The Results are in.....

4:49 PM UPDATE!!!

My doctor's office just called and my BONE SCAN results are in...

It's FINE...NO CANCER!! WOOHOO!

THANK YOU ALL!!

ALL the prayers and thoughts
helped me sooo much!

I'm FINE!!!
What a huge relief!!

The Bone Scan

I am back! The bone scan is done and NOW it's the waiting game waiting for the test to be read by the Radiologists, then dictated and the report sent to my doctor. The tech that did my test, said it can take a couple of days...and that did NOT make me happy...the waiting if the hardest part and I just want to know what is going on with my body.

As for the test in case anyone needs one. You arrive and check in (for me it was 10:30 am), and then are sent to Radiology, where you are given an IV injection of the Radio Active material..that's kind of is freaking as you see the syringe in a locked box with the "radioactive" warning label all over it. But, the tech did tell me there are NO side effects and other than a needle pinch like having blood drawn, that was the worst of it. He also then showed me the Scanner, which is much much more open than an MRI and I did tell him about my claustrophobia and he suggested I take a xanax about 30 minutes before my return at 1:30, which I did. We left and went to Sears, walked a little in in that Mall, then I went to AC Moore to browse a bit and DH, when to the Food Pavilion to get some lunch. I wasn't hungry, but I did bring a Fiber Bar and 3 bottles of water and drank all those. We left the Mall at 1 Pm to go back to the hospital. You then go directly to Radiology and you do have a hospital id bracelet on and need to keep verifying you name, and date of birth, which is a nice precaution. There is a little waiting room right out side the Nuclear Med Room and I waited there for a 5 minutes and the same tech came back. You do have a pillow for you head, and can keep on all your clothes (but now jewelry) except rings. There is a place for your pocketbook and jacket in the room with you, but not need to change, which is nice. You lie on your back on the hard table and you must lie flat, no bended knees etc., and you keep your hands by your side, but you are NOT strapped down like in the MRI's and then he uses a remote and move the table under the "scanner" camera, it's only about 4" above your face, and ideally he wanted it closed, but it's about 2X2' square above you and it's scans from the top of your head to your toes....entire body scan. At first he had it lower to my face, which is more idea, but that felt awful, so I did get him to put it up about 4" off my face and then just closed my eyes. He said it was one and underway, told me to lay still and try and relax. He told me it would only be over my head for 5-6 minutes, so I counted to about 300 opened my eyes and it was still here...which was a bit freaky, so I closed my eyes again and then in about a minute I noticed more light and when I opened my eye, was it NOT over my face anymore and that was a huge relief for me. The rest was okay, until my knees and by then my Back was killing me and you can NOT move, that was hard as I wanted to shift my body so much because of the pain...but I closed my eyes gain and tried to think of the beach etc. and then he came back ...it seemed like it was at my feet "finally", and I asked if I could move and he said not yet, but only 1 minute and I did it..it was hard, but as soon as it went off I moved onto my side to alleviate the pain and that was a huge relief for me! He then moved the table "remotely" again back to the beginning position and I could sit up..very, very stiff, but I could move...The I put on my flip flops, grabbed my bag and was told to wait while he quickly reviewed them to make sure all was clean. In 5 minutes he came and told me I was all set...and we came home...! Now I'm HOPING SO much my doctor will call asap, but I know I need to be patient...not my best virtue at ALL!!

I'm glad it's over, but still want to know what's up? And I'm still praying that ALL will be okay!! One step and one moment at a time!! And trying hard to stay positive and upbeat!!

My awful Monday....

Yesterday, was NOT a good day. I went to my normal Chiro appointment and Deb (my Chiropractor), then sent me for some x-rays, after I told her that my left hip has been bothering me a lot more again, and that at times, I feel like my leg is buckling and that I may way. So, to be safe, she decided I should have some new X-rays (the hospital is across the street), and I left and drove over and went to have them. She sent me for hip views and a lumbar spine view (standing to include my hip/pelvis).

It all seemed to go fairly quickly, and I left and went home, but not sooner did I get in the door and she was calling me..and right away my heart sank, because I knew something was NOT right....and I am scared......

