WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2024
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Bathrooms: In the 70's and early 80's it was popular to put the toilet in a separate part of the bathroom with a door that closed.
Carol in GA1 -
Today I saw my GP early in the morning and asked about Sjogren's Syndrome and the rash.
She sent me for bloodwork to determine if I have an autoimmune thing, which might take a couple weeks to come back.
She also said that the rash was not Rosacea and looked more like a contact dermatitis, but could be caused by stress or could be part of an autoimmune thing. Fortunately the rash is almost entirely cleared up now, so I'll just keep an eye on the situation.
In the afternoon, I went for my first appointment with the new dentist. They seem nice (although they haven't pulled out the big needles yet!) but they are expensive. Today I had a full check, cleaning, two of the little mouth X-rays which aren't adequate to see the whole length of my teeth (my teeth are extra long), and one round the head X-ray which does show the whole length of my teeth. I'm glad they did that because I've had disastrous results with 2 places who assumed the length of my teeth was normal.
She glued the crown back on, but it is a temporary thing and she'll have to redo the work entirely. It's only lasted about 3 years I think!! So that will be expensive step number one.
The tooth above the one that lost its crown is cracked and will likely be expensive step number two.
Eventually, all those old fillings I reluctantly got when I was 17 will have to go because they've all got gaps between them and the tooth now and are causing problems. Expensive step number three.
She'll check my mouth guard next time I go in. It's not entirely comfortable but she might be able to make adjustments so I can start using it more regularly again because all my teeth show excessive wear. I grind a lot.
And I've got TMJ, but I knew that already. I clench my jaw a lot. I don't just clench my jaw, there are times when I realise that I'm as tight as a 2x4 ... I clench all my muscles! Ah stress.
Oh, she also mentioned dry lips and mouth (another Sjogrens symptom ... but before I say that's what I have I will wait for the bloodwork. )
I also worked in between ... fun with code.
I wish we would have a day of rain here ... so dry and when they predict rain (like Sunday), we get about 23 drops and that's it.
Machka in Oz
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Me, most mornings ...
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I did twenty minutes on my bike and fourteen minutes walking! Yay!
Lisa thank you!
Machka sorry to hear about your teeth on top of everything else.
Annie in Delaware4 -
This is what was running through my head after I got off the scale this morning:
In other words - you can't exercise hard enough to lose weight if you don't change the amount of calories you take in. Your body insists on both.
It's appropriate for other things in life, too. I made the choice to stay with my ex-husband for 27 years, as an example, and no matter what else I did inside that marriage, that choice made it impossible for me to grow or change or become what I needed to become in my life.
Getting all silly-sophical this morning.
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR6 -
Machka ~ Is your GP also a dentist? Just wondering!
Carol in GA1 -
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Ginny ... I was in bed last night when I read your post so didn't post a response. My immediate reaction was those contractors are not to be trusted and their repair seemed like overkill. Then Lisa responded and everyone else. Getting other estimates and starting with small remedial steps as you've noted makes the most sense to me.
Yesterday was another bright, sunshine day and it looks like the same today! Yay! (Rain tomorrow ... boo). Besides the weather, I sometimes allow myself to wallow in self-pity for a bit. Never achieves anything but I get it out of my system.
Made Kolachi (nut roll) over the weekend and it was a colossal fail. Arghh. I think my yeast may have been old. Also think my method is off somewhere even though I follow a recipe. Found another recipe with the same ingredients and measures, but different method. Will try that and if it doesn't work, I'm done. We do not need to eat any more of my mistakes!
I have been staying within my eating window/schedule and I'm watching my choices. The scale is responding nicely so I just need to continue doing my part.
