Pounding pavement

We shall see how things go. I trust in God that I'll be okay and that the pain will be tolerable. The neck is hurting again and the arm aches. Just can't win can we?




All I have left to do is get some water and get my tv dinner from the freezer, put it in it's little bag and not have to spend a fortune on some over priced food. Whee.

And then off to land of JP4, kerosene, diesel and gasoline fumes. Nothing like healthy work environments is there?



Ciao.

dump another one

Guess someones video game caused flight delays and missed flights and lots of pissed off people. Who do we need to wake up to get some sense in life?




Life goes on. We shall see how this week goes. I am finally feeling like a human with just a slight ache at the injection sight. I don't know why my body does such strange things to me. I will go and do my 8 hours stomping around the outside of terminals and basically doing nothing but busy work. We aren't trained to do this, but we observe. And then we walk some more. OH well. Perhaps they will figure it out someday.



Kid #1 went midnight bowling last night. At least he is getting out. And he got up and went to work. Now if he'd just go to his English class. He'll never get past it if he doesn't buckle up and finish it.


Odd thoughts today and strange dreams. I actually smelled perfume in a dream last night. FLeeting thoughts about odd places, odd people, old memories. Not a restful night. I think I need a dream catcher to catch them and hold them and let me have a night of rest.


I wish I was here


Ciao.

effervescent

I have finally figured out what the feeling is/was in my neck. It feels like thousands of tiny bubbles popping in my neck. I will leave a message at the doctor's office so he knows what is going on. And the pain in the shoulder has not decreased yet. But I've got bubbles bursting in my spine. Go figure.



Finally bought some new bathroom rugs and the bathroom and vanity area floors are sparkling. The kids are responsible for their own bathroom. I am not going to even tread in there. And why can't #1 son take a shower in his bathroom? His shower was fixed, the drain drains and they even got a nice new bathmat. He also needs a haircut. He looks shaggy. Ugh. #2 child at least is much more competent but her room looks like a tornado hit it.


Went to church today. Even had an organist. My stuff was there so I called and apologized for nagging the person who had it. But honestly no one let me know. I give up.
:: head pound::


Well it's time to go to bed and hope that the bubbles will dissipate.

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So let me just tell you .....

If you are going to have an epidural injection be prepared for a sore neck, a bitch of a headache and have some ice packs handy. I had mine on Tuesday afternoon and still today hurt like an SOB. I've got a call into the doctor's office to have them fax me a note so I have proof. Damn this is painful. Friends who have had it said they haven't had it, but everyone reacts differently. I just pray he'll let me have one more day and then tomorrow I'll face the hordes of travelers until I pass out.



I need to set up my new fax machine so I can send things out when I am hooked up to the pc. My Mac doesn't like printers all of a sudden. It won't read the driver and is acting odd. If I got a windfall at this moment, I'd buy an apple laptop and then I could print and save to my hearts desire. I have to get some CD's so I can back up a bunch of stuff related to the injury.


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So that's it for today. I am going to crawl back into bed and rest my neck. But the damn gardeners are out there in force with their gasoline powered blowers. I hate those friggin things.



Ciao.

Headache after injection

Got the good stuff yesterday before the epidural. Made me all fuzzy and I don't remember anything. Woke up today with the mother of all headaches. Took some Ibuprofen and then some Vicodin and finally it's settled down. Not exactly what I wanted to deal with on a hot day and in a hot house. At least the kids were gone and it was quiet.

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So now the kid comes home and is hollering because he can't find his new game that his sister used last night. I was asleep. I don't care.


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I am going to take it easy and hopefully things will settle down.

Ciao.

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Still in my pajamas.....

We had a lovely rain last night and this morning. Just enough to make the roads slick but I love the smell of rain in the air. I'd like a big old boomer thunderstorm tonight to blow out the humidity.


Worked the rest of the week. 1 day inside and the other outside. Walking is not easy and my left heel makes me limp. Again lots and lots of people taking way too my stuff in too little space. I helped a lady close her suitcase by kneeling on it for her and closing one side as she shut the other. My good deed. And after the clouds came in the wind died down too. Otherwise it was like walking in a wind tunnel.

