WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2019

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  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    edited February 2019
    Morning all,

    Machka - so pleased that there are no broken bones in the hip area! Muscle tears aren't any fun either, I know.

    Heather - I'm so sorry about you friend, but so glad she has you in her life! So many people just disappear when someone is struggling with your friends' issues, because they can't bear the pain.

    I'm moving better already this morning, got more bend in the knee before the pain kicks in, just hard to move, as it feels like my leg is a massive dead weight. I said I wouldn't take pain pills, but did, and was glad of it. Got more than seven hours sleep last night, which I desperately needed, as I didn't sleep the night before the surgery, and slept very little in the hospital last night. I used zip ties to put a basket on the front of the walker, so that I can carry things (like coffee!) that need to move from one room to the next.

    Got a storm through here last night about 3 a.m., and there was one lightning strike quite close, woke us both up, and blew the electricity. It was back on by the time Corey got up for work at 4:30, though.

    Don't think it will be a problem to go back to work (in my home office) on Monday, as I'm sure I'll continue to feel better through these next couple of days. Thanks for all the good wishes my friends...

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    kymarai wrote: »
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    First car trip. She is happy to be home!

    Cute hair!
    kymarai wrote: »
    So my Aunt was intubated again yesterday due to severe swelling in her throat. ENT was suppose to evaluate her last night. They are talking ventilator. My brother went to see her yesterday. The nurses tried to rouse her from her sedation, my brother told them no. He said she knows we are here. Don't make her uncomfortable on our account. While he did give the nurses both mine and our sister's names, I see no reason to make calls since he is keeping us updated. I figure the nurses in critical care have enough to do without answering the phones, when someone is willing to keep us posted. Thank you for the continued thoughts and prayers.

    Sorry to hear this. :(

  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Wessecg- Cute puppy!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    I bought more organising stuff today.

    I'm debating what I want to file (in file folders) and what I want to put into binders ... and what I want to keep.

    I'm actually doing the hardest part ... the recent stuff. The older stuff doesn't have quite as strong emotional triggers.

    M in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Morning Ladies~
    I am up and had my tea.. down another few ounces to 14 lbs down now...which makes me feel good...
    i turned off my alarm and slept for another hour.. guess I needed it... going to do my regular stuff this morning, and then home to work on some cleaning..
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,316 Member
    Sharon - Oh no! I’m so sorry about the shingles!! My grandmother had them and while I don’t remember the actual shingles, I do remember periods where she would wear sundresses which was totally out of the norm for my VERY modest grandmother. My Mom told me a couple of years ago when hubs and I got the shingles vaccine that Grandma had them and that’s when she would wear the sundresses so nothing touched her.

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Sharon ~ I had shingles last year. It sort of made a circle around my shoulder joint and down my side. It was very uncomfortable and I feel for you. Healing prayers for you.

    Lisa ~ Up and about so soon! Hoping that every day shows improvement in pain and mobility.

    Kylia ~ Such a cute tuft of red hair on Aubrey.

    Machka ~ Hoping your sprained hip will be helped by the PT.

    Wesseg ~ What a cute pup. My son got a Rottweiler/Lab mix. She is sweet but boy has she torn up a lot of things in their house.

    It will be almost 80* here today. Last week it was in the 20's. Hard to believe.

    Carol in GA
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,316 Member
    Wessecg - Oh my gosh! That puppy is adorable. I want to pick her up and snuggle with her. I’m feeling a need for an animal fix. I think I’ll go down to the neighbors and give their horses a mint today.

    Rori - I agree, yeah for butt warmers!!

    Machka - Great news! I hope PT can come up with helpful exercise and you can stay low key long enough for it to heal. I’m guessing your already antsy to get back to running and cycling?

    Lisa - Glad you are moving and bending! Great job. I’m glad you took the pain pill. I had to convince my hub to take them for 24 hours after he had an easy surgery. The nurse told me to make him, that if he got past the first 24 hours and wanted Aleve that was fine but the rest that the pain pills would help with at first was very important.

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    Machka - Great news! I hope PT can come up with helpful exercise and you can stay low key long enough for it to heal. I’m guessing your already antsy to get back to running and cycling?

    I am!!

    So I'm planning to do a bit of cycling this weekend ... short, slow, and non-strenuous. Hopefully.

  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,203 Member
    :)Machka, I'm glad to hear that there is no broken bone.

    :)Rori, when I have to walk on an icy spot, I do what I call the "old lady walk" which is exactly what you described. It has served me well. Jake always want to take my arm to help me and I have to explain that I need to be in control of my own balance.
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,827 Member
    Heather ... hugs ....

