Topic : Is This Normal Social Discussion

How's things with you all? Sorry I haven't been here in a while, but there is a reason for that, I've been one very sick girl. Still not 100% yet, but slowly getting there.

I started feeling ill Friday week ago now and thought I was having another UTI, went to the Doctor and he put me on antibioics and got a urine sample from me as well. Over the weekend, still feeling crappy and having the feeling like you need to pee all the time. Monday morning after taking Stephanie to school I went back to the Doctor and he told me that I didn't have a UTI, but to just finish taking the tablets and if I have anymore problems to go back to him or my local hospital if it gets that bad.

Monday evening I got next to no sleep at all, due to the discomfort I was stilling having downstairs. Got up on Tuesday morning to get Stephanie ready for school and just felt like crap bigtime! My blood sugars had been up since the Friday and they were getting higher by the day as well. My blood pressure was also up too. Mind you all this has to have happended while Mark is away and he couldn't come back home due to his work.

Got in touch with Mum and Dad and they said that they would try and get up here to help me get to the Doctor, but by then I just said to them that I was going to ring for a ambo to take me to hospital, as I really needed something done.

At the hospital, they finally saw me after I waited about 4 or so hours in the ER waiting room, by this time Mum and Dad had come to the hosptial and had gotten Stephanie and come back here until I knew what was happening. Well the Doctor rang blood tests and urine tests and there wasn't any bugs in the urine, but there was a white cell count in the blood, meaning that there was some sort of infection in my body. So the Doctor got me onto IV Fliuds and IV Antibioics to kill any bugs in me.

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After afew hours in the ER, the Doctor sent me home and so Mum and Dad came and got me and home we went.

Wednesday I felt like crap still and still had the horrible feelings downstairs as well. The IV antibioics didn't kill every bug it seems.

Went back to my GP on Thursday for a follow up visit after being at the hospital. He felt around on my lower pelvic area(outside that is) on my belly and just about everytime he pressed down it hurt me. So, he suggested a ultrascan of my lower pelivc area. Got that done Thursday afternoon and back to the Doctor the next day.

Turns out that I have a type of cyst in my cervix that is caused by an infection. The infection is at the start of my cervix on both sides, hopefully this will get better after taking the antibioics and also hopefully the cyst will go as well. The Doctor did also do a pap smear as well to rule out anything else happening there.

Today is Saturday and I am slowly feeling better and my blood sugars are getting back to normal too, finally!

I've just got to take things one day at a time and see how things go. Have to go back to my GP next Friday and get the pap smear results, please keep your fingers crossed that all my problems will be gone with this infection!

Well I hope you all are doing well right now and please Take Care, Love Kelly.

It's frickin' late and I have to get up early, but here I am!  Things are going fine here.  My Dad arrived from Calif on Tuesday and he and Erin spent Wed and Thurs together while I was at work.  They had a good time, mostly organizing a new stamp collection for Erin who's shown an interest in it for a long time.  Dad's been collecting for a REALLY long time, so he's thrilled.  They even rode bicycles (Dad rode mine) on a 4-1/2 mile RT jaunt to a Stamp and Coin Center in downtown Brighton, only the seat came off my bike and Dad had to walk most of the way home.  By Thurs evening Erin was pretty cranky (long story I won't go into) and I let her beg off going to chemo with us on Friday.  Dad drove me and everything went just fine.  Got home and had a good evening with Erin.  He's staying until June 9th, My Mom is arriving on the 12th and staying until the 17th.  Then my girlfirend is arriving on the 20th and staying until the 24th.  More company than not for the next month.  It's a =), but it's also a =(.

Tomorrow I'm going to see Indiana Jones with Ralph.  Things with his family are still really f%^&ed up, and the pressue on him is extreme.  He's basically trying to pay his bills AND support his sister and the girls and he's thinking he may have to rent his condo and move in with them. =( Not good for anybody in reality.  And now his Mom's in the hospital with bronchitis.  Things aren't going to get better any time soon,

Kelly, I'm so sorry you've been so sick.  It sound perfectly miserable.  I sure hope you feel better soon.  Thank goodness you have your parents to help.  At first I thought you said that Stephanie was sick, too, so I'm glad to realize that she is fine.

Vicki, I would never say I don't care about your situation with the ex, but I'm not sure what advice to give.  i really don't think you should give up on trying to track him down.  You may not be able to get much blood out of a turnip, but if he's working, you should be able to get his wages attached.  If you don't have any luck with that within a certain amount of time, write it off, let Ron adopt the girls, and chalk it up to the sperm donor's loss.

Trace, I'm so anxious to hear your stories!  But I know it takes time, and I'm guessing you might have some other fires to deal with...

JP, you definitely crack me up.  I'm glad that it sounds like you're getting better.

