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Happy to hear you've come through the other side OK Trysha.Take one day at a time and don't be in a hurry to start kicking a ball about.Kirsty,at least you'll get a good clear out with the prep.I would have paid good money for Movi-prep last weekend.Hahaha.
All the talk of camper vans and dogs is making me sad.We bought our first caravan 35 yrs.ago because we wanted to take our 2 German Shepherds on holiday with us.We went away at least 4-5 times a year to the wilds and forests of Scotland.Now 5 'vans and 6 dogs later all I have are memories,very happy ones.(and a bike)
Our caravans had showers and loos.and when I needed to "go" we'd pull into a lay-by.But when big artics went speeding past,the 'van used to rock from side to side.I had some near misses in the loo,I can tell you.But it's soooo re-assuring to know that you have your own personal rest room a few feet behind you.
 
Hi Trysha so glad you are through the op well and doing well pain wise...cant wait to get you dancing at the xmas party ☺
Keep feeling good girl. We are all rooting for you hun. 💕:hug: :kiss:
 
Afta my last post i got the updates... my friends im so sorry to hear all the hassles your having. I hope you can get things resolved asap.

Aint life a b****r 😠
Tho we shall overcome these trials and tribulations, love hugs and support to all.💖💕
 
Thanks Mandy. Things are improving somewhat. I self-diagnosed my foot/toe injury and have a good idea of how to self-treat it. And the work stress is somewhat alleviated - my boss and I came up with a work-around to the issue which isn't ideal but is okay I think. I've eaten really badly today to deal with the stress, though, so my guts still are not happy with me. Eek, oh well. Maybe tomorrow will be better!

To treat myself, I found a really cute pair of boots that I want to buy. Of course there weren't any in my size in the store though! I'm going to see if I can order them online or find them in a different store. Cute new boots will surely make things better. :)
 
I'm not nearly as grouchy today, but obviously have (still) pent up anxiety and anger about doctors and med facilities. One of these days I will work thru it and not care what anybody thinks because my main health care providers all know the truth and places like ERs deal with many types of people, a lot of them drug seeking. The ironic thing is I have purposely asked my doc not to prescribe addictive medicines generally. But I think the thing the ER thinks more than that is I'm attention seeking, but believe you me, I can think of much more comfortable and fulfilling ways to spend my time. I only go there when desperate or afraid something is life threatening.
Cat, I love that you are so good at treating yourself when you need it. Today I have a great treat for myself, I've hired two teenaged girls from my neighborhood to help a few hours each week around the house, anything from pulling weeds to general housework or maybe even a little with cooking. I'm a little sad about that, because I used to love cooking, but because I can't get my brain to focus so well anymore it has turned into a chore to get all the steps in the right order without missing something, and any clutter around the kitchen distracts me. On good days I can still do it, and I'm hoping with the extra help I'll have more good days because my house will be tidier around me so less distraction. Right now is an exceptionally warm day and I'm having them pull weeds. Our front yard will look so much better! Happy day!
Yesterday one other sad thing happened, I went to walk in my stocking feet to a back room and I stepped on what felt like a large boulder. I looked down to find out that allie had lost a molar, roots and all. The vet has commented on her loose tooth at every yearly checkup, but it finally came out. I hope this helps her feel better, as it can't have been comfortable.
I hope your foot recovers quickly Cat, and it isn't anything serious. I'm also glad work issues are being worked out. I also hope everyone's upcoming scopes, etc. goes smoothly, and that you don't feel like you need an extra cleanse Carol. Trysha, are things still going ok for you? And I'm glad you don't itch as much Ron. Shanen, how's your work going? And how are you really? And Tony and Dave? Mandy, you are always so considerate of everyone else, I hope you are okay. Are you? I know you get tired, but how about everything else? And how's the new baby?
Gotta go pay the girls. I think I'm winning!
 
I got my boots. :D I stopped at a different Target on my way home and they had one pair in my size, so I figured it was meant to be. And they were on sale!

I'm supposed to limit movement in my injured toe, anyway, so I figured that new boots are really a medical necessity. ;) Ha ha. Okay, maybe I can't justify that one, but they do make me happy.
 
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Shanen, how's your work going? And how are you really?
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I'm fine Sandy. What would make you think otherwise? :wink: Seriously, some days are crap and I just function. Other days are better. Our house is sold but lots of red tape with the new buyers. Offer pending on a new home, way nicer than I've ever had but what have I been working towards all this time?? Oh wow...did that sound selfish! Work is a corporate four letter word but I've got to pay for the necessities and an insane health insurance deductible in addition to the insane monthly premiums to maintain my meds, doctors, tests, etc. I've still got to count my blessings when I know what the rest of my Crohnies are facing. Looking for the positives in life on a daily basis, some times hard to find but just got to look harder. Sorry about about Allie's tooth but hope she feels better.

Cat, I confess to being a boot junkie (and maybe shoes too) but I don't dare buy more not knowing where I will be storing them in the near future.

Trysha - hope you're still on the mend satisfactorily.

Wishing everyone well and since it's cold, Gray and definitely the beginnings of winter here I'm missing my camper and weekends spent destressing from life. Sorry for the ramblings but sometimes it takes longer than I care to climbing out of the dark hole life and Crohn's tosses at you. Checking in with friends here helps immeasurably!
 
