Thursday Roll Call
Hello everyone
Lately we have had such wonderful weather. It's been great...great walking weather. I have been walking everyday day at work. Still can't get another person to join us though. It's like they are allergic to exercise...and it's not even exercise. It's just a nice walk.
This is a little TMI (I'm sorry Randy). For birth control I use something called Nuva Ring. For those not familiar it's a small ring that you insert and leave in for 3 weeks and take out and a week later you put in a new one. It was nice no worries about taking a daily pill. Well I have built up a severe intolerance to it. I didn't realize it at the time but now looking back I realize. I kept getting what I thought were yeast infections. No matter what I did...including taking a daily probiotic. These irritations would reoccur. Well for the last couple of weeks I have been getting increasingly more irritated. I realized it was the ring and made an appointment with my gyno to switch my birth control. The last couple of days have been getting really bad. So I thought maybe if I treated it like a yeast infection the symptoms would subside. Then last night around 12 I was awaken out of a sound sleep with a searing burning pain (it was so bad I thought about going to the ER). My immediate response was to hop in the shower and clean the monistat off...thinking that was the source of the burning. Then it occurred to me take the ring out!!! I did and the feeling was almost immediate. Right away the intenseness died down. Within 2 hours the pain all but went away. I'm still pretty sore...but the pain is gone. Can you believe it!!! All that from a little plastic device!!!! I of course now have to call and see if I can get an emergency appointment. And the sudden drop of hormones is going to cause me to get my period soon....I just had it a week ago. Ugh!!! You know at this moment menapause isn't sounding so bad.... Anyway, I am so allergic to everything I swear!!! I am so glad I didn't get the IUD. I guess I will get on the pill and spent a good deal of my sleepless night researching what pill I want. I do not leave it up to them to tell me. No, no my friend. I tell them what method I want....granted the ring didn't work out, but only because I'm allergic. Otherwise, it was the best birth control and would recommend to anyone. To be honest I would do the Essure (it's like getting your tubes tied but better) but even with insurance it would cost me $1400!!!!
So today...I am going to work but I might be going off to my gyno. Hopefully I can get this all ironed out. After I find out if I can see the doctor I will plan my day accordingly. The reason...if I'm going to be out that way I want to shop at Meijer and Trader Joes...LOL!!!
So what are you all up to???
Well time to get ready for work....have a great day all...bye
Repost from yesterday afternoon.
I have slept most of the day and am pretty sure I had some internal bleeding. Hopefully that will self resolve and I will not end up in the hospital again. I bought some new New Balance walking shoes yesterday and walked half a mile this morning before trouble hit and going back to bed. I also broke an arm on my glasses this morning. Great day in the morning!!!
Today:
It will take another day before I know if the bleeding has stopped. Sleeping five hours yesterday during the day only had me up until 11:15 and I slept until 6:45 this morning. I had dreams though of the blood staining my clothing and having to explain to my Mom I would stay home from school to was them, then my sister and I were taking care of our father who was sometimes our father and sometimes not, I got news yesterday from my sister that one of our childhood neighbors died, he was in his 90s, there were dreams of an intersection flooding and Dad, not the real one filing a report for damages but the only damages were that two pieces of chocolate cake had to be eaten to keep them from getting wet and yet I had to explain to the city guy how an intersection could flood, there was a brief flash at the covered walkway to my grade K classroom, another neighbor was accusing the not real Dad of taking her milkshakes even though he, the real Dad, installed her carpet for her free. Then Cheryl woke me up and I had to ask what day it is.
Randy
So you have been forgiven?
Randy,
I hate when I have weird dreams. I got these chigger bites all over my legs and I dreamed my bed was filled with fleas and they were sucking the blood out of me! I woke up itchy and sweaty. I also woke G up and made him turn on the lights because i really believed there were bugs in our bed. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
Feel better, Friend. You have had a rough summer and I know the new cooler season will be a good one for you.
Prayers and blessings,
{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}
Sharon
Crystal,
It's sounds like toxic shock syndrome. DO NOT PUT THAT THING BACK IN!!!!!!!! Or you may have developed an allergy to the ring.
