Yesterday... we had to get up early to go pick up the second harvest stuff for our aunt, then we had to dash up town, Lauren met us at McDonalds where we were dropping off Steph, and then we had to go to my doctor's apt., then to the medical supply, then lunch with mom and the girls, then EO and Colton went to visit with Carol, then went to check on a prescription, then grabbed a burger for dinner and we got home around 5pm.  I was so tired... no, SOOOOO TIRED and in SOOOOO MUCH HIP PAIN.  it was a terribly long day.  So let me break down just how the day really went. 

the second harvest stuff was to problem.  we were done in no time flat with that.  but it didn't allow for us to have extra time to waste, we had to get right up town.  And we were still doing ok meeting up with Lauren so that Lauren could take Steph over to the apt so Steph could get laying back down. 

Steph is doing better than last week, but her back still isn't fully recovered.  But she can handle standing for a little while, just not bending.  And it is rather annoying that in the Urgent Care, they said someone would be calling her to set up an apt, but no one called.  Steph even called about it, and she still didn't get a response.  Oh well.

So my doc apt was set up for me getting a wheel chair, and why I need one and so forth.  Well, we thought we would see if the Medical Supply had enough info from my previous visits for my insurance to cover me getting me a wheel chair.  So I called on the way to town and they said they received the info from the doc office and they looked it over and said, they have what they needed and there would be no problem.  "no problem"

so when i went in for my apt.  i told her the apt was made so that my insurance would have the info they needed and blah blah blah...and i told her medical supply said they had everything.  She also looked over the ortho's records and we talked about that a bit and how I wanted to.... oh, this part... Ok, so the other night, EO and I were talking about how some doctors had lied to us, some just made mistakes and so on.  Well, while she was reviewing the notes, she said, that my ortho doc, said i didn't want surgery and was just going to do my own thing for now.  (not exactly those words but that meaning)..  EO & I looked at each other and said... ummm, NO,  we talked about options I had.  And that the first option would be physical therapy.  If it didn't help, then I could get like cortisone shots and if that didn't help, I could have surgery.  He told me, it was up to me, what I wanted to do right off.  EO was there and we talked about it a bit and thought, lets try the PT, if it didn't help, we would take the next step and see what else we could do.  

After telling her this, my doc looked back at my notes and saw it said, pretty much what I was saying.  She was just skimming through it.  So by her skimming through it, it made it sound like I wasn't cooperating at all.  

I have actually seen this happen with other docs as well.  But wow...   However I really really really like my doc, because, she is so diligent.  she has called me a couple times (once was even on a Saturday) just to see if I was doing ok after an apt.  and for something else she did today.  I will get back to that a little later.

  So back to the apt visit....    i told her, I needed to address a couple meds, and so we talked that over and she was fine ordering me what i needed.  and how painful it is for me to walk because of how badly my feet and ankles swell up.  the more I am upright with my feet on the floor, the more they swell.  and they swell to the point, it is impossible (almost impossible) for me to walk.  So she told me I needed to get some compression socks.  So I will be shopping for those today online, as the medical place charges $40 per pair.

we set up my apt for my physical which will be in October, and that was about it.  So we left there and went over to the Medical Supply place.  Well, I walk in, and the gal tells me, that the date of the prescription and the date of the notes has to be the same.  and which, I knew... in the early apt i didn't ask about getting a wheel chair, i just talked about how bad my hip pain is, and how I can't walk.  we were still trying to figure out at that point what we could do about it.  plus I hadn't had the MRI and X Rays for it either.  I also hadn't given the medical supply the name of my ortho doc.  

So I just sighed at the people at the Medical supply, and said, you realize I called this morning, before my apt, and I asked you if you had what you needed... BEFORE my apt.  and that I was assured it was all good.  The woman who I talked to on the phone spoke up and said, yes, I'm sorry.  I said, now I am being told otherwise AFTER AFTER my apt. We talked about the wheel chair and I told my doc YOU said you had what was needed.  So although we talked about it, and why I was having so much trouble and what not, we also talked about other things too.  So I still don't know if she has what you need.  So EO asked again, what they needed, and the woman (who knew what I really needed explained it to him).  So EO called the nurse back and told her they had it all wrong. and just what they need for my insurance to cover my wheel chair.  