Hi Sandy glad you have got some help around the house. Hope it makes life easier n less stressful for you hun. Im ok ish, apart from the tiredness n weight loss. Hoping the scan can help explain that. I am a bit stressed at the mo and i so want to gain weight. Though stress wont help there but the weight loss is part of the stress issue. Catch 22 really there. Il be ok im sure . Jaxon is doing fine he is 5mths old now and coming along a treat . So comical at times.
Hope Allie feels better for the loss of the tooth.☺💕

Cat glad you managed to get the boots.☺👍

Love to all n big hugs 💕💟💞:ghug:
 
Well, good news/bad news here. Both sisters now have breast cancer, so i'm off to get checked in around 10 days. Most my relatives are BRCA1 including the males! but on a better note, having gone from DLA to PIP (disability) and scored nil points, I got someone to fight my cause and came up trumps.

Trysha, hope you're getting well. Did you have intestinal surgery? I'm new to the thread. I'm thinking you didn't cos you got to eat same day, right? The views sound lovely. Some hospitals here don't have windows. My dad died on a ward that was and internal ward. I've never been in one of those mind and i'd soon complain.

Aside from that i'm winning, not much, but winning lol.
 
Shanen, I have been trying to dig myself out of that same dark hole so I totally hear you! Life has really kicked me down this year (in a nutshell, 2016 has gone like this - my grandpa died, we had to put my grandma in a home due to her dementia, I nearly chopped off my fingertip, then I had an awful flare and was hospitalized). It's been a rough time lately and sometimes it feels like I'm never going to get myself out of that dark hole, but I keep trying anyway because what else can I do?

As for the boots and storage, I try not to be a hoarder (my dad and grandma are hoarders), so I try to use a "one in, one out" rule. Meaning, if I buy something new, then something old has got to go. So I got my new boots and I took an older, beat-up pair of boots that I don't wear much anymore and put those in my goodwill pile. Out with the old, in with the new! :)

It's starting to feel like winter here too. It's about 40 degrees F outside and windy and grey and just dreary. Feels like it could snow although so far all it's done is rain.

Mandy, when is your scan? I hope it gives you some answers as to why you're feeling this way! How's the car been now that you've gotten it back?

Spooky, that's a bit scary. I hope everything is okay when you go to get checked out. As for windows, when I was hopitalized here, I did have a window, with a lovely view of the parking garage. :p Some areas of the hospital I go to don't have windows, though, in particular the infusion center does not. So that gets a bit dreary, I had to go there last year and have some iron infusions and just watched movies on my chromebook, but a window would have been nice too.
 
Me too Diane.That's so sad.I expect you're worried about them and yourself:ghug: But better news about the other stuff eh? I should bl**dy well think so to.
Have been on the bike,first time in 5 weeks.Only did 4-5 miles and had to give up.But I did a couple of banks and a bit of cross country,which probably was too much for first time out.
I have lentil and ham soup in the slow cooker for tomorrow as I'm meeting old friends for coffee,so will leave the soup on low,and it will be ready for hubby's lunch when I get back.
Diane,Trysha has had a knee op.,I know she won't mind me saying.

Trysha,have they made you do 3 laps 'round the ward yet ? How you doin'?:ghug:
 
Ok, Ms. Shanen, you do not sound selfish, young lady! It is not selfish when you work for something, you deserve the nicer house. And it stinks that crohnies (Doug included) have to work almost more because better health care needed to pay for insurance and it's ever raising co-pays and premiums. It also sounds sounds like real estate is more complicated there. Of course, it is more complicated almost everywhere in the US than Utah, but we have the downfall that "accepted offers" can fall through too easily, at the drop of a hat. My Mom's condo is in that position, she has had two accepted offers that have both rescinded their offer last minute.
In the UK, it sounds like it's own set of challenges. Tho a nationalized "free" (through taxes) health care system, it would be harder to find a new doctor if you didn't like yours, and the wait time to get into some doctors seems astronomical. Mandy, I sure hope they can figure out something that will make your quality of life better, and that it's an easy fix.
And Diane, I'm sorry about your sisters' cancers and apparent family genetics! The good thing is that breast cancer has so much better outcomes these days, in the upper ninety percentile survival rate, even with that dreaded "C" word. It's even drastically improved in the past couple of decades. I don't know if it will help you feel any better (I doubt it except "misery loves company") but every one of me and my four female siblings have had at least one lump removed. (I was only 17, so 38 years ago:eek2:, but it was a simple procedure and didn't even need general anesthesia.) All were non cancerous except my sister, tho, and we have never had genetic testing done.
And Carol, take it easy on that bike, you don't have to be able to do the slick rock bike riding until Christmas. Oh yeah, I forgot, you'll be horseback riding then. :smile:
Well, gotta go, time to test my blood sugar and get some things done.
Trysha, ARE YOU OK?
 
Hi folks...thanks for the support n best wishes. My scan is on tues 1st nov..at 3pm. Gota drink that movie prep again when i get there😨 only one litre in 45mins haha il not be able to do that as i struggle to drink that amount in half a day 😕

Oh well il do my best as per..

