Bear with me! I have just been introduced to the wonderful world of blog backgrounds, so needless to say i have to play around a little before i find the right background for me!!
Im still waiting on the results from the pap smear!! They told me it was only going to take a week and it has been over two now!!! Im trying not to get nervous....no news is good news right??? But i am offically off of my depo (hooray!!) so it would be nice to get the all clear before i get knocked up!!
We leave tomorrow to go to Tampa, Florida! Im extremely excited about that! We get to stay til sunday! Usually when we go to a show its just a day trip and we never get to see anything else while we're there. We will be staying in Orlando so im not sure if our activities will be centered there or in Tampa...we'll see!!!
Ill try to take LOTS of pics!!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
February
February
This month has been pretty good so far. Taylor started her drum lessons and so far I am impressed! I am so excited that she has found a musical instrument that she enjoys and thankfully it stays in the garage!!! She has only had a few lessons and already she is catching on quick!! Every other week her instructor comes to the house and teaches her out of a book. I think if she keeps up with it she will be in a famous band one day…..she really does have that kind of talent!!!
Valentine’s was good. Jason and I stayed Saturday night at a hotel in West Ashley. Another couple we knew stayed at the same hotel, but we were a little late getting started so we never actually hung out with them. We ended up going to the Music Farm to see the band Crowfield? Neither of us had heard of them but we had some friends up there and it was only $12 to get in. We ended up enjoying the music and having a good time! After that we met up with another set of friends that were downtown on the market. We met them at Henry’s and while we were sitting there we noticed everyone was kind of staring and whispering about some guy about 10 feet away from us. I asked my friend and she said it was Ben Roethlisberger. I was like yeah, right. But then he stood up! The guy was HUGE!!! Jason doesn’t fall over any celebs so we ended up leaving after our drinks (this was right at closing time) but my girlfriend stayed and got pictures with him! The funny thing is our friend that also stayed at the hotel is the BIGGEST BEN fan!! But since she ended up ditching us she missed it!!! We are both still rubbing that one in her face!!! Oh and the room we stayed in had a humungous Jacuzzi tub! We were in Heaven!!! We are seriously thinking of taking out our tub at home and replacing it with a jet tub!!!
Next weekend we are planning a trip to Tampa, FL. Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, and Flyleaf are all playing there!!! I am soooooooo stinking excited!!!! One of the best concerts I have ever seen was when me and my friend Aaron went to see Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin and Staind!! It doesn’t hurt that the lead singers from Three days Grace and Breaking Benjamin are both HOTT (in a grunge kind of way!)
I am sooo thankful to have a husband that enjoys doing the same things I like. Just looking at him you wouldn’t think he would be attending any rock shows, but it was his idea!!! We are getting our room through our timeshare so it’s super cheap. Below is a picture of the hotel! And the best part? The room has a Jacuzzi tub!!! I have never been to Tampa and we are planning on leaving Friday and coming back on Sunday so we will have time to sightsee!! I can’t wait!!!
This month has been pretty good so far. Taylor started her drum lessons and so far I am impressed! I am so excited that she has found a musical instrument that she enjoys and thankfully it stays in the garage!!! She has only had a few lessons and already she is catching on quick!! Every other week her instructor comes to the house and teaches her out of a book. I think if she keeps up with it she will be in a famous band one day…..she really does have that kind of talent!!!
Valentine’s was good. Jason and I stayed Saturday night at a hotel in West Ashley. Another couple we knew stayed at the same hotel, but we were a little late getting started so we never actually hung out with them. We ended up going to the Music Farm to see the band Crowfield? Neither of us had heard of them but we had some friends up there and it was only $12 to get in. We ended up enjoying the music and having a good time! After that we met up with another set of friends that were downtown on the market. We met them at Henry’s and while we were sitting there we noticed everyone was kind of staring and whispering about some guy about 10 feet away from us. I asked my friend and she said it was Ben Roethlisberger. I was like yeah, right. But then he stood up! The guy was HUGE!!! Jason doesn’t fall over any celebs so we ended up leaving after our drinks (this was right at closing time) but my girlfriend stayed and got pictures with him! The funny thing is our friend that also stayed at the hotel is the BIGGEST BEN fan!! But since she ended up ditching us she missed it!!! We are both still rubbing that one in her face!!! Oh and the room we stayed in had a humungous Jacuzzi tub! We were in Heaven!!! We are seriously thinking of taking out our tub at home and replacing it with a jet tub!!!