...VERY scared, because something showed up on my hip xrays. I was NOT back home for more than five minutes and the phone was ringing and it was Deb, telling me their were some "Lucencies" showing on my films, both in my hips and pelvic area too" and she wanted me to know that I needed to be scheduled for a Bone Scan. She then faxed the reports to my PCP (Tom) so he could set this BONE SCAN. The bone scan set for tomorrow and I am worried. I can't hep it...that's me...and despite both her and my doctor trying to convince me that this was precautionary, I can NOT help but be worried and deeply concerned. I was so upset to hear Deb's voice that quickly, and new something had to be off for her to even have the reports that fast. Apparently the Radiologists had called her right away because of the findings and want this further evaluated. There is also some other type of "abnormality" that is showing (not a tumor or cyst), but something they want to also review on the Bone Scan. I sensed some worry in her voice, yet she was also trying to be very reassuring too......and when I became upset and asked her point blank was what the worse case scenario was, she would not answer at first, and I then I said, Deb, are they thinking or potentially ruling out Bone Cancer, she said Yes! I wanted to cry right then, and I felt awful. I thought I would go into a panic attack, but I managed to listen to her and NOT to Panic. I'm very stressed, but trying hard to just wait for the test and trying so hard not the think the worst..but it's NOT easy! She and my Doctor are both telling me, that they are NOT saying there is any cancer on the report, but simply areas they need to review better, and that this is conservative? I just hate the very thought that they are trying to rule out any idea of cancer...and it scares the hell out of me. Anytime that has cancer involved always is scary! I took an anti-anxiety med and did sleep last night...pretty well considering and today I'm very sore (from the weather), but hope to simply try and relax and do some crafts. I just want this to be done with, so I know what is going on and what I have to do to treat this? I hope it's all NOTHING, but then why would they want this BONE Scan...ya know? I wasn't even going to post this, but decided that I'm going to use my blog as my journal and hope that maybe if someone else ever needs a scan, they can know what it's like from me. I hate MRI's and can NOT get in the tube, but I have been told, this is different and not closed in...I sure hope so. I'm trying to NOT research too much online and jump to a bad conclusion, but it's hard!

Please say for a prayer for anyone who has to have these scary tests...I sure will and I pray it will be FINE!!

I'm off to the BEACH!!!

My first official BEACH day of 2009 will be today! I'm just finishing up packing my beach bag with lots of water, some fruit, sunscreen and my iPod and will be leaving about 9:30 so to head over. I'm going to meet Patty there and we are doing to one of the small little neighborhood beaches.

It's actually the beach that I've been to the most in my life and very close to where I grew up. It's a wonderful small beach and perfect for bring the kids. We went there with my Mom as kids and my kids also went with me for years. That's where we all took our swimming lessons every summer and where we learned to swim.

I'm quite certain there will be no one swimming quite yet, as the water temps here are still very cold. Maybe 50 is that and that's MUCH too cold for me. But the air temps will be perfect and I'm looking forward to resting and relaxing in the warm sun. Nothing feels better at times for me. I'll be sure to use plenty of sunscreen and limit any sun exposure on my face. I'll been working to hard to get my skin looking better and there is no way I want to damage it again!

So that's my day...and it should be nice. I won't be there but a few hours and that's more than enough for the my first. The last thing I want is a burn or to be too sore from sitting in one place too long.

I'm also going to bring my camera, so that I can take some pictures for my 365 project and hopefully add something new this week! Wish me luck!!

What day is it???

Argh!! I've lost the last day or so, being sick and it's not a good feeling!

It all started late Saturday night after we went our for Julie's Birthday Dinner. We went to the Blue Marlin and had a wonderful meal, but boy did I eat too much of the wrong things! I sampled some of the Onion Ring and Baked Potato Skin Appetizers and then also several bites of the the huge "Brownie Sundae" we ordered to split for dessert!! And I think the combination of fried onions rings, the cheese in the Potato skin and the Hot Fudge, darn near killed me.

I woke about 1 am and awful heartburn, went downstairs, took a Prilosec and drank some water, I went back to bed, but never really slept after that. I could NOT get comfy at all and the pain went down deeper into my stomach...that whole typical Gallbladder type pain, and I really do think, I may have had some type of Gallbladder attack. I've had this type pain, in less severe bouts in the past...not recently but a few years back, and after an ultrasound showed some "sludge" and no stones, we decided to wait and play it out. Up until Saturday, I thought it was gone for good, but NOW I'm not sure. Having been eating so healthy for months, it's also possible that my stomach simpy can't handle those fatty awful foods, and I do NOT want to test it again. From now on, I'm NOT going to over indulge that much again. Its' just not worth being sick. I still do NOT feel very well, but I'm not having the pain, simply feeling a bit nauseous and like I lost a day...which I did. Lesson Learned -- The hard way!!

Luckily, I worked on crafts all day Saturday and will do so more today. I need to work on last week's page, which I usually do on Sunday. I did finish my Two Peas AYIC for May and these are my three cards.

This is my favorite of the three -
I named it "Sending Hugs".

I also finally uploaded by My Project 365 Page from the week before and that is here. I called this one Spring Fling and I do like it --

And that's all for today....Whatever day it is?

