Today was the day of my two doctor's appointments. First thing this morning was the echo cardiogram. That one was easy and only took about a half hour. The test goes to a cardiologist to be read and I will get that report on Monday. The technician said the cardiologist might read it and want to do a further test like an MRI with dye but I would find that out when the report was ready. That kind of sounded a bit ominous to me like he was warning me but I could be misreading his remark entirely. He knew this was the first echo cardiogram I have had and just wanted me to know that more tests MIGHT be in store.
The second was with the gastroenterologist. He was a new doctor to me but I have to tell you, I liked him....a lot. He is an older doctor. Probably in his late 50's or early 60's. Very grandfatherly in the best possible way. His hair is completely white and he has a full but well trimmed beard and mustache. Handsome is another word I would use. I was completely at ease with him and was able to describe why I was there, the symptoms I had to endure with my IBS-D, how long I have had it, what I used to help alleviate the pain/symptoms, etc. He was surprised I had not seen a gastroenterologist well before this. He was not surprised that I didn't really want to travel to Huntsville to see one, however. I DO have a prescription for a medication that I will take four capsules a day (one with each meal and one at bedtime) and he said we will monitor how I do on it for several months OR until I have another IBS-D attack (pray that doesn't happen !). Then, he said, we will try another medication until we find one that works for me.
He also scheduled me for my colonoscopy. I told him that I wasn't going to use the doctor that did my last one mainly because I felt if he was going to be treating me for my IBS-D, he should also be the one to be able to check on what else might be going on in there that could be affecting it. He laughed and said he was glad that was my decision although he would have understood if I had made a different decision.
I was totally shocked at the new stuff I was given to take for the clean-out process. It's incredibly different and should be much easier to take. It is called Prepopik and has two packets of a powder that you take in two doses. I have to take one at 5pm the day before my procedure in 5oz of water (stirring for three minutes first) then I drink 5-8oz glasses of any assortment of different liquids (water, tea, coffee with no creamer, Gatorade, even soda that is not red or purple, clear broth...amazing variety!) Then, at 5am the morning of my colonoscopy, I take the second packet in 5oz of water and then drink 3-8oz glasses of the liquids of my choice. That seems much easier to manage than drinking that gallon of awful tasting stuff like I've had to drink for my last two colonoscopies. I'll let you know how that goes after my appointment on next Thursday morning.
I really hated all the damn paperwork and the questions you have to answer every time you start a new doctor. Especially since the answers are in the hospital files that are easily accessed. In fact, his nurse accessed them while I was in the exam room since she hadn't received the paperwork that I had JUST turned in and she brought up medications that I hadn't taken in over a year. Those I KNEW she got from the hospital records.
I have to call my vascular doctor tomorrow to find out how many days I can be off my Plavix before the procedure. I have no clue and the nurse said to be sure to find out directly from him since he is aware of my need for it and how long he would let me go without it. Or perhaps it's more like how long it will take for it to get out of my system enough not to cause a problem if anything needs to be removed from my colon.
Well, time to jump into the shower and get ready for bed. I feel more relaxed now that this is over (the waiting part). Now to just get ready for the colonoscopy. *Sigh*
Love you all. Be good. Be happy...it's damn near the weekend! ***Hugs***
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
There Are Times I Just Hate Everyone.....
Today was a very frustrating day for me. First of all, I just wanted to verify that my appointment with the gastroenterologist was at 2pm. Since my regular doctor had made the appointment for me after I had left his office and all I had was my note to myself that it was today at 2pm, I figured that I would get the doctor's address from the nurse at the same time I verified the appointment.
So, after a 3 hour wait for a return call (and darn near at what I thought was my appointment time), I finally get a return call from the receptionist at my doctor's office with the news that my appointment with the gastroenterologist is for tomorrow at 3:30pm! I then asked for the doctor's office number since she didn't have the address of their offices and I had to wait for another call back! After just 20 minutes, I don't get the address but she does have the phone number. *Sigh* Better something than nothing, right? So, I call them and get voice mail since they are out at lunch. *Pounding head on desk by this time*....but I leave a message, including an inquiry into whether or not my appointment was for today or tomorrow.
When I got the return call, the nurse tells me that it was originally scheduled for today but then they called my doctor to let him know it needed to be changed since all they had been supplied was my name and my problem (IBS-D). They assumed I would be notified but they didn't tell me since it was noted in my doctor's notes that I was on vacation...... Would it have been too much to ask for a note or referral slip to be sent to the house for me for when I got home??? Good grief.
