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Post by dizzycooks on Jun 7, 2017 9:41:28 GMT -6
nellieoleson I am glad you have a time line and a team that is committed to working together. My CT scan is tomorrow and I follow up with my ent on Monday. By your logic this rush of appointments should have me worried ...which is does I guess I'll have answers soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by lollipop on Jun 7, 2017 9:43:55 GMT -6
H is working today. I'm not a huge fan of this schedule at the moment, but once S is out of school for the summer it will be nice to have an extra day when we go camping.
M freaked out again at bedtime last night. I don't know what's up with that. But she slept until 9 this morning so I can't really complain too much.
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Post by nellieoleson on Jun 7, 2017 9:47:26 GMT -6
nellieoleson I am glad you have a time line and a team that is committed to working together. My CT scan is tomorrow and I follow up with my ent on Monday. By your logic this rush of appointments should have me worried ...which is does I guess I'll have answers soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We have had a rush of appointments, too, which definitely scared me when the pediatrician asked us to take Dd1 to the specialist 3 hours after she called and said I should bring my husband. That was such a horrible feeling. But I'm sure your CT scan is easier to schedule and doesn't require anesthesia so I wouldn't let the quickness worry you too much more! It will be good to get it behind you. Good luck! Let us know how it goes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jun 7, 2017 10:55:27 GMT -6
good luck on your CT Scan, dizzycooks! And I pray the time passes quickly, nellieoleson. I would have a hard time as well but with the move and getting settled I think it will be here before you know it.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jun 7, 2017 11:05:12 GMT -6
So I have some random drama in my life that is giving me anxiety. I don't talk about him much but my stepson is back staying with us, temporarily I hope. Before he was 18 it was a 50/50 schedule and he alternated weeks between us and his mom's. His mom is truly BSC, I'm not saying that because she's the Ex. Anyway when I was pregnant with DD he and H got into it over his inability to keep his room in some sort of normal humane condition. Read: there was a foot of crap/junk covering the floors. You had to "wade" through it. This got out of control and he just stopped coming to our house. And talking to his dad. Over keeping his room clean. Anyway, ff to DD being born etc he never made any indication he wanted to come back. We have a 3 bedroom home. I am not keeping a room empty for someone who doesn't want to live with us. So I cleaned it out, ripped out the destroyed carpet, painted the disgusting walls and made DS a beautiful new room (and moved DD into DS's old room). H was on board with this plan. No issues. Things have now come to a head with SS's mother (which they tend to do) and he said some things she was not happy with and kicked him out. He stayed with us last night. I have no idea what the future holds and I'm kind of losing my shit. I told H that of course we won't have him be homeless on the streets but we legit have no room for a long term solution and plus also when H is back in school and never around I absolutely do not need 1 more person to take care of. But I'm treading lightly because this is his son. I'm trying to be sensitive as well...but thats hard when I just want to say, "you made choices. deal with them."
PDQ
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jun 7, 2017 11:05:30 GMT -6
ugh. sorry for the wall of text. i needed to vent!
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Post by crimsonandclover on Jun 7, 2017 11:44:06 GMT -6
We have had a rush of appointments, too, which definitely scared me when the pediatrician asked us to take Dd1 to the specialist 3 hours after she called and said I should bring my husband. That was such a horrible feeling. Um, yeah. I would have had the biggest of all freak-outs if that had happened to me. dizzycooks, I hope you get some answers with easy solutions. I'll be thinking about you. Since we're on the health topic, I've got my next blood draw for my liver numbers tomorrow and a discussion with my GP on Friday. They were almost back to normal in March after being elevated for a year, and no answers were ever found. However, the university clinic gave a "most likely" diagnosis of fatty liver syndrome since I've been overweight since having the DDs. They said further testing wasn't really necessary and that they were pretty positive that's what it was. 3 days later in the context of a longitudinal GD study I had a full MRI done to find out how my body fat is stored (for diabetes research), and they said that I most definitely do *not* have fatty liver syndrome. Apparently the threshold for that is 5% and mine is at 1.8%. But when I had to go to the clinic for another reason a few weeks ago, I saw the fatty liver diagnosis is still listed in my charts. I need to talk to my GP about how to get that diagnosis revoked/reversed/nullified/whatever because it could potentially affect things like premiums for insurance. Sigh.
