INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Teka

sas-schatzi

Cami you are way up there sweetie. If you were in school today you would be in the "Gifted Class" , but we knew that That's 130 and above.

Wren44

Smaarty, I may have to get some china paint and make me one of those cups.

camillegal

Oh Sas believe it or not I was and it was so boring, no one talked or got silly but me. So it didn't help me, I was always in the deans office. Oh well wasted youth The old if I knew then what I know now---what a difference.

Oh my taxes got caught and according to them I owe over 6,000.00 for 2 yrs/ and I couldn't make my mortgage payments I was so broke and I wrote them and laughed why in the hell could I possibly owe any money when I had no assets except my Dis and SS which added up to about 2,000. a mo. and medical bill and persrips. At that time my car was 15 yrs. old always need some work--Why do u think I'm always writing to the government--they have destroyed me in a couple of ways financially. And they don't care--that's the fun part. I wrote one time they effed up the whole country and they want to have my little bit of money to even the debt, Oh I can't get started--this I stress about cuz I am dealing with idiots beyond redemption, and they have been voted in, that's even harder to take. They're the ones who called my oldest DD and told her I am unbalanced and should be put away. A$$es Imagine if I left my house a lot the trouble I could get into.

Oh again I'm saying nothing so I'll stop, but u guys are used to me so it's all right.

Jazzygirl

Wren44

Cami, You probably owe $50 and all the rest is late fees. Like some credit cards I won't name publicly. 

ziggypop

Wanna come visit, Cami?

sas-schatzi

Maddy, hope you get some sleep tonight. felling better?

Ziggy, pass some this way. OOPS that would be illegal too bad. ERHH did I tell you I transferred your comment to the 2d6 thread. Watching it all day, I spammed all these threads this morning , that I'm not on . MODS didn't delete and sent me no PM to behave. 1033 to 1219.views, only a few posts, some good traffic. Hope it will make some good change.

Jazzy, your pic is great on it own, but kinda of goes well with Ziggy's post. Now if we had some that we could smoke, chew, or swallow to get rid of tinnitus me and chevy would be on it ALL the time. Particularly loud tonight.

Good night Mrs. Calabash

Teka

Teka

Anonymous

It finally stopped snowing!  It snowed all over my clean unsnowy sidewalks.  Those are different than the pathways that you guys are talking about, right?

I just finished working on some budget stuff and my eyes are crossing. 

Sassyfrats - thanks for talking me down today.  I downloaded those books already.  Hell, I shoulda just threatened the d****head with my paintball gun.  That would have solved the problem!  I bet he's a big sissy when confronted.  Hmmmm, what color paint should I use.......

I think it's time for some hot chocolate with butterscotch schnapps.  Okay.... without the schnapps, but it will be less tasty and less effective.

P

tangandchris

Hola!

Just rolling by to say hello...I scrolled thru some back pages and see a mix of Genetics and Pot talk, guess wish one I'd prefer

Nice little thunderstorm blowing over and the house is nice and quiet with everyone asleep. My taste buds are dead, but for some reason I can taste orange sherbert perfectly!

BTW, hot chocolate and butterscotch snchapps sounds yummy.....mmmm

Holeinone

tang, howdy, when is your next A/C?

The lack of taste is weird, do you also have a stronger sense of smell? That might take another tx or 2, but my sniffer went on overdrive..

tangandchris

I go in for my 2nd one a week from Thursday. I'm getting TAC, all of them at once. I have moments when my sense of smell goes crazy and everything seems really strong. It's like pregnancy!

Anonymous

yes, Sassy, I'm awake now but don't know for how long. The true night owl I am, I fall between 1 and 3 AM. Slept in till around 11, then back to sleep. Up this afternoon for a bit, then back to sleep. The anti-b's , Phenergan and Benedryl are knocking me out but still have the cough, sore throat, and stuff. Wish I would feel better. 

Jazzy Girl, the cat picture looks just like my cat. 

