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99% OT - what's been going on...
Well, Senior Week and HS graduation have been and gone. I really didn't see
much of DS all week. He's been traveling with his pack of male buddies and one of them has a house that seems to accommodate large numbers; that poor mother. Nightly "sleepovers" and feeds them too. I feed 3 of them along with my usual 4 and the table was empty. And they mostly cleaned up after themselves too. So, DS is now officially a HS graduate and I really didn't realize it was a rite of passage for me too. Don't think I've picked up a needle for days except to replace a button...that is definitely a plan for the later part of today. Cheryl |
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On 6/14/2010 6:56 AM, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
So, DS is now officially a HS graduate and I really didn't realize it was a rite of passage for me too. It definitely is a rite of passage for you, as well. You'll be standing on sand for awhile - shaky ground - as you transition from mom of a child to mom of an adult. Each has its own rules and rewards, but it's a very different country! sue -- Susan Hartman |
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On 6/14/10 6:56 AM, in article ,
"Cheryl Isaak" wrote: Well, Senior Week and HS graduation have been and gone. I really didn't see much of DS all week. He's been traveling with his pack of male buddies and one of them has a house that seems to accommodate large numbers; that poor mother. Nightly "sleepovers" and feeds them too. I feed 3 of them along with my usual 4 and the table was empty. And they mostly cleaned up after themselves too. Good kids - cleaned their plates, and the table. So, DS is now officially a HS graduate and I really didn't realize it was a rite of passage for me too. But a good one - isn't it? Don't think I've picked up a needle for days except to replace a button...that is definitely a plan for the later part of today. Cheryl So, did you get your needle picked up, dear? Personally, mine are practically rusting from lack of use. However, I think that I'm finally finding time, motivation, and energy to get back to it. On the topic - it's more deciding which of the 3 things that must be done now to pick up for the NOW NOW! But, at least in a bizarre it's almost good way - my mngr has only scheduled me to work 4 hours next week - and the 4 that was this morning - so hope springs eternal that things will get done. Now for the OT what's going on.....as I likely whined about months ago, I fell at work (stupid part time job) and hurt my knee and ankle. Complication being that the affected ankle has a congenital deformity (and has endured lots of significant and complex surgeries such that a normal orthopedic surgeon won't deal with it but instead says "go to Dr. X, the ultra specialist in foot/ankle"). No big deal - so I think 'cause it didn't seem toooo bad. However with the wonders of worker's comp, it took a month before I saw an orthopedist, who told me (after the MRI) that I'd torn my meniscus in a few places, and had a post-tibial tendon tear. So....do PT, it's be better in a few months, and stay off work for a couple of weeks. Which with PT was extended for a couple of more weeks - which the HR person at corporate then interceded saying I'd be on a stool at work not on my feet, so I went back to work (big mistake) for a couple of weeks in mid-April - which was 3 weeks after the doc saw me. Which then led to me seeing the doc again, who then in Mid-May said take 2 more weeks off, then I was supposed to go back 2 weeks ago and finally got scheduled this week. Whew. In the meantime, been doing my PT, and working on getting less fluffy - hah. Plus our new gym opened so I've met with the personal trainer and started other exercise routine (not to hurt injury). While this is going on, we noticed the perpetual swelling of my knee, and intermittent of ankle. The therapist expressed concern that there is "something going on there" and PT isn't taking care of it. With much correspondence and talking to insurance companies, I finally get an apptmt for an "Independent Medical Exam" - to which I am legally entitled, and the comp adjuster tells me I have to pay, then it goes thru some system. My insurance co- an amazingly nice and seemingly competent person figures this out and agrees that I can do this, and that while they may reject the claim and forward it to the state/worker's comp - if it's not paid then my personal insurance will make the claim primary and pay. OK. So..... I go for the IME yesterday. The doctor (in group I do see) is at the least astonished that the treating ortho hasn't scoped me knee. To be precise - he sticks the MRI up and says "hey, right away I see 3 big tears in your meniscus, and there are likely more if we look for a bit." Continuing with "doesn't matter if you weigh 105 pounds or more - it's not going to heal like this, and you have to get it scoped - 20 minutes - and then do PT. It's silly to be doing PT now - you have to get this fixed. OK! So, he's going to right a note to the treating guy, and then fill out some myriad amount of papers. He was shocked 'cause if it had been scoped right away, then 6 wks therapy I'd have been back to