Hi all I notice that Nikko hasn't started one and I always enjoy these.

So I decided to start one.

I've got a busy start to the weekend. And I'm having a nice one.

Derrick my 16 year old is going to take his art work to the 4-H fair,
he has 2 or 3 projects going, then a lego project and a woodworking
project. Then I hope to see my grandchildren. And I need to go
walk the mall so I can be ready for my stress echo.

I am doing so much better but I've really not gotten ready for my
big test on Wednesday.

HOw are you doing.

And I'm a little worried about you Nikko, hoping things are okay!

Donna

Getting ready to go to a family picnic with my sisters a bit out of town then spending the night at our parents house, just a quick trip, hopefully hot tub behavior and mud slides are in the plans.should be fun jsut us girls and our parents minus kids and hubbys....should be fun!
back to iNdy for an early mornig drivethen jeff and i will head for home, takes 2 days stop in memphis for the night then home on monday evening. lots of driving this trip but am liking the variety,
we will welcome home a cousin and her family home from their trip to korea, he is in the military and will be stationed in pensicola, we should invite them for thanksgiving.
they are very nice people and don't get to see them too often. Would like to spend some time getting to know them better this picnic.
bizi

'Worrying about my meds and well . . . just worrying.

The pharmacy used a different generic Verpamil (mood stabilizer) last month. I have been taking it for a few days and feel anxious generally and fluttery in my chest.

M.

Ooops...I never even got on the computer yesterday,DMom thanks for starting the weekend check in. Hope you enjoy your weekend.

I just posted my ordeal under my dentist thread. I'll post it under this thread too.

Mari - do you think the generic has a big difference on the med? Is this the first time this med went generic, or should I say I say a different generic? Tell your p-doc ASAP, it shouldn't matter, something isn't right.

Bizi - you little jet-setter, enjoy, hey take me with you on one of your get a ways will you someday? LOL

Thinking of you all.

Nikko

Hi everyone! I'm back!
I had a great time out in CA. It was busy but I think I learned about as much as I could in 3 8 hour days as I could. Monday I start the job officially.
It was very warm out there but not any worse than here. I got lost the first day and was all over the place. I started getting anxious but nothing I couldn't handle. Sleeping was difficult. So I am very tired today but there is no rest for the weary. I have to go to Walmart and go and do other errands before Monday.
I hope you are all doing okay.

WooHOO........get what you need to get done today, then take the rest of the weekend to relax.

You sound very UP and I am very happy for you.

I think this job is just what the dr. ordered and you are going to do wonderful.


Hugs, Nikko

Hi,
Well, On Thursday I had two teeth extracted one on back top left and one on bottom left back. I got novicane and the gas. One tooth had a bad cavity on the side of it, the other was in bad shape from gum disease.

Not the ones I thought, but the x-ray's showed different, then the Dentist tapped my teeth with some instrument to see if I agreed with him and the x-rays (I did not know which he and the x-rays showed) well we were right on).

I am once again on anti-biotics, penicillin for 6 or so days. My pain is just about gone, it's just mostly JAW pain now and sore, which is from getting the bottom tooth out, looks like a big hole like the grand canyon, thank God you can't see it when I open my mouth or smile.

All in all, I have gum disease, because I have receding gums. So, I have a long way to go with getting some fillings fixed, then onto a periodentist for the gum disease which scares me even more.

So far the migraines are Gone, I can't complain, only blame myself for not going to the dentist.

My CAREINGTON Ins. which is under USA Dental is GREAT. It would of been $320.00 but it was only $53.40 that was a huge PLUS for me.

I stayed in bed all day yesterday, been living on yogart, soup, lemonade, water. Because I woke up Friday at 4am with a fever, but it went away, when I got back up later on. Last night I woke up all sweaty, not sure what that is all about, I think too many meds that I have been taking prior to seeing the dentist to self medicate.

Chewing won't be happening due to my TMJ for a bit of time.

Today it's sore and itchy, no stitches though. I go back on Aug 9th for a complete set of x-rays and complete exam. Had to first get the pain issue out of the way.

Thanks for hanging in there with me, hope this was most of the migraine problem. It had to be. I really liked the dentist he was nice and down to earth and said it like it was. He asked if I needed pain killers but I said no, I had wrote down what I take anyway. Actually, Bayer 325 have been helping a lot. But I do need to take the penicillin.

Hugs, Nikko

Having more coffee and yogart once again for breakfast.

