INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Chevyboy

Oh okay, never mind....  You found her Sass....  It was AnimalLover, but you answered her....  Good THING, because I might have led her astray...

I have to go get more dressed now.... put on my scocks before I wander out in the night....  I like that word too Cammi.

Anonymous

Just checking in really quickly. Been very busy today - still haven't gotten to sleep (about 3:45 am here and still lots to do to finish a project). Probably no sleep for me tonight.

Paws, sad to hear that Lil Ziggy took the flight but hoping for a wonderful home for him. Hopefully, your two will get over the intruder's presence quickly. Yes, looking forward to the get-together. Miss not having a life and not seeing friends. Well, that's not entirely true, turns out my "former friends" dropped me quicker than a hot potato -- apparently a couple have unfriended me from FB. So, looking forward to getting together with friends who do care! Kept thinking September is so far off, but it'll be here before I know it. (Might even be planning a trip up north, we'll see if I can arrange it.)

Better getting to completing this project as I'm rapidly losing steam. BBL in a couple hours, hopefully, will at least get a nap!

Chevyboy

222222222222nd!!   What do you mean?  WHAT friends dropped you and for why?  You don't need FB anyway..... do you?   You want us to come out there and tell them a thing or two?  I mean 2222222222?  

Okay.... re-iterate once more.... what project?   

dutchiris

Welcome animallver!  Time to get ready for work.  

I have hypothyroidism since 1993.  I take levothyroxine, gabapentin, and calcium with D3.  The only thing I was told about these meds is the re needs to be 4 hours between the calcium and the levothyroxine.  Also also take the levothyroxine one hour before I eat or 3-4 hours after I eat.

camillegal

OMG 2md u got unfriended==those SOB'S u don't need anyone of them. That' just plain crazy.  U've got us and us and u'r other friends--forget about them.

Paw OK how u started the artist classes sounded so peaceful, then u mention the wine and said I should look into that. U think u fooled us.? Nope

Dutch I can barely keep up with my meds and u have to take one an hr before another  at another time WTF I'd just be swallowing the sack of them like I do--well I do keep three separate --Somehow I learned that.

OK I was going to tell u to close u'r eyes, but that doesn't work on here either does the smellathon. But today I smell like creamy bananas, thank God no one keeps monkeys around here--It's kind of a good fragramce but not the best I'v had, But it sure beats my FRAGRANCE before my shower. So I'm much better.

Chevyboy

So you mean like THIS?  Or this?

I'll bet you ARE much better! xoxoxoxo

Nettie1964

OMG…SAS…I can’t believe I’ve missed this in your posts, but TOO MANY doctors, that’s what I’ve been saying!!  I hate, hate, hate having to see so many doctors!  One for this, one for that..and if I’m not my care coordinator, then guess what, one thing can mess up the other!!  And I think those of us that have thyroid issues have some of the hardest times getting the proper care!!

I must have missed some article, but seems I should be glad.

Enerva, you are so talented!

Dutch, I love doing work like that although I’m not that good at it!  However, my DH is a carpenter and all of our projects at home we have done together!!  We actually built a cottage, started with 1 bed, 1 bath and kitchen/living area, we since have removed the orginal bath, and added on a large master bedroom and made a larger bath! 

Paw, I could never foster, I get attached so easy!!  Even with the dogs we board and train, if we have them a month or more, I don’t like to let them go home!  LOL

And yes, Cami and Chevy, you always bring a smile!!  THANKS!!!

Wow, Dutch, 4 hours between, no one told me that, I take all of mine together every morning!  I’ll have to look into this!!  I take actual Synthroid, 100mcg, along with Dexilant, Claritin, Vitamin b12, Vitamin d3, garlic and calcium!!  No one has ever said that I should separate any of them! 

Oh, and today I DO NOT HAVE A BACK ACHE!!!  Actually, at the moment, it’s kind of strange as nothing is hurting!  However, I haven’t been sleeping very well, seems I must be having some anxiety issues as I keep having trouble catching my breath!  I
know it’s all about the anxiety because when I’m busy, and can’t think about it, I have no trouble at all!  I’ll get a grip on it soon!!

