Sweet relief

 When this new cycle of my Kisqali medication started last Wednesday, I stopped the hormone blocking medication.

After 4 days without it, my pain level has decreased to a low roar.  I was able to get outside and work in my container garden a bit yesterday, and hope to get more done today, as well as clean and re-fill the hot tub, as this weekend has perfect weather.

I did mention the pain to my doctor earlier this month, and he said nothing much at all about it, so I took it upon myself to do this.  

I have done this several times in the past, with Doc's permission, when the pain has become unbearable, and it has not had any dire consequences.  

I think, in a way, my doc doesn't know what to do with me anymore.

My case is pretty unusual, after all.

Dave got the word last week that he is being required to return to his office at least two days a week.

This starts the second week of April, and does not please either of us.  The good thing is that it's only two days.  If it were all week, we would have no choice but to purchase a second car.

I actually WANT to go back to my office one day a week, and hope to start doing that as soon as we know which days Dave has to go.

This is all contingent on there not being another COVID surge, of course.

SO far, there is no sign that my office is going to be eliminated/out sourced, and I feel that my showing up and being seen in the building will help my chances of keeping my job.

Plus, it will be good for me to remember what my actual pre COVID job WAS!  It will also give the person who is doing all of the tasks that have to be done on site a day to do other things.

I have not been in the building for a full day since July of last year, when they sent us home again as Delta started to take over.

Anyway, today, while I am doing stuff in the back yard, Dave is going to rake the front yard. No woods walk today, as we need to take advantage of this perfect weather.

Also, Dave got a tick last weekend, and we aren't sure if he got it on our walk, or when we released the possum out in the country. We doused it with rubbing alcohol, and I pulled it out.

He went to an urgent care and got antibiotics.  

The bite looks icky, but it's healing well.  We found another one yesterday, and pulled it out, too.  I am thinking it must have been on his shoe all this time?  Too weird.

What that means is that we probably won't be going off trail in search of the deer until next winter.  If the ticks are already this bad, and it's only March.... ugh.

We'll see.  There is also such a thing as the hats that we have to keep them off of our heads, and using repellant on our shoes and pant legs.

We just have to plan ahead.

Plans are moving forward for my "destination birthday."  

My very dear friend, Margaret, planned the whole thing.  We are going to Kentucky, staying in an Air BnB, and doing distillery tours.

There's also a boat tour that talks about the history of distilling in Kentucky.  That should be very interesting.

Some of my family is able to join us, but not all.  It will be fun, and the house she got for us is gorgeous.

Dave is upset that some family members didn't even show interest in making the trip, but I can't worry about that.  

Nothing much else to report.  We are off to get this beautiful day started!  Have a good week.