WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2018
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Morning, all... Cranky, again, and will be undergoing a forcible mood transplant between now and 9 a.m., so I can be not just pleasant, but grateful throughout this jury (where models presented by the class are judged). And figure out some way to include seven architectural models in my little SUV. Hope they're reasonably small! Wasn't going to try to drive my husband's pickup through big-city traffic, though.
Heather... one of the jokes on this side of the pond is that the home remodeling channels always find a millennial couple who don't have kids, who have jobs that pay nothing but are always very creative, and yet somehow seem to always have a few million dollars lying around to spend remodeling a house. I picked it more for price and place than functionality, and won't make the mistake again.
The hotel's what is called a "boutique hotel," and has beautiful appointments all built around a military theme. For instance, the cabinets look like old, metal lockers, but are actually solid wood painted to look that way. Sort of self-consciously swank in that same fashion as home tv. Throw in the $9 bottles of booze that are the size of your thumb... and snacks and candy bars similarly priced. Just not me.
I prefer simple, safe, super clean, functional rooms that have what I want or are willing to supply it. And all I want, seriously, is a bed, a tv, a desk, a bathroom with a shower with decent water pressure, a refrigerator big enough to fit a gallon jug of tea, and a microwave for my breakfast cereal.
Lordie, I've gotten demanding. Not sarcasm, just not sure I've ever laid it out in one place before. Ha! I am demanding. Oh well. Cranky old lady over here at far too early in the morning, but the coffee is rebooting my sense of humor. Hopefully, the gratitude attitude will kick in on the second cup! And I bring my own coffee maker, as hotel coffee is generally nasty. To me.
Love y'all,
Tons of work to do, then the shower, then the three-hour jury, then I'll hit the road again.
Lisa, not in Arkansas, but close (relatively)8 -
Lisa and Wendy - Don't often get fridges here. Even mini bars seem to be going out of fashion except in stupid, swanky places. Some have a few expensive packets of biscuits or chips.
My main criterion is peace and quiet. I read all reviews super carefully and always ask for the quietest room. It's usually ok when I'm the one who is booking it, but when we go on our trips abroad (not the cruises) which are booked by someone else, there is often a very difficult initial period when I am upsetting and embarrassing DH by telling the hotel I am not at all happy and want to move rooms straight away. They are often lovely rooms, but I don't want to hear other people or ANY music. I too have got super fussy in my old age. :bigsmile: He dreads it while I work out whether I am happy.
No news from the solicitors this morning and they said they would update us. Grrrrrrrrrr! I can feel my blood pressure rising already.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx5 -
Today was suspiciously quiet.
After a week of utter chaos, I kept thinking that this isn't right.
My week:
University on Monday.
Homework every evening.
Full-time work.
Long meetings every single day.
Scrambling to prepare for the next meeting in small gaps between meeting ... just enough not to look like a complete idiot.
I had to cut one meeting short, because it was off-site and about a 10-min walk away ... and then literally run to get to my next meeting in time.
1001 emails between me and everyone involved in my husband's care, trying to sort things out.
Ambulance called for my husband on Wednesday because he had a bit of turn ... not sure if virus or new meds.
Monitoring/supervising my husband every evening.
Grandmother, back in Canada, had a bad fall and has ended up in hospital. Lots more emails.
Long days, late nights, early mornings.
But today, I actually had a few hours to work on my main work project ... and no one disturbed me!!! Weird!! Like twilight zone!!
Thank goodness it's the weekend ... I'm so ready to be finished this week!!
Machka in Oz
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morning ladies~
I am up and showered and having my tea,, wont be able to feed my DFIL this morning as I have to get the oil changed on my car, which I will do over near where I am working today.
I have an appointment with attorney next tuesday to do my funded trust...i feel this is the best for me , my SIL is hounding me to use the attorneys she used or her dad used,, but I will just not tell her what I am doing...
It is hot and humid here and I am dressed in long pants and will bring a sweatshirt with me, it was 68 degrees in there yesterday and thank goodness I dresssed for it ..
Barbie~ I sure hope you find relief soon, I know how much you miss walking the pups and your line dancing,,,,
Lisa ~ good luck today..
Heather~ hope you hear from the solicitors today.it is frustration at its worst..3 -
Good morning all! Happy Friday! I really haven't put up my monthly goals due to the later thread set up (thank you Lisa) then due to me sleeping in yesterday.
My word for the year is Resilience
-I am sitting pretty much where I was in the beginning of July due to the fact that I gained four pounds on my vacation. BUT...that has all come off in the past two weeks and I am back down to 228.
August goals:
Stick to the meal plan
Log, log, log
walk daily
add 30 minutes of cardio/strength training
get my water every day
stay AF
get myself taken care of *see below
Sorry if TMI: I have my period again! I thought I was pretty much through menopause, but this year started getting my period. Saw my doc in January and she said that the final year of menopause some women experience something called a "show" when they have two or three periods that are heavier/longer than normal. Well, I have been having periods about every 15-20 days apart. I called my doc and am going back in to see her, but first she has ordered bloodwork and a thyroid panel. I will get those things taken care of by next Wednesday and then will go see her after those results come back. Machka-thank you. It was your words (of caution, perhaps) that pushed me to contact my doc. Hearing about your outcome with the bleeding so often made me realize that this could be something that requires attention. I, personally, am thinking it could be a thyroid issue. lol there I go. Dr. Kelly; diagnosing herself!
Heather - I know you don't feel very patient; but my hat's off to you! You are so patient the way you are dealing with the delays with this house you are looking at and the whole moving process! This would drive me insane!
Meg- Oh, I hope your message gets through to your DH! lol I giggled when I read it, for I also have a dark and twisted sense of humor.
Lisa-Hang in there! I am sure, now, that you are settling into your new place, there are other things you would rather be doing than traveling and staying in a hotel. There is a part of me that is envious of your travel and crappy hotel! lol
Michele- I like snakes; but I think if one rubbed up against me while I was in the water, I would panic!
