[Nammu]

Just popping in to recommend a laugh out loud book. It's my way to deal with reality, a funny book really helps me. I'm weird that way, I love spreading literacy though laughter. Try it, take a funny book on an airplane and I guarantee people will be asking you for the name of the book! Anyway it's an older book 2013 named Dogtripping by David Rosenfelt. He has a dry self deprecating sense of humor that I like. He and his wife have 25 rescue dogs that they need to move from California to Maine, they do it in 5 days with 11 volunteers and 3 RVs he's sort of a Samuel Clemens wanna be in his style. One warning though, he does talk about losing pets to cancer and old age plus the shelter systems but in a gentle loving way. There's an excerpt available free online you should be able to find it by Googleing "Dogtripping "

Hugs to all whom are having a tough time.

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by Nammu

Just popping in to recommend a laugh out loud book. It's my way to deal with reality, a funny book really helps me. I'm weird that way, I love spreading literacy though laughter. Try it, take a funny book on an airplane and I guarantee people will be asking you for the name of the book! Anyway it's an older book 2013 named Dogtripping by David Rosenfelt. He has a dry self deprecating sense of humor that I like. He and his wife have 25 rescue dogs that they need to move from California to Maine, they do it in 5 days with 11 volunteers and 3 RVs he's sort of a Samuel Clemens wanna be in his style. One warning though, he does talk about losing pets to cancer and old age plus the shelter systems but in a gentle loving way. There's an excerpt available free online you should be able to find it by Googleing "Dogtripping "

Hugs to all whom are having a tough time.

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like fun!

WC

[TheSeaCat]

Hello everyone long day for me; went to work realized I was down to my last few pills for all of my medication; called the pharmacy I plan on switching to with the whole insurance changed on the first of this year and guess what with my poaching of the doc they can't accept the refills since he is not in network with the insurance yet and he also isn't tied to our clinic and since my old employer sent me a letter stating I was terminated as a patient; I am really glad I work with docs and PA's because it could have been very bad and I could have been without my meds for a week.

M was like you aren't on any controlled I can write you two weeks worth on your psych meds and when you see the pdoc they can write for the rest, he gave me a full three months on my birth control; since that along with my psych meds I can't go without. Well I could I would just be missing a ton of work due to my PMDD. I was glad I didn't have to have an awkward convo with another PA and be like yeah my Seroquel is really just for depression. My Cardio and new dentist might believe that lie but I doubt someone I work with will believe that not to mention M's current supervising physician signed off on all my meds as well; my boss said it was cool given the situation; just never ever do that again; which next month he should be practicing by the time I need my meds so it was very much a one and done situation.

I also saw my new dentist who was like fresh out of dental school; and fyi Lower Molars suck a freaking lot compared to that Top Molar I had pulled last year; and he wants to pull the other two as well; my left lower molar is partially erupted and partially impacted and the top upper molar is wrapped around another molar and he said both of those are going to suck; so at least he's honest that it's going to suck; but better than those two causing me future pain; I'm 24; according to him the should have been taken out long ago. At least he doesn't think it's bad enough to send me to an Oral Surgeon; I mad appointment for not next Friday but the Friday after to get rid of the other Lower since that one is going to be the worst according to him and it will be nice having Saturday and Sunday to heal before going back on Monday; I'm not missing work because of Wisdumb Teeth. I also had to call my Cardiologist since my blood pressure was slightly elevated and my heart rate was in the range of oh crap you should probably go to the Emergency Room; nope let me call the Cardiologist and tell you that's sort of normal; he felt better after that; sorry I'm far from average. I am also on a weeks worth of just in case antibiotics and Anaprox; which is prescription strength Aleve which is his favorite after extractions; I guess it's better than him telling me Tylenol.

I get to see the Cardiologist and his girlfriend tomorrow to see if the medication is working; which after today I'm pretty sure he's going to be changing something; I feel so bad being the thorn in his side; sorry dude this doesn't work either well I can at least exercise on it so that's a plus that I'm not winded at the gym or walking to someone's office. My Fitbit is also constantly monitoring my heart rate and the lowest it has been is 115; it was 110 while I slept the past two nights; so still not anywhere close to where he would like my heart rate; so another med change.

I also go next Wednesday to see the Psych PA; I'm nervous but at the same time I'm excited to get someones opinion other than my therapist; and possible Bipolar from my doc; he's sold on Anxiety and the PTSD but he constantly questions the Bipolar since my Seroquel is at such a low dose and I'm functionally stable.

I also got my nails redone after having that tooth ripped out; figured I deserved something that made me happy after having a weird and painful day.

