Hot Diggity Dog

I last posted a week ago. Since then, I have not heard from the surgeon. No, I am not kidding. Friday will be three weeks since I saw him for the initial appointment and had the x-ray done at his request. My hand hurts all the time now and this thing is growing.  I called this morning for the second time to see what the holdup was. For all I know my insurance had denied coverage. The Phone Answer Person listened (I thought) as I explained my situation after I gave her my information pertinent to pulling my chart up. She then gave me a response I am sure she has shared with many a patient. "We are still waiting for your lab results to come in. When they do, we will notify you." Pain makes me a bit bitchy  witchy, and I can be sarcastic, as I am sure all of you know. I wanted to ask PAP if she had even listened to me. She went on to say that the lab they use is changing out their equipment and is taking a little longer than usual. I told her that changing out equipment can be d...

  I am finally feeling almost human again. The past few days have been rough. I went to the salon and got a much-needed haircut and missed my nap today. I am tired, but not overwhelmingly so. I will be going to bed early tonight.  My internet signal has been iffy since last week. Today is normal. Yesterday I finally got the crown put back on the post. I did suggest he get some gorilla glue for patients such as myself. After that I picked up prescriptions and then we went to vote. It was very quick, since my state had no referendums to read. I took a nap as soon as we got home from all the running around. No idea why the afternoon found me in so much pain. My hand was hurting and sending pains to my fingers and wrist. I have decided the cyst is not an octopus, but a jelly fish! The pain feels like bee stings, which is similar to what a jellyfish will do. My back started aching after I changed the bed sheets and then supervised The Man with the vacuum. I was exhausted and sat do...

This week has been long and trying. I still have no update on the hand surgery. Wednesday had me at the hospital for my annual mammogram and bone density testing. More to apply to the deductible is the only positive spin I can put on that. More paperwork to fill out making me wonder if they simply toss all the paperwork from last year and the year before. They always inquire about my insurance and address upon arrival, and I always tell them that nothing has changed. They always hand me the clipboard with a dozen pages to be filled out and returned to the desk. The process makes my hand ache all day. I had forgotten about this appointment until they called to confirm. I had also forgotten about a follow-up appointment with the electrophysiologist on Friday. More papers to scribble on, as I am definitely not caring if it is legible. They can always refer to my last visit paperwork. Well, unless it has been shredded. Where do they keep all the papers? I thought it was all online at this ...

  Still haven't heard from my hand x-ray. Today is Tuesday. On Saturday The Man arose from his slumber earlier than usual to show me his swollen jaw. At first, I thought maybe I hit him in my sleep. He assured me that I did not. He wondered what he should do. I sent him to Urgent Care. Sinus infection. They prescribed penicillin and prednisone. He felt pretty crappy Saturday, but he was a busy guy Sunday. Also, on Monday and today. He has been zipping around doing all manner of little chores he had neglected for a very long time. As the sun goes down today, he is out there tinkering with his mower. He replaced a bad tire and now I have no idea what he is doing to it.  It is the prednisone. He can't seem to sit still. I am not going to tell him, and I know he does not read my blog. He has been confused with the new blog and can't seem to find it. I wonder if I could slip him prednisone every time he gets lazy. That would be so great!! The repair man came today and discovered...

  I was hoping I would hear from the x-ray Friday. Realistically, I know Monday will be more likely, then they will have to make an appointment for the actual surgery. I ventured up the drive to take a breath of fresh air and begin to condition myself to walk up the drive everyday as the weather warms. I needed some things from Wits End, and I wanted to snoop around all my valued supplies that The Man tends to call junk. I have decided that we need to insulate the shed and put some sheet rock up. It will be an enormous undertaking when you consider how much stuff is in there. I can't simply remove everything and then bring it back in upon completion of the project. I will have to move everything to one side, insulate and put walls up, then pegboard and counter tops. Then take a few days to organize the new side and then move everything to that side to complete the other side. I currently have a jumble of tables and desks I found on the cheap. It fails to inspire my creative side. S...

  I had the appointment with the surgeon yesterday. I liked the man and his nurses. The only thing I did not care for was the very lengthy paperwork! I told them I should be excused since the cyst causes pain when I use my hand. He looked at my hand and poked around all the tendons and such. Then he sent me for an X-ray to determine whether or not he wants to remove it or send me to the hand surgeon. He was quite good at explaining the anatomy of my hand and where he thought the cyst might have its "root". The X-ray will not show the cyst but will give him a good idea of my particular hand anatomy. Well, I did know I was special. In the meantime, arthritis is keeping me aware of each and every joint in my body. Bo has small feet but likes to stand in my lap with all his weight on one foot. It hurts! I have bruises. Eddie is much heavier than Bo, but his weight is equally distributed. Kevin is still light enough that the only thing that hurts is my chest and stomach from laugh...