Well...so that happened.
At the end of my d-sessions, they remove the needles, I apply pressure, and then they tape me up and I go on my way. Yesterday one of the sites decided to play fire hose and break open at the exact minute I stood up to put my sweatshirt back on and head out.
I really do wish I knew how I did it, but I looked down, called for help, and then immediately sat down with my arm over the trash can. Not only did I NOT make a mess...I avoided passing out on the floor in front of God and everybody (which would have precipitated a need for a forklift).
I kept apologizing for the two drops of blood that hit the floor and started to cry like a toddler because I felt like I had failed somehow, and my techs and nurses just kept laughing that only Coni would apologize for bleeding out after a dialysis session. (What can I say? I'm a people pleaser, apparently, and still feel like I'm a big fat problem most of the time rather than just a patient.)
We got the bleeding stopped, cleaned me up, re-taped me, checked my blood pressure, and I was good to go. I felt a little woozy, but managed to get home and into the Happy Chair before heading to bed at 7:30.
Today I am hungover and feel like my arms and legs are encased in cement. We have plans to go walk around in the sunshine today, but methinks I might need a few more cups of damn good (and maybe some waffles) before I feel semi-human again.
So no stitching to report, I'm afraid. I do hope to remedy that sometime this weekend, as well as make a final decision about Maynia. Given my ability to put in quality time with needle and thread lately...I don't want to set myself up for disappointment.
Betty let me know that she's tired of hearing about dialysis, but I was always told to write what I know, and this is what I know now. If, however, Betty is correct and I am overstepping with it...let me know, Dearies, and I will do my very best to find another channel!
Here's hoping that your weekend is off to a less dramatic start and that you get to thread up and do whatever your heart desires! Come tell me all about it!
I AM SICK OF BETTY!!! BEGONE, TROLL BETTY!!
ReplyDeleteConi, I am so sorry about the issues you are having with dialysis. It's so unfair. I know, who says life is fair, but still, I'm sorry. I must say, you're the only person
I know who can describe such harrowing events and make them sound actually FUNNY, but thanks to your talent, it is a fun read. Still, I hope you will get on an even keel with all of this. Thinking of you often.
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DeleteBetty needs to bugger off! Still think you r a trooper! Forward March!
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DeleteOh Coni, I wish I lived nearer to give you a hug. Since I'm not, I am sending you several through the cyber airwaves. I think many of us feel like we are visiting over coffee through your blog posts. At least, that is my opinion. Enjoy your Saturday, Coni!
ReplyDeleteBetty doesn't have to read your blog if she doesn't like it! Go away Betty! Go bother someone else.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why Betty keeps reading I she doesn't like it. We are here for you Coni as you have cheered us up over the years. Write what you want.
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs
Rose
Betty must lead a miserable life to be so intent on making others miserable. However she can go be miserable somewhere else. This is where we laugh at our troubles, pick each other up and generally try to give each other the love we deserve. And Coni, I have always felt better after a good cry. Think of the water weight you’re shedding!! Seriously big hugs sweetie. 😘
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Bleeding Neatly is a very specialized ability- one more difficult skill you've mastered! Your nurses were very appreciative, I'm sure. Rest, recuperate, enjoy your weekend, sweet girl.
ReplyDeleteConi, we love you and like you for who and how you are. Betty the buzzard needs to go find someone else to peck at! Rest up, drink some damn good, and have fun!
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Coni, I'm so sorry you're having a hard time. Please continue to post anything you like - I find you so inspiring. When I have to go to the doctor for an unwelcome, but necessary procedure and I want to be cranky and miserable, I ask myself what would Coni do? Well . . . I tell myself - she'd find the crazy funny in the situation. And so that's what I try to do - I'm not very good at it yet, but I'm working on it. My doctors and nurses have you to thank for my improved attitude. You are inspiring on so many levels. I so wish we could meet for a cuppa damn good. Let Betty be Betty and write what you like. You're the BEST and don't let anyone tell you different.
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ReplyDeleteBless her heart but Betty is a nitwit.
You have many talents & only a drop or two is a fine thing. Rest assured that you are loved by the rest of us.
IMHO all your tales are fasinating & I've learned quite a bit about dialisis so I have no problem hearing more.
