Tuesday Morning........A dreary morning and I have no cigarettes and bronchitis

The weather is pretty much the same as yesterday.  Rainy, cold and dank. 

 

I am about to lose what is left of my mind.  I need to be resting, YES, I know this.  I still have a hacking cough and my head is splitting in two.  My entire body is aching.  But, as horrible as I feel something inside of me is feeling jumpy. 

 

 I’m not smoking.  Before you start saying how wonderful I am………. It’s only because I have no cigarettes.  I am still foolish.  But the good news is I don’t have access to a car. So I guess that I am on a forced “kick the smoking habit!”  It’s probably a good idea.  Don’t you think?  LOL

 

That is unless someone comes to visit and they happen to have a pack of cigarettes.  I never said I was strong.  I can only try.  If I see a cigarette, well only a smoker knows

 

 

what the deal is.  Please no lectures. Fighing one thing at a time, thank you.

 

Well, off to rest!!!  Is that thunder I hear. 

 

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JUST ANOTHER LUPIE NIGHT

I spent the majority of the day sleeping on the couch under the most comfy blanket.  It's rainy and cold here today.

Went to Dr. C. for my regular monthly checkup. 

 I felt okay pretty much.  Tired, achy.  I'm coughing, shortness of breath and my head hurts.  Oh, yeah that doesn't sound much like okay does it?  LOL

                   

I like going to Dr. C.  He is a really great doctor.  And, a really great guy.  He is a talker.  We talked about another doctor who just recently passed away while he was on vacation.  The doctor was 44 years old.  What a shame.  He was a very special doctor.  He will be missed greatly.

We went over the usual stuff.  I am doing well on the CellCept and prednisone that my rheumi has prescribed.  And, that I am very thankful that my Lupus is not as bad as some.  And, that it's only Lupus.  He looked at me funny when I said that.  I know its a chronic illness with no cure in sight.  But when I go get my coumadin levels checked at the hospital the center is right next to the Natlit Cancer Center and it is always a wake up call for me.  I was hacking away during the exam.  He said he heared some rumbling in my lungs which sounds like bronchitis to him.  I'm not coughing anything up.  I had a low grade fever of 101.5 when he took my temperature.  He's afraid with me being on the CellCept that this may turn into something more serious so he prescribed a Z-pack and some promethazine DM syrup.  He also thinks he might be a good idea to increase the prednisone but wants to check with my rheumi first.  He will call me tomorrow if I am to increase it.

I caught this from Gary.  He had a plain head cold which lasted him 2 days.  The poor guy is so upset that he gave this to me.  He came home and cooked dinner and cleaned up the kitchen.  I am going to try to stay up another hour or so and then take my night time meds and get into bed with my new comfy blanket and go to sleep.  Nighty night everyone.

                                            

  Lupus Awareness

LOVE

Colossians 3:12-17

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

We are all the elect of God.......We just need to realize it. (See the Angel losing her halo above.  We are not perfect, only Jesus Christ is.) Am I better than He is?  He forgve me my sins. And, continues to do so every day.   Praying  that you....

SUNDAY EVENING

Good Evening my friends.  It’s been a tiring day.  My niece’s baby shower was lovely.  I was so happy to go.  We had a very nice time.  She was not surprised.  But she received so many nice gifts.  Now girls get everything       they need.  Which is wonderful.  I am tired.  We got lost on the way home.  I always get lost on Route 46 coming back from New Jersey.  Always got lost coming back from that way.  LOL  But we made it home safe and sound.

 

                             Came home and made the “gravy”.  Of course it is Sunday and Gary loves “gravy”  on Sunday.  For those of you who do not know what that is.  It’s tomato sauce with meat balls and loads of meat.  We ate ziti pasta with it.  I made enough to freeze and have it for another 5 or 6 meals

                                  

 

Well, its late and I am off to bed.  Nighty night all my wonderful friends in J-Land!!!

Saturday Six - Episode 34

From:  Patrick's Place

1. Think back to weddings you have attended (other than your own): My High School friend Felice's wedding. What was the nicest part of the one you liked the most? The ceremony

2. What is your favorite color and which room of your home has the most of this color in it?  Green and it's in my kitchen

3. What is your favorite kind of popcorn:
A) Unsalted
B) Buttered
C) Extra Butter
D) Kettle Corn
E) Caramel Corn

4. Take a little time (!!) for a quick inventory of the clocks in your home:  how many do you have and what is the widest difference between any two of them? 12 clocks..........10 are digital .... 2 are regular

5. When was the last time you used a real rotary dial telephone to place a call? Oh no, I can't even remember.

6. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #34 from Shannon:  What is your favorite sport and why? I don't like sports......

SATURDAY MORNING ~~ FEELING FUNKY

I'm tired this morning.  I think it has been all the running around I have done.  Finally, the head cold I have been fighting has reared its ugly head.  My head feels as if it is full of pressure.  Oh well, I don't have anything to do today.  So, I am going to rest on the couch. I can't take any over the counter medications because my doctor said they interact too much with all the prescriptions meds I am currently taking.  So I just have to grin and bare it.  He told me that if it gets really bad to call him.

There is something he figured out too.  When I was in the ER on 9/29 because I was experiencing pain in my left groin area.  They diagnosed me with diverticulitis.  While I was in the ER they had me on IV antibiotics........sent me home with 2 scripts for antibiotics ...... Cipro and Flagyl.  As well as enough pills until I got my prescriptions filled.  My doctor called for ER records for that day.  What they gave me in the IV and the prescriptions had side effects which caused seizures, dizziness, loss of coordination, and confusion.  He knew that about the 2 prescriptions they gave me but wasn't sure what they gave me IV.  He is pretty sure that is what caused what happened to me 3 days later when I was admitted to the hospital with severe confusion, disorientation and what they thought was stroke symptoms.  His exact words were........"Great, they give you these antibiotics.  You come in with this sheet and they give you this.  Amazing!"  All things have a reason.  People were so quick to make judgements.  The hospital staff couldn't come up with what was wrong so they were quick to say I was depressed.  My doctors were guessing.  This doctor was worried.  At every visit since I was discharged from the hosiptal he would go over the facts of that day.  They never called him when I went in to the ER on the 29th, they called my surgeon.  Not until I told him that they gave me those antibiotics the wheels start turning.  Thank you Dr. C for never judging me.  And, thank you to all the others for judging me.  Because it only made me ask more questions and get more answers.

Tomorrow is my niece, Dena's, Baby Shower.  This is something I really want to attend.  Christina will be driving so all I have to do is get dressed and get in the car and then sit in the restaurant. Dena is one of my favorite people.  She is so sweet. 

Thursday Morning

Don't really have much to say this morning.  I'm feeling a little loopy.  This song has been in my had all morning.  I'd like ot share it with you guys.........

Carole King - You've Got A Friend Lyrics

When you're down and troubled And you need some loving care And nothing, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon i will be there To brighten up even your darkest night You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there You've got a friend If the sky above you Grows dark and full of clouds And that old north wind begins to blow Keep your head together And call my name out loud Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend When people can be so cold They'll hurt you and desert you And take your soul if you let them Oh, but don't you let them You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there You've got a friend