babeofbryan

So I haven't posted in a year. Gosh its been a year too! To start with after my transplant I ended up back in the hospital for a week with a UTI and was on antibiotics. It was resistant to all but one antibiotic thus the hospital stay. I got a picc line (Iv in my chest). I had the picc line another week and toted an IV with me everywhere. I left the Sunday after they took it out to head to the beach. I stayed in the condo for the most part. Since I have no immune system anymore and meds can cause Melanoma with sun exposure. I went to the beach one day. Covered in 100 SPF lotion. LOL Didn't swim at all. Ate good food. All was well.

Went back to work when we got home. Worked two jobs until recently. I left one because of the drama. Now I work on M,W,F. It keeps my mind busy.

About December, started having falls. I have bad ankles, arthritic knee and now my back has slipped herniated discs in 3 places. I fell 3 times on concrete. Probably 6-7 times at home. Went to ER. They never x-rayed my back because my complaint was hip pain. They said nothing broken.

Started walking with a borrowed walker because a cane didn't help. Had MRI done on both lumbar and thoracic spine. My doctor ordered an epidural. It helped for a week. I saw a neurosurgeon two weeks ago. He said I need surgery in two places. Zhe didn't want to do it because my transplant was so new. So he ordered an emergency consult with the hospital I had transplant done. Yet to hear from them. I see my transplant team tomorrow. I plan to ask them to intervene. Still working albeit on a walker. Not the best situation.

Anyway hope to post more regularly. Hope all is well!

I just looked and I haven't posted anything in two years. Lets see. I applied for my Social Security and got my first check Woot! My boss abruptly retired Dec 22nd and I have been looking for jobs. No one wants to pay anything and no one wants an old woman. Ill be 64 in July. I have excellent recommendations and a pretty strong work history 45 yrs of experience. But it is what it is. My boss is paying me to tie up loose ends in our office. I am sending records out like crazy for patients. Im also fielding their scared calls that they wont find another doctor like him and "Oh Yeah, where are you going?" I want to go there. Um I wish I knew. I have never been without a job since age 14. It scares the crap out of me. No my SS payment doesn't cover the bills. So I need to work to pay off all my damn cards. They are the death of me.

My health is steady. Still on the transplant list. Type O+ with no antibodies. But its hard for a kidney to get to an older person. I feel okay. Lately some UTI and back pain but nothing unmanageable. Last week I got a call from UAB the transplant hospital three times. Each time was about insurance and appts. I just knew they were calling to say "We have a kidney" but no not yet. This waiting is hard. I feel like I might not even get one and will need dialysis. Hope I'm wrong because that would truly be the end of any employment for me. I like to work. Its all I know. Plus I worry about my Dad who is 91. What happens to him when I'm in transplant land. I feed him twice a day and do his laundry and housework. I have a sister and brother but they are useless. They may have to step it up if I get that call.

Oh well, Back to printing medical records. Ya'll have a good day now!

Im taking a little break from my work. I brought my briefcase bag home tonight that I carry all the things I need for Doc#3. Bryan said no wonder your back hurts.

Things are really coming together with Doc #3. The space has been remodeled, painted and cleaned. He listened to me and used a neutral color. He had a orangy looking color I didnt like. I picked a creamy butter color. It looks so good. Saturday we went to the space to meet the IT people. We are using wireless pc tablets in each exam room. Everything will be encrypted. I lose some of this talk because its not my thing. purplebbw would love it! We ordered the phones today and the phone lines. I got his insurance paperwork started. We are going to give the employees BCBS with dental and vision and life insurance. I told him if we treat the employees well they wont be looking for jobs in other offices. Tonight Im working on charge sheets and fee schedules. Im the project manager for the computer stuff too. When they come out to go live I am taking a weeks vacation to train on the system. Then in the future if we get new employees I can help train them.

He wants to purchase nuclear cameras, echo machines and a bunch of high end test stuff. I am trying to get him to lease them. Today when I called he to told me he might do that. He said everything else I told him made sense.

My boss is back and he was in a great mood today. That made for a better day for me.

My Saturday was filled with work. We didnt do much Saturday night. Hang out and watch tv. Sunday was my sisters and Kristys birthday party. My parents pulled a good one. They gave them both cards and said they hadnt been shopping. Both of them ripped them open looking for checks. My parents both had these straight faces. My sister was just beside herself. You mean I didnt get anything? Finally my mother gave them their checks. It was funny though.

Have a good evening. I need to do a little more work tonite.