So...whats for dinner?

Laurie08

MRI came back clean and the  echo test did as well.  Everything looks good and I am going home.  His suggestion as to why I may get the PVC's is stress and anxiety....great.  Thats easy to fix,  NOT.

Still feeling very frustrated, but glad they found nothing wrong in the brain or heart.  Apparently I AM the problem.

duckyb1

Laurie, waited till I knew something positive................Happy Dance for you..............good news, is always "good news"..........however, anxiety can be a bitch.......have it myself......take care, hugs.

debbie6122

Laurie- I'm so so very happy to see this when i logged on that your tests came back normal. I was doing some research on you yesterday putting in some of your symptoms and some results showed anexity, so i guess that would be better than the other stuff but know that can be so frustrating too. Sometimes you want it to be something they can fix. I hope and pray you will start feeling normal again. Hugsssss!

Carol- Your luncheon sounded good, dont think i could be that good, the food would be so tempting. Have a fun week-end sounds like you will be busy.

Bedo- Oh i know i "dont care for" (ha) standing up in front of people and doing presentations, when i was in school and knew i had to stand up in front of the class and read i would be hockey. Made me sick to my stomach too. Now that im old enough i could take an adult beverage befor hand lol! Hope it went smooth for you today.

Michelle- Looks like it is still not fixed since its hours since you posted. I'm sure it will take this some time to get all the glitches out, im getting a little more comfortable with the new board but still prefer the other. Its so hard to find the newbie stuff. I bet when Kay comes back on Sunday she will be like.. WTH!! lol! Hope everything goes well tomorrow, will be thinking about you.

Kaara

Laurie:  So glad everything turned out ok.  The doc will probably prescribe a beta blocker to take to minimize those PVC's so you won't feel them so much.  Try taking some extra vitamin C and magnesium, as well as potassium to see if that will settle them down.

LuvRVing

Laurie - great news that all is OK, I am so happy for you!  Now you just have to work on that anxiety thing...easier said than done, I know! 

I met my friend for lunch at Nordstrom's Cafe today, then did some shopping.  LOL, I told my DH about a cute purse I bought from Brighton and he went out and bought the matching wallet for me while I was still out with my friend!!!

This purse reached right out and begged me to buy it...LOL!  I really love Brighton handbags, even better than Coach or some of the other famous designer brands.

Supper tonight will be a store-roasted chicken with whatever veggies I scout up in the fridge. DH will eat some of his leftover Italian food from last night along with the chicken.  I'm sticking to low carb for my PET scan tomorrow.  Then tomorrow evening we'll attend the Honors Reception with our DD, that will be proud parent time!!!  We'll take her out to dinner afterwards, apparently there will be refreshments but it's not a meal. 

Debbie - I tried again to change my avatar and still couldn't do it. So I am guessing it's a problem they are working on.

LuvRVing

I was able to upload my previous avatar, but my new picture just won't load.  Bizarre.

deborye

Glad to hear your tests came out OK Laurie.

Hugs.

We are in the process of getting my Dad more help at the assisted living.  We will be setting up a meeting with VistaCare Hospice to see what they can offer and what he qualifies for.  I am ready to FIRE the homecare company that helps my Dad 20hrs a week because all the owner does is bitch and complain how hard it is for them to handle my Dad and how they don't get any help from the CNA's that work at Nashoba Park.  I feel like telling her if you can't handle the job let me know and I will find someone else.  My brother hates her.  SHe even had the balls to ask me if we have considered putting him in a nursing home.  Last night we had a meeting with the head nurse and director of Nashoba and they don't particularly care for her.  When I told her we are looking for a Homecare/Hospice to come in she got a little defensive and started saying that they will not toilet him or shower him and will only give a few hours.  NOT!! this VIstaCare will give up to 8 hours if you qualify and Medicare may elect two 90 day periods or an unlimited number of 60 day periods.  So we will see.

