Things have been hectic since the end of June. In short:
We had our annual 4th of July bash! It was great fun with lots of great friends. The fireworks were really spectacular this year. Nowhere else can you go and get 2 hours of cool explosions and loud bangs!! :-)
The week after that, both of the boys and I got ear infections. Strangely, they were all in our left ears. How weird is that? Unfortunately, mine was perforated and very painful. All in fun at our house eh?
On a side note, and for another blog post, we changed our doctors. Now all four of us are seeing Randy's doctor as our family physician. It is nice that the office is only up the street from the house and the boys seem to like her.
The week following the ear infections, we all went on vacation! We drove from our house to New Orleans where the boys stayed with Mimi for a week. They had a blast!! When I get some time I will expound more upon their adventures and even put up some of Nathan's pictures that he took with his new digital camera.
While the boys were on their vacation, Randy and I took a cruise!! We had to fly out of New Orleans at 6 AM to catch our flight to Miami. From there were caught the boat! We took Carnival this time rather than Royal Carribean. It was a 7 day cruise with one day at sea, then to Grand Caymans, on to Isla Roatan, next to Belize, and finally on to Cozumel with one last day at sea. It was a fantastic trip!!! We met some very good people that we hope we are friends with for a long time. The trip back was exhausting! We spent 7 hours in the Miami airport while it opened and closed three times due to bad weather; a plane and gate change due to malfunction of some sort. We got in way too late for dinner, but we survived. The next day we drove home from New Orleans. Phew!
The day after we got back, both Randy and I went to get biopsies on some "freckles" we had. It has only been a week and mine is still driving me crazy. Unfortunately mine is right at the waistline and gets irritated by everything. Yuck! Both of ours came back benign. Hooray!! No skin cancer this time. :-)
I had my first week back at work this week. I feel as though I got hit by a mack truck. Unfortunately, I am still having the low-grade fever and the headaches daily. Though they seem to be starting earlier in the day. I have had three blood tests (all of which came back "normal") and we still have no idea what is going on. My new doctor has recommended that I see a neurologist. So I am seeing him on Tuesday afternoon. Lovely. Already I have to leave work to go to the doctor. They had an opening for Monday, but I can't leave on the first day of school!!! Sheesh. I hope we figure this out soon. It has now been three months of the daily headaches. Someone else asked me if maybe I had something wrong with my vertebrae in my neck. What an interesting thought. Well if the neurologist doesn't find something, maybe I will go back to the spine doctor and have it checked out. Couldn't hurt right?
Showing posts with label Randy. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Joiner update: Three of us are sick!
You know, life around our house is never dull.
Last Friday, Randy came to my work to bring me lunch. It was then that we noticed his eye was red. In asking he said he didn't know what was going on. By Monday he said his eye was hurting, so on Tuesday he went to the doctor to get it checked. He was promptly referred to an ophthalmologist. Wednesday, the ophthalmologist told him that he had conjunctivitis caused by a virus, but that he also had iritis. Apparently, there was a secondary bacterial infection in his iris, which is what was causing the pain in his eye. So for the next 10 days he needed to use antibiotic drops and a dilator drop to make the iris dilate so it wouldn't bind to the lens.
All the while, Nathan told me Monday morning that his throat was a little sore. No other symptoms...no fever...no I gave him some Tylenol to help with the pain and he was good to go. He was fine until about mid-morning when his teachers sent him to me because he was shivering. I sent him to the office to get his temperature checked. It was elevated, but no feverish. So I got him my sweater and sent him back to class. An hour or so later, I went to check on him and he said he felt sleepy and he was starting to get a headache. I gave him some motrin and told him if he didn't feel any better to let me know and I would get daddy to come get him and take him home. He never came to me, and after school he actually seemed fine. All night I checked him for pain and/or fever, neither of which he had. Tuesday morning when I went to wake him up, he was flushed and had a fever of 102. Hooray! Randy volunteered to stay home with him and I took Grayson to school. As soon as the doctor's office was open, he took Nathan to see the pediatrician. The child had ACUTE tonsillitis. How do you get that overnight? So two days out of school, and by Thursday he still wasn't 100 percent, but he went to school. Finally by yesterday he seemed almost back to his old self.
