Have you ever noticed that people don't read magazines in the waiting room at the doctors office any more? Everyone is playing on their phones. I was at the doctors office the other day and out of 5 people in the waiting room, 5 were on their iPhones - including yours truly.
Have you ever noticed if you say "I'm not going to cry" that's when you do cry? One of my friends starting telling me something yesterday and those were the first words out of her mouth - then the tears flowed. I do it all the time, too.
Have you ever noticed that if you try really hard not to mess up your nail polish , that's when your phone is going to ring? Never seems to fail - that is why I get manicures. You are pretty much forced to sit still until dry.
Have you ever noticed when you come to a stop light and you look around - you usually will see at least one person frantically texting away - trying to finish up before the light turns green? GUILTY.
Have you ever noticed (for married church-going couples) you do more fussing with one another on Sundays? Several of my friends talked about that recently - we all agreed that seems to be National Fighting Day - but non-church going people don't have a specific pattern. (Pretty much proves the enemy is alive and well in my book!)
Pretty random stuff - but just some things I have noticed and was thinking about at the moment.
Have a blessed day!
I had my first major gall bladder attack March 1st and it lasted almost 3 days. I was literally in bed all of one of those days. I missed a day and half work. After having labwork, X-Rays and MRI - it was determined that I have a lazy gallbladder. All I know is that is was super duper painful. I had a cyst surgically removed just 2 weeks before (another painful experience) and was still on pretty heavy antibiotics so we (the doctor and I) think those may have played a big part in making the attack extra bad and lasting longer than a typical attack.
The bad thing about a lazy gallbladder? You can't ever make it - what is the opposite of lazy?? - ummm, not lazy, I guess. It only gets worse. You can possibly slow down the need for removal - but removal will eventually come. It may be this year, next year - it may can even wait 10 years - but if I live long enough - eventually it will have to come out.
So - my doctor suggests I try changing my diet first - less fat - less fried - less greasy foods. Ok, how am I supposed to live without french fries? onion rings? bacon? fried chicken? (I am hungry just thinking about it) She suggests I eat less -( sounds like a conspiracy to me! I know already I need to lose 10 - 15 pounds). She suggests I sloooowwwwwwwwww down when eating - put my fork down between bites. I have been fussed at all my life for eating too fast. I come from a long line of fast eaters. That takes some major concentration!
Since that initial attack I have had 2 "mini" attacks - waking me up in the middle of the night but lasting only 15 - 20 minutes - not too bad, but kind of scarey. Sometimes the pain mimicks a heart attack and when you wake up in the middle of the night with that kind of pain - it can be pretty freaky. (In fact, when I went to the doctor the first time, she did an EKG to make sure I was not having a heart attack since the pain can be so similar).
Then today I missed work - I was having a small-ish attack all day, it seems. You know it is bad when water makes you feel yucky. As I type this - it finally seems to be totally over. I think I have eaten a dozen TUMS today. Gag...I am sick of the taste of those pretty little pastels. I do have medication to take (as needed) but I can't tell it does a thing for me. My diet consisted of soup, a couple of crackers, some grapes and then I finally felt like I could eat some baked fish and yogurt.
It sure seems like surgery is lurking around the corner, doesn't it?
