Pickle part III

[LuvvsMickey]

Ha! I did have that drink at noon. And another just before supper and now my last as the vodka is gone. Time to pop the rum bottle open!

 

[KatMark]

Ha! I did have that drink at noon. And another just before supper and now my last as the vodka is gone. Time to pop the rum bottle open!

Bahama Mama...here we come

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Ah, they will have to wait for another day as my cheeks are buringing and nose is twircthing right now. Hubs said I was wo bbly but i don't thinkk so. Just comfortably numb.

 

[KatMark]

Ah, they will have to wait for another day as my cheeks are buringing and nose is twircthing right now. Hubs said I was wo bbly but i don't thinkk so. Just comfortably numb.

What do husbands know?

Ohh well, there is always tomorrow.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Mornin' Pickles!

What a day yesterday - phone calsl with no real answers. Why would my Drs nurse call the referral, which my Dr suggested to me to go with instead of hwrslef for tje surgery, and tell them I want a second opinion? Wrong. Then she snaps at me because she forgot we would be away and made an app't during that time frame - so they give me the number and tell me to call...okay- I call, leave a message, get a call back and why is this person acting like I am annoying her? Turns out this is a satellite of UNC Cancer Center - the Drs come up once every TWO WEEKS and there is no "office' no management, only the nurse who makes app'ts.

Today will try to call UNC directly - their website is very patient friendly so we'll see..... but it's over an hour from here.

Oh! And I asked where we send the FMLA (family leave) fax as Mia will need that asap - am told they cannot do anything until there is a date for the surgery - except Mia has a different form for that, this one is to take me to app't etc. She says okay and gives me a number to call. I'm exhausted.

Certainly would not mind all the calls if the people would at least be pleasant. I understand this is everyday job stuff for them, but it is definitely not everyday for me.

Sorry for the vent.

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Good grief. Another one with rotten bedside manner. I can't believe what you are having to deal with. What a bunch of clowns. I hope you can get some answers quickly. It's okay - vent away! That's what friends are for. I truly hope your vacation away will do wonders for you. Any chance you will get a visit to Mickey in? Maybe that could lift your spirits??

Big hugs.

Oh ya. You need to tell them this: "I understand this is everyday job stuff for them, but it is definitely not everyday for me." That ought to give them the swift kick that they apparently need.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Thanks, trace... Good advice!

The Dr herself is wonderful, it's the nurses that seem to lack any compassion.

Ahhh...Mickey....visiting vicariously through Kathy's PTR.

Will be a few years before Sophia is able to visit - she's so shy that she'd be terrified bow. We're thinking not before she is 4....if we move to FL then it would be so much easier to go for 3 ngts and with a resident discount or maybe even AP, Nana could have the balcony she so enjoys.

 

[LuvvsMickey]

That's too bad that Sophia would be frightened. I am sure it will be very special when you do get to visit. I don't know what I would do with myself if I lived that close to Mickey! Love love LOVE him.

I never had the courage to do a trip report. Uncomfortable because I don't really know anyone on the boards except you folks. I am surprised that I posted when I did last year! hehe And the rest they say, is history!

 

[karibritt01]

Mornin' Peeps! I hate it when DIS doesn't tell me that my thread is hopping! Haven't had a notification in days... then this morning there are about 30.

Christine... I totally missed that you might be moving to Florida. What fun! You need to be close to WDW so you can pop over for dinner whenever there are Pickles in town.

You need to tell them this: "I understand this is everyday job stuff for them, but it is definitely not everyday for me." That ought to give them the swift kick that they apparently need.

My thoughts exactly! I would probably mention it to the Dr as well. Something along the lines of "You are so wonderful to work with. I just wish the rest of your staff was as understanding." Will you be having the actual surgery in Chapel Hill? They are wonderful to work with over there. Keep us updated about when the surgery will be.

I think today is going to be a rather long day. Started off with one of the girls I keep throwing a knock down, drag out tantrum. And my housework has really gotten ahead of me over the last week. I think I am going to have to let my housekeeper/chef/nurse/bill payer go... she just isn't earning her salary.

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Hey stranger! Notifications are hit and miss for sure. I get one here and there and come into the thread and see that there are a dozen posts or so. Ticks me off. Have to keep up on the gossip and all!

You always have busy days. You make me tired just reading your posts. Remember a couple of days ago, maybe even a week or more I wrote that I needed to wash my floors. Well... they still aren't done! I just don't know what is wrong with me. Lazy? In another world? Zero ambition? Hrm, all of the above? Getting supper made is about all the energy I can muster up.

I saved a bit of meatloaf from supper last night for my lunch. OMG, it's even better the next day. Remember, it's 11:40 here so I am eating an early lunch. I am not weird, I promise!

Sorry for having to deal with a meltdown. Went through many years of that with the brat. Thought I would lose my ever loving mind. I actually did lose some of it. heh

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Sure hope no one thinks lunch at 11:40 is weird - I've enough things weird about me to have to add what time I eat!!

If we move it will likely be to St. Augustine, possibly Jacksonville. St. Augustine about 2 1/2 hours from Disney, JAX a bit longer. not quite close enough to pop over for lunch...unless I wind up getting a license, but chances of that are none and none. Geez, I'm cracking myself up today!

Kari, you must be the real energizer bunny! Don't know how you do it all!

