but I didn't think of it... stupid. Anyway, the

skin has

> been torn off my knee and it's only now drying up. Again another

obstacle to

> overcome during my workouts since this is painful to stretch

considering the skin

> is stretched everytime I bend the knee. Happy to say I've still

stuck to the

> workouts. Yesterday I had to do leg exercises while I kept

checking on the

> baby watching teletubbies, but I got it in. And now today I was

awakened by my

> 3 year old at 5:30am! My alarm was set for 5:40. He beat me to

it. I

> immediately started trying to figure out how I was going to fit in

the cardio

> today. Well my intention is to try to do my 20 minutes at 11:00

when the baby is

> napping.

> Sorry this is so long... don't even know if you guys are

interested. Just

> wanted to relate that despite the challenges and change in

schedule this week

> I'm still on course. We'll see if I don't lose my mind before

hubby gets back

> in town!

>

> K

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Thanks for sharing your week! I feel less alone! LOL!!

Anyway-I thought I might offer you a couple of links to some exercise

balls....I bought one for my 2 1/2 yr old daughter and whe " works

out " along side of me. It may be a little tougher for the 18 month

old but it may be worth try. I also long ago bought some one lb

dumbells that have gone thru the 5 boys and now she is using them

too. She realizes that when it is mommy's time to exercise - ITS

MOMMY'S TIME TO EXERCISE!

I keep crayons and coloring books in the gym ( I work out at home)

and of course since I am playing music she will hang out and dance

too! You know, the more they see you doing your workouts, the less

of a novelty it will be and then they will ignore you like the rest

of the time!! (of course whenever I am in the bathroom it's another

story! I don't think I've peed with the door closed in 12 years! LOL)

Be creative and get them used to you working out-youknow the more I

try to get her to " work out " with mommy, the less she bothers me

sometimes! I guess its reverse psychology...So now she does what she

wants, she either " works out " with me or leaves me alone and plays

nearby! I hope that helps a bit.

Here are the links to the ball I bought for her. I got her the 30cm

pink one from nefitco but the other company has them too and decent

prices from both-just check the shipping and get what is better that

way. Good luck!

Dorina

http://www.nefitco.com/gymnic_exercise_ball_30cm.html

http://best-priced-products.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/Store/inflatable-

balls.html?E+scstore

> So all you guys that have had some tough obstacles lately... hang

in there.

> Hope you're feeling better today. I can relate and I'm sorry I

have not been

> able to post an individual note to each of you.

> I'm currently in week 10. I had all intentions of making this last

month

> super. But wouldn't you know it last Monday I had the 24 hour

stomach flu. No

> exercise and no food that day! I'm the kind of person who needs

consistency

> and I was afraid that this would really set me back. The next day

I was really

> drained. I managed a weight work out but I sure was fatigued and

having a

> tough time with the kids. I felt that I deserved something for

myself and ended

> up eating the left over ice cream from free day. Yum... I enjoyed

it even

> more that night. Again I thought this was going to set me back.

I'm pretty

> pleased that I didn't beat myself up over missed workouts last week

or a few poor

> eating choices. I just kept going on the plan where in the past I

would have

> definately fallen into the mentality of... oh well, I messed up so

I might as

> well take advantage and eat whatever I want.

> I've been thinking a lot about these next two weeks because my

husband is out

> of town for 2.5 weeks and that also presents challenges in my

workout. I

> wake up early before anyone gets up so I can exercise. This is the

only way I

> could possibly get it done. My husband will intercept the kids

should they wake

> up before I'm finished. It's been great. They are early risers...

usually

> between 6:30 and 7:00. I was worried that I was going to be

interrupted this

> week with not being able to finish my workouts. My husband left on

Tuesday.

> Over the weekend I strained a muscle in my back... not with

exercise. I

> think I simply twisted and stretched wrong in the car. I wondered

how I would be

> able to run on the treadmill this Monday. It hurt but I kept

going. After a

> while it didn't hurt and the rest of this week it's been fine. I'm

usually

> ready to quit cardio anyway in the first 2 minutes so it was great

that I even

> kept going with the added obstacle.