work 2 months ago. For the ankle - ugh - he said that's about how much pain I'm willing to deal with on a regular basis, and that he hadn't done this surgery in years - but that even with a comp case, it would have to be referred to a specialist, and couldn't be done until the knee is fixed. Okie dokie. So, after work today - home & taking pix of my grotesquely swollen ankle and knee. Ugh - no break at work - though it's fun working with this particular morning crew. So, that's what's been going on here .... Ah, what else - as my body has decided I'm at least 192. My hematologist (saw him on Mon, DH tagged along) has expressed concern that perhaps my rare anemia has gotten a bit more complicated. In that while I seem to have some RBC now (5 wks post being "pumped up") - evidently my iron levels are still so low that if it drops just a tiny bit, another pump-up. So, hmmm - he's a bit perplexed and we're hoping it doesn't mean that my bone marrow is crapping out - confusion abounds. But, OTOH, if it just means spending a day every 6-8 weeks being pumped up -well, so it goes. He did say I could exercise, etc - as long as the iron doesn't drop 1 more point - woo hoo. It's so much fun to be a medical puzzle. Did let me explain what happens with anemia to the god daughter who has been erratic about taking her supplements 'cause she's too busy, doesn't get good info from the college med folks, etc (understandably as she was a very busy junior at MIT this past season). Anyhow - sorry for whining....but I think my general discomfort has somehow interfered with my stitching. Stitching usually makes me feel good - but things just seem to be interfering. Hope everyone else is having a good start to summer. Good thing - daylilies look FABULOUS! Hooray and thanks to Cheryl. Ellice |
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"Ellice K." wrote in message ... On 6/14/10 6:56 AM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak" wrote: Well, Senior Week and HS graduation have been and gone. I really didn't see much of DS all week. He's been traveling with his pack of male buddies and one of them has a house that seems to accommodate large numbers; that poor mother. Nightly "sleepovers" and feeds them too. I feed 3 of them along with my usual 4 and the table was empty. And they mostly cleaned up after themselves too. Good kids - cleaned their plates, and the table. So, DS is now officially a HS graduate and I really didn't realize it was a rite of passage for me too. But a good one - isn't it? Don't think I've picked up a needle for days except to replace a button...that is definitely a plan for the later part of today. Cheryl So, did you get your needle picked up, dear? Personally, mine are practically rusting from lack of use. However, I think that I'm finally finding time, motivation, and energy to get back to it. On the topic - it's more deciding which of the 3 things that must be done now to pick up for the NOW NOW! But, at least in a bizarre it's almost good way - my mngr has only scheduled me to work 4 hours next week - and the 4 that was this morning - so hope springs eternal that things will get done. Now for the OT what's going on.....as I likely whined about months ago, I fell at work (stupid part time job) and hurt my knee and ankle. Complication being that the affected ankle has a congenital deformity (and has endured lots of significant and complex surgeries such that a normal orthopedic surgeon won't deal with it but instead says "go to Dr. X, the ultra specialist in foot/ankle"). No big deal - so I think 'cause it didn't seem toooo bad. However with the wonders of worker's comp, it took a month before I saw an orthopedist, who told me (after the MRI) that I'd torn my meniscus in a few places, and had a post-tibial tendon tear. So....do PT, it's be better in a few months, and stay off work for a couple of weeks. Which with PT was extended for a couple of more weeks - which the HR person at corporate then interceded saying I'd be on a stool at work not on my feet, so I went back to work (big mistake) for a couple of weeks in mid-April - which was 3 weeks after the doc saw me. Which then led to me seeing the doc again, who then in Mid-May said take 2 more weeks off, then I was supposed to go back 2 weeks ago and finally got scheduled this week. Whew. In the meantime, been doing my PT, and working on getting less fluffy - hah. Plus our new gym opened so I've met with the personal trainer and started other exercise routine (not to hurt injury). While this is going on, we noticed the perpetual swelling of my knee, and intermittent of ankle. The therapist expressed concern that there is "something going on there" and PT isn't taking care of it. With much correspondence and talking to insurance companies, I finally get an apptmt for an "Independent Medical Exam" - to which I am legally entitled, and the comp adjuster tells me I have to pay, then it goes thru some system. My insurance co- an amazingly nice and seemingly competent person figures this out and agrees that I can do this, and that while they may reject the claim and forward it to the state/worker's comp - if it's not paid then my personal insurance will make the claim primary and pay. OK. So..... I go for the IME yesterday. The doctor (in group I