betty rose
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She must have had a really bad break. I wish she could have had this removed before Christmas.Sooooo cast #3.She'll only be in this until 12/27 then will have a brace that goes in her shoe.
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betty rose
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Yes, they are. I remember coming home from Disney in February. We needed a few groceries. Like bread etc. Went to the store , and you would have thought that we were having a nuclear war. Nothing, and I mean nothing on the shelves. So , it was peanut butter and jelly on crackers for a couple days. People bought everything, and trucks couldn't get over the mountains!
betty rose
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I'm sorry hubby has a PITA too. Getting older is so much fun.Thanks, Figgy!
Although right now it's sounding like the first area's (there's also the possibility they're interrelated) gonna' hafta' be taken care of again as well, at least I, mostly, know what to expect from the surgery and post surgery this time around (the surgery was the easy part...the 3-weeks post surgery was the PITA...!
I'm cool with it, just as long as I don't hafta' deal with it ever again after this next surgery.
I got back from my second Doctor appointment (just a regular follow-up with my GP) about 5:30p. I scheduled them both on the same afternoon to save time and mileage.
A whole Thursday afternoon of Doctor office fuuuuunnnnnnn, and tomorrow's Half-day Friday...!!!!!!!
betty rose
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I hate when that happens...we are getting more snow this week-end.
betty rose
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Mine too, hubby and I have watched this several times.
betty rose
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Ha, I loved that show! I liked that he was a maverick!Thanks for the well-wishes and prayers, Bets!
Seems like sometimes docs just can't think outside the box, or just make simple connections.
I shouda' just went to see this guy first...!
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betty rose
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Right there with you. I look at food and gain weight. Just think of Mrs. Clause!Hahaaa...!!!
Sounds familiar! There were times in years past, when I was much younger, and making my own money, when I would fry and eat a half dozen eggs for myself, and then still be hungry and fry and eat the other half dozen...and I still didn't gain any weight...!!!!!
Sadly, those days are long since past...
betty rose
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I want to know what is going around, that leaves us with a cough for two years. I'm better than at first, but my sleep is bad every few days. The cough happens around 3 A.M.Sorry for the delay in response! Still have the cough, which is keeping me up at night, so I'm not getting good rest, which means the cough is prolonged.
Hopefully I'm all better before we leave on our trip next Saturday, though! Fingers and toes crossed.
betty rose
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That sounds awful. The longest we have been without power is 3 days. But, it got really cold. It was lucky that we had a battery powered T.V. so we could check on the weather. We are now on a snow route, so....so far we have been good!
Songbird76
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Well, while it's frustrating to be passed around and to have an issue unresolved, I'm glad you finally have an answer that should LEAD to getting it fixed. So sorry it's taken this long, though!! So I take it it means needing more surgery? How was the last surgery? Was it really serious? Did it take you long to recover?OK, finally an answer...
This doc, after reviewing my imaging, and the accompanying notes, said he has no clue how the others weren't able to figure this out.
It's essentially the same thing I had to have surgery for the the next morning after visiting the ER with swelling, fever, and pain back in June of '13 (@Gabe1 probably remembers).
The difference being the first was in deep tissue and this one is not, so it is able to drain (for now) without a full-blown infection setting in.
Since I still have an occasional problem with the first area, he also (without actually saying so) alluded to the fact that the other surgery should have been done in a way that would have completely taken care of it the first time.
Anyhoo, this doc today referred me to another specialist (he was just the general surgeon on call in the ER that could not see me that day because he was doing emergency surgery) that he says will take care of it all once and for all. Her office is supposed to call me tomorrow or Monday.
Good grief, I can't wait for this to finally be completely resolved.
So, there's the update, and here's hoping...!
Songbird76
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She finally came in and got a hug and went back to bed. She's one of those people who needs her space when she's working things out. And she might get mad and run off to her room, but it's mostly that she's angry that she can't fix it or doesn't know how to express it, or that she's going to cry and doesn't want anyone to see. So I have to allow her that space and then when she's ready, she always comes to me.
betty rose
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Out for me today. I'm glad I have you guys to talk to. Life can change in a minute.
betty rose
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You are a good mother, knowing how to read your kids . Our daughter was an only child, and she needed her space. That hasn't changed, even today.
