Good morning everyone. Sounds like lots has been going on here! Mima, glad to hear they got it all. Sorry you have to go through all the bandaging and such but I am sure it will be worth it to have minimal scaring??
Like Anne and Meme, the aches and pains have been awful lately. Not sure what is causing this but I have been feeling terrible....even my hands hurt this week. My new physical therapy starts the 20th with the weights and such. I am so sore right now, I don't even want to think about it.
Mima, are these regular flu shots or for the H1N1 flu? It seems to be everywhere here in my area. I don't even want to go to the store or out in public right now....the kids in school have all been sick and we anticipate it spreading quickly in our county. We haven't had the H1N1 vaccine offered here yet and I am not sure whether we should get it because they are saying there is so much other undesirable stuff mixed in with it. Crazy, huh? Darned if you do, darned if you don't kind of thing.
Yes Joanne, Mima is right about a smaller needle. Ask them to use a 22 gauge needle or even a butterfly 22-23 gauge system. Of course, it's usually the phlebotomist doing the draw that makes the difference, not the needle ;)
Snow!! Good Lord, Anne...that is early! We are due for cooler weather this weekend....(68-70 lows and 80 highs)...and I can't wait to get this darn house opened up! Hopefully these record high temps will be over now and we can get into some nice cool (but not snow!) weather for a change!
I hope Tammy is enjoying her time at Disney! Things have been quiet here for the past week or so. I'm still trying to get back on Phase 1 of S.B. diet but for some reason, eggs for breakfast just isn't happening for me now. I just can't get past this aversion to eating eggs.....so I have been trying to make a bit extra at dinner to have as breakfast the next morning. I'll just have to get my motivation going again and boot myself in the butt!
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day. Need to find some new ideas for dinner....sick of the same old. Bye for now.

It'll take more than a boot in the butt to get me going. I'd never feel it, anyway. My butt is numb from sitting on the couch, I'm just hurting too bad to get motivated to do anything. About the only thing I did all day is go to church and practice with the praise team for Sun morning. I wasn't supposed to have to do that. The youth band was supposed to do Sun service but some of them are going out of town. I made it easy on myself this week and did easier hymns that we already know so we didn't have to practice so long on newer contemporary stuff. The older folks will be pleased. ;) They don't much like the new music.

I went back to bed this morning after Ross got here and slept until nearly one this afternoon. I have been so tired and I hurt so bad when I got up. I took a pain pill and I guess it just knocked me out. I was surprised he let me sleep.

I think we're going to get a break in the weather after tomorrow. Rained all day today and is supposed to tonight and maybe in the morning then clearing and cooler. Only 49 tomorrow and then in the 50s the next few days but at least they're saying we'll have some sun. YEA!

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We got a few spurts of rain this morning. Need a lot more. It usually comes in off the gulf and just goes inland or to the east coast. I live a mile from the gulf.We may get a couple days in the 70's..
I know about the small needles . I was a nurse for 30+ years and then retired. That is not to say I am not a hard stick. It took 2 yesterday with the butterfly..
I for one like eggs but am restricted to 1-2 a week. i seldom eat that many. I eat eggo which is really just colored egg whites.
Happy - Send the snow. I have only seen it twice in my life and that was just a little bit.
Have a good weekend everybody.
Joanne

Well-it's snowing here but already melting!!! I have to take extra Cephalexen and I think it makes me tired. Take 2 naps. I can't do much-nothing strenuos-no bending-only a light walk but it;s too cold out. I will go to Walmart later and walk inside.
I got the reg flu shot-sign in doc's office says they don't know anything about it. I am concerned for Suzanne as pregnant women's lungs are compromised.
I can't wait to be in FL=I packed my shoes sitting on the floor. Mima

Good evening everyone. It's pretty darn nippy here tonight !! The temp was 50 this morning and never got above 70 all day. Tonight is another chilly one but we should get a bit higher temps tomorrow! Brrrrr!! Hurry and get down here Mima!!
I haven't heard anything about the new H1N1 flu shot here either....not sure when it will be available and they are giving what they have to children and "compromised" patients....I certainly hope your Suzanne can get hers!
My FM has been the worst ever these past few days. I swear it is the change of the seasons that brought it on but who really knows? I just know I am having a terrible time doing everything...including sleeping! I am on my way to bed now hoping to be able to get comfortable enough to fall asleep. Hope eveyone is feeling okay and doing well. I'll check back tomorrow.

Yesterday went to a Memorial service for a friend at noon with a meal afterward that I had to help cook for and then on to a wedding at 4 after that. Another busy Sunday today on little sleep. Sunday School, lead Worship Service and then helped with children's church during preaching. Out for Mexican with friends, home for a couple of hours, then lead choir practice and evening services and O'Charlies. Didn't get back home until 10. I'm ready to hibernate 'till about noon tomorrow. I need a vacation.

I also need to lose about 6-8 pounds. Speaking of eggs, I bought 2 dozen and I'm going back on the egg diet tomorrow. I put 6 egg whites in the blender and then spray pam in a pan and 'scramble' them - have them with a pack of oatmeal and hot green tea. For lunch it's tuna or other white fish or chicken and a salad + tea or coffee. For dinner it's white chicken or fish, salad and rice with green beans if I want and tea or coffee (or water). Add - 8 glasses water and 2 snacks under 100 calories like the little snack packs or suger/fat free jello/pudding, etc. It's enough and a plan that I lose wt. really fast & easy on.

