I thought I'd get a better night's sleep last night but I didn't. Seems I was a awake a lot. Every noise wakes me. I coughed a few times also. Guess I'm not really over that part yet. Woke up with a slight headache. All during the day I would cough now and then too. It's a hoarsey cough in my chest. But I felt okay and I feel good tonight. Hope tonight goes better.
I chopped my hair off tonight. Been wanting to do that for a while now. I can't cut it as good as I used to because my arms have a hard time going over my head. So I just cut, cut, cut with the scissors as best I can. I just want it to be easy. At this stage of my life, the easier things are to maintain, the better. I decided not to color my hair this time though. I'll do it next time. Just didn't feel up to it.
It didn't rain like they said it was going to today but it sure was gloomy and dark all day. Not sure if we will get any snow either now. It seems to be staying to the east and south of us. Some areas might get 6 inches. Have to wait and see. It will melt by the next day. That's what's nice about this time of year. Don't have to worry about it being real cold any more and having snow staying. We still have old snow that hasn't melted away yet.
I ordered more Ostomy supplies from my pharmacy today. They will deliver them tomorrow. I think I will stick to the closed end bags now. They are a lot more comfortable. I changed my flange tonight. It lasted for five days!! Hope they always stick that good from now on but I know now and then one won't. I'm happy with them now.
Wish my damn foot wasn't hurting. I'd be feeling real good if it wasn't for that. My left shoulder has been hurting today also. That's from when I fell off my bed last Monday. I pulled a muscle I think. Will take some time to heal.
Guess that's all for now. Got to get in bed. Take care everyone. Can't believe it's April 1st already!!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011-Not Quite There Yet
I felt a lot better this morning when I woke up. I didn't have to blow my nose at all during the night and only coughed a few times so I got a little more sleep. It's after I got up that I had to blow my nose. So weird. My lungs seemed to clear up over night. Yesterday I couldn't breathe out without rattling and having a choking fit. I am sure glad!
So I decided to eat my usual bowl of Kashi mini wheat cereal with a half banana and the almond milk. I didn't eat a whole lot. I took my vitamins with it as usual but took extra zinc like I do sometimes. About an hour an a half later I got so nauseated and sick. I tried to puke but couldn't..Ha! By sticking my finger down my throat. I never could throw up very well even when I wanted to. I'm not sure what caused it but it felt horrible. I felt like I was going to pass out so I laid down on my bed for about an hour till it subsided and then I got back up. I still felt weak but a lot better. Poor Ricky, my Cockatiel, didn't know what was wrong. He came in the bedroom and got up on my pillow above me, which I don't like. I made him get on the dresser. I'd rather have him shit on the dresser than my bed. A lot easier to clean.. Poor little fella. he hadn't had his egg yet and I had just started to cook it but I couldn't stand up. I finally got it scrambled for him and then he didn't even want it, the little shithead....(My favorite name for him)
I rested in the living room in my chair and drank a cup of tea with some Ginger in it. I had to get to the store today. I didn't have any more Kleenex and on my last roll of paper towels and had used my last egg. I slowly started feeling better and decided to venture out at 2:45 pm. Went to Agway first for critter food then to Walmart. I did okay. What bothered me the most was the pain in my foot.
I was tired when I got home but so glad I got out. What a beautiful day it was! In the low 40's and sunny. For the next two days we might get some snow. Friday will be the worst they say. might even get a few inches. And that won't be no April Fool's joke. But better days are near!
I made a big pot of chicken vegetable soup when I got home. I ate a tiny bit. It will be my meal for the next few days.
One of the women locked herself out of her apartment so she had to come and get the master key from me. She told me that a couple more upstairs are sick also. Guess it sure went through the whole building. Just like a Nursing Home for cripes sake.. Sometimes it feels like a nursing home when you go out into the hallways and community room. Half these old ladies run around with their damn bathrobes and nightgowns on. I could never understand that. And some walk those dirty halls with their bare feet. Yuck!! Then they wonder why they get sick.
Anyway. I'm feeling so much better tonight and will hopefully feel even better by tomorrow. It sure feels good to breathe deep again!
Take care everyone.
By the way. My flanges are staying on for five days now!! That's one problem solved! And I don't feel any pain in the liver area today. Life is good!
