We managed to re-do our taxes, and Dave found one tiny typographical error, in a letter code, and that changed the entire scenario.
We no longer owe more than we already pay, and will be getting a refund!
Hopefully, it will be enough to pay for a plumbing improvement that Dave has been wanting to do for the house.
In other news, last Sunday night, I rolled over in bed, and heard something pop in my rib cage. It didn't really hurt at the time, but when I moved an hour or so later, there was excruciating pain in my ribs, right below my right shoulder blade.
I decided to work from home on Monday, because the pain was scary, and I was getting a bit of a swelling in the area.
I messaged my nurse, and she ordered a walk-in x ray for me at the nearest hospital imaging center, so that I would not have to spend the day in the E/R.
I worked a half day, and then went to wait for the xray. The good news was that there was no rib fracture!
I made arrangements with my supervisor for Dave to go pick up my work on Monday afternoon, and I worked from home all week.
As the week went along, the swelling got bigger, and I started to feel a bit woozy, here and there. I was vigilant with the ice pack, and with resting my right arm as much as possible.
I'd been having lots of soft tissue pain in the right shoulder blade area for weeks (more than usual), and had been working on it myself, using stretching, tennis balls, a foam roller, and a back hook....I'd been working it consistently, gently, and with success. I was able to give myself relief.
The only reason I could think of something going "pop" in there was that I had hurt myself somehow, or that some old surgical scar tissue had "let go."
The pain has gradually decreased, as has the swelling, at this point, but when I was at the clinic on Thursday for my treatment, my doctor was alarmed at the drop in my hemoglobin count.
He asked if I had been having nose bleeds, or had any other blood loss.... that was when I took off my shirt and showed him the swelling, and bruises, on my side!
He called my nurse to come in, and they both examined me. Yeah, there is probably a hematoma in there...and he estimated that I lost at least one pint of blood, possibly closer to two.
We had talked about the pain I'd had, and the x ray not showing anything....but then, the hemoglobin blood test result brought the topic up again!
He ordered an ultrasound at the same imaging center I had gone to for the xray on Monday.
By the end of the day Friday, however, the order still wasn't in their system, so I am still waiting.
I've given up trying to figure out what happened in there, and will wait for the ultrasound results....and try not to worry.
In the meantime, I am feeling a LOT better, and have not had any more wooziness. I am relatively certain that any bleeding has stopped, but I am still taking it easy, using the ice pack, and have started taking some iron supplements. We also had steak for dinner last night.
Hopefully, I will be able to get in for the ultrasound early in the week.
Once this is all healed up, Doc is going to refer me for physical therapy, as I have had shoulder issues since the surgery, and this past little while, they've just been getting worse.
In other news, the bone building medication for my treatment still wasn't in, so I have gone without it twice now.
The treatment room nurse said she'd call me when it comes in, so I can go get hooked up for it as soon as possible.
Fortunately, that is a small i.v. bag, and only takes about 15 minutes to infuse.
But, I work full time, and the new management culture has shifted us back to full-on micro-management, and the new director has given other people literal grief over being off work for illness.
Having the x ray last Monday, and now having to go for an ultra sound, and an additional infusion this coming week...and eventually going to physical therapy... well.... I kind of dread the "talking to" I might get.
Mostly, I dread what I might SAY, if I get a "talking to." I pray the Gods to hold my tongue! I need to keep this job until I can retire!
This new micro-management is a highly negative trend, and morale is plummeting.
We thought we had escaped from that when all of the old guard left, and we literally saved the company from dying.
Not so much, I guess. It's been very aggravating. This kind of back pedaling was NOT expected, and is certainly not beneficial.
They've re-issued the "time off rules," and they're worse than the previous ones. Far more detailed, in terms of you can do this, but not that, and you can do that, but not until this. It's SO stupid.
Oh, and now we have MONTHLY performance reviews. Are you serious? Ugh.
Anyway.... we had a bit more rain this past week, and my daffodils are in full bloom! The back yard is mounded up with henbit, purple dead nettle, and veronica. It's pretty, and I have seen a couple of honey bees out there!
Yesterday, it was 80 degrees, and last night it was 36. I had REALLY wanted to get into the hot tub last night, but the weather change started earlier than expected, with cold, 40 mile per hour winds. That canceled getting into the hot tub!
We will have some chilly weather this week, but no bad storms, or deep freezes. The roller coaster continues.
Dave is off to Costco today, and I will work on my course. Planning to go to the office tomorrow, as I doubt that the ultrasound will be scheduled for Monday.
Have a good week!
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