Beth near Buffalo
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I wrote this last night but didn’t post. It is much longer than usual so put it in a spoiler. A scary time I had yesterday.Well, I just got back from the hospital at 7:30 PM. Earlier in the day, my DH and I had gone to town for Arby’s due to the power being out at the campground. Went to Marshals afterward then home. Nothing too exciting just a calm afternoon out. Got home about 3 pm and as I got out of the car, I began to feel very dizzy and weak.Kevin was dealing with a camper, they don’t even give time to get home and settled before the demands start!. Anyway, I basically slid along the side of the car around to the back with an arms length of the steps and a railing. Almost fell taking the one step to the stairs. Opened the door and let the dog out and immediately sat down in front of the door for air with my head between my legs. I was watching the pattern on the floor move around. I stayed in that position for almost an hour with no luck getting better. I felt like i was going to puke and managed to slide walk to there and sat on the floor by the commode. Sat there for a while with my head resting on my arms within shot of the bowl. Nothing happed but all of a sudden I started feeling extremely weak and did a semi graceful slide down to the floor. I was half in and half out of the bathroom. I could not move, no strength at all anyway. I could only do 1 word answers to questions then closed my eyes felt completely drained. But the weird pard was that my brain was going 100 miles a minute. I was fully aware of what was going on around me but could not move or respond. Meanwhile, my DH was dealing with campers having sewer issues (happed 4 times so far this week. Pipe need to be changed out.) I stayed on the floor for at least an hour with no one checking on me. I did have my Apple Watch but found not move my hands or arms to set off the emergency call. DH came in and asked me if I was ok and i answered 1 word no. My mind was trying to tell him to call 911. He didn’t get it. So after another hour on the floor he had to shake me to get me to answer to him and he finally asked if I wanted him to call 911. He finally did and also the ranger who was very good with helping with this whole situation. Now you must remember I’m living in an RV so my head was in the bathroom along with my two arms, the rest of me was across the hall and my feet were touching the opposite wall. I had not moved my legs arms or head this whole time. I was in a very awkward position and couldn’t do anything to get comfortable. I had no feeling in my extremities and no body part went to ‘sleep’. Blood flow was really slow. Ranger came and got me to answer some one word questions which he radioed out to the emts and tried to turn me over to my side. He didn’t get me too far, but better. Ended up the ranger and an EMT had to Cary me out of the rv to a bed. No strength in my legs at all. They tried making me stand. So after being in the ambulance the emt tested me for heart attack and stroke, then asthma/lung issues, all good so diagnosed me with a major anxiety attack. I didn’t believe them until I did what they said about breathing and started feeling better. Got better on the 30 minute ride to the hospital but still not able to move arms or legs, but just starting to wiggle them, still no strength. Got about 3 shots of meds and an IV. They had a hell of a time getting the needles in and I have bruises all over both arms and the back of 2 hands from needle marks. I look like a drug user! Got me on a bed handed me my phone, license and watch they had to take off to try for an IV. Every time they started asking me health questions, I kept telling the to use the phone! Everything is there. They finally had me open the phone and I guided them to the information they needed. They were impressed with the documentation. So that was a plus. After about 2 hours there, I was able to sit and stand but not walk yet. So they brought me to the car in a wheel chair. I told Kevin I deserve a Sonic shake for living through that, which he obliged me and now home. Meds they gave me are making me
really sleepy. So gonna crash now.
More of a journal entry, but had to get it out. Thank you all so much for caring!
Love you all,
RVRita in Roswell
Catch up more tomorrow. Pg.59 done15 -
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Gosh Rita. How absolutely terrifying. John used to have terrible panic attacks. Once he stopped breathing for what seemed like ages. I thought he was dead. I hope you can get checked over again, just to make sure it wasn't something else. Sending hugs and sympathy and good wishes for lots of rest.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
I've had the phone appointment with the nurse. Nothing I didn't already know, but she was very nice and sympathetic. They are going to send me for a bone scan for the osteopenia. I also am still having the brachial BP test and another blood test. She reckoned it would be at least a year for an operation on the NHS, but she is referring me. I emphasised my pain and immobility. She has prescribed stronger painkillers, which might help with sleeping. Last night was awful and this morning was painful. Unfortunately, codeine makes me constipated, so I will have to up the prunes!