All the while, I was not feeling great. Last weekend my sinuses were burning and I felt a little off. I assumed that I was probably getting a sinus infection. I felt this way pretty much until Tuesday. Then Wednesday I started feeling as though I was losing my voice. I have been feeling tired and heavy-chested which is usually a sign that my asthma is flaring. I think perhaps I have what Nathan had, but I don't have tonsils. And of course, it is a long holiday weekend. So by the time Tuesday rolls around I will probably absolutely miserable. I am keeping my fingers crossed that if I get enough rest and take my vitamins that perhaps I can stave off whatever is ailing me.
Thus far, Grayson has only complained that his head was hurting a little. Otherwise, no other symptoms from him. Let's hope he doesn't start too. It is so difficult living in a house full of sickies.
Last Friday, Randy came to my work to bring me lunch. It was then that we noticed his eye was red. In asking he said he didn't know what was going on. By Monday he said his eye was hurting, so on Tuesday he went to the doctor to get it checked. He was promptly referred to an ophthalmologist. Wednesday, the ophthalmologist told him that he had conjunctivitis caused by a virus, but that he also had iritis. Apparently, there was a secondary bacterial infection in his iris, which is what was causing the pain in his eye. So for the next 10 days he needed to use antibiotic drops and a dilator drop to make the iris dilate so it wouldn't bind to the lens.
All the while, Nathan told me Monday morning that his throat was a little sore. No other symptoms...no fever...no I gave him some Tylenol to help with the pain and he was good to go. He was fine until about mid-morning when his teachers sent him to me because he was shivering. I sent him to the office to get his temperature checked. It was elevated, but no feverish. So I got him my sweater and sent him back to class. An hour or so later, I went to check on him and he said he felt sleepy and he was starting to get a headache. I gave him some motrin and told him if he didn't feel any better to let me know and I would get daddy to come get him and take him home. He never came to me, and after school he actually seemed fine. All night I checked him for pain and/or fever, neither of which he had. Tuesday morning when I went to wake him up, he was flushed and had a fever of 102. Hooray! Randy volunteered to stay home with him and I took Grayson to school. As soon as the doctor's office was open, he took Nathan to see the pediatrician. The child had ACUTE tonsillitis. How do you get that overnight? So two days out of school, and by Thursday he still wasn't 100 percent, but he went to school. Finally by yesterday he seemed almost back to his old self.
All the while, I was not feeling great. Last weekend my sinuses were burning and I felt a little off. I assumed that I was probably getting a sinus infection. I felt this way pretty much until Tuesday. Then Wednesday I started feeling as though I was losing my voice. I have been feeling tired and heavy-chested which is usually a sign that my asthma is flaring. I think perhaps I have what Nathan had, but I don't have tonsils. And of course, it is a long holiday weekend. So by the time Tuesday rolls around I will probably absolutely miserable. I am keeping my fingers crossed that if I get enough rest and take my vitamins that perhaps I can stave off whatever is ailing me.
Thus far, Grayson has only complained that his head was hurting a little. Otherwise, no other symptoms from him. Let's hope he doesn't start too. It is so difficult living in a house full of sickies.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The Foyer...It's Only Mostly Done
Well...the foyer is done...for now. I finished all I can do before I go back to work. I really hoped to have the whole thing finished. But as I am slowly realizing, I am not as young as I used to be. As I have progressed in age some weird things happen to me. I hurt every day. I can't understand why after two weeks of working I haven't built up even just an iota of stamina. I am just as sore today as I was weeks ago at the end of the day. Anyway, I digress.
So I finished the walls. They have been caulked and primed and now have two beautiful coats of egg-shell finish white paint. Man do they look good! I am very proud of the work I have done. I changed out the switches and the outlet that were in the hall. The three-way switch was little more difficult to do than the others but I did it! Randy helped put up the lights on the ceiling and installed the new doorbell. We have two doorbells, one at the front and one at the back. The way the old one worked we could never tell which one had been rung...one ding for the back door and two dings for the front...apparently I can't count. If I could, wouldn't I be able to tell the difference? So now the new one plays the Westminster bells for the front and one tone for the back, woohoo! Hopefully now I won't have to go running back and forth trying to figure out which door to answer. I know the image is making ME laugh just thinking about it. I spent a few hours cleaning and arranging. I put up several pictures (using Math!). I cleaned up the guest room so now my mother-in-law can walk around in it. Wink wink. If anyone has ever seen that room in its normal condition...let's just say it is a marked improvement. If only we had a basement we could stop storing junk in it. Oh well.
The trim will have to be done at some other point...say Thanksgiving or Winter break. If I get industrious I might work on it over a couple of weekends. We'll see how the school year goes!