Lanette- Wondering how long your DH has been dealing with RA? My DH was diagnosed in spring of 2015, spent about six months on methotrexate, then they put him on plaquenil in late 2015 (November or December). The plaquenil seems to work to keep him moving, but we are having a hard time finding a pain med that works for him. Does your DH stay on an anti inflammatory diet? What has he found to help with the pain management? I know that everyone's RA journey, like everything else, is different. But just trying to get an idea of other options for my DH. (Other than me knocking him over the head with a hammer).
Pip- Are you sick?
Wendy- I wish I were close enough to you to bring my kiddos over for an "adventure" on your property! LOL! It is like a fairytale place with something interesting going on in every corner of your place! I am sure they would happily shovel, clean, feed chickens in return for a "field trip" day! lol
Well, time to get busy! love and hugs to all ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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Hi ladies. Remember me? I’m dropping back into the group again as I definitely need some help.
Had foot surgery last Thursday and it went well. Dr said it was worse than he thought it would be but they only had to use part of a tendon from my big toe to replace the tear in the other tendon. I’m in a cast for the next 4 weeks. Can’t put any weight on the foot so am using a walker and a scooter I can kneel on. This has well and truly shown me how weak and out of shape I am. I have no upper body strength so using the walker is difficult as it is hard to push up my whole body to take a step with my good leg.
When I came home the day of surgery, I fell trying to get over the threshold. Not sure what happened. DH helped me up the stairs but when I tried to go into the house I fell backwards. Since I’ve had my knees replaced about 6 years ago, I find it painful to kneel. Because of my weight, my DH wasn’t able to pull me up. I did eventually go from kneeling to standing on one foot and made it into the house which I haven’t left in a week. I have a drs appointment next week and I’m already worried about how I’m getting from the car into the office. One good thing is that my arms are getting stronger.
I’ve been getting steadily more down just thinking about how I’ve let myself get this way. I’m 63 and feel 83. When I retire in about 3 years, at the rate I’m going I won’t be doing anything.
So this morning I decided to try and get back on track. I have a long way to go but I have to start somewhere. So here I am again back with the group and praying I can start today to get healthier. I don’t ever want to feel so embarrassed and depressed about my weight again.
Sorry this is so long winded. After a week of just me and the tv all day I needed a good place to go where people will know just what I’m feeling. Ok I’m starting to cry so it’s time to get up and get moving.
Thanks ladies for always being there when I need you.
Terry recovering in VT
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Morning, Lisa I too must bring my own coffee setup when traveling, it is a life saver for me. Love the predictability of chain hotels but the charm and surprises of boutique hotels. Our favorite hotel experience was in Morocco, each one was more unusual than the next and part of the adventure—anything is manageable with good coffee
Feeling good about stretching my nitetime fast to 15 hours. Am drinking a lot more water. My BP has been on the rise and I think it is due to some overeating of salty food. Back to regular monitoring (3x daily) and cutting back on snacking on salty food-my guilty pleasure.
NYKAREN
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Friday -- My husband went for a bit of a walk (about 1.4 km).
And because I sat on my butt at work all day, I figured I'd check out Zwift's new route ...
Distance: 10.22km
Elevation: 81m
Moving Time: 24:51
Elapsed Time: 24:51
......................... Avg .................... Max
Speed ............. 24.7km/h ............... 57.2km/h
Heart Rate ...... 126bpm ................. 153bpm
Cadence ......... 76 ......................... 110
Power ............ 95W ...................... 192W
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Katla love the HALT as a way to stop and self reflect and do what you can for yourself!
Pip feel better soon.
Terry good to see you.You sound like me a two months ago. I made up my mind to regain my health. I was on the upper end of weight and had other markers that showed I was heading to diabetes. Changing to healthy habits will also more than likely help you heal faster too. Healing thoughts for a good recovery.
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Sorry if TMI: I have my period again! I thought I was pretty much through menopause, but this year started getting my period. Saw my doc in January and she said that the final year of menopause some women experience something called a "show" when they have two or three periods that are heavier/longer than normal. Well, I have been having periods about every 15-20 days apart. I called my doc and am going back in to see her, but first she has ordered bloodwork and a thyroid panel. I will get those things taken care of by next Wednesday and then will go see her after those results come back. Machka-thank you. It was your words (of caution, perhaps) that pushed me to contact my doc. Hearing about your outcome with the bleeding so often made me realize that this could be something that requires attention. I, personally, am thinking it could be a thyroid issue. lol there I go. Dr. Kelly; diagnosing herself!
I'm glad you're getting it checked.
I waited a year, figuring it was just how things were. Mine turned out to be precancerous polyps ... but they had to do a couple of different ultrasounds to find them. The first one took up 1/3 of my uterus ... no wonder I was having issues!!
I hope they're able to figure out your situation and solve it quickly and easily.
M in Oz
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Hi ladies. Remember me? I’m dropping back into the group again as I definitely need some help.
I was just thinking about you today and wondering how you were doing.
And yes, if you start now ... even in just a week's time things may have improved a little bit. My husband is working on rebuilding his strength. He used to be so strong, but since being able to get up and around after the accident, he has had a lot of trouble getting up from a sitting position. But he's been doing exercises for that all week, and it does seem to be getting a little bit easier.
All the best!!
M in Oz
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Happy cooler Friday!
Kelly - MY DH's first year with RA was on a weekly oral dose of methotrexate and anti-nausea meds which he would take every Friday night and be horribly sick all weekend but well enough to go back to work on Monday, and there might have been another pill thrown in there. He was diagnosed in early 1990's when he was about 45 so he's going on 25+ years. So he's now on 7 mg of prednisone per day which really works well - for his age, which is 72, his rheumatologist (who is 75!) says he will never switch from it. He is not swollen from the side effects. He is also taking Celecoxib (generic Celebrex), Gabapentin, omeprazole and Soma - many of them have nasty potential side effects. He has been taking these drugs for years and until recently when the vascular problems started to hit, was able to stay pretty active, just got tired a lot more which is also RA. Oh, and he also uses medical MJ - which is around 60% CBD and 40% THC. Teensy joint, a few puffs in the afternoon and few puffs before bed. Only on days he has bad pain - like on low air pressure/rainy type days.
