Busy busy *crash*

Huh, everytime I come back here to LJ, it's slightly changed.

What's going on...I spent two weeks without my ADHD medication. I'd been on it for about two months before that, and wasn't 100% sure if it was really helping me focus & get my shit together. But with two weeks off it, yeah, there's a difference. The Guy, who seemed happy enough with me before, started getting highly irate with me notably while I was off the stuff. (it's a monitored substance-eek!-and I had a hard time getting to the doc's office for a refill RX) So, back we're going to our couple's therapist on Monday. He's severely ticked off with me this time.  *sighs*

Mermaid has some sort of gut-flu, so she was out of school yesterday and today. Her abdomen hurt terribly. I took her in to see the doc, who ordered a CT scan this afternoon. BUT Mermaid has a real phobia about needles, and started freaking out about having an IV done to get the imaging junk into her system. I'm waiting for her doctor to call me back so I can see if Mermaid can drink the stuff instead. But I don't know if that'll give the doc the info she'll need.  At first the doc was afraid Mermaid had appendicitus, but her white blood cell count wasn't up. Mermaid almost passed out after the blood drawing yesterday. Code Blue. She had three nurses hovering over her taking her blood pressure, giving her juice, and all that until she felt well enough to walk to the car.

Now she can't eat or drink until after her appt at 2:30. She's really hungry now. Poor kid. And I have to go take Tall Boy out of school early today because I won't be able to pick him up at 3pm.

And I'm really wanting a dog now. I have a class today at the shelter about how to handle shy dogs. It's one hour, so that shouldn't be too bad. But I want to take home at least half the bowsers there. There are also a bunch of really cute cats, too. (can't get near them, tho. :(  )

Emergency surgery

But not for me--Mermaid. The Guy is with her at the moment. She's supposed to go into the operation room in about twenty minutes or so. I was with her all day through an early re-evaluation appt with her doc(she went yesterday, too), and then to a CT scan four hours later, and then directly to the hospital from there. We're pooped.

After she goes in, my husband and I will trade places so we're not dragging her little brother to the hospital over and over. I am so tired.    She's not exactly thrilled either, since the only things she's eaten all day were a banana and some peanut butter at 9am. I don't know how long her recovery will take. And here we thought it was the flu. 

*thunk*

UPDATE: 10:00pm  After being in surgery for about 45 minutes? or so, Mermaid is out. Her appendix wasn't in the acute stage-otherwise, the surgeon told her, she'd have been writhing in pain, throwing up, etc etc etc. But it did have to come out. She's now in recovery. The Guy is waiting for the okay to see her, and then he'll call me. Tall Boy will probably stay home. Depending on what Mermaid wants, I may or may not stay with her overnight. That also depends on what the hospital policy is.

Also, The Guy says that there are news crews out in front of the hospital. He has no idea why. I think I'll look it up.