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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 221213" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>((((hugs)))))</p><p> </p><p>I sort of know what you mean. been there done that This year isn't so bad. Only because I've hoarded my FASFA refund so much the money is screaming at me. lol (much to husband's irritation) </p><p> </p><p>As for the vicodin, if you cut down the way we spoke about......The only thing left is to just not take it. The symptoms should pass in a day or two. Most of the medication is out. You'll feel like a nasty bout with the flu, but it will be done. The reason I avoid pain medications is because when I do need them it always seems to be for extended periods of time and everytime I have to go thru withdrawl even when I'm careful. Me, I just stop taking them and am miserable a day or so. I don't wean off. I just stop. </p><p> </p><p>Nichole keeps trying to get me into the xmas spirit, but I'm so hyper-focused on this exam that I could honestly care less. My tree is not up. But I did get some of the xmas classic shows out for Aubrey to watch. I'm so bad I still have all the adults in the family to buy for. ugh! Although Nichole is helping even with that. If she keeps being so darn helpful she might get bumped up to easy child statis. The girl has been cleaning like a mad woman since school has been out. lol</p><p> </p><p>As for the gifts. They're nice. But xmas isn't about the presents. Truely. Good lesson for the kiddos, too. Although I do know how you feel there. The year we got this house and I still had much of the insurance money.......Oh, yeah! Now that was a xmas of my dreams. I shopped without much worry over price and had a glorious time just getting everyone what I thought would make them happiest. I'm glad I had that one time to do it. Probably will never happen again. lol Of course, that was also the year of that horrid ice storm, so maybe someone was trying to tell me something? lol</p><p> </p><p>This year your feeling awful and you're frustrated, and not just over the diagnosis. Not surprising you're not overflowing with bubbly xmas enthusiasm this year. Personally, considering when you decorated.........I think you've been doing pretty darn well at it, all things considered. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>((hugs))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 221213, member: 84"] ((((hugs))))) I sort of know what you mean. been there done that This year isn't so bad. Only because I've hoarded my FASFA refund so much the money is screaming at me. lol (much to husband's irritation) As for the vicodin, if you cut down the way we spoke about......The only thing left is to just not take it. The symptoms should pass in a day or two. Most of the medication is out. You'll feel like a nasty bout with the flu, but it will be done. The reason I avoid pain medications is because when I do need them it always seems to be for extended periods of time and everytime I have to go thru withdrawl even when I'm careful. Me, I just stop taking them and am miserable a day or so. I don't wean off. I just stop. Nichole keeps trying to get me into the xmas spirit, but I'm so hyper-focused on this exam that I could honestly care less. My tree is not up. But I did get some of the xmas classic shows out for Aubrey to watch. I'm so bad I still have all the adults in the family to buy for. ugh! Although Nichole is helping even with that. If she keeps being so darn helpful she might get bumped up to easy child statis. The girl has been cleaning like a mad woman since school has been out. lol As for the gifts. They're nice. But xmas isn't about the presents. Truely. Good lesson for the kiddos, too. Although I do know how you feel there. The year we got this house and I still had much of the insurance money.......Oh, yeah! Now that was a xmas of my dreams. I shopped without much worry over price and had a glorious time just getting everyone what I thought would make them happiest. I'm glad I had that one time to do it. Probably will never happen again. lol Of course, that was also the year of that horrid ice storm, so maybe someone was trying to tell me something? lol This year your feeling awful and you're frustrated, and not just over the diagnosis. Not surprising you're not overflowing with bubbly xmas enthusiasm this year. Personally, considering when you decorated.........I think you've been doing pretty darn well at it, all things considered. ;) ((hugs)) [/QUOTE]
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