I did say that I was going to have to cancel the cruise on medical grounds, and she said they would be able to provide any needed evidence.
So, one step further. As the options narrow down I will feel less anxious. It's being up in the air that I find difficult. I have booked a taxi for my private appointment. John is going to cook dinner tonight. He actually talked a bit about it this morning, so that feels better. When I get back from the surgeon, we can have a proper discussion.
I can feel myself putting on weight with all this inactivity.
I had reached a stasis and balance, but I will have to look at my intake now. Get adjusted to a new normal. Boo!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx6 -
Still shaken and tired this morning. Have the dentist in a couple hours so have to start moving. Thank you Heather for reading that journal/post. I just had to get it out while it was fresh. I have called my therapist for an earlier appointment as well. My DH did call my oldest and will talk to her when she gets out of work later. Just chilling the rest of the day today. Monitoring my breathing and working on controlling that. Have a great day all.
Today is a good day to buy some local pecans. The pecan farms around here look like dead trees still. No leaves or buds yet.
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Heather, thinking of you. Hope your private appointment goes well.
Rita, what a stressful situation for you. Wishing you well going forward.
Scale took a bit of a dip this morning so happy with that. Decided to increase my walking time to 20 minutes twice a day. Put both the dogs in after 15 minutes this morning as it is a bit cool for Lucy, then continued on for another 5 minutes by myself. Will do the same this afternoon but will probably keep the dogs out as it will be warmer. Will have to be mindful with Easter feast on Sunday. I know I will be enjoying a couple of glasses of wine with my meal along with a small piece of pie. Hopefully will not go over my calorie count by very much. The extra walking will help I'm sure.
Enjoy the day, ladies.
Joy5 -
Rita Wow how scary! Glad you are somewhat recovered. Hope they check you out thoroughly!
Heather so sorry that your pain continues. Hope you can have a good conversation with DH.
Annie in Delaware4 -
Rita - Thinking of you, and sending gentle hugs held extra long from rainy, gloomy Arkansas. Everything here has buds, because of the warm and rainy weather! Panic attacks can truly cause some wild and wooly symptoms, but that is WAY on the other side of scary. Glad you were taken to the ER, and that they were able to check you out. Thinking of you, dear heart.
Lisa in AR
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What a scary situation Rita! I am sorry that you had to go thru that by yourself. 😥💖
I wish our body's had little ticker tape printers that could print out in complete sentences what was wrong at any given time. That would be awesome! Stop all this guessing and wondering for the lot of us.💖. Healing thoughts and hugs!
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Rita, wow! That’s quite the panic attack! Hope you are able to relax today and regain your equilibrium.
Heather hope your dr visit is productive.
Must dash off to the gym. Friends coming over this afternoon, so looking forward to seeing them!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island2 -
Wow Rita! so scary, I'm so glad you are ok, but agree that a check out by your doctor is not a bad idea. I would also try to have a talk to DH about helping quicker! Why he wasn't calling 911 as soon as he walked into the RV made me want to reach through the computer and shake him! If it had been a stroke every second counts! Again so thankful you are ok.
hugs Kim in N. California4 -
Rita: Wow! Scary that you went through all this! What a panic attack! I hope you are feeling better. Sending my thoughts and support to you!
Heather: Crawling down the stairs backwards. This must be hard for John to watch. I am sorry your mobility is limited and that you are in pain. I hope the doctors decide something soon!
Tracey: Enjoy the craft room!
Lisa: Very brave to pick up the snake!
Barbie: Sounds like you/ve wonded several nice properties. I've only ever owned my present home. The rest of the time i was in apartments. The thought of moving is daunting to me.
JavaPlace: The decluttering course I listen to says 5 minutes matters and Progress Only Progress!
Machka: Enjoyed seeing the picture of you fencing!
