Monday, October 7, 2024

I took off work today...

I took off work today because I was still feeling fatigued. I mostly just rested, and I think I needed it. I'm tired now, but I'm supposed to be because it's bedtime.

My primary doctor told me to go to the ER if that pain happens again, and I told him that I would. He has ordered a CT scan, but said it may take some time to be set up. That's fine. I feel better with having a plan in place.

I'm going to work tomorrow. My only question at the moment is whether I will get my morning walk in. I didn't today. I'm just gonna play it by ear and see how I feel.

Goodnight, friends. ❤️

Sunday, October 6, 2024

I think I'm taking off work tomorrow.

I think I'm taking off work tomorrow. I napped, but haven't been able to shake this fatigue.

Possible TMI:

My pelvic muscles cramp when I pee. I'm still tender and sore from the cramping yesterday. It hurts to sit certain ways. I'm bloated. And it feels like I have some heaviness in my abdomen.

I've emailed my doctor to see about a referral for some diagnostics. This is definitely not normal for me. I am concerned it's not ok.

I don't know how accurate it is, but WebMDs symptom checker says diverticulitis or colon cancer are strong possibilities. I don't think I want to have either of those, so hopefully my doctor will help me figure it out.

Goodnight, y'all. ❤️

We're almost done with our errands.

We're almost done with our errands. I'm a stupid amount of tired from just being a passenger in the car.

We decided to get some food before heading home. It was really good and we had a very nice waitress.

Tell me why, when I thanked her, I did squirrel hands at her. 😂

Photo for reference. 😂😂😂


Some chewed plants, some blooms...

Some chewed plants, some blooms, and some REALLY DETERMINED prickly pear pads.

I don't know who's been chewing my plants, but there are quite a few who look like this now. I'm sure they'll be fine. I guess they have character now. 😂



Sweet little buds. ❤️


This is the first time I've ever had a Monkey Tail bloom. I'm so excited!


These two pads started rotting a few months ago. I had their pots in a tote that wasn't draining. I knew better, but forgot to dump it after some rain.

I cut the rotted part off of them both and put them on the patio table to callous. I left them there for probably a good 2 months, ignoring them completely.

Look at the roots they've put out! I planted them today and I hope they continue to grow for me.



Saturday, October 5, 2024

Thank goodness I didn't make plans this weekend...

Thank goodness I didn't make plans this weekend because I'm having a hard time over here.

I was up late last night with Calypso because her breathing sounded worse than usual (she has chronic respiratory crud).  I ended up taking her to the bathroom and turning the water on hot and sitting with her for a while so she could breathe the steam.  It seemed to help, thank goodness.  I was reading online and saw that we could do a drop of child Afrin in each nostril for 3 days, then stop.  We have some on the way for if she gets in bad shape.  I don't think it would hurt to have it on hand.

I got up early this morning to see the balloons, but then I went back to sleep since I got to bed late.  I got up and didn't do my walking.  I had water and Lactaid milk and my vitamins/daily meds for breakfast, like I normally do.  Everything was fine... until it wasn't.

TMI:  I did a dooks.  It was fine.

But maybe a minute after I was done I started having the worst cramps OF MY LIFE.  I say this as a person who's had 3 IUDs inserted and two removed - one of which had to be dug for and no, I was not given any pain meds for any of that.  I say this as a person who pushed another person out of my body.  I say this a person who had impacted wisdom teeth cut out with only local anesthesia.  I am not a pain wimp, but today tears came out of my eyes due to how much it hurt.  I was nauseated due to the pain.  It was bad and it lasted for about 45 minutes before it eased up enough that I napped a little.

It was in the center of my abdomen, beneath my belly button.  It was sharp and mean and deep.  There were two waves, and they lasted about 15 minutes each.  I felt it from my guts down to my cervix.  We've all had gas before, and it was not like any sort of gas I've ever felt.  I also haven't farted all day since then.  My abdomen is very tender to the touch, and sore like it was a workout.  I was exhausted afterwards and have been tired all day since.  I am going straight to bed after I get this posted because I am so tired.

If anyone knows what that might have been about, I would love to hear your ideas/experiences.  I've never had anything like that happen before and I'm really hoping it will never happen again.  But in case it does, I'd like to have an idea of what caused it or how to stop it.

Other than that, Shaun built part of the greenhouse base, but ran out of screws.  I had some housework I wanted to do and we had errands we needed to run, but I wasn't really up for leaving the house after hurting so bad.  It ended up being a TV/movie day and that's ok.

I hope y'all are doing well.  Goodnight.  ❤

Bear's collection of random things today:

Bear's collection of random things today:


I'm just glad it doesn't include the litter scoop this time. 😂 But he definitely has a preference for wood. I bet it has a satisfying texture to bite down on. We take it from him because of splinters and we don't want him to swallow any, but I guess we'll have to put it up out of reach.

My favorite way to wake up: Hearing a balloon nearby!

My favorite way to wake up:  Hearing a balloon nearby!

It's Balloon Fiesta week! 😁😁😁