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angharad_gam It's been a dramatic few weeks, with one thing and another. Andy and I both got a rather nasty virus. The lymph nodes in my neck swelled up so much I was worried I might have mumps. I did have mumps as a child, or maybe I did - I often had such mild versions of childhood illnesses that it can be difficult to say for sure what I have and haven't had.
Just as I was starting to get over that I got a toothache, which rapidly matured into a large abcess on my gum. I went to the doctor for antibiotics, and then the dentist. I am not super fond of dentists (some hint at the dental trauma I suffered as a young person is indicated in the fact that I only have 24 adult teeth), but apparently gum infections can be indicative of underlying problems with the teeth or jaw, so I thought I had better. The dentist cleaned out the infection (I will leave you to imagine the jabbing and scraping this involved), and discovered a foreign body inside the gum (too far gone to determine what it was), so it was probably a good thing I went. But it was not fun, and I fainted in the reception on my way out. The fainting was mainly just a response to the unpleasantness - I have nearly fainted before after eg slicing my finger open with a carving knife at a feast, or stabbing my hand with a pen. My blood pressure is on the low side and, like those fainting goats, my body's response to stressors (especially those that make holes in me) is frequently to decide I need to have a little lie down. Andy was waiting for me, and leapt out of his chair and caught me, so at least I didn't bang my head on the floor or similar.
Meanwhile, my dad has been having trouble with his back, where trouble means excruciating pain. The same day I was fainting at the dentist he was having an MRI, which showed a bulging disc. He and mum were supposed to be coming to visit us last week, but they had to cancel as he cannot walk far or sit for long periods in an upright position (ie a two hour plane flight with an hour drive at either end would be pretty much out of the question). He had a cortisone injection last week, but that only helped for a couple of days, so now he needs to have surgery.
Two days after the fainting at the dentist was GSG. I was a bit touch and go as to whether I would actually go, but I was feeling much better, if a trifle fragile, by Friday morning, and I didn't want to pike on my classes, so I went. We had just gotten to the site (it was up in the Riverland about two hours drive away) when I got a text from dad - he was on his way to hospital because the pain was so bad. The more texts saying they were keeping him there for a bit because his blood pressure was so high. High blood pressure is not normally a problem my dad has - his is pretty normal for a man his age. They got his pain under control, and eventually released him. As best we can tell the high blood pressure was a response to the pain.
Other than that, GSG was really good, and I had the rest of the week off work, and was pretty glad of it, and hopefully everything will be normal for a while now...
Just as I was starting to get over that I got a toothache, which rapidly matured into a large abcess on my gum. I went to the doctor for antibiotics, and then the dentist. I am not super fond of dentists (some hint at the dental trauma I suffered as a young person is indicated in the fact that I only have 24 adult teeth), but apparently gum infections can be indicative of underlying problems with the teeth or jaw, so I thought I had better. The dentist cleaned out the infection (I will leave you to imagine the jabbing and scraping this involved), and discovered a foreign body inside the gum (too far gone to determine what it was), so it was probably a good thing I went. But it was not fun, and I fainted in the reception on my way out. The fainting was mainly just a response to the unpleasantness - I have nearly fainted before after eg slicing my finger open with a carving knife at a feast, or stabbing my hand with a pen. My blood pressure is on the low side and, like those fainting goats, my body's response to stressors (especially those that make holes in me) is frequently to decide I need to have a little lie down. Andy was waiting for me, and leapt out of his chair and caught me, so at least I didn't bang my head on the floor or similar.
Meanwhile, my dad has been having trouble with his back, where trouble means excruciating pain. The same day I was fainting at the dentist he was having an MRI, which showed a bulging disc. He and mum were supposed to be coming to visit us last week, but they had to cancel as he cannot walk far or sit for long periods in an upright position (ie a two hour plane flight with an hour drive at either end would be pretty much out of the question). He had a cortisone injection last week, but that only helped for a couple of days, so now he needs to have surgery.
Two days after the fainting at the dentist was GSG. I was a bit touch and go as to whether I would actually go, but I was feeling much better, if a trifle fragile, by Friday morning, and I didn't want to pike on my classes, so I went. We had just gotten to the site (it was up in the Riverland about two hours drive away) when I got a text from dad - he was on his way to hospital because the pain was so bad. The more texts saying they were keeping him there for a bit because his blood pressure was so high. High blood pressure is not normally a problem my dad has - his is pretty normal for a man his age. They got his pain under control, and eventually released him. As best we can tell the high blood pressure was a response to the pain.
Other than that, GSG was really good, and I had the rest of the week off work, and was pretty glad of it, and hopefully everything will be normal for a while now...
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Date: 2019-10-21 06:41 am (UTC)Hope matters improve soon.
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Date: 2019-10-18 06:37 am (UTC)Where did you end up putting all the plants? I had a thought about the hanging basket type ones, bc I'd like to do some of those myself, but I'm worries the wind being what it can be would blow them off or at least turn their existence into something akin to a leaky boat in a mega stormy sea.
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Date: 2019-10-20 04:42 am (UTC)I hung the baskets in our courtyard. It is quite sheltered there. Only partial sun though, so we will see how they go...
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Date: 2019-10-26 06:33 am (UTC)Ah, that's a good option. Pity I don't have that!
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