Medical stuff sucks. Tuesday I had an ultrasound endoscopy in my stomach. Although I won't have total results for at least a week it turns out I have some pre cancerous growths in my stomach. Not enough for invasive surgery at this point but there will be meds to try & slow or stop them from getting bigger. The procedure was kind of brutal. I was under anesthesia for a long time. I have a swollen lip & my throat is sore on a level like strep throat without the fever. Hopefully I'll be back to "normal" tomorrow. Am going to have to be checked every year.
Hey, chuckrh, I'm really sorry to hear this. I had a tube shoved down my throat once and I remember the feeling afterwards. It was, indeed, like strep throat. Hope you feel better today.
Please take care, get rest, and eat a good, anti-inflammatory diet. My hope is that this can be nipped in the bud.
Glad you are back. And sorry for constantly writing kristie instead of kirstie. š I see you have already gained 57 postings with your new account. Hope you feel better being kirstie instead of being not kirstie.
Glad you are back. And sorry for constantly writing kristie instead of kirstie. š I see you have already gained 57 postings with your new account. Hope you feel better being kirstie instead of being not kirstie.
Thanks! Youāve no idea how much that correction means to me! During my wedding, the officiant said, āKristie.ā Story of my life!
and yeah, I noticed that about my post count, too! How strange!
notkristieĀ“s account has been deleted? Has it been her own decision? (I remember her saying in the past she would spend too much time online).
Ugh, ugh, ugh. Where to start and what to say?
January is Mental Health Awareness month, so I will say this with as little shame as possible in hopes of helping destigmatize the issue a bit.
With my dr.'s blessing, I went off one of my meds for depression (cue jokes about someone being off their meds) in November. Been on them most of the time since I was 14 years old. Periodically, I will go off, always with my dr.'s approval, b/c I'm doing well. The same thing *always* happens. I crash and burn.
My mother did not call me on my 50th birthday, she said because we'd spoken the day before about some other stuff related to my family's upcoming visit to her for Christmas. When I expressed (as maturely and constructively as possible) how much this hurt me, she turned it around on me. This led to a spiral, and the day after Christmas I found myself unable to get out of bed or eat, hoping to just disappear from the world. Hence disappearing from here, which is now my only social media.
Back home now, back on the medication (it will take a couple of weeks to kick back in) and have an appointment to see my dr. It was the wrong time to discontinue medication given the multiple stressors of a big birthday, holidays, a family visit, physical health issues, being unable to dance at the moment, and the uncertainty of what the hell I will do for work once I retire from massage in February (I'm feeling a sense of purposelessness).
Thanks to all those who expressed concern. I am OK. You are good people.
So good to hear from you and that you are okay(ish). I can relate to many of the things you have said. I regularly 'shut down' & my stock answer is "I'm fine". This is my only social media outlet too & it's a good place to be
notkristieĀ“s account has been deleted? Has it been her own decision? (I remember her saying in the past she would spend too much time online).
Ugh, ugh, ugh. Where to start and what to say?
January is Mental Health Awareness month, so I will say this with as little shame as possible in hopes of helping destigmatize the issue a bit.
With my dr.'s blessing, I went off one of my meds for depression (cue jokes about someone being off their meds) in November. Been on them most of the time since I was 14 years old. Periodically, I will go off, always with my dr.'s approval, b/c I'm doing well. The same thing *always* happens. I crash and burn.
My mother did not call me on my 50th birthday, she said because we'd spoken the day before about some other stuff related to my family's upcoming visit to her for Christmas. When I expressed (as maturely and constructively as possible) how much this hurt me, she turned it around on me. This led to a spiral, and the day after Christmas I found myself unable to get out of bed or eat, hoping to just disappear from the world. Hence disappearing from here, which is now my only social media.
Back home now, back on the medication (it will take a couple of weeks to kick back in) and have an appointment to see my dr. It was the wrong time to discontinue medication given the multiple stressors of a big birthday, holidays, a family visit, physical health issues, being unable to dance at the moment, and the uncertainty of what the hell I will do for work once I retire from massage in February (I'm feeling a sense of purposelessness).
Thanks to all those who expressed concern. I am OK. You are good people.
