1st Lupron shot

So much for blogging every day! Life caught up to me and I have been missing for a week. I was totally into it and ready. The first night I missed, I was just exhausted and decided that I would catch up the next day. Well, because we live in the boonies, our internet works when it wants to, so the next 2 days we were not able to get online. I almost had a heart attack. I didnt know what to do. No facebook, no Cafe World, no YoVille. I do not know how I survived!

I survived my 1st week of nursing school. I know it is going to be tough, but all of the instructors are incredibly nice and they seem as if they are willing to help you succeed in any way that they can. So, that is very nice. We have our first check offs on Tuesday, the vital signs. So tomorrow I will be practicing with my lab partner.

I got my 1st lupron shot yesterday. I was really scared and MEGA intimidated by the needle. That thing was freakin huge! But luckily it was just for looks and only a smidgen of it wound up in my hip!

The shot made me kinda light headed and I started to get a migraine, but luckily it quit before it could progress.

Did you know that each Lupron shot costs $1500??? Thank goodness for insurance, I only have to pay $10. I will be taking Lupron for 6 months.

Today has been a wonderful day. This is the first relatively pain free day I have had in months and months! I started to feel some pain towards the end of the evening. But thats ok, because normally I feel it from the moment I wake up.

I am really excited about this treatment. I am hoping that today is an example of days to come and not just a tease. Today I had energy, I felt like dancing, I actually cleaned my house! If only there are more days like today to come!

Today it was cold! Very little snow on the ground, but it was flurrying on and off. Schools were closed...again. Logan had fun at home though. We all slept in and it was really nice. Logan loves to cuddle with us in the morning, well, we enjoy it too!

The urologist called me and my procedure is Friday. Of course they scheduled it on the day I am going back to work. Since they are putting me under, I will not be able to work that day. I called my boss to tell her and she seemed kinda peeved, but told me that I wont have to work that day. So, I hope she is not terribly upset. But I know that something is definetly wrong. My back has been hurting really bad, well I say my back but I am sure its my kidneys. Today I am having a lot of pain in my belly and pelvic area. I am really tired of always hurting. I am trying not to take the pain medicine, but if I dont take it then the pain gets out of control and nothing helps. Ibuprofen helps a little bit, but it makes me sick to my stomach. Plus, I cant take it right now since I am having that procedure done. Tylenol does nada. I hate asking the dr for more pain meds, but how am I supposed to get through the day? I havent been able to sleep well at night either. It takes forever to fall asleep, and then I wake up several times.

Well, I am hoping that this painful journey will end soon. I love my hubby, but he doesnt deal very well with my recent health issues. Who can blame him? There has been a lot thrown on me in these past 5 months and he has had to take a lot of responsibilities, things that I normally do (cleaning, cooking, etc). Its not fair for him with all that he already does. So, I really dont tell him everything that I am going through. He only knows bits and pieces, I dont want to freak him out. But I am really scared, I hate that I feel this way every single day. I really thought surgery was going to help, and in a way it did, but I am still hurting.

Woke up this morning and started to get Logan ready for school. Turned on the news and the weather man announced because of the snow that the schools had been closed! I was a little excited because I love snow (snow sledding is awesome!). Took a look outside, and apparently I missed something because I did not see the same snow the weather man was seeing. There were a few flurries on the ground, but nothing to freak out about. So, Logan did not get to go to school today, oh and they cancelled his school for tomorrow.

I am back to working on my web site. I had taken a break for my surgery, but am now filling orders. Its going pretty good. I really dont have a lot of energy, but money can be a good motivater! Luckily I have my hubby to take my boxes to the post office. I am not supposed to lift anything heavy for a while.

I am still hurting. The sharp stabbing pains I had before, I am getting again. I am wondering if the dr missed something, or if I have another problem on top of the endo. Its a scary thought. But I am having issues in the bladder dept. I go for a procedure with the urologist soon. They are trying to get me in asap, but with school starting I can only go on Fridays. They are going to konk me out and put a camera up my bladder to see whats going on. Oh Joy! What Fun!

I really want some Runts! I have been eating those candies like crazy!

