tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335909032012-01-26T16:16:19.695-08:00I'm a Menopausal Monster. I don't know exactly when I transformed into this 'hideous' creature, but my family informs me it's been a very loooooooong time now. This blog is my diary, a menopausal woman's view of the days of her lives (yes, you read that correctly, she leads two lives - that of Mrs. Jekyl & Mrs. Hyde). She also writes about her struggle with an inherited heart muscle disease called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, weight issues & osteoarthritis.Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.comBlogger1631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-70293110531593308052011-02-14T08:14:00.000-08:002011-02-14T08:16:14.652-08:00

 Nancy, author and owner of the website How To Become A Nurse Practitioner contacted me this morning to let me know about her Top 30 Menopause Blog list of which Menopausal Monster is included, in the Comedic category.  Yay!  Thank you Nancy. ComedicSometimes we all need a good chuckle. Check out these blogs to make you smile, as well as provide some factual information!The Menopausal Monster

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 Last week we worked our tails off preparing food and decorating the hall in secrecy so Tom wouldn't suspect that our daughters and I were planning a surprise retirement party for him. The last two days before the party I wasn't so sure that we had pulled it off but went on pretending that we were going to our next door neighbor's surprise wedding anniversary party.  It wasn't until we walked

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 Venting here.  Having a surprise retirement party for my hubby Tom next Saturday and more than half the people invited have not responded to their invitations!  This drives me CRAZY!  I've had this happen with all 3 of our daughter's graduation parties, 2 of their weddings..........what's wrong with people??!!! What does RSVP mean?Come on PEOPLE.....you really don't want Mrs. Hyde to come out of

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 I was recently contacted by Katie Niedt, Outreach Coordinator of Fisher Wallace Laboratories: I follow your blog and am writing to make sure you are aware of the Wall Street Journal article just published re: my company’s medical device that treats insomnia, anxiety and depression.  This is an important treatment option for women suffering from menopause-related insomnia and/or depression:

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This is too funny not to share ★Denise★

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  For the past year and a half I've been experiencing these 'twitches, flutterings, hic-cups, palpitations' feelings in the right side of my chest beneath the breast and to the right.  They are not painful but they are extremely annoying.  I can actually see that area moving.  Sometimes it looks like my breast is doing a naughty dance.  After a couple months of this when I went to my doctor

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My sister sent this to me in my email today.  I thought it was cute and wanted to share. Senior wedding > Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, living inMiami, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore . . . Jacob suggests they go inside. > > Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: > > "Are you

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 I am thrilled that we are FINALLY having nice cool evenings and mornings.  I've been able to use my CPAP machine again.  Wasn't able to use it all summer because it was just so hot and miserable I felt like I was suffocating when I put that darned mask on that I had to rip it right back off again.  I wish I could say that I'm sleeping good, but I haven't really noticed any change.  I'm still

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 It's been awhile since I've posted here.  Nothing new going on with me other than I've been very busy with my crafts and sending them out of state to a couple shops for consignment. I received an email today from Barbara Dunn of haiwatch.com and it's just easier for me to paste the letter than to try to explain it. Hello again DeniseI've reached out to you in the past about Kimberly-Clark's

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I've noticed for the last few years that my eyebrows have gotten 'wiry'. I thought if hair conditioner works on the hair on my head, surely it will work on my eyebrows.  I started to apply some about 2 weeks ago letting it 'sit' for about 5-10 minutes before my shower.  It took a few days before I noticed a difference  but I can definitely see and feel that they don't look wiry and feel softer. 

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Tom likes to be 'warm' and I like to be 'cool' or at least comfortable.  For the past week he kept all the windows in the house closed, and I didn't complain because the weather at night had been on the cool side.  Yesterday the temp went up to 80 degrees.  The house did feel nice and cool and 'comfortable' so I didn't bother opening any windows, as I felt it would let the heat in.  With the sun

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Last weekend I was over at my daughter Carey's home helping her clean to get ready for her husband's homecoming from overseas.  They haven't seen each other in 6 months and he's not yet officially 'met' their baby daughter Isabella who is nearing 6 months old.  Carey purchased a new vacuum sweeper which is totally different from mine.  My off/on 'switch' is a pedal on the bottom of my sweeper. 

