Long Time No See

More than a month since I've been here, wow.   Lots of things have happened. Our real estate contract ran out without so much as a nibble.  My son and family decided they wanted to live with us. My husband retired. Change, good or bad is always stressful.  

Survival

I survived the two most humid and hot days of this years. Thankfully my husband put in the AC. I was having such trouble breathing and the AC may a huge difference. 

Normal

I got a call yesterday from the clinic telling me my MRI was normal. I am thankful. It gave me energy for the day and I was able to drive to Calais and back. My friend went with me and we hit a couple of yard sales and went to the thrift shop.  I have been blessed with thrift shop shopping in the last two days and now have to go through my wardrobe to sort. Some of it is summer but much is for winter.
The kittens are growing so fast and are everywhere. I need to sort that out too. I have a huge bruise on my knee from falling down as I stepped over the barricade that was keeping them in the living  room.
The weather has been very humid and uncomfortable.  I have tried to dress so I am cool and keep the curtains shut to keep the house cool. So far so good.

Too Hot

The last couple of days has been brutal. The heat and humidity are weighing me down. All the painful parts of my body showed up and tried to take my sleep away. I have a great arsenal of meds to chase the pain away and was able to finally get to sleep.
A week and a half ago I had a head event where I experienced excruciating pain in my head and thought it was falling apart. I had my husband hold it together and help me with meds to calm everything down.
I saw my doctor on Wednesday and he did a neurological exam and found that my balance is off. So today I am off to have an MRI to check my brain. I hope its still there and somehow hasn't leaked out!
Isn't this fibro life interesting!

Where have I been?

The last two weeks flew by! My visit to the Rheumatologist went very well. She had read my records before I saw her so we could talk about what was going on and what I could take or do to enhance my quality of life. She stressed that Fibromyalgia was a chronic condition and I needed to manage it. She also said the meds I was on were good for that management. She recommended a couple of changes and said she though water therapy would help.
I spent last Monday getting my passcard which would let me go into Canada. I needed it because there was a new complex there with a therapy pool (warm water) and some classes offered. I went into Canada yesterday with my temporary card and located the complex and got all the paperwork and a schedule. I hope to go next week to my first class.
I also saw my body work practitioner. That 2 hour session went very well. It is very different but it seems to give me more pain free days! I'm all for that.
Kittens are growing by leaps and bounds. We are enjoying them.
We had carrots, lettuce and a cuke out of the garden this week. What a treat to have such fresh food.

Rough Week

If it weren't for the kitten joy and the daughter joy I might have thrown in the towel. I have bee so tired and have slept a lot. My youngest came to see me on Monday morning and stayed til Wednesday morning. We had a wonderful visit although much of it was laying on the bed! She looks so healthy and is managing her life well. She gave me some advice and was quite firm about it! I continue to be the mama who wants to give and care and participate in the the lives of all my children.  She said, "Rest, relax, take care of you. We all know you are sick and we all love you."  What a sweet daughter.
Wednesday I saw one of my doctors and then went to get my glasses fixed.  I had somehow lost one of the nose pieces and they had gotten bent from falling on the floor. It was great to see straight again.  I did some shopping and came home exhausted.  Lots more sleeping. One night of extreme agitation in body. And more sleeping as well as moving slowly through my day.
I finally have a rheumatologist visit next Friday. I hope to get some help with meds and management.
Life goes on!

Kittens

I didn't sleep well Thursday night and consequently spent most of the day sleeping on Friday. Good thing because Smudge had her six kittens through the night into Saturday morning. What a surprise to find all six are replicas of her! No hint of who the father might be! Today I have dragged myself through the day making sure Mama cat is managing all right and taking cute pictures!