Okay, so my Mammo went first and is easy for me coz I got plenty to fling on to the Machine. *Winks* But the Ultrasound was more invasive and uncomfortable coz it was External AND Internal, which nobody had mentioned that! I was not expecting the latter, which is an Internal Probe, and that is NOT comfortable to go thru. Fun Times and a Surprise! Now I have some cramping, but, at least they got all the Imaging done that they should need and I've just got to now wait for the results and findings. She spent a lot of time Imaging my Right Side on the Ultrasound Internal and External, so I'm guessing that's the problematic side??? Both Technicians were Females and very nice, very efficient, it wasn't even that hard to drink the 32 oz. and 16 extra oz. they then wanted me to drink without needing to Pee. *Whew* You get to Pee in between the external Imaging and the internal one, Thankfully. *LOL*
I then went to "Lowe's" to have my List bought, with my Military Discount it came to $105 for the Rake, Toilet Snake, 6 AC Filters and a 100 ft. non kinkable Fabric Mesh Garden Hose... one of those Hose that Grows you see on TV that grows then contracts. *Smiles* Those last longer than Rubber Hoses and don't kink up, but, in our Weather the Fabric does deteriorate too, but I like that they're easier to handle and use. I got the cheapest Metal Toilet Snake coz I couldn't tell much difference between the $17 one which I bought and the $50 one. It did the job, The Daughter had it unclogged in less than a Minute. *Whoop Whoop! And Hallelujah!* I went to "First Watch" for my Breakfast after that and brought Home some Honey Biscuit Beignets Bites for The Man. Nurse Remi was still here when I got Home. We had some Laughs, as we always do, Gallow's Humor Style.
Nurse Remi knows how many Mentally Ill we have in this Family and she used to work in Prisons and State Mental Hospitals as a Nurse, so she has an understanding of The Systems. She also has a Nephew, her Sister's Son, whose been a Schizophrenic since he was only 8 Years Old. Our Grandson was diagnosed with it at 7 Years Old, it's Rare in Children actually, mostly it manifests in Teens to Early Adulthood. Anyway, her Nephew had a Psychotic Episode at an Airport and now they've got to go thru The System with him, it's always very Sad for Families coz there is no Cure. She said it lightens her Heart to come here becoz we handle our Situations with Serious Mental Illness with Humor and Grace, which Uplifts her about the Family Situation they're currently going thru. I'm glad it's Helpful, she's so Helpful to us being The Man's Home Nurse.
Anyway, I had the Paperwork Social Security sent to The Grandson, for us to fill out, only to find out he's halfway to New Mexico right now with Allen!!! And will be back somewhere around July 4th... I had no Idea that was happening... such is Life with a Schizophrenic tho', so, not that unusual for them to take off and come back whenever. So, I'll just fill out the Paperwork for him, as his Caregiver Grandparent/Parent, and send it in by the Deadline, which is the 26th of June. Whaddya gonna do? If they want to Schedule his Psyche Eval or Caseworker Sessions before he returns, I'll have to say he took off again, if they know anything about the Nature of the Illness, they realize these afflicted with it go Off The Grid a LOT.