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I've been a bad girl and stopped going to Curves last summer when it just got too freaking hot for me.  I don't like to sweat as it is and working up a sweat while working out and then coming out into 85+ degree weather with high humidity just wasn't doing it for me.  I figured that I would do some water exercises in our pool so I could keep cool but that didn't work out either since we had a bad

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  I'm helping my eldest daughter potty train her youngest who turned 3 in Dec.  We are finally making progress.  YEA!!!  3 year old Ayden was sitting on the potty chair on Friday and spotted her Poppy's brush on the shelf above the toilet.  "Whose brush is that Gramma?"  I replied that it was Poppy's.  " What does he do with it Gramma?".  "He brushes his hair sweetie".  A befuddled look crosses

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KKL Primitives Online Yard Sale I have lots of decorative plates, some English and Holland Tins, hand made crafts - come check it out! 

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Do you suffer from hot flashes ?  Two sisters have developed a fan that fits right in your purse or pocket that you can whip out in an instant for immediate comfort.  They are fashionable, available in different styles and would make great gifts or party favors. Visit their website at Not So Hot and see if this item is just what you've been searching for!

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When someone develops an infection at a hospital or other patient care facility that they did not have prior to treatment, this is referred to as a healthcare-associated (sometimes hospital-acquired) infection (HAI). Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a global crisis affecting both patients and healthcare workers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at any point in time,

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Some of the artists of the 60's are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers ... They include: Bobby Darin ---Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' A Flash Herman's Hermits ---Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Walker Ringo Starr ---I Get By With A Little Help From Depends The Bee Gees -- -How Can You Mend A Broken Hip?   Roberta Flack---The First Time Ever I

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I had an appt. with my doctor today to let her know that those muscle relaxant pills don't seem to be doing me much good - the spasms/twitches are still occurring and since I've never been in any pain, I don't think I need a muscle relaxer.  Everything is a 'process of elimination'.  She is now wondering if the twitches are caused by nerves in my spine.  She is sending me to a neurologist that

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* You sell your home heating system at a yard sale. (Hot flashes) * The person you sleep with complains about snow piling up on the bed. (Night sweats) * Your husband jokes that instead of buying a wood stove, he is using you to heat the family room this winter. Rather than just saying you are not amused, you shoot him. (Mood swings) * You write post-it notes with your kid's names on them. (

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Now we know that my Simvastatin isn't the cause of my 'spasms',  I'm on a muscle relaxant called Chlorzoxazone ( try to say that 5 times real fast!!) .  I have a month's supply and if at the end of that time the spasms don't go away then I'll have some tests done.  Another way to describe the feelings I'm having is 'hiccups' below my ribs. These are so ANNOYING.....can't wait til they go away for

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Clipart courtesy of Karen's Whimseys  Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!!

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Those darned spasms have returned and are strong again.  My conclusion is that Simvistatin is not the culprit since I've been off it for several weeks now.  I admit that the spasms were greatly reduced when I was off the med for over a week but they are getting stronger and more frequent again. My cardiologist  was going to see about putting me on Crestor after the New Year, but now I'm wondering

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My cardiologist's office called yesterday to let me know they got the results from when I wore the halter for 48 hours.  The nurse said it  showed that I did have 'extra heartbeats' but that they did NOT occur at the same time I was feeling those annoying spasms.  So my heart itself is not causing me a problem.  Besides my pacemaker is supposed to keep my beats regulated and if there's a 'problem

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I had my 6 mo. checkup at my cardiologist's yesterday morning.  Tom wanted me to mention those 'flutterings', 'spasms', 'baby like kicks' that I continue to get daily and nightly.  I didn't want to, as I figured my doctor is a heart doctor and he's going to tell me to see my GP.  I was actually surprised though as he took notes and said 'just to be safe, and to 'rule out' anything with the heart,

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I was very surprised to receive this email ( below) this afternoon. I think I would feel better about it if the writer actually mentioned my blog by name, lol  I know they weren't referring to my other two blogs since they are craft related blogs so Menopausal Monster must be the one....although personally I don't feel there is that much medical information here, I just write about my own

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I am FINALLY all over my bronchitis and feeling so much better.  My 4th grandbaby ( 3rd grandaughter) was born on Oct. 27th.  Isabella Nazera weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and 19 1/2 in. long.  I was supposed to go into the delivery room with my daughter who had a C-section because Bella was a breech baby, but I was still too sick so my eldest daughter took my place.  Daddy is overseas on a job and

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Today is day number 7 that I've been sick with a sore throat and bad cough and general fatigue.  I wasn't sure what I have and wasn't feeling any better by day 6  so made an appt. with my doctor yesterday.  Turns out I have bronchitis and an ear infection.  I'm on an antibiotic now and keeping my fingers crossed I will no longer be 'sick' come Tuesday when my 4th grandbaby will be delivered. 

