Good morning, ladies - it's a beautiful sunny one in the Carolinas!
Had a lovely evening, but done with dinners/parties for a while ... takes a lot out of me, is that a sign of getting old? I did sleep through the night - first time in a while, I think I'm really relaxing about all this surgery stuff, glad about it.
Christina is getting very emotional though. She was a bit snippy at the end of our little shopping trip yesterday, I did nag her a little bit, about some little stuff she's been procrastinating ... so we parted in a bit of a huff, but not really in bad way, I just dropped her off and we hugged and said bye. She texted me later, that she was so sad, and hoped she wasn't mean to me (she can be at times, it's a long story, but she has these mood swings, out of the blue, usually it's weather or diet related) anyway, I texted back that I understand, we are both very nervous and stressed by everything that's going on. she said that yes, she was overwhelmed and so worried by this surgery, and couldn't stop crying.... I said that I totally understand, and love her very much. And please stop crying. At this point I was crying too, of course, and we sent little words of affection back and forth, and I hope she felt better, I sure did.
It's probably like that with your daughter, Shelly - the sometimes not conscious, but subconscious - worry makes us react in ways we don't really mean, fear often is expressed as anger, have you noticed that? Of course, in the heat of the moment, anger is often met with anger, it's only natural reaction, but upon reflection, it's always quite obvious.
I guess we all have to deal with that stress, sooner or later, and I'm kind of glad we got it out in the open. It's easier to move from there, rather than having it simmer under cover.
We did get quite a bit done on our shopping trip, and I told her how much it helped me to have her with me, she is so decisive and finds things quicker than I do, so it made the whole thing way more efficient. I think that made her happy to have been of help. That's another thing I'm not good at, letting people help me, I tend to take control and just do it myself, because I'm often quicker and - let's face it - better at it!
But I have to learn this, won't have much choice in the weeks to come, just have to relax and learn to live in the moment, and not stress over the little things!
Shelly, you sure have been through a lot, and glad you have gotten good medial care, it sounds like you have things under control, and will do just fine with your surgery! And yes, I do understand where your daughter is coming from, and from the sounds of it, so do you. But what choice do you have, right? Life is too short, to be confined and in constant pain, when there is a solution, even if it's a painful and hard one. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and as soon as you're out of surgery and doing well, she will relax and be there for you.
Cathy, I did not get anything to put in my nose, but they took a swab and said they would call if there was any MERSA or such in my body, since I haven't heard back, I assume there is nothing there - did they swab you? Maybe your surgeon just goes that extra step of prevention. I am washing already for a few days with my special soap, and started the Betadine last night, on the knees. Made a mess on my bathroom floor, glad it didn't stain permanently. I have white tile, so I guess I could aways clorox it.
Still organizing little odds and ends, my linen closet, putting things I need to have on hand on middle shelf, getting stuff put away that I won't need, etc. Just moving around the house and picking up this and that, I probably won't be finding things I need for a while ... I tend to forget where things are, when I "straighten up too well"
Ok, going to read for a bit, and then make a meatloaf, my sister is coming over this afternoon, to help me get the guest bedroom cleaned a bit, and make it cozy for herself.
Wil check in later to see how everyone is doing.
Countdown to takeoff - 68 hours!!