The Hermit Club

Teka

No beach!!

Jazzygirl

Teka

camillegal

I totally forgot about ground how day, well I guess all the snow we're getting NOW took my mind off of it. Good bye to January weather, but the beginning of Feb, is not so good here either, So we'll see. And it's all done in PA, what a stressful day for that groundhog.

CCFW

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Jazzygirl

Hi hermits:

Thanks for all the good feeback on the A1C test. Talked to a few of my more serious diabetic friends who were some of my advisors when things hit the limit last year. They all said to do the lifestyle changes immediately, and I can turn it around. Talked to a couple of them via e-mail and in person today and they were glad to hear the new results. I have felt for a good 18 months that my health has been spiral out of control with the ruptured appendix, bc diagnosis and then diabetic issues. I felt like I went from a health 52 year old to a complete train wreck. I am maybe just starting to feel I am turning some things around. It is a long road out of all this stuff.

Lily- you are very right about sugar being addictive. Although I have cut it out of my diet before, never permanently and for this long. Perhaps what I am realizing is that maybe sugar has been for me what other substances are for people like alcohol and drugs. I cannot have just a little. So it is just something I need to stay away from. 

It was 70 degrees here today! We are hearing rain may be coming. We are hoping.....

camillegal

CC we got the same snow u did--now are u supposed to get a windfall on Friday night and Saturday--cuz we are--so get the shovel out. And CC what u'r feeling is totally normal--I call it aftershock (not the medical term) but I make up my own so that I understand things. So do whatever u feel is good for u.

Jazzygirl

CC- I hope you are doing better. Memories can trigger that need to release our emotions. We all go through a lot with this stuff. 

Jazzygirl

Good morning hermits. TGIF and here is a pretty sunrise to get your day going!

Lily55

Well I applied to get a copy of the results to find out what kind of infection I had post op and it is a "very rare" infection not often found in humans, no one has any idea how I contracted it, including the surgeon. So how can i protect myself against it for future procedures?  No wonder the normal antibiotics given did not work as they don´t work on this kind of infection.........I am a bit fed up with being the person who always gets rare things that complicate issues.......my vascular disease is rare also.  

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Jazzygirl

CC- not my photo but one off the local tv station that posts great photos from all around the state. Many of the sunrises have been that pretty lately though, winter skies are the best here.

Lily-wow, a rare infection? That is just unbelievable. Most hospitals in the US have stats on line about infection rates, may be time to see if your hospital in Spain has such information. Some places are better than others with keeping infection rates down.

Lily55

does not seem to be a hospital acquired infection.......no evidence of that, even dr google says its very rare, nirmally need to have pre existing pathology, bit worried its cancer rearing its head but trying not to even think that

Jazzygirl

Lily- your immune system is still probably down from everything. 

Ugh, my GI system is acting up today. Glad I am working from home today....

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Jazzygirl

SallyS70

Jazzy, what a darling picture ... warm and fuzzy ... 

Jazzygirl

Sally, I thought so too. February means one month closer to Spring! And daylight savings in early March-whoot whoot!

We don't seem to be getting much winter here, unlike our friends back east. Therefore, I feel ready to bring spring on and get back out in the gardens!

CC- my GI stuff has settled down. It may have been a reaction to some spicy food I ate for breakfast. I think I need to remember not to do that again!

Working on some travel plans coming up in April to Texas and this summer for a family gather back east. Things to look forward to, and friends and family to spend time with!

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SallyS70

Jazzy, the family gathering back east isn't interfering with the music fest in Colorado, is it?  Planning trips is always part of the fun for me.

Jazzygirl

Sally- oh no, the CT/RI trip is in addition to that trip I told you about earlier this month. Music fest is Aspen is the third week of June. Family gathering is the third week of July. Sort of close together, but two things I just have to do! I have not done a lot of traveling in awhile (most of the trips the past few years have been for family funerals, cancer treatment in AZ or follow up there, etc.) so catching up with some trips and reconnections this year is a priority to me. I did get that fab trip to Hawaii in last summer, which feels like a thousand years ago now. 

What is even better about the Aspen trip, is that the friend I am going with from here wants to drive up and back (about 8 hours each way) and the house we are staying at is a friend of hers and is FREE to us for the week. So it is a really low cost trip, which is good because the one back east won't be. Plane fare, car rental, hotel stays and the like. I am starting to figure all that out now to put money aside for when the time comes.

Work hard, play hard.

CC- spring in Ireland, love it! 

Teka- I think I read on another thread you are under the weather with diverticulites? I hope you are feeling better.

SallyS70

Teka, hope the diverticulitis departs quickly.  Is this the first time you have had it?

Teka

I see a Gastroenterologist that gives me excellent medical care for Diverticulosis.

I'm feeling better this evening!

Lily, fewer & fewer infections are treatable with antibiotics.

camillegal

Hi everyone==I've been exceptionally lazy lately, I did do some work today.

Teka I'm glad u'r better, so u know all about this then.

Jazzy what a beautiful pic. and u vacations sound wonderful and I know u will relax some on these.

Lily sorry about this infection, u'r immune system (I think( can manufacture so many things,  when it's so low. I know personally I had infections they didn't know how to treat right away, and some only 3rd world country (their words) get, and special one that no one had seen since they read about it in med school, however we catch these strange things who knows, they don't. As long as they can treat it.

Teka

Yes, painfully yes!

Jazzygirl

Teka- glad you are feeling better!

Cami- good to be lazy!

Gingerbrew

Jazzy thank you for the sunrise photo. Inspiring. 

Jazzygirl

Teka

I could use a field of clover!

blondiex46

Thanks Jazzy, love the pix...love hearing about your travels....I have been @ Williamsport, it is beautiful there, the Little League World Series is held there and my grandons grandparents live there....no not the flu keep getting sick and am on medication and hopefully it is working....

Teka I have Diverticulitis it sucks....no surgery tho, not yet...but I eat what i want, lol, stubborn

Lily sorry about the infection...

Hope everyone is safe and warm!!

Sandy