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Boobs and age. Boobs and weight loss. Sigh. I remember when they were not so troublesome, and could be stored in cute little lacy things, without the level of hydraulics currently required. Yes, gravity is the law.
Peps, what a long and frustrating day while you waited and worried. Of course they needed to keep you closely informed. Where they expecting your father to understand the test results? I hope your Dad is having a more comfortable day today. And yeah on moving forward with the RV.
CC, yuck to the not Fair life protein shake. Can you buy just plain fair life milk? 2 cups is 26 grams of protein. I would rather drink that. Or doctor up the other shake by blending it up with ice and some fruit.
Diane sounds like you celebrated DH well, and all is good at your house except for the lack of Saltines. I too enjoy their basic nature (not everything has to be improved), but find it frustrating how fast they go stale once the package is opened, especially in humid weather.
The jazz club concert was pleasing, and the trio performing played many of the songs we've come to expect from them. We've attended probably 9 or 10 of their shows, so I guess we are fans.
This morning we went to the St. Paul farmer's market and bought all the fixings for Ratatouille. The chopping will commence shortly. We also made a swing through the Pagan Fall Festival. Lots of stands to buy crystals, get a tarot card reading. Some interesting crafts. One woman had a shop selling long sweaters she pieced together using recycled sweaters. Kind of quilt like. They were gorgeous and expensive, but justifiably so. It must involve hours and hours of work. Not curious enough about tarot readings to pay $40. I chatted with a hypnotherapist for a bit. That's the first time anybody had ever piqued my interest in trying hypnosis. I took her card, but to be honest, I'll probably not pursue it.
The weather here is lovely, although unseasonably cool. It was 59 degrees when we left the house this morning. By the time we returned, it was sunny and 71. The sun still has a lot of power. It's cold in the shade and warm in the sun.
Some friends invited us to go with them to a winery tomorrow where they have a membership. Should be similar weather, so I think it will be a lovely Sunday afternoon.
Gotcha! Glad they did the complete work up! Yeah, communication is so important too!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
on 9/7/24 2:06 pm
The wind has finally stopped, but it's in the 50s. Feels like fall! I ran to the store for dinner fixin's and walked the dog.
I can't get the Fairlife shakes around here without a 3 hour round trip drive or ordering from Costco and they would arrive not long before I leave. So Premier it is until I go home. Blech.
Liz, Sedona has packrats that destroy car wiring with alarming frequency. Knock on wood, I've not seen them around my house thankfully.
It's a low news day here. Hope you all are well!
Greetings all
It's a foggy saturday here. I made a quick store trip for onions and a couple of things needed for chili which I will start shortly. It will be fairly healthy with 95% lean beef and tomatoes and beans and onions. Our big game is at 4;30 with a very intense rivalry. CU vs NU. CC note that the tailgaters in Lincoln at the game are making barbecued buffalo meat! LOL. Nothing like that here though buffalo meat is good.
Peps what a frightful night with your dad. Yes I am sure he got good care but it would have been nice if they talked to you. ER workers are spread pretty thin but communication seems like part of care. Hope your dad is doing better and that you get some rest.
Yep Liz, I get the boob issues. Mine seem to be larger and more low hanging than even when I weighed more. As DH says "gravity; it's the law". My best solution to the "slip out" issue is a camisole with a sort of built in shelf bra. Got mine from Coldwater Creek. Hope you find a fix.
Paula sorry the winery was not so hot. Greasy pizza - no thanks. Let us know how the Quest chips are.
DH birthday cake was good. It was very light and fluffy and delicately flavored. So not a load of fake lemon flavor. Will do that again for sure.
We are watching the Iowa/ Iowa State football game. There is a high rise children's hospital overlooking the stadium and they have a tradition at the end of the first quarter all the players stop and everyone in the stadium waves to the kids in the hospital who wave back. Sweet.
One thing the hippie health food store does not have is ordinary saltine crackers. So I had to get some kind with sea salt and organically grown wheat. Hard to find anything there that has gluten in it. Just want plain crackers; not rice flower almond things at three times the price.
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on 9/7/24 1:17 pm
That feels like a crucial part of "care" - making sure the people responsible for him when he leaves know what's going on.
The level of care was a-okay! He had blood work, chest x ray, CT scan, Brain MRI, EKG, and ultra sound of carotid arteries. That was not the issue. It was the lack of communication of results to the living breathing person (me) attending to my dad.
It wasn't the care he received. That was fine, even great, all things considered. It was the lack of humanity and interest in keeping me informed.
on 9/7/24 1:05 pm
I'm so sorry about your dad and the care he received! How fortunate he is to have you to advocate for him.
166.7. Fatigue and food disinterest back full force after Thursday night injection.
Winery and band was only okay last night. Pizza was a bit too greasy for me. I ate 2 small pieces. Was able to see some people that I went to church with many years ago. None of them recognized me at first.
Today has mostly been a lazy day. Did a little grocery shopping and started the chicken chili for tonight. Bought the taco Quest chips to try with the chili. I like to scoop my chili with chips!
Glad you have been able to bring in DH's new decade with lots of celebrations Liz! Good luck with keeping the girls in line with the wedding dress. I recently bought those Cakes brand covers and they seem to work well so far. Need to wear with a fitted outfit though and yours sounds like it might not be so fitted anymore!
Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday! Sunny but cool here, hence the chili for dinner!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
- Sorry to hear about your Dad and the poor quality care he received. Hopefully he had the proper testing (a CT at the least). His symptoms certainly sounded like a stroke or TIA. Hopefully you can rest up some today!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