Lanette: I wonder if I will have to move. The Association Fee, the property tax, regular tax, Medicare supplement and Landscaping costs will probably do me in. All the memories are here. I would love to have future grand children here. My mother gave up her house and went to an over 55 independent living apartment. For her, it worked out beautifully. She made new friends and joined in in exercise, bridge, a book club, bus trips and so forth. I love having the house when my son comes. He brings his dogs and there is plenty of room for everyone. Maybe I can do 10 years in the house.
Terri: I hope you are recovering from your fall.
Beth: I have 3 lap tops in a closet and an old computer sitting in the hall. My husband left these "behind". I don't know what to do with them.
My son and DIL came and we went to a festival and saw a show with Sea Lions. Such fun! They had their picture taken with the Sea Lions! My friend who I distanced myself from mailed me a card. The words on the card were very sweet. I hope she
understands that our relationship will not be the same again. On a new note, I got to exercise class this morning and joined a group of ladies standing around. Later today, I will have dinner with a friend. I have clothes I ordered on line that need to be returned. I need to make this my number 1 priority this afternoon! I also hope to read this afternoon...and to get to the gym to walk on the treadmill!
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia7 -
Afternoon ladies
Wow Rita ,that was a doozy of a panic attack..and im glad they finally got you to a hospital..but sheesh like others have said if it was a stroke..
Heather- im sorry your not feeling up to par..
Hope your Dr's appointment goes well..and you can still make the cruise.
Tracy is apprehensive about her appointment on Wednesday..she sees the fetal monitor dr and of course is worried ..she always reads the worsted into everything..she has heard of losing twin pregnancies up to 22 weeks and she is just keeping that in the back of her mind. I take the brighter approach and know all will be well..
I slept in a bit.. but having some tummy troubles so will lay low today..its just me and Siri..3 -
Rita-Wow. What a scare! I hope you’re better and can get someone else to check out for something they may have missed. I had no idea anxiety could do that.
Heather-Hopefully you can get some answers soon. Sorry you have to cancel the cruise, but you wouldn’t enjoy it much if you were in so much pain anyway.
Machka-I actually like the main toilet being in a separate room. The mister's childhood house was like that (in Europe), but they didn't have any ensuite bathrooms. However, I would not like it being across or down the hall, though it would be OK if there were a sink in the room with it.
All wood floors are not easy to care for, in my opinion. I am constantly sweeping them and they need to be washed and polished every month, which is not an easy task and it does not get done, so they look awful. Moving furniture is not easy but you have to do that or dust collects under it. They show every ding, scuff, and scratch. I would have laminate or tile if it were reasonable.
House wish list-I'd like to be a happy renter. I like my current house which checks most of the boxes and is good for aging here. The man who lived in it for 50 years (and still lived here when he passed) made modifications for aging. He put in the door handles you just push rather than turn, light switches you just press easily rather than flip, etc. No stairs.
But any house I'd buy now, if I needed to, would be this house with a few additional things. It would need solar panels (which we have), a grey water system, no lawn to keep up (or very minimal upkeep), and no underground irrigation. I need a garage for my car and LOTS of space for the mister's hobbies because they make massive messes. I'd like my own space that is mine and not doing double duty as a guest room. A chef's kitchen for sure. Separate bathrooms are MANDATORY. I will not budge on that.
And a major wish is someone to clean the house thoroughly every week and pick up the clutter. This is impossible for a reasonable price...and really it's impossible to find someone trustworthy and dependable these days. I'm just not that rich.
So, this will make sense after that setup: My dream is to be a nomad. I read an article one time about a retired couple who lived 3 months in France, 4 months in Germany, 6 months in Romania, 4 months in Costa Rica, 5 months here, 6 months there, etc. They didn't have a stationary home. That would be my dream. That said, I might get tired of living on the road after a while. But, I always have my family to go back and stay with for a time if I need to get grounded.
