WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,820 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Rebecca, Have you ever had diverticulitis?

    So sorry you are dealing with that bellyache! It's miserable.

    Karen in Virginia

    I looked it up, and though I don't have fever or nausea, I do have the abdomen pain, and heat is the only relief. I will ask doctor about it.👍🏻💖
    Rebecca
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,820 Member
    fanncy0626 wrote: »
    Rebecca did you take your temperature? If not do that just to make sure that you do not have some type of infection. My daughter had really bad stomach pains and it ended up being cysts on her ovaries and other areas. She did however have a temperature so that alerted the doctors. One of her cysts was leaking. She has endometriosis.

    💞 Mary from Arizona/Minnesota

    I don't have a temperature.👍🏻 Soon is my doctors appointment Thursday, and hope to start this ball rolling into what I might have.
    Rebecca
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,820 Member
    Rosemarie2972 wrote: »
    Rebecca: I hate to be a nervous Nelly, and to make you nervous, but as you probably know that an isolated infection can become a much bigger problem if it somehow gets into your body and especially your blood stream. This can cause a blood pressure drop. So please go to the ER if you feel that this is not going away and is indeed getting worse.

    I appreciate your care and concern💖🤗. I hope to get the ball rolling with all this soon on Thursday at my doctor appointment. I promise to go to the ER if I need to.🙏
    Rebecca
    Whidbey Wa
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,961 Member
    Carol - the reason I started taking ceramics was to make some local friends. I find it difficult meeting people that I connect with now, so I thought a common interest would be a good place to start.

    I think any large piece of furniture is a miserable shopping process online or in store. I like them in the stores but after sitting/sleeping for a time I don’t like them.

    Margaret - I had a lady in my life that drank very rarely and had pancreatitis. She was livid that her alcoholic ex husband never got it and she did. I hope your DH listens better next time.

    Annie - would the pharmacy have a record of the vaccinations?

    Heather - I think it’s great that you have all those letters and fond memories.

    Tina - I hope you get answers on your knee soon. You could wait up to a year for a MRI here. One of my coworkers husband had back pain started in March, his MRI was scheduled for November. He ended up having emergency surgery in August when he became temporarily paralyzed. He had a compressed spine.

    Michele - you need to look at your pay stubs. I have been doing payroll for about 30 years now off and on and I always tell people I am not perfect and they should be paying attention.

    Allie - yay for the pictures!!!!! He is a cutie!
    We are starting our flu clinic at work soon. I have to wait until January for my next Covid booster.
    That’s a nice picture of Carmine.

    Lanette - I’m with you. I found that a bit confusing.

    Prayers for those of you in the hurricane path. Fiona devastated many areas of the Maritimes here in Canada.

    Lisa - I hope you are successful on getting your disability. My cousin fought for close to two years to get it, but got back pay from day one. As if fighting for financial security is what people need when they are facing disability.

    Vicki - I hope your employee gets on the right path so you don’t have to work OT.

    Rebecca - I hope you get answers on Thursday. This has been going on for 2-3 months now intermittently hasn’t it?

    My Best Friend is in NB, her and I have been friends since grade 2. When my Dad was sick and passed she was there more than me. Tomorrow her Dad will be having open heart surgery. He is a recovered, about 26 years, alcoholic and she is now closest to him. She has promised him for 3 weeks now that she will be there tomorrow and her soon to be daughter in law visiting from BC tested positive for Covid yesterday so she can’t be there. She is feeling very bad that won’t be there for him. One of her sisters went instead. I’m praying he comes through and has a lot more years. He turned into a pretty good man when he left the bottle behind.

    Tracey in Edmonton
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,051 Member
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited September 2022
    Sandy from Kentucky: Welcome!

    I am looking forward to my visit with DH tomorrow. He seems to be improving. DD will take me there, and later will bring me back to the apartment. I hope we will enjoy the visit. I’ll be even happier when he is able to join me here at the apartment.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Sandy from Kentucky, Welcome Aboard! Glad you joined us!