Sometimes it's for Days... sometimes for Weeks... Months... even Years. Nothing you can do about it, I have Medical Power of Attorney for him that he voluntarily gave me, but I'm not his Warden and can't keep him here involuntarily and against his Will. The Daughter disappears still for Days or Weeks at a time, I'm used to this with the Schizophrenic Loved Ones. So, anyway, it's probably better I fill it out anyway, he'd struggle with it and not be as accurate at answering the Questions... often he's not in Touch with Reality and is in his own World... which I call Planet Young Prince. I don't reside there and unless you had the same Diagnosis as him, you probably don't either. So, I don't even know what Color the Sky is on Planet Young Prince? *Winks* It's kind of a "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" Song Lyrics kinda place tho', that's for damned sure. *LOL*
Princess T got me an early Birthday pressy, a Blind Box of some little Figures we both like, mine was one I actually preferred of the Line, sometimes you Luck Out and get the one you like best. This one is called Axel-Black from the Dark Forest Series. She'd bought a bunch for herself and her Boyfriend bought her some too, most of hers are the Mini Anime Characters, all Blind Boxes. I don't like Blind Boxes as I want the one I want... so when I buy any for her I pay the Extra to get exactly the one she wants. *LOL* Her Boyfriend didn't even know you could do that... so now I told him he can, he'll probably pay the Extra too so she gets any in the Line she's either missing or really, really wanted. A lot of the Collectors prefer and like the Blind Boxes for the 'Surprise' of not knowing which one they'll get. It is a brilliant Marketing Strategy to increase Sales. They don't make it well known you can pay Extra to just get the one you want. *Smiles*
I filled out all of The Grandson's SSI Paperwork, found out he could have me fill it out, just not a Doctor or Therapist. The Daughter helped me, he even called me to Answer some Questions I wasn't sure about... and we were inappropriately Laughing about some of the Questions and what I 'should' put, but I was discerning. Like the Question: Do you get along with other People? And I told The Daughter, well, I'm putting down that sometimes he does and sometimes he doesn't. And then she added in a Deadpan Voice, "And sometimes you Need a Restraining Order!" *Bwahahaha* Okay, so, that was Funny, yet True, in a Gallows Dark Humor way. And, no, I didn't put the Restraining Order Part on his Paperwork's Answer. *LOL and Winks* And I sent it in and so now I just Hope they don't Schedule him for Interviews or Eval while he's still in New Mexico until early July?!
And just now SimonMed the Lab called already, so that was Surprising, I knew they couldn't have results from my Two Tests Today this fast, just a few Hours later!!! Now they have a request for another MRI, with and without Contrast!!! That doesn't sound good, since, the Urgent Care did one and that was only a couple Weeks ago and I know they could get a copy of that coz I Signed the Release Form to. So, not sure why now they Need/Want yet another one?! Mebbe the Finding Needs more Detail? Coz it's not like I'm having Treatments, the only thing that was prescribed was for the UTI and was just Antibiotics for 10 Days and now that has cleared up and I no longer have Pain or an Infection. So mebbe they wanna see everything now that's Healed, I just don't know? So, anyway, Scheduled the MRI for next Week coz they wanted to do it this Weekend, but I had Calendared and Confirmed a Job The Daughter is doing on that Day already, to take her to. They got me in just a couple Days later, so, no Big Deal or delay.
I'm trying not to Read too much into all the Testing they're requiring, but, a part of you gets concerned, I ain't gonna Lie. Nobody likes an anomalous finding that then needs more exploration and possible Diagnosis. I've had False Positives before tho', for things that at first they thought were problems, and turned out not to be anything to be concerned about at all. So, anyway, until results come in and are conclusive, I'm just not thinking about it too much so that I don't get anxious or concerned for no reason. When I have something to worry about, is when I will bother to worry. Above and Below is another Great Grandpup that belongs to The Young Prince's Little Sister, Pictured with him, it's his 3rd Birthday apparently. *LOL* She's our Youngest Grandchild and slightly Older than some of our Great-Grandchildren, tho' one Great-Grandson, at least, that Princess T's Older Sister has, is Older than her.
Angie, Bobby's Ex-Girlfriend, and the Mother of his Two Youngest Kids, who are The Young Prince's Younger Siblings, still keeps in touch with me. Even tho' she doesn't really keep in touch with hardly anyone else. She and I always got along fabulously and I knew eventually, their Union wouldn't hold up, coz, well, Bobby is Bobby, what can I say? *LOL* She and The Daughter even got along great, and now Bobby is both of their Exes, so, they have that in Common. *Smiles* I get along with Bobby just Fine and he's got a good relationship with his Son, which is the most Important thing. He's always been a part of his Oldest Son's Life and been very good to Princess T over the Years too. Always also buying her Gifts when he'd buy his Son anything, so she wouldn't feel left out. Even tho' she's not his Child. I always appreciated that, coz her Dad has never done anything for her. So, Bobby's Family treated her more like one of their Family too, just due to her being The Young Prince's Sibling. And I treat Bobby's Younger Kids like part of our Family too, coz they are, to us... being his Siblings too. They're great Kids. And Angie always appreciated us being Grandparents to them.