In this picture you can see the pretty new light fixtures and the new doorbell on the left side. I am overwhelmed by how bright the hall is now with the new lights...and we used the compact fluorescent lights (there are two 60 watts in each fixture). Dude is it bright!
I had to make a decision on stopping point for my foyer. Why? Because the foyer actually extends up the stairs and into the upstairs hallway. I do not look forward to the day that I have to paint the facing wall of the stairs...it is really high up. So here was my not-so-clever solution. It probably looks pretty tacky...but what real choice did I have?
So I finished the walls. They have been caulked and primed and now have two beautiful coats of egg-shell finish white paint. Man do they look good! I am very proud of the work I have done. I changed out the switches and the outlet that were in the hall. The three-way switch was little more difficult to do than the others but I did it! Randy helped put up the lights on the ceiling and installed the new doorbell. We have two doorbells, one at the front and one at the back. The way the old one worked we could never tell which one had been rung...one ding for the back door and two dings for the front...apparently I can't count. If I could, wouldn't I be able to tell the difference? So now the new one plays the Westminster bells for the front and one tone for the back, woohoo! Hopefully now I won't have to go running back and forth trying to figure out which door to answer. I know the image is making ME laugh just thinking about it. I spent a few hours cleaning and arranging. I put up several pictures (using Math!). I cleaned up the guest room so now my mother-in-law can walk around in it. Wink wink. If anyone has ever seen that room in its normal condition...let's just say it is a marked improvement. If only we had a basement we could stop storing junk in it. Oh well.
The trim will have to be done at some other point...say Thanksgiving or Winter break. If I get industrious I might work on it over a couple of weekends. We'll see how the school year goes!
In this picture you can see the pretty new light fixtures and the new doorbell on the left side. I am overwhelmed by how bright the hall is now with the new lights...and we used the compact fluorescent lights (there are two 60 watts in each fixture). Dude is it bright!
I had to make a decision on stopping point for my foyer. Why? Because the foyer actually extends up the stairs and into the upstairs hallway. I do not look forward to the day that I have to paint the facing wall of the stairs...it is really high up. So here was my not-so-clever solution. It probably looks pretty tacky...but what real choice did I have?
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Randy Update
Randy had his second scope on Friday. It went really well. The doctor said that the ulcer is healed. Hooray! He is allowed to go back to a normal diet again. He is most excited about being able to drink carbonated beverages!!! Now maybe we can ease off of the fruit punch kool-aid. You know the one that stains everything it even brushes past? I promise you that there has not been one day this summer that I didn't find some sort of red stain from that stupid juice...on the counter, on the floor, on a shirt, on the table...ugh. Sorry I went off a tangent. The doctor did the biopsy and we should know something about the results in 10 days or so. He did say that it was unusual for someone of Randy's advanced age, I mean young age, to have these cells. So we will see I guess. One day at time.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Randy's Home (Sunday)
I brought Randy home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. The first thing he wanted was to go and take a shower! He is on light activity (no lifting of anything over 10 pounds) so that means no picking up Grayson or the cats (those fat cats!) or groceries or stuff like that. I reminded him that pushing and pulling heavy objects would not be good either, case in point: the lawnmower. He is supposed to stay out of the heat, at least until he sees the gastro-enterologist again on Thursday. I insisted that he stay home to continue resting today. I would rather he take it slow than overdo and have to go back to the hospital again. He agreed with me on that at least.
They put him on a low residue/low fiber diet. There are many items on the list that he loves to eat. Hopefully this is only until the doctor sees him again on Thursday. He can't have carbonated drinks...for those of you that know him well, you will understand how difficult that is for him! He has had to drink tea in the mornings to get his caffeine fix. It is funny because his regular doc had told him to cut down on carbs like pasta and breads, and here he is being limited to many of those things. We haven't had white bread in our house since...well, ever.
Things are good now that he is home. At least I can sleep again.
They put him on a low residue/low fiber diet. There are many items on the list that he loves to eat. Hopefully this is only until the doctor sees him again on Thursday. He can't have carbonated drinks...for those of you that know him well, you will understand how difficult that is for him! He has had to drink tea in the mornings to get his caffeine fix. It is funny because his regular doc had told him to cut down on carbs like pasta and breads, and here he is being limited to many of those things. We haven't had white bread in our house since...well, ever.
Things are good now that he is home. At least I can sleep again.
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