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Latest Lunacy in Lucky Month

I am Irish so I am fond of March. I like green shades everywhere. I got a no light gel manicure with aqua blue polish.I bought a pair of dangling shamrocks earrings. I think about the strength Of the Irish when my own is depleted. Tonight was the strangest thing I tried to stretch my imagination along dotted lines. I called my pain doc,told how new drug not working. Doc said can discuss at appt. My appt is 3 weeks away and no new openings,no squeezing me in. So good ol boy doc told nurse at nu

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SassyBetsy

The Day That Comes Every 4 Years

I woke early and got ready for the van to come and take me to PT. I am on new drug program. I am running out of options. I guess then after I try everything, I can pick the best one. Doc says it does not work that way. Well I wonder why not. I am on 5mg Opana immediate release for break

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SassyBetsy

Limbo

The norovirus is here in our home. We are trapped in our rooms to avoid spread. I am well,so is Roomie. My friends are ill. Staff is short handed.   I am thankful for being in this sunfilled room, with roomie.   I am weaning off gabba and on 600 lyrica. So far pain is awful.   I am going to be off patches of fentanyl and go onto opana. Next week when the rx comes.   I wait for radioleg procedure in March,if only I can stay well.   Lyrica is at max daily dose and I am still on some Ga

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SassyBetsy

Thats What This Place Is For

My roomie is 80. She gts braid extensions and manicures. She is from a family of 12 and has outlived so many family members. She outlived her husband of 51 years just 5 years ago. She said she endures dialysis for her niece and nephew who are like her own children and she never had any of her own.She used to live with her niece. She has a quick wit and wonderful sense of humor. She points out that we are a generation apart but we like the same things. I love listening to her stories and I just m

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SassyBetsy

Those Were The Days My Friend

My new roommate and I share old pictures with each other. She told me that she had not done that with anyone.   I went out with my daughter, saw purses,boots,soft knitted sweaters that reminded me of who I used to be. She is hazzy now,I like her more Than I used to.   My Now likes a drive to a store short time, coloring in an adult coloring book, visiting with other patients,eating looking out the patio doors, enjoying a fresh breeze here close to the ocean. Wondering why it took so much to

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SassyBetsy

Radio Leg

I was scheduled to get a procedure using radio frequency thing in my spine this week but I am on antiobiotics so I am not allowed to do it now and need to get doc clearance in order to reschedule. I will asap. I love my new roomie and room. She is real companioship. I enjoy watching cats outside and sun and wind in trees.   I love the more competent nurses over here. Bossy nurse no longer exists.   Everyone comments I look relaxed. I color in design book while watching clouds. It is fun w

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SassyBetsy

Taking Time To Talk To Everyone

My new roomie said it was nice I talk to everyone. I knew she meant that I talk to those with dementia. There is one lady who has a nice big smile fior me when I see her.Today she burst into laughter when I fussed over her. Then there is the lady I sit with until she falls asleep. I give her a piece of candy after bingo. I bring down women who cant talk to get nails done with me and let them pick nail polish color. It was so much fun getting my nails done.   Then,at night, a cna told me sudden

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SassyBetsy

The Pink vs The Red

I noticed my leg was getting red a couple of days ago but a nurse said they would keep an eye on it. So this morning a nurse actually looked at it and she called it a pink rash. I belly laughed never actually heard that before. To me the shade was candy apple red not pink. So I said they wanted me to return to hospital if it turned color again.any color than my lily white only tan color is age spots. She got agitated saying she did not have time,it was not life threatening. The supervisor said i

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SassyBetsy

I Watched The Storm

I asked to transfer rooms. I visit a friend and she wants me as a roommate. We are bingo buddies. There was a roommate here and she went to hospital,returned to the room next door. I was told that I was not a match with that occupant. I sit at a table with her all the time. Besides...my current roommate is not my kindred spirit. So my BF here Had an empty bed and they gave it to someone else. We had both requested it,the bed was on a hold but the woman went to another bed so that bed could have

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SassyBetsy

I Got Disability!

I told my story and experience. The judge did not invite the voc proscution guy to speak. He said this is paid case. I was so relieved.   But after explaining how my world is now compared to the day before the stroke left me drained and deeply sad. I had just a little cry. I also teared up talking about driving,and when he granted my appeal.   My prayer answered. Now what?

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SassyBetsy

Stalker

Ever since I came out of my room now more often to visit my friends, one of the instigating men that caused the dining room horror,has been under my feet ever where I go. OK,so we are a community here,but he seems to come along to talk to whomever I am talking to,he rubber necks into the rooms I visit,he shows up to get his nails done talks to girl doing my nails,sits by the christmas tree while I had fallen asleep on the sofa right there. Ok my gut has an uh-oh feeling. I am creeped out. I tho

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SassyBetsy

No Happiness Allowed

So after the dining room horror show,and thelonth hanging out in the sewage room, I went out making new friends and visiting old ones.   My bingo buddy had visited me,so I went to see her,we watched a tv show on cable that was the final episode and the home did not provide me with a new required cable box. I get only non cable channels,and so from there we ate meals in her room when she had a roommate and when she & not. When her roommate went toh &h friend said if she does not retur