    Karen in Virginia
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 647 Member
    edited September 2022
    Do we have any active members living in Florida?
    We have a lot of friends there; some right in the path of Ian, but out of the way right now. Just really worried about them and their homes. Praying for everyone.

    Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,110 Member
    Morning ladies
    Im over with Miles
    He is on his first nap..
    Wow the hurricane is heading straight towards my belived Sanibel..
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,732 Member
    Thinking about those in the path of the hurricane. <3

    Hooray for DH and me this lunch time. We at last got our act together and co-ordinated our phones to book our covid boosters together. In a couple of week's time. Five minutes apart. He will have to drive there, but that's fine. We've been meaning to do it for a while now.
    On Friday we both have our flu jabs, I'm hoping any side effects will have worn off by the Saturday afternoon, when we have the kids for a sleepover. I usually feel rubbish for half a day. The Sunday is my birthday and DH is going to make gluten free pancakes. I also have croissants and pain chocolat, with gluten free chocolate twists for Edie.

    Yesterday was hilarious. We picked up Bea in the rain, but she insisted on taking a turn on the climbing rocks. Luckily, they are under the trees.
    She played the new game I bought Edie for her birthday :o with DH, and the others joined in when they came home. A huge row broke out which ended with Bea tipping over the game and Edie hitting her over the head with the board. :p My son tried to restore order. There was peace before we left.
    We decided to go to our wonderful micro brewery for a beer, then I claimed an early birthday celebration and we wandered down to Shandiz, the Persian restaurant. Had a truly lovely meal in great surroundings. Such a nice time. Caught the bus back as my legs were a bit feeble.
    A Vera repeat on the TV ended the night. <3

    Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,296 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,732 Member
    I went for my 5k run this morning as the weather was perfect. Bought the first Brussels sprouts of the season on the way home, to have with our duck legs tonight. Plus a huge fig each, which we have just eaten at lunchtime, sprinkled with crumbled feta. :p

    Then I set about Memory Box 2 and found all sorts of goodies! Including this report in the local press of my younger son's spectacular exam results. He would have been around 16 then. 27 years ago! I'm loving the centre parting! :o
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    A bit of rowing this pm, a bit of napping , and not much sorting.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx


  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,299 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    Yes we found a receipt from the pharmacy for my mom's booster shot, and that was enough to get her a new booster shot. Yay! Now she has a new card that only has the one shot listed. That should work as proof of vaccination if she needs it. The next struggle is that a different pharmacy won't refill her pills. I need to call them today. There's always something.

    Such a pretty day here. Hard to imagine the destruction in Florida.

    Welcome Sandy!

    Katla what are you knitting? I used to knit a lot, and now I have a collection of leftover yarn.

    Annie in Delaware

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,619 Member
    Heather ~ Your son was awfully handsome.

    Allie ~ Like the photo of Carmine and little bit at the apple orchard.

    Debbie ~ Sounds like your mom's roommate is a bit mean! I guess your mom feels kind of trapped with her attitude.

    Rebecca ~ Hope you feel better soon. My son has suffered with diverticulitis several times and found out a while back that he has some damage from it.

    Tracey ~ I know! I know! I really need to make myself get involved in something. It was fun when I used to go to sales and the Good Will stores looking for things to sell on eBay. Since that period is over with, I have not made myself get into anything new around people.

    Carol in GA

  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
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  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    Well my arm hurts from my booster shot so I skipped my dumbbells today. I've been trying to take a nap all day. So now I will just go to bed early.

    Annie in Delaware

    Annie-If your arm still hurts, try moving it around. Arm circles, etc. That gets the blood moving around and it'll feel better. After my boosters, I do a light arm workout and have very little arm soreness.

    Tina in CA
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,671 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :) During my late afternoon walk I had a most interesting conversation with a neighbor I know only slightly. She began by commenting on my regular walking and then continued through why she didn't get out and walk and how she'd like to make changes in her yard and didn't know what and how she hadn't finished putting everything away in her house and hadn't hung pictures and how she gave away her exercise bike. It seemed as though all the things she said started with "yes, but". It made me happy to come back to all of you who are seeking solutions rather than explaining why you can't get things done or changed.