Holeinone

2ndtimeMaddy, 

Sorry you are still sick ! It seems like you have had this too long. Either that or time is moving really slow. Hope you get feeling better. 

sas-schatzi

PHilly , wish I had hot chocolate too, schapps and pot. That sounds like a could combo LOL. Hope you like those books as much as I did. When you get to practicing them then it gets real interesting.

Tang and GG---that's the first time I've heard that about the sense of smell, Smell would be nice, sniffer doesn't work either------except when I was prego, and the first couple of months after the move from upnorth----with the move I figured it was allergies, and it just took time to develop more allergies

Chit the damn crickets are louder by the hour. Phooey

Maddy HUGS and have a toddy. 

NO more soap boxing here by me re:genetics, I moved all to the 2d6 thread. It's intense, I have to be so serious, and think so hard.

camillegal

Good Morning Ladies---I slept OK, up a little early, my SIL and I were talking about the WEATHER OMG, it's starting all over again like 2 weeks ago and into March==In like a lion out like a lamb--We'll see.

Phyloshnapps, that makes hot chocolate sound so good, now I want that, even in the morning OK 2 people have colds on here--did either of u tell u'r Dr? I think u'd better so they can check u out. Oh and I forgot to mention when u starting chemo use plastic utensils instead of regular.

Oh I was talking to my sister last night for our usual hr And I mentioned something on here and again she said isn't that so depressing to read about everybody and all the stories, maybe I should stop for a while. Well, I told her. Remember she has never been in any kind of group on line, Even tho there are sad stories and u feel sad about so many things everyone has an attitude of optimism and if they don't that's what u'r here for and they start feeling better and it's great and u say things and tell things to all these people anything and u feel friendship and love and u get silly and we laugh and have fun and I said all the fun about Chevy's hip, (sorry Chevy)  but that boulder was hysterical. Well anyway u all know what I mean, I guess it's hard to understand unless u've been here. I know I haven't been on as much lately, ut I've tried  to slow down a bit at nite and I notice I sleep better usually cuz I'm unwinding but sometimes I lile to see what's going on--so I've cut down my time a little and plus my silly job has me going during the day--I think it's the weather too cuz things seem to happen with this horrid cold.Well anyway just thought I'd share.

Chevyboy

So okay WHAT?  My little Grasshopper, what I think you mean is, sometimes when we tell people what we do on here, and with WHOM, they just think we are contributing to sorrowful stories...... and don't understand we are all family.  I mean when I went to the stupid hospital, I realized OH FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!!  How can I talk to you guys?   I wanted to stay connected with you, and my one little Daughter's stupider phone, would NOT let me get on here, so when my Orlando Daughter called, I gave her directions on how to get into my AOL contacts book, get Cammi & Sass's phone numbers, and I could CALL! 

Sounds pretty insignificant right now, but I felt LOST not knowing how to "talk" to you guys!   And I know a lot of you have a LOT harder time than I do, but we just all hang around, and try and help each other...  sometines with information, sometimes with just being silly. 

Man, I slept like shit last night!  Sorry, but it was just a rough night!   It's like whatever you  eat, upsets the inner-workings, and then you either can, or can't GO~! 

So Sass is talking about her crickets!  I would just LOVE to hear a cricket!  We got snow again....  This whole Winter is wearing extremely thin....  pissing me off, is what it is doing.    There is not a cricket within a thousand miles.  I DO have little mices running by my fence though... I can see them in the sun...  Maybe it's Meeces...  We set food out for them, the squirrels, and the birds.... even Raccoons!   I think they have their own food chain going on out there!

And you all got colds!  Been hanging around MY Husband?  He caught it too!   A broken hip is NOTHING to a husband getting the sniffles.   I've got my nurses hat on, and trying to be compassionate, and soulful, but ......  you know how it is.

Oh Phylly has her paint-ball gun armed and ready..... Who's a dick-head?  See, for those of you newer gals, SHE has that ankle monitor, because of all these carryings-on! She is trying to avoid the big-house again with ole' big-Alice, but she is SURELY headed that way again......  We try, but..........

