[OhKay]

Thank you Eva, Donna, and Bizi :group hug:

My South Beach Diet book is supposed to arrive on Friday and I intended to start the diet Monday, but my husband's birthday is July 9th, our anniversary is the 10th, and my birthday is the 11th. I buy an ice cream cake every year and we will be eating out. I won't be through Phase 1 of the diet by then, and won't be able to stick to it, so I have decided to wait until the day after my birthday to start it (but may change my mind ?). I was hoping to start sooner, but I guess this will give me more time to plan. I will continue my work on the exercise bike in the meantime.

I'm letting all the crap with my husband's family go for now. I'm not going to waste anymore time thinking about it right now because it's detrimental. If another issue arises, I will make him deal with it. Then maybe I will see some transparency for once.

I see my neurologist today. I will talk to him about my fatigue issues, which haven't improved. I want to discontinue the amantadine. It was too sedating for me to tolerate in the afternoon, so it's likely not helping, and may actually be contributing to am sedation, too. I also have to discuss the edoscopy I'm having on Friday because the reflux and swallowing problems could be due to MS. I do have preexisting swallowing problems due to MS. I have no gag reflex. I'm also losing my balance sometimes and staggering to the left at times when tired, but it could be due to sinus/inner ear issues from my allergies. He can just take a peek in my ears.

My neighbor's mother moved in with him about 6 months ago and she has mild dementia. I ran into him in the laundry room and asked about her because I hadn't seen her in a couple of days. The poor thing fell and broke both her wrists and will require bilateral surgeries. I let him know I'm just across the hall and am usually home, and would be more than happy to do welfare checks when she returns. I hope they send her to rehab for a little while before they send her home because she will be pretty helpless for a while. It's sad because his daughter was married the day before and he said that was the happiest day of his life. They are all very nice people. He's been my neighbor for 6 1/2 years.

[bizi]

poor thing both wrist, how awful, yes she will go to a nursing home/ rehab facilitiy.
You are a good neighbor.
bizi

[Dmom3005]

Yes, having two at the same time is very hard. I at 13 had two within 3 weeks for my elbow. Had one cast taken off and one put on. Still was hard because
with elbow breaks they have to take the cast of at 3 weeks. So you don't
lose the mobility in elbow. But still was very sore and hard to use.

Donna

[OhKay]

My anxiety has been better the last couple of days and I'm back down to 2mg of klonopin. I didn't make an appointment with my pdoc because I started to feel a little better and I have a pretty busy week already. I'll go in next week if my anxiety gets worse again. I can't take my klonopin tomorrow morning because of the endoscopy… that will be fun.

I saw my neurologist yesterday and he agreed that it was a good idea to try stopping the amantadine. I can always go back on it. If I start experiencing more fatigue, that's a sign it was helping, so I'll go back on it. Discontinuing it should help with my constipation. I told him about the endoscopy. He said if the gastro can't see a physical reason (like scarring as a result of the acid reflux) for my swallowing problems, he would order a modified barium swallow (my last one was years ago). I will have the gastro send him the the ensoscopy report. As usual, we also discussed my fatigue and other ongoing MS symptoms. He's a very good doctor, and very nice.

I don't seem to be in a rush to go anywhere this morning, but the plan is to go to the club at some point. I think the last time I was there was the 6th. I like to get there early to help with prep in the kitchen, but there's no set time to arrive. I could go and sell lunch tickets, or just go to have lunch.

My endoscopy is at 11:45am tomorrow, but I have to be at the hospital for 10:15 because I'm going to be getting propofol. I'll have to take a cab in the morning, but I'm not allowed to take one home because of the sedation. My husband decided he's working a half day so he can pick me up. I was told to expect I will be ready for discharge around 1:30pm. I hope that's a good estimate. Otherwise, he'll be very grouchy.

He's been in a bad mood. He had a long day Sunday dealing with Father's Day, and work has been difficult so far this week. I'm kinda walking on eggshells. At least he's aware he's been a bit of an *******, and has been apologetic.

[bizi]

wow,
"he has been apologetic"....I hate eggshells...
glad that your anxiety has lessened. Happy you have good doctors on your team and that they are nice to you.
You are a nice person!
Maybe you can make it to the center today.
Hoping you get some sort of socialization regularly and that it is not just shopping or laundry which are so taxing on you.
(((((HUGS))))

[Mari]

Hi, Kay,

The neurologist is keeping a good eye on you. And it seems that you two
work well together.



I hope that the endoscopy goes well today.


M

[OhKay]

Thank you ladies

Maintenance showed up out of the blue to install our new AC yesterday. Talk about an upgrade!!! This one actually puts out cold air, has a lot of bells and whistles, and even has a remote! It's a little confusing though. The timing wasn't great because we were both waking up from naps, but I was just glad to have the issue resolved. My husband should have been happy too, but he was not.

He was a miserable ***** yesterday. At one point, I told him I had had enough of his **** and went in the bedroom to get away from him. He came to me with an apology, asking me to come back into the living room 15 minutes later. His temper and bad behavior continued all night. He's been terrible all week, but last night was the worst. I'm not big on raising my voice, but I did. I had had it with his ****. I told him he had better change his attitude before this weekend… I swear I'll spend Friday through Sunday hiding in the bedroom if I have to.

I didn't end up getting to the club. I was too tired to drive. I went down for a nap at noon and didn't wake up until after 3pm even though I had had 5 cups of coffee beforehand. I obviously needed the rest. I don't know if stopping the amantadine played a role. I need more time to figure that out.

I was naughty and put a little cream in my coffee even though I was only supposed to have clear liquids. Black coffee is a clear liquid. I need coffee. I can take it really dark, just not black. Right now I can't have anything to eat or drink until my procedure. I'm not at all worried about the endoscopy. Just curious. I wonder what they will find?

[bizi]

I am hoping that they give you something to knkock you out for the procedure. Did you say that hubby would come pick you up?
What time do you have to go? When can you eat?
Hoping it all goes smoothly for you and that you find some answers soon, it may be a while for your results?????
bizi

[OhKay]

I'm going to be sedated with propofol. I couldn't eat anything solid for 8 hours prior to the procedure which is at 11:45am (but I have to be there at 10:15 because of the anesthesia). I thought I could have clear liquids up to 4 hours prior to the procedure. Unfortunately, I didn't read the whole sheet and I was supposed to stop clear liquids 6 hours before the procedure because I'm having the propofol. I'm going to lie and say I followed the directions though… Maybe not the best idea, but I am not rescheduling.

I have to take a cab there. I'm not happy about it, but I can't drive myself home or take a cab ride myself, and my husband will need the car to pick me up. I'm trying to figure out when I want to call for the cab. I don't want to get there too early because I'm going to be waiting around for a while already, but I don't want to be late either. I've already taken my shower and I'll be getting dressed and making that call soon I guess.

The last time I had an endoscopy, my gastro told me what he was able to see while I was recovering. There is a chance he may have to widen my esophagus or work on something else when he's in there. If he takes biopsies I don't know how long it will take before I get the results. I have no idea when I'll be able to eat or drink after. I guess that will depend on whether or not he does anything when he's in there.

Right now my mouth is really dry because I smoke and I can't drink anything. I'm trying not to smoke too much, but I didn't take my klonopin because of the anesthesia and I'm dealing with anxiety so cutting down on the butts in hard.

Well, I'm off to put on some clothes and call for my ride. I will let you know how things went tomorrow.

[bizi]

Thinking of you kay.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi