Feel some better, but still not normal. Tummy was rumbling all night. Haven't done a lot again today. Did some computer stuff this morning, then reclined for 1.5 hours or so. I had more energy after that. Mom and I went to a funeral (I have checked my temperature. It's normal, so pretty sure I'm no longer contagious. I did wear my mask while indoors, just in case.) I did walk a mile when I got home and ate a little more for dinner. If I keep improving like I am, should be close to normal by Thursday. Hope none of you get this. It's a bugger of a bug.

Hip update.
I have some hope. Structurally hip is a few years from needing replaced, but my pain and inconvenience does warrant it. The doc said I may not have as good of an outcome with having had 4 surgeries on that hip. He thinks much of the pain could be from scar tissue and such, so he's on the fence over how much it could help. He really helped me figure out a tentative plan. which provides a bit of hope.

1) I am adding 1/2 in to my left shoes; offered a CT to measure the difference, but why? I can just add height and see where that leaves me. I found a company that will alter my shoe. Ordered one shoe to be done, see where that gets me. The doc suggested cheap insoles stacked to achieve an acceptable height. Dh is looking since he loves after work walmart stops. (he really does).

2) Steroid shot in the hip will determine just how much relief a replacement will get me. I see the first hip doc Thursday. will inquire.

3) the rod has to come out 6 weeks before he can do the replacement.

So. I am happily doing 1 & 2. Wouldn't that be a kick in the butt if all this time I just needed a shorter leg adjustment? I hope it will help my knee, hip, and back pain.

ETA
I received my medicaid card today. LOL! yay?
Not sure what I'm doing next semester; if i'll be up for the demand.

@quilteryoyo - that bug really seems to have knocked you and @rheddmobile and her Dh down! Oh and @avidkeo too! Yikes!! I haven't been sick in quite a long time, years, don't think I want to get it! Do you think you picked it up at the daycare? When I started working from home, even with traveling to client locations, I rarely got sick.
So glad your cousin is doing better but it must be frustrating that he has these episodes. Does he remember them afterwards?

@swenson19d - I am so glad this doctor seemed to be more interested in finding ways to alleviate the pain and not necessarily jumping to a THR and also being honest about the outcome. What happens when they take the rod out of your leg? Will you still be able to support weight on it and will they replace it with something when they do the hip? I hope adding the height helps and you can manage next semester. How much longer do you have until you are finished with the nursing program?
I hope Medicaid pays for most of your medical costs. My brother had it a long time ago before he was medicare eligible and it was a real struggle but that was a long time ago and hopefully it is better now. I am assuming you no longer have disability from your work or the insurance coverage... it is tough to manage!

We are slowly getting everything back together. I am down to the last few boxes to put away. Dh has finally decided to call the contractors who were going to do the work on our house before the pandemic. It means we will have to pack everything back up again. Not complaining, I will be SO happy to get the house fixed up, new paint, new ceilings, new lighting and new floors!
Today the housekeeper is coming so we are going for a drive out to the desert - Palm Springs I think. I am hoping there will be some wild flower blooms but it has been so dry this year it is pretty unlikely. Maybe have lunch on a patio somewhere if it isn't too hot.
Food in general has been pretty good. Dh did buy 2lbs of dark chocolate for me for Mother's Day, kinda of surprised since it took me months to eat it the last time he bought it for my birthday. My weight is still down and even with the little blip after the hotel stay it is back down and trending down!

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Waiting on new hip doc.

X-ray of my uneven hips @Avidkeo

I think I have a leg length difference. Ima ask him.

Hips look good. I can't believe they didn't take your pants off! All that metal over your pelvis makes my eyes twitch!

Yay for a plan! I really hope the lifts help.

I am feeling better. My tummy still has some moments of letting me know that it has been sick, but I was actually hungry for the first time yesterday afternoon! I'm a bit frustrated that my weight is down less than a pound from Saturday, when I thought Saturday's was artificially high due to some salty food on Friday. How does that happen? I ate virtually nothing on Sunday and have had close to 1000 calories/day since then. Shouldn't I have at lost a couple of pounds at least? Oh well, at least it isn't more. That would be bad!

@quilteryoyo weight changed suck! Always fast to go up, slow down! Glad your feeling better

Good morning folks!