Next weekend we are planning a trip to Tampa, FL. Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, and Flyleaf are all playing there!!! I am soooooooo stinking excited!!!! One of the best concerts I have ever seen was when me and my friend Aaron went to see Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin and Staind!! It doesn’t hurt that the lead singers from Three days Grace and Breaking Benjamin are both HOTT (in a grunge kind of way!)
I am sooo thankful to have a husband that enjoys doing the same things I like. Just looking at him you wouldn’t think he would be attending any rock shows, but it was his idea!!! We are getting our room through our timeshare so it’s super cheap. Below is a picture of the hotel! And the best part? The room has a Jacuzzi tub!!! I have never been to Tampa and we are planning on leaving Friday and coming back on Sunday so we will have time to sightsee!! I can’t wait!!!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
what a weekend
So much has been going on!!
Last Wed. I got a txt from my husband saying animal control had Capone. I was a little worried but just assumed he had gotten out somehow. After playing phone tag, I finally got a call from the officer and she informed me Capone had been hit by a car. I started bawling on the phone. This is my baby! Thankfully he was micro chipped so all they had to do was scan him and my information came up. I rushed to the SPCA to pick him up, I was so worried about what he was going to look like. He came limping out the cage but other than that and a scratch on in front paw he didn’t look too bad. I took him straight his vet where they did x-rays and thankfully his leg wasn’t broken. The bad news was he tore the ligaments in his back left knee which is why he was limping. They told me he needed surgery and after calling around I found a place to take him. When I arrived they told me that I was not on the schedule. I was furious! They then said that they had me down for the next week. I was really upset I had taken a whole day off for his surgery and they didn’t even have him scheduled!!! I think they knew how mad I was and after giving me the “what do you want me to do about it" attitude they finally said they would try to work him in. When I got back to see the doctor, I realized they don’t even do the surgery that I had requested. I guess the person I talked to on the phone didn’t know what I was saying and just said ‘yeah, we do that’.
Because I had taken the whole day off to have Capone fixed I decided to go with the surgery that they did do, which is where they go in and temporary stabilize his knee joint. They said they would hold him there and try to fit him into the surgery schedule. I thought that this was better than nothing and left him there, hoping that when I came back he would be fixed. They called me later and asked me to come pick Capone up.
When I got there the doctor commented that he thought he saw a fracture on the outside x-rays I brought in with us. He pointed to the spot he thought was a fracture. I looked at him and explained that I am an x-ray tech and while I do x-rays on humans, I imagine dogs have very similar anatomy. I told him the area he thought was a fracture looked like a joint space to me. He said he needed more x-rays and took another one. He came back in and said “you’re right, It was a joint space” I was stunned!! This man just charged me $95 for an x-ray that wasn’t even needed because he didn’t know what a joint space looks like!!! I got out of there as fast as I could!! After doing a ton of research I have decided we are going to go the conventional non-surgery route. Capone’s body will heal itself and if it doesn’t then we will consider surgery then. The temporary stabilization they were going to put in was only going to hold until his body made scare tissue to make up for the torn ligaments. His body will do this on its own without surgery and for now I feel this is our best choice.
On to the happier stuff:
Jason told me he had a surprise for me and that I needed to make sure I wasn’t on call last weekend. I was able to get someone to take the call for me and was super excited for whatever he had planned. (Jason’s not usually the surprise kind of guy, he can’t help but spill the beans anytime he has a surprise) Unfortunaly he also told one of our mutual friends who let the cat outta the bag. He planned on taking me to Savannah on a casino boat and then to the Melting Pot, which Charleston no longer has. I was a little bummed that the surprised was ruined but then decided that it was still a surprise, I just found out early.