And when I do use the smell good stuff in my bath, it’s always Vanilla, guess I’m just plain!

I know I’ve missed a lot, so good morning it everyone!!  Waving to you all!!

sas-schatzi

I am MIA looking for insurance------------(&#@#%^&**((. I am learning way too much and it's not fun learning. YUCK, could substitute an F, but CHEVY would yell at me

luvmygoats

Yes, Nettie, for sure the Synthroid needs to be taken like Dutchy says. Does your bottle have any special directions? It should. I know it's 1 hour before eating; increases the absorption. And I would take it by itself. Would consult with your pharmacist about the Dexilant and how close together you can take it. I know antacids (which Dexilant technically is not) and calcium supplements can decrease absorption. I think a good pharmacy consult is in order. Do you buy locally or mail order? Even mail order has to have a pharmacist available to consult with.

About the Dexilant. My PCP practically ordered me off of Omeprazole - which is same class as Dexilant. I think Omeprazole affects calcium absorption more. He has me on Zantac generic 2x a day.

Sassy - all flood insurance is admin. by FEMA. My insurance agent couldn't even quote anything without going back thru FEMA. Would be curious to know if your quotes by diff. companies differ any. We have had State Farm ins. for years. DM had it too. Never had a problem with it. It covers what it says but then it doesn't cover what it says it doesn't. Have had car ins. with it forever. That's where we have had some claims the past 2 years. Knock on wood house OK. Waiting for our Texas 2" hailstorm one of these days. Can't remember how old the roof is - I think about 10 years. As with anything - and I mean anything - these days it keeps going up. DH is pretty good about deciphering insurance talk and I take care of the health side so team up pretty well. I like you really detest insurance in general but it is a necessary evil. I quivered when we went to talk to ins. agent mostly about changes to flood ins.

sas-schatzi

LMG my problem isn't flood insurance. I have flood insurance since since 98 or 99. I bought it just b/c it gave me peace of mind. It's not required because of location. I'm not in a flood plain zone designation. But I knew back then that far and away the majority (forget stat) of flooding occurs outside the designated areas. I didn't want to be subject to the "What if" second guessing. Rather than ask for a trinket i.e diamonds for Christmas, I asked DH for flood insurance. Oh did it piss him off b/c the premiums was/isdue every nov or dec. Every year we would have the "Do I really have to pay for this". Then I reminded him it was my Xmas gift. He would still growl, but pay the premium. It's over 400$ now . It was 250$ at first, and slowly crept up. 

My problem is to find a company that will stand behind their auto and homeowners. What I have learned is the majority of insurers in the industry, particularly, related to homeowners has taken a denial of claim approach. I'd rather pay a higher HO premium per year with a company that has a history of "just" adjusting. Than a company that is going to try and wiggle out of paying a "just" claim. Trying to decipher  who has a good reputation isn't easy. Per usual I'm searching. The more I search, the more of a certain stinking smell for the whole industry is becoming apparent.

BBL back to it............

Nettie1964

I think Chevy has posted this before, but I just love it!!

 

luvmygoats

Agreed I really don't like the insurance industry even though DH has a niece in KY who owns her own agency. I just never have any homeowner claims. I've had roof claims sure. Nobody except those with metal roofs escapes that in Texas. The only other one I had was in 1998 when we had a major ice storm and pipe froze in north facing BR that had no insulation (haha bad builder it was only a year old, long ago sold this house). Flooded house while we were at work. DH had the instinct to come home from work at lunch and found it. Carpets pulled out and hung in giant warehouse to dry. Stayed with concrete floors for a week in nasty cold weather. Not much other damage except redoing the pipe/sheetrock/insulation in that wall. Thankfully the way the house was situated the water ran out the front door and garage rather than rising/standing inside. Knock on wood we've been lucky. We had major hail damage in 1995 from a gigantic hailstorm. DD and I sat in inside BR and it was shaking that wall so bad. We had shingles with dents in them.

