INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Chevyboy

No Wenchie.... He was talking to US, and said Good Morning Pretty Lady....The Coffee's ready.... Care to join me for a cup"? Only he doesn't know how to spell Coffe's....Hah! That "look:.... He's such a "bad-boy"... But we KNOW he was talking to US !

But Susan.... can you keep Marley? He looks beautiful!!! I could not ride a bike, even when I thought I could. I had to stop next to something big, to hold onto, otherwise I couldn't maneuver both feet, in order to stop right.... I gave it up.... Still trying to ride my recumbent bike... It doesn't hurt my hip, but I get so out of breath!

Gracie! Just hang out here with us.... Even if we can't "fix" you, we can maybe take your mind off your troubles...at least for a little while... Now if I go back, and read more of what you said, I will lose this, so just know that we WILL talk to you...

JunieB

OMG! Sam Elliot is so Gorgeous. I'm sure his wife appreciates him just like we do.

Sas- They checked all the way up to my groin. All good. Whew! Apparently the cancer also causes a d-Dimer to be elevated.

Ok, I am back home. I don't remember exactly what I shared before. The first time my hip dislocated I fell face forward on the sidewalk. Landed on my chest and boy oh boy is my sternum (chest bone) bruised. Hurts to breath deep or move, but nothing broken. They knocked me out with Propophol at the hospital and popped my hip back in. Now I get to wear a lovely bulky black leg brace until I see my Ortho. They gave me before and after pics of my hip.

Second time the hip dislocated, I was attempting to exit the taxi (a mini van) and then had to go back to the hospital. As the firemen (really cute ones too) were getting me out the hip slipped back in. It is amazing the difference in pain level from dislocated to relocated. E.R. doc called my Ortho's on call doc and I have to call them on Monday. I may still have to have another surgery since the hip seems to slip out so easily. Back to square one on all the hip precautions too.

While my Ortho is a really nice man and soft spoken, I really don't relish having to face him. My famous last words to him at discharge from the hospital initially were "I won't do anything stupid."

So after all that was over, I get home at 5:25 a.m. this morning and the house key I had with me refused to turn in the lock. Had to call the apartment's after hour emergency phone number. It took them nearly 50 min. to call me back. It was 52 degrees and I was wearing a t-shirt, no shoes (just socks) and a pair of thin disposable hospital issued pants. What a frightful site.

By that time I had called a friend with an extra key and she came and opened my door. I sure hated to wake them up that early on a Saturday. Finally got into my apt. by 7:00 a.m. and fixed myself some breakfast and went to bed. Slept until 2:00 p.m. Love my own bed. So comfy.

Susan - An answer to prayer. You finally have that precious little pup. She is beautiful. God cares about all of his creatures. (2 & four legged) Now you can show her how to become a good little puppy citizen and love on her a bunch.

So sorry to hear you took a tumble too. Are you Ok? Nothing broken?

Smaarty - Evie is such a ham. So cute.

Welcome to you Gracie.

Thanks everyone for your concern. I guess you know my gardening days my be over.

Well off to try and get a shower. Will use my transfer bench and WILL use the grab bars. I seriously do not want to experience a repeat of last night.

BBL

Loveroflife

Gracie, did you know that my older DD has the same name? One of the meaning of Grace is a gift from God. I was not a Christian then, but liked the name. We were supposed to go to Europe first before settling down and have kids, but she came to us before we could explore Europe. She was and still is a gift to us. I really hope you find the support you need, whether it is here or another forum. The docs do their things with technology and meds. Here, you will get different perspectives of life and photos of "sexy" men. Well, I have to warn you ShepK's definition of sexy is different from some of us here. She likes well-fed men in their skimpy outfits. ShepK, please behave yourself and don't scare Ms. Gracie away.

Susan, Owie! Asphalt burns is worse than bruising which you could at least iced. I think you just described me skiing. One time I fell down on my face with one ski almost at a 90 degree angle still buckled in. Good thing I was still young and flexible. My ego hurt the most too. The pup is cute. Have fun training her.

Lori, it is neat how dogs and cats touch our hearts. The other day,while walking Mitzy, DD and I were talking about how short of a life span bigger dogs have. She asked me if I think Mitzy life will be even shorter because of her anxiety. I told her with the way she is going most likely yes. So sad for her when I think about it.

