WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2023
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Good evening....someone said rhis has been the longest week and it is only Tuesday.....I agree!
My heart doctor called yesterday. Her response was to contact my primary doctor about my mental health! My mental health was fine before the medicine they put me on. Grumbling....I need to make another appointment to see what's next.....Will keep you posted. Lisa I am trying to take a page from your book to keep being brave and trying for the right medicine, but am really not excited for more side effects. My insurance company refused the mri request from neurologist. I really want to know why people with no medical license get to undermine those with medical licenses. DH says I need to call around and see prices of just getting it done without insurance. Woke up this morning with anxiety high. Started back on that medicine tonight. It was helping prior to the carvedilol.
DH's sister had a tia at work Friday.
Love,
Kylia in Ohio
Kylia, my darlin', Regarding the first thing lit up in red up there, the cardiologist would have had me sitting in her office when she got in the next morning asking what HER major malfunction was. It is not crazy to stop taking a medication when it is making you miserable and ill, she needs to read the patient's bill of rights again. Number five or thereabouts: "The patient has the right to make decisions about [their] care before and during the course of treatment and to refuse a recommended treatment." You have the right to stop taking a medication, and you notified her as soon as possible.
As far as me being brave, I've just seen too many doctors to think they're god-like. I tend to see this as more like, "next!" Each thing has worked somewhat, has gotten me a little bit further back to my life. Now it's just a matter of finding the one that can actually get me across the finish line. And all of them have had side effects. Like this last one, I'm able to shift to taking them at night so I'm not nauseated all day. I did not ask the doctor if I could, but I did read the info on Rinvoq to find out if there was a time of day I was supposed to be taking it, and there was not. The change worked, by the way. If it hadn't, I'd have been in her office saying, "OK, what's next?" because I couldn't operate being urky all day long. The first medication they put me on landed me in the emergency room two days running--I had a horrible reaction to doxycycline, so the ER guy put me on something else and the VA gastro kept me on the one the ER guy suggested. His reaction, by the way was, "Well, I'm glad I waited to talk to you until the fuss was over." I fired him, in the end, and am working with one here in the community. You have the right to doctors who treat you with respect.
What I did finally realize after a boatload of research is that they honestly don't really know what's going to work for you. They have a list of their go-to meds that have worked for others, so they start with the ones they know... but they genuinely have little idea WHY they worked, so they don't know if they're going to work for you. There are exceptions, but when you dig into the research and read the small print in the packets, there is often a line somewhere that says, in effect, "We don't know why it works, but we have lots of research that says it does." Medicine is a game of statistics developed from groups of people, which is then played with individual lives. You are the one who knows your body best, Kylia. You had a right to stop being in that kind of pain. I hope they find something that helps soon without making you miserable.
Oh - and I'm sorry about your SIL's TIA. My mother began having them about six months before the big stroke that killed her. Not to say they were connected, though... we never found out whether she fell and hit her head and had the stroke or the stroke knocked her to the ground, receiving the injury to her head when she fell. Either way, I saw her go through one, and TIAs are scary as all get out.
Much love, dear heart, thinking about you,
Lisa in AR10 -
Barbara update on beef brisket! We will be going through El Paso right around suppertime! We found a barbecue place called Desert Oak BBQ. It was featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives! I’ll take pictures and let you know how it is!
💕 Mary from Arizona/Minnesota5 -
Well, I've been just a Chatty Cathy today, haven't I! Remember those dolls? They creeped me out then and still do...
I was a big girl today and went to the lab and provided a urine sample without any problems. Who knew that being able to tinkle on demand would be a critical skill in later life?
Pretty sure that wasn't in the brochure.
Regarding the rest of the tests - There were a number of improvements across the board. My thyroid test was perfect, and the anemia-related tests were better across the board. Some key ones actually got back up to normal. The combination of taking thyroid and iron off of the excuse list also is a wake-up call. It's plain that me running out of breath when I walk down to check the mail and walk back up isn't because I've got a medical issue, it's because I'm severely out of shape! Time to drop the excuses and get moving, I'm thinking.
