This has not been my best day. I have had tummy issues that started overnight and really ramped up this morning. I spent most of the morning running to the bathroom. I finally took some Imodium and after about an hour it slowed things down.
I ate a small bowl of chicken and rice soup but couldn’t finish it. I just had two pieces of toast. We shall see if that was a good idea or not.
This morning if I drank anything it activated everything even more. Grateful it seems to have slowed down this evening.
I laid down for a bit this afternoon. I was folding clothes and got very tired. Not sure I slept much but it felt good to lay down. I didn’t get much sleep last night as I had to keep getting up to go.
Haven’t decided what caused all this today. For a hot minute I was concerned it was the pancreas stone but I didn’t run a temp and the pain in my tummy was in my lower stomach and not in the upper left side. This evening the pain has shifted to the upper left this evening but it is not intense by any means.
I will be glad when I see the specialist Thursday so she can reassure me that the stone isn’t causing these problems. I have these flare ups occasionally but haven’t had one that lasted a whole night and day for a long time. Maybe I was just letting go of something!
I didn’t get out and run my errands today. I didn’t trust that I could be that far away from the bathroom. I do need to run one in the morning. I was going to go out tonight but it feels like it could rain any minute and I don’t like getting caught in the rain.
Didn’t get any housecleaning done. Good thing it is my kids that are coming and they won’t inspect my house for dirt. I’m grateful I picked an easy menu to fix tomorrow as I’m not sure how I will be feeling then. Just have to warm up BBQ and the cheesy potatoes. Going to make some green beans and a chocolate sheet cake. Both of those are fairly easy and won’t take much energy.
It takes a day like today to make me grateful for the good days and good health. One never knows when that all can change. Kathy had a bit of an episode today that was concerning. What is going on?
Tomorrow will be the best type of day with all the kids and grands coming home for the day. Life doesn’t get better than those days.
Monday I need to go to the Detention Center and find out how to write the Detainees so I can share that with the Pen Pals. I have three Pen Pals confirmed and am waiting to hear from 11 others that said they were interested. They have to read the guidelines and put in writing that they will follow them. I also need their mailing address so I can send them the notes from the Detainees. Not sure if the Detainees will respond in writing or via email. I think it costs them a bit to send an email so if they don’t have funds in their commissary account they will have to mail a note.
I am working at the Friends of the Library book sale from 3:00 – 6:00 Monday afternoon. It is $10 bag day so if I work the register that will make it easy. I plan on going a bit early so I can get a bag of books too. I am getting to the end of the bags I got last fall.
While I am in town I want to stop by the store where I got my sleep apnea machine. It is time to get some parts replaced and I need them to check and see if the leakage thing is enough that I need to try a different face mask. I keep getting emails from the company that supplied the face mask and machine that I am leaking too much air but not sure the store guy will agree.
Thursday I have to be in Topeka by 9:15 for my doctor’s appointment. I am anxious to see what they will recommend and what tests they might order. I have read about all the options and they range from watch and see to surgery to remove it with others in between.
My cousin on my dad’s side is doing some family research and sent me a couple of photos. One is of our grandfather standing with his siblings at the grave of his father. I didn’t know that his father died when Grandpa was eight years old. He was a towhead! Now I know where the towheads in the family came from. Genetics are fascinating. I wished I had asked more questions when my grandparents and parents were alive.
Feeling a bit vulnerable this evening after this day. One never knows what the future holds for yourself and when there will be a major plot twist in the road. Trusting this was a one day thing and my tomorrow I will be feeling much better.
Grateful for Imodium, grateful the kids are coming home tomorrow, and grateful for the rain that is coming.