WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2022
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Kelly FYI if you think you have covid and are really lethargic you will feel like laying down and sleeping. This is a big mistake because this is how it turns into covid pneumonia. My husband and I just are at the tail end of recovery from covid. Both of us were unvaccinated because of religious reasons. We got a lot of information from my daughter that does coding for doctors and has to read all of the reports. The first thing that she said was do not lay down during the day. Get up and move and be active. If you do not want the covid to settle in your lungs you need to keep moving. The best position for laying at night time is the prone position on your stomach. Both my husband and I cannot lay like that because of other medical issues. We have been sleeping on our couch which has double recliners. My husband because of his asthma and is on a CPAP machine was given an infusion of monoclonal antibodies. This helped for about a week. He went back to see his doctor and she gave him prednisone and another pill that started with a D not sure which it is. And told him to use his inhaler twice a day. I lost both my smell and taste. We have been walking four times a day and are up to five miles. I would say that by being active and doing this it feels no worse than a really bad cold. Hopefully you only have a cold!!
Mary from Arizona/ Minnesota 10 -
Worked then had bowling. At night picked up a prescription for Loki and then went to ceramics. The plan for tomorrow is to work, then go with Vince for his allergy shot, return my sleep study, then go to the Salvation Army. Ceramics at night.
Vince took Clyde to the vet. One of the MD’s in the practice tested positive for Covid and just now another one of the MD’s tested positive and did about 4 of the workers. They canceled all the appointments for today but our vet was there. Vince said there wasn’t anyone there when he went. Anyway, it seems Clyde has an abscess by his right back foot. The MD said it should be better in a few days. He’s on an antibiotic right now.
M – broken rib///partial dislocation. There’s a difference???? In my mind, there really isn’t. Glad you’re feeling better now
Lisa – you can count me as another person who is glad you have a good MD
Bit rushed today. Hoping tomorrow will be better.
Know that all good thoughts are with everyone
Michele NC1 -
Got behind while we were having a belated Christmas with son and his family.
KJ - hugs for you. Hope it is only a cold. My son who is in excellent shape was sick for a week. Couldn’t understand why it hit him so hard. Take care of you.
Katie- prayers for you and your dad.
Late. Have to go to sleep.
SueBDew in TX.3 -
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Today I went to my first yoga class since our trip to Virginia. It was great to see long time yoga friends & the exercise made me feel better. I plan to go to yoga frequently now that we’re home.3
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Barbara - it sounds like the dogs were looking for some time alone with you.
We had a special division within the security company. We provided regular security guards to the hospitals that were responsible for parking enforcement, thefts, safety, etc. We also had “patient watch” guards, they were responsible to sit with patients one on one for numerous reasons. As Machka said, for patients that are pulling tubes, trying to get out of bed, etc. We also watched suicidal patients, Alzheimer’s who would try to leave to go home, child services and domestic issues, violent patients that needed to be restrained and a few public people that needed the media stopped. We didn’t do anything medical just were eyes for the nurses and to keep the patient safe.
Kelly - I hope you feel better soon.
Vicki - our province isn’t even testing anymore except in certain circumstances as of today. Some people are having numerous tests before testing positive because sometimes the viral load isn’t “strong” enough. They announced that if you have any of the symptoms to assume it is Covid and to isolate.
Allie - I’m happy you were able to at least Miles for a minute. I think Carmine needs to start treating you with some respect, they take terrible advantage of you and whatever is going on is not an excuse to be rude.
I was given a raise today, I am closer to what I asked for when I was hired 3 years ago. I asked for it a few weeks ago and wasn’t sure if I would get it or not so it was a nice surprise.
Tracey in Edmonton
It is currently-3 and supposed to be +1 by morning
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Worked then had bowling. At night picked up a prescription for Loki and then went to ceramics. The plan for tomorrow is to work, then go with Vince for his allergy shot, return my sleep study, then go to the Salvation Army. Ceramics at night.
Vince took Clyde to the vet. One of the MD’s in the practice tested positive for Covid and just now another one of the MD’s tested positive and did about 4 of the workers. They canceled all the appointments for today but our vet was there. Vince said there wasn’t anyone there when he went. Anyway, it seems Clyde has an abscess by his right back foot. The MD said it should be better in a few days. He’s on an antibiotic right now.
M – broken rib///partial dislocation. There’s a difference???? In my mind, there really isn’t. Glad you’re feeling better now
Lisa – you can count me as another person who is glad you have a good MD
Bit rushed today. Hoping tomorrow will be better.
Know that all good thoughts are with everyone
Michele NC
With a partial dislocation nothing is broken and the rib may slide back into place in a couple weeks. Now that the muscle spasm that pulled it out is relaxing the pain is diminishing.
With a cracked rib, which I have had in the past, you're in pain for the full 8 weeks it takes to heal and then the pain gradually eases off.
My left shoulder partially dislocates on a fairly regular basis from a cycling accident I had in 2007. It gets achy and I lose range of motion when it does but I can still do things.