OMG Kirstie! So sorry that you are going through all of this, all at once. Even taken individually each one of those things would be debilitating. Just know that there are folks out there ā and here! ā that are rooting for you and wishing you all the best.
So glad that you are back (here and home) and that you are being open about your struggles. We all have our moments and your sharing helps normalize being honest about depression and needing help. Also SO glad that you are getting help, in whatever way works for you. Take your time and be easy on yourself!
Medical stuff sucks. Tuesday I had an ultrasound endoscopy in my stomach. Although I won't have total results for at least a week it turns out I have some pre cancerous growths in my stomach. Not enough for invasive surgery at this point but there will be meds to try & slow or stop them from getting bigger. The procedure was kind of brutal. I was under anesthesia for a long time. I have a swollen lip & my throat is sore on a level like strep throat without the fever. Hopefully I'll be back to "normal" tomorrow. Am going to have to be checked every year.
Medical stuff does suck, but it is a necessary evil, especially if it is something that can be remedied. Thankfully it sounds as if even though the procedure wasn't fun, the end result will hopefully help you feel better. Silver lining and all. Hope you are feeling better and will continue to do so!
Glad you are back. And sorry for constantly writing kristie instead of kirstie. š I see you have already gained 57 postings with your new account. Hope you feel better being kirstie instead of being not kirstie.
Thanks! Youāve no idea how much that correction means to me! During my wedding, the officiant said, āKristie.ā Story of my life!
and yeah, I noticed that about my post count, too! How strange!
I reckon you hit up old mate admin to fix up your post count from your old handle.....
If you have a lead on Brisbane 21 August 1992 - CT version, for the love of Bob, let me know. Please!
Thanks! Youāve no idea how much that correction means to me! During my wedding, the officiant said, āKristie.ā Story of my life!
and yeah, I noticed that about my post count, too! How strange!
I reckon you hit up old mate admin to fix up your post count from your old handle.....
If I knew how many it was (& it was a lot) I would manually adjust it. We put in a 50 post limit to access sharing sections a few years back to put off all the drive-by downloaders who never engaged other than to just download. They simply moved on to the introductions board & simply posted a whole bunch of welcome posts in ancient threads. So the post count in that board was disabled. kirstie's neither of those & has always been a welcome presence who contributed to many conversations so I tweaked it to 50 posts as soon as I knew it was her returning.
I reckon you hit up old mate admin to fix up your post count from your old handle.....
If I knew how many it was (& it was a lot) I would manually adjust it. We put in a 50 post limit to access sharing sections a few years back to put off all the drive-by downloaders who never engaged other than to just download. They simply moved on to the introductions board & simply posted a whole bunch of welcome posts in ancient threads. So the post count in that board was disabled. kirstie 's neither of those & has always been a welcome presence who contributed to many conversations so I tweaked it to 50 posts as soon as I knew it was her returning.
I reckon you hit up old mate admin to fix up your post count from your old handle.....
If I knew how many it was (& it was a lot) I would manually adjust it. We put in a 50 post limit to access sharing sections a few years back to put off all the drive-by downloaders who never engaged other than to just download. They simply moved on to the introductions board &Ā simply posted a whole bunch of welcome posts in ancient threads. So the post count in that board was disabled. kirstie's neither of those & has always been a welcome presence who contributed to many conversations so I tweaked it to 50 posts as soon as I knew it was her returning. Ā
Yeah I saw a lot of comment in old threads. Sneaky. Sigh.
Of course:)
I still reckon you should bump her up to ONE MILLION POSTS!
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If you have a lead on Brisbane 21 August 1992 - CT version, for the love of Bob, let me know. Please!
If I knew how many it was (& it was a lot) I would manually adjust it. We put in a 50 post limit to access sharing sections a few years back to put off all the drive-by downloaders who never engaged other than to just download. They simply moved on to the introductions board & simply posted a whole bunch of welcome posts in ancient threads. So the post count in that board was disabled. kirstie 's neither of those & has always been a welcome presence who contributed to many conversations so I tweaked it to 50 posts as soon as I knew it was her returning.
Yeah I saw a lot of comment in old threads. Sneaky. Sigh.
Of course:)
I still reckon you should bump her up to ONE MILLION POSTS!
Nobody but a monkey with a keyboard should have 1 million posts anywhere.