Circulation and The Lack Thereof

Haven't had time to write lately. My dear husband (DH) has been having vascular problems in his legs, specifically the left, this time. He had an angiogram on Thursday and we found that he needs a bypass in the leg. The doctor told me that he's going to have to have some part of the leg amputated sometime, but it's not necessary now. His legs are "hanging on by a thread." That's a quote from the doctor. So, you see, I haven't been up to blogging lately. He's scheduled for surgery on the 18th. The doctor actually had him scheduled for the 11th, but my DH didn't want to spend his birthday (the 13th) in the hospital. Gee, can't imagine why not! It's very sad that he's facing amputation, he's only 45 (on the 13th), but is diabetic. We don't know how long he was diabetic before he was diagnosed. Obviously long enough to do quite a bit of vascular damage since he's already lost 3 toes and had a bypass on the right leg.

But, I am ever the optimist and truly believe that losing a leg, while traumatic and sad, is better than losing his life. I believe in planning ahead and finding out what we might be able to do to make his life more enjoyable when amputation becomes reality. Anyone been through this before? I'd love to get some ideas for resources.

I haven't been feeling up to par myself, but that's the story of my life. I believe that my thyroid is (most of) the problem. I'll be making a doctor's appointment for myself to get it checked out. I know I have a wonkly thyroid, it's already been diagnosed. I just haven't been back to the endo since I figured out she's a blithering idiot. This dingbat told me that my weight gain probably didn't have anything to do with my thyroid, but if I would quit drinking just one soda a day, it would help. I agree, it would. I was drinking a lot of soda at the time, but since then, I've begun drinking (mostly) water and it didn't help! Hello?! That was bad enough, but when the dingbat told me my levels hadn't changed, I knew there was a problem. She was working off lab results from my LAST visit because she hadn't ordered new tests before I came in. Of course the labs hadn't changed!

For Your Entertainment

Okay, visited a site that had a bunch of fun tests on it. If you're interested, the link is

http://www.thespark.com/

The link should work, I think I figured out what I was doing wrong. I've tested the most recent links and they all work as of the last few minutes. I will not guarantee they will be working when you, my favorite reader tries them.

My Heart Belongs to....

Don't forget Valentine's Day! You have, or are, a Valentine to remember. You might have a spouse, significant other, special friend who is not your SO but want to remember, or how about a parent or child? And don't forget the most special person in your life...yourself! If for some reason you have no one else to remember on Valentine's Day, remember that you can be your own Valentine. And there is nothing sad or wrong about it! If you don't treat yourself nicely, who will? Don't you deserve something for all the nice things you do for yourself all year? Remember the things you would do for someone else (or someone would do for you) and I'll bet that you do them for yourself anyway. Why shouldn't you treat yourself to a nice dinner, gift, card, flowers, or whatever. If you have a spouse or SO who won't remember you, then, remember yourself. You deserve it!

Super Bowl Sunday

I'll probably watch a few minutes here and there of the Super Bowl. I don't care that much for football, being a baseball kind of gal. Not to say that I watch a lot of baseball either, but it's my preference.

Anyway...I'll make my prediction for the game....Carolina.

I could hedge my bet by saying that if Carolina doesn't win, it will be the Pats, but even I think that's going a bit too far :D Luckily the fate of the world, not to mention my bank account, doesn't hinge on whether I'm right or not, so only my pride will be wounded if I'm wrong. And since I've only known for the last couple of days who was even playing, I'm not too worried about my pride.

Have a great time at the game or where ever you spend the rest of the weekend!

hmmm....after looking around my own blog, I've decided a bit of clean up is needed, so I'll be working on that over the next few days, weeks, hopefully, not months. Just a general redesign of the sidebar area. I'm also looking at moving to another site where the possibilities for improvement are much better. So, I'm looking at other sites to get ideas. Look for changes in the future!