Still waiting...

So, Im still waiting on the endocrinologist to call me with my bloodwork results. I had the tests drawn on Thursday, and I KNOW they are already back..so whats the deal-e-o? Really? Does he not get that Im about to have a stroke over this issue? Probably not.. its amazing to me how easy it is to forget that you are dealing wtih real people, and emotions, in the medical field. It is so easy to just let the person become another job, rather than an individual.
He's already told me that we cannot try for a baby (or should not, rather) for 6 months, atleast... lets get this show on the road PLEASE!! For crying out loud!

Still waiting on the puppies... Tate is miserable, barely eating, temp is hovering around 99. That isnt a SIGNIFICANT drop quite yet, but im hopeful that we'll have pups by work time Thursday... Otherwise, I will be one very distracted individual all weekend..

Going to the next Jamey Johnson concert...its in April... Yay!

Not ME Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Alright, here goes nothing

I did not become completely mortified because I had to discuss bowel movements with the endocrinologist. I did not then turn every shade of red possible in front of him. I did not repeat the same action when he saw my neck (after husband had gotten ahold of it) and had examine it closely. Not me!

I did not sneak and eat Japanese food. I would NEVER do such a thing since husband and I have agreed not to eat out. I did not also order an egg roll, since that would REALLY be over doing it.

I did not even entertain the idea that perhaps rana would only need a couple weeks of fluconazole, since it is $200 for her extended prescription.

I did not throw elbows at the concert to prevent people from blocking my view. I did not relish the thought of a good fight...Not me! That would be HORRIBLE! I did not worry that husband would get his butt kicked, and skip the confrontation...Not even possible, he is VERY tough...I would never think such a thing!
I did not still end up working 33 some ours after missing a 12 hour shift...Not me! That would be TOO MUCH WORK in 3 days!

I did not consider asking husband to PLEASE REFRAIN from posing with me in the Jamey Johnson picture... Nope, united front we are :)
I did not consider skipping the continuing education on Sunday and going to another JameyJohnson concert...that would be stalkerish! I would never do such a thing!

And last but not least, I did not forget to return the drug keys back to the dr, only to find them in my pocket when I finally was ready to get in the bed at 6:20am. Nope, I would NEVER do such a thing! That would mean husband had to drive into town before going to work! Insane!

Jamey Johnson (& the endocrinologist)

When I went to blog about the concert today, since Im totally stoked from it, I remembered I never shared the endocrinologist story.

First things first, right?

So, on Thursday, around 10, the office of endocrinologists calls and wants me to arrive around 1. I'd be seeing a different dr than I was normally scheduled for, but WHO CARES? So, I met my dr. Dr. N. He is about as hyperthyroid looking as it gets. Approx 8 ft tall and 47lbs, give or takea few. Very very nice, but he seems to struggle with being a genious. Like, perhaps, its very difficult to bring it down a level. He was slightly funny, however. He suggested that all their office pictures came from goodwill... Funny. Anyway, he felt up my neck, asked a bunch of questions ( a few made me blush) and then sent me off for bloodwork. He feels like its probably Hashimotos disease, and was shocked that mom isnt also afflicted with it, since its typically carried from mother to daughter. Sometime early next week he should get my results (since apparently they did not come back on Friday, like he suggested) and I'll start on meds. Yay! He did say it could be 6-9 months before we can resume trying to get pregnant. Oh well..

OK, so on to the concert... It was INSANE!!

We had to drive 1 1/2 hours to get there, down every winding back road that stokes county has. It was an obstacle course of sharp turns and deer. We finally get there, and the place is this massive looking barn type dig, with HUGE fields to park in. We were about 30 minutes early for seating to start, and we got in line. At this point, there were probably 100 people, maybe 150 people in line. By the time we actually GOT in the door, there were probably 500 people behind us. The line stretched ALLLLLLLL the way into this other field..it was crazy! HOW many people can this place hold!? So, we beelined it for the stage, and got a spot right beside the speakers, which was a direct view of what would soon be mr. hottie mchott hott himself. We had GREAT seats (or, would you say great Stand?) all through the opening band.. Got some great shots, and they did a great job. They covered Seven Bridges road and Hillbilly shoes back to back...Very excited! So, at the end of their songs, the owner comes up on stage and says he is sorry, a large number of counterfeit tickets were sold, and the fire marshall was shuttin em down, and everyone had to leave the building, and be counted before it was even POSSIBLE for Jamey to come on stage... Ok, so first we thought he was kidding, then decided he MUST be smoking crack.. then realized he was quite serious..So, outside we went..into this mad mob of people. We just tucked right into the front and waited. Everyone was screaming and yelling and cussing..it was crazy. Finally, the fire marshall opened the door, and started letting people in... Walmart christmas door busters had NOTHING on this... We made it in, and got ALMOST as good a spot as before. Turns out, over 200 people had to be turned away! I cannot imagine the anger. The cops said they HAD to refund money because there was going to be a riot. People were FURIOUS.