Wk 2 post op w/Dr went well. Still a lot more stiffness in my knee than I'd like - quite a bit of pain when bending it. But I am keeping up with ecersizes & out patient PT stars Monday so it's all good here in the countryside. Spring has sprung, birds are happy & the good Lord is with me/ us.
Baa
*laughing at the comment by Baa* yes, she is a nitwit. I, personally would have a few more colourful names for her, but I will be good.You write about whatever you damn well feel like writing about, this is your blog. I want to know how you are doing, and if you need to vent, feel free. I have considered you a friend for years now (don`t worry, not a stalker) and have laughed and cried right along with you. So 'THPTTTTT' to Betty...you just do what you want!! xoxo Mj
ReplyDeleteIt's your blog, write about whatever YOU want to. I've said it before, I'll say it again, I started returning here for Stewey's stories about you, and your stitching. A funny thing happened while reading - I began to care about YOU, and now I keep coming back to see how you're doing first, your stitching second. And the Jersey Boy adventures are somewhere between the two. If I get tired of reading about your dialysis and how you're feeling, it's only because I wish you didn't have to deal with it all in the first place. Betty, bless her heart, needs to start her own needlework blog, instead of whining about your content.
ReplyDeleteWhat she said....hugs
DeleteConi, you're suffering enough without the troll. Let Betty go and please her joyful, as my Gran used to say.
ReplyDeleteConi - You are an inspiration to us all (I'll repeat the refrain to Betty to bugger off) and love Diane D's question "What Would Coni Do?"... a mantra for us all if we are faced with similar challenges. What Coni ALWAYS does is find the humor, and shares it with us, which is one of the reasons I devotedly follow your blog. You set a wonderful example. And if "talking dialysis" helps you cope with things, talk away! It looms so large in your life at this point... how can you not focus on it. Keep hanging in there, and tell us about it!
ReplyDeleteI learned more about Betty today than I learned about you. Why does she even read your blog and why doesn't she have the balls to comment publicly?
ReplyDeleteIf Betty doesn't want to read about dialysis, tell her to stop reading! That is part of who you are right now and that's ok!!! (Who you are is just fine!!!). Grrrrrr "Let those among you who is without sin throw the first rock." Calm down Cathryn.... Hugs to you Coni. Just keep on keepin' on. We love and support you just the way you are. Love, hugs & prayers, Cathryn ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteBetty, blah, blah, blah...Betty, blah, blah blah.
ReplyDeleteTell Betty to _ _ _ _ off. Nobody is interested in her opinion on any subject....
ReplyDeleteThis woman Betty needs to get over herself! I don't know why she has such a high opinion of herself, but it is totally unwarranted just from the hurtful things she says to you. Ignore her --- I know that's easier said than done, but please do not listen to her. Please listen to those of us who read you, laugh with you, pray for you, and hurt with you. Love, Barbara
ReplyDeleteI read your blog to find out how you are doing with your dialysis and anything else you want to tell us. I love seeing your cross stitch but that isn't the reason I keep reading your blog. I'm with everyone else - Betty needs to leave you alone! Susan from Canada
ReplyDeleteI know it's hard, but ignore Betty. As others have said, this is your blog. She doesn't deserve mention ... so I will stop. Write whatever you like, for whatever reason, express your thoughts. We learn from, and love to hear from, you.
ReplyDeleteConi, you are an inspiration to us all. Please keep writing about anything you like: Dialysis, the JB, Notre Dame, stitching, Stewey, anything at all. We are your posse.
ReplyDeleteBetty can take a nice hike to no where and leave you alone. She can find someone else to harass or maybe, just maybe, not harass anyone.
I second all the comments above, including sending a sympathetic hug, awe for your resilience, and telling Buzzard Betty to buzz off!
ReplyDeleteThis is your blog and you write what you want to my dear Coni. I always read your posts and enjoy your blog immensely. Like my mom used to say, "if you don't like what is on the tv, change channels". Take care of yourself and your stitching will be back in no time! Have a wonderful weekend. Cindy in northern Illinois
ReplyDeleteSweetie, you talk about what you know. That is why you are you. If Bettie is so negative, she needs to find somewhere else to air her launday! She's not the Boss of you..
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling stronger after your adventure. Prayers being said for you.
