Hi again! Just wanted to pop in and say I think I will have to skip dairy products now, because I keep having tummy aches - at least until I've had Reliv longer, and I'm taking all my pills, like Acidophilus and Prilosec.
I feel well today so far, and I've wheeled around the halls for 25 mins. or so, and now I've been doing exercises with a stretch band and working my hands with hand putty (which feels so good!), while watching the Duggars (a favorite show) and the "Little Couple." Now I'm going to go over to the sunny spot on the stair landing down the hall. It's purposely made for being able to sit quietly and get some sunshine through two fairly large windows on the south side. It's secluded and wonderful, and no one else seems to go there. I love it!
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Well, that was Monday and now it's Friday morning and I'm just now back here. Yesterday was so busy, for me at least so I thought I'd describe it for you:
First, got up around 7 am (sleeping in for me - as you get older, you need less sleep, I gather)
Took Reliv and did test and shot and pills
8:30 Aide arrived, combed my hair into pony tail, got gloves on and dressed half-way, went rolling in halls for 30 mins. steady, all the while teasing people and joking around and thinking up tricks to play on Mark, hehe,.came back here and took a shower and got dressed again, took another test, another pill, etc.
11 a.m. Occupational therapist came and showed me further exercises to do, etc.; nurse dropped in, but left since o.t. was here
1 p.m. Mark took me to bone dr's. to finally get my broken finger checked - it was great, because it turned out that it's healed okay on its own - it's shorter and curled because of my Dupreytrin's contracture (tendons in my palms getting tighter over the years; happens a lot to diabetics. So that's good to understand.
He set me up to have an appt. to see another dr. to get an x-ray and maybe mri of my left upper humerus, where it's broken, just to see what's going on and make any suggestions, if any. My previous orthopedic dr. never did an mri, which seems odd to me. Oh, well...he was so shocked that it had separated and hadn't healed, he was basically speechless.
I mentioned my right femur, with the curled-back end, but he didn't suggest anything about that. (didn't talk about that or my right hip arthritis, either - he said we'd deal with one thing at a time...he didn't seem to be the least bit confused, and was very knowledgeable) It's surprising that the orthoped. team here is so good, since this is a fairly small place. That's lucky. He used to practice as a chiropractor in St. Anthony, but has his master's in nursing, with specialties in orthopedics and neurology, and got offered a job here. Good for him!
2:30 p.m. Mark and I got some tater tots and then he dropped me at the library, where they always have tons of free books. I've been wanting to go there for a long time, so I was a happy camper. Leto stayed in the car while Mark went back to work - he likes to be out like that in the car, when it's nice outside. It wasn't too cold, and the sun was out. We leave the windows partly down and he gets all comfy on the seat, when he's not looking out the windows. Often he will rest his head in the back window, looking out. It's so cute!
I found a free book on cognition and one on what 6th graders should know (a good, basic overview of a bunch of subjects, which I found interesting). I checked out the Elizabeth Smart book (yay!) and a couple on Downton Abbey, and one on manners and so on, back in Jane Austen's day, done in a humorous manner.
Our library has so many interesting books and activities, free tutoring for kids in all subjects, and on and on. This here place always amazes me! Look here, Ma...I is eddicated! : )
4:30 p.m. Mark picks me up and we go to the store. I haven't been there in a long time! We get some otc meds and stuffs and some yummy hummus and baby carrots and bananas and salsa and Silk and Froot Loops for Leto, and then back to the apt. for more tests and pills and stuffs. And I got ham salad and cauliflower soup from downstairs, watched American Idol, talked to Melinda on the phone, did more tests and shot and pills, and that's all, I think! Well, I know I'm skipping a bunch of things, but that's all you'd probably want to know, haha.
Now it's the next day, starting all over again. Probably sounds like a leisurely day to you, but it was exciting for me to feel good and to do so much! Hope you enjoyed this detailed day of mine!
Take Care! We love you and pray for you all!
xoxoxo
3 comments:
Well that sounds plenty busy to me! That's good that your finger healed correctly, and that the Dr is having you get an MRI for your leg. Is this the leg that broke (or did both of them break?) when you tried on your prosthetics for the first time? Sheesh, you just have every health problem in the world! Haha! Now that I'm just starting to come out of my nausea/first trimester sickness fog, I see that I could never do as well as you always have with your health problems. I was a big whiny whinerson with just a couple of sicknesses. I can't imagine how miserable I would be to be around if I had all of your health issues! Good job staying so positive, Noodle!
Also, I can just see in my mind, Leto laying his big head on the back of the car seat and looking at everything through the back window. He's such a cute good dog.
Oh, I've heard really good things about the Elizabeth Smart book! I am dying to read it but our library in Shelley is really small and doesn't have any more space for more books. And the citizens just turned down a vote for a bond to build a new library so they could buy/fit new books. So that stinks! If you ever buy the El. Smart book, I will pay you to ship it to me and then I'll mail it back when I'm done! :)
So exciting that you got the Elizabeth Smart and Downton Abby books! I loved the E. Smart book. Just really interesting to hear her side of the story. Especially since we lived in Salt Lake at the time and I remember when things happened, like when her captor tried to take her cousin. We'll have to talk about it when you're all done reading it!
Also, you are so good about taking care of yourself and exercising! And your nice sunny spot sounds so warm and happy. It's really cold here today. About 19 degrees, but 19 here is soooo cold! I have been taking Reliv all week. Aren't you proud?!
Pretty sure I want to come watch 19 Kids and Counting with you, and sit in the sun and have funs.
We need to talk! Nothing special to say. We just haven't gotten to talk in a while.
What a schedule! I'm so glad you're getting the support you need!! I agree with Haley...if I had a fraction of the health issue you do, I would be totally miserable. You're an inspiration and example to me of how to be gracious, even when things (or bodies) don't work for the better! I'm so excited about the Bear Lake reunion...we're already putting together an itinerary! lol Love you, cuz!
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