arg82
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Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to hop on here and let you all know I'm safely home from my 10 day trip to Oregon to visit my sister. I had very few problems with security in the airports but the way back I had some problems with bringing a sharps container through (I'm on IV hydration and antibiotics) but that was because they just saw a container on the x-ray and once they rifled through my backpack and found it and saw it was indeed a sharps container it was fine.
My trip was great - relaxing, restful (to an extent), and I had a wonderful time visiting my sister and brother-in-law and enjoying the beautiful city they live in (Eugene, OR). The weather was amazing while I was there - no more than a few minutes of sprinkling rain the whole time I was there. It was beautifully sunny everyday and the temperature was in the 70s and even up to 80 one day! I really lucked out since the weather at this time of year is usually more on the rainy side (the beginning of their rainy season). I guess I brought the sunshine with me!!
Here are a few pictures from my trip:
Some of the fall foliage (not as good as New England but still pretty darn pretty).
A beautiful sunset when I was at the airport waiting for my flight home.
A vineyard I visited with my sister - really pretty (the picture doesn't really show how beautiful it is).
And me by the Willamette River - really pretty.
Health-wise I'm doing so-so. Not great but not horribly. My stomach isn't great because I did too much "real" eating while I was away and now I'm trying to get my stomach back on track by taking it easy and doing a few days of mostly liquids (I have gastroparesis). Unfortunately because of insurance stuff I'm going to be off the IV antibiotics for a few weeks which is good and bad - I get to have a more normal sleep schedule since I don't have to do the 3-time-a-day infusions but being off the antibiotics could make it harder to tolerate them when I go back on and being off them always runs the risk of it not being as helpful when I go back on (and of course I could get worse while off). But I see my LLMD on Thursday and he has to write a letter to my insurance company then and hopefully that will all get done quickly to minimize my off-antibiotic time.
Right now I'm mostly resting, trying to catch up on my school work (not a whole lot to catch up on but I have class this afternoon and haven't done the reading - ugh, better get to that soon!), and trying to reset my internal clock after being on pacific time and flying back on a red-eye which just messes me up even more. I'm sad to be home and happy to be home but my bed is very comfy and I have all the comforts of home again so that's good. I just realized that my right ear is still plugged up from my flights on Saturday morning! I hope it unplugs soon!
I hope you're all having a good beginning of the week! Sending lots of good energy out to you all!
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Annie, thanks for a wonderful recap of your relaxing vacation with family! Gorgious photos, and enjoyed seeing YOU TOO!
Lots happening here, so please read in medical about the effects of new infectious drs. 06 guidelines effecting us CHRONIC LYMIES!!! Bettyg
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dontlikeliver
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Nice pictures. Glad you had a nice break. Hope you get over the jet-lag etc soon.
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once in awhile? Glad you could, you deserve it girl.
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