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Post by lollipop on Jun 7, 2017 12:35:53 GMT -6
crimsonandclover that just sounds like a giant headache. I've got an appointment Friday morning to have a mole removed. I'm probably more nervous than I should be, but considering how much it hurts if I scratch it, I'm pretty sure it's going to be painful to get rid of. I wouldn't even bother, except when I'm driving and wearing a tank top the seat belt irritates it.
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Post by dizzycooks on Jun 7, 2017 13:22:59 GMT -6
crimsonandclover that's my concern these days about any medical diagnosis. So frustrating! We are trying something new with quiet time. Everyone does stories together, everyone lays down, but when the big two wake up they can come choose from 3 activities I will place on the counter. They have to take it and work somewhere alone on it. If they are done they can choose a different activity based o what's available. I'm hoping to increase focus with limited choice, but plan to leave the activities the same for 3 days. My challenge is going to be finding new and interesting choices that work for either child. Today's choices were perler beads, 2 puzzles, and a color by number book. Dd1 took the coloring book to the deck so ATM I am calling it a win. scorpioscuba I remember the issues with your ss and that sounds terrible! Is he in school? Can he get campus housing? I'm sorry, at 18 he should have options and not be floating between parents homes causing issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by kcrkcs on Jun 7, 2017 19:51:09 GMT -6
scorpioscuba no advice but hair pats on the SS issue. dizzycooks good luck tomorrow! Will be thinking of you. nellieoleson I am so sorry you have to wait but your instinct that waiting probably means they don't think it's something serious is good. Getting stuff done speedy doesn't necessarily mean bad but if they are concerned they will definitely get in a yank to make schedules work and get it done. Or they would have just said the double anesthesia was t a big enough concern blah blah blah. Anyway I know this doesn't really help allay your fears. So hugs.
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Post by lollipop on Jun 7, 2017 20:10:17 GMT -6
I have had a ridiculous sweet tooth lately. I want all of the chocolate and ice cream and candy and cookies and brownies. All of them. I am *this* close to going to get a mcflurry
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Post by dizzycooks on Jun 7, 2017 21:43:25 GMT -6
I go in spurts with a sweet tooth. Sometimes water or flavored water helps. Or a small piece of really good chocolate. But if I have ice cream in front of me, it's gone. Ugh. Getting nervous. Tomorrow's gonna suck. I just realized I have a dental appt too. crimsonandclover that is a lot of teeth in a short time. Dd3 has always taken forever for teeth to come through. I do not envision this going well. I see her other side is now swollen, but the first molar is definitely not through yet. I feel bad for her. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by nellieoleson on Jun 7, 2017 23:03:04 GMT -6
dizzycooks - molars! CT scan! DENTIST!??? You have already earned your extra glass of wine for tomorrow. Hang in there. We'll be thinking of you. kcrkcs - that actually does help allay my worries, so thank you. It's pretty much all the same stuff I run through my head when I start spiraling. Then it's a back forth argument with myself; talking myself down, and then back to BUT WHAT IF, then talking myself down, and then BUT WHAT IF. (Times infinity) A little update on the new house.... remember how we ripped out the carpet to expose the wood floors? The guy refinishing them sent over this pic today. I can't wait to see them IRL! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by dizzycooks on Jun 8, 2017 5:41:30 GMT -6
Those floors are amazing!! I am so jealous you you ladies who are moving and renovating. So exciting!
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Post by copperboom on Jun 8, 2017 6:25:29 GMT -6
nellieoleson, I missed what is going on with your DD, but I hope the wait flies by and you are appropriately distracted by your move. Gorgeous floors!!! I think your instincts are right that they wouldn't be waiting so long if they didn't feel like it was safe. scorpioscuba, I remember the situation with your SS, and you are in a hard place. I hope your H and SS realize that if he's going to stay at your house, things will have to be different. dizzycooks, fx for good test results. I hope today goes smoothly!