The girls finally got on the ball today and there were 9 eggs laid in the nesting boxes. So, with the five that they laid yesterday that the Beast forgot to bring in from yesterday (they were in a bag he left out on the shelf when he swept out the barn), it was a total of 14 eggs he brought in today. *Grin* The Beast said that the chickens seemed to suddenly be eating a heck of a lot of seed from their feeder the last two days and he thinks they might just have needed that. No clue here. I don't pretend to know what makes them tick.
I tried getting hold of Cee several times the past few days but she must be busy with her company. So I will drive myself into the doctor's office in the morning (the Beast really wanted to go out with his church group as he regularly does every Thursday morning so I told him go...and said, not to worry, Cee will drive me!) Okay, so I lied. But he's been really good to me the past few days especially so I wanted him to do what he wanted to do. Besides, I have had no instances of light-headedness, no falling down and I am well hydrated. I mean so well-hydrated that I am peeing like a race horse! Sheesh! I even drove myself to the Dollar General this afternoon (and the Beast knew I did) with no problem. In fact, it felt great to not feel like a prisoner...LOL.
Well, I need to be up and dressed early tomorrow so I am going to close this missive and get to bed. I'm tired. I only took a short nap (about an hour) after we ate dinner and I am really tired. Love you all. Be good. Stay cool and don't forget to keep yourselves hydrated in this heat. ***Hugs***
So, after a 3 hour wait for a return call (and darn near at what I thought was my appointment time), I finally get a return call from the receptionist at my doctor's office with the news that my appointment with the gastroenterologist is for tomorrow at 3:30pm! I then asked for the doctor's office number since she didn't have the address of their offices and I had to wait for another call back! After just 20 minutes, I don't get the address but she does have the phone number. *Sigh* Better something than nothing, right? So, I call them and get voice mail since they are out at lunch. *Pounding head on desk by this time*....but I leave a message, including an inquiry into whether or not my appointment was for today or tomorrow.
When I got the return call, the nurse tells me that it was originally scheduled for today but then they called my doctor to let him know it needed to be changed since all they had been supplied was my name and my problem (IBS-D). They assumed I would be notified but they didn't tell me since it was noted in my doctor's notes that I was on vacation...... Would it have been too much to ask for a note or referral slip to be sent to the house for me for when I got home??? Good grief.
The girls finally got on the ball today and there were 9 eggs laid in the nesting boxes. So, with the five that they laid yesterday that the Beast forgot to bring in from yesterday (they were in a bag he left out on the shelf when he swept out the barn), it was a total of 14 eggs he brought in today. *Grin* The Beast said that the chickens seemed to suddenly be eating a heck of a lot of seed from their feeder the last two days and he thinks they might just have needed that. No clue here. I don't pretend to know what makes them tick.
I tried getting hold of Cee several times the past few days but she must be busy with her company. So I will drive myself into the doctor's office in the morning (the Beast really wanted to go out with his church group as he regularly does every Thursday morning so I told him go...and said, not to worry, Cee will drive me!) Okay, so I lied. But he's been really good to me the past few days especially so I wanted him to do what he wanted to do. Besides, I have had no instances of light-headedness, no falling down and I am well hydrated. I mean so well-hydrated that I am peeing like a race horse! Sheesh! I even drove myself to the Dollar General this afternoon (and the Beast knew I did) with no problem. In fact, it felt great to not feel like a prisoner...LOL.
Well, I need to be up and dressed early tomorrow so I am going to close this missive and get to bed. I'm tired. I only took a short nap (about an hour) after we ate dinner and I am really tired. Love you all. Be good. Stay cool and don't forget to keep yourselves hydrated in this heat. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Just More Reasons To Hate Windows 10......
It turns out that my problem with reading the pics from my camera isn't with my reader. It's with Windows itself. It refuses to recognize the picture reader that goes with the camera so it won't recognize any pictures that weren't downloaded prior to my installing Windows 10 (albeit, not willingly) that requires that program. I gather it's not compatible with it. Just another thing I hate about it. This is going to take some serious research so I can do this. I am going to try downloading them direct from my camera and see if that makes a difference. But who the hell knows?
I was reminded that I didn't really go into the reunion with my girlfriends and that's really kind of tough to do justice to. We always have a great time together. We laugh a lot, eat a few things, share some surprises and do a bit of gossiping. The girls gave me a cute stuffed chicken, a book on chickens (the show type mostly) and generally gave me a hard time about raising chickens in my *old age*.
