Hello friends,
Hope everyone has had a nice turkey day and still full. I can’t say lol it was the most relaxing day but I did get to have some turkey and Devine food. As I heal I can’t say how or even describe into words what it’s like having rods and screws in my legs. They are designed for one to not feel or notice but I definitely notice when I add weight to my legs.
The home care is like you need to go outside and get some air. Sure but are you gonna help me into that wheel chair or sit on my couch? Because, I can’t walk on my own and and need help. It’s also confusing because I still don’t get a set team of home care specialist or occupational therapist. They switch them on me and it always wastes half the day. One team required me to do 2-3 stair exercises and practice using a walker. The problems are I can’t support myself with my left arm just yet. Using a better wrist protector and arm support helps for normal movement but not for weight. They do have me lifting small items to gain strength back into my wrist and arm. I don’t really consider a coke cola can a weight lol. I still not able to use my hand to write or much type with but getting better. I have almost most movement in my index finger so makes typing tad easier.
Some have asked about meds and weight etc so here goes. They have (feel like an addict now), really upped the pain medication dosage and it does help but hate the side effects specially the itching. I’m currently on hydromorphone aka diluadid. Which helps and they also gave a pain med for nerve pain which is a gabepentin. They placed me on 2mg of xanax which helps my panic attacks that I have now and anxiety. Can’t say I enjoy either of these, but I have tried to take less and or not at all, and (i know they are very addictive so trying to avoid that), but the pain and anxiety drives me insane. I have other medication that helps with the benzodiazepines aka xanax so I’m able to take less than what I’m suppose to. I still have to take anticoagulant because of my legs and surgeries for blood clots. Plus heart medication primary beta a and b blockers primarily to keep stress from affecting my heart. Which is about half and generally I’m on like 3 total so I feel like a walking pharmacy. I was asked what I thought about current medical plan and I like what they are doing except some of the meds can have a life altering withdrawal affect if I’m not careful which I do anything possible to take much less. Now the days it’s out of control I finally have to do the normal dosage and huge difference. But even with these meds I can physically feel the metal in my legs and the weak points it’s hard to explain (in simpler terms)..
Another set back is I don’t overly per say like being in a car. I am kinda paranoid and starting to be that annoying back seat driver. So I promised a pic update so I will attach that.
okay on to my tank which I’m going crazy mainly because I can’t do anything but well look at it. I have lost a few more coral and really sad I lost my golden head goby. Was there two days ago and long gone today. This is three fish I have lost since my move and it’s killing me. Not to mention I have no idea why I have gha or turf algae growing on my rocks and by corals. The lfs reduced my nopox down to 15, because I had no nitrates but had up to .25 phosphates (second color on api from undetectable). Hoping if I increase nopox to 30 which is my water volume level, and up magnesium that should slow it down. I have added seed to help keep good bacteria in to over take the gha. I can’t scrub it with my tooth brush so it drives me nuts. It’s really low now but if not addressed soon it will ruin the tank. I thought my uv steralizer would eliminate that but guess not. I just replaced the bulbs like a week before Halloween. So between the green hair algae and losing fish and corals
And worst I can’t physically do anything is driving me crazy.
Parameters that I was told was that nitrates are 2-3 ppm roughly basically undetectable and phosphates like .25 so still pretty low. Not sure how to just drop phosphates on my own other than good bacteria which is why I dosed the seed. Alkalinity is stable 7-8 calcium is 420-440 and mag not sure but I need to increase that since it will or should help eliminate the gha in theory. Hmmmmm
here is a picture of me before dinner per say and I have one with all the in-laws and secondary family etc. I ahh would have rather stayed home. It was pretty painful sitting at the table and loud. But not sure they want the pic posted so I had initially added but deleted it just in case I say hey my friends love the pic I posted online of the family and they get mad at me.
Have a great day.