ShepK, Mitzy was doing pretty good on our walk for a short period of time. This morning she was ok on her walk with me and DD2 (on her scooter) until she saw 2 kids across the street with their mom pushing the stroller. She started to pull to get away. She is scared of kids and strollers for some reason. Oh and loud people too. She is a happy and confident girl inside the house unless we have visitors. She would start balking fiercely at them and if they tried to approach her, she would start running away. If you have any tips/advice, I would love to hear them.

Ms. S, Evie has pretty eyes. Another Gerber Baby.

Loveroflife

Hey, glad to hear you are home. What a nightmare you had last night. Be gentle to yourself. Hopefully, you don't have to have another surgery. How is your pain

Anonymous

JunieB ~ I've been checking and rechecking here to see if you had posted. I was soo worried....... still am. Wish I could be tnere to hug you and then put a safety harness on you! And throw pillows all over the floor! And then call that fireman to bring us dinner 'cuz I don't cook 😝 Rest, rest, rest my friend. If you have go to the loo or the fridge CRAWL! 💟

JunieB

Loverly - Pain is hip is low, but still feels somewhat unstable. Being very careful. When I fell last night I landed on my chest. That pain has been getting worse. Hard to breath, move, cough, etc. Gonna have to have it checked out. I had soreness in my chest last night and told the nurse, but she just dismissed it as a bruise.

Susan - I hope your burns heal quickly!

BBL

GracieM2007

Shep, thanks so much for writing back You have been through alot too, I hope you continue to have great response with Zometa and I hope I am similar in that I find something that will give me a long response time! I'm so sorry your husband has checked out. Tom was absolutely my rock. He was there when I needed him and he always said the right thing. He's been gone three and a half years and my life has had this huge hole ever since. I love that you and your son can share so much and have become so close I love my children dearly and I know they love me too. They are just blown away by all of this, I have this huge family history of cancer, my mother and father, maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather and numerous aunts and uncles have all passed from cancer, as well as my husband, my brother has stage four head and neck cancer and now I'm stage four, so it's understandable to me why they are so worried. I think anyone's children are going to be worried.

Thank you for your understand and your kindness, I really am better today and I hope will continue to be better as I go along

Smaarty, thank you so much for your words of encouragement, I really appreciate them

Loveroflife, thanks so much for all you said and did last night and today, you helped me out far more than you could possibly know Also, Gracie is not my given name, but my Dad used to call me Grace because I was so clumsy He said "You are the only person in the world I've ever seen who can fall UP stairs!!!" So the name just kind of stuck I do love the name though and I know a couple of girls who are named that

Thanks, Wren, I did feel bad, because I totally understand that this is a very scary subject to every single one of us on this board. Big hugs right back to you, and like I told Loveroflife, you helped me more last night than you will ever know Just having someone to talk to was a huge thing

Jazzygirl, thank you so much for your messages today, they have helped out huge amount I will keep in touch and I hope we can share more than just a bad evening on my part

Sas, thank you so much for that suggestion I am really pretty scared of most medications, but will check into that I truly am an insomniac and I think have been the great majority of my life. I sleep best from 2 or 3 am until about 9 or 10 am. It's awful, but it is what it is. I have tried very hard my entire life to train my body to get tired about 10 pm. It just does not ever work!!!

Wench, thanks so much I love cats

Queenmomcat, thank you Just knowing I'm not alone in what I was feeling makes a difference! I'm not sure how, but I know it did

Chevyboy, I'm not sure anyone can ever fix me...:) (lol...am thinking I AM a mess, lol), but will appreciate the friendship

JazzyJuneBug, thanks for the welcome. I hope you feel better very soon

I really am much better today, I guess I just had to come to terms with it all, and last night, it all hit at once. I will continue to come in here, you all have been so kind, and I'll let you all know how I'm getting on.

Blessings!

Smaarty

Gracie, you're not an insomniac, you're a night owl! You get about 7 hours of sleep. That's good. I usually go to bed about 11 and wake up to pee around 5-6. Then can't get back to sleep! Really ticks me off, now that I don't have to get up early, I can't sleep in. Yeck!

Be easy on yourself. And if you get bored go hunt up some sexy guys, (IYHO) and post. We all like a good laugh or drool!

