Health
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The Handmaid’s Tale
This show causes me to have all the emotions within an hour. It’s also not been predictable whatsoever. I’m hanging on my seat, I’m sucked in and extremely engaged. Usually, when I watch TV or shows or whatever, I’m doing a secondary task, like gaming or crocheting. Not with this show. I’m glued to every scene thirsty for what happens next. It can also be quite triggering. It’s the one and the only reason I even subscribe to Hulu. The storyline from rotten tomatoes: Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United…
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Wild for a smile is top-notch
Going to the dentist isn’t fun. For someone who’s had extensive dental work done, I’m terrified of going to the dentist. It’s been nothing but a painful and uncomfortable experience. This is why I haven’t been back to the dentist since having my kiddos. I’m well past time for doing so. My kids, thankfully, are starting out their dentist memories differently than mine. I found a company in town called Wild for a Smile a few years back and they are top-notch. They are patient, they are personable and they make the whole dentist experience fun. Tristyn so far has escaped getting any major dental work done and he just…
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No ER trip last night
I got Zahkya to sleep pretty easily and for the first hour and a half of her being deep in slumber, I didn’t hear her cough a single time. Tristyn still had two more assignments of homework to do so I worked with him and got that done and I got him to bed. I told Seth goodnight as I was walking straight to bed myself. About 20 minutes after me being in bed, Zahkya starts coughing. So my anxiety shot up and I sat there and listened to her. I meant to give her a breathing treatment right before bed and I forgot to so I was sitting there…
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I really hate croup
It’s been such a rollercoaster with Zahkya and her croup. The day after she got the IV steroid she was hyper and super emotional and she had meltdowns like a 2-year-old; however, for the most part, she was doing ok, almost like she had just a bad cold. So all the behavioral changes, although hard, it was worth it to have her feeling better. She did have fevers the next two nights after the steroids and she acted more herself yesterday than the previous days. I know she was excited about Halloween and she was a trouper and trick-or-treated almost as long as Tristyn did but she pooped out and…
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Medical Emergency with Zahkya last night
I tell you what, I’m about over all this sickness. Last night was completely uneventful when I put Zahkya to bed last night. She wasn’t sick and didn’t even have the sniffles. But she sure woke up in terrible shape around 2 am with the worse barking croup cough. She was crying and coughing and she couldn’t catch her breath so I turned on the light and her lips were blue/purple and she was screaming, “I need air I need air!!” I checked her oxygen levels and they were at 82% so I got the rescue inhaler and gave her two puffs of that, went and woke Seth up and…
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Another Trip to urgent care
Poor Tristyn. He was up all night last night coughing again with this crud. I kept him home (again) from school today because he got so little sleep and he feels terrible. A few weeks ago I was in urgent care with him and they gave him steroids and an antibiotic. His sickness seemed to go away during those 10 days of taking the antibiotic but the 11th day all this crud came back, but this time, with a vengeance. So they are going to use a stronger antibiotic this time and more steroids. He’s trying to get some rest in his room right now. I feel so bad for…
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How is dieting going?
Let’s be honest. I only have so much self-discipline. I would probably do better if I didn’t have 3 other mouths to feed. Sometimes those mouths want food that isn’t good for me: however, it’s food that I love and I can’t resist. That’s what happened this weekend. I asked my family to help me by keeping said junk food away from me and not to offer it to me. Most of the junk is gone from the house already but I’m a sucker for the Mexican pizzas at Taco Bell and it’s a weakness. The same goes for chips and some other fast food, like Carl’s Jr’s Santa Fe…
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Weight Loss Journey starts today
I’m in a race against time. My hips aren’t expected to last more than 6-8 months because of the progression of my bone disease. I can’t get my hip replacements until I lose 77lbs. So my doctor has put me on a weight loss medication and referred me to a bariatric surgeon. I had to attend a seminar last week as a prerequisite to meeting with the bariatric surgeon and meet with them this Thursday. I’m not nervous at all, I’m actually really looking forward to it. I know it’s going to be a major life change. It’s one I’m willing to do because I have to change not only…
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Walking steadiness is still declining
It’s frustrating. I’m scheduled to see my third orthopedic doctor next week. The surgery only brought me more pain. The second doctor told me to deal with it so I’m hoping this new guy will help.
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I had hip surgery
I had hip surgery. It was one of the most painful experiences I’ve ever been through. The steroids I’ve had to take for my asthma/COPD caused me to have osteonecrosis of the hips. Basically, they killed my bone in the hip and femoral head and my bone died. I had a hip core decompression with a bone graph. They drilled into my hip bone and femoral head and removed the dead bone inside. I can’t walk or put any weight on my right hip for 4-6 weeks, so I have another 3 weeks left before my next doctor’s appointment. I’m not sure if I have to learn to walk again…