The bartender that was at the bar when Cee and I got there remembered us girls (she was our server on that day last year) because of the *gal with the bitch necklace*. Ahem. I showed it to her and we laughed about that fact. I've worn it for 27 years (I asked for it since I had always wanted one). What was really cute was the girls found a tiara that says *Bitch* on top and put it on my head. They all sprinkled this *stuff* on my head that was different colored tinsel cut into various sayings like...*Old fart*, different ages from 40-70, *Over the hill* as well as just different colors and shapes. I was removing it from my body (including my breast area and lower) due to the sheer amount. Marilyn, who seems to enjoy doing different things for us all every year, gave us each a box of different things like candy, nail polish, perfume samples, a note pad with hard cover that fastens, a really neat pen that I love writing with and more things than I can remember.
Two of the other girls gave out bags of items we could select that had makeup cases, more perfume samples, hand lotions, etc. One of the other girls gave everyone a lotto ticket with five different quick pick numbers. She does this every year with the proviso that IF any one of us wins, we all go to Europe together. It was fun but sure made me feel like a piker since I had nothing for the group. I will have to think of something to do for next year.
At the end of our day (around 5pm this year since two of the girls had other appointments), Marilyn, Cee and I found a place to have dinner together since we weren't done visiting and we were hungry. This was after the bartender (the one that remembered our group for my necklace), bought us all a shot for *the road*. No one had much to drink (we seldom do) so we all had our shot and then left after tipping generously. The afternoon and evening was great. Poor Cee spent a lot of her time taking pictures on everyone's cameras...LOL. She did it graciously and I think rather enjoyed everyone liking the pictures she took.
When Cee and I got back to our motel, we just plopped down on our bed and were pretty much ready to stay prone for the rest of the night.
To make my girlfriend, Carol, less concerned, I am no longer dehydrated, do not have diarrhea (and haven't for a couple weeks now), haven't had an episode of light-headedness nor any episodes of falling down. My sister, Bratfink, reminded me that she has had a heart murmur her whole life and has to tell each new doctor about it. Their conclusions are always the same.....it's nothing to be concerned about. I believe this will be true for me after my echo cardiogram is read. If not, well, such is life and I will deal with whatever happens IF it happens.
The Beast made spaghetti for us today and it really tasted good to me. I think I might have been spaghetti hungry. I ate two big bowls of it (one for lunch, the other for dinner). I am taking my medication as required and have to go see the gastroenterologist tomorrow afternoon. I hope he has already heard about and checked the tests on my stool sample so I don't have to go through more damn tests that require that in order to get a prescription for my IBS-D. I just hate going through that.
Well, I need to shower before the Beast gets home from his church meeting so I will close this for now. I hope everyone had a great July 4th weekend and enjoyed the fireworks. We heard them but didn't go. Let's face it, at our age, we've seen that loads of times....LOL. Besides, unless you are seeing them with little ones, it's just not as much fun.
Love you all. ***Hugs***
I was reminded that I didn't really go into the reunion with my girlfriends and that's really kind of tough to do justice to. We always have a great time together. We laugh a lot, eat a few things, share some surprises and do a bit of gossiping. The girls gave me a cute stuffed chicken, a book on chickens (the show type mostly) and generally gave me a hard time about raising chickens in my *old age*.
The bartender that was at the bar when Cee and I got there remembered us girls (she was our server on that day last year) because of the *gal with the bitch necklace*. Ahem. I showed it to her and we laughed about that fact. I've worn it for 27 years (I asked for it since I had always wanted one). What was really cute was the girls found a tiara that says *Bitch* on top and put it on my head. They all sprinkled this *stuff* on my head that was different colored tinsel cut into various sayings like...*Old fart*, different ages from 40-70, *Over the hill* as well as just different colors and shapes. I was removing it from my body (including my breast area and lower) due to the sheer amount. Marilyn, who seems to enjoy doing different things for us all every year, gave us each a box of different things like candy, nail polish, perfume samples, a note pad with hard cover that fastens, a really neat pen that I love writing with and more things than I can remember.
Two of the other girls gave out bags of items we could select that had makeup cases, more perfume samples, hand lotions, etc. One of the other girls gave everyone a lotto ticket with five different quick pick numbers. She does this every year with the proviso that IF any one of us wins, we all go to Europe together. It was fun but sure made me feel like a piker since I had nothing for the group. I will have to think of something to do for next year.