The next morning it was raining like crazy but we left for Savannah. We got there in plenty of time and got on the boat. I have only been gambling twice. Once for my 21st birthday while in New Orleans, that time i stuck with the slots, and once when Jason took me to Atlantic City. Both times I had no idea what I was doing. I mean I know how to play black jack and Texas hold'em but when it came to craps I was clueless.
It takes an hour after the boat leaves to get out far enough to start gambling but once it did I watched my baby in action. He tried to explain the Craps table to me but it took about an hour or so of just watching and placing the min. bet for me to finally catch on. I also had a wicked headache and had to constantly take meds. but I was determined not to let that ruin our time. We would win money and then lose it. Win then lose. It was so much fun!! Finally we were coming back in and they were about to close the tables back down, when Jason made one last bet that won back most of what we had lost for the day! I was so excited!! We didn’t come up but we didn’t lose either!!! All in all it was super fun!!
We left the boat and went straight to the Melting Pot. I was a little nervous because my husband is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. He ordered the filet and I ordered filet, chicken, and shrimp. I was worried he wouldn’t have enough to eat or would hate the fact that he had to constantly cook the food but when we left he said he was stuffed and it was good!!! It wasn’t his favorite place in the world but he said he would go back!!! I thought it was wonderful and even better than the Foundly Yours restaurant we have here in Charleston.
We decided not to stay in Savannah that night because we wanted to get up early to go to the Oyster roast.
On the way back home we decided to go to a movie with some friends of ours.
They were going to see Avatar and we both wanted to see it.
We ended up going to the new IMAX in West Ashley. My brother and some other friends were supposed to meet us but as they were standing in line for tickets the movie sold out! This movie has been out for at least a month and is still selling out!!
The 3D was amazing and the story line was awesome!!! I’m so glad we went! I could not have asked for a better day spent with my husband!! He was so thoughtful!!!
The next day we got up early for the Oyster Festival which was at Boone Hall. We were smart enough to hit up the store first for some rain boots! Thank goodness we did! It was like a mud pit out there!!!
It wasn’t too cold with the sun out and we met up with a bunch of our friends!!
The oysters were delicious and the beer was good and cold!!
I lost my second phone to the port-o-potty (gross), but it was the old one so i wasnt too upset about it.
On the way out we went the back way and saw about 10 cars which had bogged down and a tractor was going around getting people out.
We got stuck for about 2 mins before we pushed ourselves out. Jason got behind the wheel and slung the car though the mud pit as people cheered us on! He got us out like we were in a 4 wheeler!!!
Today one of Jason's best friends from Jersey is coming into town so its sure to be an exciting weekend! Im pretty excited. All of Jason's friends are cool and this one is just nuts!
Last Wed. I got a txt from my husband saying animal control had Capone. I was a little worried but just assumed he had gotten out somehow. After playing phone tag, I finally got a call from the officer and she informed me Capone had been hit by a car. I started bawling on the phone. This is my baby! Thankfully he was micro chipped so all they had to do was scan him and my information came up. I rushed to the SPCA to pick him up, I was so worried about what he was going to look like. He came limping out the cage but other than that and a scratch on in front paw he didn’t look too bad. I took him straight his vet where they did x-rays and thankfully his leg wasn’t broken. The bad news was he tore the ligaments in his back left knee which is why he was limping. They told me he needed surgery and after calling around I found a place to take him. When I arrived they told me that I was not on the schedule. I was furious! They then said that they had me down for the next week. I was really upset I had taken a whole day off for his surgery and they didn’t even have him scheduled!!! I think they knew how mad I was and after giving me the “what do you want me to do about it" attitude they finally said they would try to work him in. When I got back to see the doctor, I realized they don’t even do the surgery that I had requested. I guess the person I talked to on the phone didn’t know what I was saying and just said ‘yeah, we do that’.
Because I had taken the whole day off to have Capone fixed I decided to go with the surgery that they did do, which is where they go in and temporary stabilize his knee joint. They said they would hold him there and try to fit him into the surgery schedule. I thought that this was better than nothing and left him there, hoping that when I came back he would be fixed. They called me later and asked me to come pick Capone up.
