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[LenV]

OK well, I do need some advice.  We're about a week away from the trucks coming to get the furniture to move us.  I've cleaned out about 10 carloads (SUV) from this house we've lived in for 25 years.  My back/sacrum/left knee/left hip/hands/neck/elbows/shoulders (you got the idea).  I was told to take it easy and not lift anything heavier than my purse.  I am not really badmouthing my husband but he did not make any decisions about the house (old or new).  No kids to help me.  I've been packing, loading the car, moving boxes around, just every waking moment for a month. 

I now have 3 deformed joints, Rheumatoid factor is elevated again, Sed rate is up again, lots of confusion in my mind, eyelids not blinking together at the same time, can't remember anything.  Can't sleep in the bed because my back won't straighten out.  I finally got in to see a PA today.  Have to wait one more week to see the rheumatologist but did see his nurse who checked the labs and wrote my refills.  She says the Sjogren's looks like it's progressing and my rheumatoid is active again.

I'm going to bed.  I'm just so tired.  But question.  What causes the eyelids to not blink at the same time?

Billye

[Pooh]

Billye, did you ever stop to think that you body is sending you morse code to "Slow Down". 

Honestly girl, you are going to literally kill yourself.  Is it worth it?  I sure hope you haven't done anything that can't be fixed with rest and meds. 

I'm sorry but I can't help you with blinking off beat eyelids.  Other than your body trying to signal you, I haven't a clue.

Please get some rest and let someone else finish up. 

Hugs, Pooh

[irish]

Billye, I feel so badly that you had to do this all alone. You poor thing. I would just imagine that you feel like the biggest truck in the world ran over you several times. I would imagine that neuropathy is causing the eyelids to blink at different rates. Hopefully the doc will be able to get you under control as soon as possible.

I know that you are disgusted beyond belief about the way this move has gone, but I would bet that your hubby is having a melt down emotionally due to the move and couldn't do a thing to help you. My Dad did this when we had to move him from his home. It is something we all have to go through at one time or another but I would bet that women pretty much always adjust better than men because generally the move means a smaller home and less work for the woman.

You rest all you can and just cool your jets. I bet you are beyond "bone tired". Darn it!!! I bet if we could have all come and helped it would have been done in a week with all of us doing just a little bit every day. My prayers go out for the healing of your body and mind. Hugs Irish

[LenV]

Did you ever get so tired you couldn't sleep?  I went to bed at 10:30 last night.  At midnight in spite of Ambien, I was awake still trying to go to sleep.  My little dog was kenneled in the bedroom and she is so upset about everything that she started whining and scratching at the kennel door.  Thinking she needed to go wee-wee I took her out to the puppy pad.  The other two dogs got up.  I finally went to sleep in the recliner and slept until about 2:00 a.m.  At this point I took another half Ambien, shut two doors between me and the dogs and went to bed and slept until my husband woke me at 7:30 a.m.  I'm still bone weary.  I having to get dressed and meet the tile man at the new house. 

I'll see when the eye starts today.  Like Pooh said, it's probably the signal the body is sending to stop and desist.

I did not mean to downplay my husband's role in the move.  After all he is 74 yrs old.  But he is out today helping to install a wheelchair ramp for a handicapped person.  I think it may be his way of dealing with the stress of the move.  So far he doesn't seem as stressed as I am.  But then I'm a type A personality and he's a B.  He's been taking care of all the financial side of this operation.

Gotta get up and try to get moving.
Thanks all and Irish I wish you could have all come and done a little bit.  Wish we could have helped Rania also.  Wouldn't it be awesome if we could all help each other like that.

Billye

[Dolly Dimples]

Poor Billye, I do feel for you .. There is nothing worse than a house move to stress you out, and that is a possible cause of your eyes not co- ordinating together .  My son had a terrible twitching of one eye, you could actually see the twitch, and his Doc asked if he was in any stress, Yes!  he was actually coping with a nasty break up of his marriage then..  he has settled down more now and his twitch has ceased... so Billye you must try to go gently, deep breaths and plenty rests...
( Having said that - I panic just THINKING  about any decorating that needs doing).. Good Luck, Dolly

[LenV]

Well...another crisis.  I developed a terrible sinus infection that caused an ear infection.  I managed to see the night clinic PA.  I like her and she has known me for a long time.  She got antibiotics started but my equilibrium is off.  Two days ago I bent over to pick up something off the floor.  When I straightened back up, I lost my balance and grabbed for the chair behind me to pull it under me.  When I sat down on it, (you guessed it) the cushion in in slipped and I fell on my tailbone and left hip sorta.  Broke the tailbone.  Misery beyond compare.  Now I'm sore, sore, and more sore.  Nothing they can do.  So I'm just pushing on.  I estimate it will take about 2 more days of moving and then we start the cleanup, painting, repair of the old house to put it on the market.  Pray, pray pray that I don't do anything else to myself in this move. We start moving the books today.  I've pared them down to the ones we really need and want to keep, but there are still a lot of them.  And this afternoon we have some friends coming to help us move the yard equipment, ladders and shop stuff.  We managed to borrow a pickup for this.  These friends would have helped us more but for their jobs.