Time to take my happy pill 

Lacey12

Laurie, I'm relieved for you, tho I know it is no picnic to deal with the anxiety factor!

However......there are very specific strategies you can use to calm that down a bit.....and I recall you already have. Did they suggest a cognitive behavioral therapist? That's the best therapeutic modality for reducing anxiety, other than meds.

I loved that you "did up" while in the hospital....no reason not to....I recall my first clinical supervisor telling me once when I complimented her on how nice she looked that she was feeling lousy that morning, so decided to work from the outside in to change her mood! That was 40 years ago....



Had a sumptuous "teachers appreciation luncheon" today at work,(compared to any of our usual bagged lunches!) antipasto salad, two different garden salads, chicken parm, manicotti, chicken marsala. I stuck with the marsala and the antipasto salad. They had ice cream sundaes in waffle bowls for dessert....and a "gift" of a free nutritional or chiropractic consultation from a local health center.

Given all that food today, I had a bit of leftover (you guessed it) kale salad for dinner.

Off to watch the Celtics....fingers crossed!

By the way, a random breast thing....I am having incredible recurrent stabbing pain in my radiated one. It took me by surprise this week, and I swear, if anyone ever bumped into me right now I'd reflexively take them down!

carolehalston

Good news, Laurie, on your test results. 

Good luck on your scan tomorrow, Michelle.  Sending positive vibes north to NH.

SeasideMemories

Laurie,



Glad to hear that the testing all came back ok... It is good news even though it is frustrating that there isn't an easy fix! I do know from personal experience that stress and anxiety can cause many different symptoms.... Hopefully, knoeing that the testing showed nothing physically wrong will ease your mind...



Michelle,



Will be thinking of you tomorrow as you have your PET scan....Get it done and then push it to the back of your mind as best you can ( I know easier said, yada yada...) and enjoy every minute of DD's graduation weekend!! I'm sure you will be one of the proudest parents there!

debbie6122

Michelle- I love, love your purse. What a sweet wonderful husband you have. Will be great for paris too! Maybe if you PM the mods about the avatar you will get a response back as to what the problem is, with so many people complaining on the as you say the "Bitch thread" LOL, they might have overlooked it. I will be thinking of you tomorrow!!

Deb- Sorry you are dealing with this, that B..tch needs to be fired. Why do people work in jobs that they arent happy in, i just dont get it. No reason to treat people this way, it makes me sad.

Lacey- your luncheon sounds yummy! Hope everything is alright with the radiated breast and nothing serious going on!

My Dad and his wife is coming tomorrow morning for a visit until Monday. I have been cooking and cleaning all day. My dad is vegetarian, so made eggplant parmesan, macaroni salad, banana nut muffins with blueberries. Oatmeal cookies. Cut up veggies and prepared the salad. And made homemade croutons and ranch dressing. Hope my dad takes his time getting here so i can sleep in a little bit. I will try to check in tomorrow to see how your appointment went Michelle. Laurie, Hope you are doing ok

Everyone who is a mother, have a Happy Mothers Day! crap, dont know how this happened. Yikess!

Kaara

Michelle:  Handbag is lovely!  Don't you just love it when you make a great find like that!  I hope your scan turns out good today and you can be off on that Paris trip with not a care in the world but to have a great time!

Deborye:  Sorry you had such a problem with the homecare company.  When things like that happen I figure it's for a reason and I act upon it.  Time for a change.

Today I'm out getting ready for DGGD's first birthday party that I'm having at our house on Saturday.  It will be interesting because her father and his family are coming as well as her mother who my DS despises.  I told him to suck it up...it wasn't about him!  I'll try and take photos to post if I can figure it out. 

debbie6122

 You know all that stuff i did all week and yesterday preparing for my dads visit? He called this morning and said they were not coming because he has a cold. He just found out  3 days ago it was mothers day, said then he didnt want to drive during a busy holiday and that he thought he should work at the restaurant. Then changed his mind again and said he was coming yesterday when i talked to him. I spent over 200 dollars on food yesterday and up til midnight cooking the rest of the stuff. Im so upset. I dont want him to be sick but i have a feeling he just didnt want to come for this busy weekend. If i find out he worked at the restaurant Sunday i will be reaLLLy be upset. He only lives 4 1/2 hrs away but i havnt seen him since Janurary and really was excited he was coming ;-(((( Thanks for letting me vent i cant do it on FB he would see it lol!