M in Oz2 -
Accountability:,
Chose well: 143.7, Joe, readings, BP, osteo back, CI<CO, CI<250<CO, H20x6,
Bonus: 20 mins vacuuming, veg and chayote prep, 3 hrs packing up ornaments & taking down tree.
Workin’ on it: mfp50+, steps >7400
Happier January 2022
11: Switch off your tech at least an hour before bedtime (and no snackin’ eitherI!).
Two days of chances to get outside, play in the dirt, walk the dogs, and did I? Nope. Rats.
Machka Hope your transition is easy. Will your new job be from home too?
Kellie ((hugs)) hope you feel better soon, and that it isn’t C-19.
Barbie 17K is quite inspiring.
Vicki sorry to hear you’ve been sick, glad it wasn’t C-19.
Heather thanks for the Longyearben article. Sure miss @lagopus Penny. Have you heard from her?
Margaret ingenious! Drew is a lucky pooch.
Atta gal, Annie!
Allie Carmine doesn’t realize it yet but they are lucky you are their grandma.
Lisa I just love your expressions, “loopy as a three toed tree frog” what an image! Damglad your cardiologist is taking action.
Ginny Brava for the walk at 24F, good luck teaching the cats to unload the dishwasher
Mary wow, thank you for the useful information. Five miles with Covid, inspiring!
Katla hooray for Yoga!
Michele glad to hear Loki’s prognosis is good.
Tracey conVERY grats on the well-deserved and long overdue raise.
Time to get off my butt and get some steps in.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
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Good Tuesday,
I am feeling lots better. Still have a lingering cough, but still taking vitamins and mucinex. Sister in law still sick. She has been sick since Thanksgiving more than less, so "C" is kicking her butt. DH is a grumpy sicky. It is in his head (literally) and he is whiney. His AFIB minimizes some med choices, but I am feeding him lots of vitamins too.
Lisa My DH's old doctor and his original cardiologist didn't believe anything was wrong with his heart until he wore a monitor for a month. I was happy to see changes in attitudes when those results came in. Multaq and Eliquis (while costly), have helped tremendously with few breakthroughs. I hope you get some answers soon.
Everything cancelled this week due to illnesses, so quiet week. I have been watching "Virgin River " on Netflix. It is so good! I have also been trying to get a head start on granddaughter's graduation gift with cataract surgeries coming up. Making decent progress there. Now if I could get the load of laundry into the dryer that I have washed 4 times! I am trying to only touch things once at home. Deal with whatever as it comes in. So far so good (other than laundry) 😉
Healing thoughts!
Welcomes!
Congratulations on all the victories!
❤
Kylia in Ohio1 -
Weird day.
My holiday is over and work begins again.
I was just about to head off to work this morning when I got an email from a coworker that included the phrase, "now that we're working from home".
Pardon?
I started sending emails to find out what was going on. Yep, most people moved to work from home over the weekend.
I went in anyway to finish a job that needed doing, and then I started going through everything paper on my desk. My last day is the 18th so I need to do some sort of transition and handover. I can do most of it via computer but I do need to clear my desk. I thought I could finish it today, but evidently I collected more than I thought so I'll be going in tomorrow too. And I might be bringing my computer and everything home to work from home for the last few days.
So that was unexpected.
M in Oz
The unexpected continues!!
I went to work today and will go tomorrow too. There's hardly anyone on the bus these days and next to no one at work so that's kind of nice.
A COVID team is supposed to take over 3 floors in our building, including my floor. They were supposed to come today but no one showed up, so they might turn up tomorrow. I've been told that if there are a lot of people and the floor becomes crowded, I'm to take my computer and go home. But if there are only a few, then it's up to me. I can stay or go, whatever I feel comfortable doing.
I'm finished sorting all the paper stuff. I've finished my last project. Tomorrow will be all about handover. I hope.
Meanwhile, I discovered that one of my prescriptions has run out at the chemist. I could have sworn I had more repeats but whatever. I decided to ring my doctor to have another script sent to the chemist. Turns out my doctor is no longer in private practice. OK. So I asked about my back-up doctor. She's taking leave from all things medical for a year. Great. I did get the script from another doctor there, but now I'm not sure what I'm going to do for a regular doctor.
@auntiebk ... I'll find out when I get there! I might have have some more unexpected news before then.
Machka in Oz2 -
Was unusually tired yesterday. Felt very "off" by the evening. Slept reasonably well, but soon realised I wasn't feeling too brilliant. Fluey. Took a LFT test first thing. Negative.
I am going to send DH off to pick up Bea on his own this afternoon. I've told my son. I'm having an official duvet day. I do get these 24/36 hour things now and then. It may be related to a flare up of my self-diagnosed Sjögren's disease. I seem to have most of the symptoms, but the intensity comes and goes. Auto immune thing.
Whatever.
Could just be a stray virus.
So, feeling a bit sorry for myself, but also pleased to have an excuse for doing nothing. Focaccia is out of the freezer and will be paired with gravadlax for lunch. Dinner is undecided.
Barbara - I did email her and her parents were not well. She is crossing oceans and worrying about them. Stress. She had been back to Longyearbyen for a visit, and the choir.
Much love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
So far this week, all I've felt like doing when I come home in the evening is colouring.