When I got there the doctor commented that he thought he saw a fracture on the outside x-rays I brought in with us. He pointed to the spot he thought was a fracture. I looked at him and explained that I am an x-ray tech and while I do x-rays on humans, I imagine dogs have very similar anatomy. I told him the area he thought was a fracture looked like a joint space to me. He said he needed more x-rays and took another one. He came back in and said “you’re right, It was a joint space” I was stunned!! This man just charged me $95 for an x-ray that wasn’t even needed because he didn’t know what a joint space looks like!!! I got out of there as fast as I could!! After doing a ton of research I have decided we are going to go the conventional non-surgery route. Capone’s body will heal itself and if it doesn’t then we will consider surgery then. The temporary stabilization they were going to put in was only going to hold until his body made scare tissue to make up for the torn ligaments. His body will do this on its own without surgery and for now I feel this is our best choice.
On to the happier stuff:
Jason told me he had a surprise for me and that I needed to make sure I wasn’t on call last weekend. I was able to get someone to take the call for me and was super excited for whatever he had planned. (Jason’s not usually the surprise kind of guy, he can’t help but spill the beans anytime he has a surprise) Unfortunaly he also told one of our mutual friends who let the cat outta the bag. He planned on taking me to Savannah on a casino boat and then to the Melting Pot, which Charleston no longer has. I was a little bummed that the surprised was ruined but then decided that it was still a surprise, I just found out early.
The next morning it was raining like crazy but we left for Savannah. We got there in plenty of time and got on the boat. I have only been gambling twice. Once for my 21st birthday while in New Orleans, that time i stuck with the slots, and once when Jason took me to Atlantic City. Both times I had no idea what I was doing. I mean I know how to play black jack and Texas hold'em but when it came to craps I was clueless.
It takes an hour after the boat leaves to get out far enough to start gambling but once it did I watched my baby in action. He tried to explain the Craps table to me but it took about an hour or so of just watching and placing the min. bet for me to finally catch on. I also had a wicked headache and had to constantly take meds. but I was determined not to let that ruin our time. We would win money and then lose it. Win then lose. It was so much fun!! Finally we were coming back in and they were about to close the tables back down, when Jason made one last bet that won back most of what we had lost for the day! I was so excited!! We didn’t come up but we didn’t lose either!!! All in all it was super fun!!
We left the boat and went straight to the Melting Pot. I was a little nervous because my husband is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. He ordered the filet and I ordered filet, chicken, and shrimp. I was worried he wouldn’t have enough to eat or would hate the fact that he had to constantly cook the food but when we left he said he was stuffed and it was good!!! It wasn’t his favorite place in the world but he said he would go back!!! I thought it was wonderful and even better than the Foundly Yours restaurant we have here in Charleston.
We decided not to stay in Savannah that night because we wanted to get up early to go to the Oyster roast.
On the way back home we decided to go to a movie with some friends of ours.
They were going to see Avatar and we both wanted to see it.
We ended up going to the new IMAX in West Ashley. My brother and some other friends were supposed to meet us but as they were standing in line for tickets the movie sold out! This movie has been out for at least a month and is still selling out!!
The 3D was amazing and the story line was awesome!!! I’m so glad we went! I could not have asked for a better day spent with my husband!! He was so thoughtful!!!
The next day we got up early for the Oyster Festival which was at Boone Hall. We were smart enough to hit up the store first for some rain boots! Thank goodness we did! It was like a mud pit out there!!!
It wasn’t too cold with the sun out and we met up with a bunch of our friends!!
The oysters were delicious and the beer was good and cold!!
I lost my second phone to the port-o-potty (gross), but it was the old one so i wasnt too upset about it.
On the way out we went the back way and saw about 10 cars which had bogged down and a tractor was going around getting people out.
We got stuck for about 2 mins before we pushed ourselves out. Jason got behind the wheel and slung the car though the mud pit as people cheered us on! He got us out like we were in a 4 wheeler!!!