Much loves to all. :ghug:💕💖💞💝💋💋💋
 
Mandy, holy cow, that's a lot to drink in a short amount of time! I wouldn't be able to do that either. I don't think I could drink a liter of plain water in 45 mins, let alone something awful like moviprep! I don't envy you but I know you'll do your best, and hopefully going through this ickyness will lead to you getting some worthwhile results. Good luck on Tuesday!
 
Hi Cat, ye i know i think, they think we are cattle or something lol. One tumbler of juice will last me all evening 😕. They are cruel... cruel i say LOL . why does all that stuff have to be so vile though 😨
Gota keep smiling tho eh !!😃
 
It really is vile. I had to drink a large jug of Golytely when I was in the hospital and it tasted like nasty seawater. I don't know why they can't come up with better tasting or smaller volume of prep. And it's not like it's just us doing prep - even healthy people of a certain age need to have routine colonoscopies to screen for cancer, so it's something that everybody has to drink at some point in their lives. Ugh. I bet we'd be instant millionaires if we could come up with a prep that didn't taste awful and was a reasonable amount to drink. Hey, that's it, that's how we can fund our meet-up/xmas party. ;) We just need to invent a prep that's not horrible and make a zillion dollars!

On a related note: When I was in the hospital, I was complaining on facebook about the ugly hospital gowns. A friend of mine asked specifically what I hated about them, and I said they could make different sizes, because they are currently one size fits all (meaning, it's meant to fit very large people, so if you are not large then the gown is absolutely huge on you) and the fabrics are not very cute either. Cuter fabrics plus sizes would make a huge difference. My friend said that's a million dollar idea. So, let's either invent a new prep or cuter hospital gowns! :) Then we can really have our party.
 
That will be nice when some of you are zillionares!
Hey Cat, this video was passed around by a friend of mine on Facebook today in honor of the Halloween season, and I immediately thought of you. (Disney's Silly Symphonies "The Dance of the Skeletons.") I think the rest of you might enjoy it too.
I also have to mention that a neighbor of ours turned on his Christmas lights last night. Arrrgggghhhhhhh, and in our very own neighborhood! I'm going to have to have a talk with that man.
But enjoy this little video...
https://youtu.be/vOGhAV-84iI
 
Sandy, I'll watch that when I get home but I think I know which cartoon it is (my hubby is trained as an animator, although he couldn't get work in that field so he's currently working as a chef - he's obsessed with cartoons though so we have watched a lot of cartoons, ha ha). Thanks for the link! :)

Xmas lights, eek! Way too early! I have my orange Halloween lights up, but I will not put up xmas lights until after thanksgiving. Heck, it hasn't even snowed yet - there are still leaves on a lot of the trees! Way, way, way too early (full disclosure, I have already made some xmas gifts in the form of crocheted blankets and a sewn quilt, but since those take a long time to make, I decided to get a head start on them early - so I feel like that's okay).

Oh, and Sandy, I thought of you today - I went to the craft store again. :p Sewing patterns were on sale and I thought I'd just pick up a few. So I did, and then I saw that fabric was also on sale, so I ended up buying 3 yards of fabric too (warm cozy fleece!). I didn't need more fabric, I have so much fabric already. But I just could not resist!
 
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Sandy, I'll watch that when I get home but I think I know which cartoon it is (my hubby is trained as an animator, although he couldn't get work in that field so he's currently working as a chef - he's obsessed with cartoons though so we have watched a lot of cartoons, ha ha). Thanks for the link! :)

Xmas lights, eek! Way too early! I have my orange Halloween lights up, but I will not put up xmas lights until after thanksgiving. Heck, it hasn't even snowed yet - there are still leaves on a lot of the trees! Way, way, way too early (full disclosure, I have already made some xmas gifts in the form of crocheted blankets and a sewn quilt, but since those take a long time to make, I decided to get a head start on them early - so I feel like that's okay).

Oh, and Sandy, I thought of you today - I went to the craft store again. [emoji14] Sewing patterns were on sale and I thought I'd just pick up a few. So I did, and then I saw that fabric was also on sale, so I ended up buying 3 yards of fabric too (warm cozy fleece!). I didn't need more fabric, I have so much fabric already. But I just could not resist!
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Amen on no Christmas lights until after Thanksgiving
 
Sandy, have fun with your organizing! I'm constantly re-organizing my craft room. I had 2 computer chairs in there and I tossed those and got 1 wingback chair instead (I love it, so much more comfortable to sit in!). And I've been looking for a countertop to put in there along one wall - it's a 9 foot long wall, though so it's 108 inches. Frustratingly, countertops seem to be sold mainly in 98 inch increments (not sure why that is?). So someday when I can find an acceptable countertop, then I'll have a nice workspace going along the length of one full wall. I just got a rolling cart, too, so I can put my latest projects on the cart and roll them into another room or to my other sewing machine or whatever. My sewing room is really small, it's 9' square so it's basically the size of a prison cell. :p So organization in such a tiny room has definitely been a necessity!
 