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I see GWB had his colonoscopy and they didn't find his brain. Too bad.


Think good thoughts for our friend whose Dad is passing away today. Grant him angels to guide him into paradise and a place to sit at the throne of the almighty. Amen.

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Tomorrow is my epidural injection. I am kind of scared. Needles in my neck scare me. Anything in my neck scares me. I hope the sedation is good.

Ciao.

Just piss me off somemore

Okay so I went to work yesterday and lasted 2 whole hours. I got nauseous and felt horrible. I go back to the office and they tell me I can't go unless I can prove I have the hours to take off. I tell them I have it at home and will fax it to them, they don't believe me. I was then told I have to go to the doctor for this absence to be approved. WTF? Perhaps I should have fainted then and there and proved a point. They are assholes. But this whole agency is.


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So I call the doctor's office and get an appt. I go in and my blood pressure is way low and they think I am dehydrated because my temp is low too. I pee in a bottle to make sure there is no systemic reason for the low BP, go home and rest. I was in pain too, from the shoulder but that is chronic so it's a contributing cause but not the whole thing.

Now I hear on the news that they will allow lighters on the airplanes again since they have not proven to be a threat to aviation security. What about water and toothpaste? This is such an ostrich organization. Sheesh.


So I will go back today and see how it goes. I will keep water with me and try to stay hydrated. I don't know what else I can do. I have the epidural coming up so I can at least hope for some relief.


Oh well. Time to get going.
Ciao.

soooo

Next Tuesday I am having an epidural injection in my neck to see if it will stop the pain in my arm. I am so freaking miserable that I'll try it just to see if it works. I am eating pain pills and that seems to be the only thing that works. AT least for the time being.

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Still walking the beat. I did the intl terminal yesterday. And this totally explains why some airplanes take forever to get off the ground:

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I have never seen so many suitcases, boxes, bins, boxes being checked in to into the belly of the airplane. And every one has to be checked by the security agency. Ugh.

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Time to go and spend 8 hours guarding the curbs of the entity.

Oh and I passed the test I had to pass. Hahahahahaha

Ciao.

Off to the pain doctor

4Pm to see the doctor in the basement of the hospital. Sounds ominous doesn't it?

Hope to get some answers.

ciao.

Peace and quiet

Is there such a thing? I have 2 dogs that whine. You have to hear it to believe it but they whine. And scratch at the back patio door because they want to get the cat that is inside the house. Such is life in the big city.

I had weird dreams about my real dad last night. That he had not died and had gone away and after 40+ years was having all of us kids and grandkids back to his apartment for a meeting. I was riding in a limo and going why did they lie to us ? Strange dreams.

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Am pysching myself up for work tomorrow. It takes me a full day to gear myself up. Especially for the walking.


Supposedly the PTB are having a bbq on Tuesday or Wednesday as an appreciation for all of our hard work. That might be nice. Free food and drink.



Still have houseguests and kiddo #2 comes home tonight. I can't wait. I miss her.
Will have to be at the airport about 2230 to meet her, if her flight is on time.

Ciao.

Snoozin on a Sunday

Took 2 days off this week and went back yesterday. Spent the evening patrolling T6. Pretty slow till about 9pm and then the Central American flights and airlines hit. Whoa. Lines out to the street. People literally repacking bags to make the 50lb limit. And at this terminal the bags are screened in front of the counters. I walked and walked yesterday and it wasn't too bad. I bought insoles for my shoes so my heels were cushioned. My knees ache but I'll survive. Of course sleeping in helped too!



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Angry? Am I Angry?

1. Since I am not bleeding I have a subjective pain problem and not an objective one.
2. I'll do some tests but other than pain, weakness in your hands and loss of strength in your hand, you're okay.
3. We'll refer you to a pain mgmt doctor, who upon being called, doesn't take federal workers comp patients. What do I do now?
4. Well I guess you'll have to work in pain and take your pills when you get home.
IS there a 2x4 out there I can borrow?



At least my dog loves me.