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Post by copperboom on Jun 8, 2017 6:29:21 GMT -6
I feel all of you on the sleep. K still doesn't sleep well consistently. We slooowwwlllyyy weaned her off bottled at night, from 6 to 4 to 2 ounces. Then, last week she had a fever that would not die, and one side effect was that she was so tired she slept through the night, and when she didn't, she didn't want a bottle. H and I are trying to use that as an opportunity. I threw out all of our bottles yesterday so that we don't go backwards. Last night was rough. She didn't want to eat, she just wouldn't settle herself down. We started the go in, settle, and leave thing. It took about 45 minutes but she eventually went to sleep and stayed asleep. My DD1 was such a good sleeper. If you had told me that DD2 would be almost a year and a half and not sleeping well consistently, I would have laughed. Nope. Truth.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jun 8, 2017 6:34:48 GMT -6
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Post by lollipop on Jun 8, 2017 11:12:19 GMT -6
Last night my sister posted on FB that she's going to need more physiotherapy, despite 90% of people being finished by the point that she's at. I commented and mentioned that per our doctor, I'm probably going to need physio indefinitely. And then H's know-it-all aunt started commenting. Telling us that our doctor is wrong, and if we were more active (she has no idea how active either of us are or aren't), and "leaner", that we wouldn't need physio at all. I've been dealing with her crap for 6 years, so I just told her I'd listen to my doctor, thank you very much. But my sister got into it with her, called her out on fat shaming, and basically told her to STFU, and mind her own damn business. I'm killing myself laughing at Auntie Wino back pedaling like crazy saying that she never said she knew best, and wasn't saying that we aren't active enough. It's like 15 comments of her and my sister arguing.
At least this time the crazy lady isn't telling me how to raise my kids.
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Post by tinydancer on Jun 8, 2017 11:15:06 GMT -6
Hi copperboom, I hope the sleep improves. nellieoleson, your floors are GORGEOUS! Good luck with the move, I hope it goes well. And also hopefully that project will help move along the time before the MRI. The anticipation would drive me crazy too. Good luck with the scan dizzycooks. Let us know how it turns out. scorpioscuba, I remember hearing about your SS too. That's so tough. Is your SS working right now? How does your H feel about it?
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Post by copperboom on Jun 8, 2017 11:59:50 GMT -6
I'm on my way to pick up transcripts. I think I'm going to start working on getting certified as a school librarian. ::gulps nervously::
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Post by dizzycooks on Jun 8, 2017 12:24:21 GMT -6
lollipop what is physio? And I agree, listen to your doc, not random opinions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by lollipop on Jun 8, 2017 13:07:09 GMT -6
lollipop what is physio? And I agree, listen to your doc, not random opinions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Short for physiotherapy.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jun 8, 2017 13:11:47 GMT -6
Thanks for your hair pats ladies! For once H and I are on the same page. SS is 20 now and is in school and most likely transferring to the University in the fall. He has a retail job but doesn't get many hours. He has had opportunity to get a better job but clearly doesn't want to work that hard. H is going to talk to him about looking for roommates near campus and look into costs to live on campus because we are not a long term solution and his mother is volatile. But we both agreed he may have to just put up and shut up at home with his mom until he graduates based on the choices he has made thus far.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jun 8, 2017 13:12:39 GMT -6
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jun 8, 2017 13:13:50 GMT -6
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Post by nellieoleson on Jun 8, 2017 13:26:39 GMT -6
lollipop what is physio? And I agree, listen to your doc, not random opinions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Short for physiotherapy. Aka physical therapy here in the states. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by lollipop on Jun 8, 2017 13:55:30 GMT -6
Aka physical therapy here in the states. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I wasn't sure if they were actually the same thing or not 😊
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Post by copperboom on Jun 8, 2017 14:41:37 GMT -6
scorpioscuba, glad you and your H are united on this. It makes things so much easier!
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Post by tinydancer on Jun 8, 2017 21:18:19 GMT -6
scorpioscuba , glad you and your H are united on this. It makes things so much easier! +1. And I'm glad you've agreed upon a plan - I hope it works out without too much stress.
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Post by lollipop on Jun 8, 2017 22:03:02 GMT -6
I've got a "hands-on" job interview tomorrow at an off track betting bar. Fingers crossed. If I get it, I'll probably still do the Uber in my spare time, cause why not?
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