Quiet day once I got back from town. Hope everyone's day has been awesome. Time to get some chicken going in the Instant Pot for chicken enchiladas later...
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
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Good afternoon ladies!
I had to look up a cheese bap too. Looks scrumptious, but too many calories for me! I mostly avoid butter and cheese and milk, except I can tolerate lactose free yogurt.
It's been a challenging week diet/exercise wise. I will be happy to maintain weight on Friday. I just got an arrangement of chocolate dipped fruit from a friend. Monday I didn't exercise because of the power outage, and yesterday I over ate out of anxiety over my parents. Some weeks are full of interruptions.
Wishing you all the best of health, and full success with your medicines!
Annie in Delaware4 -
18. Try a new online exercise, activity or dance class.
https://youtu.be/kUtYRiOC3sE?t=3
By bedtime my hip muscles were talkin’ to me
19. Spend less time sitting today. Get up and move more often. Advise I should have heeded Tuesday ;{
Machka no antenna here, just cable. If lightning did destroy the TV could it extend harm those watching it? “Stubborn and persistent” are how I made all the computer systems wherever I worked do what I wanted them to :laugh:
Tracey was thinking about your interview struggles and remembered that the very best and most brilliant tech assistant I ever hired gave the worst interview. Stiff, cold, humorless, in retrospect I realize he must have been terrified and desperate for the job. But when I took him to the server and asked him to do some basic tasks, he relaxed and shone far above anyone before or since, and soon shared a delightful dry wit. Hope this perspective from a hirer helps.
Lisa, ditto what you said about this group. Thanks for the coax surge protector tip, just ordered two, one for each TV. Here’s to all the plucky women here, both little and bigger.
Kim ((hugs)) what Lisa said about grieving for that mother who died with your father. You have made a family by being such a good godmother and aunt. You can make as much family as you want by choosing members who are as loving and loyal as you are. Fooey to the rest ((hugs))
Vicki ((hugs)) Please take care of yourself, that sounds like a killer workload.
Flea ((hugs)) Hope you’re feeling better immediately. Glad your DH is finding new job not as bad as anticipated.
Rosemarie watched Under the Tuscan Sun yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it Thanks to you and all who mentioned it.
Terri love the “I am … “ meme, and what you said about the strength and resilience of those struggling. Wishing you peaceful rest tonight, successful surgery and quick/easy recovery. Would your DH update us if you can’t?
Debbie, swans in the Napa River? Wow. In all the years we drove up to visit Mama we never saw swans.
Ginny, even though “wait and see” is a kind of good news, it can be so wearing. ((hugs))
Mary I look forward to some pics of real TX bbq brisket!
Kylia Please pursue an appeal, your wellbeing is important to us. Fight for it! And I’d consider a second cardiologist’s opinion. The one you have now might be trying to cover his *kitten* because of the reaction to his rX.
Michele Brava for being Vince’s motivator! Prayers the MRI shoes his back issue is something non-threatening and easily remedied.
Rebecca video chat with stepson and step daughter from the storage unit? Brava! And relieving your sister of the burden to pack and send their choices? BRILLIANT!
Tracey, thanks, I think, for pointing out Joe was right. I should have walked away from the TV during that lightning storm. From https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-myths “Myth: If you are in a house, you are 100% safe from lightning. Fact: A house is a safe place to be during a thunderstorm as long as you avoid anything that conducts electricity. This means staying off corded phones, electrical appliances, wires, TV cables, computers, plumbing, metal doors and windows. . . .”
Rori
“…treating friends to a good show and generating support for the arts.” So you!
Heather “cheese baps” with bacon? My mouth is watering.
Katla how frustrating! Hope you can get the frame repaired or the lenses re-framed quickly! Know how important reading is to you.
Kim I am so with you on the cheesy baps. Yes, the bap recipe made me think of the sandwich rolls Lisa bakes for Corey. Garlic cheesy baps? Oh my dear you are on to something GREAT!
