Openhearted Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Morning bp 131/98. ETA Ok. I'm outta here for reals now. Renai, liked the booya. Not the bp. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I can't remember the last time my BP was down under 140/100 or so. Sometimes it gets all the way down to 120/80 I guess. Not that it's a competition or anything, but yeah, stress sucks. Cardiac stuff sucks more. Heart flat out stopping, that's terrifying. :-P 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Also what is up with all of the child trafficking going on here in my absence? I'm lost. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I am posting to tell you that I am an idiot. I was looking at my pill bottles this morning in preparation for the big drug reset and saw the big sticker on the side of two bottles that said that they are supposed to be taken two hours apart from each other. I think I knew that once. I know I had been taking one at dinner and one at bedtime but then I got lazy and thought that was too much to remember so started taking them all at bedtime. Taken together they reduce the efficacy of each other. D'oh. Facepalm. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I am posting to tell you that I am an idiot. I was looking at my pill bottles this morning in preparation for the big drug reset and saw the big sticker on the side of two bottles that said that they are supposed to be taken two hours apart from each other. I think I knew that once. I know I had been taking one at dinner and one at bedtime but then I got lazy and thought that was too much to remember so started taking them all at bedtime. Taken together they reduce the efficacy of each other. D'oh. Facepalm. That's super easy to do. Fix it, but take a little solace in the fact that doctors and pharmacists won't even tell you about some subtle interactions of your stuff that would make you nuts to track. That said, you should take them separated still. Medication is ridiculous to keep track of and changing insurance rules, generics, prices, coverage, availability, etc, just makes it all worse. In the 1800s we had to worry about infection from surgeons with dirty hands. Now we have to worry about insurance companies and drug corporations killing us with a never ending shell game. Bleh. :P 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I am posting to tell you that I am an idiot. I was looking at my pill bottles this morning in preparation for the big drug reset and saw the big sticker on the side of two bottles that said that they are supposed to be taken two hours apart from each other. I think I knew that once. I know I had been taking one at dinner and one at bedtime but then I got lazy and thought that was too much to remember so started taking them all at bedtime. Taken together they reduce the efficacy of each other. D'oh. Facepalm. Yeah, riiiiight. Jean made a mistake. :001_rolleyes: I think we know better. Thank you, Jean, for deliberately doing that so the rest of us feel better about our little foibles. You are awesome; not only are you almost perfect, but you're willing to take one for the team to make the rest of us feel better. :thumbup1: (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I am posting to tell you that I am an idiot. I was looking at my pill bottles this morning in preparation for the big drug reset and saw the big sticker on the side of two bottles that said that they are supposed to be taken two hours apart from each other. I think I knew that once. I know I had been taking one at dinner and one at bedtime but then I got lazy and thought that was too much to remember so started taking them all at bedtime. Taken together they reduce the efficacy of each other. D'oh. Facepalm. Glad you figured it out. Onward and upward! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 The lemonade is working for reasons I fail to truly understand. Well, yeah. We told you to drink it many pages ago, and you pooh-poohed us. Next time you will listen! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 On a good note, we now know that my meds are not placebos! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) With my first pregnancy, this was the only thing my stomach could hold. Well, that and filtered water. With one baby, I could only eat white foods. No veggies at all for months. I'm late with my good morning post, but good morning! Thanks to good morning america and Tim McGraw, my Dd 6 just said the word dam$. His new song is apparently "Dam$ country music". I had to explain it was a bad word, and not a beaver dam. I am supposed to be in two places at once today. Overwhelmed. Good luck with the cookies, duckling. Explaining curse words is educational. :D Edited May 21, 2016 by texasmama 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My kids rat me out to Tex when they think I'm being inappropriate. . . That might make me do it more. #badmom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I really wish that dh would hurry up and leave for work so I can go back to bed. I no longer can feel my face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My kids rat me out to Tex when they think I'm being inappropriate. . . That might make me do it more. #badmom It's true. And I respond with horror. It's all part of our schtick. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I really wish that dh would hurry up and leave for work so I can go back to bed. I no longer can feel my face.I hate this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEI4qSrkPAs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I hate this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEI4qSrkPAs"] [/url]Why won't my videos embed?Fixed it, maybe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Well, yeah. We told you to drink it many pages ago, and you pooh-poohed us. Next time you will listen!It doesn't make any sense! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 It doesn't make any sense!A lot of things don't. Be a pragmatist. Also, listen to your elders, little missy! :D 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Take all the dam pictures you want. #couldntresist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My theory behind the lemonade, which only works if there is actual lemon in it, is that the acid from the lemon helps you digest your food more quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Take all the dam pictures you want. #couldntresist Stop saying dam! I am making this: http://www.susansfoodforthought.com/gluten-free-raw-vegan-simple-recipes/slow-cooker-dahl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Why won't my videos embed? Fixed it, maybe. I tell the kids that he should ditch her since she appears to be giving him some kind of a paralytic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I am more random than normal. And I'm giggling uncontrollably. It seems like an ITT kind of a day. (My 13 year old is rolling her eyes at me a lot this morning. "Don't do drugs, kid.") 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Stop saying dam! (Make me!) I am making this: http://www.susansfoodforthought.com/gluten-free-raw-vegan-simple-recipes/slow-cooker-dahl I wonder if you can use green or brown lentils. And then what do you do with it? Eat with a spoon? With naan? Spread on graham crackers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My theory behind the lemonade, which only works if there is actual lemon in it, is that the acid from the lemon helps you digest your food more quickly. Nope. It makes me feel better on an empty stomach. My best guess is that it neutralizes the acid in my tummy, but I don't think that's correct. I own Elements and Carbon Chemistry. I should read them. John's been a jerk all day. I never knew sympathy symptoms could be so bad. They've been upset for weeks. It makes sense. They still follow my cycles, why wouldn't this ruin their lives? We told them about the baby last night. They were unphased. I suppose we've all known for a year so why would they be surprised? These Ensure straws are some super advanced technology. Girls only: I think I dehydrated myself into a UTI. :( I could be wrong. I'm drinking all the things to try to combat it. I'll know by morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I wonder if you can use green or brown lentils. And then what do you do with it? Eat with a spoon? With naan? Spread on graham crackers?I think you could use any lentils. I will eat it with a spoon. You could serve it over rice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (((Hugs))) Slache Get some help if you need it. (Doc and meds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (((Hugs))) Slache Get some help if you need it. (Doc and meds). Sometimes I *feel* like I'm starting one when I'm dehydrated but I'm actually fine. I think that's what's happening now, but yes I will seek immediate medical attention if I fear otherwise. Because ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Well, I rescheduled one appointment I was supposed to be at, and just got back from the other one. So far, so good. I'm glad everyone is feeling better. ETA: I don't have to leave again for 30 minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Also what is up with all of the child trafficking going on here in my absence? I'm lost. I think it's Grass is Greener Syndrome. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I'm dopey. Help me find the dishwasher so that I can load it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Nope. It makes me feel better on an empty stomach. My best guess is that it neutralizes the acid in my tummy, but I don't think that's correct. I own Elements and Carbon Chemistry. I should read them. John's been a jerk all day. I never knew sympathy symptoms could be so bad. They've been upset for weeks. It makes sense. They still follow my cycles, why wouldn't this ruin their lives? We told them about the baby last night. They were unphased. I suppose we've all known for a year so why would they be surprised? These Ensure straws are some super advanced technology. Girls only: I think I dehydrated myself into a UTI. :( I could be wrong. I'm drinking all the things to try to combat it. I'll know by morning. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Poor Slash. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I think it's Grass is Greener Syndrome. Nope, not here. No one's taking my baby. Just seeking to expand the crew. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 P.S. I'll have what Jean's having. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I think it's Grass is Greener Syndrome. I think I have the best kids, but I'm willing to send them to JoJosmom for some attention. I didn't claim anyone else's. I can't handle more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Trivia question: Can you tell who has an upcoming work deadline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Ikslo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Umm, it might be the person taking the time to search out all the coolest smilies on the Interwebs. Yeah, probably Ikslo. You know how lazy she is... (It's not Ikslo. And I didn't mean the above. Just joke-etic license. Sorry, Ikslo.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I assumed you meant because somebody wasn't here. Go do stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 HA! Now I get to proctor a Latin test. So I am doing something while I'm sitting here. That's multi-tasking. Yay, me! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 An actual thing a few minutes ago: "Hand me the Snap Circuits book that is by the store. I mean, door. I mean, stairs." Tex says that I'm drunk. (Dd sent her a blackmail YouTube of me. ) But see, I'm typing just fine. I'm sane. And in total control. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Slache, I have heard of some people having less acid (rather than more) during pregnancy. Maybe the lemonade helps in that case? I think the fact that it is sour makes it easier to drink than water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 You so totally rock, Squirt Jean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (That was a movie reference, BTW.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 By the way, where is Ikslo? Did she get permission to take a leave of absence? (Insert toe tapping smiley). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Slache, I have heard of some people having less acid (rather than more) during pregnancy. Maybe the lemonade helps in that case? I think the fact that it is sour makes it easier to drink than water. So you think I have an imbalance that's making me ill and the lemonade is correcting the balance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I'm very much enjoying this. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So you think I have an imbalance that's making me ill and the lemonade is correcting the balance? Slash, I think the medical explanation is that you are pregnant and are chemically discombooberated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Well that didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 JoJo'sMom has some pretty advanced procrastination techniques. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I was going to drive to the store but for some reason dd is insisting that we can make do without grocery shopping. . . . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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