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I'm lovin' it!!!  It's cool enough to have to use a blanket at night and chilly enough in the morning to really enjoy my hot coffee.  It's windy and the leaves are whirling and twirling about.  I've invited my children and their families over for dinner today so this morning I plan to work on some crafts and then will have to put everything away ( that means put everything on my bed until they

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I just received this email from a site called The Daily Reviewer: Congratulations! Your readers have submitted and voted for your blog at The Daily Reviewer. We compiled an exclusive list of the Top 100 Menopause Blogs, and we are glad to let you know that your blog was included! You can see it at http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/menopause Many thanks to the 'readers' who submitted Menopausal

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My 9 year old grandaughter started her first day of 4th grade yesterday.  She spent the night Wed. night and had a hard time falling asleep because she was too excited.  I'm sure it was well after 11:30 before she finally fell into a deep sleep.  I thought I was going to have a hard time waking her up at 8 am but she was up at 6:30 with her 'Poppy'.  He told her it was too early for school and to

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I've been very busy working on some craft orders and while I'm still not done, thought I'd take a little break and catch up on this 'personal journal'.For the last month or so I've been experiencing spasms of some sort on the right side underneath my breast bone and to the right. I'm not in any pain, but they can be bothersome and tend to 'spasm' when I'm sitting. Only once did it happen while

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Last Thursday we received a bill in the mail from Correlagen Diagnostics where I had my genetic testing done in the early Spring to pinpoint the gene for my Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. The bill was for $5,580.I had been assured that the fee for the test would be waived or I would never have had it done.Sandy S. who was setting everything up for me took care of contacting my doctors for

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I got an email this morning from a fellow crafter who is a fan of this blog and who has herself been experiencing many of the same menopausal 'ailments' as I've written about in the beginning of this blog. She even wonders if our husbands are brothers, LOL. While menopause affects each of us differently, there are still enough similarities that we can all identify with each other in one way or

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Yesterday was Tom's 59th birthday. He had to work until 5 but when he got home I took him out to dinner. He wanted to go to Blinkey's which is a local tavern/restaurant near our home and we had a nice dinner and a few drinks. We got home around 7:30 but he couldn't even make it until 8:00, he fell asleep on the couch watching TV, finally He was up at 5:45 and went to Trader Jack's to

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Have been very busy. Leading up to our 2 week family vacation to the seashore in Wildwood NJ 3 weeks ago, I was busy working on craft orders. While on vacation, I had every intention of going to the Curves in the area, made sure I had a traveling pass but I never used it. The nearest Curves was 20 miles away and I don't know what it is about being at the seashore, but it sure makes you hungry!

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I am still going to Curves at least 3 times a week. I got weighed this morning and I've lost a total of 12.8 lbs so far. and 15.5 inches. Last weekend we went to Michigan for my sister's only son's wedding. We made a whole weekend of it and while I ate what I wanted, I was careful. I had gotten weighed right before we left and I had lost 8.5 lbs. Eating out like we did, not to mention all

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I belong to the HCMA forum for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. I received some replies to a post I made back when I got my test results. Did you know what your Dad's HCM gene was? If not, then your doctor cannot know that you didn't inherit this from your father and that you can't pass it along. In order for him to make this statement, your Dad would have to have known that he had a particular

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Went for a walk with my sister-in-law Caren last night. Lovely night, not too hot, nice little breeze going, chatting it up. We are only about 1/2 way home when all of a sudden a BUG flew into my mouth hit the back of my throat and had me gagging. I'm pretty sure it went halfway down my throat because I felt something and I kept wretching. I was so sure I was going to toss my cookies and my

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Today was my first weigh in and measurements since joining Curves last month. I lost 4 1/4 inches and 3 1/4 lbs.I'm thrilled with the inches as I've really been working hard. I'm a little disappointed in the lbs. loss though as I was so sure it would be closer to 6 lbs. Oh well, a loss of any kind is better than a gain! I'm not 'dieting' because I just can't stick to one. Instead I've been