do see) is at the least astonished that the treating ortho hasn't scoped me knee. To be precise - he sticks the MRI up and says "hey, right away I see 3 big tears in your meniscus, and there are likely more if we look for a bit." Continuing with "doesn't matter if you weigh 105 pounds or more - it's not going to heal like this, and you have to get it scoped - 20 minutes - and then do PT. It's silly to be doing PT now - you have to get this fixed. OK! So, he's going to right a note to the treating guy, and then fill out some myriad amount of papers. He was shocked 'cause if it had been scoped right away, then 6 wks therapy I'd have been back to work 2 months ago. For the ankle - ugh - he said that's about how much pain I'm willing to deal with on a regular basis, and that he hadn't done this surgery in years - but that even with a comp case, it would have to be referred to a specialist, and couldn't be done until the knee is fixed. Okie dokie. So, after work today - home & taking pix of my grotesquely swollen ankle and knee. Ugh - no break at work - though it's fun working with this particular morning crew. So, that's what's been going on here .... Ah, what else - as my body has decided I'm at least 192. My hematologist (saw him on Mon, DH tagged along) has expressed concern that perhaps my rare anemia has gotten a bit more complicated. In that while I seem to have some RBC now (5 wks post being "pumped up") - evidently my iron levels are still so low that if it drops just a tiny bit, another pump-up. So, hmmm - he's a bit perplexed and we're hoping it doesn't mean that my bone marrow is crapping out - confusion abounds. But, OTOH, if it just means spending a day every 6-8 weeks being pumped up -well, so it goes. He did say I could exercise, etc - as long as the iron doesn't drop 1 more point - woo hoo. It's so much fun to be a medical puzzle. Did let me explain what happens with anemia to the god daughter who has been erratic about taking her supplements 'cause she's too busy, doesn't get good info from the college med folks, etc (understandably as she was a very busy junior at MIT this past season). Anyhow - sorry for whining....but I think my general discomfort has somehow interfered with my stitching. Stitching usually makes me feel good - but things just seem to be interfering. Hope everyone else is having a good start to summer. Good thing - daylilies look FABULOUS! Hooray and thanks to Cheryl. Ellice Oh my---I do hope all of this, or at least some of this, can be resolved soon. It doesn't sound like you're having a lot of fun/. Just to make you smile--Does it always have to take a half hour to rip out the stitches you put in the night before in 15 or 20 minutes?? That's what happened to me today. My question of the day is--Why is it easier to make a mistake then to do it right the first time? lol Lucille |
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On 6/17/10 4:25 PM, in article ,
"Lucille" wrote: "Ellice K." wrote in message ... On 6/14/10 6:56 AM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak" wrote: *snip* So, DS is now officially a HS graduate and I really didn't realize it was a rite of passage for me too. But a good one - isn't it? Don't think I've picked up a needle for days except to replace a button...that is definitely a plan for the later part of today. Cheryl *big snip* Anyhow - sorry for whining....but I think my general discomfort has somehow interfered with my stitching. Stitching usually makes me feel good - but things just seem to be interfering. Hope everyone else is having a good start to summer. Good thing - daylilies look FABULOUS! Hooray and thanks to Cheryl. Ellice Oh my---I do hope all of this, or at least some of this, can be resolved soon. It doesn't sound like you're having a lot of fun/. Well, fun wouldn't be the word - OTOH, I've actually been in a pretty happy mood - don't know why. Maybe it's the "happy idiot" syndrome... Just to make you smile--Does it always have to take a half hour to rip out the stitches you put in the night before in 15 or 20 minutes?? That's what happened to me today. Hmmm - sounds like something one of us should graph up! Sadly true - must be 'cause you put them in soooo well - even if the wrong place, color, stitch - etc. My question of the day is--Why is it easier to make a mistake then to do it right the first time? lol Lucille Who knows - the fun of just flowing along doing it makes things just go and seem easier, fixing - never so easy - or fun. No rationale. Well, applied for another job today - would be part time working with the electoral board - so I'm hoping it works. I know the crew, and have had a great time being a precinct (huge precinct) chief - so we'll see. Would be better than being running around at the coffee place. In the meantime - things progress on the big girl front - though I'm having to answer more questions about my so suspect background - not really - it's just dragging along, but truly I do have to answer more questions. Just in case the 3 interviews, and sworn to 73 page statement wasn't enough. Now I'm re-answering 3 questions - and asked to send them the correspondence which I had received - that would be easier for the reviewers to get than me. The fun never ends. Ellice |