At the end of our day (around 5pm this year since two of the girls had other appointments), Marilyn, Cee and I found a place to have dinner together since we weren't done visiting and we were hungry. This was after the bartender (the one that remembered our group for my necklace), bought us all a shot for *the road*. No one had much to drink (we seldom do) so we all had our shot and then left after tipping generously. The afternoon and evening was great. Poor Cee spent a lot of her time taking pictures on everyone's cameras...LOL. She did it graciously and I think rather enjoyed everyone liking the pictures she took.
When Cee and I got back to our motel, we just plopped down on our bed and were pretty much ready to stay prone for the rest of the night.
To make my girlfriend, Carol, less concerned, I am no longer dehydrated, do not have diarrhea (and haven't for a couple weeks now), haven't had an episode of light-headedness nor any episodes of falling down. My sister, Bratfink, reminded me that she has had a heart murmur her whole life and has to tell each new doctor about it. Their conclusions are always the same.....it's nothing to be concerned about. I believe this will be true for me after my echo cardiogram is read. If not, well, such is life and I will deal with whatever happens IF it happens.
The Beast made spaghetti for us today and it really tasted good to me. I think I might have been spaghetti hungry. I ate two big bowls of it (one for lunch, the other for dinner). I am taking my medication as required and have to go see the gastroenterologist tomorrow afternoon. I hope he has already heard about and checked the tests on my stool sample so I don't have to go through more damn tests that require that in order to get a prescription for my IBS-D. I just hate going through that.
Well, I need to shower before the Beast gets home from his church meeting so I will close this for now. I hope everyone had a great July 4th weekend and enjoyed the fireworks. We heard them but didn't go. Let's face it, at our age, we've seen that loads of times....LOL. Besides, unless you are seeing them with little ones, it's just not as much fun.
Love you all. ***Hugs***
Monday, July 4, 2016
This Is Getting So Boring.......
If it weren't for the Beast having me fold clothes for him, I would be going totally nuts. This staying stress-free obviously doesn't figure that doing nothing can be stressful, too.
At least Cee came over for a bit today although the Beast felt he had managed to check out the lawn and all the obvious hiding spots while he was doing the lawn. The chickens amused themselves by chasing the mower around (the ones that didn't run for the coop) and we got five eggs from the girls today. However, idiot that he can be at times, the Beast, who was trying to do two things at once with five eggs in his hand, got the brilliant idea that it would be better to put an egg or two in his pockets. Oh, yes, he put one in and broke it. Which suddenly made him wake up to the fact that it was a truly dumb idea.
I spent a lot of the day wrestling with reinstalling my game from my CD. Yes, I did get my DVD player to work for me....for a bit, at least but at least it got the game installed. Sort-of. I think it might not be compatible with Windows 10 but only time will tell. It will break my heart since I love the game. It was originally an Iwin game but the new game manager, that you can't avoid downloading, is now IPlay and it sucks. It still wants to show my game as one I need to purchase but I found another way to play it the way it is supposed to be played. It's just a PITA to have to do it each time. Oh well. It is what it is. I'll eventually figure out how to get around the problem.
The Beast wanted to go out with his church group on Thursday but I am supposed to have my echo cardiogram then. I told him to go ahead and plan on it and I would ask Cee if she could help out. Maybe I will end up having to do something else since that's kind of early for her. I need to be there at 9am. But I shall find out tomorrow.
Meantime, I love you all. Be good. Continue to be kind. We all need that in our lives. ***Hugs***
At least Cee came over for a bit today although the Beast felt he had managed to check out the lawn and all the obvious hiding spots while he was doing the lawn. The chickens amused themselves by chasing the mower around (the ones that didn't run for the coop) and we got five eggs from the girls today. However, idiot that he can be at times, the Beast, who was trying to do two things at once with five eggs in his hand, got the brilliant idea that it would be better to put an egg or two in his pockets. Oh, yes, he put one in and broke it. Which suddenly made him wake up to the fact that it was a truly dumb idea.
I spent a lot of the day wrestling with reinstalling my game from my CD. Yes, I did get my DVD player to work for me....for a bit, at least but at least it got the game installed. Sort-of. I think it might not be compatible with Windows 10 but only time will tell. It will break my heart since I love the game. It was originally an Iwin game but the new game manager, that you can't avoid downloading, is now IPlay and it sucks. It still wants to show my game as one I need to purchase but I found another way to play it the way it is supposed to be played. It's just a PITA to have to do it each time. Oh well. It is what it is. I'll eventually figure out how to get around the problem.
The Beast wanted to go out with his church group on Thursday but I am supposed to have my echo cardiogram then. I told him to go ahead and plan on it and I would ask Cee if she could help out. Maybe I will end up having to do something else since that's kind of early for her. I need to be there at 9am. But I shall find out tomorrow.
