Week in Review: Week 162
I feel like I never quite got myself together this week. I wasn’t feeling super great and I just wasn’t getting as much done as usual.
Wednesday was National Sibling Day. I’ve probably shared this picture before of me and my sister. She’s the pretty one. I’m the short one. I love the scissors just lying on the floor.
Current status of boxes. Down ever so slightly. They’re hogging up all the pretty afternoon light that comes in.
I desperately want this shirt (via @jamie_jetaime)
Thursday was ct scan day. For those of you who follow me on Instagram you might have seen I was freaking out just a tad. I’d been having these crampy achey things, internal, not muscle-related, since Sunday…so going into the scan with crampy aches top of mind I sorta convinced myself something was very very WRONG again. They felt either like a) menstrual cramps (which I don’t get anymore) or b) pre-kidney stone death pain or c) what it felt like when I was bleeding all the time, right before I was diagnosed.
On a brighter note, the center got new springy seersucker gowns, ha ha.
On EVEN brighter news, the dr called me Friday afternoon to let me know I DO have a kidney stone, increasing in size and on the move…and NOT cancer. PHEW. I’ve never been so happy to have a kidney stone!
This weekend I was just so tired. I passed on Sunday Funday in the city with friends to try and get some stuff done before the week started, I thought that would make me feel better. And I’m almost done, so yay.
Outside my door.
So. Just this week to get through and then…VACATION!!! Yes, Julia, I will have a Vacation To Do List, but I’m trying to keep it from becoming overwhelming.
I feel like Weeks in Review have been a little sad lately, I just haven’t been doing that much or going anywhere, really. Hopefully as the weather gets warmer that will change a bit.
Til the next one! xoxo
Nancy
Oh I am so glad you have kidney stone! Hahaha. No but seriously, that is very painfull. Are they going to remove it? I am happy for you that you have almost vacation!
bettyewp
Yay for almost vacation. Four more days. And Friday is KIND OF like vacation cuz the school is closed (but administrative staff is still in) so it’s quiet, no one’s asking us for stuff, etc. and then…VACATION!!!
Debbie from Illinois
Yay, cancer free! 😀 Yuck, kidney stone. 😟 So, what’s the treatment for that? I know that they can be extremely painful.
Hope you have a great week! 👍🏻❤️
bettyewp
Lithotripsy, which is a non-invasive outpatient procedure that uses shock waves to break up the stone into small enough pieces that you can pass them without them getting stuck (which is always my problem. they get stuck and THAT is the source of the pain). but it’s not just an easy breezy OH I THINK I’LL HAVE A LITHOTRIPSY TODAY thing, there’s stuff and copays and extra dr visits and it makes me nauseous and i need someone to drive me home. I’m not a fan. generally i just ignore then, but i can only do that if i have an ample supply of painkillers cuz otherwise i end up in the emergency room with the pain.
I hope YOU have a great week!
Iris
Well, big congratulations on the kidney stone (never thought I’d say that). Chuck used to have kidney stones so I can ‘sort of’ relate. I’m thankful that you’re cancer free. Each milestone always feels like a huge hurdle. I haven’t been online a lot so didn’t see your posts on Instagram – but then you are always in my prayers, so….
Hope you have a great week prior vacation.
Grace & Peace,Iris
http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com
bettyewp
Yeah, never thought I’d be so happy to find out I have a kidney stone. And I’ve known I’ve had this one ever since I started doing these ct scans, but it was small and never moved so no one paid any attention. But now it’s doubled in size in the past 6 months AND it has a baby sister…so they want to get rid of them. I’m not in a rush. It’s a high co-pay, it’s another 2 sick days from work and you need a person to get you and that is hard for me. Bleh.
Iris
Wish I was there to chauffeur you to and from. Just don’t wait too long.
Grace & Peace,Iris
http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com
bettyewp
The scheduler was supposed to call me today. She did not. There are all sorts of considerations about where they would do it, IF they could it, blah blah blah…all based around my weight (oh joy). As long as I have painkillers to save me if a stone gets stuck, I’m okay.
But yeah, one of my girlfriends said she’d drive me…but that’s just in theory cuz there’s not a date yet. And if she can’t do it, I’ll be looking at YOU, Iris 🙂
jodie filogomo
Now that’s the best reason to celebrate a kidney stone. I’ve had a couple and wouldn’t wish them on anyone, except as an alternative to worse things!!
