I have a kidney stone. Ugh. After not sleeping at all Saturday night because I was in so much pain, I went to the ER yesterday morning. Feeling better now, but one of the meds I’m on is making me dizzy, so that’s fun. Waiting for the urologist to call so I can make a follow up appointment. It’s just big enough that I might not be able to pass it on my own.
Good luck! I've had them a number of times and was hospitalized for pain control when I got them while pregnant (3 times!) I have not had any surgery for them (as they don't want to do surgery on them when you are pregnant) and they all have eventually passed on their own.
Post by BillyJoelLover on Oct 18, 2021 9:12:32 GMT -5
Was frantically trying to rush the trash to the curb because DF forgot to put the garbage out last night. As I’m walking back to the house in my robe and wet flip flops DF randomly drives up to surprise me with a pumpkin spice latte and a pack of depends (heavy period flow issues).
Just found out my favorite professor from college passed away. I studied abroad with him and learned so fucking much. That experience changed the course of my life and I'm feeling so sad.
Post by georgeharrison on Oct 18, 2021 9:41:04 GMT -5
This morning was really sucky. My h is leaving for a 3 day work trip tomorrow and with how things went this morning with our teen son, I'm nervous about those days. I think he's staying up too late and it makes him feel bad and really grouchy.
Post by oregonpachey on Oct 18, 2021 10:18:42 GMT -5
Bernadine , kidney stones suck. I hope you are able to get some relief soon!
I had a booth/table at the Winter Market in town this weekend. I had SO MUCH FUN! It was nice chatting with everyone. Everybody was very complimentary about my yarn and I sold quite a bit. I plan on doing it again this weekend!
I gave something away on the local Buy Nothing site, but I forgot to leave it out this morning as planned. Oops. (Honestly, considering all the stuff I've given and collected, I can't believe this doesn't happen more often.) The woman was kind of snippy in her message to me, which makes me feel like saying, "Go buy your own board game." I mean, I get that it was a disappointment to come and not find it on my porch, but shit happens and I offered to drop it off, so no real harm done. Also, I'm sitting here, WFH, and she never bothered to knock on the door. My care is in the driveway, so how about trying that before copping an attitude?
Post by Leeham Rimes on Oct 18, 2021 10:37:48 GMT -5
My moms chihuahua (who was mine but declined when the kids were born and hid for about a year, so my mom happily took her) is not doing well. She’s got congestive heart failure, which she’s been living with for a few years but poor thing can’t walk without coughing/hyperventilating. She’s maxed out on meds, my moms having a hard time making the decision to put her down. She still “enjoys” things like food and whatnot but at what point is that not enough? She doesn’t have even one hour a day in a row where she’s not coughing like crazy.
I have her now bc my mom went to see friends but coming back early bc of the dog’s condition, H is pissed my mom hasn’t put her down yet and she woke everyone up last night bc of her coughing fits. I’m pissed at H bc it’s not our decision and he needs to be more empathetic. My mom is upset (at me/the situation/etc) and I feel bad for the poor dog who is at least 15 years old. It can’t feel good to not be able to stop coughing and when you’re not coughing to pant so heavy it makes you cough. Poor baby.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
Post by cricketwife on Oct 18, 2021 10:39:50 GMT -5
Bernadine, Ugh! I'm so sorry. I hope you feel better soon.
I do not get the love for meal plan delivery subscriptions at all! I've always wanted to try one (thanks, Bernadine!) so I'm glad I've had the experience but the recipes were completely overcomplicated and much more effort than I want for a week-night meal. I guess what I realized is that meal-planning is not my struggle, it's getting the meal on the table at night. Well, actually, I already knew this, so I guess I learned that these services don't address my problem.
I did my first organized bike ride over the weekend that benefit's the state's cancer center. 25 miles in 1 hr 37 minutes. I'm super proud of myself!
That’s awesome! My ass starts complaining around mile 10. You’re a super star!
Thank you! I definitely worked my ass up to the 30+ mile mark (pun intended). When I first started my tailbone/butt would be so sore after a few miles. Got a better seat, and padded riding shorts and it makes it much more tolerable. I'm pretty much used to it now.
I went to put my contacts in this morning, and found that last night I had taken them out, put them in the case, and then never put the caps on the case.
That pretty much sums up my problems with focus lately.
I was having a really quiet telework Monday work-wise, DH and kids all out of the house, and then of course leadership wants stuff like yesterday so we're scrambling to figure that out (it's nothing we weren't already working on, but the details they want just aren't available yet). Ugh.
I swapped over summer/winter clothes and purged stuff I don't wear, including a bunch of fall/winter items that I knew were too big but wasn't ready to let go of yet when I pulled the summer stuff out. There were some pieces that I loved, but I also clearly don't want to ever fit in them again, so I thanked them () for being clothes I felt good in, and will donate them for someone else to wear. I think I've gotten rid of 8-10 trash bags full of clothes at this point.
I'm having an "I told you so" moment right now, but instead of saying it to H, I'm saying it to you all. For all of the time that I have known him, he's always been anti-heating pad, whereas I love my heating pad. I use it for everything. Whenever he's injured something and I suggest heat he's never been willing to use it. Well, he hurt his back a couple of weeks ago and it isn't getting better. He hasn't gone to the doctor yet (whole other issue) but after trying a few of those disposable heat packs that I had stashed in the back of the closet, he's realized how much better the heat makes his back feel and has asked me to buy him a new electric heating pad (mine got destroyed by the dogs a few months ago). I happily complied and while I want to scream I told you so, I won't since he is already so miserable in pain. Plus, he was supposed to go fishing today and is instead painting the house, so it's the least I can do to bite my tongue LOL
FI and I are on PTO today. I’m sitting at the salon right now while he gets his hair cut. Then we’re off to lunch, Costco, Ulta and I think we’re grabbing frozen yogurt before we go home. It’s a gorgeous chilly fall day and I am loving not working today. We decided that we’re going to start taking random weekday “date days” going forward. It’s nice to be out on a work day when we wouldn’t normally be out together.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
My moms chihuahua (who was mine but declined when the kids were born and hid for about a year, so my mom happily took her) is not doing well. She’s got congestive heart failure, which she’s been living with for a few years but poor thing can’t walk without coughing/hyperventilating. She’s maxed out on meds, my moms having a hard time making the decision to put her down. She still “enjoys” things like food and whatnot but at what point is that not enough? She doesn’t have even one hour a day in a row where she’s not coughing like crazy.
