Mood:
a-okNow Playing: XM 80s- 'I Feel For You', Chaka Khan
Ya'll must get really tired of me vanishing after a week or two. I keep meaning to write every day, but sometimes intentions and life just hit head on without helmets.
You may remember that I recently had surgery to remove a big ovarian cyst. Then I had to have surgery again when the suture opened back up. The first go-round, I was found to have some reduction in my heart's ejection factor - it's a problem I've had since Dearest Son's birth - so I was put back on several prescriptions, most of which I'd had before. It cleared up most of my breathing and what I thought were asthma issues, so when my staples were removed that first time, I was so glowingly healthy, I nearly danced to the car.
Then the suture split open that night, and I was back in the hospital via ambulance to have it closed up. I know psychologically I was unprepared for such a reversal - and it was scary as all h#ll to see my stomach opened up like that !! - so I thought at first that my moping around after I was discharged was mental. And temporary. Then I started feeling exhausted all the time, and unfocused. Then I started coughing, all the time. Sometimes so hard, I'd either throw up or have to race to the bathroom. I coudn't eat much, for fear I'd choke or aspirate, or barf. Between the coughing, the pain of staples *and* stitches on the second go-round, and the not-eating, all I wanted to do was sleep. And even that hurt.
Finally found a doctor taking new patients. I'm bad, I know it, I didn't have a regular doctor because I didn't need one. Dearest Son had one, of course, but... Anyway, he delivered the shocking news that one of my heart medicines was the culprit ! About all we could do was substitute a new med for the bad one, and wait for the old one to dissipate from my system on its own. But, slowly and surely, I was coughing less, focusing more, and sleeping only at night. About Monday of this week, I felt almost normal. Wednesday, my staples and stitches were removed, and I could drive without pain. What a relief - and I was feeling pretty darn good ! :)
Luckily, it was just in time. Beloved Hubby came home Tuesday with more than a touch of heat exhaustion, and we found out that it was on top of bronchitis ! And yes, it did feel weird driving him to the hospital, instead of him driving me. He's resting, and hopefully, he'll feel better by early next week. Honestly, I was darn scared for him Thursday. Getting him to a doctor is almost impossible ! I still creep in on him while he's resting, to make sure he's breathing.
Dearest Son, of course, is wonderfully healthy, and is home on Summer Vacation. So you can see, I haven't been *near* my dolls or the studio ! Maybe next week ! I'd love to hit a few of my doll haunts, but we're too broke from med bills, so I'll enjoy what I have for a while longer.
Speaking of enjoying the less-expensive things - Lindsay, there's a link to a free Tyler pattern on Elphie's page. I made the white with green dotted-swiss sundress from it. Here's the link - http://donnernblitzen.tripod.com/ There's free patterns for Gene, Barbie, and Tyler, too, and she's a great person. If you sew one of hers, be sure to drop her a note - she loves seeing what we do with her patterns ! Here's Elphie's page for reference - https://dorriebelle.tripod.com/id28.html
(modestly) There's also some tips on pattern-free peasant blouses and sock shirts on the main site - linkies !!
Peasant Blouse - including a photo of Elphie's -
https://dorriebelle.tripod.com/id30.html
Shirts you can make from socks ! -
https://dorriebelle.tripod.com/id30.html
I lost some links for other patterns and ideas when the old computer got taken out by lightning a few months ago - so I'll try to find some of those for ya. I think I remember some, and I can probably find the others ! I do love a challenge !
Well, Hubby's awake and folks want food. See ya later - if it kills me ! Just kidding....
