I had my 6 week post op appointment today, everything is healing just fine....still no sex until 8 weeks.
I changed from the patch to a gel. The patch wasn't working long enough for me, the day before and a little of the day I changed the patch I would get hot flashes. I think it would have worked better if I changed every 3 days b/c Wednesdays and Thursdays weren't all to bad but for some reason you have to change them on the same day every week and by Sunday I had hot flashes come and go all day and would last until the end of Monday....kind of like starting from the beginning. Didn't think to ask about changing every 3 days until after I left so not sure if I could.
This gel I have to put on the same time every day. I just put it on at 8, waited for the girls to go to bed so they wouldn't be all in it. It says it could take 2-7 weeks before I see any relief....great!!! The gel comes in little packets so I don't have to guess at how much to use, just open it and spread it on my thigh then wait for it to dry which isn't as long as I thought it would be. I even get a little case to put them in and $20 off my next 12 prescriptions....this stuff is going to be expensive. OY This card says I pay the first $30 and they will pay up to $20 of the rest, I'm going to have to call my insurance company and see how much this stuff is going to run....I think our copay for the real stuff is $30 so this card will do me no good and we will go broke spending $30 a week for this crap.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
When the kids grow up
My little boy has grown up and might be flying the coop this summer. I have to say, I am glad he let me know so far in advance...he even asked if I would be ok with it. He has 2 job offers in Florida, somewhere by Miami, so I know it is best he goes if he gets paid enough. He is still stuck working with his grandpa, the ex's dad, and I don't like it. I really wish BIL* would have came through with the job in for the city. I actually didn't cry when he told me but I feel the tears coming now. Now we HAVE to get down south.....anywhere down there.
I told him he had to make sure he had money in the bank so if anything happened to his family up here he would be able to get back, reminded him that his sisters...especially Cheyenne...would miss him so he had to visit, that he had to make sure he was going to work year round for the construction job, to start saving his money for the move and to make a list of the pros and cons of both jobs before he decides which one he is going to take. I sure hope I didn't leave anything out. OH, I also told him when he made up his mind he had to tell the family.
I really don't like this but would never tell him not to go. All I can think of is something happening to him and me not being able to get to him before he dies. HATE. BEING. A. PARENT.
I told him he had to make sure he had money in the bank so if anything happened to his family up here he would be able to get back, reminded him that his sisters...especially Cheyenne...would miss him so he had to visit, that he had to make sure he was going to work year round for the construction job, to start saving his money for the move and to make a list of the pros and cons of both jobs before he decides which one he is going to take. I sure hope I didn't leave anything out. OH, I also told him when he made up his mind he had to tell the family.
I really don't like this but would never tell him not to go. All I can think of is something happening to him and me not being able to get to him before he dies. HATE. BEING. A. PARENT.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The patch
The patch I am using gets changed twice a week, it was working good...one hot flash a day...for a while, now I am getting hotflashes like crazy and I can tell when a mood swing hits. I think it is b/c these things aren't sticking that well, maybe I should try taping them on, so I have to change them more often. It also doesn't help that Memphis has this need to pull things off of me. I will sit on my bed when I start to burn up and take my shirt off, Memphis follows and tries to peel the patch off.
I have to remember not to take my temp during a hot flash, our thermometer is one of those that you take from the temple so it isn't accurate during a hot flash.
I have to remember not to take my temp during a hot flash, our thermometer is one of those that you take from the temple so it isn't accurate during a hot flash.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dry mouth
The dry mouth lasted a few days, Chris kept telling me that so long as I was taking the pain meds it wouldn't get better. I almost yelled at him b/c I know all I needed was to get enough water in me and it would go away....I was right but didn't tell him.
Day of Surgery (after)
The first thing I remember was how dry my mouth was, with all the surgeries I have had this was the worse one. I was very thankful that they didn't give me crackers to eat, they gave me pudding instead. I drank a lot but it wasn't helping.
The only pain I had was when my bladder would fill up, I couldn't tell I had to go pee until it was full....or so I thought. The let me walk to the bathroom and told me to pull the string when I was done so someone could walk next to me. I didn't go much, I didn't think it was enough for them to tell but they said it was blue so I did.
Chris was able to come in the room with me, I was in and out and he kept telling me to stay up if I wanted to go home. I almost yelled at him b/c I knew all I had to do was pee then I could go....I could rest at home. The nurse put in a call to Dr R so we had to wait for her to call back. She wanted blood work done before I left so we waited forever for them to come do that. Finally got the ok to go home.
Cheyenne wanted to know why I was in a wheelchair so I had to explain why I was ok but had to be wheeled out of the hospital. I don't know who was more happy to see who, me see the girls or them see me.
I have to say, if you can have robotic surgery have it....I left the hospital in less pain then when I had my gall bladder out.
I didn't eat that day, tried to but it just stuck to my mouth. I did down water all night. Chris and Dakota did good with keeping the girls out of the bedroom so I could sleep.
The only pain I had was when my bladder would fill up, I couldn't tell I had to go pee until it was full....or so I thought. The let me walk to the bathroom and told me to pull the string when I was done so someone could walk next to me. I didn't go much, I didn't think it was enough for them to tell but they said it was blue so I did.
Chris was able to come in the room with me, I was in and out and he kept telling me to stay up if I wanted to go home. I almost yelled at him b/c I knew all I had to do was pee then I could go....I could rest at home. The nurse put in a call to Dr R so we had to wait for her to call back. She wanted blood work done before I left so we waited forever for them to come do that. Finally got the ok to go home.
Cheyenne wanted to know why I was in a wheelchair so I had to explain why I was ok but had to be wheeled out of the hospital. I don't know who was more happy to see who, me see the girls or them see me.
I have to say, if you can have robotic surgery have it....I left the hospital in less pain then when I had my gall bladder out.
I didn't eat that day, tried to but it just stuck to my mouth. I did down water all night. Chris and Dakota did good with keeping the girls out of the bedroom so I could sleep.
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