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Post by Mollyann on Jan 11, 2024 4:16:41 GMT
NEW BEGINNINGS, January 11, 2024
Organizing Connie, PA
Hopeful Linda, AZ
Back to Gym Class Lucy, TX
Staying Positive Sandy, IL
A Fresh Start Betty, MN
Walking More Nancy, IL
One Small Thing Every Day Diane, OK
A New Tomorrow Shragae, FL
Decluttering Molly, MO
A New Kathie, CA
Jenny, CA
Good morning!
Have a wonderful day today! The three women who have the decluttering channels/videos will be having a whole day with their "group" on January 13th. It must be like a zoom meeting. It is advertised on Youtube at a discount. If you are interested, you could visit any of the three channels, Clutterbug, Dana K. White, or Minimal Mom.
Sure hope you felt a bit cheerier this afternoon.
Sandy, is Fred as "down" as you? Maybe I will understand better when I read your post again. I didn't really know if you meant you were more and more sick with COVID, or if you were in the doldrums.
Hugs to each of you! ~~Mollyann
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Post by retiredinaz on Jan 11, 2024 4:40:45 GMT
We get rain again Thursday briefly and the high country here gets snow slammed again as the jet stream drops to Mexico and the next big storm heads to some of you.
Sandy, hope you two are feeling better. Rest is good.viruses take a lot out of us.
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Post by grandmasandy2 on Jan 11, 2024 11:13:37 GMT
Fred is feeling much better than I am. No not in the doldrums just fed up with being sick and home bound although they say after five days you don’t have to isolate but I just have no energy to even want to get dressed and go out.
Spoke with my brother yesterday and he said that it sounds like I have the new strain of Covid and it takes at least three weeks to start feeling better. At least the cough doesn’t keep me awake at night and is worse in my first few hours of being up. But I did not fall asleep in the afternoon yesterday. I did go to bed at 7:15 and slept til 4:15 without getting up at all so maybe it is getting better.
Fred and I had a very heated argument yesterday as I was looking at my Humana account and found that with the new medication the eye doctor injected into my eye my co-pay has jumped from $50 to $400 and I told Fred that ends my treatment as I refuse to pay that much each month for something that might slow the progression but is not a cure as there is no cure. He got really angry saying it’s not like we can’t afford it and I told him look my eye has been very sore since the last injection and the doctor even said there is no cure so to spend that much in my mind is ridiculous so I am done. It takes many years for it to progress and you don’t actually go blind so it’s my choice not to continue and I feel he should respect my decision not argue with me about it. I think by bedtime last night he realized all he was doing was making me angry and with how I’m feeling from Covid he should just leave me alone about it. Please don’t say he’s just concerned as I did not give him grief when he chose to stop some of his heart medication and that is life threatening whereas stopping this treatment is not. No this is his trying to take control and I told him just like his stopping medication was his decision so is this mine. With the watchman he no longer needs that medication but before he got it he was in a life threatening condition.
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Post by bettyj on Jan 11, 2024 14:01:07 GMT
Good morning.
Sandy I tend to agree with you. The neurologist wanted me to have some invasive tests for peripheral neuropathy but in the end there's only a 20% chance that it could be treated. It's pretty much your decision and that big a jump in the cost is ridiculous. Yes...he is probably trying to look out for you but if the progression is slow I really don't see the benefit of continuing. I'm sure many will take his point of view but when Dave was in the hospital and they wanted to continue to do one procedure after another I finally just said no more and of course I knew the end result but he would have agreed with the doctors and went ahead with the tests and procedures. As it was when I added it up the total was $700.000 for all the things he had done.
I have PT today. Sure wish I could say I'm feeling better but the pain is still there in my back and legs. Using the walker does help me get around but I hate it. I was out of Tylenol so I ordered the capsules that are suppose to be better than the others. We'll see about that.
Very cold this morning and suppose to get snow later today and then colder yet. Glad I've got plenty of books to keep me busy for the weekend. Sure won't be going out. Don't have to worry about food, have plenty to eat too.
betty
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Post by grandmasandy2 on Jan 11, 2024 14:46:38 GMT
Fred and I both retested this morning and are negative so just have to work on getting my energy back. Thank you Betty for your understanding as of course I would continue if there was a cure but there is not. Plus my pain after the last injection lasted a while.
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Post by flucielucy on Jan 11, 2024 15:09:33 GMT
Trying to make myself get to moving. Made more coffee. Just not feeling great today. The sun is shining and it is to get to 65 so that should help. I can take Bearly out for a good walk. Son is coming tonight to do some things tomorrow. We will go eat catfish when they get here.
