UPDATE trip to RESORT (esp. Melly)

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Hi gang,

I am having insomnia after the long long day I had.... let me back up,

loving the part time teaching job, but have been struggling since the

passing of my uncle in Feb (only started end of Nov.... so it didn't take

long)

and I was so sick the week before Easter that I only made it to work one

of the 4 days... the 4th day I literally couldn't stand up, my rheumy

squeezed me in the next day, got a shot of decadron and he upped my prednisone

all the way back up to 20 (after that Slooooooow taper down 1mg per week

and got down to I think 11 or 10).... but he wanted me on 20 for a week.

Well I made it through this weekend but just barely, was so weak Sunday night

hubby almost took me to the ER in the middle of the night. (I had pushed

myself to go to a bridal shower on the in-laws side on Sunday afternoon,

which had a somewhat stressful encounter with a sister-in-law who is not

speaking to me or my husbands sister and our families).

Well, my hubby had a dr apt for Monday and I went with, but he asked the

dr. to see me as well becuz I was not bouncing back after the shot &

increase in pred. so she agreed, and ended up doing a bunch of blood pressures

and said " i think you are dehydrated, I want you to go over to the ER, I'll

call them & tell the you are coming and I want them to do all the blood work

and all " ....

Well, they did everyting, I got a bag of IV, and potassium and also they

treated my pain as my abdomen and back were killing me.... they think it's

the IBS causing that pain, but I was treated and released. Which is nice,

because I can never sleep there, and I always end up with noisy roommates

with 101 visitors that the staff seem to not care if they are keeping me up

until all hours.... so I'm happy to report that this is the best I've felt

all day, actually probably all week.

I now have follow up with labs and dr on wed. and then rheumy will see me

on the 23rd before I am scheduled to go back to work.... if I even have

this job anymore as my boss has not bothered to either call or email me from

the night I had to call him and send my husband with the doctors note.....

I find this not only odd but also unprofessional. I think hubby is hoping

I'll just put in my resigniation becuz he says it's just too much on me and

it's not worth the money how sick it's keeping me..... as far as

acceptance, I'm not quite there yet, but I do have the comfort of knowing that

I

had the chance to try my dream. I think I can live with that....

thanks for letting me " vent-a-roo " as Liz would say!

I'll ty to sleep now, after all, it is after 5 a.m. and if I don't hurry

the sun will be up!

love and appreciation to you all,

Jo