Meantime, I love you all. Be good. Continue to be kind. We all need that in our lives. ***Hugs***
Sunday, July 3, 2016
A Pleasant But Uneventful Day.....
As expected, Cee came over this morning to babysit me while the Beast was gone. She came bearing gifts....two croissant breakfast biscuits from Burger King. Since she woke me up, it was a nice treat.
I felt pretty good most of the day and we passed it by sitting outside while the weather was nice but retreated inside as it got hotter. Later, we enjoyed our lunch of shrimp egg fu yung and watched the BBCA series Planet Earth. They always do such a great job in their different documentaries. Earlier, we had been watching some of the Shark Week programs and actually we both took a nap while that was going on.
When she left at around 5: 15pm, we knew the Beast would be coming home soon, which he did about an hour later. I was still resting since I started feeling a bit light headed and stayed laying down. After the Beast got home, he regaled me with a review of some of the information he had learned (unsolicited, mind you) and I fell asleep again. At least he left me alone but he left my door open to the computer room in case I had a problem. Since I intended to sleep in my recliner, I closed the door when I awoke to use the bathroom and get some more ice water since I felt I needed it.
One thing I remember is that he has decided that the hens are more than likely laying eggs around the yard. He is now going to keep them in the coop until after noon some time to encourage them to continue to use the nest boxes and he's going to search the yard and see where they are now hiding their eggs. We know they are laying more than two eggs a day. Cee is going to come over tomorrow to help the Beast search which I thought was sweet of her since I am not able to help out.
I really hate feeling so useless right now but am also worried that I might actually have a serious heart problem. I'm actually afraid to read up about heart murmurs and the problems and/or consequences. I think the Beast is expecting me to die on him soon. I'm stubborn, however, and I intend to live. That possibility is the only reason the Beast would leave my door open since it then *drains* the AC from the rest of the house and makes it less cool. I have my fan on exhaust but it still manages to pull some of the cool into my computer room and he complains about it. Not that I care, really. I enjoy the heat mostly, unless it gets very humid. With as little rain as we've had recently, that isn't a problem.
I guess Johnnycakes has taken his vacation because the whole family is out of town enjoying themselves together. The Princess said they were in Gadsden area today...more than likely camping around one of the lakes in the area. I really envy them being able to do that. At our age, it's a tough thing to manage without help. She said they wouldn't be back until next weekend.
The girls are definitely attacking the rooster lately. He may have to go after all. If this keeps up, he's going to lose his crown entirely. The feathers they pull out will grow back in but I don't think the crown will. It looks just awful. He was fine in the morning but by afternoon, he was bloody again. I don't think our girls were meant to have a rooster around. Maybe some hens just don't like to be mounted all the time...LOL.
The Beast had a surprise this evening when he went to put the chickens in their coop. Instead of a bunch of them running for it when they saw him, only two showed up when he got to the door. He looked around for the others and discovered they were all in the barn, waiting for their cracked corn treat before their bedtime. It was just too funny!
That's all for today. I am still tired so I am going back to bed...no, I am not showering tonight. I'll do that in the morning. Right now, I feel the need for more sleep. So good night, bless you all for reading my blog and I love you. ***Hugs***
I felt pretty good most of the day and we passed it by sitting outside while the weather was nice but retreated inside as it got hotter. Later, we enjoyed our lunch of shrimp egg fu yung and watched the BBCA series Planet Earth. They always do such a great job in their different documentaries. Earlier, we had been watching some of the Shark Week programs and actually we both took a nap while that was going on.
When she left at around 5: 15pm, we knew the Beast would be coming home soon, which he did about an hour later. I was still resting since I started feeling a bit light headed and stayed laying down. After the Beast got home, he regaled me with a review of some of the information he had learned (unsolicited, mind you) and I fell asleep again. At least he left me alone but he left my door open to the computer room in case I had a problem. Since I intended to sleep in my recliner, I closed the door when I awoke to use the bathroom and get some more ice water since I felt I needed it.
One thing I remember is that he has decided that the hens are more than likely laying eggs around the yard. He is now going to keep them in the coop until after noon some time to encourage them to continue to use the nest boxes and he's going to search the yard and see where they are now hiding their eggs. We know they are laying more than two eggs a day. Cee is going to come over tomorrow to help the Beast search which I thought was sweet of her since I am not able to help out.