Jazzygirl

Hi Insomniacs- my cold was raging last night so only 4 hours of sleep. Will get more rest today as I am laying low once again. I took a hot shower middle of the night to clear my head and relax my body and it helped. I notice today I have no taste for anything. Ate a bit of yogurt and also drinking some hibiscus tea and neither has a flavor too it! I have my six month mammo check up on Friday and must drag my butt to that.

It is hard for everyone to understand that we need a community of people to talk to from diagnosis through the years of follow up. I don't know about you, but most people in my world have no concept of the whole process. I have had everything from people who act like I had the flu and everything is done, to those who have their commentary about the anxiety that goes with the follow up process. There are people in these threads with all kinds of challenges around their medical care, family life, relationships, energy, you name it. What we share is the common here is the struggle of going through treatment and working to stay well. I can say outside of the women on the BCO threads, no one really gets that. So I am grateful for this place to come where everyone is just present with you with whatever you have going on.

Teka

Good Morning, Owlettes!

*sas* surgery is day after tomorrow, correct?

Anonymous

3 hours of sleep and 2 meetings today. Whine!  oh wait I can sleep through the meetings.  Never mind!

P

Teka

sas-schatzi

Good morning Owlettes, Chevy and Cami your right on everything. with in a short time of being up, I'm here. same on and off all day long, seeing how everyone's doing. AND everything you said cami is right, and chevy too. Hmm said that twice. If I could put both posts in the topic box , may be I'll figure something out. The owls would squwack and screech, and fly around. 

I've learned to make a hand and put it in the bottom right hand corner and then an arrow comes up with some clicking in between. Move the arrow from southeast to northwest and the pic gets smaller. Reverse that and they get bigger. Must send this to Littlegoats.Then they behave, and get back on their perches. I loved that little brown owl, but, seriously he WAS a troublemaker, well, the white unseen margin that I couldn't get rid of was the real culprit.

But frustrated by memory of what/where each Owlette is at. Stupid oxy, but it's nice to not have that stupid pain. I just thought of an analogy that I've never used before. You know how a fire looks when it's down to the burning embers and there are all these colors. The colors associate with how hot it is. It's white hot in one spot , but the other areas are hot too. AND it's always changing. Then an area seems almost out, then out of the blue or a wisp of air hits it, and it flares up again. Very hot for awhile, then it calms down again. That's it, that's my pain. After a lifetime of it, I'm ready to be done with it. I've found lately, an early am oxy and valium keep that fire almost out.        

Cami, I know you have pain, is this like your pain?

Chevy, I'm surprised at your pain this much,  this many days postop. Are you sure you're not doing too much? Are you sure you won't try just one or two puffs of pot, or one little pinch about the size of your pinky finger nail? Actually, safer than the puffing. I wish i were there. I used to have so many hip & knee pts. in and out of the hospital. I'd ask what day post op, and I would know exactly what the expected range of symptoms and activity advancement was normal for x day post op. I may have lost that knowledge b/c of brain decay.

Cami, I know the IRS story, but why are you working. Is it a "want too" or a "have too". I missed when you told about the beginning.

Ziggy, you fly into 2d6 ask a question, make my brain work at 1:30 am and leave and don't come back. Girl it was almost like a practical joke. They were both wonderful questions. I was so tired after watching it all day long to make sure I was there for answers. Plus, curious to see if the hornets nest I wanted to get worked up, got them flying all over the place. Only a few posted, but there were a lot of lookers.

The hits on 2d6 went from 1033 to 1329 yesterday after I spammed, oops left messages. No spamming allowed.. I was so tired--no alcohol, that I didn't realize Dini didn't come in from last pee out. Poor dog was out for two hours until he woke DBF up by barking. Poor baby.

Smaarty

Cami-why plastic utensils?

Chevy-have you tried the probiotic liquid? That has really helped me. If I miss than I turn liquid. Yeek.