He is not on any type of anti-inflammatory diet and refuses to consider doing any "natural" things. I guess the only good thing about the drugs he is taking is that they are inexpensive and he's on the generics, cost getting them from his doc or GoodRX is less than $1.50 per day. He also takes 5000 IU of Vitamin D3 per day.
Rye - glad your toe is getting better and thinking of you as you prepare for the family get-together!
Lisa - what a disappointment not having a microwave. Sounds like a busy day coming up for you! Hey, when I saw all the pix of the property clearing John did on your new place, it occurred to me that if he lived around here he could make a good living doing that. Is it something he enjoys? My DH was a landscape supervisor when his RA hit - he loved working outside with plants rather than people all day.
Barbie - sounds like you are feeling some better! I've had two "steroid packs" during my experiences with back pain - one of them a herniated disc - and had relief both times. What a weird altered state tho, lol. Glad they were short-term.
Gotta get ready to hit the road, lots of errands to run this morning. Take care ladies!
Lanette
Cool SW WA State where we got a little measurable rain last night. Frizzy hair day, lol.
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Terry - glad you're back, sorry for the reason, but then, that's kind of while we are all here, for the support. You're loved and you have all of us in your pocket, don't forget.
Lanette - I think John needs, most of all, motivation. His love for us, and urge to pay us back with something he knows we need is his top motivation at the moment, rather than the actual work. We're also giving him space to decide exactly what it his he wants to do, and he's tossing around the idea of trade schools, which his GI Bill will pay for, and deciding what trade he wants to follow. What his next jump will be, I have no idea, (could be landscaping, but could be underwater basket-weaving, for all I know! )
Just pleased that a truly win-win situation for all of us is in progress. He's doing work we just don't have the time to do yet, and saving us not just time but energy, which as a 24-year-old, he has a much greater supply of than we do. Starting with his next VA check, he plans on having us put a certain amount into savings for him, and plans to stick around until next April, when he has his year's residency in Arkansas, and can decide between college and trade school. He's big on plans, but not terribly good at follow-through to-date.
His sister, whom we love dearly, is both terribly jealous that he's helping when she cannot, and relieved, as she knows there's no way she could do it, with two Army careers in progress and two little 'uns to take care of. I have no doubt we'll see her this winter. She's an interesting cat.
Off to the races. Have modified my mood with coffee and work satisfyingly in progress, and am off to my jury duty. Should be interesting.
Reserved a hotel halfway home, after figuring out the reality of there being no way I can drive eight hours after getting up at 3:30, working for four hours, and now having to be social and judgy for three hours. So I've split the difference, and will stay just over the line in Oklahoma, then only a few hours drive in the morning. Will probably be home before my husband even gets up!
Love y'all!
Lisa, soon to be back in Arkansas
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So, I skipped June but here we go. I'm more interested in fat loss that weight loss so my measurements mean more than the number on the scale. Since May 30 although my weight has only decreased by 2 pounds, my measurements are improving! I’m losing fat and gaining a little muscle.
BMI down 1/2%
Resting heart rate decreased from 83 to 74
Caliper abdominal decreased from 34.5mm to 26mm
Lean body mass from 121 lbs to 147.4 lbs
Neck down 2.1”
Chest down 1.5”
Waist down 1”
Hip down 1”
Quad down 1”
Calf down 1”
I've gradually incorporated more fruits and vegetables into my families diet with no complaints. In fact the other day, I made a dish that was primarily vegetables with some chicken. My husband said it was good without the chicken. I've been using my instant pot to create interesting dishes that would have taken too long before.
I joined a new gym five minutes from my house that offers tons of classes, all included in the cost of membership. I've participated in beginner boxing, an Evofit class (#EvilFit - definitely not ready for that class yet), and yoga.
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Hi ladies - Again, I have 'deactivated' my FB account; I made friends with some of you; and, some I was able to put the addresses into my 'snail email' address book; but, when I sent a 'joke' I had received a couple of them got bounced back. Please, any of you, who would like to be a 'snail email' friend send me a current email address and I will forward the 'jokes' and little 'stories' I receive from a couple of my friends all the time. Some of my former HS classmates are on FB; but, they still have an email address to receive communication that isn't meant to be 'public' on FB. I have had so many issues with FB; that I tend to want to sail my laptop across the room. Really want to 'dough pop' my oldest son who just cannot understand why I always have problems arise as he has never ever had them occur to him. The page I am reading with blink and it will either take me back 3 days of posts I have already read, or send a message that a page is not available, and every time I check my icon with the posts that have been shared with me … have to do that BEFORE I read what others have shared with me. It has gotten worse since Markie ZipperButt appeared before the Congressional Hearings. He made the comment that FB would make it so that people would not have any trouble finding others. Maybe I am paranoid; but, I don't want my info out there for others to see. Yes, I am 'crazy' and I can admit that. Just a lot more drama than I am willing to take.
I just don't want to lose contact with any of you. But every time I come to this 'community' I have over 100 posts to get through and that is checking it every day. Over that is just 'too overwhelming' for me.
