Not quite a horder - decluttering

had ot take the day off today.. weird day.. went to brand new eye dr about the staph infection.. its been "flaring" badly.. he fit me in today, since it was irritated, and red..

 long story short, he said it was a bad bacteria i had in my sinuses, that probably traveled to tear ducts, and he was going to lavage it.. so, he put the anesthetic in, and low and behold, took a tool, preesed it, a little "something" came out, i was sweating by then.. but no!!!THEN, an inch long needle is in my tear duct, before i know it, and he squeezeed saline thru it.. the worst is, he didn't know i failed a swallow test, so it went clear down my throat, into my lungs, and of course, i started choking.. so, my hand flew upo.. thank goodes, i didn't knock his hand, the needle was still in, more going down...

   DH jumped up, and said no, it goes tonher lungs!!! then pounded on my back, till he got me "started" again/!!!

   thats one way to breK IN a new dr, hu?hahaha scared the bejessus oout of all 3 of us!!!

 (there's a big red flag on my chart now, thank you very much!!!

  so, came home, took my anxiety meds duh!!and took a nap.. i still can't believe i let a stranger put a needle to my eye!!!

 im kinda glad it happened with no warning, though.. if he had said next time..etc.. i don't think i would've had the nerve to do it!!!

  it worked out great, but for the "incident"with choking.. and, if te tear duct had anything in it, im on clinamycin, so that'll clear it up// wheew what a day!!!

  Ginger.. have you looked yet?? i hide all my moms and nanas stuff with clthes, wrapped up.. once, when sorting , i "found" it in DHs' underwear!!!we laughed ourselves silly.. he said why my underwear.. i said who would look gor my jewelry in there??? i hope you find it..

  i used to clean houses, had 3 girls working for me.. can't understand why anyone would steal.. they'd more $$$working!!!

  and Kaara; youre what i used to tall the girls . no problem, its a windex job.. just maintenance.. a peach.. you shouldn't have any trouble finding another service..

  i wished i could do it now.. i loved it. it gave me a sense of satisfaction, on a daily basis to "leave it sparkling" (that was my logo on my cards.. ) I think my frustration HERE has alot to do with that.. i cannot abide the clutter anymore.. i want it sparkling here!!!its not dirty, not messy, just cluttered!!!aaarrrggggggggh.. tommorrows another drs. day.. so watch out thursday and friday hubs home.. back to the OTHER side of the porch!!!hahah3jays

3jaysmom - OY! What a day you've had!  Hope you heal quickly and feel better soon!!!

hi gals.. i've had a week, for sure.. im officially SICK  of drs!!!!

  had to have the stitches removed from mohs skin cancer surgery, yesterday,  and there was one that JUST HAD to be removed!!!

  ive been sick all day in bed.. just weak. i think its the drugs they've used over the last few days... we're having dinner, and im going back to bed..

Hummmm...I wonder if that's going to happen when I go in on Monday to get the injection in my eye for the first time.  I'm really trying to remain calm, but there's just something about poking a needle in ones eye that gives you cause for concern:(  I didn't hear anyone screaming in the office the other day when I was in there, so maybe it won't hurt.  I think I'll take one of my anti anxiety pills leftover from a dentist app't before I go in, at least this first time.

Thanks 3jays....I need all the encouragement I can get right now.  I never liked any foreign substance in my eye...not even contacts!  I don't even put eye drops in very much, so it will be a new experience for me.  It's the thought of a needle going in my eye more than anything else.  I'm more nervous about this than the breast surgery, but I'm going to suck it up and get it done, because it's better than the alternative.

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O.K. Kaara - please feel free to skip the middle of this post....others, too, with needle phobia.

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You know how they always ask how your pain is doing on a scale of 1 - 10? I hit a new high two years ago. My podiatrist tried to kill me.