Ok, so He, Jamey freaking Johnson, FINALLY can come out...and next thing I know, a cop says excuse meplease, and he walks right by us... Right between the speakers and our bodies... Incredible! He put on a fantastic show. Started playing at 11...played until a little after 2 (which then became 3 becasuse of daylight savings..) went into his bus for about 15 minutes, then came back out and signed autographs into the wee hours.. (or maybe, wee-er hours) of the morning. He signed my CD booklet, and also stood and took a picture with us. Fabulous! He was EXTREMELY down to earth and VERY funny... I will go see him again, and I was very impressed... Alright, enough of that, here are pics!

He is very intense... Words cannot describe the emotions that play on his face when he signs his songs..

He was mad at the fire marshall..

This picture cracks me up, it was an OOPS by his road manager guy.. and Jamey laughed and said something like 'did you just take a picture of my...' (and kinda let the sentence drop..) I had NO idea he actually DID take that EXACT picture until we got to the car... LOL

John was lucky I let him in the picture.. It was an incredible moment.. His armpit was touching me! LOL

Rana Roo **Update**

Keep praying for baby Jonah!

So, Since I posted this, I found out that Rana ACTUALLY has fungal meningitis, and the dr believes she has likely been harboring the organisms for a very long time. He believes she would not be responding so well to such a high fever if she hasnt been dealing with it on some level over her entire life. Interesting, huh? Now, we can to search for medications in Canada, cause the drug she needs to be on is VERY expensive!! Anyhow, keep well wishing :) -k

Rana isnt doing too well. Shes been at the ER clinic since Thursday, and her temp is still spiking. Today, they are doing a spinal tap to try and rule out fungal vs auto immune vs bacteria. Her urine culture came back NEGATIVE for any bacteria, which is pretty stunning. We really were banking on her have some sort of infection. Anyway, keep your fingers crossed!

On the upside, Tate had her 2nd (and final) xray and showed 8 puppies... There could be more, but hopefully its JUST 8 :) We're gonna have our hands FULL!

Enjoy the day homies! -k

Snow dogs & the endocrinologist

OK, so lets start with the worst (is worst actually a word??) part... The office of the endocrinologist called this a.m to reschedule my appt. Surely she must've known she was only moments away from ruining my day and sending me on a downward spiral, because she was rather chipper. The earliest appt they can schedule for me is April second! Thats another full month away. I handled the first month out appt well, because I can be patient ONCE.. Now, I might have to scream and act foolish. She said, in the ever chipper voice, that I would be added to the cancellation list, and that is updated daily. They would be SURE to call me as SOON as there was a cancellation. By this point, I had resorted to monotone responses. Then, I tried to correct my last name (from my maiden name to married name) and that almost kicked the chipper right out of her... She was really confused for a second and then said something like OH you got married? OK, well, bring us your new insurance card when you come in and we'll switch it over. I said, I got married 5 years ago, there isnt an OLD insurance card, its my ONLY insurance card with my correct name on it... "OHH" (squeal-ish girl voice) "I seeeee" (high pitched again) "well bring your new insurance card when you come and we'll get that fixed right up". me- "Ok, great, thanks" (flat, monotone). Clearly, she didnt get it. Oh well. She was nice atleast :)