Bone Daddy
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So since I posted here earlier about Broadway Theater stuff and don't think I mentioned my name, I will do so here. I am Scott aka Bone Daddy. Hello
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Songbird76
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Yep...I was the same way, though with me it was more that my mom expected straight A's. I got an A- in Government one quarter and my mom told me I'd better get it back up where it belonged, or all my after school activities would be gone until it was up. I used to have high anxiety on report card day, just in case I somehow managed to get less than an A, because I was afraid of showing my mom if I got lower. When I got to college, I remember my first Written Theory quiz (musical theory)...I had never had theory before. Our teacher wasn't great with theory herself, so she didn't teach us anything. I didn't know my key signatures or how to read time signatures or anything. I had had a very little bit of basic theory in band, but we went through 3 teachers in one year, and a period without a teacher, so it was sporadic and not sufficient for someone majoring in music. My first quiz in college, I got a C. I had never had a C that I actually deserved. (I had 2 C's before...one in 9th grade when the teacher was paranoid and refused to give me my assignments for while I was gone at All-State choir, or to make it up when I came back, so I had to take a zero for a few assignments, and once in Calculus my senior year, which we never did figure out how A's on all the assignments and a B on the test averaged out to a C+ and the teacher never could explain it, but it caused me to drop enough for that quarter for a boy to pass me for the Salutatorian honor...then magically the next quarter we were switched back, after the honors had been announced and couldn't be changed. It was ok...I was ahead when the scholarships were awarded, so I got the tuition and fees scholarship) I was in tears and one of the upperclassmen saw me and says "First Written theory quiz?" And I nodded and he told me not to worry...the first one always kicked everyone's rears...one F wasn't bad and that I should always allow the first quiz or test in any subject to be low because I didn't know how the professors made up or graded their tests yet. I explained I hadn't gotten an F, but a C. And he was like "OH!! Then you're golden! C isn't bad at all!!" I never got less than an A after that. I don't want DD to have these same issues, though. I want her to know it's ok not to be perfect.
Songbird76
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In Wyoming and South Dakota a year or two ago (maybe 3?), there was a huge blizzard that killed thousands of cattle and kept people in their homes for about 4 days. My dad had no heat or electricity for at least 2 days. Roads were closed for days afterwards, which made it hard for anyone to get groceries because they could only get to the small grocery store in town that doesn't carry much and is very expensive, and of course the stores couldn't get their stock because the delivery trucks couldn't get through with the roads closed.
catmom46
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Songbird76
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Glad it all worked out ok! Sounds like a scary experience!
donaldtoo
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Thanks!
Yep, more surgery in the next coupla' weeks, or so. The last surgery was fine, I don't even remember being in much pain when all the anesthetic wore off. It was the 3 week-ish postop recovery that was the PITA.
The first one was much more of an emergency situation because it was a deep tissue abscess with all the junk trapped up there. This one is much closer to the surface and able to drain, thus hasn't turned into a full-blown infection.
I've been told this next surgery should take care of it all for good. One can only hope...!
Songbird76
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Oh how fascinating!! I loved PotO. I saw it in NYC in 1998...fantastic.View attachment 178721
So what happens when you go to the Phantom of the Opera tour (first time seeing my favorite musical live in 10 years) after working in philanthropy for 2 years? When the show is over, and the cast is on stage, and one of the actors talks about Broadway Cares, and how for a $40 donation, you can get a tour of the set... you run down the stairs and get in line (and your best friend joins you)! I know I give the upcharge events at Disney a lot of doubt, but this was my own Phantom upcharge event, I guess, and I could not stop smiling
The tour was led by the head stage guy (... or stage manager...) and Christine Daaé- Katie Travis, who is sooooo tiny! Wasn't allowed to take pictures backstage of the set and props, but they're amazing. The way the set movesDuring the main number, The Phantom & Christine walk down stairs THAT LITERALLY APPEAR FROM THE WALL AS THEY WALK DOWN THEM! It's a pretty grand revolving set.
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We were able to take some pictures with the chandelier. Lots of pyro in that thing (and in the stage). They go to Chicago next, and apparently that theater has different, more restrictive pyro rules, so we were the guinea pigs tonight for some of the effects they'll use there.
Raoul showed up briefly, so while there are unfortunately no pictures of him and Christine
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That's Derrick Davis, aka the Phantom, aka the guy who kept making me cry throughout the showHe's amazing. And so nice!
Ok more tour things. Almost all of the wigs are made of human hair. The wigs that are not are from the 'Poor Fool' scene, and they're made from yak hair.
There was time at the end for a Q&A (because apparently I wasn't asking enough questions during the set tour). I had to ask how they were able to do Buquet's death (last time I saw it I'm pretty sure they just threw a guy- aka dummie- over the rafters), since it looked pretty technical (he was literally standing on the stage, Phantom created a noose- I couldn't concentrate on the ballet during this- and hung him from the side of the stage). They explained it was a very hidden harness. The trick that they were not allowed to explain was how the last scene went down. It also deviated from the original show (lots of new things here), but anyone could figure that trick out easily. This was a lot more graceful and magical.
Anyways, while the new choreography, set, lyrics, and costumes (if you like the giant Masquerade monkey in Act II, you won't be happy) threw me off initially, I learned to love the changes. They kept me on my toes.
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