Michelle- Any news yet?

LuvRVing

No news Debbie, and I hope I don't hear until Monday, unless it's good news. My scan happened around 12:30 (by the time they injected the glucose and I sat for an hour).  Then when I got in there, I had a coughing fit...LOL!  No reason, don't have a cold but I got a tickle that couldn't be ignored.  The tech got me some water, we waited a couple minutes and she finished the test.  I have the CD and I looked at it on my PC, but I can't see anything obvious.  Sorry your dad isn't coming for the weekend.  Freeze what you can and enjoy the fact that you've got plenty of food for a few days.

carolehalston

Debbie, sorry about your dad cancelling on you.  Seems mighty inconsiderate to me.

I had a good day.  Played golf with two women friends and afterwards went to Macaroni Grill for lunch.  Had a panini sandwich with tomato, fresh mozzarella and pesto.  It was delicious.  Came with a small caesar salad.  I ate half of the sandwich.  But the calorie count was still probably too high.

For dinner we had seared catfish fillets, chopped salad with napa cabbage, tomato, cucumber, salad olives and onion (for dh).  We also had some tiny immature carrots that I blanched in salted water and sauted in EVOO and a bit of butter.

Michelle, I'm expecting good news on Monday.  Your Paris trip sounds delightful.

Laurie, hope you had a good day. 

Wishing everyone a good Friday night.

LuvRVing

We just got home a few minutes ago, went out for margaritas and dinner after the Honors Reception Ceremony.  So, it turns out that she was tops in her major!  She didn't even know, because she's been working since December when she finished her degree.  I think she may have missed some of the "buzz" around graduation.  So she was absolutely clueless that she had the highest GPA! The professor in the picture is the chair of the Accounting College and he was terrific! Graduation is tomorrow at 11, I'm so excited and so proud!!!

 Carole - we had a couple of Macaroni Grills near us in the Kansas City area and we liked to go there once in a while. 

SeasideMemories

Michelle,



From someone who went back to school at 40, having the highest GPA in your major is such an honor!!! Congrats to DD!!! Enjoy this weekend!!



Well crap Debbie.. That sucks!! I know it doesn't help with the disappointment of a canceled visit but maybe you can freeze some of the food... If I lived closer, I would gladly fome over and help you out by eating some of that yummy sounding food!

Lacey12

How very wonderful, Michelle. Congratulations in a big way! Have a great day tomorrow! I'm so happy for you and your daughter. Savor it!



Debbie, I am so sorry about your disappointment re: your Dad's cancelled visit. Would you have some "spontaneous" friends who could come to enjoy the non-freezable foods with you, so all that hard work is not wasted? I am so impressed with the effort you put into this. Do see if you can make a Plan B to raise your spirits a bit. You are a good daughter!



Laurie, I suspect you are back in the groove already with the boys. I think of you when I am with my little preschool next door neighbor boys and their mom. Action galore! I hope you can take it a little bit easy. {{{{{{hugs}}}}}



I wonder if the mods knew they would shake the world with their site modifications?!



Got in from work very late and was not in the mood for our usual Friday pizza, so had deli night....roast beef and swiss sandwiches with arugula and horseradish mayo on sour dough bread, with lentil/kale soup that was delicious the 6th day!

debbie6122

Michelle- What a wonderful surprize for your DD and i would be so proud too! She is a georgous girl, just like her mommy! ;-)))

Carol- I love macaroni grill, they have one in Hawaii, we ate there all the time, love there deep fried macaroni, fatning but ohhh so good!