    :)Sandy from Kentucky, you have come to the right place for encouragement, support, and great ideas. I hope you will keep coming back.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA

    Barbie - YES!!! Great post. All we need to do is start somewhere. It doesn't have to be perfect, it doesn't have to be all out. It doesn't have to be 20 or 40 minutes of exercise or 10,000 steps if we aren't in good shape or have issues that limit us.

    I actually did a super super early walk to the main road and back, 1/2 mile, when it was just beginning to get light out. That was enough.

    I hadn't done any Leslie Sansone walking videos in ages. When DH was alive, he monopolized our large living room with the TV so my walking was confined to a small bedroom. Anyhow, I got a Leslie DVD set up, realized she was a little speedier than I wanted to walk this morning, and found this series I did for a while last year:

    https://www.youtube.com/c/yes2next

    These videos are perfect for anyone wanting to go slow, just get some nice stretching and movement in. April and her mom are so cute. :D

    Walking buddy - Finally made contact with my walking buddy yesterday, explained to her I wasn't planning any pre-scheduled walks with her for a while. If I felt like getting out and having company, I'd get ahold of her. Left it at that. I know that since her knee surgery a few months ago, she really looked forward to walking and I'd encouraged her many times to just go solo, she didn't need me beside her since her balance and stamina was getting good. She'd always say, "But I'd rather be walking with you."

    Well, this morning I happened to look out my front window. Yes, she was walking AND she had a new walking partner - her husband who has diabetes, is overweight and really, really can benefit from walking. I hope he continues to walk with her. Another silver lining ;)

    Covid - OK, I'm back to 99%. Sense of smell has returned. In some ways, I feel lots better than I did before I came down with Covid. Balance seems better, aches and pains that had been troubling me for months aren't evident anymore. I think I just needed some extended resting and I sure got it.

    I have a doc appointment with my GP next Tuesday, a follow-up to see if she can find any lingering after effects. Also want to get my Vit D3 and A1C levels checked, and any other bloodwork I'm behind on.

    Shake the Sugar - Viv, I fell off the wagon mightily last night. I think it's Barbara who is a fan of the Lotus Biscoff cookies. They are my favorite too. Well, I had half a dozen with a glass of milk before bed and I slept more soundly last night than I've slept in a week. So, it's not sugar, it's medicine. :p

    Thinking of all of you who may be impacted by the hurricane. Hoping there's minimal power loss and damage to those of you either in the path or the periphery.

    Thinking of Beth, dealing with getting her mom moved closer.

    Lisa - I was thrilled you got to speak with a human and it looks like they will help you down the right path.

    OK better close for now. Welcome new ladies - jump in!!

    Make it a fabulous day, ladies! <3

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State where we're supposed to see a few drops of rain today. I'm not betting on it but it looks like it could happen.





  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,299 Member
    Thanks Tina! I did move around some - did my yoga and my walking video with added arm circles. It feels better!😊

    Annie in Delaware
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,886 Member
    Rebecca--Sorry to hear you are still not doing well. I pray you get relief soon and the doctor can find the problem and get it taken care of.
    Tracey--Sorry about your friend. Prayers for her and her dad.
    Welcome Sandy, this is a great place for freindship and support.
    Betsy--What a great surprise!
    Have a zoom meeting over the lunch hour today. Glad it is zoom as then I can listen and do other stuff as needed.
    Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE <3
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,342 Member
    Whidislander wrote: »
    Another rough night. Four baths later, slept all over the house, in recliner, on couch, in bed, in bath, everywhere! Just whole abdomen tight, and the only thing that feels good was lying in hot water. Its now almost 11 am and I was able to sleep for two hours while Lee was at gym. Hadn't eaten since 2 yesterday, so at 8 am I had a cup of chicken broth, and just now after sleeping had 2 saltines. Nothing sound particularly good. Its not the flu, its not just an upset belly. I was really gurgling though at about 3 am. Its like my insides have a side ache. Called doctor and have an appointment for Thursday 1:40. This is nuts.
    Rebecca
    Wa

    Glad you have an appointment. I had something like that and it stemmed from colitis. It was bowel spasms for me. But definitely go to the ER before Thursday if it keeps getting worse!