Today I had my orientation for the nursing program. I was really excited about it. My friend Ashleigh from work will be in the nursing program with me so she picked me. She is mega-sweet! I think her being in there with me is going to motivate me and help keep me on top of the work I should be doing. The program is really rigerous and is supposed to be super hard. But they do that so that you learn and to prepare you. Afterwards I got all my books and a goodie bag! Only a person with a true heart to be a nurse would call it that. It is a blue bag that has some nursing supplies in it. Foley catheter kit, sterile gloves, NG kit, enema kit, etc! I cant wait to open it all up and play with! :D

Logan is such a bum in the mornings. He groans and stretches and just doesnt ever want to get out of bed. Well, who does? Logan really loves poptarts and I discovered that is the trick to getting him out of bed. So, this morning "Logan, its time to get up". Logan moaning and groaning. "Logan, do you want poptarts?' Logan jumps out of bed ready for the day! Oh yeah!

Yesterday, I had made waffles for my mom before she left. I love waffles! There were a few left over on the table. So, Logan had waffles and poptarts today. I looked over and he informed me: "Look mommy, I have 2 foods!" It was too cute.

Mom went home today. I really didnt want her to go. I was tempted to disconnect her battery from her car, but I never had a chance! It was really sad though. Logan went to school and when he got home he asked for Yoo-Yoo. When I told him Yoo-Yoo went home he started crying. But it was better that way because after we called Yoo-Yoo he was fine. If he had known she was leaving and had said goodbye to her then he would have really thrown a fit.

I am really sore today. My incisions are itching really bad. But they say thats a good thing. I am a little less swollen too, so thats nice. But my left wrist is hurting really bad. They put the iv in my hand and I guess I have a blood clot or something. But it is hard and hurts when I touch it, hurts when I move my wrist. The lady had to dig around in my hand for a while because she couldnt hit my vein, so my hand is still bruised from that. At least that isnt swollen anymore.

Today my lupron got approved by the insurance company. I will have to pay $10 for each shot. So I think that is much better than having to pay for it out of pocket which is about $100 per shot. I have mixed feelings about the lupron though. There are so many side effects. But I figured that if I am supposed to have it then the insurance will approve it. The dr is going to do add-back therapy so that should help.

I will have to take calcium so I dont get otheoperosis. I found out that soda keeps your body from absorping calcium so I will quit soda when I start the Lupron. So, I am finishing up this pack of Pepsi and will then switch to water. Its not like I drink a ton of soda. I have normally only 1 Pepsi a day sometimes 2. The soda has always helped me from getting migraines. I hate migraines and am really worried about getting them. Thats one of the side effects of Lupron. I take Imitrex but sometimes my migraines are so bad that Imitrex doesnt even help. So we will see what happens.

Today was fun. After living in the Memphis area for 2 years, I finally made a visit to Sun Records. It was really cool. I got to see where Elvis made his first recording, where BB King recorded, Johnny Cash, and a whole lot of other famous peeps! We did a tour and I got to learn a little about the music history. We also went and took a few pictures at Graceland. But we didnt go in, its kinda pricey.

I am hurting really bad today. One of my incisions (in my left pelvis area) is hurting really bad. I am getting sharp stabbing like feelings. I did a lot today and I think that I over did it. I am really good at that. I just keep going even though my body is screaming NO. But mom really wanted to see everything and its really hard to say no to mommy.

Mom is going to go back home tomorrow. I am really sad to see her go. I am thinking about kidnapping her and making her stay here. Logan has really enjoyed her being here too. He is going to miss her big time.

On a plus note, I went to evil Walmart today (I say that because I really hate Walmart, but sometimes it has things that Target or Shnucks doesnt so I have to go) and I found the Kindermat I have been looking for for 4 weeks! I was so happy. Then I saw that it was on sale for $4.50 from $8.88. So I bought 2! Might as well, it was half price, and I never know when I might need another one. Then I found an animal net that I have been looking for for 8 months! I cant wait to put it up in Logans room. Well, I cant wait for Joseph to put it up in his room! lol!

So a friend of mine of facebook is doing the project 365 and I thought it was a good idea! This is my life for the next 363 days (since I started late). I will get to see just exactly how boring I am!

Today I am feeling much better after my surgery. My pain is tolerable and I have not had to take much pain medication, so I am glad about that. However, I am swollen up really bad and I look about 7 months prego. So, I keep smacking my belly on furniture when I turn and stuff and that hurts like Hell-O!

My mom is here helping me out with Logan while I get better. Logan is extremely hyper and has tons of never-ending energy. He has been loving having mom here(well I have too!). He calls here Yoo-Yoo! So, Logan and Yoo-Yoo have been playing, watching movies, doing crafts, and just having a good time. Logan has even been climbing into bed with Yoo-Yoo! Its soo cute.

Mom is going back sometime this week, not sure which day yet. I am really going to miss her.