Not sure about the surgery being in Chapel Hill - what have you heard about UNC Hospital over there? Have not had a chance to call - have an almost 2 yr old who is not much into independent play - maybe this afternoon. Would hate for Mia to take off so much time from work to get me there and back for the initial app't then pre-surgery app't, then the surgery - definitely easier if I have it done here, but so far am feeling much inspired by these folks. My Dr is kind, but extremely difficult to reach and whatever I ask of anyone else always makes me feel like I am a nuisance.

Same issue for me not receiving post notifications - nice to see the thread hoppin' again.

Oh, Tracy, yes Sophia is very shy - too shy to take to Disney for awhile...but when the time comes, it wil be delightful!

 

[KatMark]

Good morning, gals. Sorry...had to go see my oncologist this morning and trying to catch up on the phone calls and mail.

Christine, you have no luck with "friendly" people at that office. It is very discouraging. But keep your chin up.

Kari, I still get tired every time I read something you are doing. I wish I had half the energy you do.

Tracy, what are we drinking/eating today? How did that second blueberry pie turn out?

As for the notifications, I turned mine off (too many emails ). What I do, is I go to my "User CP" and it shows which threads have been recently visited with a new post. Much easier than 100 or more emails per day.

 

[karibritt01]

I'm not doing much of anything today... no more than I can help anyway! I'll toss a few loads of laundry through and run the dishwasher, but other than that I will probably take a nap. Wynn has to work tonight, so the kids and I will probably grab a pizza for dinner and go to bed early.

I don't know much about the Cancer Center at UNC, but the Burn Center and Children's Hospital there are top notch. Now Duke Cancer Center I would avoid like the plague. From my experience the Drs think they know it all, and do what they want. When my brother was sick, they overrode Drs orders from the Mayo Clinic and started radiation therapy 2 months before chemo was finished. Since chemo wasn't complete, it broke the tumor up and caused it to spread. And their whole attitude was superior. Burns my wheaties just thinking about them. But I have never heard anything negative about UNC.

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Kat - no drinks today. I was just outside lying in the sun to get some vitamin D and fell asleep. I snored and woke myself up!

The second pie was a bust, too. I had a slice of it, but the crust tasted like shortening. I used a premixed one that time. I will have to call my mom and get her recipe. I am turned off of pies at the moment.

 

[karibritt01]

I snored and woke myself up!

I do that! I'll just be drifting off to sleep and snore, and then jump and lay there listening for whatever made the noise. Sometimes takes several times before I realize that its me!

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Hee hee! I do that I couple of times, too. My neighbour was mowing the lawn. I snored, woke myself up, dozed again, snored and woke myself up. Then the phone rang and I almost cleared the deck. You know what is odd? I never snored in my life until I was pregnant. I'm pretty sure that my snoring is related to being overweight. Poo. And it's taking FOREVER to lose it. I swear my metabolism put itself in reverse.

 

[karibritt01]

I know the feeling. I had my thyroid checked a couple years ago. Normal was 1.5-7ish, and mine was 1.78. Just give me the damn pills!

 

[LuvvsMickey]

My thyroid is out of whack according to the American rating scale, however, Canada changed their rating scale and according to it, I am on the cusp so no drugs for me. It's absolutely asinine.

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Good morning, gals. Sorry...had to go see my oncologist this morning and trying to catch up on the phone calls and mail.

I missed commenting on this. I am sorry. Is everything okay? This must be a yearly check up thing? I'm sure it is a stressful time for you. You beat this thing and what a hero you are!

My friend is currently battling breast cancer. She found out a few days before Christmas and had a double mastectomy a couple of months ago. I must say, her attitude throughout this nightmare has been absolutely awe inspiring. It makes me teary eyed, actually. She has been so upbeat and so positive and she battled this monster head on. I am so proud of her. The sad part? She found the lump and her doctor told her it was nothing and she was "too young for any of that stuff". That being said, I will be getting a mammogram as soon as I get a doctor next month. I am high risk as my Godmother, mom's sister, died from it when she was 42.

Cancer sucks.

 

[KatMark]

I missed commenting on this. I am sorry. Is everything okay? This must be a yearly check up thing? I'm sure it is a stressful time for you. You beat this thing and what a hero you are!

My friend is currently battling breast cancer. She found out a few days before Christmas and had a double mastectomy a couple of months ago. I must say, her attitude throughout this nightmare has been absolutely awe inspiring. It makes me teary eyed, actually. She has been so upbeat and so positive and she battled this monster head on. I am so proud of her. The sad part? She found the lump and her doctor told her it was nothing and she was "too young for any of that stuff". That being said, I will be getting a mammogram as soon as I get a doctor next month. I am high risk as my Godmother, mom's sister, died from it when she was 42.

Cancer sucks.

I am fine. You are right...just my yearly check up. She is, possibly, changing my medication now that I am officially (once the blood work confirms it) post-menopausal.

Your girlfriend sounds like a wonderful person. And good for her. I learned you have to have a great attitude to deal with something like this. And what an idiot her doctor is...you are never TOO young for anything. Thankfully, I've been getting annual mammograms since I was 25 because of fibrostic cysts. If I hadn't, they might not have caught the lump in time.

And you best get your butt to the doctor as soon as you have one. I don't want any more of my Pickles getting ill.