good luck today, you needed all of that sleep!
((((HUGS))))
bizi

Will come back to check on you tonight. I'm looking forward to
hearing that things went well.

Donna

I only met with an RN and had blood work yesterday. No EKG or chest X-Ray.

The RN spent most of the time going over my meds and medical/surgical history. I told her about my abnormal EKG, but also told her about the normal halter monitor, echo, and stress test. She's going to request copies of those reports from my local hospital, and should have no trouble getting them. I hope they don't want another EKG from me. I should have just had her have one done JIK so I'm not running around trying to get one done later.
I didn't feel dehydrated yesterday, but was still retaining fluid from taking mag. citrate from Saturday night. I hope that didn't effect any of the labs. I gained 3lbs, and I just started peeing like I should be this morning.

Then she went over a bunch of directions for the prep for surgery. She gave me protein shakes to drink 3 times a day for 5 days before I switch to clear liquids the day before surgery, and gave me directions about the last shower I take before the surgery. Thank God I don't have to use the special cleanser on my face or lady parts.

She was no help when it came to bowel prep or scheduling laxation leading up to surgery, so I'm on my own there. I'm going to have to be very careful to avoid dehydration, so I will plan carefully for that. I will have to take a look at my calendar and start making decisions about that very soon.

She said that she's supposed to tell everyone no nail polish at all, but women show up with it all the time, and its no big deal. I may just get a French manicure so they can see my nail beds. IDK, but I WILL get my nails done!!!

There are a lot of specific instructions that will be easier to follow if I write them down in my trusty little notebook, so I'll definitely be doing that.

I still remain worried about the EKG. If they do want one, they will have to settle for one from somewhere local because I am NOT driving into Boston to have one done. I hope the phone doesn't ring today. That would mean everything came out okay, and at least for now, they don't want anything else from me.

The walking entrance/exit to the garage we parked in was like a ski slope. It took me ten minutes to walk up it onto the street. I was leaning on the wall on the way back to the car because the walkway was too narrow for Corey to hold onto my arm, so he walked in front of me in case I fell forward. I didn't notice a huge pipe overhead, and I hit the top of my head HARD on it, so now I have a concussion and a massive headache... I am forever hitting my head. At least I feel better today than I did yesterday. We will be parking in a different garage the day of surgery.

It was a long day. When we got home I went right to bed and slept for about 3 hours. I think I made it until 9:30 before I fell asleep on the couch again.

It's raining cats and dogs out, and I have to go to the dispensary to buy more medical MJ because I don't even have enough for tonight. I'm not going to buy the stuff that keeps making me fall asleep on the couch.

I am sorry that you hit your head...ouch!
Did you fall?
bizi

Please be careful driving if you have an concussion. I know you will.
But I have to tell you that. I'm also sorry you hit your head.

I hope you don't need an ekg either.

Donna

I feel horrrrrrrendous!!! But...
I'm the idiot who 1) decided it was okay to chase a cold vegetarian sub with 10 Christmas tree-shaped Reese's peanut butter cups last night and 2) passed out on the couch (again) and forgot to take my night meds.

I had diarrhea this morning, but just once. But I've had "dry diarrhea" for over 5hrs since. I wish I could just get it out of my system, but I cannot. At least I know I don't have an impaction/obstruction this time, but the surgery can't happen soon enough!!!

And I'm f'ed up and out of it from missing that 700mg dose of Seroquel last night, and not in a way where I can just go back to bed and sleep it off (BR sitch or not). It's more of a roll around in bed feeling miserable kind of malady. So, I'm not even going to bother trying.
I wish I could make use of myself and clean, because it's gross in here, but I don't see that happening right now.

I have to start eating better and stop binging. The surgery is in 2 weeks, and I need to be healthy for it. It would be helpful if I took my f'ing meds right, too...

Please be careful....
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

You are right, Bizi. I have to be very careful

I feel much better today

I did end up forcing myself to do a little cleaning yesterday, but not much. Later, I took 1/2mg of Klonopin and slept for a couple of hours, and felt a little bit better when I woke up.

Every morning, I move a bright colored round sticker to the top of the right slot of where I need to take my pills that night, so I won't think I already took them, or take them twice, and that has been working for me. But if I don't change the sticker when the adhesive starts to go, the cats have gotten into the habit of biting the stickers off and running away with them. There was no sticker on the slot the other night. I need to change the stickers daily so the cats can't pull them off. I can't be making med mistakes.

I usually don't eat breakfast or lunch, and I need to work on that, too. I'm going grocery shopping today, and am going to buy some fruit, and try to find some other things that may tempt me, so I can work on that.
I have to stop eating so much crap, too... I think that I've ruined Reese's Peanut butter cups for myself forever after what I went through yesterday!!!

I figure I have to take mag. citrate 3 times next week in order for my plan for the prep to work like it needs to (like I did for the colonoscopy). I have already figured out that the ton of water I drink alone is no longer enough to hydrate me when I take mag. citrate anymore. I need to drink more things with nutrients and electrolytes in them when I take it. Hopefully if I do that, I will tolerate it better.

I haven't heard anything about the blood work, which I think is a good sign. I haven't heard anything about the EKG either, but they may not have received or gone over the records from my local hospital yet. I still don't feel like I'm in the clear there yet, so that's still a worry.

I'm nervous about the laxation and am starting to get nervous about the surgery. But my mood is still good, and my anxiety level is normal for me. I think I'm holding up well. I just need to take better care of myself.

Kay, i did not know that you only ate dinner.
no wonder you lost weight.

I never have breakfast(except on sunday when we have brunch at the diner.)
I hope you can get cleared on everything so that you will not have to jump thru any hoops at the last minute.
(((((HUGS)))))
You are doing a terrific job of staying well.
bizi

I have never eaten breakfast, and have not been in the habit of eating lunch on and off throughout life, so that is not why I've lost weight. Starving your body like that can actually cause weight gain. I've been in the 135-140 range for months now.

I woke up this morning with a very sore and swollen throat. It feels to me like it's tonsillitis. I have an appointment at urgent care at 12:30. I'm going immediately because I don't want this to, and hope, that it doesn't interfere with the surgery. I will call the surgeon after I've been on antibiotics for several days and start to feel better

I was very busy yesterday. I got my nails done, went to Kohl's, Staples, and a couple of other stores. I really overdid it, so I'm exhausted today.

I had gel vs. dip polish put on my nails because I'm going back to have my nails done again on the 26th, which is pretty soon. I hate gel polish! They look good, but my nails feel like steel with the dip on, but feel weak with the gel... big difference. I've decided that I'm going to get a dip French manicure before surgery so they will still be able to see my nail beds.