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Morning. Kat, that is so sad. Tell your Mom I will keep her in my prayrs and her friend also. Be careful driving. Angela, I will post pics later today. We took some new ones because the bruise has spread. He really did some digging. Hubby and Sis are cracking me up. They are in a a rivalry over who can dress my wound the best. I told Hubby to let Sis do the morning and he can do the evening. I think it hurt his feelings. He just wants to make sure I heal correctly. I'm up 5 pounds but have been drinking like a horse. One of the meds they gave me, they warned me about it causing dry mouth. I'll take a water pill probably tomorrow and see. I did get to take a shower this morning and it felt really good. Just had to keep reminding myself to not turn my back to the faucet. But washed my hair and cleaned the other parts. LOL. I'll check in later. Have a great day.

Good Night Everyone. Hugs.

Stopping in for a quick check. Kat, I wonder if it was the money they were arguing about. But as long as you tried to find them, that is what counts. So glad you guys had a good time. And some day you will have to tell us about the beer and the bed. I called my boss about 15 minutes ago and she said that I had already called her. Told her I might need to switch from the vicodin to tequila. For some reason I couldn't remember if I had told her that I can't work for 6 weeks or not. I just wanted to make sure we were covered. She just laughed at me. Yesterday I started itching really bad so I took a benedryl and about 4 hours later I took another one. Last night when I went to bed I didn't take any pain meds because I was worried that I might be having a reaction to them. When I got up this morning I took another Benedryl. I waited for my sister to come up and I took her into my room and we checked myself over for hives. I also had her check the surgery site because I have an allergy to the tape they use and have to use the paper tape. She said everything looked good but moved the gauze down to give that area a rest. Her and hubby kinda got into it last night over doing the bandages right. I told her that he has it in his mind that it is his job to make sure that I heal correctly and that he wants to do a really good job and she said she understood, but that I should see how he over did it with the gauze and tape. Bless his heart for taking such good care of me. Today is Sis and BIL 17th anniv. So I told her I would go to DQ with her later to pick out a ice cream cake. It couldn't hurt anything. I have eaten like a pig all morning long. So far I have 3 of my 5 walks in. It's getting really hot outside so I will wait till later this evening before I take doggie for another walk. I reread my previous post and had to laugh. Gosh, could you tell I'm on meds????? Ok, kids are on there way back over here to swim. Without me. So I deserve a trip to DQ. I'll check in later.

Hey Homies. Thought I would check in real quick and let you guys know that I am doing excellent. Really, I really am. I am so amazed at how good I am doing and how well I feel. But the surgery site is still sore. The butt, hip and leg feel wonderful. I've been doing just what the Doc has ordered and laying low. A little while ago I went to the kitchen to get some more water and thought to myself that I could really get used to this. Others taking care of me. I feel like a princess. lol. Hubby took pics. Let me know if you want me to post it. Not sick looking but might make you a little squimish. The kids came over and have been in the pool for about 4 hours. Gonna send them home soon. I actually have spent most of the day laying in bed. Sitting is kinda hard. We have been watching that "Life" series that Oprah narrated. It's been really fun watching it. Doc did tell me no swimming or work for 6 weeks. I can handle the no work, but this no swimming is going to be really hard to do. back to bed. I'll try to check in tomoorw. If I don't it is only because it is uncomfortable to sit in a chair. Thanks again to you guys for caring so much for me. You guys are the greatest. Have a great weekend.

Hey guys, I'm home. Boy, that was to say the least, very interesting. I woke up in rcovery to the nurse in her outside voice tellin mg to wake up. I asked her where I was. She told me that I was in the recovery room. I than asked why I was there and once again she told me. I than asked if I had had surgery. She said "yes". I had surgery, where was I? They started giving me ice chips and telling me I needed to wakeup. "Where am I, I asked" I think I ended up asking 3 time. So finally they brought Hubby in to explain it too me. When we got to my room. that was when they told me that it wasn't a cyst but that it was a tumor. Doc said he was sure he got all of it but will send it to be byopsied. We will know in about a week what the result were. So about 1 1/2 hours later I was up and out of bed walking to the nurses desk. You should have seen the looks on their faces. They really surprised. I had baked a batch of cookies for them and I dropped them of. I walked 2 times yesterday evening. Today I am up to 4 walks. About 7pm, Doggie and my little sis and I will walk down to the corner. Everyday I walk 5 times and added a minute to each day. I can't begin to tell you how much better I feel. The pain and numdness are gone but it hurts at the surgery site. I just need to take it nice and easy. Sad part is that I can't go back to work for 6 week. That's not the really sad part, I can't swimm for 6 weeks. I'm mortified, holy crap. I'll be back later to tell you some more. I just want to let you guys know that the thoughts and prayers are deeply appritiatived. You guys are the best.

Bye guys. I'll check in when I can. Make it a good day.

Terri, congrats on your date. But I think both of you are going to be big winners. Good Luck and keep us posted. Hi Jenn, miss you lots.

