Summer is Coming NOOO!

I was just reading a bunch of posts online to do with music.  Not going to get into specifics, but OMG people are so dramatic about it!  I love music, and I couldn’t believe in a world without it, but people get some damn argumentative about it, when realistically IT’S JUST MUSIC!  Yeah it’s awesome, but we’re all different, so calm down if someone else’ opinion is different than your own!  Dumb asses…

So nothing has gone on doctor wise this week.  I still haven’t heard from the Cardiologist.  I don’t know why, but when it comes to phoning people like, doctors, bill places, basically anyone but friends and family, I’m TERRIBLE for putting it off.  I’m a huge procrastinator!

I am liking this Spring weather, bc I can open my windows more, and it’s still cold at night time… still using two comforters and a heating bag to stay warm lol.  The insulation in the bedroom stinks!  But I notice the warmer it gets, my Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome gets worse and worse.

I was hoping these new pills I’m on would help with nausea, but so far no luck.  I usually only get it really bad around 8pm or later, but lately I’ve been getting it in the afternoon too.  It’s sickening to try to live every day life when you constantly feel like you’re going to yack.

In the last month or so I have been on most days able to make myself one day a meal, instead of going a couple days at a time without eating at all.  Whenever I am not having proper meals daily, I gain weight like crazy!  This time being so sick for so long, I gained a LOT for me.  When you’re not well to begin with, the extra weight doesn’t help.  So now that I am able to do a meal a day usually, I have been losing weight!  Slowly before I was anyway, but in this last month alone, I’ve lost 10lbs!  Feeling good about yourself and getting that extra baggage off you that you’re carrying around definitely is easier to deal with!

I just finished Dean Koontz, Your Heart Belongs to Me.  OMG!  It’s my grandma’s book, that she and my sister both read, and I just finished it and absolutely love it!!!  I think he’s a great writer to begin with, but this book is a story line unlike ANY I’ve read before.  I’d recommend it to everyone it’s great!  I’m now reading a Jane Austen book, of course the name I forget.  She was writing it when she died, so it’s not fully completed by her, but by some publishing company.

Anyway, hoping to get up to my mom’s today and visit.  Hope you all have a great weekend! *hugs*

Ash,

PS  The M & M’s Meat Shop is doing their yearly Crohn’s Disease BBQ on May 7!!!  TONS of yummy food for real cheap, and helps an amazing cause!  Last year they even had rock climbing

New Med. Causes POTS?

So this medicine I was given I decided against hearing nothing bad from my pharmacist to look it up myself.  One of it’s main symptoms, is pots!  They actually say, may cause Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome!  It also can turn your sweat brown, red or black, and stain fabrics!!!  In extreme cases it’s caused Melanoma.  Can cause scary drops in blood pressure, make breathing worse, etc. for some of the other main symptoms … no. LOL.  I called my doctor the next morning and asked instead of being on Codopra, if she’d send me one for Mirapex which my mom is on.  It can cause the fluctuating with blood pressure and heart rate, but not badly, and only for the beginning while you get used to it.  So far, all I’ve had from it is drowsiness which could be from the weather getting warmer here which always gets my POTS going.  I did ask on a POTS forum if anyone else had taken Codopra before, and one girl who’s dad has POTS as well as Parkasins does, and he had had no problems with it, but honestly I didn’t want to take the chance after what I had read.

My Social Service Worker gave me a great tip with my Personal Support Worker.  She said to make a list, of exactly what rooms I wanted swept, exactly what furniture to dust, etc.  in case she was just forgetting what I told her, or feeling like she could get away with it.  So I did, and she did EVERYthing on the list.  All the sweeping, windows, mirrors, furniture I wanted dusted, the dishes, etc.  It was great   Such a reliever.  Now I just have to get past the weird first while where you don’t know what the hell to say to each other lol.  But I am so happy it is working out so far, bc I hate dealing with trying to boss someone around who’s not my employee or having to talk to their boss.

I am now reading, The King’s Speech.  Which is really good so far!  A big part of the book, which was written for the movie, was helped out hugely by the grandson of the Elocutionist.  I thought that was really interesting, so you feel as though you are really reading the past family life of just an ordinary man, and the King, who was in big part still only a Duke, to see him on more of a personal level, and see his weak side through the letters they sent to each other.  I really like it.   I want to watch the movie after I am done reading this.

