This has turned into a recovery day for me. I haven’t done much. Did make a few phone calls this morning. The guys that need to fix my stack on the barn put me off until the heat wave ends. I left messages with both the Endocrinologist and my family doctor. I can’t make phone calls everyday so guess I accomplish something by doing that today.
I made an appointment with my Cardiologist for this Thursday. He comes to Emporia sometimes and they happened to have had a cancellation. That will save me a trip to Topeka. The nurse was surprised my doctor hadn’t done a EKG when I went in last week. I told her I was too. She recommended I stop the new medication and wait until Thursday to see what the Doctor recommends then. I agreed with her. She did tell me to go to the ED if my heart rate drops to 40 again and stays there for longer than a few minutes.
The Endocrinologist sent a message and then her nurse called. I got conflicting advice from them. The Doctor told me to skip one dose a week and have my levels rechecked in two months. The nurse told me to keep everything the same although the nurse did say I was very close to being way too low. I think I will follow what the doctor sent in her note.
I had sent a note to my doctor the morning after I had such low heart rates overnight. He told me to take half of a pill and to see what happens and to come back in if I continue to have low rates. I don’t think I will try that.
Jim and I went into Emporia this afternoon. We went to Staples and got two new chairs for our study. I also got a new keyboard and mouse. I don’t like the one that came with my computer. I am doing much better on a bigger keyboard and a mouse that has a visable wheel. We rearranged the study a bit and I now have a better work space. I don’t spend a lot of time on my computer in the study but I need good work space when I do my volunteer hours. Jim is going to build us each a desk sometime soon.
I laid down for a bit when we got home. I didn’t sleep well again last night. I never fell asleep this afternoon but it felt good to lay down and rest for a bit.
My neighbor got five chickens last night and will be back after dark to get five more tonight. I haven’t been down to do chores yet today so don’t know if they laid any eggs today or not. It hurts to have to buy eggs from the store for a bit but hoping I will have new chickens the first of August and eggs by Thanksgiving.
I have the linens for the third bedroom washed up. I’ll go downstairs in a bit and make up three beds. I still need to wash the linens from the beds that are in the room Jim has taken over. Not sure I will bother washing them as they need to be taken out of the room and I won’t be using them again. I do need to start cleaning the floors downstairs and dust all the furniture.
We don’t have anything on the calendar for tomorrow or Wednesday. Maybe the mood to clean will finally strike and I can get the house done. Thursday the new oven is being installed and I have a doctor’s appointment. Friday I go to Topeka for an Ultrasound and then we are driving to Stillwater. I am running out of time to get the house done. I work best under pressure so maybe I will get started soon.
I haven’t written any letters for over a week. I miss writing them. Maybe that will be somethng I will do this evening. I have my address book now so I can write to some people that I haven’t written to yet. My brother said he didn’t get the last letter I mailed. I can’t remember where I dropped it off at but seem to remember it was one of several that I mailed at the same time. Makes me wonder if everyone I have sent a letter to has received it.
I got a short note from Aunt Glenda today. I had mailed her some face masks. She sent me a brand new $5 bill for the postage with a note that it was part of their stimulus money and she was working hard to spend it. She makes me smile!
My rental property manager called me this morning to let me know one of the properties needs a new A/C unit. He estimated it would cost $3,000. He called me this afternoon and said the actual cost is $3,800. OUCH! Grateful I have the money to pay for it but not how I had planned to spend that money. I haven’t had a major expense on the rental properties since I had to replace two roofs a couple years ago. Guess I was due for one.
Feeling a bit frazzled today. Not sure why. Delaing with doctors can do that to me though. I just want someone to tell me what is wrong (if anything other than my thyroid levels). I don’t like when I get different advice from them and I am supposed to know what to do. I’m grateful the Cardiologist can see me this week. Maybe I will get some answers from him.
Grateful for the new office chairs, grateful I have the funds to pay for the new A/C unit, and grateful nothing had to be done today so I could take a day to recharge and be quiet.