So, Angie sent me Pixs of the Adorable Great-Grandpup and his Human, whose our Youngest Adorable Granddaughter. She has significant Autism, so this is her Emotional Support Animal. She doesn't connect to too many people, but she always connected with The Man and I, also her Big Brother and Princess T, which was Huge, from what Angie and Bobby said. She doesn't connect very often and the Autism was pretty significant on the Spectrum, she was Non-Verbal for a very long time. Now she Talks. Since Allen is also Autistic, she Loved Allen too, and he can relate to how she is, so he and The Young Prince were the only ones Angie would let Babysit, coz her Daughter wouldn't accept just anyone Caring for her. The Young Prince and Allen liked Babysitting for the Kiddos, the Brother was easy, he'd play Video Games with his Brother and his Brother's Husband. The only problem they had with her, when she was smaller, she'd get naked all the time. So, keeping Clothes on her was a challenge coz she doesn't like how they Feel on her Skin. Now she's overcome that, which is good, since, she's Older now.
With my Autistic Son when he was little, Clothing was a problem too, so I understand that challenge. He didn't like Buttons touching him and would Cry, saying they Hurt. Yet, he'd really hurt himself and that never 'Hurt' him, go figure!!! Transitioning from Winter Clothing to Summer Clothing was HUGE and a lot of Tears as well. He'd just get used to Short Pants and then he'd resist Long Pants. Sometimes I'd just let him wear Shorts all Year long just not to have the High Drama that came with Change. Autistic People don't handle Change well AT ALL!!! He couldn't ever Tie Shoelaces but could hack into a Computer! He could never open a Combination Locker at School with only Three Numbers, but could Calculate Complex equations like a Savant, that would take you longer to key into a Computer to get the Answer, he was quicker than the Computers! That's just how Autism works.
He had a Photographic Memory and Total Recall... yet, would Forget to turn in the Homework he'd spent all Night doing! If he sits in a particular Chair all the time, if someone else sits in it, then he melted down and was Lost on where to sit, even if every other Chair in the Room was empty. His Routines are Sacred to him and he really unravels if you Change them or mess with them. He has a Place for everything and everything in it's Place... if you move it even a smidgen, it will set him off! Even if done as a Joke, it's not Funny to him. I don't like anyone messing with my Stuff or moving it, so I do understand that part of it... pretty sure I'm on the Spectrum, undiagnosed too, so I do understand how a lot of Autistic folks Feel. I just probably don't have a really bad case of it I think??? A lot of OCD, and I'm definitely Bipolar with Mixed Episodes and definitely have Adult ADHD, but Autism, mebbe only slightly? *LOL* With Mental Illness you hardly ever just have one fucking Issue/Diagnosis, it's usually a Cocktail of 'em!
So, Today it got to 116 and I watched my Temperature Gauge in my Truck go up in increments of Two Degrees for a while after 2:00 p.m.! It just kept going up in rapid succession at one point, as you can see Above!!! It finally capped out at 116, whew!!! The Son had to Walk Home in it since I was still at my Appointments. Luckily Princess T's Boyfriend Rusty picked her up since I couldn't due to my Appointments. And Below some Political Meme Dark Humor, since... well... why not?!
Hi, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThe first photo I saw in the first paragraph of your article today was amazing and looked absolutely delicious. It made me hungry right away!
How have you been? It's been a while since we last connected.
Greetings from Indonesia.
Welcome back! I hope all is well with you? I've had Health Issues, The Man had a Heart Attack and is in some Cardiac Rehab now to rebuild his strength back, but he's doing good with it. You get older and things just start breaking down physically, it is to be expected when you attain the privilege of growing Old.
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