Recent Entries

• Feeling Better

  by Karen Brad August 3, 2006
  I got the staples out & I feel much better. Pain is allmost gone now. Plus I can drive localy myself now. Problem is I don't have an extra cent to go anywhere.My sister brought me 2 big bags of her clothes to try on & the only thing that fit looks like it should go out with the trash.(UGLY!!...

• by Karen Brad July 30, 2006
  Sometimes people suprise you. At times my sisters act like they hate me & the next day their my best friends. Yesterday they showed up with food enough to fill my kitchen. They evan bought me smokes & they hate that. I'll admit sometimes I love them & sometimes I hate them. But their my ...

• Scary Stuff

  by Karen Brad July 26, 2006
  Had a bit of a scare yesterday. My right leg swelled up & a part of my foot went numb. I called the doctor & he had me go straight in for test. They were looking for a blood clot. Good news is I didn't have one. The swelling was just water build up.I get tired of talking about this stuff but...

• Another Day

  by Karen Brad July 25, 2006
  Had a bad day yesterday for pain. Just in one spot. The doctor said not to worry that it would pass & it did as I don't feel it this morning.I think the hardest part is trying to fill my time with out doing to much. TV gets old fast, I have a good stack of movies but it's also hard to just sit f...

• New Day

  by Karen Brad July 22, 2006
  Had a busy day yesterday. Got the pain meds I needed so some relief there. The nurse I expected to have a hard time with was forgiven the moment I took a look at her (wow). My sister took me shopping for some food stuff I can eat. About all food has a realy bad taste right now. Wish I could get that...

• by Karen Brad July 21, 2006
  It's 5:30 & I have to do my typing before I stiffen up.Started crying on the phone while talking with Mere. This is hard as I'm in a lot of pain & can barely move at times. I let it get to me sometimes. Having friends I can talk to Mere, Anna, & a few others I can call realy helps. My tr...

• Back Home

  by Karen Brad July 20, 2006
  Back home for now. Things went well but not as planned. It was when I woke up, my sister said I still had a bag hooked to me. I was shocked & angry. I went there to get rid of the bag. I guess I fell back asleep. When I woke again the surgeon was there & he explained that he could only try t...

• Test is Done

  by Karen Brad July 12, 2006
  Had my test done this morning.(colonoscopy) It came back good. I'm cleared for surgery tomorrow morning at 6. Dr. Barkel said it would be basic but time consuming (3hrs).The test went very easy as I was asleep. No sooner did they give me a shot than I woke up & it was all doneStill not allowed f...

• by Karen Brad July 11, 2006
  I did this yesterday but I don't see it. So I guess I have to do it again.Well I'm not typing all that again & no one realy wants to read this, for crying out loud what did I say that for.That was a lot easier than the first time.

• Counting Down

  by Karen Brad July 9, 2006
  I use direct deposit from work. But my last check was never deposited. Not a good time for this. I'll have to wait for tomorrow to track it down.I start prep in 2 days, test on wensday, surgery on thursday. Not sure how long I'll be in hospital. When they do something to your colon it kind of goes t...