Teka

Gracie, Hi and Welcome!!

sas-schatzi

Susieq, Marley is beautiful. What's the cross. Lookie like a borderdoodle? How did you do the rescue.Come on spit. Sorry about the fall. Sounds like you needed help getting un wound. Shep's right we need "gear". I've said for decades whomever invents the bubble will make millions(now billions)

Chevy and Wenchie checked out wifey of Elliot. Kathryn Ross (butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). It was her fifth marriage and his first. This one has stuck. Can't figure out why Hhahahahahaha.

JUnie, you had a total hip. Total hips there is a particular muscle cut that allows access to the cup(acetabulum). It then becomes a manmade defect. Certain activities predispose to posterior hip dislocation. You really ought to be in a clamshell brace. So, be very very careful. till things are sirted out. The more frequent it dislocates, they more frequent it's likely to dislocate. The fact that it reversed when the medics transferred you was very very good. . Dislocations can be way more painful that fx's. That's b/c of the stretching on all the structures. Yeah, gardening is out. If you think about positioning, it makes sense. Chevie's repair was completely different, they didn't have to cut a certain muscle to fix her. Lordy 52 degrees and no real clothes. Oh, so felt for you. Thank goodness your friend had a key.

All those hip precautions they gave you post-op make them a life long thingy. You wouldn't want to have to wear the clamshell permanently.

Chit, just read the post about the frontal chest pain. Did they xray your chest? Fractures are a consideration and another more serious condition. Chit , friggen pisses me off when emergency personnel don't get it right. Okay the most serious thing you could have done is bruise the heart, stretch vessels not good, have a slow bleed into pericardium or into chest. if it was a full frontal chest fall. Remember forces translate to energy add in weight, plus deceleration. Not trying to scare you but you start ANY weirder symptoms than you call 911. Adding one more symptom if you start talking with a hoarse voice __911 right then. No second guessing. Got it, chickie?

LOverly,saw a new harness as an add on tv especially for dogs that pull. Forget the name, but thought I needed to get one or two.

sas-schatzi

Okay Gracie you got through last night. For laughs go to the beginning. Not the first 14 pages though. We did that in 36 hours. Move on a bit and find a few posts about how I'd just talk to myself when know one was around. I should do it too. Just as an example of how you can still be here feeling part of here, even if no one is here. Trust me it works. Mostly now there is always someone up, but just in case. It'll get you past that feeling of talking to a screen. Sorry, about DH. I lost my Greg in 2010. Each year the emptiness is less. The memories are there, but the emptiness/loss/pain changes with time.

JAN69

Loveroflife, Shepkitty, Sassy, Teaching ESL was a very humbling experience. My students motivated me to be a better person, better teacher. My school was in eastern Los Angeles county with a relatively small foreign born population. My students came from all over the world, but usually less than 15 students per class. Many of the kids came to my classroom to eat lunch with me. I probably was the most accepting person they knew on campus. Lover, I'm sad to hear that many of your parents' generation have depression. Life was very cruel for them and then land in a foreign country. Heart breaking, I say. You have brought up very warm memories; I wish I knew how their lives have turned out.

Wishing quick healing to Junie B and comfort to Gracie.

Thanks for letting me share. Now I think I'll go back to lurking. Jan

Loveroflife

Ms. Jan, Thank you for opening your heart to us foreign kids and for all you had done. You made a difference in our lives.

JunieB, please listen to Ms. Sas and have them do an X-ray on your chest if the symptoms get worse. I worry about possible fracture and also to make sure they rule out PE. I am sorry if I seem pushy. You know it's only out of concern for you. Going to bed now.

Anonymous

Hi ladies, I'm new to this thread, so I'll briefly introduce myself. I'm 47 and have two children that just turned 16 last week. They are my complete pride and joy! I'm currently going through reconstruction..have TE's and will get a fill on Monday.

Often when I can't sleep I toss and turn, but tonight got up at 1am. So far I have done dishes, and a load of laundry. At least I have the Olympics to keep me company!

I hope everyone is getting good sleep.

JunieB

Loverly & Sas - I did go for a chest x-ray. Pain is significant with any movement. X-ray came back negative for any major sternum or rib fracture. Doctor said that it is possible I could have a hairline fracture that doesn't show up, but thinks that I just bruised them up pretty good. Lungs look good and so does heart. They told me to be cognizant of my breathing so I don't develop pneumonia.

Also, take it easy and be patient was they advised. And NO MORE GARDENING!

Thank you so much for your pushiness We all need people who know how to push in the right way.