Tina what you said about the cheesy baps, in spades! :laugh:
It enrages me that insurance companies can refuse to cover doctor-ordered tests and even surgery. One of the dog group leader had a vein in her leg “erupt” enough to send her to the ER twice. She’s finally agreed to the recommended surgery but no, Medicare says she has to wear compression socks for three months and revisit before the surgery can be approved. I’m pushing her to appeal and/or approach the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman, but it’s an uphill slog.
Family: I am sometimes sad with the longing for the family that was not to be. Then I listen to my sister-in-law and am thankful to have been spared the drama.04/18: Move: 2 sets PT w/X, doges to powerline. steps:3912 :P
Fuel: plants running count for week so far: 10+9+4+1 almonds, artichoke, asparagus, avocado, beans-cannellini, beans-garbanzo, beets, caramel corn, cashews, cranberries, cucumber, ginger, olives-green, peanut brittle, peanut oil, pecans, pepperoncini, prunes, radish, romaine, rice-brown, snap peas, tangerines, tea, wheat-cookies/matzoh/sourdough CI=1559
Live: Joe, readings, BP, reconcile credit union statement. Wt:136.5
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2023: Be of good cheer. April: Move more, fuel better, live NOW.
No I am helping eldest sister with her storage units. We have to video chat with her passed husbands (grown)children. Most is his stuff in storage. She had wanted them to come down from Spokane WA to their dads childhood home in Shedd Oregon to look at items. With technology these days, with both of us at the storage unit, one holding her phone, and another one unwrapping and hold items, we should make quick work of it. The most important thing is my sister only has to look at items once.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Well, I've been just a Chatty Cathy today, haven't I! Remember those dolls? They creeped me out then and still do...
I was a big girl today and went to the lab and provided a urine sample without any problems. Who knew that being able to tinkle on demand would be a critical skill in later life? Pretty sure that wasn't in the brochure.
Regarding the rest of the tests - There were a number of improvements across the board. My thyroid test was perfect, and the anemia-related tests were better across the board. Some key ones actually got back up to normal. The combination of taking thyroid and iron off of the excuse list also is a wake-up call. It's plain that me running out of breath when I walk down to check the mail and walk back up isn't because I've got a medical issue, it's because I'm severely out of shape! Time to drop the excuses and get moving, I'm thinking.
Quiet day once I got back from town. Hope everyone's day has been awesome. Time to get some chicken going in the Instant Pot for chicken enchiladas later...
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
Tinkle on command. *snorts* that phrase.....priceless. 💖😂. Great news on the positive improvements test wise! As my mom would say, "Good On Ya"!
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Question for you all ...
When you were young (under 20), what did you want to be when you grew up?
M in Oz
I always wanted to be a nurse... Only problem is that I get queasy getting shots or getting blood taken. With that barrier, I started college as an education major, but with just 3 semesters left, I realized my heart wasn't in it. I changed my major to nursing. After 24 years of being an RN, I've never regretted it! It's in my soul. I still get queasy when needles are headed in my direction, but it makes me much more empathetic for my patients!10 -
(((hugs))) to those who need them.
18. Try a new online exercise, activity or dance class... just working on my Don Fiore Tai Chi
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN2 -
Annie I am sensitive to some milks & cheeses. I love cottage cheese & can consume lactose free milk without trouble. I can also use 2% milk in cooking. Cheddar cheeses don’t bother me. There are plenty of other cheeses that I can’t eat. Everyone has different preferences and sensitivities. 😉
Katla in Illinois5 -
Afternoon ladies
Talking about drs my brother is going to hopefully get a 2nd opinion on his eye,his surgeon isn't to happy ,but I told him to freakin bad its his eyesight for crying out loud...
So keep him in your thoughts..
Im feeling a bit better ..took a little nap and got my pajamas on.. so that helps..5 -
Stat for the day-
Walk w/family- 2hrs 45min 26sec, 122elev, 2.17ap, 87ahr, 112ahr, 112mhr, 6.88mi= 679c
Strava app = 842c0 -
Lovely day!
