long time no blog
hi everyone, it’s me again.
the past few months have been sort of busy for me, both health-wise and otherwise.
january through about mid-march, there was a weird situation in my family with a turned-out-to-be-crazy house guest... which caused much strife and stress with everyone (directly and indirectly) involved. for me, i needed to move out of my siblings’ house because the mental and physical stress was becoming too much to bear. and since K was moving to Texas, it was the perfect opportunity for me to branch out.
at the beginning of march, i was feeling extremely fatigued, and it turned out i needed a blood transfusion. luckily, i finally had insurance, and it was covered. K and i moved in together (scandalous, i know) on the ides of march (is that good or bad?) and slowly moved my stuff in. i had some furniture, but since K sold nearly everything he owned back in SF, he had to start over... we got a new 40" LCD tv, a dining set and we just got a new Honda Element (in Kiwi Green Metallic)—which we love love love, by the way.
april has been kind of a rough month... i had/have another infection in my right leg (same side as the one in september). the infection (gross alert:) turned out to be E. coli, and it was bad enough to require day surgery to have it incised and drained. however, since my blood levels were low (Hgn was 8.1), i spent two nights in the hospital so i could be transfused. since then, i have been seeing doctors just about every week, and have developed a “kissing lesion,” which is basically another infection on my other leg.
mid-april, my longtime pen-pal-turned-gal-pal, philippa, came to stay a few nights, which is always a welcome treat. we were able to catch up as if no time had elapsed and we hit the new outlet shops in Cypress... big surprise. i can’t believe our friendship has lasted 21 years!
last week, i had a rather unpleasant bone marrow biopsy done on my hipbone because my blood levels have been abnormal, especially my white blood counts. the preliminary results have been normal, so that’s promising. i won’t know for sure until all tests come back, though. fingers crossed.
and if that wasn’t enough, i had to see yet another doctor on monday (aka my birthday) for more swelling/inflammation in my private area. fun.
my birthday actually turned out great though. on sunday, my family threw me a fajita cookout and i had an ice cream cake. monday, my mom and i had lunch at Carino’s, and K took me out for a filet at Saltgrass. one of the best highlights of the day was finding out i was approved for disability benefits. since i’m not able to work or do school right now, the extra income is much needed and much appreciated. some days i sleep for 16 hours, and some days i feel fine. most days, though, i feel like i have the flu or some derivative of it. tasks like laundry and moving heavy objects can be real obstacles when i’m exhausted or in pain.
but i’m taking things one step at a time and trying to cope with everything as much as i can. i want to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers... sometimes when my faith is weak, it is a comfort to know that others’ faiths are strong.
the past few months have been sort of busy for me, both health-wise and otherwise.
january through about mid-march, there was a weird situation in my family with a turned-out-to-be-crazy house guest... which caused much strife and stress with everyone (directly and indirectly) involved. for me, i needed to move out of my siblings’ house because the mental and physical stress was becoming too much to bear. and since K was moving to Texas, it was the perfect opportunity for me to branch out.
at the beginning of march, i was feeling extremely fatigued, and it turned out i needed a blood transfusion. luckily, i finally had insurance, and it was covered. K and i moved in together (scandalous, i know) on the ides of march (is that good or bad?) and slowly moved my stuff in. i had some furniture, but since K sold nearly everything he owned back in SF, he had to start over... we got a new 40" LCD tv, a dining set and we just got a new Honda Element (in Kiwi Green Metallic)—which we love love love, by the way.
april has been kind of a rough month... i had/have another infection in my right leg (same side as the one in september). the infection (gross alert:) turned out to be E. coli, and it was bad enough to require day surgery to have it incised and drained. however, since my blood levels were low (Hgn was 8.1), i spent two nights in the hospital so i could be transfused. since then, i have been seeing doctors just about every week, and have developed a “kissing lesion,” which is basically another infection on my other leg.
mid-april, my longtime pen-pal-turned-gal-pal, philippa, came to stay a few nights, which is always a welcome treat. we were able to catch up as if no time had elapsed and we hit the new outlet shops in Cypress... big surprise. i can’t believe our friendship has lasted 21 years!
last week, i had a rather unpleasant bone marrow biopsy done on my hipbone because my blood levels have been abnormal, especially my white blood counts. the preliminary results have been normal, so that’s promising. i won’t know for sure until all tests come back, though. fingers crossed.
and if that wasn’t enough, i had to see yet another doctor on monday (aka my birthday) for more swelling/inflammation in my private area. fun.
my birthday actually turned out great though. on sunday, my family threw me a fajita cookout and i had an ice cream cake. monday, my mom and i had lunch at Carino’s, and K took me out for a filet at Saltgrass. one of the best highlights of the day was finding out i was approved for disability benefits. since i’m not able to work or do school right now, the extra income is much needed and much appreciated. some days i sleep for 16 hours, and some days i feel fine. most days, though, i feel like i have the flu or some derivative of it. tasks like laundry and moving heavy objects can be real obstacles when i’m exhausted or in pain.
but i’m taking things one step at a time and trying to cope with everything as much as i can. i want to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers... sometimes when my faith is weak, it is a comfort to know that others’ faiths are strong.
posted by sightofstars | 11:03 PM
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hey cousin-sin! just wanted to say hello, and hang in there.-NP
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