Monday, July 27, 2020

Weight 122.2, so dropping back down some. I would like it starting with 120, but it may take 2 weeks to work off last week, LOL.

Yesterday I did very little other than baby my knee and back though I did sit on the pond beach for a bit. They are better but not gone. Geez, I wish I was 20-30 again (for more than just healing injuries)!

This morning I am meeting the new tall guy for coffee. This afternoon I am having lunch on the harbor with my two favorite ladies from our support group. One's DH has been in the same memory care facility since December and the other is moving her husband there at the end of next week. Supporting one another through all these stages has been really helpful.

And next week, DS and I are going to visit friends who live on a lake in NH for a couple of days. It is one of my favorite peaceful places where one wakes up in the morning listening to the loons on the lake. I haven't been there for a few years because DH couldn't manage it so I have really missed it. The husband of this couple is a childhood friend of DH who along with one other have been part of our "family" since I met them.

Have a safe and healthy day!

Heading to the lake sounds lovely. I'm glad your DS can accompany you also. Those friends who become our chosen family are truly treasures.

The mystery box in the freezer that said do not open: macaroons!! We were watching The Great on Hulu and there's a scene where Katherine the Great brings macaroons to the Russian soldiers fighting on front line. I joked I would join up if if meant someone would bring me macaroons. DD remembered, and ordered some for my birthday. I just had 2 with my tea. So delicious!

One of my friends who is an attorney in Minneapolis gave me the names of two personal injury firms he would recommend if I want to pursue the class action for Ranitidine. I will contact them after I meet with the oncologist tomorrow. There are some studies that show a significant increase in breast cancer for people who used ranitidine. This makes me feel really sad. For some reason, it is easier for me to think that cancer is arbitrary, that this is bad luck that needs to be confronted and dealt with. But maybe it was quite preventable, we just didn't know about the carcinogens in Ranitidine until this year.

We talked about going out tonight to dine on a patio to celebrate my birthday. Instead I think we will do take out and eat on our own patio.

Looks to be a beautiful day. The weather this summer has been stellar.

Nice gift from DD! Macaroons are great treats.

Crap. I've been taking ranitidine often recently. My gastro told me to go ahead and take it since I need it. I'm maxed out on omeprazole. No end for acid reducers anytime soon. I'm pretty confident it's from VSG and the worst side effect. I did have an endoscopy and colonscopy 6 months ago. Nada. So my gastro was of the opinion that I need to keep the acid at bay to avoid scarring my esophagus.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I understand some are now converting to RnY for this reason but I just cannot see doing that.

My doctor switched me to generic Pepcid when Ratitidine was recalled.

Good Morning All, Another cool start but no rain thankfully. Everything feels soggy..... matches my mood well !

Went and collected 2 cubic metres of wood last night after work in the rain. Hard work with a mask on. Those things make it much harder to breathe when you are working hard physically! Left the wood in the trailer so that will be tonights task. To unload and stack in the newly washed wood storage area. Nothing else planned for today. I may go and take some meals to the Autistic Guy I help look out for. I text him last week and hes not coping so well with second lockdown but at least he replied to me. Doesnt want to see anyone but I figured this would be a conversation starter if I left a bunch of home cooked frozen meals on his doorstep then called him to go get them once I have left. I also have both his deceased parents wedding rings here - been keeping them for safety for many years. I think it might be a good time to give them back to him. Might help for him to have something very personal from his parents close right now. Hard to know what to do when you cant physically go and give guidance and comfort.....

Trying to eat out of the freezer - so dinner is leftover Roast Goat slices, Rice Pilaf and a salad.

We are now 3 weeks into our second lockdown and things are getting far worse not better. Yesterday we had an all time high of 532 cases and a further 6 deaths. The virus has spread like wildfire within our aged care homes and the bulk of our deaths are the old darlings. They simply cant fight it and it breaks my heart. I cry virtually every nigh****ching the news. And the next minute Im fuming through the tears at the selfish asshats that refuse to follow the wear a mask rule and are proudly filming themselves belittling the retail staff who dare to in their words "try to stifle their rights" I dont consider myself a violent person at all but I swear I might have have slapped that women had it been me. What is it going to take for some people to just see common sense and start thinking of others. Seems impossible. Feeling like many others very fatigued as there isnt much of an end in sight. At this stage there is no way we will come out of restriction at the 6 week mark and may well go into harder restrictions.

Liz - Glad your knee is feeling better. Knee pain is no fun at all. Enjoy the coffee

DD- Happy Birthday :) Hope you continue to have a wonderful day and know your beautiful family will spoil you

I best go start my dreary day. Hello to all who follow

S

Greetings All

Another drivelly day. Slept late, watched tv, played internet games, went to the studio and grocery store, back home in time for a nap. I feel guilty as so far my worst inconvenience of the pandemic is lack of entertainment. Others have it really bad and I feel for them.

DH is showing signs of stress from the pandemic. He has purchased a large variety of masks of all sorts - more than we could ever use - in addition to sanitizing gadgets. He feeds the dogs a zillion times a day and wonders why they don't want to eat dinner. He reads too much horrid news off the internet. I wish I could get him to the pool but no dice.

Liz we love hearing your dating adventures. Hope to hear about the tall guy.

Shirley roasted goat! Sounds good. I have friends who used to roast a goat every summer at a party they called "Goat Fest". But not this summer. They got stuck in Hawaii during pandemic and are still there. Yeah the covid gets the older people - all deaths here have been people over 90. I just can't figure out why this nation cannot do better testing. South Korea has the technology. Couldn't we, oh I don't know, just buy it???

Yikes I did not know ranatadine was nasty. I took it pre vsg but had hernia repaired during procedure and no issues since. It seems counter intuitive that the RNY has less reflux issues than VSG but who knows.

Well the sweet peas are fading and making seeds. I wonder if I should dead head them to get them to bloom more. First world problems.

Later all. Diane S

Had my hair done today. It's not allowed, but we were masked the whole time and she and her husband both tested negative over 2 weeks ago after her son had it. I feel a little guilty, but given it's not a salon with people coming and going, it doesn't feel much different than eating at a restaurant with a friend outdoors, where you're even unmasked part of the time. Look at me rationalizing my root coverage...

Can't say I have anything interesting to share. I need to grocery shop, but it sounds so unappealing. And I feel a bit guilty doing delivery making a stranger shop for me and be indoors for me when I'm perfectly able.

Lazy is my theme for the day. I'm even too lazy to think about dinner...