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The last day of November. Soon it will be all the rush of Christmas events, then the slide into the next year. Sometimes time goes in a blur. Amazing.
I worked today, with a good group of co-workers, and an oddly busy day. I will say, I was glad to be done with it.
A safe drive home, thank you God, and a quiet evening.
Dan works tomorrow, while I will get groceries and gas and whatever else is needed.
I've felt pretty good, though oddly out-of-sorts. Hot flashes and joint pains. (go away...)
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday 11.29.2010
I was up and getting ready for work when the phone rang. Hm. I was on-call. Technically, it wasn't my turn, because I was just off last week. I called the other girls that were scheduled today, but they both wanted to work. Ok, I'll take it. I put my pj's back on and went back to bed.
Dan was out of bed when I woke about 8:30, and we decided to go out for breakfast, not something we do very often. We did a couple errands while we were out. too.
The day was beautiful--blue sky and 45 degrees--and someone called to go golfing. Yup, they went out.
I took advantage of the beautiful afternoon by putting some Christmas lights out on the balcony. I like the way they look with snow on them. That will be next week, right?
I work tomorrow and Dan has appointments.
I've felt pretty good again today, thank you God.
And thank you for reading. Hugs.
Dan was out of bed when I woke about 8:30, and we decided to go out for breakfast, not something we do very often. We did a couple errands while we were out. too.
The day was beautiful--blue sky and 45 degrees--and someone called to go golfing. Yup, they went out.
I took advantage of the beautiful afternoon by putting some Christmas lights out on the balcony. I like the way they look with snow on them. That will be next week, right?
I work tomorrow and Dan has appointments.
I've felt pretty good again today, thank you God.
And thank you for reading. Hugs.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sunday 11.28.2010
I had a good day today. I'm rested, went out for a walk in the sun, had a good supper with my husband. Life is good.
The hot flashes are still happening, but not as often or as intense. Praise the Lord for that. I've been taking the Femara at intervals longer than 24 hours--more like 30 hours or more, but I tend to forget when to take it, or forget to take it all together. The greater interval seems to help with the irregular heart rate, meaning that it still happens, but not as irregular as often. I hope that is enough medication to prevent a cancer from growing. My arm is still annoyingly full; increasing and decreasing throughout the day, but never going back to pre-sugery size.
Tomorrow is a workday for me. Dan is off and will be resting, I'm sure.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
The hot flashes are still happening, but not as often or as intense. Praise the Lord for that. I've been taking the Femara at intervals longer than 24 hours--more like 30 hours or more, but I tend to forget when to take it, or forget to take it all together. The greater interval seems to help with the irregular heart rate, meaning that it still happens, but not as irregular as often. I hope that is enough medication to prevent a cancer from growing. My arm is still annoyingly full; increasing and decreasing throughout the day, but never going back to pre-sugery size.
Tomorrow is a workday for me. Dan is off and will be resting, I'm sure.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Saturday 11.27.2010
I had a good day today, waking about 0930.
A safe drive to Jackson for a haircut and a visit with Frank. We went to Los Tres Amigos and lingered after we ate. I left there and the oil change place was still open. Woo Hoo!
A safe drive home, thanks again. Dan got home shortly after I did.
We had a quiet evening.
He works tomorrow; I don't. Maybe a little Christmas decorating?
I've felt pretty good these last few days. Occasional hot flashes, a little joint pain and stiffness, but better than it has been for a while. Oh, yeah, the occasional irregular heart rate.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
A safe drive to Jackson for a haircut and a visit with Frank. We went to Los Tres Amigos and lingered after we ate. I left there and the oil change place was still open. Woo Hoo!
A safe drive home, thanks again. Dan got home shortly after I did.
We had a quiet evening.
He works tomorrow; I don't. Maybe a little Christmas decorating?
I've felt pretty good these last few days. Occasional hot flashes, a little joint pain and stiffness, but better than it has been for a while. Oh, yeah, the occasional irregular heart rate.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Friday 11.26.2010
The morning phone call told me I was "on-call". I heard Daniel leave for work and was sleeping pretty good when I heard the phone ring. I had to go in. It was a little after 6.
