Guess what I got today!!

What did I get? I got a raise! Hooray!!

the necklace

Mom asked to see a picture of the necklace Sam got me, so here it is. My arm looks so weird in this picture! Sam says it looks like a foot :)

DONE!

After 3 straight days of working nonstop- the bathroom is done! Day 1- take off the wallpaper, Day 2- strip the old paint off the cabinets (why I chose to do that, I'll never really be certain), Day 3- PAINT!

Seriously- I have no idea why I thought it was necessary to take the old paint off of the cabinets before I put on new paint. It was so much work, and I don't think it was worth it.

The bathroom looks beautiful, but I'm going to wait to take pictures of it to post on the blog until all the paint is completely dry and I can close the cabinets and drawers. :)

busy busy day

So I went and took my RMA exam this morning. I think it probably went okay- only thing I'm worried about is there were about 20-30 questions about billing and coding. IBMC doesn't offer a billing and coding class for MAs, so I don't really know a lot about how to code. My boss had be start billing last week, so I felt more comfortable than I would if I hadn't started that at work. She also gave me a crash course in coding. I only need to pass with a 70, so hopefully I did at least that well. I won't hear the results for quite a while, but I'll be anxiously awaiting them!

After the test I decided to take the wallpaper down in my bathroom and get going on getting it fixed up. Ever since Sam got the bathtub to start draining I've wanted to fix up the bathroom so that it was a more relaxing environment so I could take a bath or just like the way it looks :) I didn't take any before pictures, but much like the kitchen, just picture any typical grandma bathroom. Floral wallpaper, completely monotone color scheme (beige... boring!) and poorly maintained plumbing fixtures. I got all the wallpaper off, spackle'd the walls, and they're ready to prime and paint. The walls have no texture to them at all though, so I'm trying to decide if we should consider painting them so they appear to have texture.

We have severe water damage on the floor around the toilet. I'm assuming that if I can see it through the linoleum, it's probably significantly worse on the subfloor.... anyone know how to fix that?

Menopause

So far I haven't had too many terrible side effects from the shots. I did have an allergic reaction to the pill my doc started me on, but the shots haven't been quite as bad as I was anticipating.

Worst thing so far- I'll get these hot flashes and I'll get so warm I'll start sweating profusely. By the time they pass I smell like I either don't believe in deodorant, or I haven't showered in months. Or worse- BOTH.

In other news, I have my RMA exams tomorrow. I've never felt less prepared for anything in my entire life! Wish me luck!!

Oh yeah!!!

I forgot- Sam and I exchanged presents for Valentines day today. We're both pretty impatient :) He got me a pretty necklace with my birthstone. The charm looks like a flower, the petals are my birthstone, and the center is a diamond-looking gem :)

I got him a candle that is made out of soy- it burns at a way lower temperature then a normal candle, and you use the melted 'wax' as a lotion. It's supposed to be really really good for eczema. It smells good too :)

So on Monday I went over to my Doc's office to get my first shot- apparently someone in the office forgot to order it, so I didn't get it. I was angry, but I tried to stay calm with the LPN because I don't know if she was the one who was supposed to order it and forgot, or if she was just the messenger. Either way, I was less than successful at not getting angry. Today I went to the clinic to get the shot though, and she was the one who administered the injection and I was much nicer to her. I find it's probably not a good idea to be rude to someone who's about to stick a needle in your butt. Side note- I did NOT realized this was a butt shot... not that it would have made any difference really, but I'm pretty sure I read on the Lupron website that it can be given in the deltoids. The LPN was friendly, but all in all not very professional. First, she took my blood pressure wrong. She didn't get a reading that is too far off what I normally am, but she still did it wrong. Then, she had her cell phone in the exam room with her. It started ringing when she was taking my vitals, and she went out in the hall and took the call. It was her fiance... so weird... Finally though, after giving me the shot she told me she had no idea what it was and how it worked. She asked if I knew, which I did so I told her, and she seemed kind of blown away that I knew. It was a weird doctors visit.

In other news- post shot I kind of feel like crap. Just FYI

Time for an update-

So I get my first shot on Monday. I'm kind of nervous about it, but what am I going to do? My doctor says I shouldn't worry, and that I'll be fine. She says we caught the endometriosis early enough that when the time comes, and I want to start a family my fertility shouldn't be a problem, but only if I start treatment soon. The shots are supposed to help preserve my fertility. Now, I'm not really worried about being infertile, but having to do something to preserve my fertility makes me so depressed. It seems like that shouldn't be something I have to worry about. It seems like that's something I should just have. I don't even really know how to describe it, other than it makes me really really sad. A couple days ago I saw a pregnant lady and I started to cry wondering if I'd ever get that.... I don't know why- I KNOW the disease was caught early enough that it shouldn't be a problem, but I'm still just so depressed about it.

Otherwise I'm kind of nervous about getting the shots because according to research done on the Depot Lupron shots, after the first shot my symptoms will be much worse than they are now, and that I'll actually start feeling better after the second shot. I'll get the shots monthly... thats a whole month where my symptoms will be WORSE than they are now! I don't know how I'll handle that. They're pretty debilitating as is. I've decided to look into acupuncture to help with the symptoms and maybe help with the disorder itself. I've found out my insurance will pay for 30 visits a year as long as I go to their clinic. I think I'm going to try it- not like it'll make it worse.