Haven't Been Around for a Bit

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It's been a rough week so far. They think Tobias broke a bone in his elbow and so we've spent a ridiculous amount of time running around getting it taken care of. The place where he (might have) broke it is sort of inside the joint so it doesn't show up well (or sometimes at all) on x-rays. So we went to the oncall pediatrician because of course ours is never available when we need her (seems like we only see her for yearly physicals at this point). Spent an hour there. Then shlepped over to x-ray and spent half hour there. Then back to the ped's office and sat and waited for a while. Then to the pediatric orthopedist whose nurse put on a half cast, a sort of fiberglass mold on the bottom that's held in place by bandages and gave him a sling to wear. About three hours all told, plus the hour and a half to drive there and back.

We go back to see one of our ped's partners in a week (because it would have taken two weeks to see our own doc and that's too long). Basically if his bone actually is broken there will be no improvement in pain or range of motion and they'll put him in a full cast. If there is improvement they'll consider it a really bad sprain and wrap it for another week and then he should be good to go again. Ah, medical science, what an exact are you are not.

As for me, I'm still playing tag with the scheduling nurse for my surgery, but at least I've finally heard from her. She was supposed to call on Thursday or Friday. That never happened. I have good pain days and bad pain days. I'm not writing much at all. Just a little on HM as my fic brain appears to be mostly in hibernation at the moment. It's really frustrating because I want to write. I even have time to write. I just can't really do it. I hope I get over this soon. I hate it. Writing is the outlet I use to relieve stress. When I don't have it, it's not good.

Chris comes in early Thursday morning so at least he'll be home for Thanksgiving. I'm happy about that. Bought our free range, organic turkey and the additive free/perservative free/ corn syrup free bread for the stuffing yesterday. We'll be taking it to Mom's house and having the meal there. It's her first year without dad and we didn't want to leave her on her own. Rose is going to help with the cooking this year since I can't stand for more than a minute or two at a time. Hopefully next year I'll be back to normal.

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[catyuy.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[qtrhorserider.livejournal.com]

You have my sympathy dear. My MIL had emergency gall bladder surgery last Friday. We've been schlepping back and forth to the hospital all week. She was supposed to get moved to a rehab facility on Wed. but they moved her today with about 10 minutes notice to us and we only got that because they wanted our permission to send her via the medical van which costs extra. We still haven't talked to her so don't know how she's settling in.

Sigh...never rains, it pours.....

I hope your surgery gets set up and goes well. It will be a load off your mind, I know, once it's all done. The writer's block should ease up once things calm down a bit. It's probably that things are differently stressed, rather than familiar stress.

Take care dear heart, I'll be thinking of you.

[erateini.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[ageless-aislynn.livejournal.com]

Oh, so sorry for the added troubles, you hardly needed to add more to everything else you have going on. Hope that Tobias' elbow heals up quickly!

my fic brain appears to be mostly in hibernation at the moment. It's really frustrating because I want to write. I even have time to write. I just can't really do it. I hope I get over this soon. I hate it. Writing is the outlet I use to relieve stress. When I don't have it, it's not good.

Oh sweetie, I so know that exact feeling. It's just a particular type of misery, isn't it? :( You know that it would make you feel better to escape into writing but it's like you just can't get there from here. *frustrated sigh* I'm still at that weird partial writer's block, I was able to write my own stuff for NaNo but my fics still feel dead. :S I want the fics back so badly! But all I can think is that it'll come back when it's ready to. Hope that yours will break a lot sooner for you!

I wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving (if I don't get the chance to tell you before then)! Take care of yourself! *many hugs* ♥♥♥!!!

[juliet316]

*hugs* Hope things get better for you.

[amyo67.livejournal.com]

*hugs you* I'm so sorry about your knee and T's arm. I hope you'll both be feeling better soon.

You're all in my thoughts and prayers. I miss chatting with you but I understand you don't really feel up to it.

Take care. I hope Thanksgiving is a good one for you.

[wiggiemomsi.livejournal.com]

*(gentle) squishy hugs!*

[10-rose.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[mkejenkins.livejournal.com]

*huggles*

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

::HUG:: I'm sorry you have not one but two injuries in your home. What a drag. :-/

If it makes you feel even a smidge better, at this rate, "Full Circle" will go up right after my OT3 one's done. I know that one's not to your taste. >_>

[seeing-history.livejournal.com]

*winces* I feel for you. And for Tobias, as I broke my elbow once.

I hope your Thanksgiving is still a nice one despite all of this.

[angel932.livejournal.com]

Oh, gosh, I hope they can schedule you soon - chronic pain is horrible.

Sorry to hear about the (might be?) broken arm - I hope it is just a sprain.

At least your Thanksgiving feast sounds wonderful!

[solarflar3.livejournal.com]

Sweetie things are rough aren't they? I swear you are having the bad luck we had earlier on in the year.

It's been horrible here too. The boy caught swine flu and it hit him very hard. For 10 days I had to lift my almost 6ft tall 14 year old son in and out of the shower. Then on Saturday, I started with swine flu, I'm just starting to pick up now. Then today the girl came home from school with a fever and headache. I suspect she is the next in line.