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I went to my cardiologist for my 6 mo. checkup on Tuesday. I'm doing very well and don't have to go back for another 6 mo. Doc just received the results of my genetic testing for the gene that would pass on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy to my children and grandchildren, and from how he is reading the results....my HCM is not familial and my family is 'unlikely' to get this heart disease. He

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Maybe she never really left and was hibernating. I know she's around when I speak up for myself, as I normally take sh*t quietly but fume internally. This is not the case when Mrs. H is here, she speaks up on my behalf, and is not the least bit shy about yelling right back at the offending party. In this case, it's Tom. Yep, the husband who can be very demanding and irrational at times and who

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Tom and I went down to Blinkies, our local tavern/restaurant for dinner after he got home from work today. I wanted fish, but I also wanted their Blinkie hot buffalo chicken salad. They are huge however and have french fries, cheddar cheese, black olives, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and a few different kinds of leaf lettuce with strips of chicken that have been marinated in hot buffalo sauce.

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Daughter Deana and I went to Curves early this morning since it's so nice out. She will be working out in the yard this morning and then taking the kids to their softball practices this afternoon. I'll be doing housework. Yuck. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Today was Deana's time to get measured and weighed and she lost 5 more pounds and several more inches!! I am so proud of

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-15384406318258616842009-04-16T11:51:00.000-07:002009-04-16T12:05:47.735-07:00

Well, I joined Curves on April 7th. I'm wanting to get there everyday that they are open ( they are closed Sundays) and up until yesterday I did go every day. My middle daughter and son-in-law came over for dinner so I didn't want to push them out the door before Curves closed, lol. I was unable to get there in the morning but it worked out today. Going to Bunko tonight so wanted to get that

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-61533776035436518492009-04-07T09:11:00.000-07:002009-04-07T09:24:59.417-07:00

I've been wanting to join Curves after seeing the wonderful results my eldest daughter has made in the 2 months that she's been a member. She's lost a little over 20 lbs and 8 inches on her last weigh in and measurement a few weeks ago. Besides Curves, she is also doing Weight Watchers and she gets a lot of walking in on her job. I was hesitant about Curves because of my Hypertrophic

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-33382418669300046042009-03-22T12:05:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:42:48.110-07:00

I finally got the blood work done and shipped off to Correlagen Labs in Boston last week. I'll be 'patiently' waiting for the next 6 weeks or so for the results of the genetic testing.I normally go to LabCorp for my bloodwork but I was told they don't do work for labs other than their own and the Cleveland Clinic. I had to do some checking around and was finally able have Quest Labs do the draw

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-29737055929949926182009-03-11T07:28:00.001-07:002009-03-11T07:28:48.685-07:00

I've been a member of Facebook for about a year now. I originally joined to network with other crafters. Only recently did I start doing a search for people I lost touch with. I typed in a friend's name ( Kathy N.) and the very first photo to come up reminded me of her mother, when I last saw her 46 years ago. I viewed Kathy's friends and one surname jumped out at me. I just KNEW I found

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I finally heard from my cardiologist. He received the paperwork from Sandy Sokoloff from Corralagen Diagnostics in Boston and will be mailing me the paperwork this week. Sandy will be mailing me the kit that I will need to take along with these papers to a local lab where I'll get my bloodwork done. I asked Sandy what the percentage was for finding the mutant gene that is the carrier for HCM

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I'm still waiting to hear when my genetic testing will be done. My cardiologist was supposed to be contacted on Thursday, but I've heard no word yet. I think I'll call his office today.I've been able to leave my CPAP mask on for 5-6 hours a night now. I still don't feel much different though, still don't have much energy and feel like I'm still not getting a good night's rest. Everyone else

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-28465283158153000792009-02-23T11:14:00.000-08:002009-02-23T11:36:29.372-08:00

This morning I went with my eldest daughter to take her three children to their pediatric cardiologist for their annual EKG and Echocardiograms. They need to be tested because it's a possibility I may have passed a gene variance ( mutation) on to my children and their offspring for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, since this heart disease is inherited.Jordyn 9, shows no signs. Jonah 5, EKG showed

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Tom and I went on our 5th annual Atlantic City Valentine Week mid-winter getaway the week of the 8th. We had a really nice time and it was so nice to get away and not worry about anything or have any set schedule. We always stay at the Tropicana.We would start our day off with a nice brunch at 11 am and then were able to walk the boardwalk because the temp was in the mid to upper 60's most of

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That's me. The surgical glue is beginning to peel off my incision and I hate the way the incision looks right now. The original one at least blended in with my skin tone but this one is jagged looking and bumpy, swollen and plain ugly. Not that I've seen any that could be called pretty. The second incision didn't get a chance to heal before it had to be opened a third time. My youngest

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I'd like to thank everyone for their concern and well wishes during my latest surgery last week. This one was a lot harder on me, partly because I wasn't fully recovered from the one the week before. I can't tell you how many times the Dr.'s apologized to me for having to put me through the procedure yet again.I went into the hospital Tuesday early afternoon. I was hooked up with an IV, had

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Well. I have to go back to the hospital today. I'm waiting for the hospital to call me to let me know they have a bed.They aren't sure now if it's the leads that are the problem or the defibrillator itself. Either way, they have to open me up again and get in there and fix it. They say the 3rd time's the charm. I sure hope so.

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-21449451961577150652009-01-27T09:19:00.001-08:002009-01-27T09:25:39.726-08:00

Hoo boy. I just had my first shock from my defibrillator about a half hour ago. I'm still shaking. I was actually on the toilet when it happened...I got very light headed, then saw a flash of white light and then felt a THUMP in my chest. I nearly fell off the toilet. I'm home alone and very shaky, so I called my Dr. and he had me do an interrogation over the phone on my pacemaker/defib

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I had to be at the hospital by 5:30 am on Wednesday. I was taken into surgery at 7:00 and the procedure took almost 2 hours. The surgeon opened the same incision pocket but had to widen it as he was having trouble getting to the lead. Once it was replaced and screwed into the right ventricle they had to shock me with my defibrillator to make sure it was working correctly. It burned my back

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-15753608506991433202009-01-16T22:37:00.000-08:002009-01-19T16:05:27.536-08:00

I learned on Thursday evening of last week that a lead in my pacemaker is 'fractured' and isn't pacing my heart. I had to go into the Dr's office ( Cardiac Electrophysiology) on Monday for tests and the defibrillator was turned off temporarily and pacemaker set to pace automatically until I can have the lead replaced. That will be in two more days. It will be an overnight hospital stay. Then

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-85315794532397389882009-01-13T21:42:00.000-08:002009-01-13T22:14:34.391-08:00

Back in late Sept. I received a traffic citation for 'rolling' through a stop sign in our neighborhood. I had all 3 of the grandchildren in the car with me, so I'm always 'extra alert' when I have them. I stopped, but apparently not long enough to suit the motorcycle officer who pulled me over after I'd already gone halfway down the street.I wasn't about to argue with him, I grudgingly took the

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I haven't updated here for several reasons....I've been busy working on my crafts and graphics and there really hasn't been anything 'new' regarding Mrs. Hyde, who I believe is hibernating for the winter, my health has been okay and I haven't noticed any improvements on better sleep with the CPAP machine. Only one night in the past couple weeks was I able to leave the mask on all night. I was

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-27135670328724269892008-12-31T07:39:00.001-08:002008-12-31T07:39:59.600-08:00

May your New Year be filled with joy, good health and prosperity

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-88273630627634416112008-12-29T06:50:00.000-08:002008-12-29T07:04:23.999-08:00

Ok.... I have a warped sense of humor, I admit it. I don't normally use the 'F' word ( it's not what you think) online but let's face it. We all do it. If we didn't, we wouldn't be normal now would we? When it happens to me, I prefer some privacy but there are those who don't care about privacy for this normal bodily function, they just want some immediate relief. Farting. There I said it.

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After two weeks on the CPAP machine, I still don't feel any different. If possible, I'm even MORE tired than I was before. I'm still only able to use the machine for a couple hours, then I have to remove it for a few hours and then I'll put it back on. I'm sure I would get the benefits of it if I could leave it on all night. Really hard to adjust to something sitting on your face for 8 hours.

