Thursday - I wish this was over already

[inthekitty]

I wouldn't hear a fire alarm. 🤷‍♀️ I need to look into getting the adaptive vibrating or strobe light ones.

[nam2013]

tgrimes Aw poor boy…. And poor mom, that must have been heartbreaking to watch. Have they given any indication on how low the pain would last?

[inthekitty]

Last night we played foosball. I was a foosball God. It was like that episode of Community. MH was so jealous and competitive. It was funny. Cass asked to be on my team. No one asks to be on my team.

[jewels]

Oh man tgrimes I hope when he wakes up again he is not in that kind of pain again.

[tgrimes]

Jul 22, 2021 13:47:08 GMT -6 lahdeedah said:

😔 Poor kid. I’m glad he isn’t in pain anymore. Hope tonight goes well.

Can you refresh us on what exactly happened today. It was a palate surgery, correct?

It was the pharyngeal flap surgery. So they take a piece from the back of his throat and attached it to his soft palate.

[tgrimes]

Jul 22, 2021 13:49:49 GMT -6 inthekitty said:

I'm glad the surgery is done tgrimes. Poor little dude. Does he have to stay overnight?

Yes. They’ll check him out tomorrow to see if we need to stay another night or not.

[tgrimes]

Jul 22, 2021 13:54:35 GMT -6 nam2013 said:

tgrimes Aw poor boy…. And poor mom, that must have been heartbreaking to watch. Have they given any indication on how low the pain would last?

He’s going to be in pain for awhile. At least a week or so.

[tgrimes]

He just vomited up blood. They’re going to get him some finnegran.

[klong11]

Jul 22, 2021 15:25:03 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

He just vomited up blood. They’re going to get him some finnegran.

Shit. Did it stop?

[klong11]

Attorney's daughter came home from camp yesterday afternoon with symptoms. Got tested today and she has covid. He was in the office all day. I was in his office giving him documents and such today.
How concerned should I be?
I'm staying home tomorrow because I have a mammogram in the morning and it's a half day, so eff it.
Monday I'm out for my endoscopy.
Cadence is supposed to go to my mom's Saturday for the week.
Attorney and his fam are not vaxxed. Mh and I are, as is my mom, but we all know she has a weak immune system.

Talk me down. Or something. Tell me what I should do? Do I not let Cadence go? It will be her last opportunity this summer. Ugh, I hate that he came to work knowing his kid was sick with something.

[jewels]

I hate to say it klong11 but I would not send her to your moms. 99% chance that everyone is fine but I wouldn’t risk it on the tiny chance, esp with your moms immune system

[jewels]

tgrimes how is he now? Did he stop? Is he comfortable now?

[jewels]

Also @klong11. What a dick. I’m sorry he put you in the position to even worry about this

[tgrimes]

Jul 22, 2021 18:14:57 GMT -6 klong11 said:

Jul 22, 2021 15:25:03 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

He just vomited up blood. They’re going to get him some finnegran.

Shit. Did it stop?

Yes. Now he won’t take his pain meds orally. The dr was hesitant to give morphine again. But 1.5 hours later, he finally got it.

[jewels]

tgrimes do you need anything? Can we send you anything to make the coming days slightly easier?

[tgrimes]

Jul 22, 2021 19:02:58 GMT -6 jewels said:

tgrimes do you need anything? Can we send you anything to make the coming days slightly easier?

No, we’ll be okay. Thank you though. They finally gave him morphine and switched all his meds for tonight to IV. If he can take the oral pain meds, they’d like him to do so. If not, morphine and Tylenol it is. They need to stay on top of his pain. He’s sleeping on and off from the finnegran.

I really hope he’s not up all night.

[tgrimes]

klong11 Did y’all have masks on in his office?

[jewels]

tgrimes sending sleepy vibes to you both. Hope the meds help him sleep so you can both get rest.

[trtlcrzy]

Hey. Busy day here. There was a “fecal incident” at the pool the girls are doing swimming lessons at yesterday afternoon so they moved them to the indoor aquatic center. V just wanted to climb up and down the bleachers in the viewing area so I didn’t get to sit much. I’m at work now and it’s been busy.
A couple of random updates:
2 days ago I sat on the grass at swimming lessons and yesterday I discovered I was covered in bug bites on my torso. No idea what it was, I’m assuming something on the grass, so I washed everything and I haven’t found any new bites today.
The diet I started on Monday is going well. I am having a hard time hitting my carb and protein macro goals and the calorie goal so I decreased my numbers. I ate so much tonight between 4-6:30 that I feel like I might burst. Tomorrow I’m going to try to eat more earlier in the day.
My hospital system announced today that they are requiring all employees to be vaccinated for COVID by 11/1 🙌🏻 right now 74% of employees are vaxxed so that’s pretty good to begin with.

I’m glad H’s surgery went well tgrimes. I hope they are able to manage his pain easily so he can get some good sleep tonight (you too!).

lahdeedah a few years ago our fire alarms went off in the middle of the night randomly and I thought it was weird that the kids didn’t wake up. I googled at that time and something about the frequency of the sound makes it hard for kids to hear. That seems like a big flaw to me.

[trtlcrzy]

mwhip how did the meetings go?

[guster]

I'm sorry he put you in such a shitty position, @klongoria. I think I'd keep C home, too.
I hope you both get some rest tonight, tgrimes. Let us know if you need anything.

[inthekitty]

klong11 can you get C a rapid test? I might have her tested and decide from there.

[klong11]

Jul 22, 2021 19:09:19 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

klong11 Did y’all have masks on in his office?

No. 🤦

Eta: I had stopped in the actual office, but was still wearing it in the common building areas, like the bathrooms and hallways. I will now go back to wearing it the entire time I'm at work.
I hate this.

[mwhip]

Jul 22, 2021 19:11:41 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

mwhip how did the meetings go?

H is calm now, builders foreman assured him we would still have a flat yard, there is a lot of settling to happen and they will remove dirt until it's as level as we want. But the foundation is correct. Sounds like it should be complete and move in ready by the end of the year.

[mwhip]

tgrimes I hope you both are able to get some rest tonight. It sounds very painful. Poor H.

[guster]

Jul 22, 2021 20:49:55 GMT -6 mwhip said:

Jul 22, 2021 19:11:41 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

mwhip how did the meetings go?

H is calm now, builders foreman assured him we would still have a flat yard, there is a lot of settling to happen and they will remove dirt until it's as level as we want. But the foundation is correct. Sounds like it should be complete and move in ready by the end of the year.

This is good news!

[mwhip]

Everything went okay this afternoon. It was closed casket. I kept my shit together til the very end when we walked up and said hi or hugged the family. I hugged the grandparents (Hs aunt and uncle) then the boys mom and almost totally lost it then. I have no idea how she was keeping it together as well as she was.

We went to a pizza place (odd choice but whatever) after. I hugged the mom again and told her whatever she needed, to please let us know. Whether it was to get together and talk, a hug, or a glass of wine, we were there for her. Im going to check in with her regularly.

[lahdeedah]

That’s a hard one. klong11. Can you wait a couple more days to take C. To meet your mom halfway? I know it may be hard to meet your mom during the week, but I wouldn’t take her Saturday. Maybe test Monday morning and if you all are negative, then take her Tuesday?

This sucks. I’m sorry. What an idiot that man is for coming in the office and not even wearing a mask himself when he knows his daughter had symptoms.