Nettie1964

Just looking at pics from happy days!  These were at my daughters wedding, 3 years ago!  Big difference then to now!!  Maybe the pics will motivate me to exercise!

Nettie1964

LMG, the only thing I was told was to take my synthroid an hour before eating, nothing else! 

luvmygoats

Nettie - I think it was RxList I was reading on. I think it's the dailymed Sassy uses. But I cannot find in my bookmarks the one where you can put in 2 drugs and crosscheck interaction.

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/about.cfm

Sassy what it that other site you offer to check meds on? I thought I had it.

Nettie - I would have a talk with my pharmacist. They of all people are trained to check for interactions. Now with over the counter meds they have no idea you're taking calcium so would not figure in any warnings until you tell them. To be truthful I had to look Dexilant up, I'd never heard of it. Prob. new improved version of Omeprazole. Curious why your doc chose that form. I just checked our ins. and it is a Tier3 meaning I would have to jump thru hoops to get it. No generic.

Holeinone

Happy Tuesday.....

Nettie, awesome photo of you...great smile, you can get back there...

Sas, the men in my town that own insurance agency's have built million dollar homes in several locations. I know they are smart, & kinda work hard ( eye roll, they are always on vacation ). It is one of those industries that I think alot of $ can be made. My DH keeps reminding me, when I go off on the home owners, that we have hit the medical insurance folks pretty hard. So true. The bills have not came in yet for his week long stay & 4 surgeries. 

Short rant about insurance...lol...

Good news, my bottom front tooth has shifted drastically in the last 2 months. Started hurting, so off to the dentist this morning. I am fearful of needing another root canal. Dentist took X-rays, all good. They 4 on bottom are looser than normal, but he says strong, roots healthy. Blamed it all on chemo & Zometa.

The stinkin disease that keeps on giving.....

Trying to get ready for NYC & Washington DC... A little nervous about it all, but very excited at the same time. 

Waving hello to all...

Susan, hang in there, better days soon.

Nettie1964

LMG, I take Dexilant and have for years....nothing else worked for me, went through the whole list!! 

And Pharmacist does know ALL the things I take including OTC vitamins!

3rdtimenow

Hi, ladies insurance, drugs and weight issues, how depressing.  lol.  Some good news for today, only 2 more rad treatments for me.  Stephanie

Chevyboy

Did you gals see this?  My DD sent it to me...

http://www.pawmygosh.com/dog-cat-birth/

It is a dog helping "his" cat give birth to kittens....

Enerva

omg it reminded me of a dog we had when I was around 7 years old our cat would leave in the middle of the night and our dog could go and care forbade babies as if they were her own puppies. ;( it's so cute our cat could come to feed Them then take off again and our dalmatian dog could take over her duties. Lol 

Thanks for sharing chevy. 

Went to the hospital got my blood done and everything settled for next week.

Got some bad news yesterday from home. my sister is schedule to do a scan in her head and column cuz the new onco is afraid c can be there too. I refuse to believe it till the scan shows something. The onco are all in panic cuz she is grade 3, well I am grade 3 stage 3, and I am here so till there is a test to prove cancer is somewhere I will not panic.  

Hope you are all ok 

I will keep you guys posted 

Nettie1964

New hair 

sas-schatzi

YAY3rd.................

Hi1------Yay ready for a trip........the itenerary maximum fun, try to post pics.for those of us that won't travel...........like ME.

Chevy whattttttttwe can't diverge......who are we.....cami have you got a clue what she's talking about?

Oh yah, remember when I was going to fire the endocrin doc? He has his assistant call and say "Dr Go would like you to do all follow ups with Dr Mciver"(BigWig  doc at Moffitt).  Back and forth. Basically, the doc fired me. Knew from her first words what he wanted b/c he tried to pull the same thing in last visit. LOL I was surprised we didn't split ways during the visit. He was Not happy with what I said. I.e.you're not listening, you're not paying attention to the symptoms--------whoooooooooo it was a grueling visit. But when I left there, I came up with the thought of thyroid resistance. So, loose a doc, gain a great insight. 

sas-schatzi

YAY3rd.................