I have really been struggling juggling everything I need to do. I finally started a list on a "to do" app on my phone so I can keep track, it grew very quickly.

Work is going better, I am still pretty clueless but I am ID'ing the folks I need to meet and talk to so I can hopefully be good in this position.

I went up to the ranch last weekend after I bought a weedwhacker, I spent all day getting sunburned and whacking. By the end of the day I realized I had piles of dirt from redoing the driveway and called a neighbor to come out with his tractor and just bury the weeds LOL. Problem solved for a week or two I also spent a day cleaning out the travel trailer, filling and dumping tanks and vacuuming. So much dust, dirt and rodent droppings. I finally went through the closets of all of mom's "good clothes" that she took when we traveled. The mice had gotten in there and it smelled so I ended up throwing away a lot of stuff...probably easier. I kept a few shirts and jackets and brought them back to the hotel to wash. I also treated myself to a few goodwill stops, found some good stuff but it is not as abundant as up near Sacramento. I am piling all the stuff in a back bedroom of the house, but the house is starting to get a weird smell so I will have to wash everything.

Mom's truck is ready today, $1800 of work. Probably only $500 of that was necessary, the rest was nice to have (i.e. fuel tank sensor and tire sensors). Mom would just put gas in every 200 miles and didn't care if the tank sensor didn't work. I need to find a ride to go get it and bring it back to base so I can get it cleaned before the trip, I leave next sunday.

I spent 2 hours with a financial advisor about mom's money and accounts...I am no closer to figuring out what to do...and terrified of taxes. Thankfully a bulk of the money was in a joint account so I don't have to claim it.

I have been making 75% of my runs. I saw a bobcat last weekend...I am fine with that as long as I dont see a mountain lion. Eating has been meh. I haven't been eating fast food, but still buying my meals so who knows what the calories look like. Half of the jeans I grabbed when I was packing are a size too small, so I am wearing and washing a lot. Do I buy more? I dont think I could get in them in a timely manner...they T.I.N.Y! And to think I just wore them 2 years ago.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I cooked today.
Teriyaki chicken thighs in the IP, coconut rice with jalapeños minus the pineapple (dd isn’t keen), broccoli and dd told me how to make a cheese sauce which I added 3 very large cloves of garlic to. I made mine into an Asian-type bowl then had to try the cheese sauce and it is crack for garlic lovers. I’d like to eat it with chips… instead of broccoli!

I think I am going to try to do a week of salads.
The plan is to prep all the ingredients in containers then all I have to do is assemble. I am afraid of the scale.

I appealed to Dh regarding the lack of space and he agreed to move the gun cabinet out of the bedroom giving me enough study space to set back up. Yay! Now to plot a study schedule with violin. Dh told me this morning that “my friends mother died”… ??? I don’t have any friends. My violin instructor lost her mother. She had COVID and was in poor shape to begin with. I don’t expect her to want to do any lessons this summer. Next semester I don’t think I have time and choose not to enroll in it. Sure the loss is complicated. Free of pain and illness but to lose a loved one still is hard.

ETA.
When I get shoes altered, I am going to try to get some walking in. I am adding height to the left.

@quilteryoyo Glad the tummy is getting better. You do yogurt or pickles to help replace/support the good bacteria? I really hope the irs figures it out soon. What a pain.

I watched an hbo documentary that I knew I shouldn’t. Boy Interrupted. I cried so hard. My eyes are still sore. I’ll let you google it. Or I’ll cry more.

Cori
Is still a gross, unmannered, troublemaker lol! He ate bean barf today, if you gotta go no 2; he wants on the seat behind you to supervise. If you don’t oblige he claws your rear. I mean what? Why Cori? Every evening I’m watching Netflix/Hulu on the iPad and he comes to take over like clockwork about 915. It’s time to put on the mouse game for cats. What a nut! 4 nights in a row now. He brought a toad turd in the house the other day. Blech! He sweet and all, but not nicely mannered like bear!

Dh agreed to take me for a walk tomorrow. Yay!

@swenson19d Sorry I didn't answer your question. I try to eat yogurt, but actually don't have any. Going to the grocery store today. I hope you get your hip to where it is a lot less painful. Cori sounds inCORRIgible, but cute.