Hello Everybody
You are all so kind with your helpful comments and I am very touched by your concerns
It's a bit of a rollercoater right now with pain control and blood pressure issues.
I am so drugged that I fall asleep while writing this
It looks as if I won't be home yet
Bye for now
Trysha
 
Great to hear from you Trysha [emoji3]
I picked up my klenprep today, oh what joy, not!
Jammer has been great today, such a full on wee lad. He went for walk around the block today.
 
I too am sorting my art stuff out. Maybe we ladies are nesting down for the winter and doing something creative with the dark evenings.
 
Spooky, I think that's exactly it! It's already dark by 6 PM here, and there is a definite chill in the air, so the evenings already seem fairly winter-like (minus the snow, so far) and that makes me want to cozy up with some sewing or crocheting.

Trysha, glad to hear from you and I hope things stabilize soon! I also hope they let you go home soon, it's no fun being in the hospital. Take care!

Aura, aww, Jammer on a walk sounds so cute! I can just picture it! :) I'm glad he's doing so well, I have never had a puppy (my dog is a rescue, we got her when she was 2) but I imagine puppies can be quite the handful sometimes!
 
Hi Trysha..aw hun hope things settle soon and you feel much better. Keep your chin up girl,you'll be home soon and ready to rock before you know it.💕💕:hug:
 
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Great to hear from you Trysha [emoji3]
I picked up my klenprep today, oh what joy, not!
Jammer has been great today, such a full on wee lad. He went for walk around the block today.
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Hi Kirsty oh no not you on the kleenprep n all ...im due a 2nd bout if that on tues 😨
Best wishes n good luck hun.
Aw your wee Jammer is so cute. Hope he enjoyed the walk..🐶
 
Oh, Trysha, I'm sorry things are not exactly as planned, but the important thing is you are getting good care. I wish I could do more from here, but I will pray that things go more smoothly and that you become stronger minute by minute. Don't forget you have a lot of people here for you. 💛
Mandy and Kirsty, I guess we can call you two preppies? (ha ha) (That term dates me.) Hoping many answers come from your testing. I hate GI issues, and was just starting to get over some nausea when I posted about organizing craft room... didn't happen because of other health issues, more later. Hugs to all.
 
Ok, here's rest of story. Still long, sorry. Yesterday didn't go as planned because I developed a little of my occasional tachycardia (racing heart) which always wears me out immensely, and sometimes leaves me with a headache, so I just rested and felt sorry for myself. The good thing is that doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to since a med my cardiologist put me on several months ago. By late evening, I was much better and able to visit with my next door neighbor who is just finishing up nursing school, tho mostly just discussing buying some "scentsy" candle warmers that makes the air smell good. I'm buying two for (eek!, I've even started) Christmas presents and one for myself. I've always loved the smell of scented candles, and this doesn't have the danger of burning actual candles. We did discuss the med profession a little too, tho, because my complaints are still blubbering out, and she actually worked as an intern for a while at the ER I had the hardest time with (she wasn't there that day), the one that sent me home when I had pulmonary embolism and could have died if my GP hadn't got me in, miraculously I think, next day, who knew right away what problem was. Of course, confirmed with testing. Think I would have actually died in a few days if hadn't started treatment.
Last time I was at the cardiologist (recently) he wanted me to think about an under skin cardiac monitor which unlike a holter monitor (worn for a few days to rarely up to a few weeks externally, which I have done) can be worn for up to three years and measures every heart beat, not just around the time when I press the button and record what is happening. It's placed thru a half inch incision in a minor ten minute surgery, just barely under the skin. Can shower with it like normal after skin heals. The thing I don't like about it is I would have to be careful to keep my cell phone away from that area as it can interfere with or actually reset the monitor (same with laptops), and I tend to rest my phone on my left chest while texting or posting with my right hand (my eyes don't let me see very far for reading) and that is such a part of my life right now (because of health, my social life has been rather limited to social media, pathetic, I know). On the other hand, there is a chance with that testing and other heart and blood testing, if all was well enough I could go off blood thinners which I was led originally to think I would be on for life, but blood thinners are scarey because what would be bumps and bruises to most people can lead to internal bleeding to those on thinners, and I'm not the most stable person on my feet, let alone something like even a little car accidents. It's a hard choice.
Ok, to the chili finally. I volunteered to make some of the chili for a church "fall social" party tonight. My house is tidied and I think I can handle this one. I've been trying to force myself back into life. Wish me luck. (might even craft too!)
 
Sandy, what about a fitness tracker that has a heart rate monitor built in? I have an older fitbit but I know they make some really fancy ones now that can track heart rate. Maybe that would be a solution that would play nice with your phone and computer? I am not sure but I think there are even fitness trackers out there that you can shower/swim with (my fitbit is supposedly not waterproof, although it did survive going through the wash once when I was in Japan). Just a thought for you since it sounds like you're on the fence about getting this monitor stitched under your skin! I would be hesitant about that too.

Good luck with the chili and the social and the crafting! That sounds like a lot for one evening! I'm hoping to vacuum and maybe do a bit of sewing, that's my plan for a fun Friday evening. My mother is staying overnight in my guest bedroom on Saturday night so I need to get my house relatively clean before then. If I get ambitious I'll clean the bathroom tonight, and if not I'll scramble to spray some bathroom cleaner in the general directions of the toilet and shower tomorrow just before she arrives. ;) Ha ha.
 
