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weltschmerz · Guru

RE: Fretful Friday

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm kind of worried. I've had this pain in my heel for about five weeks now. It gets better when I stay off it but if I do any amount of walking at all the pain comes back. Today I found a bruise on my heel. Like it came out of nowhere. Almost like it bruised from the inside out.
Mom had that happen. It was a bone spur.

So what did they do? It's not going away. After the first of December I think I'm going to make an appointment with our doctor.
I was going to say bone spur too. I had one on the top of my foot. I had surgery for them to grind it off. Outpatient, no therapy, I had to stay off it as much as possible for a couple weeks, but it was a pretty simple process
It's REALLY painful. And I'm not whiny when it comes to pain.
Mine felt like I was stepping on a pin/nail.
Yep. It's like there's constantly a small marble under my heel. If I stay off it and prop it up it feels better. Not pain free but better. But the more time I spend walking the more painful it is.
Thanks for telling me this. I'm feeling better that it might be something like this.

It was daddy who had it. Not mom. No surgery. He said they treated it with exercise.

I think there was some kind of injections too.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Pouring rain on the drive home...NOT pleasant.

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

That's right, I had cortisone injections too. They helped, but were not a long term solution for me.

Divine Geek · Guru

My parents bought a new TV for our family room. It's a Smart TV. Lord help us all, my mom is bested by her phone on a daily basis

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
My parents bought a new TV for our family room. It's a Smart TV. Lord help us all, my mom is bested by her phone on a daily basis

As am I...

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Divine Geek wrote:
My parents bought a new TV for our family room. It's a Smart TV. Lord help us all, my mom is bested by her phone on a daily basis

I love my smart tv.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Divine Geek wrote:
That's right, I had cortisone injections too. They helped, but were not a long term solution for me.

I had a friend with the spurs in his heals. He would get a cortisone shot but it lasted only 6 months or so and was painful plus you can only do about 3 shots and then it's sugary time.

Divine Geek · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
That's right, I had cortisone injections too. They helped, but were not a long term solution for me.
I had a friend with the spurs in his heals. He would get a cortisone shot but it lasted only 6 months or so and was painful plus you can only do about 3 shots and then it's sugary time.

Mine only helped for a couple weeks before the pain was back

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't remember a whole bunch about it. I just know there was no surgery.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm kind of worried. I've had this pain in my heel for about five weeks now. It gets better when I stay off it but if I do any amount of walking at all the pain comes back. Today I found a bruise on my heel. Like it came out of nowhere. Almost like it bruised from the inside out.
It sounds like plantar fasciitis.

That's what I thought too. Then the bruising started. And the pain is not going away. I've had six bone spurs removed from my knee. I'm going to make an appointment to see the doctor because the pain is not going away.

Divine Geek · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
My parents bought a new TV for our family room. It's a Smart TV. Lord help us all, my mom is bested by her phone on a daily basis
I love my smart tv.

I would love a smart TV. But the TV in the basement works just fine, it's just pre digital. So I will keep that one, no need to waste the money

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Divine Geek wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
That's right, I had cortisone injections too. They helped, but were not a long term solution for me.
I had a friend with the spurs in his heals. He would get a cortisone shot but it lasted only 6 months or so and was painful plus you can only do about 3 shots and then it's sugary time.
Mine only helped for a couple weeks before the pain was back

I had cortisone shots in my knee before they did the surgery. I didn't think that it helped at all.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Divine Geek wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
My parents bought a new TV for our family room. It's a Smart TV. Lord help us all, my mom is bested by her phone on a daily basis
I love my smart tv.

I would love a smart TV. But the TV in the basement works just fine, it's just pre digital. So I will keep that one, no need to waste the money

True.

I got this one for Mother's day. My other tv died.

I had been without a tv for over a month.

I was very pleasantly surprised.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Just got the home fires going. Holy cow the log I put in is large, I can't quite get the door to shut all the way and the smell is cherry. What a wonderful aroma! They draw back to having a blower on a wood burner is once you close the door not all the wood aroma is present.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm kind of worried. I've had this pain in my heel for about five weeks now. It gets better when I stay off it but if I do any amount of walking at all the pain comes back. Today I found a bruise on my heel. Like it came out of nowhere. Almost like it bruised from the inside out.
It sounds like plantar fasciitis.
That's what I thought too. Then the bruising started. And the pain is not going away. I've had six bone spurs removed from my knee. I'm going to make an appointment to see the doctor because the pain is not going away.