I need to get my taxes done, bring the receipts that I was too tired out from the new med.s to do yesterday to ODSP (Ontario Disability & Support Program) from the move, go grocery shopping, hopefully see my dad on Saturday if I’m well enough for the drive, and get my Zeus some new food.  I’ve decided for now to boycott Walmart after them being such dicks to me when I went to get my chair (had to carry it all by myself, etc.) and try a new grocery store that just opened up.  The only real perk to Walmart is that I can get any light bulbs, cat litter, and little extras like that, that aren’t as easy to find at other places.  Oh well!  Better than being treated like dirt!

I am still waiting to hear back from the Cardiologist about my next appointment.  I will probably give him a shout tomorrow to see if he’s back yet, or still at conferences.

Will write more soon!

Ash,

PS These are my temp. photos of my place, just to show some of the stuff.  Once I get EVERY thing done, and who knows when the hell that will be lol, I’ll take better ones to show

I Finally Know Yeah!

I now know for sure when I am moving! WOOHOO!  hehe.  I move this coming Friday!  I’m so excited to get into my nice, new, HEALTHY, apartment

Tomorrow is Family Day in Canada… what’s funny is very few Canadians even remember it let a lone celebrate.  Apparently it’s only a couple years old though.  Any Canadians out there celebrate this?  I don’t think we have…  This year for good old Family Day, my mom, sis, and grams are coming over and we’re moving a bunch of the boxes, and bags of bedding, clothing, etc. over to the apartment.  It will be nice to have stuff that can be put away and set up done, so I don’t have to worry about it after the move.

I made my little list of stuff to get help getting from disability.  I don’t know if it will be accepted, but I sure hope so!  I asked for a bar stool I found, with a back rest, so I can get my legs up, to use for doing dishes in the kitchen, a coat stand bc the only closet is off the bedroom, a couch I found at the Brick, and a reg. light vacuum that comes apart into a hand vacuum to use for furniture, and sucking up gross spiders… the bastards! lol, and a book shelf for in the living room.  I have a big one already, but it doesn’t hold all my stuff between my books and movies!  There’s not a LOT of storage space like I’ve been spoiled to have here, so the less I have to pack away into the one closet, the better!

The dentist went good!  The girl dentist, who normally works at their other office is sooo quicker than my normal dentist!  I really like her personality too!  She tried filling some of my cavities without freezing… and OMG lol it was painful!!!  She ended up having to freeze two for me and the rest I pushed myself through the pain.  With the epinephrine and me being in pain, it shot my adrenalin through the roof!  I felt fine, but I was mad shakey and really dizzy at first.  My mouth was swollen and pained, but nothing too bad!  I could still eat and drink fine afterward.  She agreed with me, when I go back to get the rest done (yes I still have more to go eek! lol damn heart issues) she’s definitely just going to freeze me up like crazy bc that’s better than putting me through that again.

Today I’ve been just working around the apartment packing more stuff, and now am out of boxes when I could be packing more!  I think what I’ll do, is after tomorrow bring the boxes back with me here and just repack what I have left in some of those.  It will be easier to recycle them here anyway bc we don’t have bins and stuff at the new place.

Not much else has been happening bc I’ve been in so much pain.  Ever since I was upped on the Bisoprolol, it feels like my body is trying to cave in on itself.  I think maybe it has affected my Fibromyalgia and the nerve damage in my Crohn’s bc my stomach isn’t being affected except that I’m getting horrible stomach pain like when I first got sick without all the other gross issues lol.  I call it my Freddy Kruger fingers stomach pain lol.  The crazy chest pain I was having is a lot better though.  Even when you know it’s POTS, it’s still scary to have it none the less, and it was lasting for almost 2 weeks!  Freaked me out, but now it’s just little bits of pain every once in a while not none stop

Tuesday, I go in to see the Neurologist.  I’m excited, but not wanting to be too hopeful.  I hear he usually only does studies on potsy’s at MacMaster Uni. so I don’t know if he will do much if anything for me, while I have a Cardiologist.  I’m hoping if anything, he will do more autonomic testing on me… but not too sure.  Will be interesting to see though what all he knows!

Alright, will write soon, but maybe not right away after the appointment with the move coming up.  Will see what kind of time I have in between, otherwise, will write from my new place

Later Gaters!

Ash,

I’m Moving!

I finally got all the Christmas photos from everyone, but my sis so I can show some on here!

Great news though!  I went to look at the apartment I’d been waiting to see, and it’s so nice!  Flat gray carpet in the living room, old hardwood floors in the bedroom, and tile everywhere else.  There’s two big windows in the front, and one in the bedroom.  VERY small, but enough room for everything I’m keeping.  The only difference will be I’m taking my love seat, instead of the couch.

The kitchen in bigger than the one I have now, so tons of room to roll around in my walker or wheel chair.  There’s no dining room, but room in the living room to the side for my table still.  I will have to get a coat rack bc there’s no closet when you first come in.

Off the bedroom, there is a big walk in closet which will be great for storage too, and the bathroom has shelving for my towels, etc. plus another shelving area for my toiletries, etc.  The walk in shower is actually a really nice big one, so there’s definitely room for my shower chair in there.  It sucks there’s no bath, but I don’t mind since POTS makes it hard to take baths anyway.

In the front yard there’s flower beds with trees and plants, plus room for me to set out a little tables and my lawn chairs.  None of the other apartments are back there either, so it works out.  Plus now there probably is a laundry room right off my apartment.  I just have to walk around back to get to it which isn’t far.  It’s less than a half a block to the nearest bus stop, which is actually the bus I take from my place here, so I know the times.  Garbage is the same day, I just have to pay for my tags, which is cool for the little amount of garbage I have each week.

I’ll be moving in March 1st.  Since I’ve been here over two years, disability will help me pay for movers.  Susan, my Social Service Worker, wants me to get movers that will pack and unpack my things, but I don’t think I’ll be doing that.  I am definitely going to need help getting stuff off top shelves down, but if I sit and pace myself, I think I can do it.  I do have to start getting rid of stuff soon though.  Thankfully Amanda is taking a lot of it!

On the 26th, Boxing Day, Amanda and I went to spend our gift certificates.  I spent mine at Walmart, on a new memory foam pillow, and some lipstick and mascara.

Anyway, just wanted to update.  I hope you all have a great New Years!

Ash,

Hope You All Had A Merry Christmas :)

Hey everyone!  I meant to write just before Christmas, but I’d been so tired out I just wanted to relax before the festivities began   I hope you all had a great Christmas, and got to spend it with family, etc.  I had a great one   The past couple years, to me, it didn’t feel like Christmas and really bummed me out, bc you want to have that loving magical cheesy feeling, but this year definitely did!  Since I’m not a religious person, I love Christmas bc of the Christmas tree which is relaxing and pretty, and bc in my family we all naturally make that much more of an effort to enjoy our day and have everyone else to too.

Before I get into how Christmas was, etc.  Nick had his 5th birthday last Sunday.  It was hilarious fun.  My sister made super hero costumes for him, Liam and Emma (his two best friends) and she dressed up as this hilarious looking bad guy called, Ms. Tickles.  We got them all in their costumes and gave them silly string, and then Amanda came down all dressed up as a surprise, and they attacked her with the silly string lol.  Everyone was dieing laughing at her.  She made a really cool birthday cake for him, that was Scarecrow from the Batman DS game that Nick plays, and it turned out amazing!  Pretty damn tasty too lol.

We went with the kids, Meghan (Liam’s mom) and her boyfriend Bret, and took them to McDonald’s for lunch.  Afterward, they all played in the play room while we all caught up.  I got the cutest Christmas card from Meghan, which had a picture of Liam sitting on Santa’s lap, and he was so serious looking, in mid conversation with him lol.  Then we came back to the house to have cake, and my dad and Lois came which was really nice and then Nick opened his presents.  I stayed for a little while longer, to watch the kids play with some of the stuff Nick got, then I came back home.

Christmas Eve, we always go to my dad’s for dinner.  My step brothers, and nieces, and Josh, my oldest niece’s boyfriend were there, and Lois’ sister and husband Marg and Terry who I absolutely adore, and Kiet and Diane friends of the family, who are like an aunt and uncle to me came too.  My oldest nephew Travis didn’t come bc my brother is being a goof and didn’t end up coming out, so Travis couldn’t either.  I miss him so much!  We all opened our gifts, and had a YUMMY dinner hehe.  We also got to see Joey and Lisa, more family/friends.  It was a great time.

