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It's that time again! What's happening with you this week?

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751951 tn?1406632863
Yeah, what ren said, Kathy AND everyone else.  Happy birthday(s), belated and otherwise, to those for whom it applies.  I can sure relate to the thoughts of all who are frustrated with the slow process of finding a diagnosis.

Mount Rainier sounds great.  Actually, any cabin anywhere sounds great.

Johnnymutt, you're "wiring panels;" do you mean household electrical service panels?  I need some help here.  PM me.  See below, too.

VBS this week.  Started Sunday, ends tomorrow night.  (Johnnymutt, get that daughter down here!)  Nancy's heading it up, and doing a spectacular job, IMHO.  I've done my level best to foul it up, not learning my lines well for one drama, and forgetting to put the 8 bags of play sand in the Jeep yesterday so I had to fly home to get them while she moved snacks & singing up to allow the crafts to wait until near the end of the program.  What fun.  She's back to work this week, too.

Oh, and her daughter texted last night to say she's having contractions again; she's been to the hospital twice already this week.  Baby #5 for her.  We've been guarding #s 2 & 3; #4 stays with his other grandmother when she's available and his mother isn't.  #1 wanted to spend the week with his stepmom after his dad was busted for trafficking last week, just moments after we picked the boy up from their house.  What a wonderful world.

Healthwise, I am doing great.  Days pass when I am completely symptom free.  No real prospects for a job, though, and the church struggles despite our intense efforts.  I have a few precious folks who believe enough in me and my mission that they help support both, but to call it a living would require a dozen times as many, or more.
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739070 tn?1338603402
It's SO good to see you here on the forum again! You've been missed. Sounds like you are keeping busy. Have a good week Kathy AND everyone else here on the forum.

Ren
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405614 tn?1329144114
Managed to do some shopping today.

Hope to pick up some prescriptions and do other errands tomorrow.

Friday I have my first "telephone visit" for the research study I'm in; should take about 30 minutes.  My Avonex is also being delivered on Friday.

Hoping my annoying mosquito bite from Saturday's BBQ will stop being so annoying soon!  Others are fading, but the one on my ankle is an itchy pain!

Hmm, should call and make appointment for my dental cleaning, thanks Mike.

Hope you all are staying cool, avoiding tornados, thunderstorms, tar balls, etc.  

Kathy
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1140169 tn?1370185076
Heading to the dentist today for cleaning and check up and to discuss my TN symptoms.

Fun times!

Mike
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1207048 tn?1282174304
Quix~ Have a fun time with Lulu! Pay no attention to the Jess-shaped luggage in your backseat :-P

JJ- Happy 25th anniversary of your 21st birthday :-)

Sounds like a lot of us have crazy weeks this week!

I have my LP on Friday afternoon. I'm trying not to think about it too much. Mostly because I'm resigned that it will be negative. This whole process has just been a pain in the butt, and I'm about at the end of my patience with it.

It has been really warm here lately, so I've been staying indoors most the time. Today it is only going to get up to 70, so I shut the A/C off and opened windows. It's going to be back in the mid-to upper-80's in the next couple days, so I'll enjoy the fresh air while I can.

I'm spending a lot of time on my school work. I've figured out I stink at note taking...in that I take *way* too many notes. I'm trying to get ahead before Friday (in case I get the spinal headache and can't do schoolwork for a few days) but with the kids home I'm just not getting ahead. I'm barely keeping on schedule :-(

In other news: my sunburn from Sunday at the water park has faded to a lovely shade of crimson LOL :-)

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!
~Jess

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198419 tn?1360242356
Hectic for me. Work at work, and home. My daughter's 17th b-day today and trips to and from the airport for family members.  I hope this is the weak the heat breaks. 100 in the shade is ridiculous and I'm tired of it! lol

-Shell
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911669 tn?1294099188
Hi all,

Nothing too much this week.  Husband was working out of town yesterday in New York, so I watched a movie.

Today, I am just trying to work (homebased medical transcriptionist), but cannot get motivated.......

bye....

terri
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359574 tn?1328360424
To the PCP this afternoon to see if she's happy with how the generic replacement for one of my BP meds is doing its job.  I had tried to go down to one medicine, but that didn't work, so she added the new one by phone.  Even though it's generic, it's still over $60 a month.  The two generics together total $90+ on my new QHDHP.

I haven't taken my own BP or got on the scale since.  I am quite certain one of those numbers is going to be disappointing.  My meager weight loss hadn't allowed me to get by on one drug, so I got a what the heck attitude about it.  Sigh.  Maybe the "don't look at the digital readout on the scale" method of denial will keep my embarrassment about the weight from affecting the blood pressure.  If the nurse doesn't tell me what it is.  Of course, if I have to say "don't tell me," that will start the whole blushing/pressure raising bit anyway.  Must begin the slow breathing and meditating thing as soon as I hit the front door of the building.
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1218873 tn?1300091216
Oh I have a fun week, not! (teenageage daughter language, whoops just remembered she is infact 20)

Monday Neuro- pychology appointment. We shall see if I am completely mad.
Wednesday week back to Dr, who says I have RSD to tell him the neuro completley dismissed this idea. Oh and the Gabapentin ain't doing nothing.

