07 September 2005
What do I do now??
I went back to see my urologist yesterday. Because I'm still having problems he put me on another 3 weeks of convalescent leave. He says I just need more time to heal after all (7) of my surgeries in the last 9 months. Fine. I'll try to heal as quickly as I can, but something's got to start working for me or I'm going to lose my mind. I can't keep myself occupied. It probably sounds like a blessing; the bulk of nine months off work, and still getting paid. I really am lucky to have a job that doesn't fire me cause of health problems--we'd be up a creek if I wasn't getting paid. But here's the problem--I can't enjoy that time. I'm having lots of pain, so I'm stoned most of the day on meds. I'm taking 40 mg of oxycodone three times a day; it's super-strong percocet, one pill is the equivalent of 8 percocet tablets! After a while your body develops a tolerance to the meds, so they have to keep raising the dose for it to be effective. I can't do much of anything that involves brain power, cause I just don't have any right now. So, here are some examples of what I've done:- Organized every closet in the house. Not just clear out, but divide clothes by type (short sleeves, long sleeves, etc). How's that for anal?
- Organized all drawers, again by type
- Sorted 11 years worth of pictures, divided and organized by type/time frame. Assembled photo albums.
- Gathered together seven boxes of clothing, sheets, toys, books, etc and sent them to Louisiana.
- Started a journal
- Started blogging (yes, I've been on con leave most of the time this has been going!)
- Caught up on letters and other correspondence
- Done lots of internet shopping
- Read over 50 books (I read quickly)
- Gardened (only on good days when I was feeling ok--had to quit that cause I figured out that even if I felt ok at the start, I sure as hell didn't by the end!)
- Bought lots of new makeup in the hopes that if I looked better, I might feel better (doesn't work, btw)
- Do my nails every other day (I'm not a makeup/nails/girly kind of person--those of you who know me will understand how strange this is for me)
- Run my long-distance (international) phone bill up tremendously high
That probably gives you some idea of how bored I am!! Don't get me wrong, I'm really really enjoying being home with my kids. I love spending the time with them; I don't usually get to do that, and it's wonderful to have the opportunity now. But I really need to get back to work before I lose my mind.
If you have any ideas of what else I can do to keep occupied, please please comment and share them with me! My house can't stand any more cleaning, and I'm not a crafty person, and I have to do things in short spurts because of the pain, so please let me know if you have any thoughts!
posted by Julie at
2:08 PM
6 Comments:
first off..holy crap thats a lot of pain meds..man o man..
second.sucks your in that much pian..nice you can spend time with the kids thoguh..
ok ideas..none..i have got nothing..lol
homeschool the kids? :D
Renee, I thought we wanted all the high-ass whacked out people to STOP homeschooling ;) hee hee!
If I send you all my pictures, will you organize them? Maybe, it's time to GET crafty, everyone needs a granny square afgan on the back of the couch...
Have you considered writing a novel?
Love ya, sis!
ooooh yeah. Cancel my earlier post. ;o)
I have 2 words for you....your Husband...where is he when you are doing all of this stuff?
Love ya
Thanks Renee and Jen! I'm on drugs, but I'm not high-ass whacked out! Besides, I just don't have the patience to homeschool--I don't know how you guys do it!??
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