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Thursday, 09 July 2009

  • Feeling very blah...

    I've been terrible about keeping this up lately...  I've been on FB lately--it's faster, and shorter than my usual "books" I write here. lol 

    So... I'm on iron pills...all the good their doing so far.   Basically they're not. Although this is probably a bad week to expect any improvement there if you know what I mean. LOL  I've been told it takes time for the iron levels to build back up, but today I feel worse!  I think I'm going to double the pills until I start feeling better--I HAVE to start functioning soon before my kids completely take over the place.lol  Rachel keeps asking me why I'm so tired and today I was informed I look sick.  Gee, thanks do I look that bad? lol 

    In other news... I don't know what we're doing... We're looking at all our options as far as possibily moving.  As things stand right now, we're not going too far--heck, I can barely function at the moment, a big move would simply just be too much.  But I still want to see if we have any chance of getting out of here early.  Today I looked at a nice 4 bedroom apt.  Very cute complex.  It doesn't have it's own yard, but everything else looks very doable-and the pool is a big plus in it's place when it's 100+ degrees. LOL  So is the more compact layout that I'm hoping will result in lower electric bills.  It costs a little bit more than our rent here, but at the moment I'm paying for a cleaning lady and stuff a couple times a month which I most likely wouldn't need to keep so once that is factored in, it really isn't much different.  And apts. are cheaper to get into here in general--the dep. is considerably lower.  The question is can I get out of here early without it costing an arm and a leg, and then some.  That I don't know yet. 

    Anyway...I need to run again.  Just found out Caleb's last track meeting is an hr and 15 min. earlier than usual so I need to get it together and get him there.  Chris isn't home, I won't tell you where he is at hte moment. LOL  So I have to get the little 2 ready to leave as well... 

Thursday, 02 July 2009

  • Today's appointment...

    Three of us went to the dr. today... took awhile and I spent a small fortune on co-pays.   But I think we're done for awhile.  Ben went in for his 6 week follow up for his head--he's fine.   We also weighted him, etc. for his 18 mth check up early.  We didn't do any shots, his record hadn't been transfered from the old office yet (my dr. recently moved offices) and we had to wait for it to be faxed over.  I didn't want to wait around all day aftr our other tests to talk to the dr. so we'll just do make up ones if needed at his 2 yr check up. The doctor will be calling me tomorrow anyway with test results. 

    Caleb had his ears checked.  He's been complaining of his ears ringing for awhile now.  I suspect allergies is a psosible cause.  So we're to do Clariton and Mucenex to see if it helps clear things up.  We also did a hearing test to be sure there weren't any issues there.  And last but not least, we told him to lay off the ear phones. LOL  He's picked up his father's habit of wearing earphones while playing computer games with Chris.

    Then I gave the doctor my abbreviated medical history and explained why I was in there to see him.  I've never been to our family doctor as a patient--the last time I was sick was...long before Jesse was born.  We were living in Fate so that was like 8-9 yrs ago!  Since then I've just seen the OB when pregnant and lung dr. for yearly check-ups.  I forgot to take my latest PFT results to put in my new chart there--after I purposely put it somewhere that I wouldn't forget to take it.   But I called home and had Chris read me off a few numbers to give to the dr. to give him an idea of where things were.  He noted now not so good they were.   He didn't even examine me, just sent me over for the bloodwork which is all I really needed.  Since stopping the Symbicort I've felt pretty good so I'm pretty sure that's all it was.  After the results get faxed to my lung dr., we'll decide what to do from there.  Since I just saw him recently and it's just a med change, I'll be able to take care of it by phone.  There is one med, Spiriva that my lung doctor's nurse told me has the same med or very similiar one to the combivent I'm on now, but it's a long acting maintaince one.  I'm hoping we can try that since I do really well on the combivent, I think it might be a good fit.  *And* it's not steriod based so that's a big plus for me.   If I'm going to be on this thing for who knows how many years (I plan to be around for awhile still lol), I'd prefer to avoid the steriods as long as possible.  Singular was another one my dr. mentioned wanting to try if symbicort didn't work, but I don't know anything about that one except that it can also be used for allergies.

    Well, I gotta run, meeting in a little bit...just got a very tired Ben to bed.   He's only napped in the car a little bit today.  I still need to finish uploading pictures and write about our trip last weekend...

Monday, 22 June 2009

  • I'm slacking off here

    I haven't updated this in almost a week! 

    Things are going o.k.  I'm doing better than I was the weekend before I last posted, but still not quite 100% of my normal.  Tomorrow I'm restarting the Symbicort and we'll see how that goes...  I do have an appt. next week with our family doctor to rule out anything else unrelated.  It had to be "approved" because they don't do "well-check" physicals for first time patients--um, I didn't say it was a well-check visit, but whatever. lol  The dr. obviously knows me well--I've been there enough with the kids.  I'm going in with Ben for his last follow-up from his accident.   We're also counting it as his 18 mth check up a couple weeks early to save myself a trip. lol  I think I've paid and will be paying more in co-pays than I'll end up paying the hospitals. LOL  Anyway... the nurse for my lung doctor wants me to have the dr. fax over the results for my record there so he knows everything is good, or what's wrong if they find anything. 