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On Jun 17, 5:01�pm, "Ellice K." wrote:
On 6/17/10 4:25 PM, in article , "Lucille" wrote: "Ellice K." wrote in message ... On 6/14/10 6:56 AM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak" wrote: *snip* So, DS is now officially a HS graduate and I really didn't realize it was a rite of passage for me too. But a good one - isn't it? Don't think I've picked up a needle for days except to replace a button...that is definitely a plan for the later part of today. Cheryl *big snip* Anyhow - sorry for whining....but I think my general discomfort has somehow interfered with my stitching. �Stitching usually makes me feel good - but things just seem to be interfering. Hope everyone else is having a good start to summer. �Good thing - daylilies look FABULOUS! �Hooray and thanks to Cheryl. Ellice Oh my---I do hope all of this, or at least some of this, can be resolved soon. � It doesn't sound like you're having a lot of fun/. Well, fun wouldn't be the word - OTOH, I've actually been in a pretty happy mood - don't know why. �Maybe it's the "happy idiot" syndrome... Just to make you smile--Does it always have to take a half hour to rip out the stitches you put in the night before in 15 or 20 minutes?? � That's what happened to me today. Hmmm - sounds like something one of us should graph up! �Sadly true - must be 'cause you put them in soooo well - even if the wrong place, color, stitch - etc. � My question of the day is--Why is it easier to make a mistake then to do it right the first time? � lol Lucille Who knows - the fun of just flowing along doing it makes things just go and seem easier, fixing - never so easy - or fun. �No rationale. I think the last frogging is why I haven't picked up "Fractals" in days. I DO want to get page 2 done so I can take a break and do something small. Instead I've read, caught up on the last DVD from Netflix, scrubbed the back porch, and, oh, keep thinking about what to wear to my 40th!!!!! high school reunion this Sat. Nancy |
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On Jun 18, 10:35*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 6/17/10 8:11 PM, in article , "Nancy" wrote: On Jun 17, 5:01?pm, "Ellice K." wrote: On 6/17/10 4:25 PM, in article , "Lucille" wrote: "Ellice K." wrote in message ... On 6/14/10 6:56 AM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak" wrote: *snip* So, DS is now officially a HS graduate and I really didn't realize it was a rite of passage for me too. But a good one - isn't it? Don't think I've picked up a needle for days except to replace a button...that is definitely a plan for the later part of today. Cheryl *big snip* Anyhow - sorry for whining....but I think my general discomfort has somehow interfered with my stitching. ?Stitching usually makes me feel good - but things just seem to be interfering. Hope everyone else is having a good start to summer. ?Good thing - daylilies look FABULOUS! ?Hooray and thanks to Cheryl. Ellice Oh my---I do hope all of this, or at least some of this, can be resolved soon. ? It doesn't sound like you're having a lot of fun/. Well, fun wouldn't be the word - OTOH, I've actually been in a pretty happy mood - don't know why. ?Maybe it's the "happy idiot" syndrome... Just to make you smile--Does it always have to take a half hour to rip out the stitches you put in the night before in 15 or 20 minutes?? ? That's what happened to me today. Hmmm - sounds like something one of us should graph up! ?Sadly true - must be 'cause you put them in soooo well - even if the wrong place, color, stitch - etc. ? My question of the day is--Why is it easier to make a mistake then to do it right the first time? ? lol Lucille Who knows - the fun of just flowing along doing it makes things just go and seem easier, fixing - never so easy - or fun. ?No rationale. I think the last frogging is why I haven't picked up "Fractals" in days. I DO want to get page 2 done so I can take a break and do something small. Instead I've read, caught up on the last DVD from Netflix, scrubbed the back porch, and, oh, keep thinking about what to wear to my 40th!!!!! high school reunion this Sat. Nancy Nancy - have you got a Cold Water Creek nearby - go shop there and you can wear it for ages to come. Cheryl Got one...in fact one in the mall I was in Tues and another in the mall I was in Wed. My problem....only 5'1 and short waisted. Found a lovely dress on sale at Nordstrom on Tues but hit all the spots wrong. I've got a fallback skirt with a silk sweater...only it's supposed to be 90 on Sat... Doesn't help a lot of browns and black which look horrible on me. I'll try again this afternoon. Nancy |
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:33:28 -0700 (PDT), Nancy
wrote: Got one...in fact one in the mall I was in Tues and another in the mall I was in Wed. My problem....only 5'1 and short waisted. Found a lovely dress on sale at Nordstrom on Tues but hit all the spots wrong. I've got a fallback skirt with a silk sweater...only it's supposed to be 90 on Sat... Doesn't help a lot of browns and black which look horrible on me. I'll try again this afternoon. Nancy Totally sympathize about clothes shopping. But you can stand next to me and feel tall. Sara 4'9" |
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