INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Holeinone

Good Morning all, 

Well said, Jazzy, Sas, Chevy, Cami....we want/need to have the unconditional acceptance. My grief & panic is still in the fast lane at times. Then sometimes, I think get over it & brush yourself off and continue to set an example. Ah, the acceptance of life....

DH & I decided this morning that I am going to quit my job at school. I have worked there for 13 years. I will get a small monthly retirement. I mean really small. But that is ok. DH is a workaholic and bought a business 2 years ago that I can contribute too. This means that next Jan. or Feb. we can spend some time south, out of the cold, windy Idaho winter.

Chabba, hope your news is good

Smaarty, in case Cami gets distracted, chemo patients use plastic utensils because the metal ones have a very strong metallic taste. 

Tang, maybe 1/2 of dose of Trazadone. I have it, not sure if it helps anymore, but on a very low dose.

Teka

Holeinone,

Good for you!

sas-schatzi

Tang, if the trazodone does it --go with the early bedtime. The sleep is more restorative to health than anything else.  Outsiders don't get anything about BC, and in this one area of sleeplessness they are totally clueless. I had so many people just treat/ say things implicating, I had control over it if I would just do it. Yeah, they never had a mind that wouldn't turn off even though the body felt like a bag of cement.

H-I-1 suggestion about playing with the dose is right on. It took me a bit of time of playing with my melatonin and ativan to finally find a combo that worked.

tangandchris

Sas-I know you are right...the sleep is more important. I guess I'm just mad that it has to be this way. I tend to kick and stomp over things, and then finally say...okay damn it!!

Spookiesmom

My sense of smell went berserk on chemo. I personally threw out 8 bars of DHs shower soap, the smell was all over the house, gagged me in the bathroom. He couldn't understand. 

sas-schatzi

GG--I know that was a hard decision, it's analogous to the elders giving up their drivers license. Work is such a part of our identity and independence. May I ask how old are you? What about Social security disability? Reason I ask as there may be things that other retirees can suggest that'll be good. I once was prepared to walk away from a job with a two week notice. Then read in the employee manual that in my category if I didn't give a months notice, I'd loose my pension and accrued vacation monies. I changed my plan real quick. The significance of waiting till next year? Pension money increase by waiting the year? 

Is it you getting a Mammo tomorrow?

Chabba in your pocket

Teka very astute and admittedly true

Teka

Chevyboy

Sass, I think the only reason I have pain is I wait too long in between pills.... Or like I'm in bed sleeping, and when I wake up, it's been like  10 hours, since I took anything, and when I start walking around, it just naturally starts hurting.... But I'm trying to stick with just 2 Aleve now.... Like at 5:a/m and again at 5/pm..

Yes, I have prunes, AND prune juice, and I never have any problems, until all this....

Going to get our Taxes done tomorrow, with DD.... Then Friday to the Ortho Surgeon!  That must mean I graduate?

Maybe try and stop at Super Walmart after the appointment...  ?  I might need something.....

Holeinone

Sas, I am 58, turn 59 in May. I took a medical leave of absence for the school year 2013-2014. They expect me back for next school calendar. Sept 2014. I would never qualify for disability, I talked to a rep for our retirement last July. She told me then I could apply for early retirement, I would get more if I waited until 62, but not enough to wait. I felt like I needed to take the time to decide. I love the kids & the energy of working in schools. But, I can always sub, work during the testing. I know all the programs. 

Chevy, this is a temporary problem, no doubt. So, a dose or two of Miralax will work wonders. I take Metamucil daily, I had a colon resection 3 years ago. Yikes ! So are you using a walker, a cane, roller skates ?

Chevyboy

Yes GG!  I'm using a walker, but sometimes just my Grandma's little cane!  I think I'm really doing good though... It was on the 13th that I fell, while yes, Roller-skating in the alley, and I'm getting around good while packing that rod in my leg, Ha! 

Thanks for the tips.... You know, it's a wonder I never have problems being regular.... nor sleeping!  I must be doing something right....  Ha!

I'm looking for cartoons to send my one gal-friend that I grew up with.... She is such a DOWNER about the fact we are growing older!  She is obsessed with the fact, and blames EVERYthing on "because we are old"...   I think she is really paranoid.... and lonely, unhappy, and a real PITA!   Don't you hate to be around people like that?  She just hates her life...  Even her 2 Daughter's say, "Oh here we go again, with that AGE thing!"  Ha! 