My New Computer is awesome!!!

I was so excited yesterday when I went to the front door and saw the FedEx man standing there with a big box from Dell. It was my NEW computer and I had not even been told it had shipped yet, so it was a wonderful surprise.

He was nice enough to carry it in and put it right next to my desk and that was awesome, because then I was able to get it out and start the process of setting it up and moving over my file. I all has gone well, with the exception of losing a bunch of my Picture Files and that's a bummer. The good part is that ALL the pictures are either on Picasa or on Photobucket, but no longer on either computer! I was really tired and stayed on it too long, so when I was in the process of moving files from the External Hard-drive, I inadvertently overwrote the newer picture files with an older back-up and that's simply from fatigue and NOT paying attention.

So..from now one, I'm keeping the Majority of ALL my pictures ONLY on the External Hard-Drive and not on my computer, that way, if a computer crash or anything silly happens again, I will NOT lose them! I'm sure there also must be a way to download them back to my computer or External Drive, but if it's only one by one, then I'll only do the ones I want the most. Most of pictures for my 365 project and those have been printed and used, so it's not a loss. Plus as I said they are online too, which is a very good thing!

Today, I'm taking my time and only doing a little at a time. I have both computers up and the old one is on a table next to me, with a spare monitor we had upstairs. that way I can take as much time as I need to move the rest and when I'm sore, I STOP.

I do LOVE LOVE the new computer...it's SUPER fast and NO freezes!!! Woohoo!! I can't believe the difference and I am one happy camper with Dell today!

It's Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Just a little note to wish ALL the Moms a very happy and healthy Mother's Day! Today, we've been blessed with gorgeous weather and my boys both brought me gorgeous hanging plants for the yard. Here is a picture of the plants hanging out on my Plant Hook --



They are gorgeous colors and even prettier in person! Both are actually a combination of different flowers and really beautiful. I was very happy they chose these along with some really sweet cards. I'm a lucky Mom and very proud of both of my boys.

I also brought my Mom a large hanging basket, some of her favorite candy from our local candy store and also made her a pretty card with a matching bookmark. She was very happy with her gifts and she gave me a nice Mom's card too, with some money, which was a great. DH also gave me a really sweet card, some more money and a new beach chair too. I really do hope very much to try and get some time in at the beach this summer. Time will tell!!

Today, was a day off...for me and DH did all the chores, laundry, housework etc., and made our dinner too. I was able to relax all afternoon and spend it working in my craft room. I'm working my Project 365 page for this week and its' all going to be a flower/spring theme. I also finished up these projects for the Creative MISfits craft room.

A Bookmark -- It's the one
that matches my Mom's Card!


This is the bookmark and her
card together!


And this is the Card I made
based off of a Sketch Card!

I had a nice week of crafting even though it was a busy week. This week will be much more peaceful with even more time to craft and I'm looking forward to that very much!

This weekend has been nice...today turned out to be a lovely day and I'm very happy to have two awesome sons and a sweet hubby too! Very Lucky and Very Blessed!!

A Sunny Day!! At last!!

It's been a LONG cold, damp and rainy week, but today it's a nice beautiful SUN filled day and boy it is nice. It poured rain all night, so I was pleasantly surprised when I got up and saw the sun coming up. The temps right now 2Pm, are up in the 70's and I can finally open the windows again...it's Fabulous.

Today, I finally ventured out again, first time since Monday! I headed to the Post Office to pick up a couple books of "Forever Stamps" before the price increase on Monday and then went down to our little local Candy Store and bought my Mom some of their Homemade Candy Fruit slices as part of her Mother's Day gift. Then I headed to the garden store and bought her a gorgeous hanging plant. It's one of the combination planters and it's really pretty. I had hoped for something in peach or pink, but they didn't have any. They only had blue/purple and yellow and so I did get that! Personally, (I Love it!). It's a combination of deep purple mini petunias, bluish verbena and a yellow daisy like flower, that I don't' know the name off. I will post a picture something this weekend, when I upload the rest of my pictures. I also bought a few annual that I used to fill my 3 deck railing boxes and planted those when I came home. I bought ALL purple for me...no surprise there.

Now...I'm beat, but it was NICE to be outside and enjoying some sun. Sounds like it won't last too long and it's already a bit cloudy now...Bummer!

This weekend I need to finish my projects for the Craft Room in the MISfits and also my Mom' card and the rest of her gift? Sunday, I'll go down and delivery them and probably then come home back and rest/relax. Part of my Mom's Day gift from DH and the boys is always that they DO all the Sunday Chores, all the laundry, cooking and cleaning every Mother's Day and I get the WHOLE day off. Woohoo!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and those of you who are Mom's or have Mom's enjoy a nice day with your family!

