We will start with the shorter one - Medical Mysteries - About 4 days ago I woke up, went down stairs to eat breakfast, and upon swallowing my first bite of my yummy bagel I realized that something was wrong with my throat. I started to feel the area that was in pain, and felt that it was very tender to touch and I have swelling and some sort of lump. It is directly under my chin in the middle of my neck....I almost want to say that it is where the base of my tongue is located. I am actually extremely scared about this...I am making my appointment with the doc today! When I was 12 my mom noticed this bump on the side of my neck and took me to the doc....it turned out to be a "nodule" or what I call a cyst....He said as long as it didn't get any bigger and didn't bother me, then no action was needed. I still have it today....the point is - this is different...this thing IS bothering me, and the swelling makes me look like I have a double chin.
Related or Unrelated??? - On the very same day, I started my workout, and noticed that my right calf looked enormous...my left one was big too but not as big...I finished my workout thinking that I would have to find an alternative because I did not want mammoth calves. When it was over and I finished the strecthing and all that stuff I sat down and realized how badly my right hip, knee, and ankle were hurting. I seriously think it is probably a combination of a flare up of arthritis....the fact that I have torn the meniscus in my knee, and the fact that my body is still getting used to working out. But I should mention that my right calf and ankle have been swelling every day since Thursday....I wake up with it slightly swollen and by the time I go to bed it is BAD. So could this be related to the neck thing...Is some horrible pathogen attacking the cells in my body? I am really scared....definitely not something I will just put off.
Our Weekend - JR had to work on Saturday, but was lucky ehough to be finished and home at 2:30. Dana and her boyfriend Noe came to visit and were here at 3:15. It was so wonderful to see her. I miss her so much and am so proud of her. Her last final is on May 12, and shortly after that she starts her rotations. I am very excited that she has a rotation in Austin. Anyway, we drank a bottle of wine, and just had so much fun talking and catching up. It was my first time to meet her boyfriend, and I really liked him. He seems perfect for her - expecially right now. He lives in El Paso, and with Dana's busy schedule and studying and the upcoming rotations (she does 6 - I think - each one is 6 weeks long, and not all of them are in Houston) having a boyfriend in a different town is perfect for her! Its just enough distraction to keep her from going crazy, but not enough to interfere with her studies. I really like him, and believe he will be around for a while. She just seems so happy - which makes me happy! After they left, we loased up the kids and headed to some other friends of ours that live about a mile up the road. They were having a Bar-B-Q. We stayed all day and all night. It was a blast. Luckily the kids were pretty wonderful too. Logan fell asleep on the way so we put him in the guest bedroom as soon as we got there...Landry joined him about 45 minutes later! It was great to have a whole hour of time with friends, while not chasing a kid or nursing a kid....It was nice to just relax for a short period of time. We ate like kings, there was soooo much food, we drank, we talked, we played games, drinking games, and then more games. It was a blast.
JR had a little too much to drink, so he was hungover on Sunday. ughhhh.....Luckily, both kids took a nap at 11:00 and JR got to take one too....everyone was up at noon! I was outside doing some yard work....and I got a little sun! Hoping to repeat that today! I need to get more sunscreen! Around 3:30 my dad came to drop off Isaiah...he had two tickets to the Spurs game, so he took Isabella (she wants to be in the WNBA when she grows up). Isaiah stayed with us, and JR took the boys to the park because Landry was down for a nap. I used the time to get my workout done. Then when she woke up, I put her in teh stroller and met up with the others. We stayed and played for a while, Landry really liked swinging...and of course I FORGOT my camera. Then we all headed home, washed to boys hands and faces and headed to the Salt Lick for dinner...JR had never been so I was excited to see what he thought. For those of you who dont know, The Salt Lick is the best BBQ in the STATE of Texas. JR was in love! Dinner was obviously amazing, and afterwards we headed to Wimberley to drop off Isaiah with my mom. We chatted with her for about 30 minutes, and headed home.... I think we all crashed before our heads hit the pillows! We were tired! It was funny to see my mom...I haven't seen her since Easter and she lives 25 minutes away! LOL
Landry is now wearing size 3 diapers! Yay for my little growing princess! Two teeth and a new size diaper in one week! SLOW DOWN!
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Wowza! Aiden is in size 3 diapers too. Actually, for the diapers we put him in at night (regular Pampers), he is in 2-3's!! I don't know what to do about that kid's slim waistline. Sheesh.
I wonder if your medical issues stem from your lymph system? Maybe you have some sort of an infection and all your lymph nodes are swelling because of it? Get to that doctor!
How much does Aiden weigh? Landry is 16 lbs...which is the beginning weight for size 3 diapers...they are a big because she has a slim waist as well...but i just figured I would go ahead and move up.
My mom was thinking it had something to do with my lymph nodes as well....the swelling in my ankles....she said, maybe you hurt it and just dont remember....ummm I think I would remember hurting it!
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