*Poor Joe*

I really know Joe is sick when he doesn't argue about going to the doctor, that still doesn't mean that he is going to make an appointment or drive 30 minutes to get there, but, at least he didn't argue. So, I made the appointment, drove his sick little self there and waited for him. Turns out he's got Acute Bronchitis which started from a Sinus Infection that he's also still got and a really high temp. He was given some heavy duty antibiotics and we got him some soup to wash one down with on the way home.  This is what happened as soon as we got back to the ranch...

... boots and all. Looks like we will be staying here tonight. Poor boy :( I hate it when he is sick, and all morning he was just so upset because he kept me up all night from his coughing. So selfless. As for me, I have a sore nose and throat but I think that is a result of my nasal spray I was prescribed at the ENT Dr. So I'm taking it easy on the spray and crossing my fingers I don't get any sicker even though at the rate I get sick I am over-do. So, here's me hoping I don't get it and that Joey gets rid of it! Stay sanitized people everyone seems to be getting sick right now.

*{Brock Brock} I'm A Chicken*

Not really... but, kind of. I decided not to do the surgery, I didn't feel good about it, it's pricey and yes, I was moody and just want to go home. I've decided to try a nasal spray that will at least will hopefully shrink the large ducts in my nose, the rest I will just live with and it'll be all good. I might decide to have at least one of the surgeries (remove tonsils or sinus correction surgery) or both someday... but, not right now :(

*Poked And Prodded*

Monday was a long day. THREE doctor's appointments all crammed into a few hours. It started out like this...

11:30am: Dermatologist aka: Skin Doctor

My mom and I headed to Rigby to get this small cyst I had on my face removed.

Funny story...

We pulled up into the parking lot and there was a limo there so we joked and said, "Oh there's someone famous here... In Rigby! haha". Well, as we were sitting and waiting we overheard the nurse on the phone with another nurse who was off that days saying, "Guess what, you're gonna wish you were here today because Harrison Ford is in with Dr. Bishop... yeah he was up at his place in Jackson(Hole) and had to come in." So there was someone there famous after all! I personally don't care to know about celebs and their lives, I don't read magazines about them or watch shows about them, but, I do really like how good of an actor Harrison Ford is, so I would have been tickled to meet him. But, he was in the back the whole time and the nurses denied him being there by saying, "Even if he were here I wouldn't be able to tell you." Ahh well, it's just funny that he was in Rigby of all places, I mean I know Dr. Bishop was dang good but I guess she's just that good. Needless to say I felt good in the hands of her partner.

Back to what I was saying...

Dr. French laid me down and numbed my face, cut me open, stitched me up (3 stitches), bandaged me up and I was on my way. No cancer or anything haha!



My HUGE bandage!

2:00pm: Otolaryngologist aka: Ear, Nose & Throat Doctor

I then had to go get my horrible tonsils checked out. Sure enough I have a continuous infection in my tonsils and Dr. McMaster suggested I get them removed ASAP. He decided (because of my continuous illnesses and sinus infections) to check my nose out. He sprays numbing stuff up my nose, pulls out this llooonng camera/light and proceeds to shove it up my nose. And guess what he finds, a crooked deviated septum and large, swollen air conditioning duct thingys (sorry I forgot the medical term). So, basically one side of my nose is working overtime and getting swollen because the deviated septum in so far on the other side and I'm not getting enough air in that side, which causes the many sinus infections, headaches and puffy eyes. So... joy... I am scheduled for surgery this Thursday. The tonsils will take (about) a week for me to be able to eat solids, 2 weeks till I can go about my usual daily activities and 4 weeks until I'm 100% better. The sinus surgery will require splints that stay in for 5 days and occasional bleeding. AND... I am getting them done at the same time... Ouch. As I see it though, as long as it helps me stay healthy, happy and sore throat & sinus infection free (for the most part) then I'd do it any day... But, still, wish me luck :) Oh and if anyone is in the Burg for the next 2 weeks, feel free to visit me! Please :)

3:30pm Optometrist aka: Eye Doctor

After that painful experience at the ENT Doctor and a serious headache AND my cheek was throbbing by now, I then went to get my glasses and another headache. Yes, I got glasses. I am just all broken... I have astigmatism in both my eyes and I am far sighted in my right eye only. Therefore, the glasses. I don't have to wear them all the time but, I do need to wear them enough so my brain gets used to the picture my eyes project without astigmatism. I picked out some cute Calvin Klein glasses with red that, of course, I look like the world's biggest geek in.

My Mega-Geek glasses haha 

6:00pm: My Mother aka: My Savior in an apron

With an aching face, sore nose, pounding eyes and crazy hair I go to my favorite doctor. My Momma. She gave me some Aspirin, I drank her cold water and she made delish coconut cake and all was better. I'm so glad she gets to be my full time nurse after my surgery :) I love you Momma

*Sinus Infection From Satan Himself*

I'm sitting here writing this after a long night of no sleep.  After most of the night waking poor, tired Joey up with my sniffling, sneezing, blowing my nose, coughing and wheezing, I finally moved into the living room.  Since I couldn't lay down and breath at the same time I tried sleeping sitting up... wasn't gonna happen.  So here I am... tired, stuffed up and miserable.