I really hate feeling so useless right now but am also worried that I might actually have a serious heart problem. I'm actually afraid to read up about heart murmurs and the problems and/or consequences. I think the Beast is expecting me to die on him soon. I'm stubborn, however, and I intend to live. That possibility is the only reason the Beast would leave my door open since it then *drains* the AC from the rest of the house and makes it less cool. I have my fan on exhaust but it still manages to pull some of the cool into my computer room and he complains about it. Not that I care, really. I enjoy the heat mostly, unless it gets very humid. With as little rain as we've had recently, that isn't a problem.
I guess Johnnycakes has taken his vacation because the whole family is out of town enjoying themselves together. The Princess said they were in Gadsden area today...more than likely camping around one of the lakes in the area. I really envy them being able to do that. At our age, it's a tough thing to manage without help. She said they wouldn't be back until next weekend.
The girls are definitely attacking the rooster lately. He may have to go after all. If this keeps up, he's going to lose his crown entirely. The feathers they pull out will grow back in but I don't think the crown will. It looks just awful. He was fine in the morning but by afternoon, he was bloody again. I don't think our girls were meant to have a rooster around. Maybe some hens just don't like to be mounted all the time...LOL.
The Beast had a surprise this evening when he went to put the chickens in their coop. Instead of a bunch of them running for it when they saw him, only two showed up when he got to the door. He looked around for the others and discovered they were all in the barn, waiting for their cracked corn treat before their bedtime. It was just too funny!
That's all for today. I am still tired so I am going back to bed...no, I am not showering tonight. I'll do that in the morning. Right now, I feel the need for more sleep. So good night, bless you all for reading my blog and I love you. ***Hugs***
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Today Was A Good Day For Me....
I didn't have any dizzy spells today but I slept well and took it fairly easy today . I did wash and dry two loads of clothes (mine). They were all clothes I wore while on vacation plus my jammies. I hung up the clothes and got the others folded.
The Beast stayed home from the big meeting of his fellow church-goers today. However, due to the fact that I felt pretty good today, he IS going to the final day tomorrow. I found out as we were eating dinner that he asked Cee to come over to sit with me tomorrow and she said she would. She knows that my blood pressure yesterday was just 80/42 and was very concerned. I had a few instances of the dizzy/falling thing while we were on vacation but it passed quickly. I have no idea how that could be heart related but I trust my doctor and his concern. Like he told me, he might be hearing an echo or something else but the cardiogram will tell him more. And me, too!
We ate sausage gravy and biscuits for our breakfast, then I had soup for lunch. The Beast felt generous and went to the Chinese restaurant near our house for some shrimp egg fu yung. They gave us extra gravy so we have plenty for Cee's and my lunch tomorrow. Yum!
The girls have kind of gotten lazy about laying eggs. We are averaging just four a day for the last two days. Of course, I have 3 dozen of their eggs (all large ones) already in egg cartons in the fridge. I told the Beast we need to get some more but look for ones that say brown eggs. I hope they have them.
The Beast went to bed at 8pm because he has to get up at 5am. I guess he is figuring how long it will take him to get dressed, eat something for breakfast and then meet his buddy and family at their business. The four of them will travel together to Birmingham. It also means he will probably eat dinner out with them, too. Not that I care. I enjoy my life when he's not here. It's only because he keeps popping into my computer room to either preach to me or tell me something about politicians that I really don't care to hear. Today he honored me with a video that was all about Christ. *Sigh* It actually was different and kind of interesting but it didn't convince me to start going to his church.
My DVD player on my computer has stopped working for me so the Beast ordered another one that will get here Tuesday. He'll clean my computer and then install it so I can use it again. I've missed it.
Time for me to think about sleep but I have to shower first. At least I am not worried about dizziness right now. I've actually been a good girl most of the day. Remember to be kind. There are people who have nothing that still manage to smile. Everyone needs kindness. ***Hugs***
The Beast stayed home from the big meeting of his fellow church-goers today. However, due to the fact that I felt pretty good today, he IS going to the final day tomorrow. I found out as we were eating dinner that he asked Cee to come over to sit with me tomorrow and she said she would. She knows that my blood pressure yesterday was just 80/42 and was very concerned. I had a few instances of the dizzy/falling thing while we were on vacation but it passed quickly. I have no idea how that could be heart related but I trust my doctor and his concern. Like he told me, he might be hearing an echo or something else but the cardiogram will tell him more. And me, too!
We ate sausage gravy and biscuits for our breakfast, then I had soup for lunch. The Beast felt generous and went to the Chinese restaurant near our house for some shrimp egg fu yung. They gave us extra gravy so we have plenty for Cee's and my lunch tomorrow. Yum!
