Cate's Diary

Just saying hello Cate . Sorry to hear BIL in hospital . You have a lot of bad news about at the moment but also good with the family arriving to visit so focus on that . Someone told me recently to grasp all I can with both hands because we only get one chance . True but sometimes hard to do . Go have fun my friend
 
alligatorob said:
Sorry to hear about your friend's husband, I hope he is found, but after this time the odds of a good outcome are getting slim.
Another one I had to look up, they look very interesting and exotic. Can the spines be hazardous to humans? They look a little like the spines on our porcupines, which can inflict a lot of pain. Fortunately, probably because of the spines, porcupines are not aggressive and rarely stick people, dogs are another story.
How goes the diet?
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Hi, Rob. It was always going to be the outcome that it was. At least they have found him now.
The spines on the echidna are not poisonous.
The diet is woeful :(
aiminglow said:
Not sure if you're here or already taking time away for the family camp/birthday fun! Whichever, cheers for a great time for you all. :seeya:
(With your friend's husband, if it's as you think, then may he have organised something not painful and not traumatic for the survivors, especially his wife and family.)
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Hi, Amy. I was neither away from nor really here. I was having a peek here & there. I'm absolutely exhausted & am not sure if I'm getting sick or not.
Petal001 said:
Just saying hello Cate . Sorry to hear BIL in hospital . You have a lot of bad news about at the moment but also good with the family arriving to visit so focus on that . Someone told me recently to grasp all I can with both hands because we only get one chance . True but sometimes hard to do . Go have fun my friend
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Hi, Petal. My poor BIL & his wife. They really have had a bad trot. He had to have a "simple procedure" on Friday to try to fix things up, but it took 2.5 hrs. He feels terrible. I agree that it's important to grab life with both hands. We just never know.

My plans for the weekend got upended by snow up the mountains & apparently it was too windy & dangerous for the helicopter ride. I only found out after messaging the company on Friday night as they hadn't replied to my phone message. Also, R arrived Friday afternoon & was obviously sick. I thought he had a bladder infection by the sound of it & he had a temp. He just got worse & I took him to the doctor on Sat morning & he got started on antibiotics. He slept most of the time he was here. D stayed here with the kids all weekend & we went out to lunch not far away yesterday(R stayed home) & G & D & the kids played snooker for most of the weekend. One of R's friends (new GF?) offered to meet us halfway to drive R back home. I had thought that was I would need to drive him back as he was not going to be up to going back by bus. It was a relief to only drive 3 hours all up.
G & I are back home & I feel absolutely exhausted, but I am not as disappointed by my thwarted plans as I maybe might have been. R was so sick that he would not have been able to go with us anyway. G still doesn't know what the plan was & neither do the GK's so I'll try to organise the surprise for another day.
 
Agree with LaMa. I'm glad you were not disappointed. It will happen another time. Life throws many curve balls. Hope your son feels better and you and G enjoy a peaceful remainder of the weekend xoxo
 
Thanks, Petal. I hardly moved from my chair yesterday, after getting our house back in order, had a nap during the afternoon & then I slept like a log last night. I'm still really tired & feel a bit queasy still today. On Sunday I had an appetiser-sized meal & then a raspberry cheesecake that came with raspberry ice cream. It wasn't nice & I should have just left it as I think that has made me feel a bit ill since. Either that or I have got R's bug. He started off with a bug in his head that went down through his body. Hopefully, a day's TLC will have me improve.
 
R was much worse this morning & went to the hospital. They have done extensive tests and are sending him off for x-rays etc & a surgeon is seeing him soon. It looks like he may have appendicitis. He told me he had been unable to stand this morning.
I have done very little today & just had a nap. G should be home soon.
 
Oh, Cate! what a cascade of things to deal with! I'm very sorry - and especially that R. is ill and as yet undiagnosed - which gives a side-serving of anxiety to you. :( Hoping that the rest of your day is restful and restorative, with clear and good news from R. (I was glad that his new friend met you and saved you the extra stress of driving the whole way - that's a good sign for the friendship!)
 
Thanks, Tru & Amy. It is serious. He has a perforated appendix & they say it has been infected for a while. I'm so glad he took himself off to the hospital this morning. It makes it much more complicated removing it of course. Fingers & toes crossed. Life :svengo:
 
Crossing mine as well for him. And thank goodness he went to the hospital - helped by your on-the-spot concern, too, I expect. If he'd been home alone, he might not have bothered. Life, indeed!
 
Walking around with a perforated appendix is no joke so I´m with you on being thankful he went to the hospital. And in crossing every finger and toe for his recovery.
 
Thanks, Amy & LaMa. They have to try to get the infection under control before they can operate him. I'll let you know.
 
Oh Cate adding my thoughts and wishes here too for R . Poor guy must have been in terrible pain and feeling ill . Hopefully the antibiotics are doing their job now and soon they can get in and remove the appendix . Hope you are doing ok and I know you are worried so just try mind yourself xx
 
Thanks, Petal. He went into surgery before 7 last night & I rang 3-4 times before bedtime & was told he was still in surgery. They said they would ring when he got out, but if they hadn't to ring back in 2-3 hours. R messaged me about 11.30 to tell me that he thinks it went well & had been conscious for about 20 mins & they were going to try getting him to eat a sandwich. He's seeing the surgeon this morning so will find out how it went. I still feel sick. His new GF sent me a message last night asking for me to let her know how it went. I was impressed with that. I asked if he wanted me to come down & he said he would be fine. That's good too. He also reactivated FB to let his friends know, which is also a good thing. I'm sure he'll deactivate again after he is well, but it's a good way for him to get help when he needs it & will help pass the time in hospital.

I have lost my focus again on losing weight after my good start to the month. I have a doctor's ap't today & will try to refocus again. I really don't like how I look & feel at the moment & that is not good.
 
Cate I just saw a notification in email that you posted . Very happy surgery went well . And how good he contacted you himself after he woke . A really good sign . And girlfriend sounds nice .
you can relax a bit now . Don’t worry about your weight or how you look . Get over this last bit of traumatic events you have had and also G birthday on Saturday next. I know from experience of my own I felt Just like you did beginning of last summer and one day it just clicked and it sounds like it’s clicking for you in your head . Actually when it clicked for me it took me another 2 weeks to get focused due to this and that too . Just be kind to yourself for now .
 
Cate said:
..., R arrived Friday afternoon & was obviously sick. I thought he had a bladder infection by the sound of it & he had a temp. He just got worse & I took him to the doctor on Sat morning & he got started on antibiotics. ....
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so that doctor saw your friend who may have clearly shown signs of appendicitis, gave them antibiotics and sent them home? ... wow.
 
Oh, thank goodness that the op is over and has gone well - and what a gem of a son, to text you first thing! And his new friend - I liked that she was thoughtful about saving you the drive on Sunday, and this today, about being careful not to tie up phone lines, is also looking good. Fingers crossed for him, in more ways than one! (I think Flyer's point is a good one, though - about the first doctor. :( )

And now some focus on you! You must still be exhausted - please don't be hard on yourself. You all could still do with gentleness and looking after - and don't berate yourself about weight (or indeed about anything else). You'll pick up on that when the time is right. For right now, give yourself a break - and as far as food goes, sure, eat diet-y, but eat the nicest possible diet-y that you can find. Luxurious fruits, smoked salmon... whatever you like - for the whole household - you and G both deserve the best!

Hugs and continued good wishes for R and all. :)
 
Petal- You're sweet. I was so overwhelmed & tired I think. Being negative about myself sure won't help.
Flyer- I know. The answer is yes. It was our younger son. I let them know this morning what happened. His appendix actually ruptured & he's lucky to be alive.
Amy- Thanks. I am still exhausted & have not felt well today or actually for the last few days. I couldn't even be bothered telling the doctor that. I just got the scripts I needed & got out of there. I am going to eat as cleanly as I can & I think my queasiness might be food-related.

R's infection was so bad the surgeon thought he may have had to remove some of his bladder, but fortunately, when he got in there it was ok. He should start to feel much better really soon. He'll be in hospital until Friday at least.
 
Cate said:
I let them know this morning what happened. His appendix actually ruptured & he's lucky to be alive.
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Something similar happened to my brother in Canberra a couple of years ago, went in on a weekend and they tried to send him home, somebody finally took notice when he refused to leave and his appendix burst as they prepped him for surgery, he is lucky to be alive.
 
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