I've had plantar fasciitis for years, but suddenly, I had this awful pain in the middle of my heel. I headed back to the doc, who examined it, and said he wasn't sure what it was, but it was NOT plantar fasciitis pain. Understand, I've gone to this guy for years, LOVE HIM, and his nurse and I actually were in Brownies together. It's usually a fun visit.

But he suggested a cortisone shot. In my heel. Somewhere in the back of my mind a little voice was yelling "NOOOOO!"

So that's what I said. He continued to examine it, realized how much pain it was giving me, and asked again if he could give me the shot. I couldn't remember why, but I knew enough to say this could not be a pleasant thing.

Long story short: he convinced me. (My heel really did hurt, and the alternative was his putting a cast on it for a few weeks.) I said go ahead.

At that point, DH was sitting next to me. He is an absolute wuss about needles. I told him to go out in the waiting room until it was over. For some reason he decided to be a hero and stay next to me. (First mistake.)

I got no numbing injection, nor did I look at the needle the doctor stuck in my heel. It hurt, then OMG!!!!!!! It was excruciating!!!! I started to cry. I told him I changed my mind. He kept putting the needle directly in the very center of the bottom of the heel, and come to find out, it was a long, thick needle. I was weeping, sobbing....."Stop" .... "Please! I beg you!"   "I can't take any more!"

DH, the big hero, was watching the whole thing, and started out by patting my arm. But as the pain got worse, he got a death grip on my arm that left marks for days. I thought HE was going to pass out!

Finally, it was over. I was a drenched, exhausted, weepy mess. I realized the door to the examining room had been open the whole time, and said I'd be surprised if he had any patients at all left in the waiting room when I was done.

He just smiled, patted my leg, and said "I knew you really didn't want me to stop..." with his charming little grin. If only I didn't love this guy so much....

HOWEVER, on a scale of 1 - 10, the pain that day was at least a 20, maybe a 25.

With all the subsequent biopsies and procedures I've had for breast cancer, not one came close to the pain I got from the foot doctor. OH, and later that day? I still had to go back in to be fitted for a walking cast! Sheesh!

END OF SCARY STORY....

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My mom had several eye surgeries, and each time she had a needle in her eye, I couldn't watch them do it. However, she later said she never felt a thing, because the numbing drops worked so quickly and so well.

Kaara - may your procedure be quick and painless tomorrow! Hugs!

Blessings20, When I had Plantar Fascitis my pain was directly in the middle of my heel. I hope you never get it again. I only wear shoes that have about 1" to 1 1/2" heel and good arch support now. Nop flat shoes, no unsupoported arch. It has made all the difference to me.

Ginger

My DS and DIL came and prayed over me today, and I got to see and play with DGD, so I'm calm and peaceful now.  It is what it is, and so I'll do whatever I need to in order to keep my sight.  Doc said I will only feel a pinch which I assume will be the needle going into my eye...kinda like the IV I get weekly. I watched an enactment of it online, and it doesn't look too bad.  It goes into the side of the eye, not in the center.  I'm going to take a half of an anti anxiety pill just to keep me calm.

Teka:  Yes, 9:15 AM...get it over with:)

Kaara, We will do the "pocket party"  for you. Good luck.

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I feel better this morning...probably knowing you all are in my procket pulling for me!  BF is going with me, so I guess I'll ask if he can come in the room.  He did for the exam.  I'll check in later to tell everyone how it went:)  Thanks for seeing me thorough this!

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I'm back already! It was uncomfortable but tolerable.  The worst is the betadine they put in the eye to sterilize it before the injection.  It stings like a bi!#h, and he said that would go on for a day or so.  He said hold very still...I felt a little prick...and he said all done.  Those injections cost $2,000 a pop...he must do tons of them a day, as they only take about a minute.  I go back next week for a check on the eye, then in a month for another injection.  I asked how many, and he said usually  7 or 8 for an eye like mine.  If only I'd caught it sooner!  Thanks for helping me though this ladies.  Hope you had a nice party!  I was thinking of you!  Going to lie down for a bit.