Today one of Jason's best friends from Jersey is coming into town so its sure to be an exciting weekend! Im pretty excited. All of Jason's friends are cool and this one is just nuts!
Friday, January 15, 2010
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Update!
I went for my two week check up last week and everything went well. She pretty much told me the same thing she had told me before. Yes, there was early stage cancer but they got it all out. I come off Depo in Feb. but my doctor wants me to wait till March to start trying. She wants me to get a clean pap smear back just to be on the safe side. She took a look and said I was healing well and said I could return to my martial activities! I was stunned!! I asked her at least 3 times if she was sure. Originally they told me I was going to have to take 4-6 weeks to heal so I assumed my poor husband was just going to have to wait that long. She said she was sure just to be careful. I was too excited!!! Lol, and Jason didn’t know it yet but he would be too ;-) I neglected to tell him on purpose and instead asked him out on a date. You guys don’t need to hear the rest of that story but everything is good!!!
The New Year has started off great and we are going to have a busy year!!
We have started planning a cruise in September for Jason’s birthday!! I am so super excited about it!! Carnival starts docking in Charleston in May so we won’t even have to travel to get on the boat!!! I have been on a cruise before to the Bahamas but we had to drive all the way to ft. Lauderdale to catch the boat…ask Amanda…that’s a whole different story…
Anyway. So we are taking a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas!! I have been to Freeport before so I know what its like. It’s pretty but it dang sure isn’t Hawaii!! Jason has never been which is why im so excited!! This time we will have rooms on the boat…and yes, we are upgrading!!! I think I had him talked into getting a suite but after deciding we probably won’t be in the room that much we are only going to make a small upgrade!!! I can’t wait!! Then I realized I might be pregnant. At first this curved my enthusiasm but then I realized I don’t have to be drinking to have fun! It all on the company you keep!!! We have the best friends in the world and they are all going with us!!! So even if im as big as one of the whales with a fat pregnant belly, its still going to be an amazing time!!!
I have also learned The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month!
Teal is the color for ovarian/cervical cancer (ovarian cancer’s designated month is September)
Here is a link to some sites that sell and support cervical cancer awareness!!
Almost every case of cervical cancer can be prevented through programs using the Pap test, the HPV test, and the HPV vaccine. But many women around the world don’t know about or have access to these tools. As a result, 500,000 women develop cervical cancer and almost 300,000 die of cervical cancer – every year.
I was extremely lucky. I was at Stage 1 and thanks to the research study i was involved in and the pap smear they gave me i was able to treat it.
This is an amazing website that is full of lots of good information
Please check it out
The price for the pins featured in the banner is $6.95. I made sure to order mine!!
The bracelet below is just one example of some of the awesome jewelry they have out there!!
This one is about $50 but as you can see it is BEAUTIFUL!!! The link is....
http://www.lifeversejewelry.com/teal-awareness-bracelet.aspx
and they donate a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society!! But if you just search a little you can find a million other sites out there also!
I cant stress enough how important it is to have your yearly pap smear done. Dont do what i did and put it off just because you dont think there is anything wrong with you.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Pittie Poem
I saw this poem and being a Pit bull owner I HAD to share. Anyone that knows my dog, knows he is the sweetest friendliest dog you will ever meet. We saved him from the pound when he was 11 months old and i couldnt ask for a better dog. I get extremely offended when people sterotype him because he is unlike any dog you'll ever meet.
"Please don't believe what you hear
They have made me a poster dog and instilled this fear.
I may be big and I may be strong
But I have done NOTHING wrong.
A vicious cycle, I wish I were never born.
Into the hands of a monster, now my heart's been torn.
They threw me in the pit, I could hear the people cheer.
Blood on the walls, no fight in me....Just fear.
I am of no value now, they tossed me aside.
As I lay bleeding, I have no place to hide.
And now I am taken to a grey, scary place.
I am cut and wounded from my tail to my face.
Here I lay alone, on this cold cement floor.
Waiting for my chance, to get out the door.
I only have a day or two before I am put to death.