I did not realize how going through 2 'surgical' procedures would drain me; but, at least I no longer have any 'acid reflux'. Tuesday I went back to the surgeon and he said he 'knew' when I walked in that the surgery had been successful due to the 'big smile' I had across my face. Then yesterday I went to my GYN for a follow-up; and had had pain in my left nipple (something that tends to occur often), so they did a sonogram on it and the Radiologist came in to see it done a 2nd time and said that it really had not changed that much; but, they are still going to do a 'diagnostic' mammogram and a repeat sonogram in 3 months. He did not want to wait 6 months. I have 2 sisters who are breast cancer survivors; and, my Mother had ovarian cancer that went to her brain, so I am guessing that it probably also went to her breasts before she passed away. I'm not 'scared', just very concerned. Please keep me in your prayers for whatever I might be faced with. My DDnL#2 had to have a mole cut out and it was biopsied and came back 'severe' so on Monday Will took her to the MD and he cut out the rest of it. Tami had also made an appointment for Will to have his body checked and they sliced off 2 moles and sent them to the pathologist for a biopsy. Tami wrote me yesterday to tell me about it and said that they will get the results back, probably on Tuesday. She said that Will gets 'blindsided' by her because she will make MD appointment for him, if she sees 'anything' that might concern him in any manner. She said he is probably a little 'tired of it'; but, always tells her "Thank You" after it is all over. Both DDsnL are due to start having mammograms this year as they both turn 40. One has 'large melons' and the other has had 'breast augmentation'. I told her the worst thing about that is the extra slides they make and having someone push the implant back out of the way to take them. Thankfully, my GYN got rid of the last technician he had who had some sort of 'evil idea' that she needed to be rough and man-handled a woman's breast - it really should not hurt; it will be uncomfortable; but, she had been complained about by others … so when I told him how rough she had been the first time - it waived it off; then I told him to go in there and put his "Johnson" in between the plates and let her smash it, like she did my breasts.
Margaret - I was trying to de-clutter my house with the help of my oldest sister and had worked through 3 rooms to the point that it takes me only 5 minutes to make them look great; but, after the angel I broke when I fell and broke my wrist in January reappeared on our kitchen counter (Louis felt like he could glue it back together), it pissed her off and she told me the last time I went up there to have a psychological session that she would never help me again try to de-clutter the rest of it. Louis has turned into sort of a 'hoarder' … not like the ones you see on TV; but, he 'hates' getting rid of stuff that he thinks are useful. Well, they are only 'useful' if you use them. I sent 3 bags of linens to Goodwill, two more bags to send to Gameboy to try to sell what I had in Wii products back to them. Trey brought them back and said that Jenn would come down and take a picture of all I had and try to sell it on FB or Craig's List. I'd get more that way (if they sell). After a couple of months, then I will just take them back to Goodwill. I use a 'list' to do the things I want to get through daily and it helps make me stick to it, most of the time.
Gee, I had about 10 pages of MFP posting to read today and I wanted to respond to more of you than I can have, without going back and re-reading them. I might do that because I will also be taking a break from MFP. I took the icon for FB off my laptop since that would make me take a lot more steps to get back into FB. It had become way too time-consuming for me and I would spend hours on it. When I needed to do my chores and do some reading.
Lenora - EMAIL ADDRESS: lilnora.rembrandt.mitchell@windstream.net
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Pip: I hope you feel better soon. There are zillions of possible reasons a person feels crappy. I look to the obvious physical things as a place to start. This is what I taught my kids at home and my students at school: Ask yourself these questions: Am I hungry? Am I angry? Am I lonely? Am I tired? Each of the questions leads to practical things a person can do to help herself or himself feel a little bit better. This is part of a system called HALT Stress.
(((Barbie))) I hope you feel better each day. :flowerforyou:
Our house wifi system has been damaged and DH is working on a plan to rebuild it. It has worked flawlessly for years & this is an unwelcome event.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
katla - i know why i feel crappy, it's cuz i'm sicker than a dog!!!!!! i know i know, you should give your body a break when you're like this, actually for me doing what i've been doing IS giving my body a break, believe it or not. i know i know, don't preach, i know4 -
Good morning all! Happy Friday! I really haven't put up my monthly goals due to the later thread set up (thank you Lisa) then due to me sleeping in yesterday.
My word for the year is Resilience
-I am sitting pretty much where I was in the beginning of July due to the fact that I gained four pounds on my vacation. BUT...that has all come off in the past two weeks and I am back down to 228.
August goals:
Stick to the meal plan
Log, log, log
walk daily
add 30 minutes of cardio/strength training
get my water every day
stay AF
get myself taken care of *see below
Sorry if TMI: I have my period again! I thought I was pretty much through menopause, but this year started getting my period. Saw my doc in January and she said that the final year of menopause some women experience something called a "show" when they have two or three periods that are heavier/longer than normal. Well, I have been having periods about every 15-20 days apart. I called my doc and am going back in to see her, but first she has ordered bloodwork and a thyroid panel. I will get those things taken care of by next Wednesday and then will go see her after those results come back. Machka-thank you. It was your words (of caution, perhaps) that pushed me to contact my doc. Hearing about your outcome with the bleeding so often made me realize that this could be something that requires attention. I, personally, am thinking it could be a thyroid issue. lol there I go. Dr. Kelly; diagnosing herself!
Heather - I know you don't feel very patient; but my hat's off to you! You are so patient the way you are dealing with the delays with this house you are looking at and the whole moving process! This would drive me insane!
Meg- Oh, I hope your message gets through to your DH! lol I giggled when I read it, for I also have a dark and twisted sense of humor.
Lisa-Hang in there! I am sure, now, that you are settling into your new place, there are other things you would rather be doing than traveling and staying in a hotel. There is a part of me that is envious of your travel and crappy hotel! lol
Michele- I like snakes; but I think if one rubbed up against me while I was in the water, I would panic!
Lanette- Wondering how long your DH has been dealing with RA? My DH was diagnosed in spring of 2015, spent about six months on methotrexate, then they put him on plaquenil in late 2015 (November or December). The plaquenil seems to work to keep him moving, but we are having a hard time finding a pain med that works for him. Does your DH stay on an anti inflammatory diet? What has he found to help with the pain management? I know that everyone's RA journey, like everything else, is different. But just trying to get an idea of other options for my DH. (Other than me knocking him over the head with a hammer).
Pip- Are you sick?