I have her now bc my mom went to see friends but coming back early bc of the dog’s condition, H is pissed my mom hasn’t put her down yet and she woke everyone up last night bc of her coughing fits. I’m pissed at H bc it’s not our decision and he needs to be more empathetic. My mom is upset (at me/the situation/etc) and I feel bad for the poor dog who is at least 15 years old. It can’t feel good to not be able to stop coughing and when you’re not coughing to pant so heavy it makes you cough. Poor baby.
I’m sorry, that’s so hard. What a sweet pup. We had to put our 17 yr old dachshund with CHF down this summer. It’s so difficult to make that decision, and we second guessed ourselves to the end because she was still eating fine. But our vet reassured it was the right decision and it would be so much gentler than letting it happen on its own. It really was so peaceful. It’s so hard though; it’s been 4 months and I still feel gutted. Hugs to you and your mom.
Eta It’s hard to see their quality of life objectively too when you’re in the midst of it. So many things that we just adjusted to with our dog became the new normal, and we weren’t realizing how poor her quality of life was getting. Hopefully your mom’s vet can have that conversation with her and give her the encouragement she needs.
Post by followyourarrow on Oct 18, 2021 11:44:34 GMT -5
Bernadine, I'm sorry, I hope it passes quickly. Leeham Rimes, ugh I'm sorry. What a horrible situation for everyone. Poor dog, but so cute.
I randomly reached out to an old coworker, we're not as good at staying in touch as we should be. He told me a fantastic job is open at our old organization. I think I'm going to go for it. 4x the vacation, better benefit, work from home. I know I've been talking about looking, but wasn't ready to pull the trigger yet. But, when a good opportunity comes along, I'll take it.
I’m at work for a few hours today to answer the phones and so far it has rung once. I’m just keeping myself occupied by cleaning and dusting. After this I have a dr appt and then we decided to take the boys up the the mountains for two nights so I’m excited about that. It’s supposed to be cold up there tomorrow so I can wear a sweater!
DS was just sent home from school with a cough and slightly elevated temp. He's scheduled for a COVID test later today. I sincerely thought last week's very mild congestion and cough were fall allergies. Fingers crossed he's negative.
Thank you. She doesn’t want to do it “too soon” and I get that, for sure. She has little spurts of “maybe it’ll be ok” and then not so much.
The thing is, at this point she will have good days and bad days, but she really isn't going to get better. Ours always seem to have a really great day when we are convinced that it is time, and then we second guess ourselves, but I think it is a last hurrah...a way for us to remember them like they were before, not just how they are at the end.
If she's panting and coughing that much, she is suffering already, so it really comes down to how much more is your mom willing to let her suffer. I know you know that, but maybe that is what your mom needs to hear.
The kid wake up post reminded me of the time I yelled at my husband "being an early riser doesn't make you morally superior!" We had just started dating and he took the "lazybones" and "sleepyhead" teasing a step too far one morning.
I swear, the sleep I get between alarm snoozes is the best quality sleep of all time.
I recently got the Peloton app and I love it. I can't believe it's only $14/month for as many classes as I want to take. But I'd pay twice as much. It's great. I don't have a bike but do other stuff on there.
My moms chihuahua (who was mine but declined when the kids were born and hid for about a year, so my mom happily took her) is not doing well. She’s got congestive heart failure, which she’s been living with for a few years but poor thing can’t walk without coughing/hyperventilating. She’s maxed out on meds, my moms having a hard time making the decision to put her down. She still “enjoys” things like food and whatnot but at what point is that not enough? She doesn’t have even one hour a day in a row where she’s not coughing like crazy.
I have her now bc my mom went to see friends but coming back early bc of the dog’s condition, H is pissed my mom hasn’t put her down yet and she woke everyone up last night bc of her coughing fits. I’m pissed at H bc it’s not our decision and he needs to be more empathetic. My mom is upset (at me/the situation/etc) and I feel bad for the poor dog who is at least 15 years old. It can’t feel good to not be able to stop coughing and when you’re not coughing to pant so heavy it makes you cough. Poor baby.
I’m sorry, that’s so hard. What a sweet pup. We had to put our 17 yr old dachshund with CHF down this summer. It’s so difficult to make that decision, and we second guessed ourselves to the end because she was still eating fine. But our vet reassured it was the right decision and it would be so much gentler than letting it happen on its own. It really was so peaceful. It’s so hard though; it’s been 4 months and I still feel gutted. Hugs to you and your mom.
Eta It’s hard to see their quality of life objectively too when you’re in the midst of it. So many things that we just adjusted to with our dog became the new normal, and we weren’t realizing how poor her quality of life was getting. Hopefully your mom’s vet can have that conversation with her and give her the encouragement she needs.
I talked to my mom when I dropped the dog off and the vet had already told her that the dog was at the end of her life. I’m not sure how many months ago this was but at the dog’s last check up, the vet didn’t vaccinate her bc she felt it wasn’t worth the risk and she (the dog) didn’t have much time left.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham