She'll fire herself

I had a hard time falling asleep last night, I still worry about Ron, his treatment plan, his formal diagnosis.  I was able to look up his blood test results from a few weeks ago: anemic, but not horribly so. 

I also found out he had pretty low blood pressure (83/55) during his procedure.  Twice. 

Interesting. 

"I'm all up in your business" I told him.  He didn't care.  He just wanted my suggestions for anemia: meat.  Lots of red meat.  Iron pills, and Vitamin C (his anemia is due to blood loss). 

I did notice, taking iron supplements, I had a much lighter, nearly normal flow (it was still pretty heavy) cycle.  So I can clearly use the tablets, too.  I bought some today. 

Anyway, I finally got to sleep, but I didn't get enough sleep.  I woke up with a mild headache. 

Walmart recently switched suppliers on the Wellbutrin.  I have taken Brand A for nearly 6 years now.  They have large, round, beige, tablets.  It's a generic.  It worked well enough but often provoked headaches, and God knows I couldn't go anywhere near those things if I was working on a migraine.  Instant vomiting. 

The goal, in taking medication, is to keep it down. 

Anyway, Walmart got a new supplier: Brand B.  The tablets are smaller and very orange, bearing a remarkable resemblance to my Haldol.  I have to be careful doing up my pills.  That would be a very odd week, half dose antidepressants and double Haldols! 

Brand B is a little more expensive; but no headaches.  I didn't realize how bad they were until I took Brand A today.  I developed a horrible, gripping, headache that hasn't quit. 

I am so, so, glad they switched to Brand B.  It works just as well but way fewer side effects.  It's only an extra couple bucks a month, money well spent. 

I learned my lesson. 

We went to work.  Snack machines look like a pack of starving wolves went at 'em.  I'm glad they like my selections, but it's a little alarming! 

I spent nearly an hour just on the candy bars, and I only have 3 machines!  I also made "helping Ron" a higher priority than usual, don't regret that, but I didn't get to finish my pastry. 

The other vendor is really happy Ron's going to be OK. 

Ron, on the other hand, spent a very miserable 20 minutes in the bathroom this morning.  I think he is having problems with pain.  He has the massager sitting on his belly right now. 

That's one treatment I never heard for colitis! 

Anyway, we had a good day at work.  Ron was thrilled I helped him so much - I think I will just have to do that from now on - and plan more time for both of us.  I was 95% happy with my stocking. 

I got sandwiches and put them all in the Rowe food machine.  People don't want to walk over to the API.  I told Ron I need to make a trip and just buy shelf stable items to put into the machine.  I threw out a lot of sandwiches (money) on Saturday. 

We left. 

We had a nice driver, but a very long ride all around north Houston.  I didn't mind too much.  My head was "killing" even after my Excedrin.  It did improve before we got to Walmart. 

We finally did get to Walmart and I got everything on our list.  I even remembered a few things NOT on the list. 

I wish I could have remembered to put my TV dinners in the freezer.  :(  Oh, well, it was only $3.25 for all of them. 

We had a very long wait, over an hour, and the driver totally ignored us.  I had to put the walker in the back of the vehicle because she was "ON the phone". 

"On the phone" may work with your friends and family: "Don't bother me, I'm on the phone" but it is strictly prohibited for a driver to talk on the phone when they have clients. 

I don't mind putting up my groceries.  As I see it, that's my job.  But putting up the mobility device is the driver's job.  

She used to be a nice professional with a good work ethic.  When we got to the house I had to take the walker out (again, strictly forbidden for the driver to force a caregiver to do this).  Happily my headache was at the point I could.  

I was rather annoyed, 10 minutes later, to see her still sitting in front of my house talking on the phone.  I can only conclude she wants to be caught and fired.  That kind of behavior will get her caught, and fired.  I don't need to do anything.

As Ron would say "She'll fire herself".

We went in.  I put away the soymilk (forgot the dinners! :(  But they were mine so not as big a deal), ate, and went to bed.

I slept a couple hours, woke up, the headache still roaring and snarling.  For once, I opted to skip my God time.  I just feel like crap.

Tomorrow's my birthday.  I told Ron I wanted a computer monitor (I have a very old one) so we'll see what I get.  I don't want to be wasteful, but I am a little tired of the small screen.  A new one may even help prevent headaches.

Considering I got a toilet last year (Ron and I agree: best gift ever), I don't mind getting something for "me" this time.

Metro Bus wants to interview me for a special they are doing on the system changes.  I have been a very vocal "happy customer" and they want to share that.  I have a nice voice, I'm told, so that will be fun.  When it happens I will put up a link, if possible.

So, tomorrow's my birthday.  41, not that I care.  I will say I have a lot more brown than I expected.  My hair is still only about 10-15% gray.  My dad was about half gray at my age, my mother completely.  Of course they were raising me!  [laugh]