Hematologist now...

[kristina]

Hello UkrainianTracksuit,
I do hope "things" get better soon for the two of you and hopefully the pharmacy has delivered the medications and I also hope that your doctor helps as well. I do agree with MooseMom, the way you describe your updates is very witty indeed and makes me so glad that despite everything you have kept your "happy-go-lucky" thinking intact and I wish you both all the best of luck with hopefully a very quick healing.
Best good-luck-wishes from Kristina.

[UkrainianTracksuit]

Well, this chapter has come to an end too, so far.



It's been 3 weeks since the nose procedure and my husband saw the doctor today for clearance to get back to normal. Doctor signed off on him going back to work. More on that in a bit..



So, prednisone. While it was awful while he was on it, my husband finally came to the conclusion that he felt better on it. "I had no aches and pains! I felt great!" He's going to discuss with his team that he's finally really to attempt to put this disease in remission. Hopefully that means prednisone for like a year or in the other case methotrexate. Lord help us all because that means he'll be ready for spandex speed skating season this winter.



But, the thing is, his employer advised him that he will return to the office and work sites. No more remote. I knew this was coming, but it's kind of sad and depressing for me. Sure, he drove me up a wall a lot of the time, but it's been over a year having him at home.

Last week, his boss called and wanted to know where my husband was with his recovery, or in other words, "get back to work." And why? They want to send him off to a work site ASAP. 

My first thought was darn, he's going to be around people with unknown vaccination status. Mining companies are all gung-ho about being central to vaccine rollouts in remote places though. Then, it turned into, well, there goes the rest of my summer! No point making plans now... He'd be gone for a handful of weeks. And then who knows what's next once things loosen up more for travel? World is truly getting back to normal.

I'm in some sort of existential crisis and he's all, "yippeee, helicopter rides to sites again!" The male brain.



I know he needs to work because we're a one income household now. Besides that, I am a money pit. There's my husband: new shoulder, new inflammatory condition, new nose (well, not entirely), and he's ready to go back into the land of the living. Meanwhile, I'm sitting here trying to figure who in my circle has been vaccinated..

[MooseMom]

Well, this chapter has ended what has been an interesting story.  Thank you for keeping us updated on the trials and tribulations in your household.  It has been a bit of a wild ride.

I don't like the idea of you spending weeks on your own.  That's too much time for your thoughts to start turning down dark paths.

[UkrainianTracksuit]

Thanks Juicy Moosey 

I hate being at home alone and your right - it's not great for the mental health! In the past, I was very accustomed to my husband traveling for work even handful of weeks at these remote locations. However, I was working out of the home and was occupied. It's like that song Lyin' Eyes: "Late at night a big old house gets lonely." He left on Sunday and I haven't slept since then.

It's complex to be social now as a handful of my contacts haven't been vaccinated because "they're healthy." The sort that went to those big houseparties during lockdown, so best to avoid. So, I'll be going on some solo nature treks roller skiing in some paths to clear my mind.

And thank goodness for the Olympics. 

[MooseMom]

I found it a bit difficult to cope when my husband was working from home for just about all of last year.  I'm used to having my days to myself and found it hard to adjust to things like what we'd have for lunch, etc.  He makes a big deal out of meals while I tend to just grab a sandwich or make a quick salad with little fuss and bother.  So I sort of have the opposite problem from you.

Solo nature treks roller skiing sounds like heaven to me.  Do that! 

I agree about the Olympics!  First we had the Champions League, then Euro 2020, now the Olympics, and US Open tennis is coming up soon, so I'm quite happy going to the pool, doing my laps, coming home for some faff-free lunch, and then turning on some sports while I do my domestic chores.  It's too hot for gardening, but I've got loads of novels to read.  I value my time to myself.

Yours truly,
Juicy Moosey

[UkrainianTracksuit]

So, Juicy Moosey, has your husband been back at the office for most of this year then? That's actually quite interesting as that's just starting to be a question addressed here. We seem slow at everything.  I'd like to see how it all pans out before I start the attempt to enter the workforce again...or not.

I know that turning lunch into more a serious occasion met that's where I gained by "Covid 15"! My husband also wanted a "real life" and I would just grab fruit or salad (like you!). It's a good thing because now my regiment will get back to normal, though I still can't sleep.

 Yes, most certainly, the sports schedule this summer has been great and really distracting! It's only a short hop, skip, and a jump to the Winter Olympics after this summer! Joopieee! I booked my first of two airline tickets for my transplant appointments this autumn. Checked out some menus in the city. Will focus on that good stuff.