A day or two more till I breathe my last breath.
But I haven't had the chance to show you..... I'm a good boy.
I never had a treat, I never had a toy.
I am a Pit Bull, It doesn't mean that I will bite.
It doesn't mean I am a devil, it doesn't mean I want to fight.
Look into my eyes once as you pass me by.
Can you really see a killer?....Come on, don't lie.
You know you see something, a soulful sadness in my eye.
Please take me out of here.
Please......Don't let me die."
I know there are bad dogs out there but i think any beerd of dog has the potential. I have been bit by a Chow and my brother was bit by a German Shepard....Go figure...never by a pit.
I believe its all on how you raise them and usually its NOT the case of a bad dog, but a bad owner.
How can anyone resist those sweet puppy dog eyes...............
..........???
..........???
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Finally some good news ;-)
The surgery was last Wednesday and everything went really well. I was actually really impressed with MUSC. I know it’s the biggest/best hospital around but I also work there so I know things don’t always happen super quickly. I arrived at 5:35 and about 10-15mins later they already had me in registration. 10 mins after that the nurse came and took me back to the holding room where they keep the patients before surgery. By 7am they had me changed and the IV in and I was ready to roll into surgery. It all happened really fast and there was no waiting around time for me to get nervous. Jason said the procedure only took 30mins and I was in the Recovery room. Of course when I woke up I didn’t feel good at all. Anesthesia makes you nauseous and I was defiantly feeling it. Jason went to fill my prescriptions which we did at the hospital’s pharmacy and ended up paying only $21 for the 4 different prescriptions they gave me!!! The car ride home was rough but when I got home I ate a little, took every type of medication they gave me and went in the room to sleep. I was out for about 4 hours and when I woke up I felt fine and have ever since. I was really pleased with how everything went.
After a wonderful Christmas vacation, it was back to work Monday.
I am technically supposed to be on light duty because I have stitches in and they don’t want me doing anything to strenuous. Anyone that works in x-ray or at a hospital for that matter knows that light duty is a tall order. There are just too many things to do and too little people to do them. I was pushing the portable machine down the hall (which I’m probably not supposed to be doing, but its self propelled so it’s not like it’s heavy) and who do I see???? My GYN Oncologist!! She said ‘hi’ and then stopped to talk. I really thought she was going to fuss at me for being back at work already and pushing the machine but she said that she had needed to call me anyway because the pathology report had come back already on my biopsies. I just had the procedure done on Wednesday so I was really surprised it was back already! She said she had good news and back news…. The good news was that they took a large piece of my cervix and the margins came back negative which mean they got it all!!!! The only bad news was in the piece they took there was a small amount of Cancer in it as well. I wasn’t really sure how to take this but she said it was good and that I don’t have to have the hysterectomy right now. I still need to have it eventually but since they got everything out I can wait and try to have a baby first!!!! There is still a chance it can come back or be in my uterus. Once I have the hysterectomy that will all be taken care of, but until then they will just continue to watch me!!! I am soooo excited!!! I come off Depo in February and I will be healed from this last procedure by then!!! Chances are if I do get pregnant I may have to have a C-section but im ok with that. I am going to talk to my Doctor and see If they do a C-section if they can do the hysterectomy at the same time because I’m gonna be one and done. No more after that. So thank you to everyone wishing me well and keeping me in your thoughts!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Well I go in next Wed. the 23rd to have my 'surgery', I wasn’t too nervous till my pre-op appointment yesterday. It's just nerve racking knowing that your going to be put to sleep with a tube stuck down your throat and possibly a catheter in.....ugh!
The last biopsy they took wasn’t scar tissue like they had hoped so the oncologist is a little worried that she can visibly see the bad cells. I am still hoping to try for a baby after this but it really all depends on how the results of this come back. They could get in there and it is a lot worse then what they thought. Hopefully it will be a quick and easy procedure because Christmas is TWO days later!!! I’m crazy for doing it then but it was the only days I could get off!!
I’m still optimistic and whatever happens happens. It's in God's hands and I trust his judgment.....still wish me luck ;-)
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