Hugs to everyone

[Sunflower123]

I am just bone deep exhausted tonight. I need to be up by 4-5 tomorrow to get everything done for the relatives coming in so I’ll head to bed soon. Laughter helps. M needs to find a class before tomorrow morning and everything is full at this late date so I suggested nude sculpting 101. Yes, I know...not appropriate but we both just howled and she felt better.

Warm wishes and hugs to all.

[pirilin]

I saw my friend. Mission accomplished. He's recuperating just fine.
I hope The Superior Power keeps looking kindly upon him.

It took me four days to recuperate from the trip. But I'm back.
Even if I cheated and went on Adderall for the trip.
The comedown lasted two days. No depression. Hydroxycut Extreme works too.

The bad situation was coming back.
My GPS now has three routes. I didn't pay attention.
The first one was the worse. Of course, I took the first.

Hundred and fifty miles of two lane roads.
In little pieces of three to nine miles.
The only long stretch was SR 17. For 89 miles.
I never touched I-75. That glorious highway that runs thru the west of Florida.

First, it was drizziling. Then a super fog.
Hooker braved as good as it could with the stupid LED lights I hung up to her.
My high beam is a strong low beam. No real high beam.
Visibility sometimes was ten feet. All surrunded by fog. Inside and out.
A convertible is not hermetically sealed like a regular car.
So it was fog wonderland. Everywhere.

Went thru two toll boths. Almost ended up in Lakeland.
Then twist and shout. Almost all the way.
I called La Bruja begging her to get me out of that hell.
So impotent. So desperate. I've never felt like that. Ever.
Had to turn off the radio for fear of hitting something and not hear it.
All the time thinking,upon arrival, to throw away the keys in the canal, and never drive again.

The difference in time was three lousy minutes!!.
Something Hooker would have made more than enough in the big, beautiful I-75.
I'm double checking my GPS from now on. Never again.

My friend will never know. He deserves more than that.

Cheers.

[Nammu]

Sounds like a horrible car drive pirilin

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by pirilin

I saw my friend. Mission accomplished. He's recuperating just fine.

I hope The Superior Power keeps looking kindly upon him.


It took me four days to recuperate from the trip. But I'm back.

Even if I cheated and went on Adderall for the trip.

The comedown lasted two days. No depression. Hydroxycut Extreme works too.


The bad situation was coming back.

My GPS now has three routes. I didn't pay attention.

The first one was the worse. Of course, I took the first.


Hundred and fifty miles of two lane roads.

In little pieces of three to nine miles.

The only long stretch was SR 17. For 89 miles.

I never touched I-75. That glorious highway that runs thru the west of Florida.


First, it was drizziling. Then a super fog.

Hooker braved as good as it could with the stupid LED lights I hung up to her.

My high beam is a strong low beam. No real high beam.

Visibility sometimes was ten feet. All surrunded by fog. Inside and out.

A convertible is not hermetically sealed like a regular car.

So it was fog wonderland. Everywhere.


Went thru two toll boths. Almost ended up in Lakeland.

Then twist and shout. Almost all the way.

I called La Bruja begging her to get me out of that hell.

So impotent. So desperate. I've never felt like that. Ever.

Had to turn off the radio for fear of hitting something and not hear it.

All the time thinking,upon arrival, to throw away the keys in the canal, and never drive again.


The difference in time was three lousy minutes!!.

Something Hooker would have made more than enough in the big, beautiful I-75.

I'm double checking my GPS from now on. Never again.


My friend will never know. He deserves more than that.


Cheers.

My SIL lives in Lakeland and I was from Tampa Bay Area , the roads SUCK !

I was glad to get back home after the holidays !

I’m sure it meant a lot to your friend

[Miss Laura]

I'm feeling good but can't shift the tiredness and sheer shatteredness. Today I was meant to see my Support Worker whom I've not seen in a month but she has had to cancel. Kinda gutted. But hopefully see her next week.

Got to do jury duty AGAIN. 4th time I have been called. This is ridiculous. It's on 14th Feb grrrr!!!

[Aurelius710]

Mixed bag today. On the plus side: it's my birthday. Working day, unfortunately, but I've got a couple of movies ready to watch when I get home. Old school detective movies (and shows) like "The Thin Man" and "Decoy" and "Father Brown."

Other question will be if I can last until tomorrow without going to urgent care. Doctor took some blood tests and found out my body was reacting to an infection of some kind. What kind? Nobody knows, considering the only symptoms I'm displaying are allergy related congestion and extreme exhaustion. Hopefully, the crapload of supplements I bought will act as a crutch until I make my appointment tomorrow afternoon.

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Aurelius710

Mixed bag today. On the plus side: it's my birthday. Working day, unfortunately, but I've got a couple of movies ready to watch when I get home. Old school detective movies (and shows) like "The Thin Man" and "Decoy" and "Father Brown."