Instead of coming home like I normally do, Amanda and Nick convinced me to stay over night, so I’d get to see Nick open his presents first thing in the morning.  Nick convinced me to sleep with him.  I never thought about how excited kids are and how they have a hard time sleeping!!!  LOL.  Amanda was in another bed, but in the same room, so at first I had constant giggle fits and couldn’t stop laughing.  Then Amanda started into the giggles but finally fell asleep.  Nick on the other hand kept me up ALL night talking until almost 5am!!!  That was when he decided to jump into the bed with Amanda, and I was out instantly lol. I woke up bc I heard Amanda leaving the room and I open my eyes and Nick is standing above me and said, “I actually slept!  So Santa must have came!” and I said merry Christmas and he leaned down and gave me a kiss before going on a freaking out spree to get everyone else up lol.

He got this gross tarantula toy that runs around with a remote.  So me and Nick laid on the living room floor and had the thing run into my Grandma‘s feet making her freak out lol.

We all had a big breakfast, and my mom took me down to my place to unload my gifts, and see my Zeusy.  I had to change his litter and give him fresh water.  We relaxed there for a bit to give him attention, and then went back up to mom’s to meet everyone else and drove over to see my Grandpa in the nursing home.  He was so unGodly pale!!!  But he was in good spirits, and we got a nurse to take some family pictures of us.

We came back home and just relaxed until dinner time, which was another yummy meal, and then I had my sister take me home.  I just spent the evening watching movies and relaxing with my cat   I missed him terribly it was pathetic lol.  It feels weird not sleeping with him when I’m so used to it!  So when we went to bed last night, I was out like a light bc I was so comfortable… and tired from barely any sleep the night before LOL.

Today, Amanda and I are going to Walmart to spend our gift certificates.  We might be going to a movie, but the one we were going to see isn’t in the theatre here yet, so not sure what’s going on.  Nick’s going to his other grandparent’s big family dinner, and aunt Kelly is still down until around Wednesday I think.

It’s now after 12pm and I want to get a bath in with some of the bath stuff I got from Jess (my niece) and Josh. So I will head out and write again soon.

*Hugs*

Ash,

PS Oh yeah!  I chopped my hair off again… then I hated it, so I came home and chopped more off myself LOL.  Also got a surprise CD in the mail from my cousin Natasha, fully of punk Christmas music all done by people we went to high school with   It’s actually REALLY good!

Can I start Panicking Now?????????

me and Jasper snoozing at mom's

I just got the call from the hospital.  They SAID I’d have a 3 week wait after the call.. nope I have 4 days.  I go in this Friday for 9am, scopes start at 9:30am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Sad thing is, I don’t get paid until Friday, so I’m going to have to borrow the money for the prep to take on Thursday!  OMG I hate this lol.  I’m literally shaking just thinking of having to get the damn things done!  Lower scope.. annoying bc the prep is so draining the day before, but I’m freaked out to get a scope shoved down my throat!!!  My sis said it’s so much easier out of the two, but I just don’t want to deal with this.

My mom understood how I was feeling, and said she’d take the day off so she can be the one to take me… and this short of notice, I don’t think she’ll be able to.  I hope she can, but I doubt she will. Oh Bloody hell thank GOD!  She literally just called me and she is pretty sure she can switch the shift.  That’s awesome.  And she’s going to get my prep for me and JELLO since it’s the only thing I can eat.

Well besides that freak out, I went to turn on my cell this morning after not using it in months, and the damn thing turns on but the screen is destroyed!  Not sure why, it hasn’t been banged around.  So I’m going to have to call Virgin Wireless and see if I can get it fixed, since I have about a year and a half left on the contract.  I have voice mail and text messages I can’t get at because of the screen lol.

Also, the Pauls family dinner will be coming up soon.  I’m supposed to bring cranberries or something… can’t remember lol or a jello and marshmallow salad which we have every year there… and I have no idea what all is in it bc I always thought it was gross lol.  So I’ll probably get the recipe from one of my aunts.  I honestly wasn’t planning on going this year.  I think I’ve only missed a family dinner once, and it was bc I had the flu when I was really young, but with me being SO run down, I just don’t want to deal with going out there.  Plus I know I’ll see my nieces and oldest nephew at my dad’s on Christmas Eve, since they’re the ones I would want to see most.  I guess I’ll decide before then.

Also, I have to go to the Gyno.  on the 4th of November.  It’s not too far from my place so that’s good.  I think I’m just getting a pelvic ultrasound done… can’t remember it’s been so long lol.  I don’t go to the Allergist until mid December, and then the only other tests I have coming up is the check up with the Cardiologist at the beginning to middle of November, and then with the G.I. team for my Crohn’s Disease sometime after the tests this Friday (AAAHHHH!!! lol)

Anyway, I’m going to head out and call my dentist about setting up a date to get my molds done for my mouth guard.. at some point! lol.