I guess that's one of my forms of "meditation".
I have heaps to do. My house is like a hurricane went through with Christmas stuff still up, stuff I'm bringing home from work, plants I want to plant in the garden etc. I'm battling a massive onslaught of emails. My To Do list is growing. Just added "Find new doctor" to the list.
But all I want to do is colour.
What colour should I colour Joy?
M in Oz10 -
Morning ladies
We have frigid temps today with wind chills -5---10 below Alfie and I are staying in ..I tried telling Carmine that today they need to bundle up,dont know if he will listen to me or not
I have decided to just leave Tracy and them all alone unless they need me until the need something..trying to figure out something to get them to welcome the little guy home.
Lisa- I had that done in the hospital for afib and it helped alot..
What my cardiologist finally did this past April is go through the groin and cautirize ( sp)some of the heart vessels and that is working very well.. I am so glad you found a good cardiologist.
I got a call from the kidney transplant team yesterday afternoon and they are going to wait until July to see how things go with my cardiologist and then we shall see where it goes from there.3 -
A slight surge in exercise over Christmas
Yes, I've actually done a couple things, other than colouring: a bit of work for my cycling club, and updating my activity here.
Machka in Oz
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Hey all! Thank you for the well wishes and advice. One of my childcare kiddos woke up sick yesterday and his mama got him tested and he tested positive. SO...this mama very kindly brought me a home covid test; mine came out negative. Just to be sure I went to a place close to my house where they have nurses doing free testing and had a test done there. That test also came out negative. It really does feel like a sinus thing. I have lost my voice, though. Very croaky. I don't feel exhausted or have the body aches any more. I felt that way Friday night. I literally crawled into bed and started crying because I was so tired and sore. But I woke up feeling fine, so I am pretty sure that was just the end of a very busy week with extra kids/stress. After a week of travel and time with my grandkids (a few nights up with baby so that my daughter could rest), then home to a full week and unexpected snow days, shoveling and extra kids; I think it is just a case of "burning the candle at both ends". It is true, if you don't take time to rest; your body will make you rest.
Machka- Joy is a bright sunshine-y yellow.
Heather- Thanks for sharing the article on the priest/church in Longyearbyen. I think of Penny often and wonder how she is settling in her new place. I am glad you are in touch with her and sorry to hear about her parents. Let her know I am sending her love and strength; healing thoughts for her parents.
Pip- Your Yogi is such a photogenic guy! Possibly, more so than Kirby!
(Don't tell Kirby; we don't want to hurt his feelings)
Allie-My heart aches for Carmine. Teen years are hard enough, having such a big change in family life at the same time is another big "earthquake" type event. I am sure Tracey, Kyle, and Miles will settle in and get a routine going. I know Carmine is a "prickly pear" teenager, and you never know what will set them off; but is it possible for you to just say, "I want you to think about what I can do to help you. I want you to think about what you need to make things better. When you know, or even if you don't know and need help figuring it out, I want you to tell me. I will do whatever I can to help you feel better." If you can't say it, cards and notes are wonderful things. I have a nephew who is struggling with similar issues and I frequently (about once a month) send him a text, card, something that is uplifting and an affirmation for him. (He lives in Florida and is estranged from his parents) He replies each time and it is nearly always with "thank you. This is just what I needed to hear right now." He has also begun to begin conversations with me (rather than me instigating them all). SO important for people to know they have value; especially if they aren't feeling it from people that they love.
Love and hugs to all who need them. I need to put some food in my body. Eggs and toast for breakfast. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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☘️ Terri1
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Good morning ladies!
It is about twenty degrees here today, so cold that I will postpone groceries until tomorrow. I'm afraid my car won't start to get me back home. So that means I should write extra today because I won't have as much time tomorrow. But for some reason I'm just reluctant to sit in the chair and start. I don't know why I can be so verbose here and yet procrastinate so about that. I put time blocks in my calendar for writing, but I sit on my bed and play with my phone instead. Instead of "she wrote a novel," my obituary will say "she played a lot of solitaire." Often after I confess here, I manage to get my *kitten* in gear. So here goes. Maybe the first step is to not eat while procrastinating, and at least I've gotten better about that.
Annie in Delaware5 -
Hi Ladies,
Needing a support group and I’ve checked in to this group before and love how encouraging you all are. So I’d love to join in the conversations and be part of the give and take of encouragement.
Almost a year ago I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, scleroderma, that causes tightening of the skin and issues with internal organs. So far it hasn’t progressed a lot, but I do know when I’m having a flare up. I need to change a lot of my eating habits so that I can help control some of the symptoms, specifically inflammation.
I also really need to lose some weight. My goal is 45 pounds, but I bounce around a lot and don’t ever make any real progress.
I’m currently a seminary student (yes, at 54) and I work full-time so it doesn’t leave a lot of time for “life”. Work and school…that’s about it. Lol
Looking forward to getting to know all of you!6 -
Back to 20's today. It was a long two days in the deep freeze. Allie you have the weather now that we just had. You are right best to stay put and snuggle with Alfie.
Lisa I agree glad you found the right doctor to help you.1
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