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Egils debrief and musings...
Jun. 2nd, 2011 12:10 pmI finished 3 tunics and a pair of pants for Robert. It took some really late nights and on Monday I was sick again. I blame my coworker who came to work with a really nasty cold w/ cough. I had the sniffles Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...then Thursday, just in time to head to site, I started coughing a bit.
I went and had my mammogram and ultrasound anyway, of course. Everything is normal. Ducts are dilated resulting in some frustrating galactorrhea and the reason for the tests. Lucky me, everything appears to be normal even in it's abnormal state. I don't think I'll worry about any further tests (the next one involves, dyes, needles and nipples- I think I'll pass). I guess 85% of women experience galactorrhea at some point in their lives. I guess I'm fortunate that it's not spontaneous, just annoying.
After all the tests, I headed to Robert and Carrie's house to pick up the rest of the stuff and Robert. I was pretty grumpy- lack of food, late nights and feeling miserable. Also feeling a bit like I was taken advantage of. It was also, of course, raining and predicted to rain the entire weekend. That was not what I wanted to hear- it does not make for pleasant camping. We eventually got to site and got set up. Turns out that with 2 cots in the tent there is pretty much no room for anything but the lantern box. I put up the tall table but it's so rickety that I think next time I won't. I wanted to try to figure out how to make a curtain between the cots but I didn't have time so we just ended up politely turning our backs when the other needed privacy.
By Friday I was starting to wheeze. By Saturday I had an intriguing whistle on the inhale. I spoke to a nurse and she said that IF it got any worse, I should go to urgent care. It didn't get any worse but I did end up spending most of Egils in my tent mostly in bed. I am glad that Robert had a good time and learned to do some new things. I was there but I sure feel like I missed Egils...at least the good parts. I got to participate in the 4 inches of mud and muck. I had mud up to the top of my low calf boots by the end. The saving grace was that I had two pairs of hand knit socks I'd finished up before going to the site and they kept my feet warm and mostly dry (commercial wool socks with other ingredients were a huge disappointment). The new boots were not up to that challenge and had actually popped a seam within a few hours of putting them on. In the condition they are in, taking them back is not an option, so I'm going to try to repair the seam. I like the boots. They look mostly period as long as you discount the rubber soles; frankly, in Oregon, I'm not interested in anything that doesn't have a rubber sole. They have tie fastenings and look like sheepskin (although entirely synthetic). I'd love to have a pair in real sheepskin.
Monday the skies actually cleared enough to allow the canvas to dry slightly. It was by no means completely dry when we tore down but it was also not soggy. I'm supposed to stretch them out in a storage room with Durin and Ceridwen tonight. I came home to discover that someone had completely razed the landscaping in the front yard while I was gone. They'd cut off the rhodies at the ground level and pulled out everything else. All my pots were moved. One was broken and my resolve was cemented to find someplace new to live. I'm so tired of all of this nonsense. (I'm fairly certain this did not have the approval of the owner).
Tuesday I was supposed to be back to work. I was still feeling miserable so I decided to go to the doctor and called in sick. The doctor diagnosed a sinus infection (which doesn't really explain the wheezing) and prescribed an antibiotic and codeine cough syrup. I explained to him that I felt like I'd never really gotten completely better since my bout with whooping cough in December. I wondered if the sinus infection was the underlying cause. He prescribed a different antibiotic than before and for a longer period of time. Hopefully it will help. As of today all I can say is that it makes me nauseous and that my sinuses feel better. My wheezing continues and I believe is worse today. *sigh* I can't wait to go home, turn on the Vicks vaporizer, take my cough syrup and go to bed.
I have a bunch of musings but it's lunch time and I think they will wait for another post.
I went and had my mammogram and ultrasound anyway, of course. Everything is normal. Ducts are dilated resulting in some frustrating galactorrhea and the reason for the tests. Lucky me, everything appears to be normal even in it's abnormal state. I don't think I'll worry about any further tests (the next one involves, dyes, needles and nipples- I think I'll pass). I guess 85% of women experience galactorrhea at some point in their lives. I guess I'm fortunate that it's not spontaneous, just annoying.
After all the tests, I headed to Robert and Carrie's house to pick up the rest of the stuff and Robert. I was pretty grumpy- lack of food, late nights and feeling miserable. Also feeling a bit like I was taken advantage of. It was also, of course, raining and predicted to rain the entire weekend. That was not what I wanted to hear- it does not make for pleasant camping. We eventually got to site and got set up. Turns out that with 2 cots in the tent there is pretty much no room for anything but the lantern box. I put up the tall table but it's so rickety that I think next time I won't. I wanted to try to figure out how to make a curtain between the cots but I didn't have time so we just ended up politely turning our backs when the other needed privacy.
By Friday I was starting to wheeze. By Saturday I had an intriguing whistle on the inhale. I spoke to a nurse and she said that IF it got any worse, I should go to urgent care. It didn't get any worse but I did end up spending most of Egils in my tent mostly in bed. I am glad that Robert had a good time and learned to do some new things. I was there but I sure feel like I missed Egils...at least the good parts. I got to participate in the 4 inches of mud and muck. I had mud up to the top of my low calf boots by the end. The saving grace was that I had two pairs of hand knit socks I'd finished up before going to the site and they kept my feet warm and mostly dry (commercial wool socks with other ingredients were a huge disappointment). The new boots were not up to that challenge and had actually popped a seam within a few hours of putting them on. In the condition they are in, taking them back is not an option, so I'm going to try to repair the seam. I like the boots. They look mostly period as long as you discount the rubber soles; frankly, in Oregon, I'm not interested in anything that doesn't have a rubber sole. They have tie fastenings and look like sheepskin (although entirely synthetic). I'd love to have a pair in real sheepskin.
Monday the skies actually cleared enough to allow the canvas to dry slightly. It was by no means completely dry when we tore down but it was also not soggy. I'm supposed to stretch them out in a storage room with Durin and Ceridwen tonight. I came home to discover that someone had completely razed the landscaping in the front yard while I was gone. They'd cut off the rhodies at the ground level and pulled out everything else. All my pots were moved. One was broken and my resolve was cemented to find someplace new to live. I'm so tired of all of this nonsense. (I'm fairly certain this did not have the approval of the owner).
Tuesday I was supposed to be back to work. I was still feeling miserable so I decided to go to the doctor and called in sick. The doctor diagnosed a sinus infection (which doesn't really explain the wheezing) and prescribed an antibiotic and codeine cough syrup. I explained to him that I felt like I'd never really gotten completely better since my bout with whooping cough in December. I wondered if the sinus infection was the underlying cause. He prescribed a different antibiotic than before and for a longer period of time. Hopefully it will help. As of today all I can say is that it makes me nauseous and that my sinuses feel better. My wheezing continues and I believe is worse today. *sigh* I can't wait to go home, turn on the Vicks vaporizer, take my cough syrup and go to bed.
I have a bunch of musings but it's lunch time and I think they will wait for another post.
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