Bipolar check in #39

Thinking of you and sending hugs and supportive vibes.

It is heartbreaking to hear of you crying in your bathroom alone.
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bizi

We visited Prague a while ago. Seeing the jewish quarters and cemetery was something else., all of those tombstones on top of each other.
I liked the potato dumplings....we stayed in touristy spots and were there 3 nights. Getting back to the airport from our hotel was a night mere. Our lift driver did not speak any english and kept wanting to drop us off at the wrong location....finally using an english translator on our phones he dropped us off close enough we just walked the way to where we needed to be.
bizi

Ugh I'm too full
Had champagne brunch this am for my daughter's bridal shower, them drove to our church where mum wanted to go to the meatball luncheon. They were just too close together. Was a nice shower.

I remember you went to Prague. Yes, the Jewish section of Prague is a very unique section. Prague has the oldest synagogue and Jewish cemetery in Europe.It's lucky that they were not destroyed during WWII.

There are many types of dumplings made in CZ. Dumplings are called "knedliky" in Czech. There are even different preparations for potato dumplings. If you would like a recipe for the most common type of Czech potato dumplings, just let me know. I have made them a number of times. I believe they do require a special Czech flour to make, but there is a way to make up for that with a product available in most US grocery stores.

Christina Sorry h doesn't understand and your going through all this medical ****.

From what I understand Hitler keep the quarters unharmed because he wanted to make a museum of an extinct race....;(

Thanks for the offer...I will not be eating any potatoes for quite some time. Not on my diet. But thanks for the offer

I've been too busy to slow down enough to actually contribute anything lately. Now here I am, having just made peach cobbler with my son. So I've got a few minutes while it's in the oven baking.

Hello, all. I wish you well. I feel like I'm riding an hypomanic wave. ...and there we go. That's enough news from me.

I hope there is some helpful solution soon, Christina. You don't deserve to be suffering with all of this...and so long.

I am not nearly as happy with the batch I made today compared to the same cookies I made last year. I made them a little differently today. They're more exactly as my mother-in-law described. I'm going back to last year's (my choices). I might even add a little more color to make them more holiday-like. They call for slivered almonds and chopped candied orange peel. I'm going to make them with a combo of sliced almonds, walnuts, the orange peel, and either chopped craisins or chopped candied cherries. Yes, I'm going to make them again sometime this week. I haven't told my hubby that, though.

All of it sounds just so amazing, the different flavors and textures. You put so much time and effort into it

My boss basically texted me this morning asking me to call in sick today. I'm still dealing with this bronchitis crap - and I went to work yesterday and couldn't walk 10 feet without becoming short of breath. My co-workers were concerned that they would have to call a medical emergency cold and admit me to the ER. Tomorrow's probably not looking so good either but I can't really afford to miss this much work. Ugh. The prednisone doesn't seem to be touching it although who knows how bad I'd be without it.

Thanks everyone for the support I am just so stressed.

I am very blessed to have my husband and normally he is always supportive and loving

As for all things medical ??

Our childhoods were much different... his parents simply didn’t believe in going to the doctor, you get cold/bronchitis your body will take care of it. In junior high once my husband had been sick for over 8 months she finally took him to the doctor and was scolded pretty severe about allowing him to be sick for so long he had pneumonia!! He was in a horrible car accident at age 16, someone hit him and his buddies head on. No seatbelts back then, he was lucky but in a lot of pain, he Rome numerous facial bones and his back, his mom gave him a couple days of pain meds and flushed them.

For me .. I was born 3 months premature so I had crappy lungs I weight 2lbs 13 ounces , but dropped to barely 2 lbs. this was back in 1967 so it’s surprising I made it to be honest. I never got a “ cold” it was always bronchitis or pneumonia “ to go along with it I always had ear infections, despite being seen by doctors and given meds I would be sick for weeks and weeks, to be honest my ear drums have ruptured at least 25-30 times each over the years , most recently last year. I have 50% hearing loss in one ear and just over 30 in the others. I had at least 25 sorts of tubes put in . Last pair I was 43-44 years old.

My parents had no choice but at the first sign of anything I was in the car headed to the doctor.

So much husband with his small experience you go to see doctor X and they give you a Med and no tests the med just fixes things.

Well now a days you see a specialist they need testing to determine exactly what’s going on before they just toss a “ cure all” pill.

He got very lucky with his 3 boys , they got sick a couple times a year , there mother know a couple nurses and they would get antibiotics for them. A few random broken hands or arm leg etc they were all in sports.

Now my daughter ... she unfortunately although full term gets sick like me , constant chronic ear infections. She’s also never had a cold it’s always bronchitis etc.

Our GP is willing to treat my husbands neuropathy and emphysema... because he’s doing well on the meds but if he doesn’t respond to an antibiotic etc he will refer him out. But so far he’s been lucky.

After 6 weeks of my junky lungs and doing all the standard things , there was no way to avoid seeing a specialist. The liver issue also.

I do easily get my feelings hurt and I feel like a burden... so when he can’t understand why I need seen by a specialists and having testing I’ll often wind up crying.

We just had a talk about this like 6 or so weeks ago” just ignore me when I freak out figuring how to pay for doctor bills “ we also were dragged to court over a hospital bill of his from 4-5 days ago we could never pay.

But right now ??? I just don’t want to have to “ ignore” the next time this happens I will likely stop and say “ hey ! I know it’s hard to find ways to pay for my Doctors but how about you go stress out in the bathroom so I can sit here in my comfortable chair and cry instead of being on the bathroom floor.”

It seriously would be cheaper for me to just die

Yeah funny how that works!

Hubster is doing well. He’s seeing neurologist next month I think. Last MRI report mentioned new activity but that’s for them to discuss.

The racing mind seems to have calmed for now. I have Seroquel PRN for sleep as needed.

Sorry to hear you’re hurting though. Hope there’s a resolution for that soon.

Much love to you too!

I don’t know what to say right now to help you feel better but it’s not for lack of wanting to help in any way I can. I know you have lots of friends to talk to but I’m here if you ever need me. I humbly don’t think it would be cheaper for you to just die and it definitely would leave the world a sadder, worse off place. I hope things start looking up for you soon. In the meantime, I’m here and I care.

@~Christina know that you are needed and loved by many.
Your life has great value.
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bizi

Can understand about the acid reflux. I don’t even bother laying down, just sit straight up and try to sleep that way. Yeah right. One of the hardest parts is that my nighttime meds can cause it too.

Sorry your husband is giving you grief for the testing.

I do hope you have some resolution soon, and breathe easier.

Thanks

Thanks so much

Thanks so much