The girls have kind of gotten lazy about laying eggs. We are averaging just four a day for the last two days. Of course, I have 3 dozen of their eggs (all large ones) already in egg cartons in the fridge. I told the Beast we need to get some more but look for ones that say brown eggs. I hope they have them.
The Beast went to bed at 8pm because he has to get up at 5am. I guess he is figuring how long it will take him to get dressed, eat something for breakfast and then meet his buddy and family at their business. The four of them will travel together to Birmingham. It also means he will probably eat dinner out with them, too. Not that I care. I enjoy my life when he's not here. It's only because he keeps popping into my computer room to either preach to me or tell me something about politicians that I really don't care to hear. Today he honored me with a video that was all about Christ. *Sigh* It actually was different and kind of interesting but it didn't convince me to start going to his church.
My DVD player on my computer has stopped working for me so the Beast ordered another one that will get here Tuesday. He'll clean my computer and then install it so I can use it again. I've missed it.
Time for me to think about sleep but I have to shower first. At least I am not worried about dizziness right now. I've actually been a good girl most of the day. Remember to be kind. There are people who have nothing that still manage to smile. Everyone needs kindness. ***Hugs***
Friday, July 1, 2016
Some Scary News.....
I had to go to see my doctor today due to some scary things that happened to me. I was dizzy and it was causing me to fall. I am talking about some serious shit here. Every time I have had falling down experiences, it has been a sign of something serious going on. So I go in and the doctor checks my A1C (in case it was caused by low blood sugar) but it was 5.5. The doctor said it was almost non-diabetic. I haven't had much of an appetite either. He found a slight murmur in my heart and it really concerned him. He scheduled me for an echo cardiogram on Thursday, when a technician visits at the clinic. He had called the hospital but they were unable to schedule me for two weeks so he decided that I could go home and just rest until then.
He really wanted me to go into the hospital immediately so tests could be run but I preferred to go home. The Beast has his church services (a special assembly) this weekend and I didn't want to scare him. I hadn't slept last night so, when I got home, I fell asleep and woke up just a few minutes ago. Oh, and I have IBS-D again so I had to take the diarrhea medication, too. It never rains, it pours, doesn't it?
I had to call the clinic once I drove myself home because he was THAT concerned for me when he found out I had driven to the clinic by myself. I had felt dizzy driving there and that alone was scary. I haven't talked to the Beast about this yet because he was asleep when I woke up. I fell asleep in my recliner and I guess that will be my bed for tonight. I really don't want to wake him just to tell him the news. I am under orders to report to the hospital if the symptoms get any worse. He said if I tell them my problem, they will admit me and perform the tests required. Otherwise, he wants me to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and just take it easy until the test on Thursday at 9am.
It's the IBS-D that really worries me, however. That means that I am losing more water than is good for me right now. It's the reason he said to hydrate so sincerely. I am drinking some ice water as I write this. A BIG glass of it. I will keep the glass filled at all times and keep drinking it. He's worried that I may have a valve in my heart that isn't opening like it should and that is causing other problems that I have like my hips hurting so badly. It may be that they are not receiving the blood supply necessary for my walking any distance. Like I said, scary stuff.
I am fine when I am sitting down or laying down. He doesn't want me doing anything and he was almost fierce when he said I was to spend as much time sitting as possible. I told him I would just spend my time reading, playing my game or checking out my Facebook page. He laughed but approved of the plan. I didn't check the nesting boxes since there were chickens in them when I went out to check for eggs. Then, one of the hens seemed to panic and flew out of the box, screeching the whole time. I found one egg in that nest. I hope I got the egg she was trying to lay. If not, I am sure she went into the box after I left the coop area.
It was so weird to see the chickens out in the yard. A group of them was gathered under the peach tree in the corner of the yard, probably to avoid the sun since it was around noon and the heat was almost heavy feeling. That's another rhing the doctor warned me against....being out in the heat. He said that stresses the heart and I was to avoid that at all times. His instructions alone was enough to scare you when you thought about it. He was really concerned and truly wanted me to go to the hospital and not go home. I hate being in the hospital so you can understand why I said I wanted to go home and wait it out. After my echo cardiogram, I will probably be sent to a local cardiologist for assessment. I will just have to wait until early evening to gather up the eggs and put them into cartons. I saw three empty ones on the fridge. I will only put in the large ones. Yes, we still have a couple hens that aren't laying the large ones that they are supposed to be laying. Just a couple but that just means they are not quite fully grown yet. Oh well. It is what it is.
