It's been raining and I have been hurting bad. No one seems to understand what it is like to not be able to move your leg because its frozen in place at the hip. Yet despite this, or perhaps because of it, I find myself longing to be truely mobile again. I am terrified of going to the othropedist. I already know what they are going to say. Hip Replacement. Knee Replacement. Skeletal Replacement (is there such a thing?) In the back of my head all I can hear is the old theme music to 6 Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman and the words - we can rebuild her - better, stronger, faster. I dread having to have my blood drawn to check my iron levels, let alone have major surgery. Maybe thats why I have been procrastinating going to see the doctor.
But hey, it didnt take me 18 months to post again. Maybe I will post again tomorrow. Stay tuned!
*ya I know no one reads this and Im just talking to myself, I dunno, maybe I'm supposed to learn something from this, so until next time self! *
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
I'm a really bad blogger I have come to realize...
It has been FOREVER since I wrote in on my blog. There have been so many changes in our lives it will be hard to catch up with everything that has happened. So here is our lives in a Readers Digest nutshell.
Over the last 18 months, the following things have happened:
1. We tried to buy our house again, and again and again and again. Finally gave up. Found a nicer, bigger, better house that we will hopefully be moving into in September. Unfortunately it won't before school starts, but within the first few weeks, and since it is in the same general area that we used to live in, the kids are still close to all their friends, as well as closer to others. I can't wait to get into the new house, get it all cleaned up and slowly work on fixing it up and making it the home we have always wanted.
2. Finally gave in and decided to do something for me for once and went to the doctor about all the issues I have been having. I love my doctor. She is the best. She doesnt judge me or think that my issues are weird or strange or all in my head. Even tho its been a year now, yes Im still anemic and still taking iron for it. Yes I have cysts in my thyroid, and no they aren't what is causing me problems with swallowing, and yes, I have to go and have them ultrasounded again to make sure they don't grow in size. As for my swallowing issue, well I have seen a few different doctors about that and the good news is that, no, I dont have any evidence of reflux damage or cancer in my nose/throat/esophagus. They think that maybe I have muscle spasms when I try to swallow, so it doesnt relax and open, but tightens closed and makes it hard to swallow even water. Yes I went to a weight control doctor, and I love her too. Again she doesnt judge me, accepts me as I was/am and has helped me to lose almost 100 lbs. I still have more to go, but I'm doing it slowly and without surgery. Yes I have heel spurs that makes walking painful, but I just found out that I also have degenerative arthritis all over, and that sometimes makes walking impossible when my hip pops out. I also have "female issues", but at 47 thats not entirely unexpected. And for the first time since they botched my root canal and I had to have what was left of my tooth and the infected gum and jawbone removed almost 12 yrs ago, I went back to the dentist. If I can give anyone out there who bothers to look or read or listen any advice, it would be to not neglect going to the dentist. Even tho I brush my teeth all the time, I still ended up with a bunch of cavaties, and will be getting to know my dentist really well in the next couple of months.
3. My girls went to girls camp, and it was the first time for my youngest. She has been saying for an entire year that she would not go, she would get eaten by bears or wolves or both. Needless to say, she went and had a great time and is looking forward to it next year. Oh, and despite assuring her that we would have a really nice funeral for her when the bears did eat her, the "wildest" animal she saw the whole time was a chipmunk, and it didn't eat her either. *mosquitos don't count*
4. Kid 2 and 3 went on trek with their cousins in Virginia. They had an amazing time, and I even managed to make 2 praire skirts and a set of bloomers for kid 3. Kid 2 had invited his best friend (adopted son #2) to go with them. We got amish hats for all 3 boys and bonnets for the 3 girls. They worked hard, but learned alot along the way and had a great time. In return we invited the 3 older cousins to go to our youth conference, but only the girls could attend. Nephew #1 had to work. It was fun to have them with us for a few days before and after the conference, and we got some help with packing and getting ready to move out of them too.
5. Kid 2 spent his spring break with his German class touring Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxemburg. He can't wait to go back. He has so many pictures and stories to share.
6. Kid 1 is getting trained in all the different departments at his job. Maybe he will get more hours, or find something he enjoys doing. They talked to him about taking cake decorating classes too, so who knows, maybe this will spark a new passion in him and he will be the next ace of cakes?