    Rori ... the number one favorite part of my new car is the heated seats! Some mornings they feel so good I don’t want to get leave them!

    Beth
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,660 Member
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  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,259 Member
    Snowing all day today. I spent two hours chipping out driveway yesterday. Salt only went so far. Glad I did it before the snow hit. Got my exercise for sure yesterday. I did make it to choir and voice lesson yesterday. I can tell difference in my singing voice the high F and G are much easier and less sharp now. I did hit an A in a warm up. I am relearning how to sing the high notes.

    Pip know what you mean. I just add a few things back like bread for a sandwich and a couple of pounds came right back.

    It really does matter what I eat not just the calories.

    I do need to be more active at night too. I have gotten in habit on falling asleep in front of TV again. Another problem for me in the struggle to keep weight down at a healthy level.

    :heart: Margaret
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited February 2019
    (((Heather)))

    Cheryl: I have a warm spot in my heart for dogs that are black & tan with tan eyebrow dots and legs. My very first puppy was marked that way. He had a white chest, too. He was mostly cocker spaniel with a drop of Pekingese and I named him Trigger. I was 5 and Roy Rogers was my hero. :heart:

    Rori: Our PNW take on snowy weather is based on a combination of lack of experience & fear of other drivers. Not enough people know what to do to stay safe. The roadways can be a destruction derby. I-5 between Seattle and California has uncountable fender-benders and wrecks if there is any ice or snow. Black ice is the worst because drivers frequently can’t see it. :ohwell:

    Machka: Great news for your bones!!!!! I’m sorry to hear about the joint cartilage, though. I have a knee with cartilage problems. It is chronically sore. I had one MRI that upset me to the point that they had to stop early. I was totally claustrophobic. The last time I went in I was in a different machine and had plenty of headroom. Much better!

    Lisa: It sounds like you are doing well after surgery. :heart:

    Kymarai: I am so sorry about your aunt’s situation. :flowerforyou:

    Allie: Congrats on the 14lb loss!!! :star:

    Sharon: I’ve had chicken pox and have had shingles vaccine more than once because there was an updated version available. Hopefully the shingles stay away. DH also had chickenpox but he can’t take the vaccinations. We keep our fingers crossed for him. :heart:

    (((Pip))) I’m sure you will get the extra weight off pronto. You are so amazing.:heart:


    Yoga today!!! Yay!! Right now DH is cooking our breakfast. I need to go and be helpful.

    My meeting last night was actually quite pleasant. It went well. The ladies want to create a horse rest area in a public park—as step one. They actually hope to go on from the equine rest area and build a place with corrals for horses, plus camp sites and trails for people enjoy on public parkland down by the river. They’ve already done this in another county park and it has a park host similar to what Rita & her DH do. There are several county parks with hosts but only one is aimed at horses and riders so far.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
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  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,316 Member
    Margaret - Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

    Okie
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Margaret LOOOOOVE the ice sculptures, thanks for sharing.

    Beth good news re colonoscopy and you are victorious because you didn't hit the pantry as a reaction to that horrible billing dept in your doctors office. I can totally relate, that type of nonsense would make me go and find a new medical group right quick...Let's hope they realize that they can't treat people like that! :o and stay in business.

    Super busy but am reading at lunch and I just needed to take a break and spend time reading about all your doings as a mental break from my stressful week!

    NYKAREN
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Margaret ~ Beautiful! I too admire how you participate in so many community functions.

    Beth ~ Hugs! So sorry you are going through this with your dr's office.

    It is so warm here today that I have the screen door open to let in the warm breeze. Unfortunately, the pom has managed to tear a large hole in the screen so hope we don't get any early bugs.

    Carol in GA
  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    edited February 2019
    Heather UK, have you thought of asking her if there's be a time she thinks she would be up to having you come visit? Depending on the warmth of her answer you could make plans accordingly. She may not feel up to traveling to Hove. I dread my sister friends becoming I'll, although I know it must one day come. My heart aches for you. Incidentally, if you cough when laying flat, don't lay flat. Put a pillow or two more under your upper body.

    Katla, it's precisely because of folks like your husband that I'm quarantined. Folks who can't take the vaccines and babies are at risk of chickenpox. We who grew up in the 40s and 50s thought nothing of it, but there are serious complications. It can be deadly, as we know now. I don't want to put anyone at risk. I had chickenpox as a kid, and both shingles shots, and still got shingles! And it hurts!