Category: Health
(Not everyone has heard the news, so I apologize if I repeat soemthing you already know about . . .)
First off: John is doing great. He successfully switched from Percoset to ordinary OTC Tylenol on Tuesday and is doing well. Yesterday he went into work for a 1/2 day and last night he played cards with a friend for several hours, which is more sitting than he’s done in about a week.
My office moved last weekend, I was in charge, so it was a long couple of weeks for me. I took some time off this week to make it up. While I did, my new computer arrived. It’s FAST. And QUIET. Playing games is extra fun now. :-)
On the ‘down’ side, I had a root canal on Thursday. My first.
(‘squick’ warning under the cut)
Today I am cancer free for two years.
So, yay me. *clink* Here’s to three more years.
Back in early March, J. and I went down to Marina del Rey –the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles — for another working vacation. He’d be working, I’d be taking another (much needed) vacation, complete with personal training, long walks to the beach and along the beach, and some spa time. It was our anniversary (eight years!) and we thought we’d do something a little special.
That was the plan.
that I was also scheduled for an MRI yesterday.
It didn’t go so well.
The MRI went badly — I couldn’t finish it. I’d forgotten that they would have to inject me with a dye (for the contrast) and that makes a 15 min process more like 30. Mentally I could deal with that, but then my shoulder started to cramp up and I had waves of pain. . . I was working the relaxation imagery and calm breathing …like nobody’s business, all to no avail.
Moreover, the machine was unable to ‘find’ a series of images and they had to be redone, so my 15 mins of initial images turned into 30. I could NOT stand it anymore and I pulled the plug on the entire event.
But I still have to do it. I’m wondering if taking a muscle relaxant will help?
In other news, the class was fine. I’m sure you’ll be surprised that I was singled out as a leader (“But you’re so articulate!”) and have form/joined a study group.