Seaside- You went back to school at 40? I'm so impressed! I was going to freeze the food but my dads wife said they may come tomorrow ( i doubt it) but will wait until the morning and if they havnt called i will freeze it so next trip they make here i won't have much cooking to do. Any one know if the banana muffins will freeze well? I might just have to eat them if not!

Lacey- Aw, thanks! I try to be, i love my dad and want him to be happy! My friends either are out of town for mothers day or having family visits for the week-end.  I agree, things sure have slowed down here since the new face of BCO! Too bad!

LuvRVing

Hey Seaside, she looks pretty young for 40...LOL!  That's because she's 31 and still getting carded every time she orders an adult beverage    My two boys are over 40, this one is our "baby."  But still, quite an honor.  There were a couple of graduates from the online/continuing education school who were definitely over 40 who took top honors in their majors.  No doubt, adults typically don't waste their education dollars!

Lacey - no doubt the mods are going nuts.  I do think some posters have made awful comments.  If you don't like something, offer some constructive suggestions.  I would like the Active Topics to be in table style.  Otherwise, I don't think the format is that bad. 

Kaara

Michelle:  I know you are very proud of your daughter..what an honor!

Debbie:  I know how you feel about your dad cancelling out on you...that happened to us one Thanksgiving.  We stayed in NC because all the kids thought it would be nice to have dinner there with the cooler weather and all, so I planned, bought food, etc. and in the end they all had reasons why they couldn't make it:(  I was so upset that I gave the food to a shelter and BF and I went out that day.  Never again!  Now I make dinner in Florida where they are close by.

Carole:  Sounds like you are sticking to your diet.  I watched 20/20 last evening and the last segment was one on how the wealthy diet...they still have their champagne and wine and chocolate...just not very much.  It stressed not to have any carbs with dinner...ever, and no fruit in the morning because it spikes your blood sugar.  Twice a week your are allowed to eat anything you want in moderation.  Now if you want to go to the spa and do the plan, it costs $5,600 for the week!  Of course, that includes meals, massages..the works.  It better! 

carberry

Heloo everyone,  really had some catching up to do here.

Laurie  So sorry you are having these issues!!  Hope everything gets resolved soon.  I would love to spend some time learning some relaxing and calming techniques for when I get anxious. Never had an issue till BC.

Debbie Sorry your Dad had to cancel, but like Michelle said...now your cooking is done for awhile, you can have a nicely stocked freezer.

Michelle Congrats on your daughter grad. My sons graduation was soo much fun...a great 3 days spent with him and my daughter.  I made sure I told both of my kids just how proud I was of them....and happy that they are now officially adults and off the parent payroll!! My son also got hired full time as an engineer at the company he was interning at.....and although I am glad he has a job, kinda sad as it is in Ohio.

In Ohio we went to the famous Swensons that was featured on "The Chew" where they bring the food to your car.  the burgers and fries are amazing!! It tasted like they put sugar in the meat...it had a sweetness to it. the kids actually run to your car and back, we timed him and although we did not get served in under 8 min as they advertised, it was more like 12min.  they weather was so awesome that everyplace we ate, we sat outside. We had drinks on a deck that overlooked the Akron Aeos baseball field and watched a game for free. Lots of good eating...now back to reality.

Happy Mothers Day to all!

SeasideMemories

Lol... Michelle,



The went back to school at age 40 person was me after I got layed off from the computer industry... Your DD certainly doesn't look 40! And you're right. When you take on that challenge later in life you're not messing around... You give it your all!!

deborye

Proud Ma Ma, she is not even mine and I got that feeling. LOL

(((HUGS)))) Everyone. 

Laurie08

Michelle- Wow!!!!  Congrats on your daughters success!!  You must be spilling over with pride. 

Debbie- I am sorry your dad cancelled on you.  It is frustrating when you put so much work and thought into things and get disappointed.  I hope you enjoy the weekend anyway.

Carrie sounds like you had a great time, so happy for you.

