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When they tell you the third day after surgery is the worst...believe them...it is all true!  I guess all the anesthesia is wore off because today was a pretty miserable day for sure.  I didn't sleep well at all last night.  I couldn't get comfortable at all, couldn't wear my CPAP and couldn't stop the pain.  Just ain misurable.  Well...tomorrow is another day!

Howdy folks,   Ok, so this virus crap isn't going away anytime soon, so it looks like masks will continue to be required fashion thru the hottest part of summer.  Has anyone found a really good mask?  I don't mean good enough......they're all that.....I mean one that you actually don't mind wearing.  I've tried a number of types and still haven't found any one to standout.  So I'm hoping one of you guys has stumbled onto, or made, something that does the job and isn't a total nuisance to wear.  If you have......

Hi Gang,   Ok, am I going nuts or what?  Warrior posted earlier with an update, I replied......and now the whole thing is gone!  Did anyone else see it....or am I imagining things?   The good thing about Alzheimer's is you don't know you have it...........right?   regards. bob

Well it's my second day with my one handed approach and Ostomy challange.  So far I have learned how to do alot of tasks with one hand. I can change my ostomy bag, get my medication boxes and bottle's open, put on my CPAP mask over my long hair and get the hair pulled through the back opening of the mask, open an ice tray, open and put on my Breathe Right Strips, open food cans and drink bottles, cook food (but cannot scrape skin off of fresh vegtables like carrots, potatoes etc) It is interesting that the hardest things to do are put...

Hi guys!  Freedancer here with a surgery update.  My LRTI on my left hand was today and it went really well.  I made the Doctor laugh when he explained that my Trapesium joint was basically so destroyed that there was nothing left.  So I said " So you're telling me that the joint was roached?" He grinned and had a good chuckle! 😉😂😁 The surgery went well.  He took out the Trapesium and replaced it with a rolled up tendon to fill the space and also had to take some of the adjacent joint as well. He also pull...

Just a few of the interesting things I thought of NOT to do while wearing a mask.Do not rob a bank while wearing a mask! Touching money can still give you the virus.Do not sing while wearing a mask! The words will come back and hit you in the mouth.Do not jump out of an airplane while wearing a mask! The mask is not a parachute.Do not lay down in the path of an Elephant while wearing a mask! The elephant's footprint would not look pretty on your mask.Do not ride a horse backwards while wearing a mask! The horse could swat you with it's tai...

On the way to a store this afternoon, while wearing a mask, I took myself politely out of the way of a family (all unmasked), respecting the need to social distance. The black father was astonished by my move, and then saying something about me under his breath, he decided to turn around and walk by me again all the while maintaining absolute mean-eye contact. I social distanced again. He then proceeded to go back the other direction again but this time calling me all kinds of names I will not even bother to mention – in front of his...

Happy Fathers Day'   Be Safe, Angelicamarie        

How about some humor for a change of  ... everything? New monthly budget: Gas $0 Entertainment, $0 Clothes $0, Groceries $2,799. Breaking News: Wearing a mask inside your home is now highly recommended. Not so much to stop COVI-19, but to stop eating. We low maintenance chicks are having our moment right now. We don't have nails to fill and paint, roots to dye, eyelashes to re-mink, and are thrilled not to have to get dressed every day. I have been training for this moment my entire life! When this quarantine is over, let's not te...

Every ostomate should have a cat or, even better, cats. They are sensitive and observant creatures that, in their dependence upon you (a phenomenon of which they will not admit), will help provide you with the feeling that you are a productive member of society. I was sprawled on the couch one day, watching a movie, with Fancy Pants, one of my cats, laying upon the right side of my belly. This worked out because the stoma is on the left side. Then my ostomy began to sound off softly, possibly since I’d had chili with beans for lunch....

Final update on the cuties...........they've all found good homes!  Momma cat looks a little sad, but she'll be fine.  Will work on catching her tomorrow and getting her spayed.  Although it was kind of cool to have kittens.......and I know I can get them homes in one day........might be cool to do it again!  I only listed those guys on our local online want-ad thing..........never even had to try Facebook Marketplace or LetGo.  They were even fighting over the orange guy and I had backups in the even someone didn'...