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Now on to the saga of returning to work.
How about this for injured workers.
Give them a walkie talkie and tell them to patrol. Be a rover. Go upstairs and downstairs at a terminal you are assigned to. Look like you are doing something important. Look for un attended vehicles, unattended packages and suspicious people. Do this while someone else is already scanning the hot and tired masses for suspects waiting in the line for Southwest to carry them cheaply elsewhere. Do this for 8 hours. Breathe in the fumes of thousands of cars, busses, cigarette smokers and jet exhaust. Leave at your designated time so sore you can't walk the next morning. Yes. This. Is.My.Life. Isn't in what my job offer said. Am I pissed?
Better believe it.
ciao.

Mah back still hurts and back to work

Took some OTC pain pills and I hope that they start to work soon. I am miserable but I shall persevere and go to work. I have no idea if I still go to the same place or not, no one called me and told me any different. I have my letter which I will clutch in my hot little hand. God only knows right?


Yesterday I got a wonderful letter from the agency that handles my disability. They wanted to know if the reason I was off was a new thing or just the old injury raising it's head. I sent them a fax back and I said if they looked at their correspondence they'd see that it wasn't new, it never stopped and I said I would try to go back to work, but I still suffered pain and pain and more pain.They seem to think that the pain would magically go away when I returned to work. Nope, didn't work that way. So now I am waiting for the referral to the pain mgmt doctor.



The thought of more injections of steroids which do absolutely nothing or a block using steroids does not make me happy.



So life goes on and I know that eventually this will all be a bad memory and life will get better.

Ciao.

Mah back hurts

I must have not done something right this afternoon because my back feels like someone is poking hot irons into it. Not good. Took a couple of pain pills and an anti inflam and as long as I don't move too fast or too far I am okay. Just hurts and hurts. And of course the day I wanted to sit outside and get some sun is the day I couldn't lower myself into my beach chair. Shit.

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My things were not delivered, dropped off or otherwise. And no sorry I couldn't do it, I didn't have the right keys, or screw you, you'll never get them back. This lack of common courtesy astounds me. But it is certainly not something that is new, it's been going on for years.

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So life goes on.

I am going to take a hot shower and see if it helps the back.
Ciao.

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The Week Ends

Another day in the week. The #2 kid is in Chicago and having a marvelous time. She and I were both crying on the phone tonight. She'll be home in a week and we will be at each other's throats but that's okay. She's my baybee.



The dogs are fine. They are keeping themselves occupied. I feel safe if they are here when I am home alone.



I am on the search for the perfect purse. I don't know if I will ever find it but I know it's there somewhere. Shoes not so much, but the perfect purse that would make me happy.
And lately there is nothing too much that has made me happy.



I said good bye to the music person today. Cleaned out the drawer that held my things and will pick them up tomorrow. Funny after all the drama I feel like it's sad to see it go away. But I have great memories and that means a lot. Just wonder why I'm being thrown out like old cheese. Guess I don't fit into any equation anymore Oh well. It just adds to the depression.



Time to sleep.

ciao.

Taking Tomorrow Off

MAY WE REMEMBER THE REASON WE ARE CELEBRATING.
REBEL AGAINST THE MASTERS, BRING BACK THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE.

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CAn't go far without keys!

I told the kid I'd mail her package today. Got showered dressed and packed her package and taped it all up. I go to look for the keys to the Honda and voila , they are gone. I call the kid and say where are the keys? He said I have them. Why? I need the car. You didn't tell me you needed it. Where's the spare key? I said your father has it with him in downtown. Can we see a pattern here? And he has 2 keys on his ring. I am getting one for emergencies. So package won't get mailed until someone gets home with a car or keys. And then he expects me to be a gracious hostess to his friend who's going to be camping out here for a month? Hell no.



So I am here watching the thermometer rise. I will walk out to the mailbox and see if there is anything good in it. I'd love a good surprise. Other than normal bills and such.



This reminds me of me when I was little except the barn cats couldn't come in the house because the hunting dogs would get all ticked off.

I am outta here.
Ciao.