So I decided to eat my usual bowl of Kashi mini wheat cereal with a half banana and the almond milk. I didn't eat a whole lot. I took my vitamins with it as usual but took extra zinc like I do sometimes. About an hour an a half later I got so nauseated and sick. I tried to puke but couldn't..Ha! By sticking my finger down my throat. I never could throw up very well even when I wanted to. I'm not sure what caused it but it felt horrible. I felt like I was going to pass out so I laid down on my bed for about an hour till it subsided and then I got back up. I still felt weak but a lot better. Poor Ricky, my Cockatiel, didn't know what was wrong. He came in the bedroom and got up on my pillow above me, which I don't like. I made him get on the dresser. I'd rather have him shit on the dresser than my bed. A lot easier to clean.. Poor little fella. he hadn't had his egg yet and I had just started to cook it but I couldn't stand up. I finally got it scrambled for him and then he didn't even want it, the little shithead....(My favorite name for him)
I rested in the living room in my chair and drank a cup of tea with some Ginger in it. I had to get to the store today. I didn't have any more Kleenex and on my last roll of paper towels and had used my last egg. I slowly started feeling better and decided to venture out at 2:45 pm. Went to Agway first for critter food then to Walmart. I did okay. What bothered me the most was the pain in my foot.
I was tired when I got home but so glad I got out. What a beautiful day it was! In the low 40's and sunny. For the next two days we might get some snow. Friday will be the worst they say. might even get a few inches. And that won't be no April Fool's joke. But better days are near!
I made a big pot of chicken vegetable soup when I got home. I ate a tiny bit. It will be my meal for the next few days.
One of the women locked herself out of her apartment so she had to come and get the master key from me. She told me that a couple more upstairs are sick also. Guess it sure went through the whole building. Just like a Nursing Home for cripes sake.. Sometimes it feels like a nursing home when you go out into the hallways and community room. Half these old ladies run around with their damn bathrobes and nightgowns on. I could never understand that. And some walk those dirty halls with their bare feet. Yuck!! Then they wonder why they get sick.
Anyway. I'm feeling so much better tonight and will hopefully feel even better by tomorrow. It sure feels good to breathe deep again!
Take care everyone.
By the way. My flanges are staying on for five days now!! That's one problem solved! And I don't feel any pain in the liver area today. Life is good!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011-Tuesday-Feeling A Bit Better
I'm still coughing this morning and my nose is still running but my headache has gone and I don't feel the stuffiness as much so maybe this cold is finally going to clear up. I just found out that a couple others in this building are sicker than hell.
Heard that guy down the hall really coughing loud in the hallway this morning. They say he coughs with his mouth wide open and doesn't even try to cover it. What a jerk!!
I have a box of those face masks and I'm going to use them when I go out in the hallway to get my mail or if I have to walk down the long hallway to take my garbage to the trash room. I have the good ones too. I bought them last year to keep germs away when I had the radiation treatments. And I don't care if they laugh at me or not. I have to protect myself from now on because these people sure don't care how much they spread their germs around. I never go around people when I'm sick. It's only common sense.
It's still cold out today. There were a few snow flurries in the air too. Tomorrow it's supposed to be about 42 degrees. Maybe it will finally start warming up. I'm hoping to feel good enough by tomorrow to go out. I have to pick up a few items. But if I still am not feeling too well then I can wait till Thursday. At least I'm not in the catchy phase so I won't worry about giving this cold to anyone. But I'll still be very careful.
The sun is trying to peek through so maybe it will be nicer this afternoon. It's been cloudy all morning. I'll be back later maybe. Have a nice day everyone.
Update: 9 pm
I'm feeling a lot better. Just have a coughing fit now and then or have to blow my nose now and then. But I think I'll feel well enough to go out tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes. Time for bed now.
Heard that guy down the hall really coughing loud in the hallway this morning. They say he coughs with his mouth wide open and doesn't even try to cover it. What a jerk!!
I have a box of those face masks and I'm going to use them when I go out in the hallway to get my mail or if I have to walk down the long hallway to take my garbage to the trash room. I have the good ones too. I bought them last year to keep germs away when I had the radiation treatments. And I don't care if they laugh at me or not. I have to protect myself from now on because these people sure don't care how much they spread their germs around. I never go around people when I'm sick. It's only common sense.
It's still cold out today. There were a few snow flurries in the air too. Tomorrow it's supposed to be about 42 degrees. Maybe it will finally start warming up. I'm hoping to feel good enough by tomorrow to go out. I have to pick up a few items. But if I still am not feeling too well then I can wait till Thursday. At least I'm not in the catchy phase so I won't worry about giving this cold to anyone. But I'll still be very careful.
The sun is trying to peek through so maybe it will be nicer this afternoon. It's been cloudy all morning. I'll be back later maybe. Have a nice day everyone.
Update: 9 pm
I'm feeling a lot better. Just have a coughing fit now and then or have to blow my nose now and then. But I think I'll feel well enough to go out tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes. Time for bed now.