> Then on Tuesday I'm on the treadmill in the garage and my three

year old

> walks in. Both boys were awake and my husband was supposed to be

watching them.

> I have told him not to even let them see the treadmill moving for

fear that

> they'd want to play on it from then on. So anyway my 3 year old

walks past me

> to the bathroom in the garage not even noticing me at first. Then

he turns

> around and he gets this huge smile on his face as if he's made this

great

> discovery! Not too far behind is the 18 month old who proceeds to

climb on the

> treadmill and by the time I get my wits about me to stop the

machine, little

> is rolling down the ramp on his back. And I'm on my knees while

the

> treadmill slows to a stop and I catch the baby before he rolls to

the edge. There's

> an emergency cord but I didn't think of it... stupid. Anyway, the

skin has

> been torn off my knee and it's only now drying up. Again another

obstacle to

> overcome during my workouts since this is painful to stretch

considering the skin

> is stretched everytime I bend the knee. Happy to say I've still

stuck to the

> workouts. Yesterday I had to do leg exercises while I kept

checking on the

> baby watching teletubbies, but I got it in. And now today I was

awakened by my

> 3 year old at 5:30am! My alarm was set for 5:40. He beat me to

it. I

> immediately started trying to figure out how I was going to fit in

the cardio

> today. Well my intention is to try to do my 20 minutes at 11:00

when the baby is

> napping.

> Sorry this is so long... don't even know if you guys are

interested. Just

> wanted to relate that despite the challenges and change in schedule

this week

> I'm still on course. We'll see if I don't lose my mind before

hubby gets back

> in town!

>

> K

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pam that sounds horrible. I hope you get approved ! I can't imagine not

having any nebs in the hospital though, that is scary..... Sharon in land

[Guest guest]

What an unfortunate treatment you got in your ED and so different from what you

would have been given in my hospital in Florida. You would have been given IV

Solumedrol, nebulizer treatment with albuterol and atrovent, probably iv

fluids, probably iv Rocephin and/or iv Levaquin, probably oxygen, and depending

on your vital signs, you might have been admitted for a day to stabilize. Then

your treatment plan would be re-evaluated, and you would be sent home with

appropriate prescriptions, and given a follow-up appointment with your doctor.

If I would have been given 24 Ventolin puffs, they would probably have to admit

me for tacchycardia!

Good luck, hope you get your Xolaire approved.

Carol

Pamela wrote:

I'm still waiting to hear from my insurance company re: approval for

Xolair. I really hope I'm not going to be dissappointed. I had a

really tough week.

Went to my family physician last Wednesday because of escalating

asthma conditions/cold/fever. She put me on a 5 day burst of 50mg

pred and Zithromax. I started feeling better after a couple of days

and then on Sunday I was needing my ventolin every 1-2 hours. I went

to the E.R. yesterday morning because my peak flows were down to

200. They gave me 24 (yes 24) puffs of Ventolin, 16 puffs of

Atrovent and another 50mg of Pred (total of 100mg). They wanted

to " kick start " my lungs. More like kick start my heart! This all

in 3.5 hours. They then sent me home on: 50mg Pred; 2 puffs qid

Ventolin; 2 puffs qid Atrovent; 6 puffs bid Symbicort; 150mg

Theophylline; Singular. I'm going to try to go to work tomorrow for

a few hours and push some papers around on my desk (I'm a

bookkeeper). I go back to see my dr. tomorrow and will be interested

on her take re: all the ventolin. I asked why they did not do

nebulizer treatments in the hospitals anymore. The nurse said that

the mist was introducing germs into the air and getting health care

workers and other patients sick. I wonder if this was in relation to

the SARS outbreak a couple of years ago????

....do they do nebulizer treatments in Montreal? We are only 2

hours away from Toronto which was the hardest hit area in Canada with

SARS.

