INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Jazzygirl

Hi ladies- I am home from the latin music. It was a great group from LA but with musicians from many latin countries. The vocalist was really good, her name is Lilly and she is from Cuba. The dancing and the people watching are the best. For those of you who remember going to disco clubs in the 1970s, this reminds me so much of that whole scene. Women dressed up, men looking to dance with them. It was awesome. No I did not dance tonight but have in the past!

MarlanaB

Sas--I'm feeling okay. More tired this time and a little more nauseous but no bone pain, I'm assuming because I didn't need the neupogen with 9.7 neutrophils. I spent the late afternoon/early evening on the covered lounger in my parents' back yard with the dogs giving me run-by lickings every 5 minutes so I may be tired from the interruptions to my nap!

Jazzy--looks like fun! I swear I'm going to take salsa lessons one of these days

MarlanaB

And Sas--you better get your phone line fixed just to call 911 if you're going to be falling down anymore

magdalene51

Sassypants was after your tumble, but that's not why I posted it. Saw it on Facebook, stole it, thinking of you.

Chevyboy

Sass is up a Creek! OMG! She is almost cut off from EVERYthing....! BBL...I gotta run outdoors and water, before the sun comes up along with the 110 degree HEAT!!! Ha!

sas-schatzi

Thanks mags. Wish I could put it in the topic box, but they're is no room:(

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Well I managed to get myself in trouble by 5:45 AM. Called the cable company on DBF's phone. We got the phone fixed. I tested for a ring by dialing 911. Rang once and hung up. I didn't think the enhanced 911 system could/would grab the call that fast. It did.They called. Explained it was a misdial. Then they called back in about 10 minutes.. I fessed up and told them what I had done. The Ems operator said "We're just required to make sure everything is okay. They're is a sheriffs car out front can you go to the gate and talk to the officer."  A bit embarrassing to say the least. Won't do that again.

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All, Patty's okay, taking a break.

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Wren the cable fix---they had me take the battery out and unplug the modem. I unplugged it before, but I didn't take the battery out--this was a first. So it will be in the to do list if it happens again.

Where's Loverly? Jwoo? Frenchfrye? Mel? Rosie?

Paws, I had a liver thing that a CT caught. The follow-up was a liver MRI. They did two over 6 months. Decided it was a hemangioma and stopped following. The odd thing is hemangioma's can be real trouble if they bleed. So, why isn't it being followed? Well the last time I went in I forgot to ask, to much else going on. Frankly, I forgot about it till your post. Have they tried MRI after CT. It's tricky cause you have to hold your breath for 20 seconds at a time, without many breaths in between. MRI does give better imaging of liver.

Dutchy, Very funny picture and TRUE

 

Jazzygirl

Patty- thinking of you whenever you come back. I hope you and your boys are having a good summer.

Chevyboy

You called 911??????????????????? OMD!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW I can't do that.... even as a test! Hah! You just wanted those uniforms to show up! Well, ....mmmmm........... whatever it takes, I guess......

I SWEAR she needs constant supervision....

Spookiesmom

I guess I'm just gonna have to go over there and supervise her. And maybe manage to fall in the pool, instead of on concrete!!!!

sas-schatzi

Yup, too much concrete. Wish I had a bubble

Rosevalley

You have to be careful with 911 operators! When the wet massive oak tree across the street partially broke off an enormous branch about 10 inches in diameter and 25 ft long that was dangling across the intersection, I called 911. The operator yelled at me! "This is an emergency line!" she roared. I said we live right up from an elementary school with 500 kids and a highschool 1/2 mile away with 900+! School would let out shortly. If it fell on someone, it would kill them. A police car came out shortly after and then a tree company. geezzz.

Sassy you need one of those emergency buttons to wear around your neck! Unreliable phone and electronics and too many falls to keep you safe. I remember one winter morning my goofy Grandmother had washed her hair and laid down on the carpet in front of the patio doors in the sun to dry it. One of the neighbors apparently could see her and came over hysterical.. thought she had fallen and was laid out on the floor! Nope just sunning herself on the floor like a cat!

Jazzygirl

Rose- a fallen tree is an emergency as it puts people at risk. When I lived back east, during a wet late spring snow storm, the tree in the front yard of the house where I was living snapped off and went down on a passing car. The limbs took the power lines down and trapped a car. I heard the snap and then a car horn and when I looked out the window, I thought "OMG." I called 911 and the police, fire, utility company, etc. were there in a heartbeat. The person in the car was not hurt and they freed them up to go on their way (that was not a good start to anyone's day). The limb snapped because there was a HUGE beehive inside. Then we had the bees to deal with. I think you did the right thing Rose.

sas-schatzi

Rosie, what a hoot about your GM. Maybe she was a cat in another life time. I had a whole house system alarm that included the neck and bracelet alerts. The lightening strike early this year knocked out the system. The company wanted 500.00 to fix it or extend the contract 3 years. Extortion. I still have to pay on the contract till October. Lesson don't sign a contract.  Rosie your right I need something. I'll put it on my list. ....................You were absolutely right on your EMS call operator was wrong. My call to them this morning was not just testing the line. After Monday's fall when the phone went out Thursday I was concerned. Wish I had remembered that this morning when I was talking to the operator and sheriff. UGH. Hell I used to teach about enhanced 911.