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-88763994380838536602008-12-19T08:24:00.000-08:002008-12-19T09:45:49.364-08:00

I've never heard of this disorder until yesterday. My 5 year old grandson Jonah has been diagnosed with it. After reading the four phases of CVS and the triggers and symptoms, I totally agree with the diagnosis.For a few years now Jonah has repeatedly awakened during the middle of the night or early in the morning with severe vomiting for no apparent reason. Poor little guy would vomit all

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I can't help but feel a little disappointed in my CPAP machine. Tomorrow will be a full week that I've had the machine and I don't feel any different. I do not feel like I'm getting a good night's rest. I keep hearing the hum of the machine in my head with my eyes closed. You can hear the pattern of breathing. I hold my breath for a few minutes to make sure that's what I'm hearing, and it is

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-15712976147963261192008-12-12T22:23:00.000-08:002008-12-12T22:34:50.511-08:00

I called the Home Care Provider yesterday morning to see if someone could explain why my CPAP was gurgling and spitting. It's because water got into the hose from the humidifier being turned up too high. That wasn't in the troubleshooting section of the manual but I guess if I had been getting enough sleep the common sense section of my brain would have been more alert and guessed that on my

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-33151668455019274012008-12-11T04:36:00.000-08:002008-12-11T04:47:22.331-08:00

I'm about ready to take a hammer to my CPAP machine. When I went to bed last night it seemed to be okay, there was no detectable gurgling coming up from the tubing into the nose mask and I breathed a sigh of relief. I slept for two hours. Then that damned gurgling started up again and this time it was spitting water up my nose. I tried everything I could think of to get it to stop and the only

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-88374432750032595592008-12-10T07:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:33:30.655-08:00

Stupid mask!!! I cleaned it out, refilled with distilled water and made sure the hose part was connected properly and it's still gurgling. Now how the heck am I ( and Tom) supposed to fall asleep with that irritating gurgle?!! I didn't wear the mask at all last night. Mainly because I think Tom would have kicked me out of bed and had that happened, Mrs. Hyde was sure to retaliate and I'm not

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-86100509461972831862008-12-09T18:24:00.000-08:002008-12-09T06:55:39.929-08:00

My CPAP machine was delivered last night. It's actually much smaller than the one I used at the Sleep Center. Matt, the guy who delivered it and explained to me how to operate and clean it said some of the benefits to using the machine besides a good night's sleep it helps to lower blood pressure, reduced levels of depression, increases concentration and may even speed up metabolism. That

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-47341321439202701172008-11-22T09:04:00.000-08:002008-11-22T10:06:37.652-08:00

My sleep study treatment was last night. I was all hooked up with the wires by 9:30 and just lay in bed watching TV until I got tired which was about 10:30. Lisa, the tech came in to fit me with my CPAP mask. I had several to choose from. My first choice was one that resembled the tubes that go with an oxygen mask/tank. Instead of the two narrow prongs that fit up inside your nose, this one

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-3468414935924528172008-11-13T07:14:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:58:41.711-08:00

We've had a great trip so far. We left home Sunday morning and stopped to antique in Ravenna OH and Medina OH. We then drove to Port Clinton to spend the night at a friend's condo on Lake Erie. Monday morning after breakfast we drove on to Maumee ( Toledo) to do some more antiquing. I found some old clothespins for $3 to use in my crafts, an old sugar mold for $10 that I'm going to use as a

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-38190439088944585212008-11-08T19:48:00.000-08:002008-11-08T20:00:48.710-08:00

I've not had a chance to write in this blog for a while. Tom and I are leaving in the morning for our 'road trip' to St. Charles, IL and I won't have access to a computer at least until Wednesday morning. I'm hoping something interesting happens between now and then so I can have something to blog about, lol.Til Wednesday then!

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-29166016490784718782008-10-23T06:02:00.001-07:002008-10-23T06:06:59.897-07:00

Finally got my phone call. Turns out I would have had it days ago if my answering machine had been working properly!The results of my sleep apnea test show I have mild to moderate apnea. I'm scheduled now for the sleep treatment on Nov. 21. I was hoping to have it sooner but the weekends are full. I really didn't want to do it on a weeknight but I may see if I can get it changed. Would like

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-89841539772110705052008-10-18T06:43:00.000-07:002008-10-18T06:54:10.084-07:00

I'm still waiting for an official report on my sleep apnea. Thought for sure I'd have it by now.I'm still experiencing the snorts and they are really starting to drive me up the wall. I can be in bed for 9 hours and still wake up feeling like I've not had a good night's sleep. I've asked Tom that if he hears me snorting, to wake me up and tell me to roll over. What does he do?? He pokes me in