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SassyBetsy

A Room With A View

I had not visited bingo buddy in her room before. Then She invited me to watch movies and ever since been eating meals with her in her room with her. Her room mate is discharged now so we agreed to request for me to move in her room. It would work out nicely for both of us. We are friends and she shared her tv when I was not given a cable box. So I went to admissions and asked for a room change but I was told social services my counselor did that and I would need to wait Until she comes in. I b

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SassyBetsy

Yelled at For Calling Pharmacy

I needed yeast infection meds sisters. I had days of IV antibiotics and capsules. I told the nurse first thing in the morning. Then nurse said waiting on pharmacy. For hours and hours. So after dinner I was wtflowersbloominmad. I called the pharmacy to ask what was going on..like insurance problem...the delivery driver...what? The pharm informed me they did not have Any rx for it!! So I informed the nurses and they faxed it again they said. The next morning I still did not have any meds. But

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SassyBetsy

Oxycodone and a Bagel

While I have been in hospital room, I was given Oxycodone. The first one was a 10 and it knocked me out. That combined with IV lasix and I wet all over. Since they are doing 24 hr urine collection for kidney check plus it was way too strong,the doc ordered 2.5 and 5. Big difference. 2.5 was too little. So they gave me 5. And this little Goldilocks said This One Is Just Right and she fell fast asleep. And hey this drug works very nicely for pain. I am up refreshed having my morning tea. And dry.

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SassyBetsy

Back to ER

Symptoms of cellulitis worse not better. Got better then worse. I was told the facility doc was coming in tonight and it was a no show. They called another one of their docs who said no referral to go to the ER. I never talked to him,they did. They said they would xray my foot to see if it was broken. Wtheck! It might be when I remove it. So I called my doc triage line and she ran through a list and said she was sending a referral over to the ER recommending that I go. I am waiting for ambulanc

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SassyBetsy

An Assortment of Hannitizers.

My son gave me an assortment of hand sanitizers in cute little bottles and variety of scents in wintery or holiday names. I love these and still call them hannitizers like I did when the kids were young.   Son sent me a pix of his work computer screen with the yule log! We always had the yule log on tv on Christmas Day. Sweet memory of Home, Christmas Past,shared with son now adult but his younger version constantly haunts me. He carries on this seemingly small detail of Christmas Morning Pas

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SassyBetsy

Visiting My Neighbors

I went around giving the caught you caring forms to my neighbors in the home so they can vote for their favorite staff. I found many bedridden neighbors anxious to have a visit I spend time watching time with my bingo buddy. I enjoy her company. She is alumni of Spellman University.   Roomie is going to daughters home so I get a break from her.   Cannot wait to go have some fun this afternoon.   Merry Christmas Eve Everyone. I miss Christmas Past so badly. Here we all do. But we have chr

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SassyBetsy

Its A Wonderful Christmas

I visited my bingo buddy. We ate snacks and watched basketballI also visited a woman who is my new friend and we watched animal planet together. She is dying.She enjoyed some Bailey's in her coffee and it has been quite a while since my life had sneaking in brown bag beverage in it. She is so fun and we enjoyed a moment. She suggested we have movie night once per week. We exchanged texts so we can coordinate a time. She thanked me for coming by and I was glad I ventured out of my room.   Then

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SassyBetsy

They Said I Did Not Need To Go To The Hospital

My good leg was red,warm and painful. The assistant director of nursing looked at it,said it was a rash,and called the home doc who gave me hydrocortisone cream.   When that did not work and it was swollen foot to calf,beet red, steaming hot,painful to stand on,I demanded to go to the hospital. So the supervising nurse came to look. She said it might be infection. I said I wanted to go to the hospital. She spoke to Nurse Practitioner who said they would do doppler ultrasound in the morning and

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SassyBetsy

On New Meds

I am on higher dose of Fentanyl and lyrica and gabbapentin. They are switching out the gabba. I hope on lyrica I will no longer have hand tremor and the auditory hallucination ...that strange sound in my head. I hope for consistent coverage. Because on all this,I still take norco.

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SassyBetsy

Today I Use 2 Patches.

Today I wear 2 patches to increase fentanyl dose. It took 2 months to make this happen. I hope this helps.   My night nurse told me that she sees Lyrica used more than Gabbapentin. She thinks there is a difference,that it works better for some patients.   I have to wait for a preauth,but it is on the formulary according to my insurance rep who explained my doctor's insistence that it is not covered as The possibility she has an outdated list. I am glad I called to check.Now peace of mind,ho

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SassyBetsy

Magical Monday

Today I was energized by friendship. It started yesterday when I heard the cna outside my room calling out my Friend's name and then say: what are you doing over here,lets get you back to your room. I called to them but they were gone. When the cna came back I gave him a piece of my mind when he claimed not to know she came to visit me because he did not ask her but just wheeled her off. I walked over to visit her and thanked her. She cannot talk well but we manage to share pictures,memories and

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SassyBetsy

Self Examined and Found Guilty

Sometimes I am just not the person I want to be or think I am, or try to be. Lately I admit to myself that I am sometimes passive aggressive, petty,envious, selfish. I need to spend some time in the confessional but maybe this venting will at least make me feel better. Or will it be more unkindness on my part? Well so be it. I am disappointed in myself. Over living with roommates. I have lived with others before in a variety of situations. These things of mine are not new for sure but recentl

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SassyBetsy