JWoo

Hey ladies, not sure if I posted it here before, but this was my experience with constipation and how I fixed it. 

http://www.super-crush.com/blahblahblah/?p=153

Alyson

Morning I see the owlettes have been very busy over night. 

I can offer people some cicadas, it is a bumper season for them this year. I do wish one of the cats wouldn't catch and crunch them.

Don't have much time as there is a bug family reunion this weekend. DH and I have been getting the family tree etc up to date. I have to print photos today and make labels. Did all the name tags yesterday.

FierceBluebird

I tried the blackstrap molasses when I was having issues after chemo and it did not work for me at all.  We need that genetic test for constipation help that sas is going on about!  I think time is the only thing that helped me. I tried prunes, prune juice, stool softners, MOM, metamucil, miralax. I was ready for a concrete drill! It was awful.  My whole gut was shut down and just refused to work. It start to get scary when you think about all the meds and fiber and liquids you're taking and nothing comes out.   

Teka

Chevyboy

Oh Wow Bluebird..... I always thought either one of those, or a combination would work!  Just shows we are all different!  Yes, everything just must shut down!

Are you better now?  Do you use those stool softeners?  I think they help also.

But I like your Bluebird.... 

sas-schatzi

Holeygirl. ah hah---makes sense ---you have to return to work for x amount of time after a medical leave in order to qualify for that retirement pay level that Sept would allow---did I get that right or wrong? I know a couple that it did apply to. One my sister, but she stayed an extra six months. That extra six months allowed her to retire at 2400/mos versus 1900/mos. Then all her COLA increases were based on the 2400 versus the 1900. That girl planned from day of hire till day of retirement. Now gets a 4000$ check in the mail once a month. ME totally ignored work pension consideration---I get a whopping 93.25$ /month after 36 years. Be a nurse retire well. But I could have done it differently that would have insured a different amount, but it wasn't something I was interested in------booboo.

One had to return to work after maternity level ---for three days in order to qualify for something----forget the something-------only remember it was 3 days. Kind of anticlimactic after being gone for months on mama leave.

Chevy that's Peter O'toole right? Yes No?

The Miralax is short term. I was a big supporter of it, but in flux now b/c of some reading. That couple of sundays recently reading so much, trying to find an answer on senna, more pointedly the long term consequences of prolonged usage of cathartics, i read about 80 articles and abstracts.

sas-schatzi

ENT just called wanted to bump me till mar 6th. Guy just came in that had a sinus cancer invading the eye space.  Talk about waiting to long. But we talked and he's keeping me on the schedule too. I told him I felt I had crossed the line or was nearing that. My intuition has been right three times before.

Teka

Yes, if you wait until March 6th, could get this hard chest cold making the rounds!

sas-schatzi

WoohoJwoo---not recommending here b/c of everyone's immunocomprimised state (no enemas- comprimised state , but when I was in the hospital post partum--constipated--the resident ordered a milk and molasses enema----it was sooooo gentle. Had been in nursing for 12 years and never heard of it. Never ever heard of it again.  Every thing came out in the end without a single cramp.

The second link identifies high in potassium----would be contraindicated in hyperkalemic conditions usual one End Stage Renal Disease(ESRD);   High iron- contraindicated Iron Storage Disease & hemochromatosis;   high copper ---contraindicated Wilson's disease. But a rare usage in all but ESRD would be okay.

Blue bird curious too --You went beyond constipation to obstipation . It's different, Google it and see if it fits your description. What was the conclusion re: the cause for you. 

Blue bird what genetic thing was I talking about for constipation?

Chevyboy

Here's how a woman's brain works....

Every one of those little balls is a thought about something that needs to be done, a decision or a problem that needs to be solved.

A man has only 2 balls, and they take up  all his thoughts. 

sas-schatzi

Chevy Please put that in storage LOL I satred at it for awhile FUN reminded me of Sheldon.

Aly I could get your coffee in storage, but not any ones else.

ziggypop

 I found it! The cure for EVERYTHING! Constipation, STDS, the munchies, malfunctioning pathways with crazy letter number names, aching ass resulting from being thrown from mechanical bulls while wearing five inch studded stilettos, pain from too much Jack, pain from too much Jack shit, dizzyness from women's too many balls brain - and all in one little container.  

ziggypop

And lopsided big ears 

JWoo

Sas -I have a friend that works in the mother/baby wing of a military hosp, and they actually told me about that. I had already had success drinking it, but you better believe I would have tried it!

Spookiesmom

GG. In Fl, the state retirement system will allow you to freeze your pension till you are 62.  Do you have that option?

