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Friday, November 19, 2010

So Ready for a Weekend

I should be asleep right now.  I’m supposed to wake up in about 3.5 hours.

Between nerves - and all the indigestion - I guess my bio clock is screwed up.



















Remember this?

Uh-huh.  It became one of those - “ I told you so… “ situations.

Jen tried going back to work on Wednesday.  I got a phone call Thursday afternoon.  Her BF was having to take her up to the clinic for antibiotics and prescription-strength Ibuprofen.  She ran 101* temp the previous night - awake all night with chills - and just feeling like pure crap.

Moral of the story - “ Mouth muscles get an abusive work-out when you work at a daycare.  All Dental work requires respectful healing.

But Jen’s not the only one learning lessons the hard way.  I hope others will take time to learn easily from my own experience over the past few days.

Never allow allergy tests to be scheduled back-to-back with Upper G.I. procedures.

I won’t find out all the final results until December 22nd - unless we can schedule the follow-up sooner.  BUT - there were obvious signs from the abuse inflicted by the ‘ Mean Back Scratchers ‘ that there will be issues to contend with - as far as word from the Pulminary specialist - already.  He wants to get the results from the 4 vials of blood sucked outta me to see what they all say - first.

Dwayne took a look at my back after I made it home.  Not sure he was prepared for what he saw. “ It looks like you’ve got train tracks running all over your back - with splotches everywhere!

The worst part came at bedtime.  I needed to take some Benedryl - desperately - and could not.

Preparations for the Upper G.I. included use of certain meds to be forbidden.  And of course…. Yeah.  The story of my life!

I did get to make up for lost sleep while the Gastrointestinal specialist had his fun.  Afterward - he spent time with Dwayne - showing him scanned photos taken of things he found and an area where he felt a biopsy was needed.

I barely remember the ride home.  In fact - I barely remember anything prior to waking up in my bed around 2pm.

Next on the agenda - the Pulminary specialist has me coming in for a Methacholine Challenge.  That would be a breathing test - in which they include some sort of medicine to provoke an asthma attack for measuring??  Doesn’t sound like a party to me - as well.



















Remember this?

Got that phone call from Daughter #2 - and enjoyed the biggest kick out of hearing a tiny voice thanking me for her presents!  I just love - love - love hearing her cute little voice!  I must say - tiny 3-year-old Grand-Girl speaks so clearly with quite a healthy vocabulary!  I think she’s gonna be a wonderful Big Sister!

It’s safe now - I can share what choices I made for her birthday gifts.

Leap Frog’s Text and Learn  - because it includes various games that teach about the alphabet and vocabulary.

Toy Story 3’s “ Record-A-Story “ book - because Grand-Girl will be able to hear Meemaw Treesie reading a story to her - even though she lives so far away.

Melissa and Doug Band-In-A-Box Beginner Set - because she’ll have lots of fun with it - and - because this is how I dish paybacks anytime a kid doesn’t call me when I ask!

Mama always wins!

2 comments:

ChileFarmer said...

Dang your mean, payback is tough. CF

Deb said...

Hope you get to feeling better soon, and your back gets better. Also hope Jen's mouth gets to feeling better. I had two of mine out at a time as I wasn't brave enough to do all at once, and didn't have any trouble...but then I wasn't working outside the home either. I've been lucky with my dental work, for the most part it doesn't bother me for long, hopefully that continues. :)

Friday, November 19, 2010

So Ready for a Weekend

I should be asleep right now.  I’m supposed to wake up in about 3.5 hours.

Between nerves - and all the indigestion - I guess my bio clock is screwed up.



















Remember this?

Uh-huh.  It became one of those - “ I told you so… “ situations.

Jen tried going back to work on Wednesday.  I got a phone call Thursday afternoon.  Her BF was having to take her up to the clinic for antibiotics and prescription-strength Ibuprofen.  She ran 101* temp the previous night - awake all night with chills - and just feeling like pure crap.

Moral of the story - “ Mouth muscles get an abusive work-out when you work at a daycare.  All Dental work requires respectful healing.

But Jen’s not the only one learning lessons the hard way.  I hope others will take time to learn easily from my own experience over the past few days.

Never allow allergy tests to be scheduled back-to-back with Upper G.I. procedures.

I won’t find out all the final results until December 22nd - unless we can schedule the follow-up sooner.  BUT - there were obvious signs from the abuse inflicted by the ‘ Mean Back Scratchers ‘ that there will be issues to contend with - as far as word from the Pulminary specialist - already.  He wants to get the results from the 4 vials of blood sucked outta me to see what they all say - first.

Dwayne took a look at my back after I made it home.  Not sure he was prepared for what he saw. “ It looks like you’ve got train tracks running all over your back - with splotches everywhere!

The worst part came at bedtime.  I needed to take some Benedryl - desperately - and could not.

Preparations for the Upper G.I. included use of certain meds to be forbidden.  And of course…. Yeah.  The story of my life!

I did get to make up for lost sleep while the Gastrointestinal specialist had his fun.  Afterward - he spent time with Dwayne - showing him scanned photos taken of things he found and an area where he felt a biopsy was needed.

I barely remember the ride home.  In fact - I barely remember anything prior to waking up in my bed around 2pm.

Next on the agenda - the Pulminary specialist has me coming in for a Methacholine Challenge.  That would be a breathing test - in which they include some sort of medicine to provoke an asthma attack for measuring??  Doesn’t sound like a party to me - as well.



















Remember this?

Got that phone call from Daughter #2 - and enjoyed the biggest kick out of hearing a tiny voice thanking me for her presents!  I just love - love - love hearing her cute little voice!  I must say - tiny 3-year-old Grand-Girl speaks so clearly with quite a healthy vocabulary!  I think she’s gonna be a wonderful Big Sister!

It’s safe now - I can share what choices I made for her birthday gifts.

Leap Frog’s Text and Learn  - because it includes various games that teach about the alphabet and vocabulary.

Toy Story 3’s “ Record-A-Story “ book - because Grand-Girl will be able to hear Meemaw Treesie reading a story to her - even though she lives so far away.

Melissa and Doug Band-In-A-Box Beginner Set - because she’ll have lots of fun with it - and - because this is how I dish paybacks anytime a kid doesn’t call me when I ask!

Mama always wins!

2 comments:

ChileFarmer said...

Dang your mean, payback is tough. CF

Deb said...

Hope you get to feeling better soon, and your back gets better. Also hope Jen's mouth gets to feeling better. I had two of mine out at a time as I wasn't brave enough to do all at once, and didn't have any trouble...but then I wasn't working outside the home either. I've been lucky with my dental work, for the most part it doesn't bother me for long, hopefully that continues. :)