Solution for the Betty nonsense...advice from Coco Chanel.. Tell that pitiable creature, "I don't care what you think about me...I don't think about you...at all." On with the good life...
ReplyDeleteTell old Bett to take a flying jump at a rolling doughnut!
ReplyDeleteI am tired of HER!
Glad everything is ok though.
ReplyDeleteBetty needs to find a job, too much time on her hands!!
Marilyn
If Betty doesn't want to read about dialysis, then she should just back out and not read it. You should write what you want to write about. The rest of us are happy to read about dialysis. Glad things are better today. Betty can just go jump in the lake.
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog for years. I always enjoy your comments on life. Please ignore Betty and continue on. She needs to get a life.
ReplyDeleteI check your blog every evening before I turn the laptop off and go to sleep. I want to hear how you are doing and that includes the unfortunate dialysis. Keep doing what you do. I'll bet "Betty" isn't even her real name.
ReplyDeleteConi, you are an inspiration to us all. Please keep writing about anything you like: Dialysis, the JB, Notre Dame, stitching, Stewey, anything at all. We are your posse.
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We all have Bettys in our lives, lets just pray for them and love you Coni. You encourage me all the time.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been scary when you bled. I think you are so very brave, a real trouper. Sending love and hugs over the pond. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat are friends for, if not to listen, care and help. So Betty can get lost. We are here for you no matter what you want to talk about. You rock sweetie x
ReplyDeleteI think you are brave. I don’t follow blogs but find you funny and down to earth. I don’t have a blog but thought they are for sharing what is happening. Not just all the great stuff but whatever the blogger feels. If I had a blog I would tell Betty she really should just start her own Betty’s Perfect World blog. I’m Steffi. Never going to be that Betty! Geesh
ReplyDeleteBetty, I mean this in the nicest way possible. SHUT UP.
ReplyDeleteYou know life would not be real without "Betty". We all need at least one (pimple on our behind) to prove we are not perfect. So just remember everytime you visit to potty, think about how "Betty" feels. I hope that made you at least smile a little, we all love you!
ReplyDeleteWho is this Betty B*tch anyway? She doesn't have to read your blog. I love the humor you bring to a very serious situation. That's what will carry you through.
ReplyDeleteI would read your blog no matter what you talked about and if you stopped talking about dialysis I know I for one would be asking about how it was going so to hell with Betty!
ReplyDeleteBetty, you are not the only one who reads Spinster's blog. If you are so unhappy with what she posts, then stop reading!
ReplyDeleteNow that I have that out of my system, Coni, I think you are brave and funny. There are few people who could go through what you've been through and still see the humor in life. I truly enjoy your positive attitude. Continue keeping us in the loop about your dialysis. We all care about you!
Hugs
Sharon
I agree, if she doesn't want to hear it she can tune in to another channel! This is your blog and you write what you want to write about. I for one love your blog and I like knowing how you're doing.
ReplyDeleteTo be blunt, Betty can just go suck it! She doesn't have to click here if she doesn't want to read what you write. It's your blog, your choice. So there!
ReplyDeleteBig love to you Coni! Hang in there deary. You got this!
I must have missed something - is someone forcing Betty to read your blog against her will???
ReplyDeleteIf not, perhaps she should spend her time reading someone's fake "sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns" blog instead of reading about someone's real life.
And if they are forcing her to read it....maybe it's her captors attempt to teach her a little bit of empathy and compassion - a lesson it sounds like she needs to learn.
Meanwhile, Betty needs to stick her comments where the sun doesn't shine, and go away......
Surely there are other blogs Betty could read that have nothing to do with dialysis! Coni, it's your blog and you have the right to write (yes, I typed that!) what you want.
ReplyDeleteI don't normally comment even tho I read every post. Mostly because I sneak blog reading at work. But I have two things to say. 1. Coni, I think you're amazing for going through the challenges you're facing with humor, grace and open honestly. It's refreshing and fun to read your blog and I rally for you on your dialysis days and when you have the energy to stitch. 2. Betty can go bugger off! Block her email and comments. Because if anyone has to find "another channel", it's her! You keep going along broadcasting what you want. She doesn't need to read your blog. Move on Betty!! Life is too short for so much negativity.
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