When I was a fertile myrtle I used the IUD. In the "old" days the IUD was just a piece of copper and no meds. I loved that thing. I NEVER had a problem. I used that form of BC for 20 years and was fine. Nowadays I heard the IUD also has some meds attached that are hormonal. I would not be able to use that. The hormones made me depressed. I never took the pill for that reason. Would Chris consider a vasectomy?
PS...so happy for Chris's new opportunity. Tell him that G and I said Congrats.
Hugs,
Sharon
Sharon- After what happened I am afraid to put a foriegn object inside of me. I initially wanted the copper IUD but even with my insurance it would cost $698 (my insurance is crap). Now with this experience I feel like I would be gambling. If it doesn't work out and I can't tolerate the IUD either than I lose $698!!! Yikes!!! I talked to the doctor about it and she said I should be fine unless I have a copper allergy...I said well with me you never know. Not to mention what am I allergic to with Nuva Ring that caused such a reaction. I honestly think it wasn't an "allergic" reaction...as much as I think my body can't tolerate something sitting up there for a long period of time. Kind of like it was rejecting it. So unless someone can convince me what I experience with the Nuva ring wasn't an issue with rejection...than I am never getting an IUD.
So after talking to the doctor she put me on Lo Loestrin Fe...it's the lowest dose hormone pill on the market. I can't get any lower than this. So I am hopeful I will be happy with this. This is even a lower dose than the ring. With the ring I had no side effects (other than the recent one) like weight gain, acne, mood swings, spotting between periods...in fact my face cleared up and my periods got shorter and lighter!!! So I am hoping this will be more of the same.
Oh and I did ask Chris his feelings on vasectomies....and I was shocked that he was against it. Seeing that he is in the medical field. I would expect a more educated response. But I guess I can't expect the guy to be perfect in every way.
Sharon- ya when I brought it up Chris's response was....I don't want to be castrated. I said....you act like they're coming after you with an ax. He said...no different than surgical castration, the outcome is the same. So I said... you don't seem to have a problem with me getting fixed. And he said...I'm not asking you to. So that's where we are on that subject...LOL.
I would never force a man or resent him for not getting one. I really don't mind getting the Essure procedure done. It's just a matter of affording it.
Good Morning,
Crystal, I am sorry that you are having such trouble with your ring. I am so glad to be past that part of my life.
I am glad that Chris found a better job.
Sharon, how did the interview go?
Randy, all kidding aside, those type of dreams are scary. Hubert sometimes has to wake me up because I am screaming in my sleep.
Yesterday was scary. I got to work, and no one was waiting to get in. The parking lot was almost empty. I almost called my boss to see if I was in the right place. What is unusual, is that the first week is usually jammed packed. People are usually waiting from 6 a.m. or so, so they can be the first to get help. Next week, the word should be out, and we will be busy.(I am only working 3 days a week this year).
Today, I have some errands to run, and a house to clean up.
Dawn, your tractor pull pictures looked great.
Connie, enjoy your knitting.
Nancy, You have a short week too.
Hugs,
Lisa 
Hello IL Friends,
I hate to start a thread like this but, "I am miffed". I had the interview and they loved me. They loved me so much that they told me they wanted to offer me the job. It is managing a surgical clinic at Silver Cross. The problem is they offered me 1/3 the pay I made at my last job. They would not even negotiate. The head hunter told me that the current job market is competitive and pays are still plunging. What the heck???? How are people to live? The staff is large and the job is big. If I accept this, I will be making less than I did 15 years ago. The upside it is 5 minutes from my house. I told them I had to think about it. They called me this morning and want me to come back on Friday now for another discussion. I dont know why we cant discuss this on the phone. If I take it I will have to keep looking. If I do that than I will be leaving them after they have spent time training me in this position. I hate to do that. I am going to have to pray about this one.
I got to see the babies yesterday. We fed the ducks and geese at the park. Then the flock followed us to the play-ground. It was so cute. We felt like the pied piper. Today I am going to my daughters house to bake Zwetschgedatsci. A german plum cake. It is a bavarian cake that my mom always made in September when the italian plums come out.Since we use yeast, it is more like a sweet bread. It's hard because I dont have a recipe and use my hands to feel the dough. I dont use measurements.
Well my pretties, I am off to conquer the day. I am hoping the sun makes n appearance.
Hugs,
Sharon