Thanks, Cat. Back from the social, and made the chili, but I always think I can do more than I can, so you got it right, it was a bit too much for one evening. No crafting happened. Also, I won't go into it because long story, but chili was almost a catastrophe, but it actually turned out delicious if I say so myself. They had so much there I have extra in my fridge and freezer now though.
Regarding the heart monitor, I should have been more specific. I've had my heart monitored a few times now at various lengths of time, and it is well documented that I have had multiple episodes of tachycardia (the racing heart), but what they are more concerned about is the type of rhythm itself. Since a patch was put on my heart through a catheter in my leg for an atrial septal defect (a hole in the heart that should have closed at birth but didn't), my electrical signals seem to get a little mixed up at times, and if one half of the heart beats faster or slower than the other it can create havoc. That is what they are trying to prove, that it is just general fast heart beat, which can be very annoying and tiring, but is generally/relatively harmless if the whole heart is doing it at once. Thererfor, the monitor needs to monitor not only speed, but specific rythm. I know I have been known to have a major heart murmur without meds, but not with meds that we know of. Tests of the pressure between heart and lungs also was suggested to be tested. I'm sick of doctors, as I'm sure all of you are.
Well, gotta go to bed. Have a nice night/day all.
I'll send my new teenaged helpers to help clean your bathroom tomorrow, Cat.
 
Oh wow, that heart stuff sounds terrifying! And yeah, I think we're all sick of doctors (I don't normally self-diagnose, but when I hurt my toe/foot the other day, there was just no way I was going back to the doctor yet again so I did self-diagnose and self-treat that). I hope you can get the heart stuff figured out, it sounds very complicated.

I did too much yesterday evening too. I got home from work and hubby suggested we go grocery shopping right away, so we did that. Then I scrubbed the shower when I got home which was pretty tiring. I didn't end up vacuuming nor cleaning the toilet, so I still have to do those two things before my mother gets here at noon (it's 9 AM right now so I have a bit of time). I don't feel super great this morning, some people at work have been sick lately and I wonder if I've caught something from one of them. I don't know. It doens't really feel like I have a cold, though, it almost feels like I'm having a constant mini panic attack. Maybe I'm just nervous because my mother is going to be in my house overnight. :p I do have some lorazepam I can take if the feeling gets worse.
 
Wishing you well with calm and settled times with your visitor Cat. If you mind or gut tells you to take it, I would rather than second guess yourself. Stress causes us further complications, generally speaking.
We had surprise visitors just as Steve was about to dish up dinner. The young girl looked at me and said your singlet is inside out. I thought to myself, sweetie that is the least of my problems. I hadn't brushed my hair, I had two naps and felt exhausted it's either the flare or weekly humira or both.
 
Hope you feel better soon Cat without too much havoc on your system. I too have had company all weekend. My dad is visiting so both my kids and significant others along with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law joined us for the afternoon. Dinner for 10 was more ambitious than I've attempted in a while so I'm enjoying the quiet now after a hectic day. I thought of you as I listened to the various conversations around me today. My mother-in-law does hardanger and both she and my stepmother are avid quilters so fabric discussions and a trip to various quilt stores filled the afternoon as the guys watched football games and the world series on tv. Whew. I admit it, I'm tired. Off to bed so I can repeat it tomorrow. Sandy, can you send your helpers? My laundry and vacuuming still need to be done along with the rest of my regular daily chores and I'm out of energy.
 
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Updated pics from Jammer and us going for a walk, one with him resting on Steves neck afterwards.

I start liquid diet tomorrow and then first klenprep sachet is at four pm, then the second one is Tuesday at 7 am, its Sunday evening here now.
 
Puppppppppyyyyyyyy, yay! Jammer is so adorable! Good luck with your prep and testing. Hug Jammer (and Steve) a little more when you need to.
 
Morning all,just catching up on all your posts.I hate to moan,but I'm going to anyway.
I've done my back in now !!! What is wrong with me lately ??? I decided to sort and clean the freezer on Friday.I had left-over soup,and no space.Tried to lift a full drawer back in and pulled a muscle.I can't even dress properly(pants,socks etc.) can't turn over in bed without crying out and can't bend.Heat pads and gels and pain meds making no difference.Looks like it's going to be a long job.And no cycling.Might have to go on a refresher course if it goes on much longer.
Hope all your appointments go as you want them to my friends,and Trysha,chin up,you'll be home soon.
 
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Morning all,just catching up on all your posts.I hate to moan,but I'm going to anyway.
I've done my back in now !!! What is wrong with me lately ??? I decided to sort and clean the freezer on Friday.I had left-over soup,and no space.Tried to lift a full drawer back in and pulled a muscle.I can't even dress properly(pants,socks etc.) can't turn over in bed without crying out and can't bend.Heat pads and gels and pain meds making no difference.Looks like it's going to be a long job.And no cycling.Might have to go on a refresher course if it goes on much longer.
Hope all your appointments go as you want them to my friends,and Trysha,chin up,you'll be home soon.
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Hope you feel better soon.
 
You may have popped a disc. Get in touch with doc. I'd phone your triage system and get a nurse to call you back or head to ED. You'll need good pain meds.
 