I never wanted to be the "sick person".  But, if you've been reading this blog, or are my friend on facebook, OR are my husband or mother, you've probably realized just how little time I actually am not sick.  I don't know what I'm doing wrong.  I wash my hands, eat right, drink tons of water, take vitamins, exercise, don't use too much hand sanitizer (only when soap and water is unavailable), sleep 7-8 hours a night.  What else should I be doing? Joey says I'm too healthy, but that doesn't make sense to me.  I swear I can look at someone and catch whatever it is they have.  I used to not mind being sick, Joey would dote on me and take such good care of me... he still does, even though it seems like I'm sick 24/7.  It's to the point where I try and hide it from him so he can concentrate on something else like, school, work and sleep.  It's embarrassing, I don't want people to think I'm pretending to be sick (who does that anyway?), or that I am trying to get sick, or that I'm super unhealthy so I'm always sick.  I'm not.

I have had to skip out on so many things these last couple of months because I've been sick like: corn mazes, pumpkins patches, bon fires, family outings, dates with Joey, dinners, playing outside with the puppies, riding the horses, helping out with anything to do with being outside at the ranch, ice skating, sledding.... and the list goes on.  Being sick with sinus infection for 2 weeks, then sore throat and fever 2 weeks, then the stomach flu for a few days, pretty much eliminated most fall activities for me this year.

I can not wait until January when I am insured because I am going strait to the doctor and scheduling surgery to remove my horribly screwed up tonsils, I'm going to have them check for allergies, figure out why I am irregular (sorry that's more for my records) because when we do decide to add to our family I want to be able to.

I'm tired... physically and mentally.  I just wanna be healthy... now and always

*Sick And Tired Of Being Freakin' Sick!*

Remember this post?  Yeah, screw that!  I am so annoyed to say that I am sick AGAIN.  I just barely got over the horrible cough and congestion from that post and here I am with a sore sore throat and a fever.  And, even though Joey was extra cute last night, (he picked up my antibiotics, bought me a drink, fed me some cereal so I wouldn't get an upset stomach when I took some meds, rubbed vapor rub on my chest and throat, and cuddled me) I still would so much rather NOT be sick.  Even my toes ached.

I am so tired of getting sick All. The. Gosh. Darn. Time!  I have the worlds worst immune system.  All you have to do is look at me when you're sick and, yup, I'll catch whatever it is you have.  It's kind of embarrassing to tell people, "Oh, I'm sick... again... no I promise I'm not faking it... really!"  I was so disgusted at how achy my body was last night, I was so shaky and hurting that when I went to use the restroom I didn't even realize how bad I'd had to go.  Sad, I know.

I do everything to prevent sickness too.  I eat right, drink tons of fluids, get enough sleep, wash my hands, use hand sanitizer, don't drink or eat after people who I think even look sick, take vitamins, regular check-ups... the works.  And yet, I still get sick no matter what.  It's frustrating, and I feel like I can't "whine" or complain to Joey about it because he's already dealing with doing everything for me when he's at home while I'm sick... So this is me, complaining to all who read my blog, that I am SO done with being sick! :(

*Joe's Boo-Boo*

My poor Hunny broke his middle finger on his right hand in 3 different places on Wednesday :( He was down in Tooele helping move Uncle Seth's cows to the corrals so they could ship them out east and there was a cow and new calf they were going to leave behind but the cow ended up killing her calf so they roped her to try and get her to come with the with the rest of the cows but she ended up running through a snow fence and Joey's horse didn't like that idea so he wasn't cooperating and Joey ended up having to let his rope go and the cow jerked it and the hard end of the rope came back and whopped him right in the finger. He went to the ER in Tooele at midnight because his finger was so swollen and they said he broke it in 2 places (one cracked up to the joint) and needed surgery but Monty told him to get out of that hospital asap and he'd get Dr. Pepper's (yes Dr. Pepper haha) advice who to look at it. So the next day Joey went to Dr. Pepper's friend and he X-rayed it and found out it was actually broke in 3 places but was strait as could be and if he was Joe he wouldn't have surgery. So, being the awesome doc he is, he put a half cast on Joe and told him it was on the house! Now Joey just HAS to wear it for 3 weeks AT LEAST, we'll see how that goes.

Haha I told him to make a sad face..... kinda scary babe.

All of his fingers are pretty swollen :(

All in all our prayers were answered. It would have been better if it never happened but it worked out as best it could. His finger was broke strait so no surgery, Dr. Pepper's friend was awesome and didn't make him believe he needed surgery and also gave us a freebie, Joey just happened to still be on his old health insurance because the guy never took him off, and Joe got some pretty good pills outta the deal. We are now working on getting our own health insurance and Joe is high as a kite :) Jk he actually prefers motrin over his prescription.

A litttle bit of July '09

I was in Radolph this last weekend and it was beautiful out and the horses were in the corral so I decided to take a couple pictures of the rest of our family....

Joey's two boys "Panama Red" & "Nibbs". They are 1/2 brothers and are always together.

The new addition to our family little "Vidalia" & her mom "Sarah"

She's precious. All legs...

And of course me in the hospital after getting my gallbladder removed. Wonderful times.

They made 4 incisions to get it out so I got some pretty nice drugs as you can tell in this picture I'm pretty out of it...