Monday, March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011-Miserable
I'm coughing too much today and wiping my nose constantly. Have a headache and neck ache and my bones were really hurting in bed this morning. I'm too miserable to write really. The one lady I talked to in the community room last week is real sick right now. She had her daughter and the daughter's dog in there that day. The darn dog almost ran into my apartment when I opened the door to go get my mail. And the one guy is coughing so much that everyone is complaining about him. I talked to Wanda on the phone today. She said she thinks she is getting sick now also.
I just want to feel well enough to go out on Wed. or Thursday.
Got to get off and go watch the President.
I just want to feel well enough to go out on Wed. or Thursday.
Got to get off and go watch the President.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011-Still Sick
Yesterday I felt terrible. Debby called and was going to come over with her granddaughter and then Jeanne called and was going to come over. I sure wasn't up for any company and didn't want them to catch this cold so they will come some other time.
I was coughing a lot during the night. Woke up with a headache this morning and my bones were hurting. I don't dare take anything because of my liver. I felt a burning pain in my liver area this morning also. That scared me. I don't need this extra stress on my liver now. I sometimes will start coughing for no reason. I don't like to sit at my computer for very long either because it is right in the corner of my bedroom where all the mold was inside the walls and I'm sure it's still there. I really need to move this computer back out into the living room. But of course the air in there isn't good either. Lots of mildew underneath the cement slab. The stupid landlord has never finished the drainage job outside and all the water just sits there and pours under the building when it rains. it will be four years now that it was started and never finished. I even got the codes man in here a couple years ago and he said there was nothing they could do. I called the health departments and they tell me it has to start with codes. Well. That sure didn't do any good. Who the hell can I tell to get this resolved?? The newspaper?? Maybe that might have to be the next step. Rural Housing has looked at it also and never did a thing. This landlord gets away with everything. Oh well. I won't be here much longer but I do worry about the next tenant.
It's a nice, sunny day here but it is unusually cold. It was only 16 this morning. Might get up to 30 today.
I hope I'm better by Thursday because I really will have to get out for more critter food by then.
That's all for now. Got to get away from here. Have a nice day everyone.
Update-9 Pm
This cold is in my head real bad now and late today my nose started dripping so I'll be awake all night blowing it I guess.
My left foot has a lot of pain and the leg feels hot. I almost can't walk on that foot, even with the walker. It has pain on the top area right where the ankle bends. Feels like it's going to give out on me all the time. It's been like that for a couple weeks now. Might have to go to the doctor and have a brace made after all. It's scary. If it isn't one thing it's another.
I saw the mommy fox this evening. She was right below my bedroom window. I opened the window and she ran but came back when I called her. I was glad to see her. She's the oldest one and has been around for a few years now. I didn't get a picture though. my camera was in the other room and she left before I could get it.
I have to go to bed. Can't stay up any longer and I feel miserable. Be back tomorrow if I feel up to it.
I was coughing a lot during the night. Woke up with a headache this morning and my bones were hurting. I don't dare take anything because of my liver. I felt a burning pain in my liver area this morning also. That scared me. I don't need this extra stress on my liver now. I sometimes will start coughing for no reason. I don't like to sit at my computer for very long either because it is right in the corner of my bedroom where all the mold was inside the walls and I'm sure it's still there. I really need to move this computer back out into the living room. But of course the air in there isn't good either. Lots of mildew underneath the cement slab. The stupid landlord has never finished the drainage job outside and all the water just sits there and pours under the building when it rains. it will be four years now that it was started and never finished. I even got the codes man in here a couple years ago and he said there was nothing they could do. I called the health departments and they tell me it has to start with codes. Well. That sure didn't do any good. Who the hell can I tell to get this resolved?? The newspaper?? Maybe that might have to be the next step. Rural Housing has looked at it also and never did a thing. This landlord gets away with everything. Oh well. I won't be here much longer but I do worry about the next tenant.
It's a nice, sunny day here but it is unusually cold. It was only 16 this morning. Might get up to 30 today.
I hope I'm better by Thursday because I really will have to get out for more critter food by then.
That's all for now. Got to get away from here. Have a nice day everyone.
Update-9 Pm
This cold is in my head real bad now and late today my nose started dripping so I'll be awake all night blowing it I guess.
My left foot has a lot of pain and the leg feels hot. I almost can't walk on that foot, even with the walker. It has pain on the top area right where the ankle bends. Feels like it's going to give out on me all the time. It's been like that for a couple weeks now. Might have to go to the doctor and have a brace made after all. It's scary. If it isn't one thing it's another.
I saw the mommy fox this evening. She was right below my bedroom window. I opened the window and she ran but came back when I called her. I was glad to see her. She's the oldest one and has been around for a few years now. I didn't get a picture though. my camera was in the other room and she left before I could get it.
I have to go to bed. Can't stay up any longer and I feel miserable. Be back tomorrow if I feel up to it.
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