Wendy- I wish I were close enough to you to bring my kiddos over for an "adventure" on your property! LOL! It is like a fairytale place with something interesting going on in every corner of your place! I am sure they would happily shovel, clean, feed chickens in return for a "field trip" day! lol
Well, time to get busy! love and hugs to all ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
yup sicker than a dog! i don't remember the last time i was sick4 -
Welcome back Terry! Good to see you
You may feel a bit pathetic at the moment, but you will soon gain some strength. Six years ago I was unable to get into our car without lifting my left leg in with my hands. I was out of breath just walking on the flat. Life was just really uncomfortable. Slowly, slowly I started losing a bit of weight and doing some strengthening exercises, especially for my knee. Core exercises are so important, plus working my arms for upper strength. I do feet as well. I have transformed my strength and weight and also my self confidence. You can do it. The best thing is, you are never going to be worse than you are now. Things can only get better. I am 68 now, nearly 69, and I feel fitter than I was at 40. Six years ago I felt 80.
Eat healthily and wiggle and strengthen the bits of you that you can with some light weights or weight bearing exercises. You can do lots of things in a chair. Google wheelchair exercises or sitting down exercises. Move anything you can move.
Good luck!
I've just thrown some more stuff away and fitted two boxes of writing memorabilia into one box. Hooray!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx6 -
lilnoramitchellandre wrote: »Maybe I am paranoid; but, I don't want my info out there for others to see.
Lenora - EMAIL ADDRESS:
Sorry but ...
If you don't want your info out there for others to see ... don't ever post your email address on a highly public forum like this. That's just asking for spam.
I hope you can still edit your post and remove it. If not, ask the mods to remove it.
M in Oz
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Lisa: I'm guessing you don't plan to book a room in that same hotel again. It sounds like it doesn't meet your very reasonable standards. :ohwell:
(((Heather))) No news is no news and it is aggravating. I hope you get some word from the solicitors soon. :flowerforyou:
Machka: It sounds like a very rough week. I hope the weekend gives you a breather and a chance to rest.
(((Terry))): I am so sorry that you are having such a hard time. I'm happy to see you back here, but not happy about how badly you are feeling these days.
debrakgookins: It sounds like you are making excellent progress. :flowerforyou:
Pip: I hope you feel better soon.
I had the most delightful call from our daughter yesterday. She had a good day at work and shared all sorts of good news with me. She said that she wanted me to hear some good things from her rather than worries and complaints. It was the nicest call I've had in ages.
I'm looking forward to yoga this morning. We have doghair dust bunnies on our floors and I'm planning to spend a bit of time with the vacuum after my yoga class.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Terry: Wishing you a speedy and safe recovery.
Lisa: So sorry about the difficult traveling/motel arrangements. I sense that you are anxious about the goings on in your job.
Rye: Hope the anxiety over the family gathering will be over soon. I know how you feel as I am always anxious about any social interactions.
Lenora: Hope all your tests turn out OK. I had my yrly mamo yesterday and it didn't hurt but was a bit awkward. The worst part was it was raining so hard at the Health Park and I couldn't find a place to park. Had to take off my shoes and wade through the streaming water. Kind of fun though...just like when you were a child and playing in rain puddles.
My DH and I are trying something new to us. I have always in 49 yrs made a big meal in the evening. We have decided to we would try having this at lunch. Seems to be working as I have managed to lose the 3 lbs I have been fussing with over the last few months. Wouldn't work if I was employed but being a home body makes it manageable.
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Hotels - we expect to have refrigerator and microwave. If there isn't a microwave that isn't bad for a night but would not stay a second night and maybe not even the first. I'm like Heather I need quiet. We never stay in an attached room where you can open the door between rooms because you can hear everything in the next room. We generally always stay where they provide a hot breakfast even if we don't eat it. They usually have eggs and bacon or sausage. We stayed at hotels once or twice a month when my husband was working. So sometimes we would get a jacuzzi suite. Usually a complimentary upgrade because we stayed at their chain of hotels so often.
Pip- sorry you feel terrible. Hope you rebound quickly!
Barbie - i'm sure glad that you didn't get hurt when you fell. Take care of yourself!
Lisa- sure is tough staying at hotels! I loved going with my husband on his work trips. Glad to hear that your son is helping getting things done around your new place!
Heather - sorry that the solicitors are not keeping you in the loop! Can you fire them and hire someone else? Not sure what solicitors are. We have sales agents that we have definitely gotten rid of one or two if they didn't do what we wanted.
Terry VT- glad to see you're back but sorry about the conditions under which you have been going through. Great advice moving or doing whatever you can and making little changes. Stick here with us we will help you through this.
Have a great day everyone!
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Terry - Welcome back! Vent all you would like. We’ve all been at the point where we just needed to get it out there. Hugs!!
Okie3 -
Hotels I only want a clean and cool room. Everything else is gravy. I find staying in a hotel very restful, the stresses of being st home (laundry, dishes, cleaning, cooking etc) are gone and it is such a wonderful feeling.
Now that I have hot flashes, I often pack an electric fan in the car to bring to the room so I can cool off when one hits. I even ordered a fan from Amazon and had it shipped to my brother’s house for us to use when we go there.
I love the odd and eclectic small motels and BnB’s as long as the room is clean and cool. I like big chains because they often have fitness room and/or indoor pool. Noise is not a concern for me so I don’t ever recall asking for a different room or even thinking of doing so.
And, I must say, a jacuzzi suite sounds like a wonderful luxury, how fun!
Rye in Tx5 -
Hotel story: Once, when my own kids were very young (I was pregnant for DYS) DH and I took them to Detroit for the weekend. We got a small room at the Renaissance Hotel. We had asked for a non-smoking room. When we arrived in our assigned room, there were clothes hanging in the closet, bed still unmade, and an ashtray full of cigarettes. The desk manager apologized and because every other room was booked due to some event taking place, they gave us an executive suite (all they had left). WELL, we walked into a room that had a large living room area (probably about 25x25 feet), a separate dining room with a table that seated 12, a full bar, four bedrooms, three bathrooms (two with Jacuzzi tubs), a deck, etc...lol VERY swank and posh. We had a ball! THEN...I woke up at five in the morning to my daughter patting my face. I opened my eyes and saw this very white child. We are talking ghostly white skin, hair, clothes. Yes, she had been up for a while and had gotten into my DH's bag and decided to create a baby powder fountain. She was covered, there was a pool of powder in the middle of the living room. I could have killed her. lol I called housekeeping and offered to vacuum it myself if they would bring me a vacuum, but they were very nice about it. We did leave a really nice tip, though.11
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Lisa – I think that everybody has been cranky lately, due to the crazy weather we are all experiencing. Just plain crazy. I am not even going to the ‘millennials’ … just NOT going there … I don’t drive my husband pick-up because every time you stop or take off the seats go back and forth; and the key is hard to turn over for me with either hand. My broken wrist has healed; have good range of motion; but, still hurts with some movements but PT said there was nothing else they could do about it. Orthopedist gave me some cream to rub on it at the point of the break, it will take the pain out of moving it some more.