I just wanted to check in and let you all know I am still alive.  But just so tired, it is hard to spell words.  Take care of yourselves.
Billye

[pudmott]

Billye girl yo booty goona dang well fawl orrff if ya'll don slow down. its already broke. now it just gonna dang well fawl orrff.

rest a bit mingle with the kin. lookit the stars and take a breather.

ya gettin my snow drift???


pud

[Scottietottie]

Hi Billye

I just don't know how you are managing to do what you are doing. You must be hurting soooo much. I've broken my tailbone in the past and I know just how much it hurts without RA and SjS being in the mix - not to mention sinus and ear infections.

You have GOT to slow down. I don't know how - but you're going to kill yourself if you keep going at this rate.

I wish there was something I could do to help. Do you have a local Scout Troup who might do their good deed and give you a hand if asked? Anything ?

Take care - Scottie 

[LenV]

Pud, you are so funny.  Scottie, I actually have some help coming today.  Some friends are gonna help with the yard and shop stuff. 

Sinus infection seems to be breaking up.  The coughing has started  Cross your fingers it doesn't start in the bronchial tubes.  (Seems to be my pattern.)

Yesterday I said to my husband, "Ok now, I've moved and put up 4 carloads today.  That brings it to a total of 8 loads if you count the trip out to the car and then the unloading at the house.  I've quit putting it in place in the new house as of yesterday.  We've got to get it all out and start the work needed in order to market the old house.  I'm tired, bone tired and sore as all get out.  I want to do something to relieve this pressure.  So take a shower and put on some decent clothes."

I thought about it all day...

"We are going to check out the new winery and then go out to eat."  So we went to town and had one glass of wine at the "Blue Armadillo".  Can you tell we are in Texas?  Then my plan was to go eat Tex-Mex food.  But my tired husband drove past the place in spite of my directions.  So I said "Lets just go to McDonalds".  And that is exactly what we did.  But I got home pleasantly relaxed.  We laughed a lot at the Blue Armadillo and I bought a bottle of wine.  Don't know what for since my limit is one glass at a time.  But it would make a nice gift for someone for Christmas. 

Well time to get up from here and plug at it again.

Thanks everyone.
Billye

[quiger]

Oh my gosh Billye, I can't believe you have done so much. I know we would all like to tell you to stop but that is easier said than done, so please take a little restful time whenever you get the chance. I know that getting everything moved was a crunch but hopefully you can take your time unpacking.

We recently had to go to Michigan to get my MIL's house ready to be sold. It took three trips up there and more hard work than I even want to remember. It took a terrible toll on me so I know how difficult this is for you. I'm glad to hear you had a pleasant day today. It was a nice break for you and you needed it. I hope from here on out you will have some help with the rest of this.

Let us know how you are doing.

quiger

[eyeamdry]

That bottle of wine might come in handy when you get feeling like that again.  As long as you don't have to drive, who's to say a little tiny glass of wine in the afternoon or evening while you are "unpacking" will hurt you?  Lucy

[irish]

billye, I just don't know how you are going to make it through this move girl. I am going to pray really hard cause that is the only thing I can do from this distance. Man, I wish we could get done to help you. I am so afraid that you will end up in the hospital in exhaustion and a horrible flare---not to mention your sore tailbone. You poor thing. At least you got out of the house for a few hours. Moving is the pits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs and prayers Irish


Quiger, I just knew something was up with you also as you have not been around much at all. You also have had a very hard summer. That is a long trip from Florida to Michigan and to make it 3 times this summer. I think we need to rent a home for "wayward" sjoggies to help them recuperate from their adventures.

Hope both of you can recuperate fast from all this adventure. Hugs Irish

[salsen]

Billye  hold on to that bottle of wine.  When the moving is complete and you have most of  the things in there place you may just well want it to knock yourself out and forget all the aches and pains for a few days.  Sounds like pure determination and grit are keeping you going.  Find a softer spot to land when the adrenillen ? quits flowing.  A crash is a comin'!!!!   

Take care of yourself.  Maybe you can rest and unpack later.

[Pooh]

Billye,
I agree with the others, when you finish up and slow down, I'm afraid you are going to get hit with the worse flare you have ever had.  You are pushing the limits and thereby really pushing your luck.  Please, please take time for Billye and rest a little.  I'm so glad to hear you took time to go to dinner (even if it were just McDonalds).  My hubby considers Arby's a real treat.   We girls have to take it where we can get it.  Anytime I don't have to cook, is the greatest night out for me. 

Please take care, and don't abuse yourself anymore.  One of these days we would like to have you back with us. 

Hugs and God Bless,
Pooh

[LenV]

Well, today I pushed the limit.  I called a friend of mine with 4 sons and multiple grandsons and asked them if they needed furniture.  Turns out one of them had just moved into a new house and did.  So I gave away what was left.  My husband turned green.  I asked him, if he thought spending an extra $800.00 for an expensive store room for one month was worth me trying again to sell the misc items.  He gave in.  So they moved 3 pickup truck loads of furniture out today.  Now I've got one pickup truck load left for Women in Need and then I'm down to a piddling amount.  The cleaning is scheduled for a cleaning company.  NO I'm not doing in no matter what he says.  I've reached my limit.  I'm really screwed up.  So sore, sick and simply can't do any more.  Therefore I'm NOT doing any more.  Don't care what that man says.  They just don't have a clue.  He commented that this woman I was talking about was so delicate.  He just doesn't see what is right in front of him.  I'm sooo tired.  And so delicate you could easily knock me over.  But why is it your man doesn't know it.  He never sees it when it's me.  Men!...just don't understand them.

Billye