20200124 - Shirts Here!

20200124 - Up in the am and worked from home, got quite a bit done. L home and we called the Dr. and picked the treatment that would be the least invasive and the most potential of not taking a pill everyday the rest of my life. The Dr. called in the prescription for us and when G got home we made a trip to Giant Eagle to get the prescription and some food for dinner. Home and made arrangements for the shirts I have been working on to be at the basketball game for sale. This has been a LONG process to get these shirts made... but they look great! Hung out watching TV and taking it easy the rest of the night.

20200123 - Endocrinologist

20200123 - Up in the am and called the Endocrinologist first thing. I was able to get an appointment and it was early so L&I rushed around and got to the Dr office in Reynoldsburg. It was a good visit. Dr. Larrimer is quite a unique individual, very through and precise. He gave L&I all the options for treatment of a hyperactive thyroid and told us to call him at exactly noon tomorrow with the direction we would like to go... Home and did a bit of work and relaxed the rest of the day.

20200122 - Driver

20200122 - Up in the am and in to work. Kicked off a big project and let got the team headed on the right direction. Then got lightheaded and had Tim drive me home... We got to the house at the same time L was getting home. In to the house and down on the couch. Watched some TV with L and took a nap. L made some dinner and ran to pick G up from basketball. J came home and had a bathroom emergency... L&G home and we all had dinner. J got cleaned up and then L&J headed to my work to get my car and G got cleaned up. 

20200121 - Photons

20200121 - Up in the am and G home sick from school. L took me back to the hospital for my nuclear testing. The shot photons at my thyroid to see how much of the radioactive iodine it absorbed in the last 24 hours. The result was ‘Out of normal range”, quite fitting for me... headed home and set up an office in the living room and got some work done. G came down and we watched some TV. J home from school and watched a bit of TV with us before vanishing to his room. To bed in good time. 

20200120 - Chicken Dinner

20200120 -  Up in the am and more time in the hospital. Gma&paW stopped in with J&G for a visit and then they went grocery shopping... I was told I would get to go home today so hung out and hung out... Had a lady come in and guy come in and do an ultrasound of my thyroid and later a guy came in and did one on my heart. Waited and waited... Had a gourmet dinner and finally I was released to go home. Gma&paW gt me home and J&G were there to 'help'. L got home and she had to run right out to get to the pharmacy to get my meds. L home and we caught up. Not up late, to bed in good time.

20200119 - I Got Rhythm

20200119 - I woke up I could instantly tell my heart was back to normal. Gave more blood and Courtland showed up, D not long after. Sat and chatted with them a bit and they left. Gma&paW showed up, chatted a bit and they went to the house to be with the boys. I got moved to a new bigger room with negative pressure and isolation signs on it so everyone that comes in has to wear a mask and gown. L called a couple times. Spent the rest of the day/evening/night watching football and giving blood every 4 hrs.

20200118 - ER Visit

20200118 - G woke me up in the am to make sure I took my pills on time and he made me a waffle for bfast. Tom ran G to a baseball clinic that was going on at the high school. I hung out around the house and got some things done. J home from his friends and G home from the clinic. We hung out most of the afternoon. J ran G to basketball and then went to work, D came home and hung out with me. D ran and picked G up from practice and the g got ready to go to Owen's for the night. During the packing process G got upset about D using a screen and was throwing a fit. As I got involved I could feel myself getting upset, I was already upset that J had to work and was not going to poker with me, this triggered my heart to go out of rhythm. I quietly played solitaire for several hour trying to get heart to relax and go back into rhythm. It was better but not back to normal when I left to go play cards. I stopped at gas station got a protein bar and a cappuccino and then got on the highway. As I ate the protein bar and drank the coffee I could feel myself getting more anxious and thing getting more out of sync. By the time I got to Reynoldsburg exit on 70 I was light headed and feet and hands were going numb. I put the windows down for fresh cold air to help keep me alert and made it to the Etna exit where I pulled into a McDonald’s and gas station combo. I went in and got myself a cup of coffee. Sat down and when I sat down things got worse so went to bathroom, a lot of urges to pee during the whole event. Called D and told him I may need him to pick me up. Walked around outside, not getting better. Texted D and sent him my location and to come get me. Went in and walked around the inside of the gas station becoming more dizzy and shaky. Told the guy there I might need his help. We chatted for a min and I started shaking more. I told him to call the squad. He talked to the squad forever and told me they said no coffee. Put that down and then paced a bit, and then waited for the ambulance that seemed to take forever to get there. Called D and told him not to come I was getting a squad and would contact him later to let him know where I was. Waited… Ambulance arrived, I climbed in, they did some tests, D showed up. Ambulance took me to Mt. Carmel East to a room in the ER and they got me hooked up to stuff. D had called L so she was a mess and called folks. Bill showed up and D shortly after. They gave me some drugs that dropped my heart rates form 160s to 90-100. They did other stuff and I sat. J showed up with Bryce and they were going to go get my car. I was uneasy with that so sent D&J to get it. Everyone left and I tried to relax and get my heart back in rhythm. Eventually they took me to an observation area where they drew lots of blood. I feel asleep.

20200117 - L to FL

20200117 - Up in the am and in to work. Had a normal day and headed out a bit early so I could see L before she left to Florida. Saw L off and G&I hung out watching a show on Amazon while we were on our electronics. Eventually we made it to the Chinese restaurant to pick up our dinner and we had a feast with one little accident when G spilled soy sauce all over L's white foot stool... We were up way to late and eventually got to bed.

20200116 - Wrong Kind of Shingles

20200116 - Up in the am and called the Dr. I hadn't been there in 5 years so they told me to come in early to get the new patient paperwork done... I got myself together and took a call from the house and did some email before heading to the Dr. Diagnosis = Shingles... That explains the soar back Monday and the pain spreading to my armpit Tuesday and to my chest Wednesday... After the Dr. I headed in to work and fought a couple fights. Finished up the day and headed home.

20200115 - No Dr. Please

20200115 - UP in the am and in to work slow. prepping for a big meeting. had a busy day, started feeling worse towards the end of the day. Home and had dinner with LJ&G. hung out in the living room with L while the boys played on their Xboxes. L&I chatted before bed and I showed her the rash I was getting. She thinks they are shingles and demands I go to the Dr. tomorrow. To bed and worked on processing some of our pictures.

20200114 - Busy Night

20200114 - Up in the am and in to work. Spent a lot of time on the phone working a big project. Finished the day helping Victoria with spreadsheets. Home and L at G's basketball game, J in the garage working and practicing on his skateboard. I ran in and renamed some pics before heading to a Scout meeting. Scout meeting was good, still not a lot of progress on things we really need to move forward with. Had 3 kids show up for the Board of review. Home and worked on some more pics and updating blog while watching TV until late.

20200113 - Messy

20200113 - Up in the am and walked into to a mess at work. Had a super stressful day and headed home a bit late. Home and L made me a sandwich before I ran G to basketball and she cut J's hair. I ran to Scouts to check in. Home and worked on pictures. Ran to pick G up and we stopped at the gas station. Skipping Bible Bangers tonight to  stay home and we watched the NCAA National Football Championship.