December 11, 2008
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Adjustments Abound
Good morning all. I hope this finds you all doing well today.
I’ll start with what little news I have first. I talked to Mom yesterday after Dad’s appointment. He has two herniated discs, C7 & T1. For now the doctor does not think that surgery is the next step. They think their best first option is a steroid shot. They will have to go to a pain specialist for this. They will see how that works for him and if it does well then he will also start a physical therapy program. If it doesn’t, then I imagine that surgery is the next step. So, Mom sounded good when I talked to her and Dad sounded pretty good in the background (making his calls). I just want him to feel better and not temporarily.
So, in my last blog I said I was going to become one with the couch. I lied. I became one with the bed. I felt so bad, I can only imagine it was from the syrup I had to drink, that I just wanted to lay down. I had the physical discomfort of being punched in the stomach and being nauseous as well. Not fun. I got in bed at 11:00 and stayed there until 5:30 this morning (obviously I got up for this and that, but I didn’t return to the couch). When Tancy got home she was a sweet heart and warmed up left overs for us, which we had in bed. Then we watched Dexter, good episode and a bit more TV and we were asleep just after 7:00. We were both awake at 11:00, Tancy had a coughing fit. I was awake for about an hour before I managed to go back to sleep. Then I was awake again at 3:33, I had been asleep for nearly 8 hours total and my body was telling me to get up… I didn’t listen. I dozed off and on till I finally got up at 5:30. My back bothered me all night, I had alot of trouble getting comfortable.
Today is Tancy’s last day of training. She will have a three day weekend and then start nights on Monday night. That will certainly be an adjustment. But we have lots of adjustments coming, not just the obvious with shift work and a baby on the way, but I feel like there’s something else out there just waiting to show itself… there’s more coming that I can’t quite figure out at this point. We shall see.
Hopefully I will manage to wrap presents today. I really need to get that done. Otherwise I’ll be handing out presents in Wal-Mart bags… not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I like wrapped presents. I especially like having presents under the tree and right now there are none. I think I can manage that today, since I slept so much last night… I don’t really have much else on my list of things to do today.
Ok kids. I am going to call my Mom and check in with her this morning and then see what I can get into! I hope you all have a fabulous day today. Sending out all the positive energy and thoughts I can muster to all of you.
Love to all!
