I didn’t sleep well last night. Had trouble falling asleep and then kept waking up. Makes for a long night when that happens and I knew I had a busy day today. Sometimes when you want sleep, it is impossible to find.
I left for KC at 8:30 this morning. I stopped in Emporia to get something to eat and then headed for Costco. Traffic was light all the way.
When I got to Costco I went to the service desk and asked for some assistance to get four cases of water. I am still under doctor’s orders not to lift over 10 pounds. They called someone and told me to go to where the water is and someone would meet me there. I waited for over ten minutes and no one showed up.
I did the rest of my shopping and checked out. I checked up front to make sure someone hadn’t brought the water up to the registers. I stopped on my way out and told them no one showed up. They didn’t seem too concerned about it. Dang it anyways.
I then went to the Tavern restaurant in Mission Hills. Nicole came and met me and we had lunch. Service and food were both good.
I had gotten a new screen protector thingy for my iPhone and I brought it and had Nicole put it on my phone for me. I have been struggling to set up a charity PayPal account. They needed a picture of me and I couldn’t use the phone and look where I needed to look so they could accept the photo. Nicole helped me complete that task. Now I just have to report the two little deposits they are making into the account and then I think I will have it set up.
Felt good to get those two things taken care of. They both seemed simple but things aren’t always as simple as I think they should be.
Went over to my surgeon’s office after lunch. I was only two minutes away from his office. I went in early and got checked in and went up to his office expecting to have to sit for a bit. To my surprise I got called back at 12:45 for my 1:00 appointment. The nurse was efficient and did her part with me quickly. Didn’t take the doctor long to come in and examine me. He left and I got dressed. He came back and talked to me about a minute and I was done. I was out of there before 1:00.
I am still on restrictions until I go back for my final appointment March 9. I am to restrict how much I bend, the less the better, and I still am not to lift over 10 – 15 pounds. No vacuuming, etc. He said there are still some internal stitches that need to heal.
He put me on vaginal estrogen. He has come to believe every woman that is either in menopause or post menopausal should be on it. My Endocrinologist is a big fan of it too. He recommends I stay on it for the rest of my life. He said it will help hold things in place and prevent UTI’s. Makes me wonder if I have been prescribed that years ago if I wouldn’t have needed surgery? Things that make me go WTF!
Came home after I was done with the doctor. Traffic was a bit heavier coming home but I didn’t get slowed down too often. Sure was tired when I came home.
Other than bringing in the stuff I bought at Costco I haven’t done anything this afternoon. I was afraid if I took a nap I wouldn’t sleep again tonight and I have to do taxes in the morning. I am hoping it will be an early bedtime for me tonight.
My car thermometer said it reached 80 today. The middle of February and the temperature is 80! Hard to believe! Surely we haven’t seen the last of old man winter. It is to cool down a bit the rest of the week and only be in the mid 50’s and lower 60’s. Those are unseasonably warm temperatures. At least at this point if winter does return, it won’t last long.
I have to be in Emporia by 9:00 in the morning for my tax shift. I will need to stop and pick up my new prescription when I am done doing taxes. I never did get groceries last week so hoping I won’t be too tired and will be able to get some tomorrow. It is getting to be slim pickings around here.
I am starting to find I have no emotional trigger when I read/hear something from those that I struggle to find common ground with. Instead I feel a wave of compassion for them. The timeline gap appears to be widening for me. The need for me to defend my position still rises but then I remember they can’t hear what I have to say so why expend your energy.
Grateful for a safe trip to and from KC today, grateful to get to have lunch with Nicole, and grateful for the good report from the doctor.