7. Step kid 1 is doing great at UF. We are all so proud of her and what she has done in her life. And she has another "kid". Stewie has joined their little family, and Oliver is being a great "big brother". At least we haven't heard anything about them chewing on anything or each other.
There is so much more to catch up on but I would be writing this point for a month to do that.
Perhaps I just need to start fresh and work from this point on.
But for now, I have to figure out what we are going to do for dinner. Until next time!
Over the last 18 months, the following things have happened:
1. We tried to buy our house again, and again and again and again. Finally gave up. Found a nicer, bigger, better house that we will hopefully be moving into in September. Unfortunately it won't before school starts, but within the first few weeks, and since it is in the same general area that we used to live in, the kids are still close to all their friends, as well as closer to others. I can't wait to get into the new house, get it all cleaned up and slowly work on fixing it up and making it the home we have always wanted.
2. Finally gave in and decided to do something for me for once and went to the doctor about all the issues I have been having. I love my doctor. She is the best. She doesnt judge me or think that my issues are weird or strange or all in my head. Even tho its been a year now, yes Im still anemic and still taking iron for it. Yes I have cysts in my thyroid, and no they aren't what is causing me problems with swallowing, and yes, I have to go and have them ultrasounded again to make sure they don't grow in size. As for my swallowing issue, well I have seen a few different doctors about that and the good news is that, no, I dont have any evidence of reflux damage or cancer in my nose/throat/esophagus. They think that maybe I have muscle spasms when I try to swallow, so it doesnt relax and open, but tightens closed and makes it hard to swallow even water. Yes I went to a weight control doctor, and I love her too. Again she doesnt judge me, accepts me as I was/am and has helped me to lose almost 100 lbs. I still have more to go, but I'm doing it slowly and without surgery. Yes I have heel spurs that makes walking painful, but I just found out that I also have degenerative arthritis all over, and that sometimes makes walking impossible when my hip pops out. I also have "female issues", but at 47 thats not entirely unexpected. And for the first time since they botched my root canal and I had to have what was left of my tooth and the infected gum and jawbone removed almost 12 yrs ago, I went back to the dentist. If I can give anyone out there who bothers to look or read or listen any advice, it would be to not neglect going to the dentist. Even tho I brush my teeth all the time, I still ended up with a bunch of cavaties, and will be getting to know my dentist really well in the next couple of months.
3. My girls went to girls camp, and it was the first time for my youngest. She has been saying for an entire year that she would not go, she would get eaten by bears or wolves or both. Needless to say, she went and had a great time and is looking forward to it next year. Oh, and despite assuring her that we would have a really nice funeral for her when the bears did eat her, the "wildest" animal she saw the whole time was a chipmunk, and it didn't eat her either. *mosquitos don't count*
4. Kid 2 and 3 went on trek with their cousins in Virginia. They had an amazing time, and I even managed to make 2 praire skirts and a set of bloomers for kid 3. Kid 2 had invited his best friend (adopted son #2) to go with them. We got amish hats for all 3 boys and bonnets for the 3 girls. They worked hard, but learned alot along the way and had a great time. In return we invited the 3 older cousins to go to our youth conference, but only the girls could attend. Nephew #1 had to work. It was fun to have them with us for a few days before and after the conference, and we got some help with packing and getting ready to move out of them too.
5. Kid 2 spent his spring break with his German class touring Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxemburg. He can't wait to go back. He has so many pictures and stories to share.
6. Kid 1 is getting trained in all the different departments at his job. Maybe he will get more hours, or find something he enjoys doing. They talked to him about taking cake decorating classes too, so who knows, maybe this will spark a new passion in him and he will be the next ace of cakes?
7. Step kid 1 is doing great at UF. We are all so proud of her and what she has done in her life. And she has another "kid". Stewie has joined their little family, and Oliver is being a great "big brother". At least we haven't heard anything about them chewing on anything or each other.
There is so much more to catch up on but I would be writing this point for a month to do that.
Perhaps I just need to start fresh and work from this point on.
But for now, I have to figure out what we are going to do for dinner. Until next time!
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