My surgeon told me to drink hot tea with my meals, so my coffee intake is cutting is easier to take. I don’t drink sodas other than if Louis leave one in the refrigerator, I will take a couple of swallows; something that makes me burp or belch and helps keep me from having the ‘walking farts’. LOL!
Pat – When I declutter our main bathroom, I threw out 4 big trash bags ½ full (so we could carry and lift it) away; and, then another one went to Goodwill – with towels and that type of thing. Kept on 2 sets of sheets for each bed – one on and one off is all I really needed to keep. I ‘hope’ that the ones I kept for my queen-sized bed in the other bedroom are actually ‘queen-sized’ sheets and not ‘king-sized’. But, some of them I have had since I married 46 years ago. DUH, do you ‘think’ I really needed them? I offered my son the ones that I was not keeping, he kept telling me he was going to get them; but, after the 8th time of asking him, I just donated them to Goodwill this week. I finally got rid of the two big heavy club chairs I inherited from my grandmother. They went to the little store in Bronwood and asked if they minded putting a picture up on a board they have of ‘want ads’ and the lady working there said she wanted them. So they are gone – finally. Just took them an entire year (sitting in my foyer are); but, I had turned them so that they looked like maybe I had meant them to be there. Turned my dining room a 90° and it gives us a lot more room (even ‘if’ it isn’t exactly centered under the light. So right now I have the choice of hitting the kitchen or utility room (which is the first room you see coming into the house from the carport. My house is decorated like a ‘hunting cabin’ so it will NEVER be like Suzanne’s house which is quite minimalist. Just isn’t going to happen. I’m sure I could declutter my bookcase more; but, that is for another time. When we get to buying appliances and maybe even deciding on replacing the counter top (and maybe even the flooring; I told Louis I would either like to have a bookshelf built at the end of the counter (where a metal one is) or either have the top covered with whatever we choose to do the countertops with; but, even them, I could probably declutter my cookbooks as well. I’m a ‘recipe’ nut/’cookbook’ nut. Finding it difficult to let any of them go.
Kelly – Love the view of the carnival. My oldest sister and brother in law have a ‘screen saver’ on their new TV that is a night scene of downtown Atlanta. It is gorgeous! I’d like to figure out how I could get that on our TV. I think they said it was a app that they could download and transfer it from their cellphone somehow.
We’re going to visit youngest son the end of the month for his birthday and having good old Cajun food. I know that isn’t going to help; but, having to eat only a dime-sized piece of food will only mean I will be the last one to get up from the table and probably have food left over if we go out to eat. At least one day we’ll go to this country store just north of Natchez, MS because the food is ‘to die for’ and the old black man comes around to each table and sings a song.
When I was a teenager, my periods were 15 days apart from start of one to the start of the other; and usually lasted about 8 days, too. Then, I was late on one and coming home from vacation I started bleeding and did not even realizing it until I was standing in a pool of it. When my middle sister and her husband ‘at the time’ rolled around when they were roller skating, my BnL scooped me up, my sister stole towels that people’s bathing suits were rolled up in to cover me, and they ran about 7 blocks from there to the motel my parents were staying in (if you were counting the blocks by the ones that came up to the boardwalk and used as parking spaces. I was hemorrhaging and when we finally got home about 5 hours later, my Mother called our family MD and he told her to just raise the bottom of my bed and if I was still bleeding in the AM to bring me to him. She told him, I’d be dead by the AM and demanding that he put in a call to any OB/GYN. At the age of 16 and never have gone to one; it was a terrifying ordeal. Humiliating as well.
Terry – I remember you made beautiful jewelry. I was carrying around the same amour of a bag of 40lbs of soil when I first started out. My GP really noticed when I went to him, I no longer felt bad and he said that is the best I had ever looked since he started treating me. I now buy my ‘shakes’ at GNC and bars from the grocery store and some of them there, too. I lost 3 lbs after my LINX procedure and the surgeon said that by no longer being able to ‘wolf down’ my food, I will probably continue taking off the pounds.
Barbie – Hope you will start to feel much better soon. For the past 3 or 7 nights the back of my calves have been so sore … feels more like they are bruised; one night I went to bed; because putting them up on the footstool just seemed to make it worse and I thought lying flat in the bed would help. Then later, I got up and my legs felt like ‘jelly’ so I slide down the kitchen cabinet doors and sat for a while, even though I knew I was going to have to pull myself up off the floor – or turn over and push myself up. It has made the middle of my back hurt right in the middle ½-way down my spine. Sometimes it ‘catches’ if I bend over too far, such as picking something off the floor.
Michelle – Loki, the cat might be ‘upset’ that a ‘visiting cat’ is a problem and he is doing the peeing on the beds, because he is stressed out about it. I think I would have to tell the water exercise instructor how it make YOU feel when there isn’t music, especially since the one woman is not there a lot. It probably slows down most of the people. The instructor should be trying to appease the ones that come all the time. Not just one. If you do not, at least, say something she might not think about that. You might want to mention to some of the others in the class how much you miss the music and why. Then, you might have more back-up if they are willing to say something, too.
If Shadow did not growl and Loki maybe did … I think it might be a bet that Shadow has taken over being the head cat of the house. Any time a ‘new’ dog or cat comes into what a fur-baby cat or dog, they do get stressed. When Will brings Lily with him, as soon as she gets out, she goes around a pees everywhere; and then Cracker goes right behind her peeing in the same area. Each of them are trying to establish that ‘this is MY territory’.
