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I've had some bad news...going to be absent a little while
8 years ago
First of all, we are alive, all of us. The old house hasn't sold yet, but it will and we can afford both but I'd really like it sold by Christmas. The new house is awesome! I injured my knee moving heavy furniture up the stairs, but it is...healing ish.
I've dropped off the face of the earth for a reason, unfortunately and it wasn't just "I was so busy, etec, etec!"
Soon after my move, we found out that my mom (healthy, young, fit, veganish, rarely drinks, never smoked) has lung cancer. Like the really nasty stuff that kills half it's victims in 6 months. It was literally found by accident. She had a test done to take a picture of her heart for a baseline for later since we have a strong streak of heart disease in the family. It has been an agonizing wait and test and wait some more.
And doctor appointments, and me trying to keep up the minimum in school and working full time learning a very complex new job. I'm saving other people and I just want to save her.
We finally had some good news and that although the tumor is very large, it is a single tumor, stage 1 (which almost never ever happens). It is a very serious surgery in a very...bleedy area of the body. But it is coming up soon and I really ask for your prayers that it is safe surgery and that they get it all.
In response to the stress, my body did a weird thing and I puffed up like a marshmallow, especially my joints which hurt like a MFer. I hadn't been eating very much and my body went into eating itself and some wires got crossed. It seems that it spurred either an autoimmune thing or a serious allergic reaction. I was immediately taken off my meds and put on other ones. It took a week for the swelling to go down. I still have a hard time sitting in hard chairs. I seem to be better but I have to eat protein powder every meal and sleep with my feet elevated. Once my electrolytes get a little more stable, I can take a water pill to get rid of the rest of the water weight.
I mean, I've had my trials, but everything was fine and I coped. This is like...the month from hell. So I'm four weeks behind in one class and 1 week behind in another and the third I'm not technically behind, but I need to get my butt on it.
I've dropped off the face of the earth for a reason, unfortunately and it wasn't just "I was so busy, etec, etec!"
Soon after my move, we found out that my mom (healthy, young, fit, veganish, rarely drinks, never smoked) has lung cancer. Like the really nasty stuff that kills half it's victims in 6 months. It was literally found by accident. She had a test done to take a picture of her heart for a baseline for later since we have a strong streak of heart disease in the family. It has been an agonizing wait and test and wait some more.
And doctor appointments, and me trying to keep up the minimum in school and working full time learning a very complex new job. I'm saving other people and I just want to save her.
We finally had some good news and that although the tumor is very large, it is a single tumor, stage 1 (which almost never ever happens). It is a very serious surgery in a very...bleedy area of the body. But it is coming up soon and I really ask for your prayers that it is safe surgery and that they get it all.
In response to the stress, my body did a weird thing and I puffed up like a marshmallow, especially my joints which hurt like a MFer. I hadn't been eating very much and my body went into eating itself and some wires got crossed. It seems that it spurred either an autoimmune thing or a serious allergic reaction. I was immediately taken off my meds and put on other ones. It took a week for the swelling to go down. I still have a hard time sitting in hard chairs. I seem to be better but I have to eat protein powder every meal and sleep with my feet elevated. Once my electrolytes get a little more stable, I can take a water pill to get rid of the rest of the water weight.
I mean, I've had my trials, but everything was fine and I coped. This is like...the month from hell. So I'm four weeks behind in one class and 1 week behind in another and the third I'm not technically behind, but I need to get my butt on it.
Sorry to hear that. When I got my first lookover by the doctor the first thing out of her mouth was "this looks like RA". I cried a lot because I know how debilitating it can be. My tests were negative. I can't imagine having that pain long term. It is better when I'm working but it wakes me up at night because that is when they swell.
The most encouraging thing the doctor had to say for me was that I was under immense stress that likely caused the flare and it might never flair up again or only during very serious life events. And it has been improving! Just not as quickly as we would like.
Also, don't injure your knees anymore, you need those to do nurse things.
Unfortunately in my country, only those with high risk factors get yearly xrays. It is seen as cost saving :(. They even had to say they thought she was having heart problems in order to get the xray paid for by the insurance company.