Had a nice weekend. We took a drive to the desert to see the wildflowers and did a short hike. I really like the desert landscape. I'll post some pics if I can figure out how.
Then the mister tried his hand at making pizza dough and we made some tasty pizzas. It made a MASSIVE flour-y mess (because he does nothing without making a mess), but they were good.
I will toss the leftover ingredients into a chili/stew this week. Today I will sous vide some chicken breasts for various purposes throughout the week.
I have not weighed myself in a month. I am afraid to. As you can read, I have not been good about laying off the white carbs. I have been exercising and even adding in extra walking; just not counting and tracking so much. Eventually, I will step on the scale, but I keep hoping my clothes will magically start fitting better. It's not a strategy to set me up for success.
Tina in CA
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Oh Rita. That is horrible. And to be immobile for so long with no one doing anything. I hate that for you. There should be an unspoken rule that if someone is sprawled out on the floor and can't respond to basic questions, EMS should be called immediately.
We had a patio installed this weekend in what was quickly becoming an unsightly and messy mud pit. No grass would grow there. Now it is beautiful, clean, and functional. Very happy. (Photobomb of Harley.)
Flea
Willamette Valley OR
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Rita- That had to be very scary. Glad you eventually got to the ER. Please take care.
Heather - hope you find out what is going on and some relief from the pain.
I had a wonderful day yesterday. Went to church and then with friends to the Seattle Symphony. It was a really good program and very relaxing to be away from home and not even think about our troublesome tenant. We used the lightrail train to go downtown. It has a stop that puts you right across the street from Benaroya Hall. This was my first time using the lightrail so I learned something new, how to navigate the system.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA8 -
Morning ladies,
Ginny - hope the basement guy plans to follow state and/or federal guidelines. I agree with the others, seems like not removing asbestos is what they are advising in most cases. Something not right with these guys.
I'm back to house walking again, at a decent pace this time and no zipping in and out of doorways at top speed like I was doing. Foot seems fine with it.
Machka - I haven't had the glucose tolerance test. Interesting phone chat with my SIL in Indiana yesterday who has been in and out of prediabetes for a decade. She said stress - from pain, for example, can put a person into prediabetes, and there's a chance the stress from my foot pain was being reflected in that A1C. That happened to her when she hurt her shoulder. I'll ask Dr. Lisa about that on Thursday.
SIL said they are preparing for their town will be a mob scene on April 8th, they are on the edge of the eclipse path of totality.
Joy - those dishes sound beautiful, you'll have a very nice Easter dinner with the family. Good job with the walking.
Rosemarie - hope you don't have to decide right away if you'll need to sell and move, I know what you mean with the memories still there. I'm not ready to let go of some of them either, but hopefully in a year or two I'll be closer. You have time to figure out your budget and do some planning. Are there 55+ places that you'd consider moving to at some point?
After my DH died, I removed the hard drive from an old laptop and CPU and took them in for recycling. I have one more to go which doesn't have a lot of memory and is still Windows XP. Time for it to go. That and his huge computer desk that takes up a lot of our office space, don't think I'll ever use it.
Rita - Oh my word! Glad are you home from the hospital, what a scary scary thing. Does your DH understand that he should have been quicker to respond?
Machka - sounds like your new dentist is very thorough. It will be good to have that crown replaced for a while. So far I've been real lucky with only needing a small filling in the past 5 years or so crossing fingers I don't have a lot of tooth problems hitting all at once.
Heather - glad your phone call with the consultant went OK. Good to get that out of the way and on to the next step.
Flea - gorgeous new patio blocks. What a great idea. Nice seeing you pop in!
I didn't sleep real well last night and dragging a little today.
I did make it to the computer store this morning and came home with a new Dell laptop.
It's Windows 10 - the tech said he likes that better than 11. We chatted a minute about my McAfee problem with Staples, and he said there's already a good anti-virus that comes with Windows - Defender. Just uninstall the McAfee and Defender will automatically take over. I wondered about that since DH had Security Essentials (the old version of Defender) on our old machines plus Malwarebytes, and we never had a problem. It will at least buy me some time as I test everything out.
