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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 136040" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>and easy child informed me this week while technically she has to live in dorm this upcoming year, her boyfriend is moveing nearby becuz his parents divorced and dad is moving in with his new girlfriend and mom is moving who knows where-----leaving him on his own....so- she is gonna help him set up housekeeping, in July. </p><p>He is a decent guy.....I just was caught by surprise. My first birdie flying from the nest or something? LOL I am not upset...and it does make sense....</p><p>But the case where she was a victim continues to drag in court....and now I fear it will finally come to trial while she is supposed to be at college....</p><p></p><p>ANyway.....so today I had to go to doctor cuz of my liver. I actually called my doctor at his request becuz at last appointment we did a medication reduction.....and my symptoms were coming back hard and fast, WAY more than I expected cuz the medication reduction was in my opinion VERY small. ANd thats when he dropped liver on me (due to labs from last visit) </p><p>So I was anxious. </p><p>My doctor is 2 hours each way. I headed out--and traffic was extra crazy today, and an 18 wheeler was playing nasty with my bug for qite a distance, till I finally found a place to turn off where I COULD safely do so----(he seemed like he was not gonna let me slow to turn off) - so then I was behind him. (I was going 15 over and he was on my back bumper) </p><p>Later down the road, it increases to 2 lanes and he woudnd up being beside me, whereupon he suddenly came across in front of me grazing my passenger mirror, and then makeing a sharp sudden left across causeing another oncoming head on 18 wheeler to hit him, with me right there where he just cut me off. </p><p>I made it unscathed but freaked. </p><p>WHew. Then I was driving along and there are still 15 ft snow mounds of plowed snow- and UG....they are BLACK. SO I was thinking about that article about whats in the water and thinking YUK whats in the air - the snow is BLACK. </p><p>I was also thinking about PamelaJ and Marg and timerlady and STeely.......</p><p></p><p>Got to docs and YIKES I NEVER saw it so busy!!!!! It has always been nearly empty, but not today. </p><p></p><p>2 men were chatting, one had fibro, the other RA....the fibro one went in, and the RA one came over to chat with ME. </p><p>Thats OK< I am a VERY social person. Poor man, his grandson was in a devastateing accident over weekend, permanant irreversible brain damage...- veg state. </p><p>SO I was listening and nodding - you know-being kind, being gentle-----actually he was askign me about various local nurseing homes, cuz someone there asked where I lived, and his gradson is from my area.(I actually did know of his grandsons accident from newspaper, after he began talking) and someone else asked something and it came out I worked at county nurseing home here. </p><p></p><p>Darned grandson was a user...high when he crashed. Poor grampa was trying to come to terms with the addiction part.....</p><p></p><p>Then some abnoxious lady came from acros way..to come cluck her tongue at us and add her 2 cents-and then to rant at ME becuz she could tell I smoke cigs......so she stole conversation away from grampa to rail at me for being a smoker. </p><p><sigh> </p><p></p><p></p><p>FINALLY I go to exam room, and sit THERE for a lOOOONG time, doctor races in and apologizes, all out of breathe. Yeesh.</p><p></p><p>Then he and I argue. grrr. WHY do I smoke......am I REALLY bipolar......same old same old....we do this every visit. I continue with him becuz he is closest to me geographically.....AND also becuz my old doctor undertreated me so many years, permitted me to become bedbound quadriplegic and this doctor had me up and walking etc really fast. </p><p></p><p>He wants to up pred again, even more than he already did. I was at one level for awhile. doign GREAT on my medication combo- but he wanted to try to reduce steroids. so we did, just a tiny bit. But then symptoms came back hard and fast. So we then put them back to what I had been taking, but now he wants to go up higher. He was not happy with what he saw, I argued, I am not so bothered, I can deal with it..nope, he does not like it. But it is ME who lives with it.....</p><p>Grrr. </p><p>Up the steroids, now higher than they were before we started changeing them. grrr. </p><p>He had already added on sjogrens diagnosis a while back, but did nothing about it, but today decided to add a rx for it. I argued. why? it is not any worse. He decided it is worse. But it's not, so I argued. Well he won cuz then he added in salivary glands.which I was blaming on something else. Yeesh. </p><p>Then we bantered a bit, he was teaseing me for going out of state now to eat out cuz I can still smoke in Wis....said he is gonna "close the borders" I said nah, not with cook countys new sales tax.(I do not live in cook county but his office is in cook county) </p><p></p><p>Then I had to give 9 vials of blood......but, a LONG line for lab.....and then I had to get new XRays.and an even longer line for that. (previously there had never been a line for either) </p><p></p><p>Abnosious waiting room lady was ahead of me for xrays and she was antsy.and kept complaining, and finally after an hour she decided she was not gonna wait longer, she was leaving. Boy was I glad..becuz they told her her xrays would TAKE an hour to do them all. </p><p></p><p>By then it was nasty rush hour traffic and I live due west of doctor...so sun was straight on in my face.....and I was bummed about the whole thing. </p><p></p><p>I stopped at a Barnes and Noble....plus I had not eaten a thing all day (not sure why) </p><p></p><p>Wound up looking at books about diet....decided gosh everything I DO eat is whats killing me.</p><p>SO add that to the water that has drugs in it and the black snow from car exhaust which is surely also in the air we breathe......and by then I was thinkning, OK every food I eat, the water I love and the air I breathe- it is ALL killing me. </p><p></p><p>When sun went down I headed to home. Went past gas station on the corner. Gas was $3.80!!!!!!! YIKES! How am I gonna pay for gas to take son to all those appts 5 hours away! Walked in door and sat down and......</p><p></p><p>My gosh darned glasses plopped into my lap. I have no idea how, but they were broken! </p><p></p><p>Yeesh.