The light at the end of the tunnel can finally be seen!
The beginning of May, we put on two workshops: Embracing Emotions and then Finding Your NO.Just the process of putting on the workshops and getting the space ready was a workshop in itself! And I had a major breakthrough around growing up and being an adult. A MAJOR break through.
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| Side effect of saying "no" to myself: healthy eating |
So that all happened... and then I get my count checked last Friday (May 9th), because I planned on getting a wisdom tooth pulled the following Monday, and wanted to know what my count was.... Everyone (including myself) was a little nervous to have the procedure done with a count of 30, since there would be cutting and drilling and all that oral surgery good stuff. But Monday comes, and low and behold my count is 70!!!! The phone call went something like this:
Secretary, "Hey Kate....so... what do you think it is?" (She always asks...just to see if I can guess correct)
Me, "Well.... watching the blood being drawn, it looked about the same...But... the bruise seems to be healing pretty quickly, so I'm hoping it's higher..."
Secretary, "Well... it's 70."
Me, "70? or 17?"
Secretary, "70."
Me, "70?!?! As in.... Seven zero??"
Secretary, "Yes." :-)
I proceeded to swear and gawk in amazement. 70. Wow. Incredible. That means I was right.... that Scott was right. My platelets had nothing to do with physical issues, but everything to do with my emotional body/energetic body/spiritual body/whatever you want to call it. This isn't the first time my count has gone up after a shift...but it's definitely the HIGHEST. I thought they would never get higher than 60... So that's where the triumph lies. Undoubtedly they will drop, as it always go with the healing pendulum...but hopefully not drop quite as low...and then swing higher. I mean who knows... maybe my normal around IS around the 60's and 70's.... But who cares! It's moving. It's working. My body is healing.... Healing from the inside out.
So that's the big news.....
Here's what else happened the past two months:
DISNEYLAND!!!
As always, Disneyland was a blast. I spent it with Wendy again, and we always have a great time together. We can chat for HOURS. :-) Man do I have such a better time at these kinds of events now... I no longer look at all the couples and feel a ping of jealousy, I don't wonder "Maybe THAT guy is the guy!" with every man who passes me... I just enjoy my time. And I enjoy seeing couples and enjoy seeing love. It's a great feeling...to share in the joy and the love, and not feel bitter or hate towards it.
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| All the lights are pretty... All the rides are fun... But all the pleasures in the world can't compare with simply sitting at my Beloveds feet. |
The pipes! Lord have mercy the pipes!!!
I fixed the piping, and was quite pleased with myself.... But I used this new joint system that was removable (aka: no glue)........ Yeeeaaahhh... that didn't work so much. It leaked EVERYWHERE. So I had to take the whole thing apart. *sigh*Now it's sitting there...waiting for me to finish the job as the grass is drying out. This has been a major pain in the ass... And of course I got my tooth out and can't do any physical activity.
Steph got a cheap sprinkler that Scott attached the hose to...so the lawn doesn't completely die...
Wisdom Tooth Extraction
This was literally the biggest procedure I've been through. No.. it wasn't a big deal. I just think it's funny that it's the most I've had done to me thus far. I guess fillings would be next in line. And getting my blood drawn after that? Anyway..... Here's how it went down:- Get to the office. Watch a movie on the risks/complications/aftercare/etc.
- Talk with the oral surgeon. We're all good to go. Let's get this sucker out!
- The assistant puts some topical Novocaine on the area.
- I wait...listen to David Deida
- Doc comes in and gives a couple of shots of Novocaine around the area.
- I wait..... and wait.... And think to myself, "I still feel like I can feel some things..."
- Doc comes in and gets underway. Aaaaand sure enough! I can still feel. Not too much...but it's there. And of course, I find this out as he starts drilling my tooth in half.
- I make a noise that indicates sensation.
- Doc, "Uuuhhhh.. You can still feel that?'
- Me, "Mm hmm."
- Doc, "Okay.. I'm going to put some topical Novocaine on this.."
- He moves FAST because the tooth was already broken and I can imagine I was bleeding everywhere..there was no time to wait.
- He puts some of the Novocaine on the broken tooth and I LEAP in the chair. White hot pain shot through my jaw and scared the crap out of me more than anything else. It was startling! But gone in a flash.
- Doc, "Okay. Now you won't feel anything..." And he keeps going.
- Sure enough, I couldn't feel a thing after that.
The whole procedure was fast. Seriously..like 5-10 minutes. I was shocked. And I looked at the tooth after.. it was so much bigger than what I thought it would be!
I was a little dizzy afterwards, and Scott drove me home. (My hero)
At first, it was all groovy... Then the Novocaine wore off and it was miserable! Things have slowly gotten better.... It's been 4 days now after the procedure, and I haven't eaten anything but pudding and blended soups. The suture is also on my cheek, not just the gum where the tooth was....so it'll be a few more days till I get to eat more solid, chew-able food (Otherwise I'll chew my cheek off).
I've also got a yellow bruise forming on my chin...which is fantastic, cause it's not purple! Which means to me that my count is still good. I'm resisting checking it again... :-)
