can you use craig's list and find somebody to do your laundry?

good luck today kay.
let us know how it goes.
((((HUGS))))
thinking of you as you go thru this awful testing.
bizi

Good luck with the test, Kay.

:hug::hug::hug:

Thank you ladies :grouphug:

I would never use Craig's List for anything. It's super-sketchy. There's no way to know who's going to show up at your door...
For now Corey is helping me. That's his job as my husband. I shouldn't have to pay anyone.

He is in a foul mood already...
You would think it was him having barium shot up his v and a today.
I had to take an extra 1/4mg of Klonopin to deal with him and nerves about the test.

since he is driving you ...maybe take a bit more klonipin???
bizi

Thinking good thoughts for you, Kay








M

I'm sorry I'm so late. But good luck with the test. I'm so Glad to
see Corey went with you again this week. I think that your doing
great getting the laundry there with him too. Keep up the good
work.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

You have been thru so much....I really feel for you.
I am hoping for some normalcy for you, what ever normal is that is.
I wish you felt better.
All of these tests are so invasive of your personal space.....
love

bizi

The test was as terrible as expected. I will spare you the details. It may not have been as bad if I had a radiologist who knew what the hell she was doing, but I didn't, and the test that should have taken "30 minutes" took 2 hours. After the test was done, I was absolutely covered in the white barium paste. I did the best I could to clean myself up, but was far from satisfied. They gave me two pads to wear home and I felt like I was wearing a diaper.

We left at 11am and got home around 5pm (those are normally napping hours for me). I immediately took a shower. Then we ordered an early dinner of Chinese food, and I fell asleep on the couch somewhere around 6:30pm. Corey woke me up at about 9:30 to go to bed, I smoked ,and slept straight through to 6:30am (about my normal time).

Yesterday I woke up feeling terrible, so I was worried about taking mag. citrate, but I had to get rid of the barium. I was very nauseous and had to get off the phone with a friend to throw up. I ended up smoking some MJ and taking a nap to handle the nausea. I had terrible stomach pains for hours until I finally passed the barium, but I know it's all gone now. That's all I care about.

This morning I had an echocardiogram at 8am, but wasn't supposed to have the halter monitor put on until 10:30, but they did it for me right after the test so I didn't have to wait around or leave and come back. I can take it off on Saturday at 8:51am. They told me to return it to the hospital Monday morning tho.

I don't know when I'll get the results of all these friggen tests, but I should be able to read the radiologist's report of the echo on Sunday (I hope). I imagine that the results of the halter monitor will take a while.

I will be happy to have this contraption off of me. I'm sick of it already, and I HATE the idea of not being able to shower tomorrow!
Hopefully after it's off on Saturday, I won't have to have anymore tests for a VERY long time!!!

I had to wear the haulter monitor one time because of pvcs that came about mysteriously then went away. The cardio thought it was stress induced.
I hope for your sake that this will be the last test you have to take for a long time.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi