Cruzin Terri

Good morning and sorry I have been away so long. I have not been feeling very well. Had some GI problems and not sure what really happened but it lasted about a week and put me out of commission.Seems to be resolved now. It put me in a really funky mood and I didn’t want to do anything. I didn’t realize that I had not posted for such a long time. We are doing okay. DH is holding his own and we are still on track for going on our Italy trip on April 25. Keeping our fingers and toes crossed. I have been spending some time getting everything in order for that, Thank you to all of you who were concerned. I am sorry for not checking in. I was really upset with not having a clean house. Tried to get the cleaners who do the house across the street. That did not work out. They are not taking any clients. That also made me even more depressed. Trying to do everything myself. When LO AND BEHOLD! My cleaning lady got in touch and said she is available to work again. So she showed up with her daughter on Holy Thursday and cleaned the house from top to bottom. It sparkles. It really did lift my spirits. I hope everyone had a nice Easter for those who celebrate. Sorry for not posting and sending some greetings. We leave in 19 days to drive to Jacksonville and fly out in 20 days. I will try to be better in posting. I have a lot to do and am praying that we really are able to make this trip without any glitches. DH has an appointment with the Neurologist on April 11 and hope that does not put a glitch in our plans. I don’t think it will. He seems pretty good and is looking forward to the trip. I did join a support group. It is somewhat of a help, but I need more than that. I have been trying to find some other resources in the community. On a good note, DH had a visit with his PCP that told him that under no conditions should he be driving. While DH does not like this, he will abide by it. I looked at the Cares List. I am sorry there are so many in need of prayers. Be assured that each of you are in my daily prayers and especially to those who are on the list. Hope those who are celebrating and cruising are enjoying. That’s all for now. God bless, Terri I have a lot of catching up to do.

Good morning, Just a quick note to all. Thank you to Jacqui, Roy, Vanessa, Debbie, Dixie and Ann for your undying dedication to this thread. I am off to the foot doctor for a second injection. I have a neuroma on my right foot. Had an injection two weeks ago. It helped some, but not enough. Going to try another. It is raining and promises to keep doing so all day. I have to drive to Hilton Head to the doctor. Always lots of traffic. Rain makes it worse. Will try to post again later. Have a 9:45 appt. Have to get going. God Bless, Terri

Hello everyone, Sorry for not posting for a while. Things have been hectic. Trying to get taxes done and other things around the house. It never ends,. Not sure if I mentioned that I sustained a rotator cuff tear when I fell in Barbados on Feb. 5. That makes it harder to do everything—especially since it is the right arm. Everything is a struggle. I am on a path to wean off the prednisone, but very slowly. DH is doing as well as he can. So far so good, but must be reminded of everything. Thank you to all of you for your contributions. I read the posts when I am able. Must comment that I have had the Santa Margherita Sparkling Rose and it is quite good. I was able to get it at our local Publix for a while. They don’t seem to carry it any more. I hope everyone is doing fine. Even though I am not posting regularly, I do remember all of you in my daily prayers. God Bless, Terri

Just checking in real quick. i have been super busy and will try better to post. As for my friend, Anita, I have no news. I have no idea where she is or where to even to start looking for her,. She is not in the hospital, they will not even tell me is she was ever there. I haven’t called the Doctor’s office because they will not give me any info due to privacy concerns. She does not answer her phone and the cell phone number I have is the wrong number. So i am completely lost. @JazzyV, Vanessa, if you wish you can take her off the list if you wish. i am sure she needs prayers but I am at a total loss. I don’t travel in the same circle of friends as she does so I don’t know them. She and I are linked because our husbands were schoolmates in High School. There’s more to this story but I won’t go into it. i want to help her, but if I can’t find her, I can’t help. Thanks for the prayers. Terri

Good evening to all. Sorry I did not post earlier. We are still in Jacksonville and will leave to go home tomorrow morning. This afternoon I had X-rays of both hands, which show severe arthritis. This explains the reason for the pain I have. At least we now know that the pain is not caused by the PMR—or so I think. The MRI, on the other hand, shows that I have a partial rotator cuff tear. I was able to see the report but I have not yet heard from the doctor. I have a feeling that I will get a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. Not sure if there is a way to deal with this non-surgically. I will probably hear from someone tomorrow about a referral. Just when I thought I was all done for a while! So now the question is, Will we be able to go to Italy in five weeks? It would be pretty sad to have to cancel this trip again. i’ll keep you posted as I get more info. I tried to get in touch with my friend Anita today. Called the hospital. They do not have her listed. Said that she probably went home. Can’t believe that. Called both home and cell phone. No answer. Don’t know who took her to the hospital. Her DH passed away in August of 2021 so she is alone. I just know it is a friend, but not who. it seems strange to be discharged so soon after a kidney removal. Prayers continue. So that is the state of affairs here. Thank you all for your prayers and concern. God Bless, Terri

@grapau27 Happy Birthday to Pauline

While this thread is still open I just want to post again and add a few things. I just finished reading through all 7 pages. This is a first. Don’t remember a thread this long. Anyway, here goes. I’m late to the party. @Quartzsite Cruiser Happy Belated birthday @Overhead Fred Happy Belated birthday to Mitzi @grapau27 I am sorry for the reception you received from Sarah’s mam. Time to move on. You have gone above and beyond. Try to forgive. She is in a bad place right now. @Nickelpenny I am sorry for your loss of Martina. It is so hard to be away and have that happen. @fruitmachine Welcome to our group. Hope you will post often and find a happy place here. God Bless, Terri

Greetings from Jacksonville, We will be her until Thursday. I saw the Rheumatologist today and found out all the things I am doing wrong. I was very pleased with the Consultation. First of all I cannot get any more Covid vaccinations. They are causing flare-ups working against my getting the PMR under control. Part of the reason why I keep getting better and then getting worse. Secondly, no more alcohol until this is under control and I am totally off the Prednisone. No one ever told me not to drink. All I drink is wine, but now that is not to be. I will do what I am told. Thirdly, I am on a course to wean myself off the prednisone at one mg at a time. Very slowly. I am looking forward to the day when Prednisone is a thing of the past. I have had a busy day and will have another tomorrow. Have X-rays and MRI. Both late in the day. So we will go home on Thursday morning. I have not had the opportunity to check on Anita and will try to do so this evening. Thank you all for your well wishes and prayers. God Bless, Terri

I did not have the basic drinks package. I was cruising with the old O Life program. I had no package at all. Drinks were free.

Thank you all for all your well wishes today. I managed to get my blood work done this afternoon instead of tomorrow morning. That gives me time for breakfast before the Rheumatologist’s appointment. Glad I got to Jacksonville on time. Wasn’t sure I was going to make it. I have not gotten an update on Anita, but will try to find out tonight or tomorrow. If I were home I would have been at Hilton Head Hospital to find out what was happening. Thank you for your kind thoughts about DD DBIL Eugene. He was so special. God Bless, Terri

Good morning, If I don’t post now, I will not get to it later. Many things to report today. First and foremost we have to go to Jacksonville. Tomorrrow, I finally have my Rheumalologist appointment. I think it is a little late, but we will see what he has to say and where we go from here. Also a GYN appointment follows. Secondly, my good friend, Anita, is having surgery today to have her right kidney removed. She has a malignancy in it. She has always been a very small, thin person, and right now she is down to 74 pounds. Please pray for her. And finally, today is my DD DBIL, Eugene’s birthday in heaven. He passed away in October 2021. As most of you know, he was a special needs person, being cognitively impaired from a brain damage at the age of 4. Jim and I were his guardians for 40 years after his Dad passed away. Happy Birthday in heaven, Eugene! There is an interesting article in the New York Times regarding the 4 year anniversary of Covid being declared a pandemic and how the US death rate was so high. Interesting reading. @dfish Happy Birthday to DS Sue. Thank you all who participate and work so hard to make this thread what it is. God Bless, Terri

I was offered drinks while playing slots in the casino. I just gave a small tip to the server. Terri

@grapau27 Graham, sorry I am late with this, but my deepest condolences on the passing of Sarah’s dad. Prayers for him and your whole family. Terri

Hello everyone, Glad to be back. A number of incidents have kept me away. Too many to list here. I have not been able to follow all the events but will try to catch up. Hope everyone has a good day and Happy Mothers Day to all our friends in the UK. God Bless, Terri

Good Afternoon everyone, We made it home yesterday and I was so tired. We just had sandwiches for dinner. Too tired to cook and too tired to go out. Thank you to all who contribute to this thread and keep it going. Today we are expecting the area rug for the living room. We ordered it in August and was supposed to have it by Thanksgiving. That didn’t happen. Then it was Christmas. It finally came in while we were on our cruise. The phone call yesterday said they would be delivering it between 11:30 am and 1 pm. Well, it is now 1:28 pm and there is no sign of them. We will see what happens. I spent the morning cleaning the Living Room floor. It hadn’t been done since before we went on our cruise. Don’t want a new rug on a dirty floor. As for my visit to the Mayo. There was no tear or fracture of my shoulder. Just arthritis. My PMR numbers are down to normal. However, the Doc wants to stay on the Prednisone until I see the Rheumatologist. We will see where we go from there. I am hoping to be off the meds all together in a short time. Hopefully with no flare-ups. We’ll see what time the delivery guys show up. Have a great day everyone and thank you all for your concerns. Terri

Then it is a moot point. At least that is the way I took it. You could always call AMEX and get a clarification. Terri

YMMV

i do not think that UBER is considered a “common carrier”. In my case I used Chase Points to book my passage to Italy. That was a different situation. You can always use your AMEX card to pay UBER as I do. Terri

Menus are posted on your TV every day. Terri

Just a quick Good Morning. Thank you to Jacqui, Vanessa, et al for the Daily and Fleet Report. We are driving home from Jacksonville this morning. Decided to stay the night after X-rays were ordered for my right shoulder. Could not get them until 3:30pm yesterday afternoon. Too late to start home at that hour. Time to get moving. Shower and pack and get out of here. Want to make a stop at Costco. If I get the opportunity I will post after we get home. Happy Hump Day God Bless, Terri

Sorry to be posting so late. We never made it home from Jacksonville. I had to get some X-rays to make sure my shoulder was okay. Couldn’t get that appointment until 3:30 in the afternoon and then we felt it was too late to start home. So we are staying the night. The X-ray showed the shoulder is not broken nor is the rotator cuff torn. I just need to do some exercises to get it moving again. Also my nose did not suffer any permanent damage from the fall. Good news. I see the Rheumatologist in two weeks and then my PCP again at the end of March. We took the opportunity to visit my cousin in Ponte Vedra. She just bought a house and was proud to show it off. It is not new and she is putting a lot of work into it. She is really good at that and the house will be beautiful when it is all finished. We then went out to dinner at an Italian Restaurant nearby, where we have gone often. I don’t know what happened to me, but the shrimp oreganato did not sit well in my tummy. I hope this resolves soon as I need to get some sleep so we can drive home tomorrow. @cat shepard Ann, prayer for your sister. @marshhawk glad to see you back @JazzyV glad the pain is improving. That’s all for now folks. Hope to be able to post tomorrow after I get home. God Bless, Terri

Thanks so much for your well wishes. Terri

Hello all, As promised I am reporting from Jacksonville. The numbers from the Blood Test are within normal limits. So my question to the doc is “Why do I feel so bad?” My back is hurting, my right shoulder and upper arm are hurting. I just plain feel lousy! We will see where we go from here. I have an appointment with the Rheumatologist on March 12. I have been waiting fro three months for that appointment. We will se what comes of it. I am very tired tonight. Hopefully I can get an X-ray of the shoulder tomorrow and also get to go home. More tomorrow when I get the opportunity. Terri

Good morning all, I have not read the posts, but will do so later. We are getting ready to get out of here on time so that I get to Jacksonville in time for my afternoon appointment for Blood Work. More appointments tomorrow. I also realize that I did some damage to my right upper arm and shoulder during that fall on the dock in Barbados and will try to get that checked out while I am there. Will post more after we get to the hotel and finished with blood work. Vanessa, thank you for including me on the list today. Terri

Good morning all, Sorry I haven’t been around. It has been an unusual week. A busy one in some ways, and in other ways, just lots of stuff happening. I am just hoping that things start to calm down. My bruises are just about gone and I don’t need makeup to cover them anymore. We have a number of things to do this weekend and then I have some appointments in Jacksonville at the Mayo Clinic on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. I dressing the surgical wounds on my legs where the cancerous lesions were removed. I do not like the way the left leg looks and will see a nurse while I am there. I will have blood work for the PMR and see my PCP also. So we are leaving on Monday morning and returning on Tuesday afternoon. I still don’t have a cleaning lady and need to get some things done today. I am not happy about this situation. It just makes me exhausted and I have to find someone soon. Hope everyone has a great Saturday and a nice weekend. God Bless, Terri