Other question will be if I can last until tomorrow without going to urgent care. Doctor took some blood tests and found out my body was reacting to an infection of some kind. What kind? Nobody knows, considering the only symptoms I'm displaying are allergy related congestion and extreme exhaustion. Hopefully, the crapload of supplements I bought will act as a crutch until I make my appointment tomorrow afternoon.

Happy birthday!!! I hope you have a wonderful day and can make it comfortably until tomorrow without going to urgent care.

Originally Posted by Aurelius710

Mixed bag today. On the plus side: it's my birthday. Working day, unfortunately, but I've got a couple of movies ready to watch when I get home. Old school detective movies (and shows) like "The Thin Man" and "Decoy" and "Father Brown."

Other question will be if I can last until tomorrow without going to urgent care. Doctor took some blood tests and found out my body was reacting to an infection of some kind. What kind? Nobody knows, considering the only symptoms I'm displaying are allergy related congestion and extreme exhaustion. Hopefully, the crapload of supplements I bought will act as a crutch until I make my appointment tomorrow afternoon.

Happy birthday, Aurelius! I hope you enjoy your movies. Please do take care and go to urgent care if you need to. It's not good to take chances with infections. It's good to nip them by the bud asap.

My dad was released the same day from the hospital yesterday. He has a bad blood clot in his leg. He has had similar before, but his leg swelled up more than ever and he got to the point where he couldn't walk on it and felt dizzy with heavy breathing. No one confirmed this, but I believe his dizziness and heavy breathing were panic related. Anyway, they checked that the blood clot wasn't elsewhere too (like in his lungs) and it wasn't. He is now taking a blood thinner and told not to drink. I don't know if he won't drink. If he doesn't, I worry he'll have withdrawal.

My psychiatrist raised my Seroquel XR by a little yesterday. I always seem to eventually head back towards 600 mg. I had reduced this med from 600 mg to 500 mg on my own maybe 5 weeks ago. I told my psychiatrist I did that. He let it stay, but scolded me for not discussing it with him, at least by phone. I felt great from that reduction for a while, but lately there have been some occasional yellow flags popping up.

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by BirdDancer

My dad was released the same day from the hospital yesterday. He has a bad blood clot in his leg. He has had similar before, but his leg swelled up more than ever and he got to the point where he couldn't walk on it and felt dizzy with heavy breathing. No one confirmed this, but I believe his dizziness and heavy breathing were panic related. Anyway, they checked that the blood clot wasn't elsewhere too (like in his lungs) and it wasn't. He is now taking a blood thinner and told not to drink. I don't know if he won't drink. If he doesn't, I worry he'll have withdrawal.

My psychiatrist raised my Seroquel XR by a little yesterday. I always seem to eventually head back towards 600 mg. I had reduced this med from 600 mg to 500 mg on my own maybe 5 weeks ago. I told my psychiatrist I did that. He let it stay, but scolded me for not discussing it with him, at least by phone. I felt great from that reduction for a while, but lately there have been some occasional yellow flags popping up.

I’m glad your dad is ok. Blood clots are scary things.

I hope your med increase goes well. I occasionally increase or decrease my meds but it’s almost always in line with what my pdoc was thinking. He has mentioned I like to play doctor

Happy Birthday, Aurelius!!

[hopeless2015]

Happy birthday Aurelius!!

[Scooter9]

Originally Posted by Aurelius710

Mixed bag today. On the plus side: it's my birthday. Working day, unfortunately, but I've got a couple of movies ready to watch when I get home. Old school detective movies (and shows) like "The Thin Man" and "Decoy" and "Father Brown."


Other question will be if I can last until tomorrow without going to urgent care. Doctor took some blood tests and found out my body was reacting to an infection of some kind. What kind? Nobody knows, considering the only symptoms I'm displaying are allergy related congestion and extreme exhaustion. Hopefully, the crapload of supplements I bought will act as a crutch until I make my appointment tomorrow afternoon.

Happy Birthday Aurelius!

[Amethyst_Stargazer]

I took my meds today and I'm feeling a lot better than I was yesterday. Last night I was crying because I keep having sleep problems. Anytime I try to sleep and rest, I simply can't do it. I'm going to try to drink more tea more and try to stay away from caffeine.

[Nammu]

Happy birthday Aurelius!

Just returned from my a uncle's funeral. Boy haven't seen my cousins in ages. We're so old!

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by BirdDancer

My dad was released the same day from the hospital yesterday. He has a bad blood clot in his leg. He has had similar before, but his leg swelled up more than ever and he got to the point where he couldn't walk on it and felt dizzy with heavy breathing. No one confirmed this, but I believe his dizziness and heavy breathing were panic related. Anyway, they checked that the blood clot wasn't elsewhere too (like in his lungs) and it wasn't. He is now taking a blood thinner and told not to drink. I don't know if he won't drink. If he doesn't, I worry he'll have withdrawal.

