Overwhelmed with thankfulness!

So I just posted about raising money for the American Heart Association and already I have had two generous donors. My total is up to $50.00 in two short days!! I can hardly believe it. Thank you all for your wonderful kindness!!

It's a three mile walk, so I need to start getting used to walking! LOL! My job requires me to walk all the time, but I think I should start using the treadmill again. I'll manage to get into shape to walk this thing...this just may be the motivation I need!

Again, thank you for your kindness. If you aren't able to donate money, your love and support are needed!! Hugs, cjb

I need your help!

Some of you may have noticed that I have some new items in the sidebar. I am walking for The American Heart Association on September 12, 2009. Please be a cheer leader for me and if you have a little bit of extra cash, I would love your donation. Thanks a ton in advance for any help you are able to give!
Hugs and love, cjb

I was fired....

by a patient today...This was a first for me. Apparently this patient has been rude and crude and socially unacceptable to almost everyone who entered the room. I attempted the "kill them with kindness" routine, but apparently that wasn't enough. Some days you really just can't make anyone happy...and especially if they are unhappy people to begin with.

I'm glad I only have one more day this week...I don't know if I'd make it anymore. I feel like I've been used and abused to the max.

I'm also in the last week of this class. It's been a killer. We had a group project which I just contributed my portion to...ugh...what else? Ummm....I'm tired, and hot and ready for another vacation!! Until next time, cjb

whatever....

So my lab results came back today and apparently everything is "normal", for what it's worth. That's good news and bad news because I'm still having horrible hot flashes. My doctor thinks it's stress related, ummmm....okay. Yes I'm stressed, but this has been going on for awhile....So what do we do about that? Apparently I'm going to start Lexapro and see if that helps at all. I go back to see him in two weeks and we will be talking about where to go from here because something is not right.

That's what I know....gotta work again tomorrow....Night all, cjb

Another week ahead

So my class this time is nursing research. It's a killer. I keep thinking that the one I just finished was the hardest and then they throw another class my way! I know I'll get through it, I really don't have a chance.

I also made it to the doctor again today. I've been having really bad hot flashes and also waking up drenched in sweat even though my air is on and I have a ceiling fan and floor fan blowing on me. He had some blood worked ordered. Hopefully we'll know something on Thursday. I just know I'm tired of being a furnace ALL.THE.TIME.

Not much else is going on...I'll post again later, cjb

And the beat goes on....

Since I last posted, things have been pretty much status quo. I managed to make it to the neurologist and we have changed the time I take my medication to night so that maybe I can get some more energy. I think it's working a little.

However, I am still having a bad time with hot flashes. I'm perpetually hot and sweaty. I have started waking up drenched. I tried to get in to the doctor this week, but they are closed on Friday and that's the only other day I have off this week. I settled for Tuesday, hopefully we'll draw some blood and figure out if my hormones are out of whack.

I woke up with a horrendous migraine this morning. Of course I woke up too late to call in, so I managed to make it to work. I got assessments completed and meds passed and decided that being tough wasn't worth it. Every time I moved I seriously thought I was going to throw up...and all this was WITH my meds. Thankfully we had an extra nurse today, so she took over my patients and I managed to make it home by 11:30. I went right to bed and slept until 4:45...how I managed to sleep that long and still manage to get up functioning, I don't know. I got up and attempted to do school work for a little while.

This class is going to be a little more challenging. We have some group work that has to be done and only have the discussion board to figure it out on. It's hard for me to do group projects when I don't know the people. Keep in mind the only place I've "met" these people is online. Without communciation, there is a challenge. I think we will manage to get everything done, but I may be venting about it some.

I don't think I have anything else of significance to say, so until next time, cjb