I got up and ready to go, with a safe drive down in the cold, windy, snow-flurrying early light of day.
It was my turn to "float"--to work in an area other than your home unit. I ended up on 7NW as an extra pair of hands. We don't take assignments when we float. The first thing I did was meet the shift supervisor, who was going in to discontinue (remove) a wound drain in someone's head/brain. Cool. I helped him. Next, I passed waters to all the patients that could have it. The remainder of the morning I was directed to "assist" someone with a bath. That translated to washing up an 83 year old woman who hasn't had more than a "spit wash" for many years, according to her. Ooookaaay. I fixed a basin of warm water and did what I could. An hour later, she was definitely cleaner than how I found her, but would have benefitted her more (and been easier and faster) if the other staff person would have helped get her in the shower and hose her off. Her roommate was also in her 80's and was calling out, confused. I fixed a basin of water for her, next.
It was almost noon, and I hadn't had a break. My phone rang, and my unit was calling me back. Ok, but I haven't had a break... So I got my lunch and sat in our break room. And we had a patient go bad. Real bad. They called a "code" and got her straightened around and transferred to ICU. I took my lunch over to the other wing to get out of their way. I didn't know anything about the patient, and there was plenty of staff to do what needed to be done.
The rest of the afternoon was just as crazy. Isn't it interesting how many personalities there are? I had to leave a patient who was having a behavioral crisis for the oncoming shift to take over. That's difficult to do, but it's how shift work is. I took her new nurse in and introduced her, hoping to make the transition a little better for them both. I can say I was happy to clock out.
A safe drive home, thanks again. It is way dark now at 7:30 pm.
Dan was up, working on his resume, and we got it fine-tuned.
Tomorrow I have a hair appointment, and maybe an oil change on the car.
I've felt pretty good today, though I've had hot flashes and irregular heart rates. And the other discomforts. But I'm happy to be alive and cancer free.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
I got up and ready to go, with a safe drive down in the cold, windy, snow-flurrying early light of day.
It was my turn to "float"--to work in an area other than your home unit. I ended up on 7NW as an extra pair of hands. We don't take assignments when we float. The first thing I did was meet the shift supervisor, who was going in to discontinue (remove) a wound drain in someone's head/brain. Cool. I helped him. Next, I passed waters to all the patients that could have it. The remainder of the morning I was directed to "assist" someone with a bath. That translated to washing up an 83 year old woman who hasn't had more than a "spit wash" for many years, according to her. Ooookaaay. I fixed a basin of warm water and did what I could. An hour later, she was definitely cleaner than how I found her, but would have benefitted her more (and been easier and faster) if the other staff person would have helped get her in the shower and hose her off. Her roommate was also in her 80's and was calling out, confused. I fixed a basin of water for her, next.
It was almost noon, and I hadn't had a break. My phone rang, and my unit was calling me back. Ok, but I haven't had a break... So I got my lunch and sat in our break room. And we had a patient go bad. Real bad. They called a "code" and got her straightened around and transferred to ICU. I took my lunch over to the other wing to get out of their way. I didn't know anything about the patient, and there was plenty of staff to do what needed to be done.
The rest of the afternoon was just as crazy. Isn't it interesting how many personalities there are? I had to leave a patient who was having a behavioral crisis for the oncoming shift to take over. That's difficult to do, but it's how shift work is. I took her new nurse in and introduced her, hoping to make the transition a little better for them both. I can say I was happy to clock out.
A safe drive home, thanks again. It is way dark now at 7:30 pm.
Dan was up, working on his resume, and we got it fine-tuned.
Tomorrow I have a hair appointment, and maybe an oil change on the car.
I've felt pretty good today, though I've had hot flashes and irregular heart rates. And the other discomforts. But I'm happy to be alive and cancer free.
Thank you for reading. Hugs.
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