Laundry and phone calls. That's my evening. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. I truly appreciate them. Just need to get this done and back to my somewhat normal life. I'll check in real quick in the morning and then we are off to the hospital. Tracy, my sis will text you when I get out. I have my phone already preset for her to text people. Angela, hope your son is feeling better and that you guys get some sleep tonight. Hi Kat, miss you.

Headed next door. Order a pizza and watch a movie.

Just got home from the gym. I rode the bike for 2 miles and then did arm exercises. Would have loved to have gotten on the treadmill but that ain't happening for awhile. Now off to get housework started.

Angela, that is a very intriguing story and I would love to someday sit with you and have you tell me the whole thing. I'm thinking I would probably feel the same way. I would love to see and hear from them but I would be cautious also. Good luck and keep us posted. Yesterday I was on the phone with the hospital doing my pre-op when all of a sudden there was a screeeeeeech-pop. Hubby and I went to the door and sure enough, once again someone had been rear ended at the corner. We checked to make sure no one was seriously hurt and then went back to what we were doing. Well, my sister comes in and says that it looks like the car of a friend of my next door neighbors. Then she comes in and says that it is my next door neighbor sitting in the grass. So I slip my shoes on and head over the where she is at. By this time you can hear the sirens coming and she is complaining of her back being really sore and you can see a huge bruise on her arm swelling up. Wes was driving and he appeared to be ok but Deb took the brunt of it. They load her up into the ambulance and I turn around to head home and my cousin is standing there. I ask what she is doing and she said that her son Joey was the driver of the car that hit them. I didn't even check on the 2 boys because they were up and moving around and on the phone so I didn't even recognize that it was him. They both didn't have their seatbelts on but Joey was hit in the face by the airbag. As far as I know they were not taken to the hospital. I'll call his Mom today to check on the boys. Looks like both cars are going to be totaled. So I went into the garage and got water bottles for everyone and made sure they were ok and then headed to the hospital. We were there for about 4 hours when they finally released Deb. We went to the pharmacy to get her meds and some ice cream and I brought her home. The toy-boy is also going to be sore but thank God everyone will be ok. I'll go get her some lunch today and then her 10 year old daughter will be home this evening. I'll either go get dinner for them or fix them something. Poor thing is going to be sore for a week. Yesterday I had really worked myself up into a frenzy about having this stress test done. They were doing it by chemical and I had heard that it was going to be awful. They had told me the other day that they had new drugs and that it wasn't as bad as it used to have been. That still didn't ease my mind any. But as it turned out, it really wasn't that bad. I kinda thought that it was a little better than being on the treadmill. So they put the drug in and start looking at the monitor when the nurse calls out for the Doc to come in the room. Everyone is worried and asking me how I was feeling. She said my heart is shooting out some unusual fibs. She asked if I could feel it and I really could, weird feeling. Anyway the Doc comes running in and takes a look and said that it was my heart reacting to the meds. Sure enough they watched it and it settled down. All was good after that. We finished the test and he came back in and reviewed all of it. He turned and said that I was a go for surgery. He said he was going to call the head Doc but as far as he was concerned he didn't see any problems. Said the chambers looked good and so did the valves. I asked him about the cyst on the heart and he said it was something that they were not worried about and that they most likely will leave it alone. So that was big sigh of relief for both of us. We took off and headed to a late lunch at our favorite mexican restaurant. Now I have a day ahead of me of once again getting ready for surgery. I'll be busy all day. Tracy, please follow up with your Doc about your heart. I really hated all that I have been thru in the last 2 weeks but and son relieved that I did all of it. And none of it hurt. Just a little time consuming. For yours and Franks peace of mind you need to be checked out. Everyone have a great day and I will check in later.

ahhhh, Bunco nights. I love those. Ok, I'm drunk while typing this so I will log on later to give you all the details. But the Surgery is a go. Whew. And now 2 margaritas later I'm ready for bed. But I'll let you know about the test later. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, you guys are the best.

Morning girls. I just finished eating 1 scrambled egg and a toast. I had calle the Cardiologist Office this morning and they said to go ahead and eat something but nothing to drink or eat 2 hours prior to the test. I wasn't going to eat anything but I was starting to get a headache and wanted to stop it before it got bad and put me in a bad mood. So now I am all set. We will leave here about 1:20. Not really looking forward to this. Hubby is all over me now. I can't do anything. I think he learned his lesson yesterday. Hope Kat is having a good time. Was she going to meet up with any of you guys. Tracy, Angela? I'll check in later. And congrats again Michelle.

Getting ready to call it quits. Long day and I need to get a little sleep. Michelle, congrats on the job. I hope you really enjoy it. I'll check in after work tomorrow.