So then I took all the dogs outside today to play and look cute in the snow so I could take some fabulous pictures (snow is a perfect backdrop). I wore crocs, no socks...since I had NO intention of getting IN the snow... I was fairly certain I could hop from one grassy area to the next. I took about 200 pictures of them playing and acting foolish. Then, Dan got fed up with Slim barking and jumped him. They of course, couldnt fight on a grassy area...they HAD to be in the deepest snow possible. So while they are trying to rip each others throats out and there is wailing and gnashing of teeth, Im running through the yard screaming (picture pajamas and camera in hand) and filling my crocs up with snow. In the mean time, the defender of justice, vicious killer pitbull #1, jumps in and is chewing everyones ears off! It was completely ridiculous and all over nothing! Once they finally stopped, I had to beeline it inside to get the snow from my toes before I got frost bite and had them removed. By that point, I was over --way over-- the picture taking and sent everyone into their kennels to sleep. Oh well, I TRIED! And I did get some great pictures! Enjoy :) Im off to clean litterboxes! - k

The endocrinologist...

CLOSED TODAY!!!

Hope that doesnt mean I'll have to wait another month now.. Since THEY were the ones that closed... The decision was taken out of my hands, so im quite relieved! Husband was the only person at work this morning when he got there...maybe his place will be closed and he can come home early! Anyhow, be sure to read the OTHER post for today :) The one from the wee hours... Enjoy the snow (or weather where you are)

Peace out homies!! ~k

Randomness from the sleep deprived...

First--I would like to ask everyone to pray for baby Jonah. He is struggling with a rare disease and needs everyones help! Please visit his blog via the link above. He is a precious baby and deserves his shot at this crazy world! Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with him and his family during this difficult, stressful time.

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Ok, this picture is actually snow in Denver, but im much to sleepy to upload the pics from tonight

We're getting snow. Lots of snow. Approx 4" has fallen since around 2pm. Doesnt sound like much, but this IS NC after all, not Colorado - 4 inches practically shuts the state down. I will say, however, for the most part, there is no need for the north carolina snow to be referred to as "idiot flakes", as we so commonly did in Denver... If a SINGLE flake was spat from the sky, people started driving like there was 30 feet of snow! Only, everyones technique varied.. They were either the "2mph so that I may assess the number of flakes" driver, or the "im 4x4 here me roar" driver. It was completely ridiculous. Especially considering it snows ALL THE TIME!! And, to boot, the snow usually only hangs around for a short while! Oh well, we always said it was job security for husband!

Its 3am and I cant sleep. Im supposed to be going to the endocrinologist later today, but husband said the risk isnt worth the benefit. Even if NOT going means I have to wait another month. The roads are really bad out our way, and we're unsure as to how much scraping/maintenence we'll be recieving, since it IS the boondocks :) Since he has to work, there is no way he can drive me, which will be setting me loose, in a stick shift, on slick roads... I think it sounds scary, but it must be REALLY scary for HUSBAND to be concerned!

His new job is fabulous. So far, its all we hoped for and more... All we prayed for, all we wished for, and exactly what we needed. I am so thankful that I saw it on the internet and emailed his resume for him he applied for the job! Funny how things work out!

We went grocery shopping saturday.. First time we've actually stocked the fridge since moving in... Yes, that IS sad... Six months with only minimal groceries is actually quite ridiculous. We just really couldnt afford to SHOP like we needed to.. so we opted not to.

Rana is doing better today, although she had a fairly rough weekend. She urinated outside saturday afternoon, and expelled a large amount of green pus with the urine. Quite alarming. As of 4am Sunday, I was convinced we were going to lose her. Her temp had spiked up to 105.8 and she looked horrible. She hadnt been on any IV fluids at that point, and dr M decided to give her a few more hours before we started, in hopes her temp would decrease on her own. By lunch time Sunday, still no decrease, so they started her on fluids. When I got into work at 5, her temp was down to 102.9, and continued to decrease, reaching, finally, 101.4. She was not responding at all to her original antibiotics so Dr S changed her to 2 much stronger antibiotics, and we are culturing her urine to be sure that she isnt somehow also affected/effected by MRSA. Seems sorta coinkydink-ish for husband to carry, Ruckus to carry, and now Rana has some sort of odd-ball infection, with unknown bacteria. All will be well, I am sure. She is way too naughty to give out from a little infection!

I think sleep has finally found me, and Im off to snuggle with my very warm husband :)