1/29/2022

It's Friday.  I posted the wrong date last time.  Got my weeks mixed up.  Fixed it.  I'm good.

This was not my best week.  Today is much better.  Stomach pains were horrid, passed out in the hallway (David heard me fall and came to my rescue), felt icky most all days.  I stopped taking the expensive cancer drug a few days ago because I'm having a discogram performed on Wednesday.  I'll begin taking it again Wednesday night.  They made me stop for a week beforehand.  I'll know in a day or so if that's what was causing me so much trouble.  

Monday is my bone density test.  Wednesday is the discogram.  It'll be at the hospital and David will take me.  They will look into my spine and try and duplicate my pain.  Sounds like fun, right?  Friday is blood work and oncology day.  Tuesday and Thursday are play days.

I booked another cruise.  Jessica will be joining me on a cruise out of New Orleans in March.  David will stay home and guard the fort.  It's 7 days long and we'll head out on March 5th, I think.  Gotta drive to New Orleans first....  They'd better fix my back before then or I'm gonna find another spine doctor.  I'm tired of this.  Big time.  I can shower, but can't take the time to brush my teeth unless I sit down inbetween.  That's pretty bad.  That doesn't bode well for helping me not waste my minutes.  I need to play now.  I need to play while I can.  Need fun.  

Some of my friends say I'm pushing the envelope.  I don't care.  No matter how hard you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.


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  1. KCJanuary 31, 2022 at 7:06 AM

    Well Pattyricia, so glad you are taking the trips. It'll be so much fun and hopefully take your mind off the meds, etc for awhile. Love you!

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