Last night I looked up Flag Trivia and we ended up playing that at work this morning. The ladies like when I do things like that. Makes the 30 minutes go by faster. Went to WW for my meeting and in the last 3 weeks I have lost 4.8 pounds. Go me. That's even with having 4cc's taken out of my band. When I left for work this morning I opened the door to the garage and yup, there it was. Water. Well, it's only rained buckets for the last week and last night was another big storm. Water was seeping up through little cracks and anywhere it could. So I head to work and my meeting. I get home and my sis is standing in the kitchen and water is pooled in there. I holler upstairs for hubby to come down. He gets the shop vac and I take it into the apartment and proceed to run it getting up all the water. All done and then I get the dehumidifier out and running. I come upstairs and start the laundry to wash the stuff that was soaking up the kitchen water. Do a few other things and then go into hubby's room and asked him why that wasn't taken care of before I got home. I just found out about it, he said. I told him we go thru this about every 5-6 years and that we knew it could happen. That yes, my sister should have told us when she discovered it. But as the owners it is still our responibility. But why did it have to wait till I got home and for the love of Pete, why was I the one cleaning it up. The one waiting for back surgery. They are both lucky I didn't turn the shop vac on them. Now it's off to go get my other sis and take her to her appointment and then to the grocery store. Well, it's keeping me busy and my mind off my problems. Hope all are having a great day.

I'll take the link. I love those things. Thanks.

Thanks for reminding me that it is Flag Day tomorrow.

Busy day here today. I really got a lot done. Loaded up the back of the van to take stuff to Salvation Army tomorrow. Got the China bubble wrapped and packed. Made cupcakes and butterscotch pudding. Lots of other stuff also. Feeling pretty productive. Working on the laundry now. Since I started taking the vicodin I have fallen into a funk. I basically sit here in my chair all day and think, "Whoa is me". So yesterday I decided no more of that. I'm not going to turn into my sisters. So as of Friday evening I have been drug free. And most important, I've started moving my ass again. I'm gonna stop being the poor helpless little girl when I know that I am not. Just feeling sorry for myself. That is all done and over with. I'll use tha pain meds when and only when I feel I need them. Not on a regular basis. I really don't like how that make me think. Did everyone have a great weekend? Michelle, I saw that your hubby came home. I bet you guys were really glad to see him. I hope he can stay for a few days before he gets called out again. Tracy, good luck with the job. I work basically to keep my sanity. Sometimes I just need to get out of the house and get my mind on other things. Gives me a break from all that goes on in my crappy life It's my stress relief. Hello everyone.

Morning Girls. Woke up and was alreday making my list of things to do today even before I got out of bed. If I get everything accomplished I should make it to bed about 3am. So it looks like I'm gonna have to cut my list down. It stormed most of the day here yesterday. The sun came out about 5pm and it turned out beautiful. Now they are calling for storms again today. Looks like no pool time for anyone. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Well, it didn't go as well as I was hoping it would go but we are one step closer. The Doc said he is hoping to get me into surgery next Thursday but he would really like to do a stress test first. The last one I had was 2 1/2 years ago and he said that was too far out. Since I can't do a treadmill they will do the chemical test. They promised me that they have new drugs and that it's not as intense as before. Didn't ease my mind any. I told the Doc that I would suffer through the pain and do the treadmill, I got that look that said, Uhmm. NO. Anyway this Tuesday I will go to have that done and he said to have them call him immediately with the results. He will look it over and give me the info right then. We will not know till tuesday afternoon if I'm on for the surgery. I realise that my heart safety and my health is the most important thing and I am going to trust all of these Doctors and do as they say. But from my side this is very frustrating. I'm so ready to have this back surgery done and over with and to get on with my life. Here's where my patience or lack of it will get the best of me. I need to learn to let God and the Docs do what they need to do so that I can get back to my life. Argghhh. Just very frustrating, did I say that already???

Good Morning Girls. Long day ahead of me. I have a full shift to work and then off to the Docs office. Terri, my insurance also required that I wait 6 months. Luckily I had already been seeing my regular Doc once a month anyway. So we were able to cut that time down by about 3 months. So now all I had to do was make it thru the next 3-4 months. It wasn't easy. Several times I was going to throw in the towel. That is what they were hoping. But I hung in there. Actually the worst part of the whole thing was that they sent me to see a pshychatrist(sp?). She was horrible. Put me thru some very emotional sessions but after that first meeting, I resolved myself that I had come this far and I was not letting this woman bring me down. I played her little game and finally got her to sign the papers. I look back on it and how far I have come and the wonderful progress I have made and I'll tell you this. I would do it all over again. It was so worth it. I look better and most of all I feel better. My health is also so much better. The wait was really worth it. The money we saved by letting the insurance pay for it went for our pool that we had installed 3 years ago. We won out in both ways. Hang in there if you can. Show them how strong you are. I hope Kat is having a comfortable trip. Poor thing. Everyone, have a great day and make it a good one. I'll be back later to let you know what the Doc says about my surgery. Keep your fingers crossed.

Hmmmm, Tracy was on facebook this morning. Kat, have a safe trip and most of all, have a great time. I'll miss you and will be anxious to hear stories when you get back.

Ok Grace. Now people are going to look at you like you are an abused wife. Have a very safe trip and we will miss you till you post again. Speaking of missing. JENN. Check in soon.

As of 4:30 this afternoon, Tracy was going home. That's all I know at this time. We were at the hospital working when she texted me. Sorry I couldn't post till we got home. As I know more I'll post it.

Just got a text back. She is still in the hospital and says no bad news so far. I'll check with her later.