Home early

Though my doctor got more than he bargained for when his incision showed that my entire uterus had adhered to my abdominal wall( a sign common in those with autoimmune disorders like lupus) as well as a huge cyst had appeared on my ovary, the surgery went very well. A little more than two hours after its start I was awakening in recovery. Next thing I knew I was in a room. Though I feel like I have been beaten with a series of clubs and ball bats, I have to admit that this was not near as bad as I had expected. Many people had told me that it would be worse than a c section, which having three, I consider myself a pro at. In reality, this was not near as bad . Within hours after surgery I was setting in a chair, which impressed my doctor to the point that he suggested that I start walking at about twelve hours post surgery. Though I didn't do as perfectly as I would have liked to, I found myself way above schedule and discharged less than forty eight hours after surgery. Though this hospital was the best that I have ever been in, I still was happy to come home. As for now, I am feeling rather tired and the pain meds have kicked in so I think I will head for bed but first wanted to thank everyone for their prayers.

Surgery in less than 24 hours

Well I finished cooking pounds of pasta in meat sauce, huge pots of chili and chicken soup, baked a ham,grilled three pounds of chicken breast then cut it up into baggies for chicken salads or adding to another side dish and plan to make a couple potato casseroles , and have even prepared a Lenten Friday meatless meal of Parmesan encrusted tilapia and mac and cheese which simply need to be heated in the oven for a half an hour. This should take care of the families food needs while I spend three days in the hospital. A week ago there was a chance that I would be able to simply have an outpatient procedure and come home but after a doctor's consultation on Monday, Mike and I decided that the time is now to stop trying quick fixes ( that are not long lasting) and to just do what we have to do. I paid all of the bills yesterday so that will be done for a month while I recover and I will even have my roots dyed this afternoon ( Now that is important :-) Then tonight I will pack my bag and try to sleep a couple hours before getting ready to be the the surgical center at 5:00 AM( just updated to 6:00am). Mike has taken a couple days vacation so he will take me and Cindy , who also has taken a couple days off, will get Robby on the bus and then come to be with Mike and me post surgery.Michael will get home from school and wait for Robby then they will eat and come to the hospital later in the evening. Yes, I think that it is all worked out. Just a little more prep and lots of prayers. Many of you have asked if you can do anything and my reply has been pray. I know that a couple of you want to be at the hospital waiting with Mike which is great( come one come all...... BTW this surgical center offers free coffee and pop and sells huge brownies( with M&M's )for only seventy five cents so don't worry about stopping for coffee first) but Prayer is ultimately what we need and the best part is that you don't need to travel, get a sitter, spend money or anything else to help us out.
It will probably be a few days before I post ( unless the new pain meds that they told me about are as good as they say) so for now... Thank you all for your thoughts and Prayers... They are surely appreciated.

It must be true love

Yesterday Robby's Social studies teacher had scheduled a Roman feast. Evidently not realizing that the major religion in Rome is Catholicism or knowing his Catholic history, ( which prohibits the eating of meat on Lenten Fridays)the teacher had already had everything in place and a half full sign up list before he realized ( was informed by a group of Catholic Parents) the mockery that he had created. Anyway the feast was planned and so we were faced with finding an Italian food that did not contain meat, nor had anyone signed up to bring, for him to take. In the end we decided that biscotti was the way to go. I am embarrassed to admit that I did not even bake this biscotti but visited my local Giant Eagle. Anyway....Robby's friend (who is very much of Italian descent) and her family decided that spumoni*
would be a great food to share as many had probably never heard of it let alone tasted it. Robby, I believe was among those who had never experienced spumoni as my Mother in law( who is of Italian descent) and I whole heatedly agree that though it sounds good in description, spumoni has the distinct taste of Acetone based nail polish remover . Anyway, being that his girl was scooping it out Robby received a heaping helping. As he told me the story I cringed as even a spoonful would have me gagging, let alone a heaping bowl. "Did you eat it?" I asked. he replied "yes"., "How was it?" I asked "well it was OK", he answered. "I probably would have passed but if _____________ brought it , I figured it must be good".


Hmmmmmmm now I wonder if Mike really likes my cooking or just me ?


* Spumone (from spuma or "foam"), is a molded Italian ice cream made with layers of different colors and flavors, usually containing candied fruits and nuts. Typically it is of three flavors, with a fruit/nut layer between them. The ice cream layers are often mixed with whipped cream. Chocolate and pistachio are the typical flavors of the ice cream layers, and the fruit/nut layer often contains cherry bits—causing the traditional red/pink, brown, and green color combination. It is popular in places with large Italian immigrant populations such as the United States and Argentina. August 21 is National Spumoni Day in the United States.

*** How funny that National Spumoni day is on Robby's Birthday*****

See my talented 90 Year old Grandma on YouTube !

http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=Dqh8twvflxY&v=EU0makWzvkc

Free 8x10 today at Walgreen's.com

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For those who may not see me for a few days

I am now ten days from my surgery date. In hopes that the ablation procedure will work and make the surgery unnecessary, I am required to take medication that has me in a perpetual PMS. Add to this that ( despite just finishing a z pack)I have fluid in both ears,which has my equilibrium all messed up and causing me to feel dizzy and fall quite a bit(like walking out of church yesterday :-(
Because of this, I have decided that I will not be seeing many friends or family until after the procedure or surgery whichever ends up being necessary . It is nothing personal just that I prefer to have friends and family that still talk to me after this ordeal.So if you feel that you are being ignored, at least you know why. Hopefully If I don't need the surgery, I will be home the evening of March 4th and feel good enough by the weekend to resume normal activities ( maybe even see the Circus that is in town.)If surgery is necessary, I will probably be getting out of the hospital Saturday and though I will have six weeks of restrictions, I should be feeling better in a week or two . So if you all could spare a prayer or two, that the procedure works and that I recover quickly,as well as maybe a prayer or ten for my family who must see me through this, I would be most appreciative !

Off to a decent start

One of the things I decided to do this lent is to join into the forty bags in forty days movement that Faith and family is sponsoring. The idea is simple.... Get rid of forty bags of clutter during the forty days of lent. Since I have surgery coming up I have tweaked the rules a bit so instead of redding out one bag a day, I am working at simply getting rid of forty bags before Easter. Today I tackled one of the biggest clutter spots in the house and ended up clearing out eight bags. I have another full of bottles of perfume (when cleaning up after our Church's rummage sale last July, there were several bottles of Avon perfume and lotions still sealed in their boxes that were donated but didn't sell, so instead of then going to Good Will I brought them home. I intended to take them to the nursing home where Cindy works at Christmas time but I forgot about them. Today I found them so she will take them with her tonight. The activities director uses things like this as prizes for Bingo and other games so they are always glad to receive these things. As for the other eight bags, Goodwill has already accepted them. I will probably not have time to go through more clutter until the beginning of the week but for now I am feeling pretty good about my start.