Changes

I've decided to stop taking the chemotherapy drug the doctor put me on.  I don't care what she says, I'm done.  I've had it this week.  I got really sick (and yes, I'm blaming the drug because it lowers your resistance to infection, etc.).  It started off with a double ear infection and strep throat and then progressed to bronchitis.  Despite being on two steroids and an antibiotic for a week, I am still sick.  I'm done.  This drug increases your chance of getting pneumonia by 60%.  My chest is still in pain, I've considered today going in to beg for a chest x-ray because I'm afraid there is something more than just bronchitis wrong with me.  But I haven't gone because I don't want to be "nuts."  The only thing I can say is that my chest has NEVER hurt like this before. 

In addition to the whole pneumonia factor, I have been exhausted and cranky since starting the medication.  I can't function any more like this.  I could literally go to bed by 7pm every night and still be exhausted the next day within an hour of waking up.  I know too, that I have been snappy at the kid, and that just doesn't work.  It's not fair to her.

Anyway, I have to get/be healthy now until Dec. or the doc isn't going to clear me for surgery on the 6th.  I HAVE to have the hip surgery this year because the insurance is paying for it 100%.  If I end up waiting until next year I have to front $3000.00.  Here's to keeping my fingers crossed!

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This weekend I got a new computer.  I finally sucked it up and bought one for my personal use.  I was using my work computer for all of the internet surfing, but was stuck when it came to downloading photos.  My old laptop is a piece of crap and I was just waiting for it to crash.  I decided to go and buy a laptop this weekend after looking and looking.  I don't know why, but I feel like I've got a year left in my position before they start "re-orging" and I'm looking...so I also thought now, while I have the money, was a good time to get one incase I need to start looking in a year. 

I love my new computer so far.  Right now I'm busy backing up all of my photos.  I'm paranoid, since everything is digital, that one day all of my pictures of the kid growing up will be gone.  I've got them on my piece of crap computer, on an external hard drive and now I'm working on uploading them to a photo website.  The only problem is is that I have 3000+ photos to upload.  Sounds like it may be an all day project tomorrow to finish.  Ugh! 

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So big news...I bought a dress AND a skirt - wait, make that two skirts this weekend.  I haven't owned one or the other since, well, probably since pre-pregnancy.  I think I like them.  I think I'm going to wear one skirt to work this week.  I'm expecting to be appropriately embarrassed by my co-workers because they know I'm totally boring and conservative in the "hip" dress department.  We'll see how it goes...I'll probably want to hide under my desk.

Maybe when the kid comes home I'll post a couple of pics and see what you think?

OOOO!!!  I forgot to also mention the kick-ass pair of boots I got too!!!  I LOVE THEM!!!!  They are awesome and I got a great deal on them too.  They are LEATHER and I had a 30% off coupon to boot! (No pun intended.)

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Oh yes, and I got my hair cut today.  Just about 2 inches shorter with a slight layer to it so it swings and flips.  Had to get rid of the straight boring, hang there hair.