March 2021

March 2021

Hello Friends!

Dd didn't turn in any progress sheets for March so I will just do a quick monthly post instead of a week-by-week post.  We didn't see Dd much this month.

Acupuncture:

I'm very impressed by how well I am responding to acupuncture (ACU is the short version).  My therapist will only take you on if you agree to five weeks of once-a-week treatment with the cupping, organ massage, and needles.  I agreed to this, but it is way out of my budget, but I can handle it short term.  He charges $75 for ACU and $75 for the massage/cupping, so $150 for one visit out of pocket, no insurance.  I had 9 migraines in March.

I was fortunate to get my Covid 19 vaccine #1 on March 24th!  It was quite a memorable experience going downtown to the convention center and being herded as if we were cattle!  I feel better knowing I have the antibodies from my own infection and the vaccine to top it off!

Besides trying ACU, I also had a bite guard made that could help me possibly reduce my migraines.

Vein Ablation:

I had the results from my vein test, and the results were very unfavorable.  I had a procedure to burn my vein that would seal off that bad vein from being used in the future.  My blood will find new routes to work and stay out of that damaged vein.  Dh took the day off and took me.

Church & Bible Studies:

We continue to watch church online, Dh and I.  I'm loving my two groups for Bible study.  I do Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) online and the church one--"Thrive" has been online and in-person depending on the Covid numbers.  I also have Leadership Training each week before our Bible study.

 Dh:

After his two weeks off, March 1st, Dh went back to work.  He really struggled and wished he had asked for another week off.  He somehow made it through, but it wasn't easy.

 February 2021

Hello Friends!  

Dd didn't turn in any progress sheets for the last three weeks of January and none for February, so I will just do a monthly post instead of a week-by-week post.

Detached Retina for Dh:

Three weeks after getting Covid, Dh was diagnosed with a detached retina.  This time it was his right eye, and last time in 2018 it was his left eye.  I'm sure the inflammation that came with Covid contributed to his eye problem.  We really thought he would be back to keeping his head down for another three months but because he recognized the symptoms faster this time and went right into Dr. Ginzin he was able to get laser treatments faster and two surgeries.  This whole crisis was such a blessing, God really took care of Dh and he was so fortunate.  If he had been born a few years earlier I could be married to a blind man by now.  He fought his pressure being too high in his eye throughout his recovery and we had to do a lot of drops throughout the day for weeks.

While Dh was going through his eye emergency Dd started staying at Hailee's house.  This is the month she really pulled even farther away from us and sleeping here.

Health:

I had a veinous insufficiency test on my left leg.  I had another 15 migraines, compared to the 5 I had in February 2020.  Covid keeps giving and giving.  I decided to try acupuncture to combat this problem.  Not only does my acupuncturist do the needles, but he does also cupping and organ massaging.  I thought the organ massaging, a Japanese treatment, would be weird, but it was actually relaxing.

January 10-31, 2021 Covid 19 and Migraines

 January 10-31, 2021

Hello Friends, 

Guess who got Covid 19? We did!  After feeling like a social pariah wearing my mask at every Bible study group last summer and this fall and winter and following the strictest protocols for keeping protected Dh and I both tested positive.  After all these months of getting looks from people for being ridiculous about wearing our masks, we were the ones to get it.  Isn't that just the worst?!  We live in a rural area where just about everyone is personally offended by masks and will tell you all about their rights being disrespected by just the idea of them.

Like we had predicted, having Covid was absolutely horrible.  The one silver lining was that Dh is in a high-risk group because of his health and was able to get an infusion that helped him recover faster.  The worst part is that I was so busy trying to take care of hubby I took a lot longer to feel better.  Our symptoms were not at all similar.  Dh was coughing constantly, went from profuse sweating to shivering and freezing.  He was miserable.  His fever wasn't too high, which was a blessing.  I felt like I had bone cancer, all my body ached horribly, especially my back and kidneys.  Sleeping was horrible due to the intense pain of just having to lay out on my back, not to mention my kidneys felt like they had been through a battle.  We both had severe fatigue; which fortunately was painless. 

My long-term issue after Covid was an increase in migraines and continued kidney pain.  The back pain and body pain stopped after a week.  Dh and I both have fatigue issues for months afterward.  We both felt depressed during and after Covid, having no energy is really difficult for our well-being.  

 I had 15 migraines in January, last year I had 5 in January. The last week of January was the worst; starting on the 23rd.  By the 26th I was vomiting from the pain and was at the ER by the 29th getting the migraine IV cocktail that somehow helps.  I went on steroids somewhere in there, but a shorter and stronger one than I did last time.  

Dd tested twice for Covid, but she tested negative both times.  She stayed downstairs and in quarantine for over a week and it nearly drove her insane.  She really hated being alone down there.  

Bible Studies:  I was ahead in my studies and was able to do a little here and there and made it through the month.

Braces: After two years, Dd got her braces off.