FB STATUS

Repeating my Facebook status for today:


So. My doctor's appointment for post-op was set for today at 5:15. Not fond of that late of appointment in Hagerstown... but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. So yesterday they call me and ask me if I can come in at 4:00 instead. Sure. We rearrange our lives to drive the hour and fifteen minutes to be there an hour and fifteen minutes earlier only to walk into an office filled with approximately twenty five waiting patients. ??? "We are running behind" the receptionist tells me. Like. 1 1/2 to 2 hours behind? And I was asked to come in over an hour early because..... ?? I fill out and return my paper work, walk away, then walk out the door... never to return again. Who needs it! Dear God, please keep me healthy so I do not have to frequent doctor's offices = This, my daily prayer

That is all.

Summer Dayzzzzzz

Summer seems to be bolting through our lives at a speed that is hard to keep up with.  So many appointments, day trips, and so much planned and checked off the list.

Whew!

My biopsy came back okay, and for that I am so very thankful!  God answered my nagging prayers to Him and set my mind at peace.  He is awesome!

We are getting ready now for our annual beach vacation with all the kiddies and grand-kiddies.  I hate leaving Gracie for the week, but Justin (my son) will be here with her so she will be in good hands.  I am looking forward to relaxing and enjoying time with family in vacation atmosphere.

Things are slowed at the office and so I am re-grouping, organizing, and planning my marketing strategies for September.  Sometimes it's nice to have time to breath in - breath out.

Thanks so much to everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers.  I truly appreciate each and every one.

To all of my four legged furrends out there:  it's flea and tick season.  My advice is for you to hide under the bed and never come out.  Except maybe for chicken.  And steak.   And cookies.  And an occasional pee or poop.  No lousy chemicals that make you sneeze.  No humiliating picking off of fleas and rummaging through your fur to find them.  No baths or mom saying Ewwwww there's another one!  No worries.  P.S.  Watch the tail.  If your tail is not a stub like mine is, it could easily be viewed from where your mom stands and safety is but an illusion.  Tuck that tail between your legs buddy! There's nothing worse that being pulled out from beneath the bed and plopped into a wet, sudsy bath.  Peace out.  Gracie. 

The Patch

Yesterday I went in for a biopsy and was put under anesthesia.  They put a patch behind my ear for nausea.  Soon after I got home I took the patch off and threw it away.

I do not like meds.  They always cause 'other things' to go wrong, in my opinion.   I am almost a virgin when it comes to medications.  I say almost because I do take the occasional Tylenol or antibiotic when needed.  Oh, and Claritin (children's version.. lol)  And I do the vitamins almost every day.  But generally, if the doctor tells me I have a problem I try to solve it by changing my lifestyle.  Cause I hate meds!!

And so.  Today, I'm getting the 'side effects' from that darned old patch.  Flushed face.  Vertigo.  Light headed.  Nauseated.  blah, blah, blah.

I took some of my (children's) Claritin, hoping it will ease my symptoms...  we will see.

*Sigh *

A lot of people might do well with meds...  but this old girl...  not so much.

I'm glad I didn't decide to do a cruise and follow the advice of all those who said "just wear the patch... you'll be fine."
Huh!  Gloom, dispair and agony on me.  It would have turned out ugly.

Well, now I know.

But in the meantime, I will suffer.  And hope these symptoms leave sooner than later.

Anyone else have any adverse effects from the notorious "patch". ?