Ok, got to go read the other posts.

sas-schatzi

OH jere are some more Owlettes, so, happy you've come

Jazzy, sorry about the cold. I woke up with the throat tickle warning . It's not a nice tickle, but don't have a better word. Made an old remedy that absolutely tastes like it could kill you. But it's working. I'll write the recipe soon. It's only good for the onset, not once the buggers get established. So, happy you have so much control over your schedule. What a blessing.

BTW where's Blessings, Jackie, Enerva may be glued to VNZLsister's problem and political upheavel, Smarrty checked in yesterday, Tang and Maddy were here in the middle of the night also not feeling good.. $$$4444 was to see PS yesterday. Bluebird? Blondie? Nicky? Dutchchris flies in , then away for days at a time. Aly fly in more often, your perch is never filled often enough:) Hole-in-one is good to keep everyone's activities straight If I missed anyone SORRY. "

That's part of the family thing, if we get missed, it's like "wow, they don't miss me thing"

Must answer Sweet Peas note.

Teka yes sx 's on Friday. I'm very calm about it. The anesthesiologist that I saw last Friday was so calming . His voice could have put me to sleep. It was melodious.  He aaactcually understood post polio. Never had a anesthesia doc that did. Hope he's the one that puts me under. The probability of cancer is high, but been there done that twice,  breast and brain.  The colon polyps in July were precancerous too and grew very fast from previous scope--zero polyps to three. No doc error in scoping.  Good thought---just made GI appointment  

Studied bad genetic stuff this past week too. The family cancer pattern follows Li Frumenia p53, LiFrumenia LIke (actual term), or Chek2, DIRAS3 is a may be.  Chek2 which is related to Li Frumenia is the strongest. But family is already known to carry hemochromatosis-HC gene, but everyone wants to ignore or discount it.

Wish Jan69 was here, she understands that bad HC thing

Methinks the recipe worked.

Teka

sas, you're destressing with nonstop posting on the threads.

chabba

Have two scans today, an ultrasound for my gynecologist and a ct for my oncologist.  At least they are at the same place and only an hour and a half apart. Both are a follow up on the pet scan last month. 

tangandchris

Jazzy-I totally agree with you...no one gets it, most mean well, others just well..whatever with the others. I'm so glad I found this place!!

So, the insomnia is bugging me ladies the last week or so has been bad. I'm tired, but my mind is racing. Xanax doesn't help anymore and I do haveTrazadone which knocks me out, but I don't like taking it because I have to go to sleep around 8-9 or else I'll be a zombie the next day. I'm whining I know, maybe I should just go to sleep around 8-9 and be knocked out. bleh

hugs!

sas-schatzi

Chevy there are 12 pages of pooping suggestions on the constipation thread. Members had all kinds of suggestions. The most commonly reported effective things, I put into a  combined recipe is-- Stewed prunes and or apricots(from fresh if available), taken with a warm glass of water with lemon in it, with senna--either as a pill or a tea. The most common orthodox(Doc recommended) plan was Miralax.

After about page 8, I reread all the responses and tabulated what were the "treatments". The stewed prunes and apricots were number one. I thought this very nice b/c it's centuries old versus mirilax which is polyethylene-glycol ,a manmade chemical. Manmade chemicals have been found to be a problem many years later. There's some very outrageous damning stuff about Polyethylene-glycol (PEG) on the web.  Here's one http://www.gutsense.org/gutsense/the-role-of-mira... But we won't know for a long time if it's really as friendly as the American Society of Gastroenterologist claim or as bad as the manmade invention from 1930 era Margarine was with it's trans-fatty acids. This wasn't identified as a health risk until the last decade or so. The American Heart Association pushed margarine as a better alternative to butter for decades. The system that the margarine hurt the worst was the vascular system. Ironic. GOOD LORD Chevy, it was a simple question about pooping.

I'd go with the centuries old approach. Hmm, hope that statement becomes literal.