Other than that it will be an ordinary day.
Sandy, I'm glad you are feeling better. Bill is going to get the new COVID vaccine but not me. It did a number on me that I am still dealing with.
Have a great day all.
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Post by retiredinaz on Jan 11, 2024 15:48:18 GMT
grandmasandy2, can your dr just use the old shot that did not cause trouble and at least helps a bit?
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Post by retiredinaz on Jan 11, 2024 16:18:54 GMT
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Post by conniej on Jan 11, 2024 16:49:31 GMT
My neighbor's viewing and funeral is today but not going. I stopped going to funerals after my last family member died and I said enough is enough, have just had too many and just can't do them anymore.!!! My kids are fine with me not wanting anything and since Covid when they all stopped < I think a lot of people are not doing the public viewing etc. But don't care just what anyone else does, I do my best to be a good friend when they are alive and that is more important than looking at them dead!!
Sandy, I think in some point in our lives we have to make decisions like that for Ourselves. and now I do, too!!! Sure hope the line starts to go up for you and you feel better each day and don't worry about being tired just do what you can do and get rest whenever you can, even if middle of the day. It works.
Betty, also said no more for my DH, too. Doctors knew he was not going to get better and think now days Pallative Care is more common that it was when my DH was struggling. just keep someone comfortable and that is it when it is time.!!! Tylenol has never helped me with pain and my Dr says Advil as long as you don't over due and take more than necessary for longer than necessary. And I am careful for sure. Most Drs are now saying take Tylenol , then next dose take Advil. Back and forth. I just take the minimum Advil dose that is working.
The birds are all back up in top of trees today. no wind to amount to anything. They were all snuggling down by the creek in my back yard among all the shrub etc the last few days. Not singing at all. this morning they were chirping away and I will fill the bird feeders today.
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Post by conniej on Jan 11, 2024 16:52:18 GMT
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Post by diane on Jan 11, 2024 18:00:37 GMT
Hi!
I do agree that everyone should be allowed to decide about their own body! I stopped getting mammos this year since my fall risk is so great. The nurse advised me to, so ... My greatest fear is falling.
David went home from the hospital last night. He and his wife say they'll stay in and be careful. I hope they do.
We are due for really cold weather starting tonight. Might happen, but we plan to stay in and out of it. Lucy, it's heading our way! Just hope we don't lose power!
I hope I can come up with a warm lunch today.
Hugs!
Diane
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Post by conniej on Jan 11, 2024 19:47:03 GMT
I, too , was looking for something warm for lunch today, especially after being outside feeding the birds. and opened a can of Campbells Old Fashioned Italian Wedding Soup. Not as good as DDs. But sure was good. Not as large as some of the soup cans now days so ate the whole thing. With nothing else. YUM.
Also Hot cappuccino from a Kcup.
I was just looking to order some books in near future. that way don't have to drive in bad weather to take books back to library and will pass them on when done. With 3 DGDs and 2 reading friends , some one will want them.
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Post by nancyyen on Jan 11, 2024 20:07:11 GMT
I did another load of towels this morning and got my garbage ready for my neighbor to take out. The driveway is pretty well cleared of snow. We are supposed to get more snow tomorrow and the cold weather. It's supposed to be below zero starting Sunday through next Saturday. BRRRR!
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Post by flucielucy on Jan 11, 2024 20:11:01 GMT
I just am not going to chance any more problems from the COVID vaccine. I'm still dealing with what it caused 3 years ago. I think it was 3 years.
Bill stopped on his way here for his shot. He doesn't have side effects to anything much. I have side effects to everything almost.
The last funeral service I went to was summer before last when my best friend passed a few days before her 90th birthday. There were very few people there because her son's planned it like she would want. She was very shy so they didn't have open casket. She would not have wanted people looking at her.
Yes, Diane, the cold weather is on the way. I'm not looking forward to it.
Son is on the way here to wrap the pipes to the new tub he installed last spring. I will leave faucets dripping. Most people here don't have basements. The pipes are just under the house when it is peer and beam as are most.
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Post by grandmasandy2 on Jan 11, 2024 20:58:55 GMT
Linda he said he won’t go back to the med he used as it did nothing for it as by second shot everything was bad again. I told Fred I will go to the next appt to see if the new med did any good and Fred agreed that if it didn’t he would agree to my stopping it.
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