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.


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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!



ciao

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.

Sunday...

Well kid #2 is safely ensconced in Chicago and I have to express mail a package of things she forgot to her. At least it's easy to do that. I asked her if she had everything and she assured me she did. Ha. Well it's not that big of a deal and I can cram a lot of stuff into the box for her.



Took both dogs to the dogpark today. I love to see the big one lope. He's so funny. He whines. The little one whines too. Got a little sun. I can feel it on my neck. The little one is licking my ankle. Eww.



Not much else to say. Grilled dinner. yum. Made enough to take to my Moms so she doesn't have to cook dinner tomorrow.



Gonna be a HOT week. GLad we've got fans.

Ciao.

Random thoughts part 3

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Had a nice day with the kiddo today. Got her money, got her sunblock, got her a new swimsuit and the board shorts she wanted. Then she got her 2nd shot that she needed. Sore arm tonight.


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I am going to go to the Farmers Markets tomorrow. Want some veges to grill with the meat. Doubt if anyone wants to go with me. I'll still go.

ciao for now

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YEP.
The big day.
Saw the doctor and no real results. I am off till July 9th. Lucky me. Still haven't heard from the DOL about the referral. Sent them a fax. Joy. Sent lots of faxes out. Where's my comp? Where's my transit voucher? Where's the brains of da bunch?



Need a couple of new books. Got one, but not the other, and the one I am waiting on from Amazon has not crawled across the nation yet. Damn.



And I mean that sincerely.
Ciao.

S'okay, isn't it?

I wish we'd get some kind of rain. I know, it's summer in CA but geeze a little thunder and lightning with a nice drenching would be pleasant.



I see the doctor on Thursday morning so I am not working until I see him and get something Rx for this pain. My errant husband is going to go to work late so he can come with me. I faxed the office and sent in the paperwork for the absence on Friday. Saturday will be part and parcel of this absence. Like I am valuable to them for something? Not as if standing up for 8 hours on a tile floor with no mat, not checking every wheel chair every 10 minutes, and not being treated like a human being. SCrewy, that's all I can say.



This is so much what I wish I was doing. Have a book, a cold drink and the tropical breeze blowing over me. Dream on. Dream on.

Ciao.