Tag: health

Well, Crud. Wear Your Sunscreen, People.

Wear your sunscreen. Work gave us the entire week between Christmas and New Years Day off. So being the responsible adult that I am, I scheduled all of those appointments I’d been putting off. At my checkup with my PCP, I asked for a… Continue Reading “Well, Crud. Wear Your Sunscreen, People.”

The High Cost of Being Sick

So the Husband was more or less in the hospital for a week. That’s going to wipe out his deductible- which, yay free health care for the rest of the year (for both of us, I blew through mine with my surgery) – but… Continue Reading “The High Cost of Being Sick”

I Was Doing Well… and Books 3, 4, and 5

But crises interfered. We are back at the hospital again. You know how time flies when you’re having fun? Well… The actual clock in our room. At least it is a private room. We left the hospital on Monday, stayed in the hotel and… Continue Reading “I Was Doing Well… and Books 3, 4, and 5”

Taking Turns

The rule in our house is that only one of us can be a mess at any given time. Well, rules are apparently meant to be broken, because here I am in the parking lot of the emergency room at 3:30 in the morning.

One Step Forward

…and two steps back. Ugh. Went to the doctor. X-ray was fine, but the swelling and pain tell a different story. So, after two glorious nights in my own bed, I’m back in the hospital bed. Compression sock on the bad ankle. Plus, now… Continue Reading “One Step Forward”

Update

So four weeks ago I broke my leg and ankle (in two places)! This put a stop to everything for a bit. I had surgery and am back home. I have a knee scooter thingy. It is a lot quieter than the walker. On… Continue Reading “Update”