I am trying to get back in the swing of things, I still don't feel great.  The more I think about what the ER Dr said on my release the angrier I get.  He never even brought up the PVC's and made it sound like I was wrought with anxiety and that was my only issue.  Of course I was so out of sorts at the moment I didn't make heads or tails of it and now I can't put my 2 cents in.  Grrr.

We are headed to a birthday party down the street for a neighbors child for noon time.  Both of my boys look like hell, I think it is allergies.  I called the mom and suggested we skip it and she was dissapointed and really wants us there cold/allergies whatever so we are going.

Enjoy the day everyone and sorry if I missed anyone!

debbie6122

Lacey- Oh that would of upset me especially on Thanksgiving. I bet the shelter really appreciated that though!

Carrie- I saw the segment too on the swensons place it looked like yummy food. Sounds like a great time you had wish my DH liked to do picnics and just sit and eat out in the sun like that, he dosnt even like camping, his idea of camping is in a motorhome. Glad you checked in. Happy Mothers day to you too!

Laurie- I know how frustrating that is when you are so upset that you didn't get to ask the right questions, its happened to me too. I really get uspset when the Dr's cant figure something out so they make things up as they go along or act like its in your head. Of course you would have anxiety over what you are going through but they need to know that this is real and not somthing to take lightly. Thats why i dont care for ER docs they are not thural enough. I hope you start feeling like your old self again soon and they fiqure this out. Glad you are not letting it slow you down though. (((((Hugsss))))))

MinusTwo

Happy Mother's Day to everyone.  And I hope those who have immediate health issues are feeling better.  I don't live live in the same state with my only son, and he's working, but he sent a great card.

I'm flying to Oklahoma in the morning to sit with a friend who is dying of Parkinson's Disease.  Hospice says 1 week to 1 month.  From what I'm hearing, I'm not sure he'll even know me, but I think his son's will appreciate the break to be with their own Mother.

Good lasagna dinner tonight at a friends.  Salad, garlic bread, red wine.  Now I just have to pack my stuff so I can get into the bed.

Lacey12

Debbie, No T- giv problems here....yet.

Hope your weekend is turning out okay.



Michelle, is this lovely scholar the DD whose kids you babysit? I'm even more impressed with that academic accomplishment if she is also raising kids. Either way, what an honor!

I'm really happy that you had beautiful weather for a wonderful day....



Laurie, sorry you had such a lousy experience with the ER doc...in my opinion it is not acceptable to tell a patient with your medical history and current new symptoms that it is "just" anxiety and send you on your way. It's kind of a chicken and egg situation.....of course you'd have anxiety!!! We never have the presence of mind to give our own relevant input when docs are pontificating.....and ER docs can be the most dismissive. Do you feel like that has to be the last (ugly) word? Can you touch base with the doc you mentioned you have a good connection with? Good luck....and I hope you enjoy your day tomorrow.



Looking forward to a lovely luncheon with Southie son tomorrow at the Navy Yard Bistro in Charlestown.



Happy Mother's Day to all who nurture!

debbie6122

Minustwo- Im very sorry about your friend. Have a safe flight.

Lacey- At first i wasnt sure what you meant, then realized it was Kaara who told the story about her Thanks-giving fiasco. LOL! Enjoy your day with your son.

I talked to my dad today and he sounded so sick, i felt so bad i doubted him. He apologised and said he would make it up to me, of course i told him that i didnt go to any trouble at all and the food wont be wasted (which it won't) and at least i wont have to cook for awhile. lol! I felt so bad i cried when i hung up the phone. 

Happy Mothers day to everyone and sorry for those who lost there mom like me and will be missing there moms! Hugs to all!

Wow, its like a ghost town here now!!

Kaara

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there!  I'm not cooking today...yea!  We'll be having a late brunch at a local seafood restaurant that has an awesome buffet.  I can never eat enough to warrant the price but DS#3 says he will make up for that...lol!