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Just a thought. Go with the owie idea. I sent this to as an idea for

the children's book - when our kids get hurt they come to us for hugs to help

them feel better. His back has an owie, and the cast has to hug his back until

it gets better. - The kid with the cast on his arm had to wear his until his arm

was better. Xrays are special pictures that let us see our bones. That's how

we can tell if an owie is better and how long his back needs to be hugged. Just

as we as parents don't let go until our kids feel better, the cast can't stop

hugging until the back owie is better. Try to focus his attention on other

things. Hang in there.

Shellie Grant

Moriah's Mom.

wrote:

Hi everyone,

Boy am I glad to have made it through our first " scoliosis " summer.

No more sprinkers and sandboxes! I don't think I've ever been

looking so forward to a Minnesota winter : )

It's been kind of a tough week though. The other day Noah (26 mo.

2nd cast) was pulling on his undershirt (which he often does in the

evening) and he asks " Cast off now? " I paused for a minute trying

to think of something to say and then he said, " Cast off now…

please? " It broke my heart. I told him that we couldn't take his

cast off and that it needs to stay on because he has an owie on his

back.

It's so hard because when he had the 1st cast put on back in May he

didn't have the langauge skills that he has now. He talks in full

sentences now. It's still hard to know how much he understands

though. I don't know how to explain it to him really either. There

was a little boy at daycare - Josh - who broke his arm last winter.

I say things like " remember how Josh had an owie on his arm so he

wore a cast? You have an owie on your back. "

Then the next day he was upset because he couldn't find his belly

button (because it's under the cast shirt.) He starting

crying " cast…cast…my bellybutton " and pointing to his stomach. I

assured him that his bellybutton is still there it's just under the

cast. He still cried for a few minutes though and told me again

that he wanted the cast off.

Last night before bed he asked Dad to take it off for him too.

I'm anticipating that the next cast change in Nov might be tougher

than the last one. We'll see how it goes though. Maybe he'll

surprise me. With toddlers it seems like one thing can be a really

big deal to them one day and then the next day they'll have

forgotten all about it. But if anyone has any words of wisdom for

me - please share.

Thanks for listening : )

~

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[Guest guest]

Last week was difficult for us, too. Must be in the air.

I think it gets harder as our kids get older.

Hopefully, his scoliosis journey wont last too much longer and this all

will be a distant memory, soon.

I think Shellie & Gail had great suggestions.

Your'e doing all that you can and surely this week will be better!

HRH

> Hi everyone,

> Boy am I glad to have made it through our first " scoliosis " summer.

> No more sprinkers and sandboxes! I don't think I've ever been

> looking so forward to a Minnesota winter : )

>

> It's been kind of a tough week though. The other day Noah (26 mo.

> 2nd cast) was pulling on his undershirt (which he often does in the

> evening) and he asks " Cast off now? " I paused for a minute trying

> to think of something to say and then he said, " Cast off now…

> please? " It broke my heart. I told him that we couldn't take his

> cast off and that it needs to stay on because he has an owie on his

> back.

>

> It's so hard because when he had the 1st cast put on back in May he

> didn't have the langauge skills that he has now. He talks in full

> sentences now. It's still hard to know how much he understands

> though. I don't know how to explain it to him really either. There

> was a little boy at daycare - Josh - who broke his arm last winter.

> I say things like " remember how Josh had an owie on his arm so he

> wore a cast? You have an owie on your back. "

>

> Then the next day he was upset because he couldn't find his belly

> button (because it's under the cast shirt.) He starting

> crying " cast…cast…my bellybutton " and pointing to his stomach. I

> assured him that his bellybutton is still there it's just under the

> cast. He still cried for a few minutes though and told me again

> that he wanted the cast off.

>

> Last night before bed he asked Dad to take it off for him too.

>

> I'm anticipating that the next cast change in Nov might be tougher

> than the last one. We'll see how it goes though. Maybe he'll

> surprise me. With toddlers it seems like one thing can be a really

> big deal to them one day and then the next day they'll have

> forgotten all about it. But if anyone has any words of wisdom for

> me - please share.

> Thanks for listening : )

> ~

>

>