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am going to bed. what a LOOOOONG day! Eating and my liver (he said chronic hepatitis) and everything else will just have to go on without any input from me for a little while, I am hiding out in dreamland.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 136040, member: 1697"] and easy child informed me this week while technically she has to live in dorm this upcoming year, her boyfriend is moveing nearby becuz his parents divorced and dad is moving in with his new girlfriend and mom is moving who knows where-----leaving him on his own....so- she is gonna help him set up housekeeping, in July. He is a decent guy.....I just was caught by surprise. My first birdie flying from the nest or something? LOL I am not upset...and it does make sense.... But the case where she was a victim continues to drag in court....and now I fear it will finally come to trial while she is supposed to be at college.... ANyway.....so today I had to go to doctor cuz of my liver. I actually called my doctor at his request becuz at last appointment we did a medication reduction.....and my symptoms were coming back hard and fast, WAY more than I expected cuz the medication reduction was in my opinion VERY small. ANd thats when he dropped liver on me (due to labs from last visit) So I was anxious. My doctor is 2 hours each way. I headed out--and traffic was extra crazy today, and an 18 wheeler was playing nasty with my bug for qite a distance, till I finally found a place to turn off where I COULD safely do so----(he seemed like he was not gonna let me slow to turn off) - so then I was behind him. (I was going 15 over and he was on my back bumper) Later down the road, it increases to 2 lanes and he woudnd up being beside me, whereupon he suddenly came across in front of me grazing my passenger mirror, and then makeing a sharp sudden left across causeing another oncoming head on 18 wheeler to hit him, with me right there where he just cut me off. I made it unscathed but freaked. WHew. Then I was driving along and there are still 15 ft snow mounds of plowed snow- and UG....they are BLACK. SO I was thinking about that article about whats in the water and thinking YUK whats in the air - the snow is BLACK. I was also thinking about PamelaJ and Marg and timerlady and STeely....... Got to docs and YIKES I NEVER saw it so busy!!!!! It has always been nearly empty, but not today. 2 men were chatting, one had fibro, the other RA....the fibro one went in, and the RA one came over to chat with ME. Thats OK< I am a VERY social person. Poor man, his grandson was in a devastateing accident over weekend, permanant irreversible brain damage...- veg state. SO I was listening and nodding - you know-being kind, being gentle-----actually he was askign me about various local nurseing homes, cuz someone there asked where I lived, and his gradson is from my area.(I actually did know of his grandsons accident from newspaper, after he began talking) and someone else asked something and it came out I worked at county nurseing home here. Darned grandson was a user...high when he crashed. Poor grampa was trying to come to terms with the addiction part..... Then some abnoxious lady came from acros way..to come cluck her tongue at us and add her 2 cents-and then to rant at ME becuz she could tell I smoke cigs......so she stole conversation away from grampa to rail at me for being a smoker. <sigh> FINALLY I go to exam room, and sit THERE for a lOOOONG time, doctor races in and apologizes, all out of breathe. Yeesh. Then he and I argue. grrr. WHY do I smoke......am I REALLY bipolar......same old same old....we do this every visit. I continue with him becuz he is closest to me geographically.....AND also becuz my old doctor undertreated me so many years, permitted me to become bedbound quadriplegic and this doctor had me up and walking etc really fast. He wants to up pred again, even more than he already did. I was at one level for awhile. doign GREAT on my medication combo- but he wanted to try to reduce steroids. so we did, just a tiny bit. But then symptoms came back hard and fast. So we then put them back to what I had been taking, but now he wants to go up higher. He was not happy with what he saw, I argued, I am not so bothered, I can deal with it..nope, he does not like it. But it is ME who lives with it..... Grrr. Up the steroids, now higher than they were before we started changeing them. grrr. He had already added on sjogrens diagnosis a while back, but did nothing about it, but today decided to add a rx for it. I argued. why? it is not any worse. He decided it is worse. But it's not, so I argued. Well he won cuz then he added in salivary glands.which I was blaming on something else. Yeesh. Then we bantered a bit, he was teaseing me for going out of state now to eat out cuz I can still smoke in Wis....said he is gonna "close the borders" I said nah, not with cook countys new sales tax.(I do not live in cook county but his office is in cook county) Then I had to give 9 vials of blood......but, a LONG line for lab.....and then I had to get new XRays.and an even longer line for that. (previously there had never been a line for either) Abnosious waiting room lady was ahead of me for xrays and she was antsy.and kept complaining, and finally after an hour she decided she was not gonna wait longer, she was leaving. Boy was I glad..becuz they told her her xrays would TAKE an hour to do them all. By then it was nasty rush hour traffic and I live due west of doctor...so sun was straight on in my face.....and I was bummed about the whole thing. I stopped at a Barnes and Noble....plus I had not eaten a thing all day (not sure why) Wound up looking at books about diet....decided gosh everything I DO eat is whats killing me. SO add that to the water that has drugs in it and the black snow from car exhaust which is surely also in the air we breathe......and by then I was thinkning, OK every food I eat, the water I love and the air I breathe- it is ALL killing me. When sun went down I headed to home. Went past gas station on the corner. Gas was $3.80!!!!!!! YIKES! How am I gonna pay for gas to take son to all those appts 5 hours away! Walked in door and sat down and...... My gosh darned glasses plopped into my lap. I have no idea how, but they were broken! Yeesh. I am going to bed. what a LOOOOONG day! Eating and my liver (he said chronic hepatitis) and everything else will just have to go on without any input from me for a little while, I am hiding out in dreamland. [/QUOTE]
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