I said, well, I also asked before on the phone if you had what i needed in stock and I was told you did, that you have plenty to go around.  Do you?  the gal when to look.  she came back and said ...... No we don't.  *head drops down to my chest*.  She said, we have one a size bigger, if I wanted to try and see if it was at close.  I said, yeah, lets try it.  EO asked, if the doc can get the paper work in to you in the next day or so, do you have another chair this size, in case it is needed.  They said, no, that it would take a couple days to get one from another store.  

by this point, I was shutting down.   I was over dehydrated, in horrible pain and just wore out from the mental frustration of it all.  We went to leave and the gal who i had talked to who gave me all the wrong info, came over and apologized for all the mistakes.  I told her, how even my doc made a mistake today, and I said, i was just glad i had made the apt today so we could do it right.

So we left there and went to my mom's and sat and had lunch with them.  By this point, my hip was so bad, I was having to use my body to fling my leg forward so I could walk....(now all I need is a hump...lol).   Colton got there and visit for a little while and he and EO went over to visit with Carol.  I just stayed put and I couldn't manage the walk anymore.  

EO said there was a number of visitors there.  But while he was there, Carol said she was having too hard of a time, the bed was just to hard and uncomfortable.  Well, EO went to ask the nurse if there was some sort of pad that could be put down or something to make it more comfortable for her.  The nurse said they would see what they could do.  They ended up contacting Hospic, and they brought Carol an entirely different bed.  Pretty much everyone had gone by that point, but EO says the bed is so soft, it is like a pillow-top mattress.  Carol said it was much better, and she was laying flat on it.  For weeks now she has been laying on her side, because she was so uncomfortable.  EO says he wished he could have known just how uncomfortable she was AND that Hospic would provide her with a different bed.  

When we left to head for home, we called Bill & Deenie...we.. EO actually talked to Stacy to let them know about the new bed and that Carol was far more comfortable in it. 
Deenie had driven Bill up there yesterday, and we were so so so thankful for that, as our day was just so hectic.  We really appreciated her being able to do that for him.  

EO said physically he is so tired, but mentally and emotionally he feels like he is on his last nerve.  That things are changing with Carol and that has just wrecked Bill.  EO just is so sick at heart to see Bill and Deenie so grief stricken, not to mention his own heart ache, that he feels like he is near his breaking point.  He is struggling to keep his composure around others.  I told him not to fight it.  But he feels it isn't dignified to break down in front of others.  I told him, to find the time to just sit and weep.  even Jesus gave way to tears.  

Jehovah, please help him, help the family, comfort and hold them close and don't let go.

all we can do is just keep praying for Jehovah's help. 

So this morning, I got a phone call from my doc's nurse and she told me how she got EO's message, and this why my doc is so AWESOME... because she personally called the Medical Supply and asked them, just what exactly she had to do to make sure I could get a wheel chair.  So she did up her notes and the prescription, and got them faxed in this morning.  LOVE that she will go the extra mile for her patients!  I am guessing the staff was a bit astounded by that.  

So EO is going to stop in there and make sure they are putting it through.  I might even get to have my wheel chair today...maybe. or at least by next week.

EO was going to drive Bill to town today, but Bill wasn't feeling well enough to go.  So EO went by himself.  He called and told me there was a lot of smoke in the air and he couldn't figure out where it was coming from.  I'm guessing the cemetery, because it was really strong over at Bill's.  Anyway, he told me to be sure and take plenty of allergy meds today, as I would need it.   So I am keeping on top of that today.  So EO has a few places he needs to go, but then he will be able to just spend some time with his mom.  I think he is going to talk to her about anything else they can do to help her be more comfortable.  What she would like.  She can't keep her meds down and has hardly eaten more than a spoonful of anything in days.  She feels things are changing now in her. That is terrifying to hear.  So all the more reason, EO wants to make sure she is comfortable in every way possible. 

We did have a really nice morning worship.  And this was the first chance i had to listen to Tuesday night's meeting so I did that too.  EO wanted to do some work this morning but just had no ambition.  I told him, not to worry about it, today and tomorrow are going to be warmer, but then the temps will go down to the 70's and he can go out and work then.  

I did see a Baltimore oriel today.  I had already made extra food, so I got the feeder and filled it and hung it out and 2 mins later he was there feeding from it.  So was a humming bird, which is funny as i already have a humming bird feeder out.  But that is ok, it's the same food for both.  I wished I had some good oranges though.  It is funny how oriels can be snobs about the kind of oranges you put out.  they really only like the good expensive ones.  they don't want to touch the cheap ones.  but then, i don't either   haha.

so that is why i didn't get on here yesterday.  i was way to worn out after i got home yesterday.  plus i just needed to process the day, and i was pretty worried about EO.  the family needs all the prayers possible for the strength to endure.