Sorry to hear thatCarol....maybe it's a blip on the horizon.
I am sitting up in an easy chair(sort of) and I miss my hot water bottle for my tummy...
Very drowsy after a ton of Meds .......
It's hard to sleep with pain but I slept exactly five hours of deep sleep and now I'm all drugged upagain."
Must finish here the chief residentwantstocheckthigs.
Trysha
 
Shanen, dinner for 10!!! That's craziness, I feel fortunate that I only had one houseguest (and she's already left, she's currently running her half marathon and then is heading home right after, so I have my house to myself already on Sunday morning, phew!).

I actually had a good time with my mother, too. We've been looking at old photos that we found when we cleared out my grandparents' condo (grandpa died and grandma went into a memory care facility). We found a couple of photos of my grandma wearing a black and white dress which looked so familiar to me... then I realized, I have that dress! My grandma had given it to me for some reason years ago and it's just been hanging in a closet in my guest bedroom ever since (it's not a very attractive dress so I never wore it). So I took it out and both my mom and I modeled it (I couldn't fit into it, it's tiny, but I draped it in front of myself) and then my mom and I photoshopped a "who wore it best?" collage, ha ha. Both my mom and I looked ridiculous in it (we even wore one of my grandma's wigs in the photo!) so my grandma definitely wore it best. :p

So, for everyone's amusement, here's the ridiculous photo collage we made. It's my grandma, me in a wig (with my fat pred chipmunk cheeks), my mom in a wig (she actually fit into the dress but just barely, she said she couldn't breathe well nor move her arms), and my grandma again.

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Big hugs to all who aren't doing so well! Trysha, I hope things improve soon - can they not bring you a hot water bottle? Carol, that sounds awful and I agree with Aura, call your doc or go to emergency to get it figured out and so that they can make you more comfortable. Aura, good luck with the prep, I don't envy you!
 
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Trysha,I'm so sorry you're in so much pain :ghug: Did everything go as planned or have you (we) got something to worry about again ? I really,really hope that's not so. You must be as sick as a parrot.

Everyone ....... my back's feeling a tad more comfortable.I even managed a walk 'round the park,but boy,was I glad to get home.

Enjoy your day all,Kirsty,hope you're in the land of nod, but I doubt it.
 
Yes, Ron, my Packers kick off in about 3 hours, at 3:25 central. :) And one week from today, I am going to a Packer game! So excited for that! It'll be my first ever Packer game and it's on my birthday, so my dad is taking me to Green Bay for that game.
 
Arrrgggghhhhhhh! Our Utes lost yesterday! And I'm jealous of going to a pro (American) football game. We used to have season tickets to the Utes, but they are of course just college. Unfortunately, we don't have a pro team around here. I'm happy for you tho, Cat, and what a fun birthday present! And Shanen, we have neighbors that are avid North Dakota State football fans (they lived there for several years, as well as New Zealand for a while, small world, huh?)
Carol, I sure hope you recover quickly. Trysha, oh my, you really need a break from med problems. Hang in there! I really feel for you too right now Kirsty, and Mandy as you start your prep. (~shudder~)
Gotta go, head needs a little rest, stay out of trouble everyone.
Before I go, have to say I've loved all the pictures lately too everyone.
 
Well, tis the first really dark night. So now I will look forwards to bonfire night with all that lights up in the skies and then xmas light displays. I shall be needing something glitzy and cheerful to keep me from complete hibernation and the feelings of doom and gloom.

Hope you don't over do it with exercise, Carol. I know what it's like as my back frequently tweaks out of place and I know its painful. I tend to go around like the hunchback of Notre Dame for a while. and yes, tis painful to try and turn over too.

trysha, hope you get out of hospital soon.
 
Sandy, I've been to a few college games awhile back (my older cousin played football for Northwestern back in the mid 1990s), but this will be my first pro football game. I'm really excited and will post photos! :) And yeah, I've noticed that there aren't many pro football teams in your general area of the country - I think Arizona might be the closest state to you that has a team? In general, the American Southwest has a dire lack of pro football though. Not so here in the midwest, fortunately for me. Now if the Vikings would just lose a few more games... ;)
 
Diane, I'll send some extra glittery Christmas lights if you promise not to put them up too soon. It is an overcast dreary looking day here too, but our colorful Ash tree (colorful in fall, at least) always cheers me up.
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Cat, yes, Arizona or Denver Broncos are closest pro football teams here. We do have the Utah Jazz for basketball or Reál Salt Lake for soccer, tho. My niece's hubby (who is from England) does pre and post game radio shows for Real Salt Lake. Kind of fun. (Everyone in the states seems to love those male British accents.)
 
SandyUte said:
Diane, I'll send some extra glittery Christmas lights if you promise not to put them up too soon. It is an overcast dreary looking day here too, but our colorful Ash tree (colorful in fall, at least) always cheers me up.
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Cat, yes, Arizona or Denver Broncos are closest pro football teams here. We do have the Utah Jazz for basketball or Reál Salt Lake for soccer, tho. My niece's hubby (who is from England) does pre and post game radio shows for Real Salt Lake. Kind of fun. (Everyone in the states seems to love those male British accents.)
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Agh! My Packers lost by 1 point. :( Final score 32-33. Hopefully they win next week just for me!
 