Shadow is smelling Loki on the cat tree and she probably ‘knows’ that it takes a lot of time to take over the tree because Loki’s scent is so engrained on it. Like sleeping in a new bed … not nearly as comfortable on one you have been sleeping or, or even a couch. I know our ‘new’ chairs are not nearly as comfortable as the old ones; but, we had them broken in. If I sit up in the chair instead of slouching down the arms are too high.
Margaret - I’ve got a total of 6 filing cabinet drawers to go through; but, at this time, since ‘out of sight, out of mind’ they will be one of the last things I do.
Hoping that they will be able to ‘soon’ get into the property to cut some of the trees; then we’ll have more of a chance to replace the appliances that are not working. I need to wash a basket full of my clothes.
Pip – You’re right – depression is totally different from one person to another. While I am bipolar (manic-depressive) I usually go off the rails from being ‘too manic’. I can only remember once being depressed and believe me – that is NOTHING I want to ever do again. I think one of the things that probably upsets me the most is how everything (especially on TV) is because the person doing the ‘bad’ things is considered ‘bipolar’. That isn’t the case … some of them are down-right ‘evil’ and that has nothing to do with the ‘freaking’ emotions. I think that is one of the single most reasons that having any kind of ‘mental issues’ is kept in the closet. IF you use the “M” word, it is somehow worse than using the “C” word (which I grew up hearing all the time). But, when women started ‘talking’ about Cancer – they started doing a lot of research on it and for a lot of forms of cancer – they can get them into ‘remission’ or even totally cure them. I’ve often thought about being a ‘spokesperson’ but, I don’t want to deal with the patients. The last time I was in the hospital to get my medication for my bipolar disorder; the psychiatrist I saw was NOT my regular one. By the end of 4 weeks I was beginning to ‘hate’ just about everyone. I had my clothes stolen, other than the ones I had on my back; so I would have to put on a hospital gown and wait for them to wash my clothes. It pissed me off and then having another patient tell me some of the things I ‘did’ when I first got there were so totally ‘out of character’ for me. At least I won’t ever run into them on the street. I think there was only one or two women out on the ‘open’ unit that they finally moved the 3 women out of the ‘locked’ unit because it was ‘co-ed’ and getting really ‘testy’ because one man called himself the “Archangel Michael” … I was about to ‘freaking’ DECK his @$$! I don’t like screaming; but, I really wanted to. I remember laying on the bathroom floor one day and banging the back of my head on the floor and praying to God to please get me ‘out of there’ … there were some seriously ill people back there and I wasn’t feeling any better about myself. He, somehow, has a visit from maybe his sister – in his room; but, none of the rest of us ever had any visitors until we were out on the ‘open unit’. I hope that my medications that I am now on, help me keep stable … now back to all the same dosages as I was before I had to go in. No longer on any antacids because the LINX procedure stopped the stomach acid from coming up into my esophagus. They call it Barrett’s Esophagus and it is a ‘pre-cancerous’ condition; but, as soon as they can stop the acid from coming up; the cells will start regenerating into good cells – does that every 7 days. Not all at once; but, it starts the process. The perks of having this procedure is repairing the hiatal hernia I had; preventing acid reflux, learning a ‘new’ way of eating even ‘if’ that means I will be the last up from the table – or taking ‘doggie bags’ home with me. Best thing is I lost about 3 pounds. Now under 160lbs; but not by much; but, at least crashed through that plateau.
ElizabethGA – Where in Georgia do you live? I can understand your Dad wanting someone to take the sterling silver flatware for 12. I have things that I would like my sons to have; but, I think all they really care about is getting their mounts and divided up the pictures in the house. I have some things that I have inherited; but, about the only thing that I know I will put down as going to a particular DnL is Mimi’s Hoosier kitchen cabinet because she actually ‘asked’ for it. They won’t have any place they could put it now in the 2 places they have; but, maybe they will if they buy or build.
I was thinking yesterday that if Louis passes before I do, I will pay off the house, divided the 2 tracts of land to the boys (so they won’t have to do that after my death and maybe have issues in doing so). And then pay Will rent on the house – or maybe he will just let me live here free and not have any type of rent or mortgage payment to pay. I made this decision after riding home from a MD appointment and listening to what my oldest was saying. I told him that they both needed to have Wills drawn up and also NOT to put the beneficiary to their life insurance as the Estate; but, to specifically put a name of a person or persons to inherit it. As long as we have a ‘mortgage’ we have to keep life insurance. Pay though the @$$ for insurance on Louis and that would put a lot back into my pocket – and I mean a lot. And if I predecease him; he could also pay off the house and drop the life insurance on me.
Rita – You talked about missing the ‘contact’ of someone you love. I know where you are coming from … ever since I lived without my DH – being in the hospital; he says that since I have come home, I about push him out of the side of his bed, just to be able to touch him with my body while sleeping.
Katla – Maybe it is because y’all remind him of better times when they lived next door to you and his wife was not sick – or you did not know it. It is hard to be the one watching your loved one go downhill.
Rebecca – We use refrigerated Aloe. Makes you want to jump out of your skin; but, once you start putting it on, it is really a big relief from the burn. I’ve never heard of Tiger Balm. I don’t think I would have wanted a massage unless there had been a shower to get under to wash the sand off my body. I grab the pants of my GYN every time he touches my breast to exam me and he is pretty gentle; I am just very sensitive. Once, without warning me he checked to see if I was having any type of discharge and I little grabbed his leg and squeezed. He let go, then I did. He laughed and said, “Oh, guess that hurt’. “NO $#*T, Sherlock!”