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-63380598502005647232008-10-11T09:10:00.000-07:002008-10-11T09:41:36.243-07:00

Several weeks back in a craft forum I belong to - one of the gals mentioned she was just tested for sleep apnea and that her results were positive. Some one else posted that she had it too......until there was about 15 gals who have sleep apnea. They described their symptoms and I thought........I have all of those, especially waking from snorts and being overly tired during the daytime even if

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I had to call and reschedule my sleep study from tomorrow night to Friday Oct. 10th. I've been sick all week with a bad head cold and it's now going into my chest. I 'm up half the night blowing my nose and spraying my throat so there's no way the sleep study would be a 'true' one anyway.

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I finally made my appointment for the sleep study to see if I actually have sleep apnea. It's next Saturday night. I have to be there at 8:30 pm. I was so surprised that they do this on a weekend, but really glad so I won't have to worry about Deana having to take off work because she can't get a sitter for the baby.I have to keep a log of my sleeping habits for this week. Also my coffee and

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The past month or so I've noticed that even with my getting between 7 and 8 hours of sleep a night, I'm still exhausted during the day time. I do not sleep straight through the night. It doesn't matter how tired I am it takes me a good ten to fifteen minutes to fall asleep and I'm constantly waking up. I do not sleep straight through the night. I am just so tired and I have no energy. At

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My appt. with Dr. Musselman was this morning. When he entered the patient waiting room and shook my hand I said "you can run, but you can't hide!!" He laughed and said I'm not the only patient to tell him that. He apologised for not getting in contact with me ( or other patients) as he was locked out of the computer at the other Cardiology office and had no way to get our addresses and phone

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I was supposed to call my Cardiologist's office the beginning of July for an August appointment but I had forgotten all about it until this past Thursday.My Dr. is with the Donohue Cardiologists....or he was. I was informed that he left this practice and went with TriState Cardiology. When did this happen? Well, it had been 8 months since my last visit. I was told that patients would be told

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-17608323255399470082008-08-17T12:56:00.000-07:002008-08-17T13:39:42.585-07:00

I don't mean a face lift.....although I'm sure I could use one. Especially around the eyes and the jowls.I'm talking about when you get an unexpected compliment.Two weekends ago when Tom had the long weekend off, on Saturday we took a ride down to the Strip District. No, not the X-rated district.....the Strip District is a historic neighborhood here in Pittsburgh. In the early 19th century it was

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I guess I just needed a little break. I have to admit that after I took the grandkids to the park yesterday we all came home with a different attitude. Yep, me too.The weather was actually cooler than it has been for weeks and there was a heavenly breeze all day long. The kids ran off some of that nervous energy they have and I enjoyed watching them having fun. Ayden ( 19 mo.) loved having me

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I feel like such a terrible grandma right now. I cannot wait for school to start back up. I need a 'break' before Mrs. Hyde loses our cool. I love my grandkids to pieces but lately all they do is fight with each other and I cannot handle it any more. I actually told them to go ahead and beat the crap out of each other, I didn't care. That did get their attention, they stopped smacking each

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I hate summer. It is too hot and humid for me. I didn't always hate summer, it's only been the last 10 years, since I entered peri-menopause and then menopause.When I'm roasting ( and I feel like that literally) I have no energy, I get headaches, I sweat like a pig on a spit. I'm sure being menopausal has a lot more to do with my uncomfortableness than the actual temperature.Last Friday I went to

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Click on photos to view larger image.Tom and I took one day to go to Atlantic City. We left at 9:30 am . It's about a 45 minute ride from Wildwood. We parked at the Tropicana ( our favorite casino) and walked around for a bit. We only put $20 into the machines, as we didn't come to gamble, just to get away by ourselves for a few hours. We had lunch at Hooters, inside the Tropicana. We split an

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Click on the photos to view them larger.My grandson spotted this egret ( in the bottom left hand corner of the boulder), he has great eyes, because the egret blended in so well with the boulder, it took me a few minutes to spot it! I took the photo into my Paint Shop Pro and 'fixed' it so you can see it much better now. This is Tom with our eldest daughter Deana and her youngest, Ayden in the

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-56545892907047620502008-07-16T07:14:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:13:29.461-07:00

