Semi-appropriate lyrics

OK ,this is all I'm going to post from this particular song. I'm sure you know from where it comes.

"...I'll put up no resistance

I want to stay the distance

I've got an itch to scratch

I need assistance"

This itching is making me insa-yay-yay-yaane!!

I am SO sore!

ARGH!! Dam yahoo!! Lost my post!!!

Probably better this way since I was really stressed when I wrote it but since my nice, hot shower I've relaxed quite a bit!

So to sum it all up: I ended up driving around MUCH longer that I'm allowed. I was in the car for over 3½ hours. And I'm SO STIFF & SORE that I need some more drugs...no, I need stronger drugs! The Ultram just doesn't cut it.

I hope that this will have been my worst day since being allowed to drive.

Let's just say that on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being bad, today was an 11.

Stay off the road!

I had to drive my girlie-q to cross country practice today! Can I get an "OUCH"??!?

Had a scare last night...

Last night, the kids & I were watching "Antz" and when it was over, I sat up & noticed blood on my pillow. So we naturally figured that it came from my incision even though we didn't see any evidence. So hubby covered it up with the gauze pad and stupid tape!!! He said that it looked really red and that it wasn't looking as good as it had been, so I should sleep with it covered.

I'm dying from not being able to scratch!!!!! ARGH!!

Oh, the blood was just from a piercing--I put an earring in after not having worn one since pre-surgery.

I can't take this dam itching!!

This itching is driving me crazy!! I can't leave the bandage on any more.

Last night, I slept with it uncovered. This morning, hubby said that it looks like it's healing well. But I can't leave it exposed during the day, especially when I wear the collar.

OK, I believe that this warrants a call to the doctor--regardless of what hubby says...hmmm, I wonder which kid will have the pleasure of covering it up tomorrow?? ;-)

OH F^(#!N@ BROTHER!

Sorry for the language but this is SO ridiculous!

I'M HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE ADHESIVE IN THE STUPID BANDAGES USED TO HOLD THE GAUZE OVER MY INCISION!!

I can't just write "bandage" since it's in several parts. So now I've got the gauze and just stupid paper tape barely holding it on.

OH BROTHER!

No more pills...

Mother's Little Helper
(Jagger/Richards)

What a drag it is getting old
"Kids are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Mother needs something today to calm her down
And though she's not really ill
There's a little yellow pill
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day

"Things are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

"Men just aren't the same today"
I hear ev'ry mother say
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
They're so hard to satisfy, You can tranquilize your mind
So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
The pusuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
They just helped you on your way, through your busy dying day

D'OH!

OK so sometimes I'm not so bright...

I went to recline on the couch because my neck hurt & others were sitting with me. Well, when I pushed back you can guess what I did.

Can I get an OUCH?

I know that I need to move but I don't need to hurt myself in the process.

Quick update

OK, so I got my stitches removed this morning--all 11 of them. The nurse said that one had grown over and she'd have to cut it so she left it for last. Well, I didn't feel a thing. I guess after having screamed over having staples removed from my foot, nothing else would hurt that badly. But I still can't take a shower. Not until tomorrow and then NOT a long one! She said to limit water exposure until I see the surgeon on the 10th. There goes my summer...I told her about the numbness in my left arm and she said that that's the LAST thing to return and it could be months before my feeling's back. The other aspect which puzzled them was where I hurt the most. It wasn't near the incision, it's a few inches to either side but worse on the left. Feels like I'm being stabbed or something equally painful but there are no marks, abrasions, scars...nothing!

It will be a few MONTHS before I'm able and allowed to exercise again. I wonder how much longer it will be before it no longer hurts to sit at my PC?

A response to e-mail questions:

The tumor was the last vertibrae in my neck (C7), so it was the base of my spine. Hubby says the incision's about 4" long. And yes it hurts. Since they had to remove some of the bone & move the muscles out of the way. At least the part where the 4 screws were in my head no longer hurts. And where my arms were strapped down doesn't hurt as much.

I know, I know...patience!!!!

Hi guys!

Surgery is over! And I am home. And in pain.

I am finally able to sit up long enough to type.

So here are the details:

Thursday the 8th: surgery was changed from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. So we went to the hospital around 11:00, completed Living Will & Power of Attorney. Last thing I rememeber, they put a cute shower cap w/bears on it on me, I remember seeing all the lights in the operating room and lots of people--just like on TV. The next thing I knew, I was in ICU and one of my neighbors & parent from school (Sue) was my nurse. My surgeon came in & said it looked good. Got to sleep for a few hours, then they came in & said that the ER was full & they needed the rooms in ICU so they moved all the patients for my nurse to critcal care! AT 3:00 a.m.!

Next day, surgeon came in, said it looked good, my DR came in, said it & I looked good. Moved me to a regular room later. I had 3 cathedars (?) and 3 IV's. Morphine made me sick. Hubby was with me all day.

Saturday morning, had cathedars removed, 2 stitches from my next & lots of other bandages. Hubby & kids came to visit. Mom came to visit. Surgeon said I looked good & could go home on Sunday.

My left arm is numb but surgeon explained it's possible since tumor was the size of a marble. Moved my spinal cord WAY over, but I have movement & strength in my left hand.

(Hey! I'm talking on the phone with Tammi!! We get to meet tomorrow!!!! And Park gets to vacuum!)

So I came home Sunday afternoon & the kids had a cute Welcome Home party for me.

Today, I've been sitting a lot--FINALLY! So I can type & update you. Stitches come out Tuesday. I'm still VERY sore as they had to cut some bone out, too. Was worse than I thought it'd be...it hasn't sunken in that this was major surgery.

I see the surgeon in another 3 weeks! Then he said physical therapy if I need it, but it'll be 6-8 weeks before I'm back to whatever normal is.

No lifting or straining--gee darn! So if you thought the house was bad before, you can imagine how much worse it is now!!

So thank you for your thoughts & prayers!! I'll try to be back online soon. I can Yahoo via my cell phone but it's slow...

*HUGS* to all!