Spookiesmom

My mom had a help I've fallen button. It was hooked on to her land line. That was about 20 years ago, not much use if the phone craps out. Maybe technology has improved since then. Something to check into before signing up.

Chevyboy

Yes, you need one that can "sense" when you fall, like if you fall on your head, and can't push your button. Theresa and Eddie each had one, but they didn't help, if they were out in their yard....

One time Theresa was in the tub, and could NOT get out! It's funny now, but not at the time.... Old Eddie could not pull her out, so he called 911....!

So there she was.... in all her nekked glory, and these HANDSOME Firemen came to the rescue! Hah! I would have up and died! THAT was when their Son made them get an emergency bracelet.... I still tease her about that.

AND I just put together my official exercise bike!

My Doc thought it would exercise my hip better than walking.... And I got on it for maybe 2 minutes! Hah!

It folds up, and has wheels, so I can put it anywhere I want.... I'll do it in the mornings when it isn't 110 degrees out.

MarlanaB

as a 911 operator, trees on the road are an emergency! Some could crash into that tree. And Sas, the E911 system will pick up even if you hang up before it rings...

sas-schatzi

Chevy, At the last house, Dh and I kept watch on a widow neighbor allot like Theresa. She calls one day and had trouble getting out of her bathroom. She wasn't hurt, but I forget exactly. She refused to let me call EMS, wanted us to just come in however we could. Everything was locked. I looked at the casement windows. With a ladder I pulled the window down from the top---that's half right. except it was still pretty high. I then had to swing a leg up and over. Lordy, now I won't get on a ladder. We got a key and had a talk.

sas-schatzi

Marley, I know better than what I did. Seriously, I wanted to know I could access 911. Falls suck. They sap confidence of movement. My stupid right ankle has been responsible for 2-3 dozen falls at this point since early high school. Lost count years ago. About 8-9 have included head injuries. All my joints hyperextend. I have so many friggen rules about movement. The problem is I keep having to add more rules. Spookie's suggestion about creating a ramp with concrete. LOL, I've had two falls associated with sidewalk ramps. Uneven surface. Nemesis

One was at The Orlando Arena. Right ankle turned>>>>forward fall>>.both wrists & both knees>>head injury.  This Risk Management guy asks me to come back and meet him at the fall site.  All the curb side wheelchair ramps at every corner in sight are cordoned off with tape and cones. They were all being painted white. He interviews me for 20 minutes or so. Turns a tape recorder on and starts with  " Mrs S for the record we have never talked before and I am interviewing you about the alleged fall". My response "No we've never talked except for all the questions you just asked me about the fall" He wasn't happy. Then he asks me to stand where the fall happened. He takes my picture. DUH, if I did want to sue. Those pictures didn't make his case, they would have made mine.

So, It's been a busy 2 days.......couldn't do anything except scroll. Worked on a burn injury and got way into a newbies concerns about surgery being a busybody. The gal with the burn injury, I'm sure she's into a contact dermatitis from bacitracin. But I'm not a doc etc...........I so need to go back to work..............

sas-schatzi

Did any of you catch this thread written by Christine. She had a lymph node transfer b/c of LE. The techn ique was pioneered by a doc in France. Her doc is in NY( I think) Anywhoos, she's one week out from surgery.

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/64/topic/832569?page=1#idx_15

Jazzygirl

Chevy- that bike is awesome. I like that is is foldable as I have little extra room here. How much was that, if you don't mind me asking?

Rosevalley

Marlana- I have to ask you. Two of my kids are non verbal deaf. If they call 911 and say nothing (of course) will they send someone out to the house? We have cell phones no land line, although the one number is strictly for the house two sets of phones. Will they be able to get the address? I have my disabled daughter registered with the police, photo ID description, disability etc. Love that program, she was the 5th person signed up!

Thank you for agreeing with my decision to call 911. I thought the operator was harsh, but maybe she had had a bunch of serious calls and mine was like zip.. in comparison. I would think being a 911 operator would be stressful.