Cat-a-Tonic said:
Sandy, I've been to a few college games awhile back (my older cousin played football for Northwestern back in the mid 1990s), but this will be my first pro football game. I'm really excited and will post photos! :) And yeah, I've noticed that there aren't many pro football teams in your general area of the country - I think Arizona might be the closest state to you that has a team? In general, the American Southwest has a dire lack of pro football though. Not so here in the midwest, fortunately for me. Now if the Vikings would just lose a few more games... ;)
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Vikings play Monday night...we will see what happens. 😀
 
Ok so 1 litre down 1 to go then another 2 tomorrow morning. Oh the joys of klenprep
 
So I finished the second litre 2 hours ago, and I'm still waiting to go. I bet you it will be midnight, then I'll want to go
 
Aura, anything yet? I'm not sure what time it is there - it's currently 7:25 AM here. I hope you're able to get some sleep before things kick in!

Happy Halloween everybody! I didn't make a new costume this year but that's okay. I'm wearing one of the kimonos I bought in Japan. I don't get many excuses to wear a kimono so I'm happy. :) Tonight I'm going to watch scary movies and hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters.
 
Kirsty,I expect you're up and about now,or will be soon.Big hugs to you and I hope you get good news for a change.You'll be home before I get out of bed tomorrow.
Unlike poor Trysha, but Trysha,that day will come soon,every day you're getting better and being cared for.But there's no place like home eh.?
 
Wow, Sandy, that is a spectacular tree. I moved to the East Midlands last year and I have to say there are so many more tree species around here. Autumn is looking good now. We too have all sorts of Autumn colours. It actually makes me feel good seeing them. But, wait till all the leaves have fallen and everything is brown and bleak. Bring on the xmas lights and all the other glitzy stuff, lol.

trysh, hope you're feeling better.

Clen prep. omg, those stuffs are such a nightmare.
 
Hi I've finished all the kleen prep. I didn't start going till 7 am this morning I had the whole night of not trusting a fart. Then wolf woke me up at 3:30 so I fed Jammer too. I have five hours of quality time with [emoji372] before procedure at 3. It's now 10 am Tuesday. Happy Halloween [emoji317] for those that celebrate [emoji322] enjoy your days.
 
Best of luck Kirsty. Well done on drinking it all ..i never can . Hoping for good news for you 💕

Iv got my scan this afternoon n my kleenprep to drink when i get there. A litre in 45 mins....haha not a chance more like 4hrs f me to drink that much😕

Hope everyone else is having a good day/night. Big hugs n best wishes 💚💛💜💝💞 :ghug:
 
Ok so now I have the pillcam next Tuesday. Colonoscopy was complicated, long and very painful. First of all the scope was too short and he had to get the extra long one. My large colon is wobbly and extra long, my gastro found it a wee challenge to get to the TI, that was the painful part. He took biopsies. Apparently next time I need to take six KlenPrep sachets, oh what joy that will be, not! Anyway I'm home and soon I'll be in bed. Thank the good Lord for that blessing.
 
Aw Kirsty so sorry it was painful hun. Mine last month was rather painful so i know how you feel.. six oh my lord girl. I know i could not manage that two near on does me in..💕
 
All over now Kirsty ? Hope you have a better night than last night.
Trysha,how you doing ?
My backs a lot easier,but can't cycle yet.Hoping to get away on Thursday.
Flu jab this PM.I'm going to walk there and back to see if it helps (or not) It's only 20 mins each way.I'm wondering if they will still do the jab re: shingles ?
 
Mandy, good luck with the prep!

Aura, I hope all went well!

Carol, I hope you can get back on your bike again soon!

As for me, I'm having a bad arthritis day. It's definitely a cane day, ugh. Not even sure what happened, my bad hip just started aching really badly at bedtime last night. I was hoping that getting a good night's sleep would help, but nope, still hurts. Heating pad didn't help either. So I'm feeling grumpy because I'm in pain. Ugh.
 
Cat-a-Tonic said:
Mandy, good luck with the prep!

Aura, I hope all went well!

Carol, I hope you can get back on your bike again soon!

As for me, I'm having a bad arthritis day. It's definitely a cane day, ugh. Not even sure what happened, my bad hip just started aching really badly at bedtime last night. I was hoping that getting a good night's sleep would help, but nope, still hurts. Heating pad didn't help either. So I'm feeling grumpy because I'm in pain. Ugh.
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Cat,does your arthritis get worse in winter ? I know mine does.Maybe your bods warning you there's cold weather on the way :ghug:
Managed to walk to docs then 'round a few shops before heading home,but I was really glad to be back.Got my flu jab ok.
 
Trysha,how're things going ? It's been a week since your OP. any regrets or is it too soon to say ? Sending hugs to you.Gentle ones though.:rosette2:
 
Carol, yes, it particularly gets worse when it's very snowy or bitterly cold. That's not the case right now though. Today it's gorgeous outside, 70 degrees F and sunny so not exactly winter weather! I'm really not sure why my arthritis is acting up, the only thing I can think is that it's the pred (my GI has a theory that my arthritis was caused by Entocort in the first place). I don't know. My arthritis, of course, hasn't been fully diagnosed (just like all my medical conditions!) so GP thinks it's osteo arthritis, and I saw a rheumy who thinks inflammatory arthritis, but apparently nobody can tell for sure even though I've had multiple x-rays and an MRI of my hips. Ugh. So honestly I have no idea why my arthritis picked last night/today to act up so badly.