Now don't every body laugh at once. On Spoiled Maltese, if a dog has trouble with pooping, either way, they recommend a teaspoon if PLAIN canned pumpkin. Not the pie mix. So Chevy, I, with my newly printed MD degree, recommend you make yourself a yummy pumpkin pie and start snarfing. Really, I've used it for Spookie when she had some problems 

dutchiris

Sas...I just post and am then quiet for days at a time.   I'm here reading pretty much every evening.  I have trouble just keeping up with that.  

luvmygoats

OK OK I'm here. Managed to just read yesterday's and I think the day b4. Did goat chores and wore myself out yest. Today was appt at BS -WooHoo - I'm free for a whole year. Unfortunately I like her a whole lot more than my MO of no personality. Also had some shopping to do - got a warm hoodie in ahem larger size so I can wear a thermal T under it. Hockey game is tomorrow night and wouldn't you know it DD's work has gotten busy so I'll have to meet her at the metroplex train station to take us into Dallas. No meeting up at her apt. Will be short visit, kicking me out about 8 am since she still has to work Fri.

I have the constant nose tickle. All the trees are blooming.

I think I had a pt with hemachromatosis long, long time ago. Maybe even was b4 nsg. school, I used to work in Med. Records and did ER records. Is an old fashioned remedy "blood letting? Like about 1979 or so?

Trazadone - yes, we used that in hospice. Worked well for some others not. No personal experience. Heck I couldn't sleep last night and that is usually NOT my problem. Mind racing of a thousand things to do this week - should have used the notepaper trick - write it down and forget it. Instead I turned elec blanket down some and took 2 Tylenol. Of course at 7 when alarm went off I was sleeping soundly. Don't need to leave too early tomorrow for DD's. Spent most of my money today but I do believe I know of a couple of nice Goodwills. One is not even allowed to say Goodwill I don't think but it is one. Should have moved BS appt when hockey game came up this week and DH decided we're taking misc. goats to Trade Days Sat - gonna be 80 degrees. But Sunday I think we may pay for it - may thunderstorms and sleet.

Sassy - I worked with an old nurse - much older than you and I. She well believed in milk/molasses enemas. What else did we concoct - hot Dr. Pepper and molasses (not enema ha ha) with some MOM thrown in.

Wren44

Our first Mom & kittens (7) at the shelter. We think they should add "Spay me!" and put it on the buses and billboards. She really looks like this was not her idea at all.

camillegal

Hi everyone---whoa did I miss a lot--WTF I can't remember anything now , and I can't do screen and screen like accomplished computer geeks--oops I meant wizards, yea that's what I meant.

OK now don't start putting just anything up u'r A$$--be careful cuz u might not know the amounts--Does anyone use suppositories anymore, that's simple or a fleet enema when it's really bad. Cuz when u have surgery all of u'r orgns are sleeping and u'r intestines are the last to wake up. I'm sure I'm probably wrong it just makes sense.

Chevy u can probably use skis with the poles there, and yes u are doing to much--u already plan on going to Walmart, or one of those stores that they take crazy pics of crazy people--u might be one they take a pic of.--So if u do go make sure u'r hair looks good. And fine if u don't need them, but don't be in such fear to take pain meds, oh I forgot u own a red cape. 

(((SAS))) u go thru so much and u are always cheery, not that I understand much of what u say but when u talk English u always sound good. And yes about the pain, it's there but sometimes worse than other times And I take my pain meds as soon as I feel it annoying and I haven't worried about my liver cuz I was told a couple of yrs ago my liver looks like I drink like a an addict and they were trying to find out from me to tell them how much I drink and please be honest cuz they really need to help me kick the addiction. I hadn't had a drink in maybe 30 yrs. I don't even drink the toast at wedding I drink the water, my sister drinks my toast. Now every so often I have something like one drink and I'm drunk.

Jazzy (I think) u still have that cold are u sure it's not some kind of infection like sinus or respitory?  That can fool u, colds shouldn't last more than 7 days, I think.

Teka u are so sharp, with so little words--always.

To be continued.

camillegal

OK--my screen starts jumping around, it's probably telling me to shut up, but I don't listen.

Oh Wren I just saw the little ones--she looks amazed. hahaha

It's super cold here way below 0 wind chill and I guess tomorrow too and lots of snow this weekend (the latest) so we'll see--Joey of course is much better now that he's spread all the germs around this house.

OK I can't remember anything else--but I'm waving right now --really-- to ALL of u--u'r all great.

Oh I think hole answered the question about metal mouth, but plastic helps a little not for everyone I know but a lot of women--so it's worth a try.