Time to get some more ice water and drink it before I try going back to sleep. I still can't believe that I actually slept for a full 8 hours without taking any sleeping pills. I have a prescription that needed to be presented in prescription form and orders for it couldn't be faxed. My other prescriptions were faxed and I got a call from the pharmacy to let me know they were ready.
That's all for today. Sorry I haven't been able to check my photos but I wil try again tomorrow. I missed talking to the Beast this morning so I would have had to wait until tomorrow morning. I will be up to talk to him in the morning since I've had so much sleep today. Remember, I love you all. Be happy and please be careful with your health. It's important. Like me being scared today, you don't want to wait for signs to scare you. Make sure you see your doctor regularly. I was supposed to see him next week as my regular appointment but called and was scared today. Luckily, there was an open appointment. Besides, any falling experiences with someone my age is considered an emergency. Be good. ***Hugs****
He really wanted me to go into the hospital immediately so tests could be run but I preferred to go home. The Beast has his church services (a special assembly) this weekend and I didn't want to scare him. I hadn't slept last night so, when I got home, I fell asleep and woke up just a few minutes ago. Oh, and I have IBS-D again so I had to take the diarrhea medication, too. It never rains, it pours, doesn't it?
I had to call the clinic once I drove myself home because he was THAT concerned for me when he found out I had driven to the clinic by myself. I had felt dizzy driving there and that alone was scary. I haven't talked to the Beast about this yet because he was asleep when I woke up. I fell asleep in my recliner and I guess that will be my bed for tonight. I really don't want to wake him just to tell him the news. I am under orders to report to the hospital if the symptoms get any worse. He said if I tell them my problem, they will admit me and perform the tests required. Otherwise, he wants me to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and just take it easy until the test on Thursday at 9am.
It's the IBS-D that really worries me, however. That means that I am losing more water than is good for me right now. It's the reason he said to hydrate so sincerely. I am drinking some ice water as I write this. A BIG glass of it. I will keep the glass filled at all times and keep drinking it. He's worried that I may have a valve in my heart that isn't opening like it should and that is causing other problems that I have like my hips hurting so badly. It may be that they are not receiving the blood supply necessary for my walking any distance. Like I said, scary stuff.
I am fine when I am sitting down or laying down. He doesn't want me doing anything and he was almost fierce when he said I was to spend as much time sitting as possible. I told him I would just spend my time reading, playing my game or checking out my Facebook page. He laughed but approved of the plan. I didn't check the nesting boxes since there were chickens in them when I went out to check for eggs. Then, one of the hens seemed to panic and flew out of the box, screeching the whole time. I found one egg in that nest. I hope I got the egg she was trying to lay. If not, I am sure she went into the box after I left the coop area.
It was so weird to see the chickens out in the yard. A group of them was gathered under the peach tree in the corner of the yard, probably to avoid the sun since it was around noon and the heat was almost heavy feeling. That's another rhing the doctor warned me against....being out in the heat. He said that stresses the heart and I was to avoid that at all times. His instructions alone was enough to scare you when you thought about it. He was really concerned and truly wanted me to go to the hospital and not go home. I hate being in the hospital so you can understand why I said I wanted to go home and wait it out. After my echo cardiogram, I will probably be sent to a local cardiologist for assessment. I will just have to wait until early evening to gather up the eggs and put them into cartons. I saw three empty ones on the fridge. I will only put in the large ones. Yes, we still have a couple hens that aren't laying the large ones that they are supposed to be laying. Just a couple but that just means they are not quite fully grown yet. Oh well. It is what it is.
Time to get some more ice water and drink it before I try going back to sleep. I still can't believe that I actually slept for a full 8 hours without taking any sleeping pills. I have a prescription that needed to be presented in prescription form and orders for it couldn't be faxed. My other prescriptions were faxed and I got a call from the pharmacy to let me know they were ready.
That's all for today. Sorry I haven't been able to check my photos but I wil try again tomorrow. I missed talking to the Beast this morning so I would have had to wait until tomorrow morning. I will be up to talk to him in the morning since I've had so much sleep today. Remember, I love you all. Be happy and please be careful with your health. It's important. Like me being scared today, you don't want to wait for signs to scare you. Make sure you see your doctor regularly. I was supposed to see him next week as my regular appointment but called and was scared today. Luckily, there was an open appointment. Besides, any falling experiences with someone my age is considered an emergency. Be good. ***Hugs****
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