Archive of Marcia's Musings July 28-August 3, 2003Sunday, August 3, 2003
Sorry About That . . .
I'm not being really regular about posting here even if events warrant it-- it has more to do with my energy level which changes on a daily-- and sometimes hourly-- basis.
Sally and Me
Brian and I were taking cutesy pictures of Sally last night-- she's such a cutie, even if she is failing in health as time goes by. She's spoiled silly and I hope to be able to continue that for awhile. You should go by Brian's page (here) and see some of the pictures that we took last night. He's got one of the two of us on the floor which isn't as difficult to get in and out of for me as you would think.
Again my apologies for the short or non-existent posts. Hopefully things will be more stable as things get more stable.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
Friday, August 1, 2003Brian's Bad!!!
Okay, he's not-- he's just incredibly funny! He's always been really good at making me laugh but these days, just about any kind of laughter makes me have huge amounts of pain!!! I think he actually enjoys seeing me in pain as I laugh and giggle and try to keep myself from laughing or giggling while he continues to be funny at my expense.
I do love that man soooooo much!!
Thanks for Stopping By
This past week has proven to me once again that this is one of the cooler communities in which I'm involved. I've received many notes, cards, emails, calls and many other means of communication from so many of my friends that I met through this site. Thanks!!! There were 14,105 page reads last month which was higher than I would've expected with the time out because of the business trip and the surgery.
All of that said, today is a so-so day and I am a little more sore and tired today which is probably more of a leftover from the rough night Wednesday. Every day starts anew, eh?
Again, thanks for coming by and have a great evening!
Thursday, July 31, 2003Bad Night
I know this may come as a shock to some of you but, I am not perfect. I snore or at least my husband, who also snores (no wonder Sally's deaf!) says I snore. It is, of course, worse if I sleep on my back which I have to do in order to sleep these days.
In an effort to alleviate the snoring, I tried sleeping on my side last night-- first my left and then my right and then my left again. No joy (or sleep) was to be had.
I got up and played a game on my computer, waiting for the pain to subside but that didn't do it. I waited another hour sitting on the sofa waiting for the pain to subside and finally, after 2am, I layed down on the sofa to find that the pain would at least dullen, if not go away.
This morning, I awoke at a little after 6am but not to the sounds of the alarm clock-- just cuz I hurt again, I guess. Brian got out of bed at about the same time and asked what happened to me (because I never went back to bed). I told him about hurting and wanting him to get a good night's sleep so I stayed up and went to the sofa, finding it difficult to fall asleep for hours after getting out of bed in the first place. He told me that he can't sleep well when I'm not in bed either, even if we're in the same house.
So we both had a lousy night's sleep for no reason.
I'm trying to nap today but that isn't working either. Oh, well, I'll keep trying.
Sally
Sally as Brian mentioned yesterday is having some real problems. She's acting like she's had another stroke. After falling off the sofa twice yesterday when trying to get up, she's pretty much given up on getting on the sofa when Brian's not around (I can't lift her, as you can well imagine). On Saturday she has an appointment with the vet. We're going to ask him for some prednisone as that seemed to do her a lot of good when she was on it. Yes, I know she shouldn't be on it for long periods of time but, if her quality of life is better with it, I would rather that she have it than not-- you've never seen her big brown eyes staring at YOU questioning why she is not able to jump up on the sofa like she could four days ago.
I'm preparing myself more for the worst this time, I think. I don't think you can ever prepare yourself for it but I am trying. I love my Baby Girl but her "smile", which is one of the things I love about her most, is really important and if it isn't there, then I don't want her to suffer either.
We'll keep you posted on what the vet says-- keep your fingers crossed!
Happy Thoughts, Prayers and Whatevers
Think good thoughts, prayers or whatever your preference for Lenore Thompson-- Lenore needs lots of strength these days from all possible sources.
I'm going to try to take a nap again-- imagine me, not being able to fall asleep in the afternoon!!
Have a good day!
Tuesday, July 29, 2003Good News!!
We got good news yesterday from my doctor: all of the pathology came back as being negative for anything bad. That's definitely A Good Thing.
The only bit of bad news was that I do have a gallstone-- the gall of it!!! He wants me to get over this surgery before I go in for the removal of that stone however so he'll wait to refer me to someone until later. From the sounds of it, removing just the stone is not a big deal and I believe that'll be all it is that needs to happen.
I'm already tired even though we didn't do much yet. Brian's folks sent some gorgeous flowers for me which are blooming beautifully in the living room-- thanks again, Martha & Bob!!! They are such wonderful people!!
If anything exciting happens, I'll let you know later.
Have a good day-- I'm going to go nap!
Monday, July 28, 2003Hello, Its Me
I'm home or I should say, I've been home since yesterday. I spent about 2 days in the hospital which is something I've never done before and hope not to do again. Don't get me wrong: Anne Arundel Medical Center is a wonderful hospital and the techs and nurses were wonderful. BUT, it felt strange to be there. It didn't feel like a hotel . . . I can't describe it but I hope not to go back there again.
Friday evening after the surgery, I kinda felt like I had to entertain Brian in the hospital room-- silly, of course, and virtually impossible to do since I wasn't doing very good at staying conscious but, I tried. When he left, I relaxed and slept but I have to admit that I'm now quite used to being woken up every hour or two during the night.
Saturday was uneventful except that I could moved from a clear diet to a soft diet and by evening, I was eating a sad excuse for "barbequed chicken". Oh, well, at least it didn't have skin on it! By Sunday morning, I was getting anxious and antsy (is that how that's spelled?)-- I wanted to go home and be with Brian and Sally. I missed my husband more now than when I was in California probably because I knew he wasn't very far away from me.
One of my doctor's partners saw me and wrote me a prescription for something and then, thankfully, wrote the order to be unhooked from the IV machine and then, it was only a matter of a few minutes before I was told that I was being discharged. I was a little apprehensive at first since not everything was perfect yet but I think that's normal for someone who's never stayed in a hospital. I took a shower after I called Brian and got dressed; it was during my shower that I decided that anything that went to the floor belonged to the floor, at least for the first week.
They gave us the discharge instructions after Brian came and then rode me down in a wheelchair to meet him. We were on our way!! When I got home, we called a bunch of people to let them know, Brian got the weekly groceries, I napped and then he got Sally from Lee & Jim (Thanks again, guys!). She knows something isn't right but I don't think she's figured it out entirely yet-- she just wants Mommy to pet her every now and then and she's happy.
I would imagine that this journal will be a little boring over the next few weeks but I'll note printable progress as much as I can and let you know
what, if anything, I do that may be exciting.As always, thanks for stopping by and thanks, too for all of the emails to me and to Brian-- your concern and caring are much appreciated!!
Have a great day!!
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