tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post9140630438943240102..comments2023-12-16T13:01:57.794-08:00Comments on shh, don't wake the DRUNKEN HOUSEWIFE: clearing the decksthe Drunken Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-55809453930777674692010-03-05T23:10:59.762-08:002010-03-05T23:10:59.762-08:00What a great resource!What a great resource!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-13030334500163388962010-02-10T08:55:06.549-08:002010-02-10T08:55:06.549-08:00see.... you totally missed your chance to hire me ...see.... you totally missed your chance to hire me as your personal full time driver.... ;-)<br /><br />hope your recovery goes quick!!! miss ya'all LOTS<br /><br />(dag of course)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-42380776351646044882010-02-07T10:20:15.366-08:002010-02-07T10:20:15.366-08:00Awwwww sweetness I think you're mad at me (I&#...Awwwww sweetness I think you're mad at me (I'm sorry I couldn't go to Iris' school day), but get over it, because I will bring you a big batch of Cuban black beans. My SIL translated the recipe from Spanish for me and they are the best fricking black beans EVER, and they are vegan!!!!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160702073612989625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-54062977463240720902010-02-05T09:44:31.593-08:002010-02-05T09:44:31.593-08:00Amy! That could be a fabulous solution. I know t...Amy! That could be a fabulous solution. I know the Sober Husband would be greatly relieved if he could hand off some of those meals to a more competent person... he can pay for the groceries. I'll send you an email and hook him into the loop. thank you!the Drunken Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-5154398946979889122010-02-04T17:04:22.541-08:002010-02-04T17:04:22.541-08:00Hey neighbor, remember saying you wanted to get in...Hey neighbor, remember saying you wanted to get into my kitchen and me saying it would be better to bring me to yours?<br /><br />I can totally come over for a night or two and cook. If parking is easy on your street, I can probably even bring the groceries (you'd have to supply the money tho', due to my destitution). I can come up with great dinners for hard core vegans, allergies, and candida diets. Preparing food that *merely* requires the absence of meat is no problem.<br /><br />My schedule is pretty open, let's talk.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123413735523666081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-32895442354081039322010-02-04T09:39:13.376-08:002010-02-04T09:39:13.376-08:00The actual surgery is next Thurs., Feb. 11th. One...The actual surgery is next Thurs., Feb. 11th. One week...the Drunken Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-59211439494835009132010-02-04T07:26:40.899-08:002010-02-04T07:26:40.899-08:00Hey there girl! I'm thinking about you. Why ...Hey there girl! I'm thinking about you. Why is it that people always say the worst things? I say if you can tolerate it, stay in the hospital THREE days! Sleep! Have them clean up everything! Read! Have them bring you food in bed! Just relax! <br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if there are just too many people in our society who are competitive about EVERYTHING. If you are sick, they are sicker. If you are back up quickly, they were back up quicker. <br /><br />Hang in there. I will be thinking about you!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550327028100224637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-11648145622740508812010-02-03T17:20:56.701-08:002010-02-03T17:20:56.701-08:00So when exactly is the surgery scheduled for? Date...So when exactly is the surgery scheduled for? Date, please! <br /><br />The nice thing about your MIL is that since you have realistic expectations about her, getting something thoughtful is truly an out of the blue kind of day-maker surprise. <br /><br />Hugs! MissyMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571974304103698871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-43320967369810331982010-02-03T12:25:09.533-08:002010-02-03T12:25:09.533-08:00And, of course, post surgery depression is also no...And, of course, post surgery depression is also normal. Best of luck!Silliyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357513229346986960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-6190113631776847192010-02-03T10:24:59.118-08:002010-02-03T10:24:59.118-08:00Ugh, so you know the physical drill. If cleaning i...Ugh, so you know the physical drill. If cleaning is an issue for your husband (I have a husband who thinks dust bunnies are two of the most evil words in the human language), call, right now, a cleaning service and arrange for a crew to come in a couple of times. Maybe three days after your surgery and then two weeks after that. Even if only to get the kitchen scrubbed down, the bathrooms decrudded, and the floors washed. It will be money WELL spent. If your parents or MIL ask you what they can do, take them up on their offer and ask them to pay for the cleaning service.<br /><br />Re your husband's comments. I think this is a fear-based reaction and if you look at it like that, then it doesn't seem like an attack. My first reaction to his comment that, well, if you hadn't gone to a doctor then there wouldn't an issue was goggly eyes, because, hello, you're in pain. Your body is telling you something is wrong. Gobbling motrin is not going to change that issue. But after giving it some thought, I think it's the fear talking [having been down that road as well :)].Claire M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714407719530073304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-92004136505463541432010-02-03T08:54:17.238-08:002010-02-03T08:54:17.238-08:00I hope it goes well like that, Claire.. I had a ga...I hope it goes well like that, Claire.. I had a gallbladder horror several years ago, where I literally nearly died and had 2 different surgeries (1 to remove gallstones, another surgery to remove the gallbladder). I developed pneumonia as a post-surgical complication, and the whole thing was a Big Fat Nightmare. My husband got into a big fight with me the day after I came back home from my second hospitalization and said, "When are you ever going to do any housework again?" An elderly cat I'd found on the street and was trying to nurse back to health got taken to the pound at that time... it was really a horrible era. It's based on that I'm freaking out so much this time.the Drunken Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-86118567390090183372010-02-03T07:59:13.380-08:002010-02-03T07:59:13.380-08:00You've thoughfully laid out why you can't ...You've thoughfully laid out why you can't make like June Cleaver so you can't. So the kids eat Top Ramen for two weeks. What is more important is that your spend time with THEM pre-surgery. My kids were older (although my surgery was scheduled, we had summer of ER visits and other crap not worth going into), but the anxiety level was exceptionally high. More so for my son than my daughter.<br /><br />As to recovering, well, everyone is different, but I was on the table for over six hours, and I was up and about in two weeks. And I had a twofer: a hysterectomy and gall bladder. Weak, yeah, absolutely no stamina, yeah, but up and about. And I'm a middle-aged, overweight hag so it's not like I had a wealth of good health to bank on. A lot of recovering from surgery is not just the pain (incision not plesant), but getting all that SHIT from the anesthetic that they give you out of your system. As your liver starts working overtime to rid that stuff from your system, you'll be tired. When you feel tired, sleep. If you give into your guilt and start rushing around before you're ready, it will take longer to heal. I completely indulged myself for two weeks and on the third week, I was up and about.<br /><br />What would be a good idea is to give the children wee chores they can do while you're laid up. That will make them less spectators and more part of the process. Plus it will help you out. :) Good luck and I'll be thinking of you.Claire M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714407719530073304noreply@blogger.com