Ash,

Crohn’s Disease I Hate You lol

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We’ve always had a remarkable relationship.. I ate the right foods, you weren’t a bitch… what happened to this arrangement???  I think it’s over between you and me this truce… bring it!!!

Grams brought me in to my GI appointment.  Talked to a cute medical student about crap… literally lol.  And then got to see my good old Crohn’s Disease doctor Dr. Beyak.  He pushed and shoved on my stomach, liver area, intestines, you name it and no pain.  He check my thyroid, my eyes, down my mouth, my blood pressure and heart rate.

He doesn’t believe that it’s my crohn’s affecting my lower GI tract, which I totally agree, since all the pain, uncomfortableness, indigestion, seems to be coming from my stomach.  He doesn’t know if he thinks it’s even crohn’s in my stomach though either.  With my type of crohn’s it could be simply GERD another digestive disease, treated the same as crohn’s I believe, or it could be cancer.  They really have no idea why I’m sick.  So I’m going in for a lower scope even though I’m not due for one, but why not kill two birds with one stone?  Have a colonscopy and say that LOL.  Then they will go and have me bite on this plastic piece between my teeth and insert the camera through it, and I have to purposely swallow it down into my stomach.. and not gag… yeah right lol.  This would be hard to begin with, but when you have crazy nausea… the attending might be getting scrubs full of vomit as a morning treat lol.

I have had lower scopes done before.  The prep isn’t pleasant and makes me really sick for some reason lol but the test itself isn’t that bad at all.  I’ve never had an upper scope done, and even though it is nothing on the grand scale of tests, it still frightens me.  I’m not worried about complications, or anything like that, bc the GI team here is one of the best around, but I guess just bc I’ll feel like crap, gag, etc. I just hate having to have to get it done.  I hate complaining bc my poor sister goes through so much worse with her crohn’s on a daily basis, but I’ve been amazingly lucky compared to most, let alone her, so I’m not used to having to deal with these issues.

If nothing is diagnosed from there, then I will have to get a barium cat scan to get another look at the bowel, which I’ve had before.  That’s no biggy.  And then we go from there.  I will be hearing from them probably the beginning of next week since they’re now closed, and then my appointment will be about 3 weeks from then.

My Fibromyalgia was also confirmed with my GI today, and he figures since I get most of the pain by the end of the day, and not in the morning, that it’s only that, and not Rheumatoid Arthritis as well.  So that’s good at least.

Anyway, I’m feeling kinda down from it all even though it was expected to an extent, but these dumb appointments always wreak havoc on me afterward.  I’ll write more soon!

Ash,

Wwwweeee Achoo!

Hey!  For some ungodly reason I’m watching Much Music‘s show where some crazy fan goes on a date with a celebrity.  This is a really bad show! Lol.

I’m on full on having a cold now whippee!  I don’t feel horrible though, but it doesn’t make trying to go to bed any easier when you can’t breathe right lol.  It’s all good though, bc I think the worst of it is finally over.  I only had one really bad day where I basically slept all day and then I was back to feeling like I was just having ridiculous allergy issues or something lol.

Got my wheel chair!  So dumb that this excites me, but it makes me feel so much less stressed in knowing I can go do day long things like going to the mall, or to a zoo, etc.  and not have to worry about cutting the trip for friends or family short bc I feel like crap and can’t go on anymore.

The lady who gave it to me knows my Grams, and she was so sweet!  It was her mom’s and unfortunately passed away after only using it twice.  She had a dog who was playing fetch with me, but if I pet her, she screamed bloody murder lol.  I found out afterward that the poor thing was beaten before, so I didn’t bug her unless she came to me after that.

I’m back on the antibiotics for the infection again, but this time around it’s giving me mad nausea!  I thought it was bc the first one I took, I took on an empty stomach, but nope lol.  I think it just hates me!  Only 8 1/2 more days to go blah lol.

I heard from Meals on Wheels yesterday, and they are going to start bringing me meals on Monday.  I’m excited!  I don’t know if they’re coming here already cooked, or if they’ll be frozen… but I am going with the vegetarian plan with chicken and fish.  I think I should like most of the stuff then, hopefully

Probably going to head up to my mom’s for the day in a few hours, and since like usual I only got a few hours of sleep, I’m going to have a quick nap before then so I’m not a zombie while I’m there lol.