To view larger images, click on each photoHere are some photos of our vacation to the Wildwood NJ seashore last month. This is our motel located in Wildwood Crest. We are one block from the ocean, which is in the foreground. Actually, we are one block from where the beach starts, lol it feels like 3 more blocks to the actual ocean.Our motel has a great little play area for the kids. It's filled

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We just returned from our annual two week vacation to the South Jersey seashore.We like to stay in Wildwood Crest, Wildwood. Tom's father's family has been going down there since the early 1900s. His father took his own family there every year since 1947. Sometimes they would stay at an aunts cottage on the bay right off Rio Grande or they would go into Wildwood and stay at a boarding house.Once

Denise * KKL Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885473349296319444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33590903.post-75157635486189862702008-06-14T07:13:00.001-07:002008-06-14T07:24:57.410-07:00

Personally, I don't see where I resemble any of these celebrities, but My Heritage finds that I most resemble Lucy Lawless - which is the actress I was morphed into in the previous post. What do you think?

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MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Lineage - Family photos

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They never said it would be easy.........or did they? I never thought I would get so sick and tired of fish, turkey and chicken and salads. But here we are.I had to take a little 'break' from the food plan over the weekend, for two reasons. The first being I ran out of salad fixens and I only do the grocery shopping once a week. Someone whose name I won't mention, but will spell, T-O-M finished

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I've not lost any more weight as of this morning. I'm at a plateau. I did measure myself though and it looks like I lost an inch where my waist used to be. And 2 1/2 inches from my upper thighs. That's reassuring. But I'm going to have my daughter remeasure me just to be sure I didn't 'accidentally' make a mistake.

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I have a number of times, dreamt that all of my teeth fall out. It never hurts. They just fall out on their own. I tried to look it up to see what it could mean, but there are just so many different interpretations, and none of them seem to pertain to 'me'. I am not a tooth grinder, I've never had braces. One interpretation is that you could be concerned about your physical appearance. I had this

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I don't know for sure if it's Mrs. Hyde or myself that is getting 'weak'. We both enjoy food ( all the wrong stuff of course) and we both would really like to be able to get back into our summer clothes from last year. Even better would be to find out those clothes are too BIG!! But that's probably just a fantasy. What is reality is, Bob our next door neighbor is a baker for an Italian Bread

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First thing I did when I got up this morning was to weigh myself. It's been one full week today that I started the plan to reset my metabolism and get some of this excess baggage off. I haven't lost any more since a few days ago, but my total weight loss is 12 lbs. I'm certainly not disappointed!I'm still not hungry though. I cut my breakfast portions in half today. It's not recommended that you

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We had never been to the Spaghetti Warehouse before, but our daughters have been. We loved it! The restaurant is in an old warehouse down in the Strip District and it's awesome. They have a ton of very old advertising signs on the walls in every room and Tom was impressed. He collects many of this type of sign and said they were all originals.Tom had a pasta with shrimp and said it was very good.

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Mrs. Hyde has been 'hiding' for quite a while. I didn't know if she was 'happy' about my new makeover plan or not, she's not had anything to say. But after yesterday's performance, I think she's going to co-operate with me.Mrs. Hyde decided to make an appearance yesterday when our daughter Carey arrived in this really CUTE outfit. It was a light tan tunic top with gold sequins around the neckline

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Day 4 FridayMay 30, 2008I was a little bit hungry when I woke this morning. I couldn't wait to have some oatmeal with cinnamon. Wasn't too crazy about more egg whites, but you have to have a protein with the carb and I wasn't wanting any fish or turkey, so egg whites it was.My midmorning snack was 2 oz. turkey and 1/2 cup pineapple.I was completely out of milk for the grandkids, so after my

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Day 1Tuesday May 27, 2008I had gone grocery shopping on Sunday and the only protein food I had in the house was eggs and canned tuna fish. I had a head of iceberg lettuce and I was anxious to get started on my plan.My first day was extremely boring since I didn't have a lot of fresh fruit or veggies in the house. Who can afford them these days? Prices are so high, I have to resort to canned. What

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Last weekend I took all of my summer tops out of my closet and was trying them on to see which ones I wanted to take on our beach vacation in late June.I was HORRIFIED......not a one fit me anymore. They were too snug around the middle. Ok, I'll just say it. I outgrew my clothes. They didn't shrink, someone didn't come in and change the tags on me. I got heavier. It just snuck up on me.Is

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