There are plenty of tutorials on setting up computers and all of the various Windows functions on Youtube, I can check them out and take my time. And if something goes haywire, I just take it back to the shop.
Have a great week.
Lanette
SW WA State
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MFP Weekly Check-in March 25, 2024
Debbie in Napa Valley, CA - LOTS of walking this week(just over 18,000 steps one day, over 15,000 two or three days) Weight down slightly at 153.2
Kylia in Ohio - Good Morning! My scale said down a pound on Saturday! I was super excited when it still said -1 this morning! I am excited as this last 10 is hard to lose, but at the same time, not concentrating on that at this moment in my life. Just trying to figure out eating better. Lifestyle choices to make this roller coaster stop! Have a great week!
Rita from Roswell, NM - Down 1 pound from last week.
Evie from Vancouver BC - I’m up a bit from 2 weeks ago, but down more than a bit from last week. Just realized why I felt so down on Sat, it was the death versary of my dear, dear friend. It’s been 20 years but I miss her like it was yesterday. But onward and upward!
Sue in WA State - Made it to water exercise 2 times again this week. Yoga 7/7 times. Strength and balance 5/5 times. Didn't get walking done. Weight currently at 222 lb. Need to keep working on walking longer. I get short of breath very easily. Pulmonologist wants me to work up slowly.
Lanette SW WA State – Celebrating weight staying in desired range, foot feeling much better after cutting back on steps for a couple weeks. Navigating low carb eating plan (below 100 net carbs), no snacking between meals, cutting out added sugar, processed foods & “white carbs”. Working with my doc to get glucose/insulin resistance under control.
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My father was in the Coast Guard when I was growing up so we rented the houses we lived in since we'd be somewhere for only two years at a time. When my dad retired, it was a great milestone for my parents and they bought a house that they planned as their forever house. They were both almost 50 years old at the time. They lived in that house until they died and Jake and I moved in so we had several years to go through their things. Owning a home is important to me. If we went looking for the "perfect " house, our ship would never leave the dock. We like where we are now Barbie in NW WA 💖 🌞🚘🐾👣🚶♀️ 6
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Desert wildflowers. Honestly, pictures don't even come close to capturing these.
Tina in CAThis is an ocotillo, from what I am told. There are red flowers at the top. I like the contrast between the blue sky and the desert landscape.
These little pink flowers pop out from everywhere. I like how they just appear in the sand.
Lots of colors here.
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Bathrooms - with the exception of about 10 months when we first moved to Tasmania, we've always had just one bathroom. During that 10 months, the place had an additional toilet, and when I say toilet, I do mean just the toilet. My ex and I only had 1 bathroom and a teensy-tiny one at that.
I'm not quite sure what I'd do with 2 of the things! I'm not sure if it would be a luxury or just another bathroom to clean.
One thing I want is a North American style bathroom with the toilet IN the bathroom instead of the Australian style with the toilet in a separate room somewhere else in the house.
WOW ... that seems like a remarkably low price!
Machka in Oz
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I couldn't imagine NOT having two bathrooms- with dh being in the master bath for about an hour every morning, there are mornings where I would not make it if I had to wait for him to get done.
When son's girlfriend stays over, she uses the other bathroom and takes a long time- On those occasions, I wish I had 3!! I make sure to get up a bit earlier than Rovin if she has stayed over.
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 2hrs 10min 45sec, 30elev, 2.86ap, 83ahr, 95mhr, 6.32mi= 625c
Strava app = 774c
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 1min 57sec, 171elev, 103aw, 19.6amph, gear35, 106ahr, 120mhr, 47arpm, 20.23mi= 343c
Strava app= 365c
Zwift stats- 1hr 1min 59sec, 174elev, 103aw, 46arpm, 19.55amph, 20.2mi= 365c
Total cal 968
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