    RvRita
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,342 Member
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,537 Member
    Yesterday after work got to the gym! Ceramics at night. Had my boob squeeze yesterday. Worked today, went to WalMart and then Aldi. I was going to go to WalMart tomorrow but then I remembered that I’m at the Green Room tomorrow.

    Allie – Myles is so cute. When I saw the first pic, the child I thought of was – what’s her name, cupcakecravingsmom – her son was large – but the second pic of Myles had me smiling a mile a minute. So glad you figured out how to post. Now we get to see more pics of him.

    Rosemarie – I keep a copy of my vaccination record in my pocketbook and the real thing in the safe at home (((HUG))) I do hope this storm turns out to be a fizzle. How wonderful that you are taking that course!

    Carol – that’s not stupid at all. I remember when we were looking for a mattress for MIL, a regular box spring made the bed too high for her. They do make this boxspring that’s about ½ as thick. You don’t see it much in the stores, tho. Actually, it’s probably cheaper for you to just return the topper you have. Right now I’m looking for Ikea’s Songsand queen bed in white with 4 storage boxes for the condo. I really want the storage boxes since storage down there is at a premium. But I DO NOT want to pay $400 for a bed that may get used twice a year. So I’ll just keep looking on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and Offer Up. Not like I’m in a real rush for it. Like Lisa, I read the reviews of anything I’m seriously considering buying off Amazon. Now you do have to take things with a grain of salt. Like some people will say “really hard to assemble” while others will say “easy assembly”.

    Rebecca – hope the appt. goes well. Keep us informed (I’m sure you will). If you were to start throwing up, get to the ER or Urgent Care FAST.

    Debbie - safe travels.

    Tracey – you know, one week I was quite surprised that my pay was so low. I know what I typically earn in a week. I know I didn’t take any time off. Well, fortunately, it’s not like we’re going to die. I know some people depend on the money to be able to pay their rent or buy groceries. I feel so blessed that that’s not the situation I’m in. I figure I’ll find out how much I made this year when I get my W-2….lol

    Sandy – welcome!

    We’re supposed to go to dinner with the Newcomers tonight. Vince likes this place, they used to go there after shooting. Another member hosts this music bingo which we’re going to see what it’s like. Sounds like it’ll be fun. I think I’ll just have the grilled chicken sandwich. I was looking at the shrimp taco, but it doesn’t look like you’ll get much. I’m going to see if the sandwich comes with fries or chips and I’ll ask to substitute something else, not sure what, tho. So I won’t be able to go for my walk (boo)

    Glad a lot of the new DVD’s that I got at the Salvation Army are walking DVD’s. I’ll probably do at least one of them on Sunday since it’ll be raining. I’ve been meaning to do a yoga one, too, before I take it to the condo but I’ve been going for a walk every Sunday. So now there’s no excuse

    Annie DE – why won’t the pharmacy refill your mom’s pills?

    Barbie – I couldn’t have said it better myself. Even trying something and finding out it really doesn’t work for you so you try something else is a definite step in the right direction.

    Lanette – thanks for that link. It’s perfect for anyone starting out

    We’;re supposed to get rain all weekend. Just have to work Sat. morning then no work until Monday.

    Michele NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,296 Member
    edited September 2022
    Stats for the day-

    Walk/jog w/yogi- 1hr 5min 14sec, 28elev, 4.52ap, 124ahr, 160mhr, 5.07mi= 513c
    Strava app = 621c
    Walk/jog to eye doc- 37.01min, 9elev, 4.55ap, 126ahr, 156mhr, 2.80mi= 274c
    Strava app = 343c
    Walk/jog eye doc to home- 42.32min, 25elev, 4.38ap, 124ahr, 160mhr, 3.10mi= 315c
    Strava app = 381c

    Total 10.97mi.

    Usually don’t look at steps but took a peek. As of 12:15pm PST I have 22365

    Total cal 1102

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