I woke up in a funk today, so I know how you’re feeling. It’s funny how our moods swing. I usually take the weekend off from my supplements, but maybe I better not.
XOOX
Jodie
bettyewp
Ahh, so you know. I’m on about an every 4 years cycle with them at this point. I’ve had 3 lithotripsies (shock wave procedure to break them up so they can pass) cuz I never pass them, they always get stuck.
Yeah, funks stink. I usually give myself a day or two to just be funky before I try to snap out of it.
Clover
Woo Hoo, Kidney Stone! 🙂 I’m sorry you were scared, I’m happy it’s “just” this, and I think it is a-okay to not get loads done sometimes.
Your views are stunning!
And, I think maybe you meant to say, “I’m the shorter pretty one.” 🙂
Marceline S Miller
Yes, I agree with Clover 😊
bettyewp
Ha, nope. 🙂
SheryleB
I understand your angst about this CT scan. I haven’t been feeling well either- dr had ordered a CT scan of my upper abdomen which surprisingly also showed
A “large mass” in my kidney. What? So now I’m stressed about results of my kidney CT scan ordered for later today. I’m hoping for what results you got—a kidney stone and that’s it! I’ll know later today! Your mind can come up with really scary things if left to it’s own devices! Glad you are cancer free!!! Woo hoo! What lovely things are you going to treat yourself to on vacation?
bettyewp
Ooh, “large mass,” hope by now you’ve found out some encouraging news??
SLEEP. LYING IN BED. That’s what I’m treating myself to on vacation, ha ha. I usually try to get some blog posts written up in advance. I have plans with a friend to get the heck outta dodge one day and do something fun. Not much beyond that yet, really.
Be well and keep us posted!
Chris
Kidney stone…sucks, but far less than cancer, so happy for you that you know what you’re dealing and it’s not cancer! I laughed at your comments about your weekly reviews because most of us are not living a fun-filled life of adventure and exciting escapades on a daily basis!! Or at least I’m not, darn it. 😊
bettyewp
I know we’re not all living grand adventures, but I feel like people make an effort to come here, there should be SOMETHING interesting 🙂 And I feel like I used to DO more interesting things. More weekend fun with friends, more walks in nature with Caleb, more shopping. Now I work and come home, work and come home. Doesn’t make for a very interesting picture diary. Of course, winter here is not attractive (unless there’s snow, glorious snow)…and that is just now changing. So that will help. Stay tuned!
julia
Another vacation? Seems like you just had one. Just kidding, though I love your lists. I have been feeling the same. Not sure if it’s the weather or our democracy or what…….. but your forsythia look pretty and a vacation. Maybe this should be no-list vacation and see how much you get done without the pressure? Well, either way it will be enjoyable!
bettyewp
NO-LIST VACATION?? OH THE HORROR!!!
I’m trying to let that sink in a bit. I already have things I Want To Do…and whether I put them down on paper or not, they’re on a list in my mind.
I had a vacation in February. The first half of the year is nice cuz there’s a week off every other month – Feb, April, June, August…and then Sep-Dec is some 3- and 4-day weekends and the odd mid-day off…then a week at Christmas/New Years. The perks of working at a school and a nonprofit.
Betty (no e)
YAY! For Kidney Stones! I’ve had two surgeries to remove stones and the bust-em-up way was not an option. I don’t feel them until they are too big, or stuck in ducts. My 94 yo mom had one or two removed about a month ago. Scared us that she had to have the surgery, but she came through it with flying colors. When she had her carotid artery cleaned out a few years ago, they recommended that she not have any more surgeries. This was a no option deal. But, she had the same doc that did my second one and I was more comfortable since I knew his manner.
Now……………….. If things would just do what they need to do so I can go on a vacation and not have to think about them………… Well, that would be nice LOL
bettyewp
Hey Betty(no e)! Yeah I’m the same with the stones, they can float around in there all they want, it’s when they try to come out and get STUCK…then it’s death pain time.
Do you know why the shock wave procedure was not an option for you?
Glad to hear Mom did well 🙂
Mary The Pouting Pensioner
Not nice for you but such a relief to find out what’s going on in there!
Hugs, Mary.
thepoutingpensioner.blogspot.com
bettyewp
So far, so good 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Mary!