Max hugely enjoyed his cheesy bap with two slices of back bacon. I joined him.
Then he asked for another bap and had it with butter, cheese and marmite. I'm sorry to say I joined him, minus the marmite. I do like it, but I wasn't in the mood.
I had such a hit from the carbs that I took to my bed and had a long nap, while Max and DH played with the graphology. DH wrote a funny invitation to King Charles III 's 'chlorination'.
We just about got Max back to his apartment in the 10 minute gap between patients at .2.50 - 3.00.
Our pottery painting session went well. Two hours of concentration! I think mine will come out OK, but DH did a great design with the stencil he made at home. He really is talented!
Afterwards we took ourselves off to our favourite boutique brewery, and then to the Persian restaurant. The food was as good as ever.
Home on the bus, clutching the half bottle of red wine we hadn't drunk. That went down well with Midsomer Murders and cheese.
Time for bed.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx6 -
Barbara what a great suggestion to stop at a Texas barbecue! Best barbecue food we’ve had!! The first picture is beef, brisket, pulled pork, and beef spare ribs. The small container is their chili which my husband said is the best chili ever! It was made out of shredded beef, chili beans, and had a very nice bite to it. He thought that he made the best chili! The coleslaw had fresh pineapple in it, and I have never tasted anything so good!
The second picture I also have the beef brisket and pulled pork, seasoned fries and a grilled cheese sandwich. I took the grilled cheese sandwich and topped it with a little bit of both of the meats, pickles, and onion. They should add a little bit of coleslaw to that, and make that an adult sandwich. As it is, it is a kids grilled cheese!
It’s a good thing that I only eat one meal a day!! I’ve pretty much consumed all of my calories in one meal! We both have enough left over for another meal!
💕 Mary from Arizona/Minnesota
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Betsy in NW WA0 -
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Debbie, swans in the Napa River? Wow. In all the years we drove up to visit Mama we never saw swans.04/18: Move: 2 sets PT w/X, doges to powerline. steps:3912 :P
Fuel: plants running count for week so far: 10+9+4+1 almonds, artichoke, asparagus, avocado, beans-cannellini, beans-garbanzo, beets, caramel corn, cashews, cranberries, cucumber, ginger, olives-green, peanut brittle, peanut oil, pecans, pepperoncini, prunes, radish, romaine, rice-brown, snap peas, tangerines, tea, wheat-cookies/matzoh/sourdough CI=1559
Live: Joe, readings, BP, reconcile credit union statement. Wt:136.5
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2023: Be of good cheer. April: Move more, fuel better, live NOW.
I had never seen swans in the wild before I started walking the wetlands. They are just amazing to watch. One day I counted 24 of them in one big pond. They have pretty much paired off now so today there were just six in that pond BUT saw the new swan family right near the path I walk, less than ten feet from me and never moved from that spot. I stopped, took a bunch of pictures and they just continued to preen, even the babies. There is another pair at the next pond that have a nest and should be hatching soon.
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Oh, Lisa – “tinkle on demand” – you have such a way with words
Worked outside putting some of the landscape blocks in. Watered the plants and grass. Went to Aldi’s, then a walk around the block. Vince didn’t go with me.
Now beat...think I’ll get to TV and then bed.
Michele NC1 -
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45 minutes until I leave for Zumba and I just ate a handful of M&M's. I am under on my calories and that doesn't take in the fact that I walked my five and a half miles at the wetlands(it was AMAZING and my little humming bird friend was in his regular bush and two others were where I have seen them often-I am looking for them more often now) and I will get another 8000 steps in during the hour of zumba.
oops- forgot to hit submit
Had a great class- will go to bed with just over 20,000 steps for the day.
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Thank you all for the prayers for Nick- THEY WORKED!!!!! YES, MIRACLE HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!!!
As I was leaving for class, my husband got the text- Found-ALIVE. He is in the hospital now for observation. He was found an hour after his mom and sister flew in. They plan on taking him back with them.18
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