Praying you feel better soon, NJN. Pain is such a drag cry

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Honeys_Mom wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm kind of worried. I've had this pain in my heel for about five weeks now. It gets better when I stay off it but if I do any amount of walking at all the pain comes back. Today I found a bruise on my heel. Like it came out of nowhere. Almost like it bruised from the inside out.
It sounds like plantar fasciitis.
That's what I thought too. Then the bruising started. And the pain is not going away. I've had six bone spurs removed from my knee. I'm going to make an appointment to see the doctor because the pain is not going away.
Praying you feel better soon, NJN. Pain is such a drag

Thanks. Pain is the body's way of saying something is wrong so I need to get it checked. We get our new insurance on the first.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Honeys_Mom wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm kind of worried. I've had this pain in my heel for about five weeks now. It gets better when I stay off it but if I do any amount of walking at all the pain comes back. Today I found a bruise on my heel. Like it came out of nowhere. Almost like it bruised from the inside out.
It sounds like plantar fasciitis.
That's what I thought too. Then the bruising started. And the pain is not going away. I've had six bone spurs removed from my knee. I'm going to make an appointment to see the doctor because the pain is not going away.
Praying you feel better soon, NJN. Pain is such a drag
Thanks. Pain is the body's way of saying something is wrong so I need to get it checked. We get our new insurance on the first.

I can't believe you and many others, me included, who have always paid for insurance have wait for any reason. It is a sty on our society today. And before anyone starts with how great we had it with out great insurance, remember we PAID for it at the same time as paying for medicaid, etc. I need to go to the dermatologist, do you know how far they are booking out???? Months! Yeah I get to keep my doctor if I don't plan on dying in the next few months.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Honeys_Mom wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm kind of worried. I've had this pain in my heel for about five weeks now. It gets better when I stay off it but if I do any amount of walking at all the pain comes back. Today I found a bruise on my heel. Like it came out of nowhere. Almost like it bruised from the inside out.
It sounds like plantar fasciitis.
That's what I thought too. Then the bruising started. And the pain is not going away. I've had six bone spurs removed from my knee. I'm going to make an appointment to see the doctor because the pain is not going away.
Praying you feel better soon, NJN. Pain is such a drag
Thanks. Pain is the body's way of saying something is wrong so I need to get it checked. We get our new insurance on the first.
I can't believe you and many others, me included, who have always paid for insurance have wait for any reason. It is a sty on our society today. And before anyone starts with how great we had it with out great insurance, remember we PAID for it at the same time as paying for medicaid, etc. I need to go to the dermatologist, do you know how far they are booking out???? Months! Yeah I get to keep my doctor if I don't plan on dying in the next few months.

If I don't still qualify, I am about to lose my prescription coverage.

And it's all going up as a whole.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Honeys_Mom wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm kind of worried. I've had this pain in my heel for about five weeks now. It gets better when I stay off it but if I do any amount of walking at all the pain comes back. Today I found a bruise on my heel. Like it came out of nowhere. Almost like it bruised from the inside out.
It sounds like plantar fasciitis.
That's what I thought too. Then the bruising started. And the pain is not going away. I've had six bone spurs removed from my knee. I'm going to make an appointment to see the doctor because the pain is not going away.
Praying you feel better soon, NJN. Pain is such a drag
Thanks. Pain is the body's way of saying something is wrong so I need to get it checked. We get our new insurance on the first.
I can't believe you and many others, me included, who have always paid for insurance have wait for any reason. It is a sty on our society today. And before anyone starts with how great we had it with out great insurance, remember we PAID for it at the same time as paying for medicaid, etc. I need to go to the dermatologist, do you know how far they are booking out???? Months! Yeah I get to keep my doctor if I don't plan on dying in the next few months.

We're on the exchange now. It totally sucks. DH spent weeks researching it. There are a crap ton of plans out there but only two plans on the whole market place that are even accepted here. You don't even want to know how badly this Obamachit is. And then we had to go without insurance for a month before we even qualified. THEN our rep lost our info three times. THEN the insurance company called us THREE TIMES threatening to drop us because we hadn't paid our premium. However, every time DH called to pay it we weren't in the system. So he had to call the rep back and literally threaten him. It's been a nightmare.

Oh, and get this. The divorce papers say that DH is required to cover SS on insurance. But if the child is not in your physical custody you cannot insure them on Obamachit. WTF? He finally managed to buy SS a catastrophic plan. He gets three doctors visits and three ER visits a year free. Generic drugs are covered for $15. Anything else is not. The whole thing is insane.

jlbear71 · Guru

Still sitting at car dealership. We got here at 6:00. It is now 9:00. But we will leave with a shiny new car. Details after I leave here and get some dinner.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.

LOVE IT!

So, of course, you will hate it...

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

jlbear71 wrote:
Still sitting at car dealership. We got here at 6:00. It is now 9:00. But we will leave with a shiny new car. Details after I leave here and get some dinner.

Yay! New cars are so much fun!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

flan327 wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.
LOVE IT!
So, of course, you will hate it...
flan

DH and I love that movie too!

chef · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.

I liked it. Very much loved how the main character had a change of heart concerning the Na'vi.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
flan327 wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.
LOVE IT!
So, of course, you will hate it...
flan
DH and I love that movie too!

It makes me feel like a kid watching a fairy tale.

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.
I liked it. Very much loved how the main character had a change of heart concerning the Na'vi.

Yep. Very well done movie. The sequel is coming out this year.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.
I liked it. Very much loved how the main character had a change of heart concerning the Na'vi.
Yep. Very well done movie. The sequel is coming out this year.

I did not know that!

Happy...

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Yep. I think late in the year. Well, I mean 2016. I should be more specific. I figured that was pretty self explanatory.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Avatar.

Not sure if I like this movie.

Trying to give it a chance.
I liked it. Very much loved how the main character had a change of heart concerning the Na'vi.
Yep. Very well done movie. The sequel is coming out this year.

I didn't know they made a sequel! Can't wait!

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Yep. I think late in the year. Well, I mean 2016. I should be more specific. I figured that was pretty self explanatory.

I figured you meant 2016.

I can't believe 2015 is almost history.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Yep. I think late in the year. Well, I mean 2016. I should be more specific. I figured that was pretty self explanatory.
I figured you meant 2016.
I can't believe 2015 is almost history.

LOL As soon as I said that I knew someone would say, BUT THIS YEAR IS ALMOST OVER!

Hard to believe!

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I loved Avatar!

I hope the second one is as good as the first.

The new release of Star Wars has me pumped. December is next week!!!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Is anyone else watching the TCU game?

I'm so thankful for a warm, dry house. And a TV! wink

It's raining cats and dogs here. I feel bad for the fans at the game. cry

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

No. But I can see out the window. Ick.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I will try to watch it again tomorrow. I gave up on it tonight.

And I think it's how I was watching it.

They were showing it on FX and doing that behind the scenes stuff every commercial break.

I think I need to watch it without interruption.

I got to where they were at the floating mountains.

It's not bad. I was just having a hard time getting into it with all the breaks.

karl271 · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
karl271 wrote:
So much for Black Friday shopping. Have been trying to place an order on the computer for the last 12 hours with Lands End and get right down to placing the order only to receive: Technical Difficulties. We are experiencing technical difficulties. Please contact (telephone number) or customer text chat. Good luck. Evidently they are swamped in every section; did not anticipate the number of shoppers?
Oh, well, I will not die if I do not get to place the order; there will be another promotional sale on down the line. Just a little disappointing.

Otherwise this Friday is colder than cold.....
Hmm, I bet it isn't LL Bean, PM what you want I will order it and ship it! BTW I have an LL Bean outlet 4 miles from me, a true outlet.

Thank you very much for the offer!!! Finally got through and placed the order. We usually use Land's End because the sizes they have fit my wife well. We have had trouble with LL Bean in the past on women's things. They seem to run small. My wife is not a petite Japanese girl. She is a woman. LOL I prefer Bean for my stuff; it lasts long and fits well. We have a retail LL Bean store near us (not an outlet) and a catalog service based in Japan which I use.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
No. But I can see out the window. Ick.

I first read "but I can see the window. Lick."

chef · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Is anyone else watching the TCU game?
I'm so thankful for a warm, dry house. And a TV!
It's raining cats and dogs here. I feel bad for the fans at the game.

I find the history of that expression interesting. Do you?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
No. But I can see out the window. Ick.

It's really nasty up our way, NJN.

It's been raining since yesterday afternoon. Pouring, a lot of the time. cry

Tomorrow is going to be another rain out.

Sunday, too. cry

Oh well. I guess I'll stay in, and watch college football all day tomorrow, too! wink

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

chef wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Is anyone else watching the TCU game?
I'm so thankful for a warm, dry house. And a TV!
It's raining cats and dogs here. I feel bad for the fans at the game.
I find the history of that expression interesting. Do you?

I never looked into it chef.

It's just one of those old expressions that I've heard, since I was little. smile

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Yes, it started pouring last night here. Wasn't sure if I was going to make it down the two flights of stairs at DN's. But it stopped pouring long enough for me to get down them. It's been raining all day here. Supposed to basically rain all week here.

chef · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
chef wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Is anyone else watching the TCU game?
I'm so thankful for a warm, dry house. And a TV!
It's raining cats and dogs here. I feel bad for the fans at the game.
I find the history of that expression interesting. Do you?
I never looked into it chef.
It's just one of those old expressions that I've heard, since I was little.

I read something awhile back about the history of frequently used expressions and that was one of them. It was something about how animals used to bury themselves in the straw roofs to keep warm and when it rained, the animals would fall through the roofs.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

chef wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
chef wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Is anyone else watching the TCU game?
I'm so thankful for a warm, dry house. And a TV!
It's raining cats and dogs here. I feel bad for the fans at the game.
I find the history of that expression interesting. Do you?
I never looked into it chef.
It's just one of those old expressions that I've heard, since I was little.
I read something awhile back about the history of frequently used expressions and that was one of them. It was something about how animals used to bury themselves in the straw roofs to keep warm and when it rained, the animals would fall through the roofs.

I just looked around a little bit, chef. The theory of animals living in straw roofs got debunked.

Here's a link: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/raining-cats-and-dogs.html

Dead animals, floating down the street during a flash flood, sounds more reasonable, to me.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Took Grandma back home. She did really well tonight. She is forgetful and will ask the same questions a few times. But she remembers who we all are, knows what we all do and where we live, etc. She just can't remember if she already asked you if it was an easy drive on the way in, or if you caught bad traffic. I don't mind her repeating herself a few times, but it drives my parents crazy. They see her more often than I do though.

She tried to get me to have another baby!! She told me I did such a nice job with the two kids I have, that I should have another! I told her I was closed for business. Lol. I had a feeling when we dropped her off that the next time I see her, she won't remember me.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Mellow Momma wrote:
Took Grandma back home. She did really well tonight. She is forgetful and will ask the same questions a few times. But she remembers who we all are, knows what we all do and where we live, etc. She just can't remember if she already asked you if it was an easy drive on the way in, or if you caught bad traffic. I don't mind her repeating herself a few times, but it drives my parents crazy. They see her more often than I do though.

She tried to get me to have another baby!! She told me I did such a nice job with the two kids I have, that I should have another! I told her I was closed for business. Lol. I had a feeling when we dropped her off that the next time I see her, she won't remember me.

That's cute. But sad that she won't remember you.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Yeah - she is taking that pill for seniors with memory problems. But she can't remember to take it all the time!!! Kind of funny. She still knows what is happening now and has all her wits about her. I just have a feeling that the next time I see her that won't be the case.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Mellow Momma wrote:
Yeah - she is taking that pill for seniors with memory problems. But she can't remember to take it all the time!!! Kind of funny. She still knows what is happening now and has all her wits about her. I just have a feeling that the next time I see her that won't be the case.

How old is she, MM?

I'm glad she had a good time. smile

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

She is 88. Her husband died 3 years ago. She has lost her tether to the outside world. They did all kinds of things together but she refuses to do anything without him. She has been going downhill since.