I'm going to bed ... took a PM and I'm sleepy now so if I'm not back for a couple of days - I'll be sleeping! :bat:

Good morning-I did come down with brad's cold but it's in my sinuses and I am wheezing. I listened to church at McGregor on the net, Miss that place. It snowed all day yesterday but it's going to warm up this week. I heard it was cool in FL. My grandaughter called me-her son is going to be 2. His party is a week after we go but I can send him something. He is so cute,
I am trying to pack and you can't walk around here with the stuff.
Still doing WW without walking. But this will be my last week.
That sounds like a good diet, Meme,
It's unbelievable how good my stomach is eating an apple a day-I peel the skin off. Joanne, try it. I stopped it last year when we were in Fl but I am not doing that again. BJ's has good apples.
Bye for now-Mima

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Hello Everybody.. Yes ,It is sweater weather for me.. It will warm up by tomorrow.. This has not been the best weekend for me. My coumadin level was off so the Dr. wants me in his office today. On top of that I had a tooth in the front of my mouth break off . I will see the dentist also today.. That tooth had been discolored. I don't know why they didn't check it the last time I was there. So my week has not started out so good I have apples and a lot of other fruit in fridg.I need to eat more of them. I try to watch my sugar and it is still too high at times.. Sometimes things just fall on me in lumps.
My daughter has a cold. I hope she gets rid of it soon. We are going up to her place in North Florida on the 29th for a weekend. I will get to see the new G/Grandbaby then. If they are sick I won't get to go as I can't take the chance of catching a cold. A cold always goes to my lungs and I don't want to go through what I did back in February.
I hope you all have a good week ..Joanne

Good morning all. I e-mailed one of the administrators a few days ago asking if there was a new moderator or who could sticky note a new thread....haven't heard back yet so not sure if we should just go ahead and start one?? I'm having a terrible FM day....everything hurts....and I mean EVERYTHING! I'm going to have to take a pain pill in a bit and try to stretch it out. Just made a turkey pot pie with the leftover turkey breast I had cooked a few days ago. Tried making a whole wheat pastry crust but it was so delicate, I couldn't work with it so I ended up using a regular white flour one. Not as healthy but that's how it turned out....I'll eat it anyway! Hubby will be happy as he's not fond of all my "nuts & berries" carbohydrates!I definitely have to be careful with eating any refined stuff....makes my body crave more.
Very breezy here to day and still very cool but I do have most of the house opened up. Feels great getting all this fresh air in here. I still have to vacuum and iron my duvet covers before the day is through. Tomorrow is my appointment with the orthopedic and I get to move on with my physical therapy. Hopefully I will be good as new by T-Giving!
Joanne, sounds like you are having a tough week so far so I am going to stop my complaining, okay? You go ahead and take over that area for now...you could use it! :hug:
Hope everyone enjoys the day....

Good morning.

Kate - I am also having a FM flare and not to happy about that. Every muscle hurts, but it is better than it was a few days ago. Need to get to the chiro today, as my lower back and upper back both need HELP. Have had a headache since Thursday, but he isn't open on Friday, so today is the earliest I can get there.
Hope you feel better as the day goes on. I LOVE fresh air and have my windows open every day, even when it's 30 below (just for a few minutes when that cold, but it certainly freshens up the place).

Sounds like out hubby's are about the same when it comes to eating anything other than meat and potatoes :lol: Can't interest the man in veggies at all!

Meme - busy as usual. You diet sounds like what I had for breakfast. I decided to beat the eggwhites stiff, and then added them to the oatmeal, along with some Flax seed and Wheat Germ, and a tablespoon of sunflower and pumpkin seeds. I am STUFFED and it was good!

Mima - hope you feel better soon. Hate when things strike the old sinuses. Soon you will be on your way to Florida.

Joanne - well you are really having a MONDAY! Hope they can get the tooth looked after. Will you need a cap? Also, hope they can get the Coumadin to get back to normal. Good thing they have INR's so they can keep track of it all.

It is a fairly reasonable day here today (around 50F), I guess. Can't complain about that as last week, it was below 30F. Getting warmer as the week goes on, and we are back to normal Fall temps.

Have a good day.

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Kate .Happy.I am not just going to complain I am going to B---h... Tomorrow I get a root cannal and wednesday a 2-3 hour proceedure to put in a post and temp. cap. Nov. 4 a permant cap. The whole thing almost 2000 dollars!!!!
I don't think I am even going to try to sleep tonight. Sleeping has been hard enought as it is since I was in the hospital in Feb. Nightmares. I took myself off of the ativan they had me on. I told the Dr. and he said that stuff would give me crazy dreams. I'll be glad when it is all out of my system. I was only willing to take it for sleep. Well it didn't help so why take it..
Stll cool here.. Joanne

Oh..... Joanne-that's yukky. Hope it works out well. There's always a part of our body that needs fixing!
I feel better-used the Netti Pot 3 times yesterday and my sinuses are drying. The heat is so dry in here and I got rid of my vapor

Now where did my post go!Poor you Joanne-It seems we are always dealing with one part of our bodies. I ma getting my shot today-feel much better-used the Netti Pot 3 times yesterday. Not going to lunch because I don't want to give germs to Auntie but will go Thurs. Kate-you make the best food. Brad loves vegetables-he grew up on lots of them and I seem to be able to eat more of them. As long as they are cooked soft which you don't get in restaurants.
Hope your head feels better, Anne.
Going to close before I lose my post. Mima

Please don't post here. STarted a new thread Fibro #189. Thanks.