Hi1------Yay ready for a trip........the itenerary maximum fun, try to post pics.for those of us that won't travel...........like ME.

Chevy whattttttttwe can't diverge......who are we.....cami have you got a clue what she's talking about?

Oh yah, remember when I was going to fire the endocrin doc? He has his assistant call and say "Dr Go would like you to do all follow ups with Dr Mciver"(BigWig  doc at Moffitt).  Back and forth. Basically, the doc fired me. Knew from her first words what he wanted b/c he tried to pull the same thing in last visit. LOL I was surprised we didn't split ways during the visit. He was Not happy with what I said. I.e.you're not listening, you're not paying attention to the symptoms--------whoooooooooo it was a grueling visit. But when I left there, I came up with the thought of thyroid resistance. So, loose a doc, gain a great insight. 

sas-schatzi

Not sure how many  chose to link on the Crack.com link, I posted a couple or so pages ago. What the writer had to say hit home with me b/c as a 19 y/o I tried suicide. Aspirin overdose. Realized I didn't want to do it, took steps to counter it------------large volumes of water and vomiting. but ended up in ICU to be watched. Everything this writer said hit home with me. 

You think me strong. Think of me then, abused. Think long years of stress beyond what a child should have to absorb. Think of connection with others that went through the same thing.............constant trouble, constant sadness. constant disbelief.

What I learned out of the scenario was to reach out............or.........do it right........

I chose after that to reach out.  It did me well, I'm still here at 64

Never negate Robin's pain, I feel his pain daily. My words that his mind never gave him peace, are just that. He was always seeking normal. He was always seeking true. Something. Seeking peace, but giving every moment he could. Please, read the link. It's the most candid writing of what the really lonely person feels. True as true can be.

On Robin Williams by David Wong from Cracked.com

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/robin-williams-...

3rdtimenow

Thinking good thoughts for you sister, Enerva.

Alive4Five

Oh sass! You are a very special person, and you have mastered bringing positive sunshine into everyone's life here! 

Some days it really, really sucks to be the 'walking wounded'... and we really never are 'not' -  Thank you for sharing that sass...

Enerva

Sass,  I heard you.  I also did felt a bit of that when I read it. 

I think I got mad  at robin Williams but not at him really I have been mad since I was 9 years old cuz my father one day upset about my oldest brother s decisions in life decided to stop taking his heart medication and one day he gotta heart attack. Mom found after thatched had stop taking his medication on purpose so, my mom had to race all of us alone. She never remarry, became a nurse and worked day and night shifts then my oldest sisters found jobs to help out. Mom was an angel, the kind of mom that never hits you or scream at you. I must say the years I got her here with me even though Alz was with us I was blessed to have her and I did my best to give back some of the care she provided me with when I was little. 

I have always been a funny one,  always making people happy but when I read that link it hit home for me too. 

Anyway yes my sister situation is getting in my nerves hoping for the best. 

Hope you all have a good night.  I am going to take a pill tonight cuz other wise I won't be able to sleep  

Sending you all hugs.

sas-schatzi

love of life, love of being

shall that prevail?

we survive

the then is not known

what we learn 

depends on what we choose

how we choose

tells some

not all

sas-schatzi

Enerva Big hugs sweetie-----------you went through so MUCH------God Bless you---------may he hold you in the hollow of his hand-------------when the time comes.edit---------------------when you get to be 100

sas-schatzi

Alive thanks , but you are bringing life into eyes through your work on W&F's , Teka was the first to understand the mission of the thread, It;s not just fun. It's LIFE----------an enjoyment, a resilience of being, a hold on illusion & delusion & beautiful . That when we need to take a break from reality.  We can just relax and view.