Actually, it made me think of my grandpa. Today is Dia de los Muertos, day of the dead. My grandpa recently died and he had terrible arthritis in his right hip - it was so bad he was confined to a wheelchair for the last few years of his life. He was supposed to have a hip replacement but his heart wouldn't survive the anesthesia so he couldn't have that surgery and just had to deal with the awful hip pain and being in a wheelchair. So it seems a bit funny to me that on day of the dead, I get hit with the worst right hip pain I've had in quite some time (yes, same hip as my grandpa's). It's definitely made me think of my grandpa today!
 
Ok, now we can add belly rubbing to the list of activities! :rof: :rof: :rof:
That image just cheered me up. I was having "tummy issues" of my own, and needed a smile.
Winning. :)
 
Ha ha. My dog would absolutely love to come and receive belly rubs from everybody. My dog likes people much more than she likes other dogs, in fact. Part of it is that she wasn't very well-socialized with other dogs by her prior owners (who had her from puppyhood through age 2), but I think the other part of it is that she's just smart. She knows that people give out snacks and petting, but other dogs only give out butt sniffing. :p If we go to the dog park and there are both people and dogs there, she will always approach the people first. Sometimes I wonder if she even really knows she's a dog!
 
Hi everybody
It's been a difficult time but I have now made it to rehab
The ortho was pleased with it this morning and released me from acute care thank goodness.
The nurse in charge of me was not good.
Now I am where I belong
Talk again
 
Trysha said:
Hi everybody
It's been a difficult time but I have now made it to rehab
The ortho was pleased with it this morning and released me from acute care thank goodness.
The nurse in charge of me was not good.
Now I am where I belong
Talk again
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Hope for continuing recovery, Trysha.
 
Glad to hear it, Trysha! Not good about the nurse, but everything else sounds like you're making good progress.
 
Hi Trysha ! Good to hear from you. Glad you have moved on to rehab. My your recovery continue to progress.
 
You are all so kind and thoughtful thank you so much for caring
It has been a long journey and I feel like the man who walked acrooked mile
Wish I could find a crooke sixpence but they no longer have crooked stiles...
Still a bit hazy with drugs but much better
I can't stand yet but the say I am doing well.
If only we did not have GI complexities at the same time I think my recovery would be faster
It was a diaster to lose my Internet but it's back now.
Don't know how long it's going to take before I walk properly.
Now to sleep which insists on controlling me
Thank you for your kind thoughts Carol makes me sit up ...sergeant major effect.
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Great to hear from you Trysha. Just go hour by hour day by day. I have no idea how to cope with yesterday. I can barely talk about it. It was traumatic. Half way through he heeded a longer scope. Then they were pushing my abdomen to try and get scope through. Next I had to change positions twice on my back then stomach he was struggling to reach the TI. Pushing on my guts. I was whimpering they gave me more pain meds but it was so hard and so terribly traumatic. I never had a colonoscopy quite like that. Apparently I have a floppy extra long colon.
 
Kirsty, I am so sorry you had to go through that. I'll never understand why other countries do colonoscopies when the patient is awake for it. I would not wish what you went through on anyone. :(
 
Thanks Doug, the hospital phoned to see how I was I replied physically sore and emotionally traumatised
 
Oh Kirsty, I wasn't going to post for now as I knew Doug did after we were discussing this practice of keeping patients awake during colonoscopy, but I can't get it out of my mind and just have to say something. I too am very sorry you had to go through this! It seems absolutely barbaric to me. Even tho they use "conscious sedation" around here, one isn't supposed to be able to remember it, but I apparently wasn't under far enough my first scope for just a short part of the procedure and I will never forget the pain I experienced. Surely they have screening colonoscopies for the general population there in NZ after a certain age (it's age 50 here every ten years if no known GI problems), including the powers that be that create the protocols for how often and what kind of sedation, so would know how miserable that would be? I just don't get it. I hope you are able to get some rest now and able to put it behind you. I also hope that for any scopes needed in the future it is noted that because of your unusual anatomy and difficulties this time, that they give you something to help you at least somewhat sleep through it.
There, had my say.
Trysha, on the other hand, I'm so glad that you have finally gotten to where you are in rehab now, and don't have to deal with a nurse you didn't care for. It is amazing how much power over the sense of one's well-being one person can have, isn't it? Hopefully all recovery will pick up immensely at this point. As with Carol, gentle hugs from here.
I know a lot of you aren't at your best right now, so I'm sending positive thoughts, hugs, and prayers in all of your directions. As for me, it's just after my 3:30 am bathroom run so I better try to get back to some sleep. Doug has his GI appt at 9:30 am to discuss the results of his prometheus test, etc. and I want to try to make it there with him if I can. I wish mornings weren't so hard for me. :( (I can't believe I used to be a morning person, got up cheerfully at 6 am every morning.)
 
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