Roxie, wherever you are, Loretta, KAK -- I miss you and I love you.  And a special note to Kathy ~~ [very embarassed] I did receive the hats you sent so long ago, but it seems that my ability to write a thank you note has totally fallen to pieces.  I'm not pleased about that, but I keep feeling like I don't know where to start in order to catch up.  Anyway, they, and the thoughts that came with them, were very much appreciated and I hope you know that. 

I've been thinking about our old friend, DPDonna lately.  It turns out she's thinking about us too, and not so far away.  I think things have been rough and she could use some positive thoughts.  Send some out, would you?

Thanks!

I am so sorry you are that sick.  I have had UTI and that alone is awful.  Glad the Dr. found what was wrong and now you are able to get treated for it.

You gotta get better for when your man comes home!!!

I was really just being a pain in the ass the other day....lol.  OK, I was bored and needed to play.

Now on the depression/perimenopause thing.....I don't know what is wrong.  I have some really bad downs lately and I was on hormone replacement therapy, but that didn't help so I quit taking those.  I've been good now for awhile.  You know it might have something to do with not working and being at home all day feeling useless.  Time will tell.  And the hyperacusis is really bothering me more than usual lately.  Some days I wish I was deaf.  (not cool)

Glad you haven't crashed!!!

You just gotta tell me how the movie was!!!!!

Its great that Ralph has someone like you at his side to lean on, especially with his family being the way it is right now. 

When I posted my question about the "donor" it kind of came out wrong and then I couldn't edit and figured.....piss on it, but then I hope I didn't offend.  I know you guys care regardless.  I was just too lazy to explain myself and besides I had to get ready to go to town.....lol.

I forgot to mention that Ron and I are going to call his lawyer and do the step-parent adoption.  Get the looza out of my life for good and out of the girls lives for good. 

When the adoption paperwork is final......I think we should have a big party here.  You are all invited.  We have loads of room for camping and lots of room inside for sleeping.  Bring your own pillow!!!

Anyways, Ron is out gardening and I suppose I must go help.  We only have a few things to plant....I don't have much of a greenthumb so Ron supervises!!

Enjoy the day!!!

Kelly,  I am so sorry that you have been so sick.  Glad that things are getting better for you. Hoping that you are 100% very soon.

Trace, welcome back and looking forward to the travel tales.

Ami, loved the video link and congrats to John on his accomplishments.  Looking forward to hearing the CD.  Hope you enjoy the trip and get home safe.  And OMG to both you and Neecie with the tornadoes.  That is scary stuff.

JP, you always crack me up!  I hope we really pull off this Derby trip.  I'm gonna need Depends, I just know it.  You going to be watching the Belmont next week? 

Neecie, enjoy the movie and let me know why it is rated PG 13, my 8 and 10 1/2 year old want to see it and I never know with the PG13 rating just how inappropriate it is for a kid.  Keeping you all in my thoughts.

Vicki, that really sucks about the girls sperm donor but it is so wonderful that you married a man who loves your girls so much that he wants to make it official like that.  Very lucky girls.

KAK and anyone I missed, hello out there!

We've been a bit busy here with the usual springtime activities.  All the girls have their activities that are rapping up, scouts and the concerts, etc.  I can't wait for school to be out and for summer to get started.  Our schools don't get out until mid June and I am looking forward to some unstructured days.  By mid July, just when I start to want to pull my hair out because the kids are getting on each others nerves, they will all head off to different day camps for a week and I shall sit my butt in a chair and eat bon bons.  Not really, I'll probably be painting the house but you never know.

I'll stop back soon, really I will.

Hello all.  Thought I would check in.  It's been busy with Dad here, but we've been having a great time.  Today, I'm working at home, although I don't have any work to do, and Dad and Erin have taken the car to go fishing at a trout pond.  So, I have the house to myself!  Whoo hoo!  Time to vacuum, catch up on laundry... and look forward to fresh-caught trout for dinner. Yummy!

Someone, I think Loretta, asked the Indiana Jones movie.  I hope it's not too late to fill you in.  It was really good - just like the old movies, similar humor and action, you know the drill.  The plot is really about space aliens, believe it or not.  So, you sorta have to suspend disbelief over that.  But the effects are cool, and there are some good surprises.  As for the PG-13 rating, well I think it has to depend on your kids.  If they're use to seeing movies like that, with all the action, and explosions, and so on, then it's probably fine.  There's no bad language that I recall, and no gore.  It's just non-stop action and fighting and car chases, and so on.  I know that for Erin, it wouldn't work.  She hasn't seen movies like that, unless it's Harry Potter or Narnia, and then she's read the books, so the battle scenes or scary stuff doesn't get to her as much.  But she's seen the previews of Indy and she knows she doesn't want to see it.  Now, Wall*E on the other hand, she definitely wants to see that!  And strangely enough, I do too! 

Ralph's mother has been in the hospital the last few days.  It seems to have been precipitated by a cough that they thought was pnuemonia, but turned out to be bronchitis.  But they also checked her heart, and decided that she needs bypass surgery.  Today, or possibly tomorrow.  It's pretty scary.