Heather – I had been on Nexium; which really did not help that much and then started having all sorts of health issues; so I was due to have a colonoscopy and endoscopy; and found out that I had “Barrett’s Esophagus” due to 12 or more years of acid reflux that was not being taken care of with Nexium. WOW! I feel like a ‘new’ woman. No acid reflux from having the LINX procedure. My GYN told me I could go to a Gastroenterologist; but, he thought I needed to go ahead and go to a general surgeon who could also do the tests I needed. At least by going directly to the surgeon, he knew what needed to be done. But, the tests I had to go through in order for my Medicare and personal health insurance to pay for, they had to get permission to do the test and the procedure.
Have y’all sold your home already? Maybe staying in an apartment complex with a month-to-month lease might be better than having whoever NOT check out the deeds or things you have found wrong with the house in “Hove” (isn’t it)? You certainly want to make sure the title to the place is ‘free and clear’ of ALL types of liens. We did not find out until after we had sold our house in Albany that the IRS had not cancelled out a lien they had placed on our property; but, it was ‘fixed’ in very short order. When we got the title to sign it over to the new person who had bought it … there were at least 7 liens from the IRS and we had paid them off YEARS ahead of selling it. Really pissed that they had apparently placed a lien on the house for the entire time it took us to pay off the lien. There should have been just one stamp of “2nd lienholder” … not 7. We usually stay at Hampton Inns because they serve a good Continental breakfast in the morning and at other motels/hotels I ‘ask’ if we can take a look at the rooms before checking in. We chose NOT to stay at a Holiday Inn because the room was NOT like the pictures shown on the registration desk. It’s a big ‘chain’ motel; and, they are both owned by the same company. But, very different.
Katla – I think I like your saying that the HALT Stress is the way to look at things. It certainly is something I find has helped me through my bipolar life-style. I am ‘in my body’ therefore I ‘know’ when things are going badly for me; it sometimes just takes Louis to realize that I am not hungry, or even really angry, unless he tells me I need to go to bed, when ‘tired’ isn’t the solution. I live out here ‘alone’ during the day; but, I am not lonely; although still being on a ‘driving restriction’ is a tad bit frustrating this time; because the DR from my seizures is over; but, my ‘sleep apnea’ MD said, ‘no driving until we can figure out why you get sleepy during the daytime hours’. But, that sleepiness has been coming on when I am ‘home’ and not moving. The weather here has been awful and the ground is saturated, so I don’t trust walking for fear of falling and not being able to get up. I think I will be ‘happier’ when they call and give me a date for my next follow-up appointment and that isn’t going to happen until they move into it. their new office. But, I really thought it was going to be the end of last month. I will give them a few days more.
Lanette – The Miralax that I am supposed to take 2x a day has ‘finally’ started working and I am also taking Magnesium Citrate, about a swallow or about a Tablespoon and a ½. The surgeon said I was doing the right thing because it isn’t unusually for that to get low after the procedure.
IF YOU WANT MY SNAIL EMAIL ADDRESS; PLEASE PRIVATE MESSAGE ME, SO MAYBE IT WON’T BE ON THE PUBLIC PLACES. I FORGOT TO PUT IN THE INFORMATION AFTER THE “@” SIGN. I WAS WONDERING WHY IT DID NOT TURN BLUE WHEN I TYPED IT IN INCORRECTLY.
Carol – I have to go back in 3 months and they will do a ‘diagnostic’ mammogram (so my insurance will pay for it) and another sonogram – and I guess that one will also be a ‘diagnostic’ one as well. The radiologist told me that it had not really changed from the last time; but, since I have a very strong family history of ‘breast cancer’ he wanted to keep on top of it. My GYN asked if I had had any type of ‘genetic testing’ and I told him that according to the only place all get sent to, that the only way they would find out would be only AFTER I had had breast cancer. She agreed with me, that it is backwards to how it ought to be. I guess if you had enough money (about $5000) you could choose to have it done and then another $10,000 to have reconstruction. Sisters have both told me that it is Federal law that they have to pay for reconstruction or make all insurance companies pay for it. [Copied] “The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) helps protect many women with breast cancer who choose to have their breasts rebuilt (reconstructed) after a mastectomy. Mastectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the breast. This federal law requires most group insurance plans that cover mastectomies to also cover breast reconstruction.” I’m going to call my insurance company to make sure it would be covered. Called them and asked and they said, ‘yes it is covered under my policy of insurance’
I was in the same sort of storm while at the grocery store. When I got to the lobby there were probably others there; I could not make out any car, even the once close and Trey, my “Driving Miss Daisy” said he could not even see the store. I still had to go out with an umbrella when it lightened up to try to find me. I did not want the bag lady to have to go out in the rain since there was a man with me who could do it. She was all dressed up with a yellow rain suit, even with a duck bill on it.
I’ve been told you should not have anything to eat or drink 3 hours before you plan to go to bed. I eat my ‘big meal’ during the middle of the day because that is when Louis eats his big one.
Well, long email; but, I haven’t said anything in a month of Sundays.
Lenora
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Ooh I have a raspberry bush! I'm a happy girl! Neighbor's just moved in. My husband was upstairs being nosey looking thru our window at them moving in. He wanted me to see them to, so he pounded on the upstairs floor. I ran upstairs like a crazy woman, because when he had his episode with vertigo that's how he informed me he was in trouble! So I respectfully informed him 1 pound on the floor is bad because it sounds like he's fallen. Two pounds on the floor shall mean all's good but come upstairs. Three pounds in the floor shall mean I'm in trouble. Hmm, life in a 3000 sq ft home!
Dang I am up 2 lbs, so really mindful today! Yesterday I drove all hell and gone with son, going to the commissary. An afternoon of fun aisle conversation, and he bought a lot of stuff! My plan is spending $146 a week. My commissary run was $195 so I asked son to pay for a later in the month commissary run. I suppose we could've separated the cart a bit but I just wanted to get home.
I had asked what he wanted me to do for his birthday that's coming up. A cake? He wanted cheesecake, but in a flat pan. So I bought two jello dessert mixes, (ok I am lazy baker), and a tub of cool whip. Maybe a restaurant visit, or I might make an Asian night with potstickers, fried rice and spicy chicken!
Everyone enjoy family and friends this summer!
Love
Rebecca
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