WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR JANUARY 2019

Today, I'm back to having appointments again.

I've got Day 1 of a root canal.

She is going to start the root canal, and then let me know if she figures the tooth is worth saving or not. If it is not, she will pack it up and I'll have it removed under a general by my dental surgeon.

She doesn't know that.

She thinks she'll just go ahead and remove it. She'll be informed differently when I get to that point. I am NOT going through the horror of another tooth removal like the one I had a year ago. No. Nope. Not happening.

I'm actually not looking forward to the root canal if it happens either because for some reason dentists seem unable to "freeze" me properly anymore. I've been to dentists who can do it, and I nodded off briefly in the middle of my first root canal because it was completely painless.

Unfortunately I seem to have developed an allergy to the adrenaline they include with the anaesthetic which makes the anaesthetic less effective, so they have to use twice as much anaesthetic ... but even so, they don't seem to be able to hit the right nerves. OK granted, the roots of my teeth are embedded in my jaw, but still ...


Fingers crossed this goes OK.

M in Oz

Dear doggie spent the day at the vet's getting spayed. She came home sleepy and in a collar. She is having a hard time figuring that thing out. The hardest thing will be keeping her relatively quiet for the next two weeks until the stitches come out. No running in the pasture but only walking on a leash.

Tomorrow I take DH to the cancer center for education on the new drug, labs and to talk about financial aid. All of that plus travel time will take about 4 hours and have me coming home in rush hour traffic. Yuck! Monday he has an MRI and next Wednesday he meets with the doctor and starts the new drug, a 1 hour infusion. We have heard good things about this drug so hope it goes well.

KJ - You are awesome.

Rori - Happy anniversary and birthday!

Lisa - Glad your retreat went well.

Barbie - Glad Jake's appointment went well.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

I'm not sure what my dentist used, but it didn't have any adrenaline in it.


Before the appointment, I took a valium because I was so stressed about it all. Then after she gave me the "freezing". It still didn't numb everything so she went with nitrous oxide.

That's the first time I have had nitrous oxide for dental work!

Between it and the valium, I was m-e-l-l-o-w by the end of the appointment.


I had told my husband that he didn't need to come to the appointment, but he decided to walk there anyway, and was there through it all. It was probably a good thing because he was able to take me home ... by bus. The bus stops at a little grocery store near where we live so we picked up some ice cream, and then walked the rest of the way home.

By the time we got home, I was ready to lie down. I slept for 1.5 hours. I still feel a little bit out of it now, but better than being traumatised by the pain.


Machka in Oz

I missed why Felicia is worried about her husband. Could you enlighten me F????
DH still feeling c..p. I slept better and, although I have a deep cough, I don't feel bad in myself. I did my exercises .

My cancer friend emailed all her friends to say she feels upset she isn't seeing people now we aren't going to the hospital with her for the chemo. Today is her birthday and I was going up there for a tea and cake party, which she has cancelled. That's basically why I didn't make other arrangements. She is nearing the end, so probably didn't feel up to it, but I'm sure that's why people haven't made the effort. Oh well. I feel, at her stage, she is entitled to expect more support. I can't imagine how it must be for her, living alone. She has family nearby, but it's not the same.
Don't want to give her my bug, so will go up when I'm not infectious.

Have other friends I need to communicate with. Been busy recently and determined to get my writing done daily.
In fact, must do it now! :noway:

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Machka9 wrote: »

Hopefully this will work ... this is my Cadbury Marathon video of me coming across the finish line.

There were several photographers along the way, so this is one of the photos. It's at about 18 km into the run. My legs had decided they had enough and I'd started to walk. Then I looked up and saw the photographer in the distance so I started slowly jogging again.




(Yeah, I've put on a bit of weight last year. I wasn't focusing on diet. Hopefully I'll be able to take it off this year.)



Machka in Oz

Good morning ladies, it is snowing heavily in Liverpool, the really thick white stuff. We very rarely get this here as we are sheltered by Pennines and Irish Sea. Looks nice but I had plans to go out today, never mind.
Have been watching docuseries Live Longer Feel Better great stuff, sorry I can't remember who gave the link.
Re juicing, have been looking online and there are various discussions re juicing vs blending. I have a blender already and think maybe blending is the one to try as you keep the fibre. One Dr recommends juicing if you have a chronic condition but blending for the rest of us.

Just found out today that our next door neighbour of 50 years is now in a hospice, near death. She used to babysit my kids. Upsetting because her son (who had POA I think) arranged this, emptied the house and is now going to rent it out. He doesn't live in Liverpool but didn't have the decency to tell us (it probably happened while we were on holiday but he could have left a note or a phone message)

Kate (in Liverpool where it is still snowing)

JanetR - What an amazing photo of Olivia--she's absolutely gorgeous.

Allie - Unfortunately, you can't save everyone in a work situation, you can only save yourself. If you like the office manager a lot, though, you might want to gently advocate for her with the boss, in the sense of telling him how much better things are for you since she arrived. That kind of positive feedback might help him change his mind, especially if the boss likes and trusts you.

Kelly - you're a saint, my dear. I would have been hacked off that there was no full disclosure on the youngster's issue so you could make a rational decision based on your overall workload. You might well have decided to chance it, but it should have been your decision. My sympathies for both you AND the mom, honestly. I would bet she's been through more than one childcare provider who weren't as well-equipped as you to handle it. I also feel sorry for the child who has been his little brother's sole source of comfort and peace. It's a lot of pressure to put on a young heart and mind, being your brother's keeper.

Machka - I LOVED the only time I was given nitrous oxide, because I end up tensing every muscle when they're working in my mouth, and I'm exhausted by the time it's complete. The nerve block injections actually work on me, can't imagine how I'd feel if they didn't!

Okie - I've got a Fitbit Charge HR2, which I've had for almost three years now (I think, hard to remember). It does all that and more, as well, and I can get pretty bands for it (which you can for most of them now).

For those who commented, I'm pretty danged happy, and getting happier in my work environment. It's a blast to be feel valued, treasured even, and I genuinely hope this will be the last place I ever work. It would be nice to be able to get to Social Security age (2 years and two months away!) and be inclined to keep working because I love my job.

Please note, due to my Air Force wife-dom for 27 years, lots of consulting work, and circumstances both within and outside of my control, the longest time I have ever been in any position is four years. That was when I was in the military myself, and they shoot you if you leave! (an exaggeration, but they CAN slap you in jail).

In a civilian position, my longest time at a job was two years and five months, as an assistant controller at an oilfield services company. In April 2022, if I hit 62 years old in this job and decide to retire, I'll have been in it for two years and four months. I might have to stick around 'til June of that year just to say that it was my longest-held civilian job!

Love y'all,
Lisa in Arkansas