Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
We have a minor setback. They got mom up to walk around last night and her vital signs crashed. Her blood pressure dropped, her oxygen went down to 40 and she felt very nauseated. She was terrier and thought she was going to die!! They got her back in bed and she started feeling better. The dr says she has a hematoma on the right side, which was the healthy breast. He may have to do another surgery. She Really doesn’t want them to put her under again :(
they have ice on the hematoma and it seems to be going away but it’s a waiting game now. Please pray she doesn’t need more surgery. Thank you!!
It was lost. Well, today it showed up in her mail! It was her dog’s bandannas that I made and more masks that she wanted.
She has a boy dog. I wish that she had a girl dog to sew for!
I have some adorable fabric that would work for girl dog bandannas.
NHWM just had a similar experience with the mail! I bought my daughter a fleece North Face pullover in early December and had it shipped to my parents house. I got a tracking number but after a week, it appeared the package wasn’t actually shipped, there was no “accepted” scan from the post office. I ended up getting a refund. Then 2 weeks ago my mom called and said I got a package delivered to her house!!! I had her open it because I haven’t ordered anything in weeks.....turns out out it was North Face pullover I ordered in December! Took over a month to get here.
Mom is being kept another night at the surgery center. She is shaken after the episode last night but feeling much better today. She was in pain all afternoon because the dr doesn’t want her taking the pain killers because her blood pressure is low and the pain meds make it even lower. They finally gave her something for pain late this afternoon. I was able to go see her and she looks good. She’s just feeling down because we didn’t anticipate complications and she really doesn’t want another surgery. She told the dr she does not want surgery so they put an ice pack where the blood clot is and the swelling went down a bit. Tomorrow we are going to ask the dr about removing the blood clot without putting her under.
We insured the package. We tracked it. My daughter filed the claim for it. Then the package shows up! Crazy, right?
Overall, the mail is incredibly successful in delivering packages.
Every now and then, something gets lost.
I suppose you and I are fortunate that our packages were recovered. Some never are!
My daughters like North Face jackets too.
My mother is doing fine today and no side effects so far. Hoping the second one is good also and thank you very much for asking. I know a few people that were quite sick after the first one and worse after the second. I am glad your husband is doing ok and only side effect was a sore arm. Thank you for updating us. Your mom is in very good hands. She will do ok.
Anyway I’m glad to hear your mom has no side effects from the vaccine! Seems like most are reacting to the 2nd shot. My dad was told he can’t get the vaccine because he is on blood thinners. Mom got the first one but is not going to get the 2nd.
I'm thankful for the nurses who helped my mother clear out her bowel. Yuck, yuck, yuck....
Is your dad on coumadin? My mom is on blood thinners but was cleared by her doctor for the vaccine. I hope she does ok with the second dose. Why is your mom not getting the second vaccine? I know most people have side effects after the second dose. We were at my mothers urologist office today and her doctor told me she was so sick after the second dose and her assistant was as well. I really don 't want my mother to get sick with the vaccine. She has enough problems and lately she is feeling good. Well I am closing for now and wishing a speedy recovery for your dear mom. Thanks for the update. Big hug to your mother and you.
My husband is on a blood thinner (Coumadin) and has had his first shot. 2nd one is next week.
my dad is not on Coumadin. My mom told me the name the other day when we discussed the vaccine and I didn’t recognize it. And now I can’t remember it! I will ask her again later. I don’t know if it’s a Nevada thing but the website where you register for the vaccine here, it says if you are on blood thinners you should not get the vaccine. So my dad said he will not get it. As far as my mom not getting her 2nd jab, it is because she just had surgery and feels her body and immune system is too weak. She is going to be at home for awhile so I think it’s ok to skip the 2nd jab. My dad should probably discuss the vaccine with his drs. I don’t believe he did that.
They have dismantled machines nationwide and have fewer employees due to Covid, or planned surgeries, or planned retirement. Staffing is a problem EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
I wish I could tell you it is going to get better, but I really don’t know. I don’t even mail my own bills anymore, I pay them online.
I guess all I can say is be patient. We’re all in it together.
We walked around to look at the various sorting machines. At one of the those machines, my older daughter saw a pile of letters on the ground that seemed forgotten. She raised her hand and asked why they were there. The tour guide said they get picked up by the end of the day, and assured us not to worry about it.
When the tour was over, my daughters and I decided to test how fast mail gets to us if dropped off at the processing plant versus a regular mailbox elsewhere. So we went to the post office next to the plant, bought 2 greeting cards and addressed them to ourselves with our home address.
Guess how many got back to us? NONE.
We thought about the pile of forgotten letters on the ground and wondered if they really got picked up or thrown away. Perhaps that was what happened to our greeting cards. We will never know.
Nothing compared to how it gets up Golden's way or in Northern US.
A good day to go for blood work and a test I have been putting off for at least a year.
Chilly!
It’s been cloudy, rainy and foggy here for the past couple of days.
Yep! Some mail definitely gets lost!
I guess the serious cold here is good for something. Keeping lots of people in.