    Jesse had his first swim lesson today and he really liked it--until he accidently dunked himself in the water. LOL  But he's still looking forward to tomorrow.  I think once he gets used to it, he'll do fine.  He was a bit nervous in the water with all the other kids around.  They had these really cool things on the bottom of the pool so he could stand in the water and not be too deep--I've never seen those before and thought it was a great idea for the little ones just starting out.  I took Ben to the tot drop play area so I wouldn't have to chase him around the pool.  He managed. LOL  He's having issues again with separation anxiety since his accident and yesterday in the church nursery was not pretty.     Today he did better than I expected, but someone was holding him the whole time. LOL  Tomorrow, I *might* take my suit and swim over in the open swim area while Jesse has lessons.  We'll see how I feel tomorrow.  It's something I've been wanting to do for awhile, but just never got around to.  I thought I'd have time in the summer to try it, but then my overall activity endurance went down the toilet so...I haven't made it yet.  Being active is a good thing, but it has to be at my own pace.  Oh, and I'd be going alone.  Taking all the kids to the pool with me wouldn't work so well.  For one thing, my pace would no longer be mine. LOL  So that's why I thought of going while Jesse was already occupied, and Ben was in the play area.  The big kids can stay home with Chris (he's working from home)   I like to swim, and I know how to swim, I just have absolutely no endurance whatsoever in the water. lol  That's also why I don't like swimming on super hot days--I can't stay in the water long enough with the kids to stay cool, I get too tired.  And if I sit outside watching kids, I melt or fry under the sun.     

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

  • Feeling MUCH better...

    Since Sunday afternoon, I've been exhausted--like hardly moving from the couch or bed tired.  I had moments when I felt a little better, but over all I wasn't moving much.  I was like this Thurs. too.  Even when I felt like that while pregnant or sick, it didn't span 3 days!  Out of desperation, I skipped the symbicort in hopes that was the problem.  I went back to my Combivent this afternoon and have been feeling 100% better since.  Breathing well is nice, but if I'm too stinking tired to DO anything, what point is there to taking the meds? lol  If I just lay around all day, I don't need them.   (Mine is very much based on my activity level)  Not sure what I'm going to do next...  I called the lung dr. today and the nurse called back when I was on the phone with the doctor I called yesterday. lol  She apparently wasn't able to call back so I'll probably hear from her in the morning. 

    I *was* feeling better after dropping the other perscription, but as the month wore on apparently it caught back up with me.  It still could've been a combination of other factors in addition to the meds, but in the end I think the root cause is the symbicort.  If it was just because of the other things, it wouldn't have lasted for 3 days.  I'm going to try it again in a couple days and see what happens unless the nurse wants me to do something else.

    After talking to the OB, I'm staying off the pills.  She said I could try other brands, etc. but in the end, we know I'll be taking them in addition to some other inhaler type med so I could very well end up with side effects on any of them.  She gave me some other suggestions and the phone number for a dr. to send Dh too. lol  He's planning to go in, but just hasn't made it yet.  And we still needed something temporary anyway.

    I also heard from the real estate agent today.  I went ahead and emailed her to give her whole scoop of things and my list of "must haves" and "would be nice to have"  She sent me a link with a few houses in a couple different cities just to give me an idea of what's out there and how much house we can get in the price range we're looking at.  I told her a one story was THE number one priority--with a toddler in a 2 story house, (especially considering who the said toddler is. LOL) I'm getting way more excersize than I probably need.   Even my lung dr. mentioned me needing a 1 story house when I saw him in March--not sure if he was just joking or not since "built-in exercise" isn't necessarily a bad thing, but right now I'm more than willing to agree with him. lol  We'll see what comes of it...  We're not ruling out other things, just looking at more possibilities.            

Monday, 15 June 2009

  • OH is it ever tempting!

    Took Caleb to track tonight...  Of all people, I ran into the real estate agent who we went through to rent this house!  Her daughter is on the team this year!  She was sitting and talking to another mom that I've known probably the most of all of them since her sons have been in track as long as Caleb.  We got to talking and I jokingly asked her if she wants to sell us a house now.  She said "Sure!" lol  Apparently we qualify for the money they give to first time buyers because we haven't owned a house in 3 yrs!  I had no idea!  And it can be used as a downpayment...that on top of the really good interest rates, and plenty of houses on the market...  Only problem is we'd have to decide we'd have to stay here. LOL  She doesn't sell houses out of state.   However, I may look into our options, and I would love to know what our credit rating is now that all our stuff is paid off.  I've been able to see our credit report online, but I didn't pay to get the actual score which I wanted to see.  When I told her we also have a year left here on our lease, she just brushed it off. lol  By the time we actually did anything, we'd only have a few months left and apparently it's not too hard to get out of it when you have the right help.   I mentioned our oh so lovely property managemet co. and the lady next to her laughed.  Apparently they have a reputation in the area and she'd heard of them, and it wasn't a favorable one.  I'm not surprised--I've looked them up online too. LOL  The agent knew about our first office being sold to the other and I'd mentioned things have gone downhill since.

    I just find it highly ironic that I ran into her now...  I'm getting so desparate to move for several reasons, a year sounded like eternity.  Yet I don't want to jump into anything, like I mentioned in my last post, I'm being VERY picky with my next house. lol  So picky that I even told Dh I'm almost willing to go back to an apartment if I could get everything I wanted in it.   (And with the apartment selection in a metro area like this, that would be possible if we looked hard enough--and were willing to pay for it. LOL)  But it won't hurt to look at our options.  I *might* be convinced to stay in the area if I can find something I really like, especially given the job market these days the possibility of Dh getting something elsewhere isn't as likely.         

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