Hugs and Happy thoughts too all the Mom's!!!

Hi All,

Happy Wednesday!! Today may be the ONLY day this week we see sunshine and that is NOT good! My Fibro has really been flaring the past couple of days and I haven't done much of anything.

I did have my sutures out of Monday and then did a little shopping and the Craft Stores and for Mom's Day. It wasn't a lot, but BOY did I pay the price yesterday and even today. I'm super sore and stiff and even though I had Chiro yesterday, I'm still hurting much more than normal....GRRR!

I wish the SUN would stay out longer and the warm air would come back....I know this damp cool air is NOT helpful, but there is NOT much I can do about the weather. I hope to craft a bit later and then rest more!!

My best news of the whole week is that after months of issues with my now 2 year old Dell, they have agreed to replace it with a brand NEW custom built system and it's being built now. It will then be FedEx shipped to me and then we'll simply transfer the files, and then re-pack the old system and they will arrange for FedEx to come back and pick it up. They are also giving me some awesome FREE upgrades and I am VERY happy. For security, I asked if we would take the hard drive out of this computer before we returned it, and they said absolutely. So that's is a huge bonus and will be a good back-up hard-drive, if needed!

I can't wait to have the new computer and have it all up, running and all my programs on it again. It's been such a hassle having this one freeze all the time. Getting a brand new computer is awesome and they are working very hard to make sure I am a very Happy Customer!! Woohoo!!

Happy Sunday!!

It's a cool kind of damp day, but a nice day for crafting and I did spend quite a bit of time in my Craft Room this weekend.

Yesterday, was National Scrapbooking Day and I was kind of bummed the QVC didn't have a sign craft show on this year. There were a few on HSN, but two were in the middle of the night and then missed one in the day because I had the wrong time. LOL! But, that may have turned out to save me money, who knows.

I'm working my Project 365 today and should have my page for last week done soon and will hope to have it posted and uploaded later this week!

I also decided this week that I really felt out of place and just not right any more in the Scrap Monkey group. The girls seemed nice, but I've never felt really connected much to anyone except; Shar, Cindy and Dolly. I had joined the group in the hopes of learning more from some very talented ladies, but many of them never post their work and never joined in most of the group activities. I also felt kind of out of place there, so today I finally emailed Shar and told her my feelings. She was very sweet and that was good, as I do like her and will keep in touch via email and her blog, I simply wanted my Album deleted and my name removed from the list. I'm already great friends with Cindy, so that will not change, but it is sad that it didn't' work out.

For now, I've also taken on the Mod Role in the Craft Room as the MISfits and will focus on trying to make that a fun place. A few of girls were interested in doing a Monthly Craft Challenge and we started May 1st, so I am very happy with that. In the meantime, between the Fibro Room, the MISfit Beauties and the Crafty MISfits, I think that one forum will keep me busy. Plus, I'll continue to do the Two Peas " A Year in Cards" and that should be plenty. LOL, I'll be doing well if I keep up, but I am happy with my decision and wished Shar much happiness! I'll still see her on FaceBook too, but I did decide to delete the other gals, as I never felt I knew them and prefer that my FaceBook stays being my closest friends. I hope that they'll understand, but to be honest I doubt they'll even notice!!

Other than that, I've been busy with everyday life. I'm back to Dr. Patel tomorrow to have sutures out from my Mole/Removal (above my left brow)...here is a picture with the mole - BEFORE --

and this is yesterday...stitches in and healing well!

Tomorrow the sutures come OUT along with the others I have from my cyst removal! I'll be very happy when I'm done! After I'm out of there, I plan to go to BJ's and look for a new sand chair for the beach. I may run into Mike's or Jo's with my coupons too, just to see if there are any fabulous deals! If not, I'll be home early and relax. Tuesday is Chiro and on Wednesday the "Mass Save" people are coming to give us suggestions on how to save on our super high electric bill. We don't even have Electric heat and our monthly 'budget' payment is not up to $217/month, which is super high. I sure hope they can figure this out, as that bill is a now a big one and was once only $50 a month and that seemed high!!

Oh and I'm also waiting for a call back from DELL, as they NOW have received info from the Mass State Attorney General's office about my complaint a and NOW they finally want to do something. She did mention replacing the computer and NOW I am hopefully they will, and I should find out tomorrow!

So that's my update...I'm kind of behind in keeping my blog updated and that's why..as you can tell I've been pretty busy! Luckily, my Fibro has been okay for the past couple of weeks...good and bad days, but not unbearable and that's always a plus!

Bye Bye...