I am Anxious
 

I am getting anxious to hear from my new lawyer this week. He said the week before last that I would hear from him in 10 to 14 days. Well, it will be 14 days this Thursday so hopefully I will know something by Thursday night. I really see no news yet as a good sign. I've been wondering forever if I am the beneficiary of my ex's savings plan. He's been gone since Dec. 07 so it weighed heavy on my mind all this time. At 1st the house was my main concern. Then the last attorney dragged her feet so much on the savings plan that I got my new attorney. I could use some more money to live on.

My legs and back were hurting me really bad today all day and still do. I honestly do not know how I will ever hold a job as much pain as I am in a lot of days. I hardly got anything done today cause of the pain. I did get a few errands run though.

Anxious!
 

Barbara,
I hope you get the good news you are looking for! Sorry that it has taken so long for you to get answers and money!

Sorry to hear you in pain today! I do not know your whole story so I was wondering if you ever tried to go for disability. I am on disability and it has helped me out a lot! It took two years to get it but it was worth the wait!

Talk to you later

Colleen:hug:

I am sorry that you are in pain....
hoping that you get some answers from this new attorney.
I too wonder about disability????
bizi

Hi Colleen and Beth. I am already on disability but do not get enough a month to live without extra money aside or working part time. I could have went into a subsidized high rise but did not want to go that route. I love to be able to open my door to the outside world instead of into a hallway of endless other doors. I'm in the process of trying to cut my expenses like getting rid of cable TV. I'm thinking of getting Fios TV, internet, and phone. Or maybe the phone jack would be a good idea. I'm running out of money fast and need to do something.

barbara

Sorry!
 

Barbara,


"I could have went into a subsidized high rise but did not want to go that route. I love to be able to open my door to the outside world instead of into a hallway of endless other doors."

I would not want this either! I am sorry you don't make enough money on disability! I don't make that much either but I have my husband for all the bills! Different situation completely for you! Just try and stay calm while you wait for the lawyer to call you!

Colleen:hug:

i hope things work out for you with this lawyer.

if you have not been seen for the back/leg pain, please consider that.

~ waves ~

Colleen, thank you.

Waves, thank you too. I have a hard time getting to appointments for all my medical appointments to have things checked out. I basically can drive to most but things like the colonoscopy I need but I need someone to go with me to that. I need the colonoscopy more than anything at the moment. I've had trouble with my bowels for years and still don't know why yet. I guess I should try to take care of these things soon though like getting my leg pain checked out. The doc guessed years ago and said that the leg pain is coming from the spine.

barbara

Barb

Have you had a xray to see if it could be arthritus. I would check
this out. The thing is that causes pain. OR if there is pain in
other parts it could be fibromyalgia.

Donna:hug:

Donna,

I've been told by others that I could have fibro but I think my pain comes from just an older beaten up body. I just dread all the x-rays and such as I've been through all that so much before. I don't want anymore spine surgery and that is what the doc wanted to do about 7 or 8 years ago. I'm wondering what good the x-rays will all do if I don't want anymore surgery. Unless it is just to document my limitations in what I can do to work.

barbara

I just ordered the magic jack for phone service. I will be getting a 30 day free trial. This will save me about $40 a month if I get rid of my cable phone and only use the magic jack. I also checked out life insurance policies to get a lower value for a lower rate. I will save $7 a month on that if I can get it. Once I have cable TV taken out that will save me about $40 a month also for a total savings of almost $90 a month. I am paying $100 less a month in rent than the old apartment so I am not doing too bad in learning to make my dollar stretch.

barbara

Good Job!!!
 

Barbara,
You are doing a great job cutting costs! I am not good at those kind of things, so I give you bunches of credit! Congratulations on your success.

Colleen:hug:

Thank you Colleen.

barbara

Barb
My husband has a magic jack line for his business line. It seems
to work pretty good.

Donna:hug:

(you wont need any xray's for fibromyalgia)

Thanks for letting me know Donna.

Today I got the stitches taken out of my eye.

barbara

I hope that did not hurt!!!!
bizi

I hope it didn't hurt either.

Donna

Beth, the doc numbed my eye but I could still feel it but only a little bit. I almost had a heart attack figutively speaking when he said he was going to take the stitches out of my eye.

Barb

I can totally understand the feeling of not wanting him to take them
out. It just sounds awful. I'm glad it was better than that.

Donna

I would have had to have been sedated...I can't stand anything in my eye ...I don't know how you did htat.
wow!

Donna and Beth. I guess after all I'd been through with my eye I thought why not. The assistant held my head firmly against the head rest while the doctor took out the stitches. I was so scared to move with the scissors so close to my eye that all I could concentrate on was being still. Three months ago though if anyone were to tell me I had to have all this done to my eye I would have told them no way. My eye has been through so much that I've gotten use to all of it to a degree. I still though thought I would need to be sedated too before he could take out stitches out of my eye. I surprised myself for going through with it.

Barbara

I totally agree.

I honestly would have had to had someone hold my hand also.

And Barb I'm really proud of you.

Donna:grouphug:

Barbara,
You are the WOMAN!!!! I would have needed to be asleep not even sedated to go through what you went through! Now that it is done how does your eye feel?

Colleen:hug::hug:

Thanks everyone. Colleen, my eye feels better but a little sore from where the stitches came out of.

I will be staying over at bf place tonight and be back tomorrow. I hope to take some pictures of his dog and share them with you all. That's if I can get some good pictures.

barbara