What FUN uh!
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it is well in triple digit heat here so i'm hibernating.

i made it back to the gym a few weeks ago working my way up to ~45min-1hr mild weight work out.

i eventually hit a brick wall and down for the count so i'm enjoying this while it lasts.

go view some pretty girls one late nite would be nice.
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934553 tn?1275274379
This week is full but I too wish I was going to Ranier. Grew up in Olympia and have not seen it in years. I have finals this week, then two nighs in the ER (working not as a patient) then my neice is getting married on saturday........RAAAAIIIIINNNNEEEERRRR
BEEEEEERRRRRR I will never forget that commercial.
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987762 tn?1671273328
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Today's my birthday, and i forgot (lol) I knew it was soon but lost what day of the week we where at. So now i've got to try and remember that i'm now 46 and i've just got use to saying i'm 45, ROFL!

I vacuumed DS bedroom and lost my legs for a few days, still dealing with wobbly wobbly legs and no energy but will have to pull a rabbit out of my hat because it seems everyone is coming over for dinner, not good if the birthday girl is still in her jarmies lol

Nothing else is happening, still need to get DS ready for his assessment tests in a few weeks, still having trouble writing an essay, by the time he gets in his mind what he wants to write he's out of time. Open to any tips, tricks or magic potions to get him there in time?!

Hope everyone has a good week!

Cheers...JJ
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667078 tn?1316000935
I am finishing two paintings for my gallery by Wednesday.

Tuesday night MS Support Group I missed last month because of my surgery.

The NC Senate is passing the joint ADA resolution sometime this week. Polly and I hope to be there and meet some of the lawmakers.

I hope to either ride my friend's horse or have a riding lesson at the Dressage place this week. I need exercise I have gained my ten pounds back.

Finish planting our herb garden so far we have lavender. We also have a vegetable garden and a medicinal garden.

I hope everyone has a good week.

Alex

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1318483 tn?1318347182

Frank-

Hereeeee I am!  lol

Why, you want company watching the weeds grow?  Your place or mine?  I got em too!  lol

Addi
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Oh, I used to go to Mt Rainier all the time when I lived there. We would camp near Paradise. And on the other side of the mountain near the White River.  Have fun!
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I'm going to the urologist on Wed (just a check up). And I'm going with my older brother on Thurs to the hospital for his lymph gland biopsy to see if he has Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
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559187 tn?1330782856
...Heck, I'll skip whatever appointment I supposibly have this week and head out West to meet up you guys (Lu and Quix) in the mountains.  Have lots of fun.
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559187 tn?1330782856
I know I have an appointment this week, but don't know with who or what day.  It helps to write stuff down when you have really terrible short-term memory.    Maybe it will come to me BEFORE the appointment so I don't get a "no show" fee. Then again, it might serve me right.  :)
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1045086 tn?1332126422
Had neuro appt today.  I still have to process how I feel about it.  (hint: he told me, "You look good, great in fact.")

Have PCP appt tomorrow.  Dr. Jill always brings me back to positive thoughts.

Need to get that new laptop out of the box.  It's been sitting there for a couple of weeks now.  Pretty soon it will go obsolete before use.

FYI:  I too played in Mt. Ranier snow in July.  Tell Lulu to enjoy herself.  She's only missing more heat and humidity in Ohio.

Mary

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Neuro, this morning.  Results of nerve conduction study.

And for the rest of the week - Nothing!  First time in months.  My to do list is backed up to about 2002, so I guess I'll spend the rest of the week sitting around thinking of things to add to it. LOL.

Realy, I'll spend alot of time in the garden watching the weeds grow.  (real exciting life I have here.......Hey Addi, you there?

Frank
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1253197 tn?1331209110
No hospital appointments but a busy week with all sorts of other appointments for either the kids or me (new hair highllights..hooray my roots need serious attention!!)

My wonderful 82 year old godmother is staying "to look after me as my hubbie has just gone back to Afghanistan" and she is an example of how to stay well and keep going. She had breast cancer last year and has been thorugh many other health concerns and  has such aposiitive approach to laugh and she laughs forever! Laughter is a great tonic.

My sister is also coming to stay this week so that will be fun and for the rest of the time life is just about managiing having my three teenage kids home (although one is now 20) and feeding them etc etc...many of you with larger families know all about it.

Enough blathering on..have a great week everyone.

Love Sarah xxxx

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1318483 tn?1318347182
Oooops!  Good luck with MRI today Johnny!
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1318483 tn?1318347182

I have first counseling session today...first speech therapy session tomorrow and pcp appointment on Wednesday.

I am completely and utterly available for SUNDAY (hint hint).  Does it count that I have NEVER been there?  I have bungee cords!  If Dennis is in the car and ren is the hood ornament, then I can just be bungeed to the roof!

Quix and Lulu, have a great time!!  And, RF - good luck with new doc!!

Addi
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1312898 tn?1314568133
I too have a super exciting week planned.  I have my first appointment with my new PCP here in Ann Arbor.  I am hoping that we hit it off right away.  She is from the University of Michigan, so that's a good thing.

That's about it, I don't have plans for the long weekend.  I am thinking about buying some fabric and making new pillows though.   Exciting huh"

I always live on the edge:-)

lois
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