Supposed to go over Dirk's brother's and sister in law's for dinner because they moved into a new rental home down the street, around 5pm, they were having steaks, then Dirk told them about my recent dentist ordeal, so they said they would have ravioli. Well, that's really nice and all. I wished he had just asked me, well he did a week or so ago, but I mean again since it was getting so close and I was in severe pain, then the dentist extractions (Thurs) before talking to his brother about tonight. (Sat)

It's just I feel like I have been feeling rotten forever, (it has been about a month I think, not sure) and now that finally the headaches are mostly gone, but my mouth is sore and hurts, geeze I am in no mood to be STUCK someplace. I don't feel as though I would be good socially. I am just damn drained. I wish somebody would just understand that.

They will all be drinking, and having a good time, I can't, I am on antibiotics again - penicillin. I mentioned taking two car's so I can leave when I need to if I need to, then he said I don't have to go it's no big deal, whatever.

See, I am no longer a YES YES person, been there done that, no more!

To top it all OFF. My mom is just driving me up a wall. I came home from the dentist, bloody gauze all in my mouth, had to wait at the pharmacy for the antibiotics. Just wanted to go lay down.

I walked in the house, and it was how she had fallen, and wanted a soda and was getting something to eat, and on and on. She asked what happened to me and I told her, and she said oh, I've had that, and on she went about her.

I went to bed - got up later on, she said couldn't you hear me calling you? I said no, I was sleeping, she said I have been on the floor for hours, it's always for hours. Yet, she wasn't on the floor when I saw her.

Then on Friday I never saw her, I figured I just can't handle it. I woke up with a fever around 4am and all. Well around 1pm she was calling me then tapping on my door asking how are you doing? I said fine, a little late to be asking mom don't you think? She said she was worried, worried my ***. She says you never hug me, I said you never hug me.

Same thing happened later that day when Dirk came over. She gave him the same story. Not sure if she was on the floor when he came over, I was sleeping.

She's nipping for sure. Personally, I give up, she won't admit it, she doesn't care, and I'll be damned if she is going to put me in my grave over this.

Dirk already has her number, he treats her nicely, yet he says it like it is. She doesn't give him any grief. Dirk says and I believe it, she thrives on attention and I can't give it to her now. Only the basics, like meds, laundry, meals. Dirk has been cooking for her at night, since I can't, nor can I eat what he makes, it's a big PLUS.

Doesn't matter, she just wants to stay in bed all day, and stay up all night doing whatever. Yes, she is in pain, due to arthritis, but not doing a damn thing about it, so what can I say.

I am bitchy and tired to say the least. Sorry, needed to vent.

Have a nice weekend y-all. Nikko

Doing laundry, she peed in, once again.

Hugs, Nikko

Nikko

I have to say First "OUCH" then I"M SO PROUD OF YOU" to take things
and to just let your mom wait. Way to go. You have sure come a long
way since I started reading in here. Now do me a favor, and please
don't go back to letting her walk all over you when you feel better please.

Now about the sweating, its because you had a fever and you got rid of
it. So this is a good sign in one way. But please keep a eye on this.
If you don't start doing better please give the dentist or your regular doctor
a call if the fever doesn't break soon. Because it should with the penicillin.

So that you can start to do a lot better. I'm also very proud of you for
making sure you took care of yourself instead of just going with Dirk.

I think he will understand.

DOnna

I am glad you checked in Nikko, I wish I could say I am doing well, but it's been a hard couple of days here. Jackie is really stir crazy and it's driving us all nuts. I hate to say I am having a couple of beers tonight, just so aggrivated with life at the moment and I know I shouldn't but I just wanted some today. It's sat in the fridge for a month and I don't think two will really hurt me. It's not like I am going to get wasted, I just need to unwind a bit. So much going on right now it's just overwhelming.

Had a great time with my mom today and we went shopping and out to lunch like we usually do on weekends, but it's raining and my son went and yanked all the winter clothes out of the storage room and the bedroom is a mess! That is why my mood is bitchy at the moment. I just feel so aggrivated. Autism is so HARD to live with. *sigh*

No word from the agent but that's okay, I am not expecting anything for at least a couple weeks, though her replying to me sooner might mean she doesn't want to represent my novel so I don't mind waiting. I just hope that she's the one to take on this project and to sell it to a nice publisher who will help get my books out there. Right now that is the only thing keeping me working on my writing, the other stories I mean.

I am just so angry about life right now. It's so unfair that things have to be so damn chaotic here because of my son's need to tear stuff apart. It's really becoming more then I can bear...I say that now but in the morning I'll wake up and start all over again and it won't matter. I'll deal with it like I always do. *sigh* It's just right now at the end of this day I have had it up to my eyeballs with living in chaos. I love the new place but I think I have to get rid of some of my clothes because this kid thinks its funny to rip buttons off dress shirts/blouses and dresses so what's the point in having them right?

*sigh* I think I am going to take my T up on the Lamictal Rx, I think it would help me to not get so upset. At least right now the kiddo is watching a movie. And I have some peace.