We were joking though that my being at the E.D. 3 times in 27 hours has got to be a record. I hope I'm done for the rest of 2016.

So off to bed now BB tomorrow.

Goodnight everyone.

Chevyboy

Ms. Junie! I was looking all over for "Junie"... and didn't THINK of JazBug being Junie! So anyway.... Yes, I only fell on my hip, and broke the top of my Femur... Man, I was dead in the water! But at least I had my clothes on! This time....... So my problem was totally different than yours.

I think your injury was worse! Sounds like your hip is fooling around in there all over the place. Mine is all glued back together again, since over 2 years ago. A rod and a few screws are holding things in place.

You had better use a cane, or walking stick of some sort. I only use a cane when walking a long distance.... like walking around the Mills! Or walking up to Starbucks... (about a mile) My BONES are good... I had a Dexa-scan... and bones are in better shape than the rest of me I think. So maybe be more aware of what that leg is doing? And don't twist when turning around. I also have a Kneeler... this thing I can kneel on, and use my arms to lift up or down..... But don't do that... Your hip needs to move as little as possible, until you learn how to USE the darn thing!

Wait... Are you using a walker? I would use SOMEthing, until your hip feels somewhat normal and strong again.

Tulip! Glad to see you here! You had better go to bed, girl! Or at least maybe it's good that you are doing something constructive... Ha!

queenmomcat

WildTulip: welcome to the group--it's the BBC World Service radio program for me when I 'm awake in the wee hours of the morning, but the Olympics would do quite nicely as well! Any particular event that caught your fancy?

Teka

Wildtulip, Hi and Welcome!!

Anonymous

Hi ladies, I slept from 5-7 am and then went to the farmers market. Now I'm about to clean out my gutters. Yuck, but has to be done. Queenmomcat, any of the male athletes catch my attention!

Loveroflife

Ooh we have another wild one. Good thing your name is Wildtulip and not something like Wildorchid...at least you have some reservation in you.

JunieB, I am so glad to hear your x-ray didn't show anything for the doc to be concerned. I am sorry for your misery. Wonder if it's ok to ice the sternum. We people in the medical field tend to worry a bit more than usual. When I was studying the different diseases, I swear I had all them. That was a joke.It was not my intention to scare you. Peace of mind is precious.

Lookforward

welcome to the newladies.

I got home from the hospital today, I could of stayed another day, but I feel pretty good and there is no reason to stay in longer. The operation was 4 hours, I did get quite sick that evening, but it took a lot of pressure of my chest. I felt really bad for the nurses, it was a hugh mess.

Junie no more falling, the first thing I did when I got home was to water my garden.

Chevy breaking your femur is not fun, I broke mine whe I was a young teen and have had hip problems since.

Teka love your bouncing owl

JunieB

Lookie - So glad your home from the hospital and feeling pretty good. I totally understand how you felt when you got sick. When my T11 vertebrae broke back in 2014, they gave me lots of fentanyl and as an SE, I developed a small bowl obstruction. When they finally realized I wasn't faking (around the time I started projectile vomiting) they inserted an Ng (nasogastric) tube. Lets just say everything moved at the same time. I was mortified, but the nurses have seen much in the course of their work and aren't generally offended. But I know you just don't want to make things any harder for the nurses. Bless them for the work they do.

Chevy - How do you figure a dislocation is worse than a broken bone? Both are excruciatingly painful. At least they were able to put my hip back in place. You had to have surgery. I sure hope I don't need surgery to keep mine in place. It would require I pause the Ibrance again.

I use a walker all the time. Fortunately I had it and my cell phone with me.

Hello Wildtulip! Welcome.

Hey there Queenie, How are you doing?

susan3

the color 5 k run in Milwaukee. So much fun. The guys won't get dirty. But we love it. Still have to go back and read. Sorry I am behin

Anonymous

Lookie ~ STAY OUT OF THE GARDEN!!!!! Do I have to call the hospital to get those tie down straps back on you? Geez, I was wondering why you said they had you tethered to the bed! Getting "sick" is ucky, be it sure makes you feel better after. Don't feel bad about the nurses having to do the clean up - that's actually a brilliant way to make sure they're right there nearby if you need something! Rest and be careful of yourself. So glad you're home 💗

JunieB ~ Phew....nothing brokener. It's so hard with Fibro and bone mets to tell what hurts and why; and even longer to heal I was worried for your ribs too. I was in a bad car wreck a long time ago. Every one of my ribs was bruised and all the connective tissue was sprained. Nothing was broken but it sure felt like it! Will cool packs help? I prefer heat, but cold is supposed to be for the first 24 or 48 hours? ED or ER? I'm leaving that one alone! Just avoid 'em both 😜

Gracie ~ You came back! Two nites in a row.....you're one of us now. Smaarty gave you a good intro about hot mens and how fun they are to look at. As you have seen most of us have very good taste (Didj'a see our Mr. Sam fetching coffe?) Others here......well, you'll see.............

