10/14/18, Sunday

Good Morning All

Start of the working week for me - we got back from the farm last night. And guess who is coming down with the head cold her mum had while I nursed her after surgery. UGGGG At the moment its been sore throat and aches - Im hoping doesnt develop into cough - as Mum now has an infection and is on antibotics. I dont have time to be sick - she is scheduled for second cataract surgery on 10/22 and will be staying with us again.

Up early and hopped on the scale expecting to see it up again (it would have been well deserved with my eating the past week!) down 0.66lb to 169.62 so sitting pretty much bang on where my body seems to have settled

Have a Doctors appointment this morning to discuss quite a few things - put it off whilst my director was away as it was too busy. She has recalled me to have a follow up ultrasound for large cyst on ovary - I have given it a LOT of thought and due to female issues (adenomyosis & cysts) and family cancer history I am going to discuss a hysterectomy. As my SIL who is a high end nurse said - if you have a bad tenant best to evict it. See what she says. The joys of getting older

On an exciting note, we had our leave approved and I have booked our flight to LA next September - will be coming over for a month - Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Fran and Lake Tahoe. Its an early 50th present for me from my DH and my Mum. Feeling very spoilt. Using Flyer points for the flights so working out well

Food today isnt fully planned with the exception of Pork steak and salad for dinner. We have a stunning 82 today before 3 days of rain but the weekend will be lovely - so Im up early to get the washing all done and out on the line

Enjoy the rest of your evening :)

Shirley

When I was 42, I had a baseball sized cyst and was undergoing surgery to have that ovary removed. The surgeon also asked me to authorize a hysterectomy if he found additional pathology. When I awoke in recovery, the nurse leaned over and said, there was no cancer, but the doctor did have to perform a complete hysterectomy. Even in my doped up state I thought, yessssss and good riddance. (I had stage 4 endometriosis). My aunt said I was like Diana the moon goddess, running free without the monthly pain to slow me down. :) It served it's purpose growing my 2 children, but since then it did nothing but torture me, and I haven't missed it for a second.

This weekend has been a mixed bag. On the plus side: quiet Friday night at home, which I was craving. Slept in both days, felt delicious, out to dinner and to the Opera with friends (saw La Rodine, it was lovely), and going to a play tonight with dh.

Neutral: food has been okay, not alarming or out of control, but hit and miss as far as being good nutrition/fuel for the body.

On the negative side: dear son's (college age) first real love broke up with him suddenly on Friday night. (He says he had no idea and didn't see it coming). He tells he is very sad, it sucks, he thinks he is okay... No one escapes this kind of pain, and he'll survive, but I'd rather go through it myself, than watch him suffer. One of my favorite parent quotes: To decide to be a parent, is to decide to have your heart walking around outside your body for the rest of your life. So true.