Hope you’re all have a great weekend!

Ash,

Yay! Good News!

I went to bed last night so early bc I was wiped… but of course I didn’t sleep lol.  I think I got back to bed around 2am.  At around 10:30am (I cannot believe I slept that long!) all of a sudden I hear my mom’s voice calling me.. and my social service worker Susan’s voice lol.  She had been banging on my bedroom window, front door, called me… I didn’t hear a thing lol.  So she ran up to my mom’s and grabbed her to let her in lol.

I found out I got approved for my mouth guard from grinding me teeth like crazy!  I am setting up my appointment to hopefully go in next Thursday when my mom’s off.  I’m excited bc it’s horrible for your teeth!

I tried one of those Sleep Right Night Strips bc I got my free little samples in the mail.  My dad uses them and swears by them, so I wanted to.  My nose burnt so badly I had to take it off lol.  It did make it easier to breath, but the pain kept me awake lol.

Also in good news… I got approved for Meals on Wheels for two months!  So for at least two months, I’ll have dinner meals brought to me that are already prepared, and I just have to throw in the oven.  I’m so glad I don’t have to worry about starving!!!!!!!!!!!!

My mom brought me up to the bank today to deposit money for a bill.  She’s picking up my pills for me tomorrow for the infection so I’ll finally be able to start it.

Speaking of… I got the flu shot yesterday and apparently my sister has the flu!  We share EVERYTHING it seems like in the line of virus’s so at first I almost backed up from my mom lol, but then I remember I’m all good!!!  Not going to be going there though lol.

Marlene my personal support worker came this afternoon and I got to rest in bed for a bit.  She made me fried potatoes, and a nice dish of pasta with green peppers and celery mmmm.  Just watching the rest of LA Ink and then I’m headed for bed.  Face to Face front man Trevor is on the show!  LOVE THEM!

Now I’m reading Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner.  I am going to start it tomorrow.

Hope you’re having a good week! xo!

Ash,

Time to Relax

Hey!  Just got in from being out a little while ago with my Grams.  She seems sooo tired out lately, it’s starting to worry me more.

Last night, Nick was home from his other grandparent’s place, and they picked me up on the way from seeing Gramps at the nursing home.  I was going to go, but was feeling so run down, I thought screw it lol.  We had a lot of fun there, and got to visit tons.  I didn’t take any photos though.  I think everyone was tired out, and none of them wanted their pictures taken in pj bottoms lol.  I actually ate turkey too!  Not very much, but mmm.  Good stuff.  I went to bed last night between 10-11pm bc I was so tired, but then of course I woke right up and was up until about 3am lol. When my alarm clock went off at 7, I had to stumble around lol.

My Grams picked me up around 8:30, after dropping my aunt Kelly off at the train station.  I can hear the trains come in from my place 2 blocks away, so I went out shortly afterward to meet her.  We went back to mom’s and just visited and cuddled with my sister’s cat Jupiter (Jupy to me- he tried to eat my toast right out my hand, the pig!) and then we left around 11am to go to the doctor’s.

I got my referral to my Crohn’s disease specialists in Kingston, and another referral to the Access Center about getting more hours with a PSW (personal support worker).  I also have more infections again!  My doctor said it’s my immune system, so she gave me repeats to have of the antibiotic with all the crazy side effects, since it’s easier than coming in again and again for it.  GRRRR lol.  So annoying.  I didn’t bother to pick up the prescription today, bc I was just too damn tired and wanted to get home.  She also gave me a flu shot.  I have never had one until now, but after last year, I figured I’d take the chance on the shot making me feel sick since I get repeatedly sick anyway lol.  She warned me my arm would hurt, but no one has felt sick to their stomachs yet from having it this year, I said, “Trust me.. pain in my arm is nothing, I just don’t want to puke!” lol.

My Grams and I went to the library afterward, and I picked up a Candace Bushnell book and a Sophie Kinsella.  Now I’m home with my Zeusy, relaxing.  I’m feeling fine after the shot.. and yes with a sore arm lol.  A sore arm is the least of my worries in my opinion.

Thursday, I have to go to the bank to pay a bill, then I’m hoping to go to the place to get my Health Card renewed since it’ll be up in a little over a month.  Will probably get my med.s for the infection too.

Talk to yas all later when more goes on!

Take Care!

Ash,