Ladies,

We are waiting on the surgeon and the heart doctor to make a decision on when my husband can have his surgery. The surgeon called me last night and said that from the position of the stones and the damage from the inflamed gallbladder, he doesn't think he can do it by laproscopy so they are doing the huge abdominal cut and he said that the kidney surgeon is going to do some kind of thing  without cutting through DH's side. They don't think he can be out for too long so instead of one working and moving over, they are going to work side-by-side with two groups of scrub people...he said they have done this before and it is simply to get in and out and wake him up.  Also, they are doing a liver biopsy while he is out.  You know, he has battled prostate cancer and colon cancer for years and even though his last colonoscopy didn't find any cancerous things in his colon, the oncologists looked at the scans and other tests results and DH's liver has some large nodules on it that they think may be cancer so they are going to biopsy those. I am not telling my husband until we know because he would be so worried and already his heart rate is off the chart.

Our general practioner is such a good young man and he called me before the surgeon called and we talked and he gave me his phone number and said to call him after I talked to the surgeon, which I did. He told me not to worry because my lab results are back and things are not great for me.  I have to go back tomorrow and get some more lab test done.  I reminded him about my WLS and he said that we need to start doing the iron infusions and B12 shots again.  But also he said my thyroid is doing strange things.  Well, we are getting old so things do break, right?

Okay, my graduate student is here and she is in a panic about her dissertation...let me go see what's up with her.

Ladies, keep your fingers crossed for my DH...but whatever we face, he and I will do it like we always have, leaning on each other.  Last night he said, I hate having surgery because I don't want you to have to take care of me and I said, hell, you lean on me; I lean on you...if the time should come, we'll lean on each other and prop each other up...we are in this together and for always.  He cannot have cancer again...

Good Morning Trish!

Does sound like you have had yet another busy week...always alot going on with you. Glad your mom settled down after her initial shock of being left behind...by her own choice...lol! Enjoy your visit with your grandson.

Well I need to vent...just have you ladies listen...

I had an awful day at work yesterday on my afternoon run. They allowed two kids on the van who were already carrying on. These two continued their cussing, threatening, screaming, turning the radio up and down, etc. for an hour. I could have returned them to the hospital, but I have learned that only creates more chaos and anger among the problem kids as well as whining from the kids who just want to get home. So I kept trying to drive despite the ongoing distractions.

I was so tense and frustrated my focus was off and I backed into a mailbox after dropping someone off! I was like SO done at this point. The distracted driving causing me to become a nervous wreck is just not worth it. So I finished my run, called my boss and after telling her what happened told her I was amending my notice to an immediate resignation. She was understandably not happy!

I feel bad bc I have never left a job without proper notice, but I just feel too frazzled to drive safely. I don't want to risk having an accident or getting another ticket.

So that is my sad tale for the day!

You ladies chat on

What a wild week.  

My sister arrived last Wednesday.  At first Mom said she didn't want to go.  Then, she said she did.  So, Eileen got her a ticket, then she said she wasn't going.  Eileen made arrangements with my sis-in-law, Kathy for Mom to stay with her.  Mom thought she'd get to stay at Eileen's, alone.  The night before Eileen flew here, she took Mom over to Kathy's for dinner, and left her there, and Mom was not happy about that.  But, it turns out that Kathy had my nephew, Neil, stay there also, and Mom did very well once she got over the shock that Eileen left her there.

Izzy was in a play on Friday and Saturday.  Friday, Eileen and I watched the boys, so Colleen and Trent could volunteer at the play.  Then, We all went Saturday.  Sunday, they all went out, and I rested my leg.

I will catch up on all the posts later.  Frankie is here, and we are watching Paw Patrol, his favorite show.

Must scoot.

Hugs,

Trish

I need to be busy too.  I have to stay active and engaged or the blue funk descends on me.  But I need to exercise more than I do.  I've been walking for a week now and I'm appalled at how out of shape I am.  I have wobbly knees and jelly thighs!  But I tell y'all right now:  I am NOT going to be a fat old woman with bad knees!  I am not going to let that be my destiny.  I may have stiff joints and arthritic hands but I am not going to let myself give up.  I say we fight the good fight, sistas!  Let's encourage one another every day.  Proud to belong to this group of amazing women!

Good afternoon Jeannie and everyone.....

It is wonderful that you have managed to set up a morning yoga group.

How you do all that and do all the other jobs you have to so is amazing to me!! Where do you get the energy from? How do you do yoga in pain?I can get down on the floor but I sure can't exercise. Getting up  is even more of a challenge!! Good for you....you are awesome!!!! 

It is good that you are going to try to have some fun time sewing.

 I need too go spilled coffee on keyboard...HELP!!!!!!