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I thought I'd write a short post today to let you know I'm still here, but barely. I don't know what it is, but I have been feeling terrible! Steve was here on the weekend and power washed and scraped the roof, and then rolled on the coating and caulked seams, vents, etc. We're expecting showers tomorrow so I will find out how well it will hold.
My muscles ache so that I can barely move and I guess I can attribute it to bending over to pick up all the pieces of roof, and to get everything into trash bags. I have developed a really deep cough and it feels like it could turn into bronchitis. I don't know if I could drive downtown to where my doctor's office is, and i'm thinking of going to an urgent care facility closer to home.
Last night I was watching the Weather Channel and started feeling pretty bad. I took my blood pressure and found it pretty high, considering I take bp medicine. I rested a few minutes and took it again, and found it higher so I took another dose of bp meds.
I was feeling bad enough that I got together all my medical insurance cards, drivers license, stent implant card, etc., plus wrote a list of emergency numbers, the meds I take, etc. I left the front door unlocked, and of course I have a phone beside the bed. I took a benadryl tablet and some cough syrup with codeine, and got a wonderful night's sleep, although I don't feel all that great as the morning goes on.
I'm planning to leave on my trip in one week, and honestly don't know how I will make it if I don't start to improve.
I hope everyone in the east survived Sandy without too much damage.
- Blood Pressure - Again
I finally heard from my doctor regarding the blood pressure readings I sent him a couple of weeks ago. By now I don't want to touch any bp medicine with a 10 ft. pole! He says to keep monitoring and we may need to start a low dose of bp...
- Not So Bad!
The news from the doctor this morning wasn't so bad. Evidently it's not unusual to have higher blood pressure at my age, but it isn't at a critical stage and doesn't require treatment or meds. He told me what the ob-gyn told...
- I Am So Embarrassed!
I didn't notice it until I went to bed last night, but I wore shoes from two different pairs all day long! I love my Hafflingers clogs made of felt with cork soles, and have a pair in black and one in navy blue. The navy pair...
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Hello, This is Gypsy's daughter, Jeannie. She wanted me to post a note to let everyone know what's going on with her. She is currently in the hospital, but fortunately, on her road to recovery. We went to see her regular doctor...
- Update To Today's (tue) Post
I stopped by the Urgent Care Center this afternoon and saw a doctor. He said at this point I didn't have bronchitis or pneumonia, and recommended rest and drinking lots of fluids. He also ordered chest X-rays and after looking at...
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Roof repairs
I thought I'd write a short post today to let you know I'm still here, but barely. I don't know what it is, but I have been feeling terrible! Steve was here on the weekend and power washed and scraped the roof, and then rolled on the coating and caulked seams, vents, etc. We're expecting showers tomorrow so I will find out how well it will hold.
My muscles ache so that I can barely move and I guess I can attribute it to bending over to pick up all the pieces of roof, and to get everything into trash bags. I have developed a really deep cough and it feels like it could turn into bronchitis. I don't know if I could drive downtown to where my doctor's office is, and i'm thinking of going to an urgent care facility closer to home.
Last night I was watching the Weather Channel and started feeling pretty bad. I took my blood pressure and found it pretty high, considering I take bp medicine. I rested a few minutes and took it again, and found it higher so I took another dose of bp meds.
I was feeling bad enough that I got together all my medical insurance cards, drivers license, stent implant card, etc., plus wrote a list of emergency numbers, the meds I take, etc. I left the front door unlocked, and of course I have a phone beside the bed. I took a benadryl tablet and some cough syrup with codeine, and got a wonderful night's sleep, although I don't feel all that great as the morning goes on.
I'm planning to leave on my trip in one week, and honestly don't know how I will make it if I don't start to improve.
I hope everyone in the east survived Sandy without too much damage.
- Blood Pressure - Again
I finally heard from my doctor regarding the blood pressure readings I sent him a couple of weeks ago. By now I don't want to touch any bp medicine with a 10 ft. pole! He says to keep monitoring and we may need to start a low dose of bp...
- Not So Bad!
The news from the doctor this morning wasn't so bad. Evidently it's not unusual to have higher blood pressure at my age, but it isn't at a critical stage and doesn't require treatment or meds. He told me what the ob-gyn told...
- I Am So Embarrassed!
I didn't notice it until I went to bed last night, but I wore shoes from two different pairs all day long! I love my Hafflingers clogs made of felt with cork soles, and have a pair in black and one in navy blue. The navy pair...
-
Hello, This is Gypsy's daughter, Jeannie. She wanted me to post a note to let everyone know what's going on with her. She is currently in the hospital, but fortunately, on her road to recovery. We went to see her regular doctor...
- Update To Today's (tue) Post
I stopped by the Urgent Care Center this afternoon and saw a doctor. He said at this point I didn't have bronchitis or pneumonia, and recommended rest and drinking lots of fluids. He also ordered chest X-rays and after looking at...