My psychiatrist raised my Seroquel XR by a little yesterday. I always seem to eventually head back towards 600 mg. I had reduced this med from 600 mg to 500 mg on my own maybe 5 weeks ago. I told my psychiatrist I did that. He let it stay, but scolded me for not discussing it with him, at least by phone. I felt great from that reduction for a while, but lately there have been some occasional yellow flags popping up.

I am glad to read your dad is okay!
I realize you have additional concerns. I guess time will tell if he continues to drink or not and whether he goes into withdrawal. I'd be concerned about withdrawal, too. Do you think his Primary Care doc might help him with withdrawal symptoms by prescribing the types of meds that are used in detox centers? Does he have access to a detox facility if he wants/needs one? Just a thought. (One time my brother went through alcohol withdrawal in my home; his doc gave me the meds and the instructions for helping him through the detox.)

I hope your dad will, somehow, make choices for a healthier lifestyle.

Alcoholism runs in my family and I realize it can take a huge toll on everyone.

Thinking of you.

WC

[Sunflower123]

My relatives picked up mom to take her out to eat and to spend the night at their hotel and my brother is asleep...locked in his room. I’m free as a bird! The world is my oyster! One minor misstep. I started out at the Red Lobster and thoroughly enjoyed their four course meal and raspberry tea that was on special. I ran a few errands and then got so sleepy on all that good food that I’m now at home in comfortable clothes watching Die Hard and thinking of catching up on my sleep (like going to bed by 6:00). Yep...I’m a high flier!

Warm wishes to all and hugs to those that are struggling.

[Wild Coyote]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AURELIUS!!!

I hope you have had a good day!

WC

[Wild Coyote]

Am trying to respond to posts. Have been reading.

The past 2 days have been very difficult. Feel like I am slipping into a paralyzing depression. My pdoc added Wellbutrin at a low dose, for starters. I am having difficulty tolerating it, along with my other meds.

I feel like pain, fatigue, depression have ruined my life. It's been over 30 years, with so much lost. I think I could have prevented some of the losses if I was not so impaired when they were occurring.

This all affects my H and stresses our marriage. He is a very compassionate person. Yet, how much is anyone supposed to endure?

He has a BPII diagnosis, too. Yet, he is very stable and functions extremely well. I am lucky to have him in my life; yet, feel very badly because my illnesses have such a huge negative impact upon his life, too.

I feel like my illnesses are progressing. I don't have a lot of hope right now.

I hope to respond to more posts later on today.

Love to All!

WC

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

I am just bone deep exhausted tonight. I need to be up by 4-5 tomorrow to get everything done for the relatives coming in so I’ll head to bed soon. Laughter helps. M needs to find a class before tomorrow morning and everything is full at this late date so I suggested nude sculpting 101. Yes, I know...not appropriate but we both just howled and she felt better.

Warm wishes and hugs to all.

I hope things are going well today!
I am glad you have been laughing, it's great medicine!
I'd laughed at Nude Sculpting 101, too!

I bet you do a great job with company; yet, am sorry you have this added responsibility in addition to all you do for others every day.

I hope things work out well for M!

Thinking of you!

WC

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Wild Coyote

Am trying to respond to posts. Have been reading.

The past 2 days have been very difficult. Feel like I am slipping into a paralyzing depression. My pdoc added Wellbutrin at a low dose, for starters. I am having difficulty tolerating it, along with my other meds.

I feel like pain, fatigue, depression have ruined my life. It's been over 30 years, with so much lost. I think I could have prevented some of the losses if I was not so impaired when they were occurring.

This all affects my H and stresses our marriage. He is a very compassionate person. Yet, how much is anyone supposed to endure?

He has a BPII diagnosis, too. Yet, he is very stable and functions extremely well. I am lucky to have him in my life; yet, feel very badly because my illnesses have such a huge negative impact upon his life, too.

I feel like my illnesses are progressing. I don't have a lot of hope right now.

I hope to respond to more posts later on today.

Love to All!

WC

I sincerely never want to step on your toes...I think the world of you and then some but you might be feeling so badly right now that you are discounting what you bring to the table. I know we only see a slice of you but you are so uplifting and supportive and kind. There is also everything you push yourself to do for your household. He’s lucky too.

I have hope for you and prayers as well. Thinking of you.

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by Amethyst_Stargazer

I took my meds today and I'm feeling a lot better than I was yesterday. Last night I was crying because I keep having sleep problems. Anytime I try to sleep and rest, I simply can't do it. I'm going to try to drink more tea more and try to stay away from caffeine.

I am glad you are feeling better!
I'd had a meltdown yesterday, too. Cried for many hours.
Insomnia is no fun. I hope you can get some decent sleep soon.

WC