Spookiesmom

I think they would Rose. My cell did something stupid by itself and called 911. They answered. I didn't know it. A few min later I got a call back, are you ok? Yes, I'm fine, are you sure? So if DD didn't speak, but kept the line open, I'm sure they would scramble.

Jazzygirl

6/20- 30 minutes of resistance training at the gym. Heading to summer solstice yoga tonight for another 90 min of exercise.

MarlanaB

Rose--it depends on local policy. I would call your local comm center and ask. For mine, if it's a landline phone and someone dials but doesn't say anything, they get an officer. Cellular calls, because we get sooooo many, we call back. If they answer and they need help, they get it. If they don't answer or don't say anything then we don't send any. Unfortunately, people only see TV and movies and believe we can instantly find someone. The reality is that most cell calls originally come in with the cell tower as an address and it takes 10-20 seconds for it to pop up the right latitude and longitude to get a good location and even that isn't precise because we can get a radius of 3 meters to 100 meters. At that point, we can call the cellular carrier to get a billing address which can take an additional 5 minutes. Sadly, if they're using a prepaid phone or have a small carrier like Locust Communications and it's after 7 PM CST, they're most likely out of luck. I think those calls where we know someone needs help but we exhaust all avenues of finding them are probably the most stressful for me--after 21 years, there's not much that rattles me anymore.

Have you looked into a video relay service if your children can sign? And most agencies are required to be TTY compliant. There's also a system called "fixed wireless" where if any cell calls are made within the area of your house, they list your address as the location of the cell call. Check with your carrier to see if they have that option. Also, I don't know about Oregon but in California, if you've ever had a landline phone registered to your house and the phone company hasn't reassigned your number, as long as you have a phone plugged in, you can still dial 911.

Sas--my left ankle is the same after the dog dug the trap. If I'm wearing even the slightest heal and step on a barely uneven surface, I'm doing my best stuntman tuck-and-roll. And I have to take a walking stick when I go hiking or I'd end up getting helicoptered out by search and rescue!

Jazzy--have fun. I made it from the couch to the lounger in the back yard but that's as much exercise as I'm going to get today!

MarlanaB

stupid iPhone changed location to lactation! Hahahaha! Darn you autocorrect!

Spookiesmom

Chevyboy

Marla.... that was very good advice for Rosie!

Yeah, I would call their non-emergency number, and tell them the circumstances, and if they could get help by dialing 911, and not speaking!

And that's right! Once you fall, you are so afraid, and maybe too careful of falling again..... I find it easy to fool around out in the yard with a bamboo pole, and holding onto it, like a walking stick.... we have so many un-even flag-stone pieces in our yard.... I glued a rubber tip on the bottom, so it's kind of like a treking pole... easier than a cane!

The ground shifts, and we haven't re-done any of it.... but we are used to it.... but being able to balance if you have the least little bit of trouble, really helps.

Rosevalley

Marlana- I will call and ask. When we had our landline I never worried because I knew they would come, even if no one said anything but were able to make the call. But now that things are all cell.. hmm not so sure! I mean think how many butt dials there are?

We already have video relay and the kids are experts at it - but it requires being at our computer, infront of the camera, making a call, answering yada yada... if the house was on fire or someone was breaking in- forget it! I guess texting 911 and giving the address would make more sense. The kids have phones. It's kind of scary because deaf kids make noise and don't hear themselves, so they are sitting ducks if the intruder is hearing. We have come into the house and startled our deaf kids nearly out of their skin, because they didn't realize we were there! Playing hide and go seek was a joke my hearing daughter won always!

Spookiesmom

The woman who owned this house before us was hearing impaired. The man rigged a flashing light system across the ceiling so she would know if the phone was ringing, or doorbell.

And one year I drove a small bus load of deaf kids. They'd be signing away, cracking up laughing. I don't know anything about ASL, couldn't even tell them to sit down. There was usually an adult with them. I always thought they were cracking up about me. Good kids

Rosevalley

It is so funny having deaf kids. Like just 2 minutes ago my DD3 went to the bathroom and left the water running after she washed her hands. DH went in to her bedroom and said go back in the bathroom and tell me what's wrong? DD3 was like"what??" She comes back.. oh.. sorry! She turned off the water. I have gotten up at night and had that happen, found the water running. $$ down the drain! Then we had the switch for the garbage disposal put under the sink because they can't hear it if it gets accidentally pushed on and they were to reach into the drain to get something. Off goes the fingers. It's amazing the little things not hearing can make!

Good for you Spookie being able to drive a bus with all their noise. When ever I have had a gaggle of teens in the car I have to remind them no screaming or sudden bursts of noise while driving... scares me. Central nervous system damage! I wish we lived in Florida because the school for the Deaf is HUGE and has such a great program. My DD3 would just love it. I drove to ST Augustine to see it and the city. Impressive!