Wildtulip ~ Welcome! Good for you cleaning out the gutters. I know it sounds harsh, but I really loathe those dang hobos.

Queenie ~ Hey you! Do you listen to the BBC on Sirius/XM? I used to like to listen to the news on Radio One (I think?) It's interesting to get a different perspective on the world's events. And the dry wit when something snarky is said!

Teka ~ Hey you too!

Sassy ~ At first I thought it was Marion Ross that was married to Sam Elliot....had to re-think it. What an odd pairing that would be! For some reason I'm thinking Mr. Sam might favor your Donnie? I'll have to see if I can find any picks of him wearing black socks and you can compare for us..............

Susan ~ Girl, you have been on a crazy ride this week! Not the roller coaster, the tilt-a-whirl! May things slow down so you can relax and enjoy both the doggies. What a cute pup! If she is crated while Shelby is out, it will re-enforce who the top-dog is and give Shelby a chance to check out the new arrival from a safe distance. Hope your biker wounds heal quick!......Never Mind. Just looked up and the Iron Lady is up and running 😛

Loverly ~ I'll PM you with some doggie stuff tonight. Don't want to bore everyone with training stuff. Glad you and Sas "yelled" at JunieB to go get looked at. She probably would have gone on her own - she's kinda responsible 'n stuff - but still..... No one else get hurt okay?

Wenchie, HiHo, Mags, Sensi ~ Thinking of you all ✝

JunieB

Sheppie - You're so funny!

Susan - Looks like you and Claire had a great time.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Patty ~ Hope you're feeling better and are home soon

Anonymous

Thank you for the warm welcome everyone! I love the friendship and vibe you have going.

Loveroflife, funny comment on my name, and accurate! I am part wild and part reserved.

Shepkitty, I really hate the gutter cleaning, but had to be done. No one else is going to do it!

I hope everyone dealing with illness/injury feel better and heal soon. Thinking of you all.

I've been productive on and off today...cleaned out a closet and paperwork is next. I'm taking advantage of a rare day without plans and my children with their dad. They will be starting high school the 29th (10th grade) and I'll be starting back to work, so life will get crazy busy again before I know it. I'm a substitute lunch lady, so I'm fortunate to have the same schedule as my kids.

Take care all!

Loveroflife

ShepK, I know that JunieB is responsible and intelligent. Maybe, it's my fear of something that is not good get overlooked by the docs....I don't know. We were trained to recognize possible serious sign and symptoms and refer a patient to his/her doctor. Also, I have heard over the years stories from patients (or their family members) who were misdiagnose that resulted in serious consequences. I didn't want that to happen to our Junie. I would like her to be around for a long time. She still has many men's butt to grab and male restroom to walk in. I need to learn to be not overbearing.

Susan, that looks like fun. You are a true Iron Lady! I can't even run half a block without getting winded let alone 5K. These are photos of my younger sisters at the Boston 5K Color Run:

Forward, please don't do a JunieB thing and hug the ground. We want all of our sisters in one piece. Glad to hear you are home. Do you have iron boobs now or you are done with recon?

I am glad we didn't scare Gracie away.

Thank you, ShepK!! No rush.

Ms. Sas, are you talking about the Gentle Leader leash? It doesn't always work with Mitzy, especially when she is scared. She still pulls with it when she panics.

WildT, is the fill tomorrow your first fill

Anonymous

No, loveroflife, tomorrow is the 4th TE fill. After the 3rd last week I am at 300/200 (LD flap), and they feel like rocks now. I'm small, so my total will be only 400-500. I've had a lot of neck/shoulder/back pain with the fill process, but last week began seeing a chiropractor and that has helped me SO much. I'll be seeing the chiro again tomorrow too. Speaking of which, I suppose I should do my stretches!