Category: Everyday Life

I was thinking what is your favorite Disney Movie of all times?

Mine would definitely have to be The Little Mermaid. I remember watching that movie and singing along to it when I was little. I’m now only waiting to see if it comes out in BluRay so I can get it again. There are so many classics like Aladdin, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Dumbo and more. It’s amazing to me how they come up with these movies and the animation. Especially now a days.

Pixar

My favorite Pixar movie would have to be Finding Nemo and right behind it, The Incredibles. These two movies are awesome. I remember going to see Finding Nemo in the movie theater with my friend when it first came out and I went twice to see it. I think I was about 20 years old lol. I love these movies, I still get excited to go see them when they come out. It’s like going to Disney World, you just tend to feel like a big kid again.

So what’s your favorite Disney or Pixar movie?

Here are a few Disney movie quotes:

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you. – Winnie the Pooh

Hmm! Teenagers. They think they know everything. You give them an inch and they swim all over you! – Sebastian (Little Mermaid)

XO,
Kristin Nicole

Are you frustrated? What do you do to release your frustration?

Help!!

This time I think I need advise. I usually give it, but I’m so frustrated with feeling this way, that I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m at an end point, and I don’t know how to get out. I had my tonsillectomy last Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Today is Wednesday, March 25, 2009 and I’m still in a lot of pain. I can only whisper, I can hardly eat, and I don’t sleep. What a life!

My life…

Last night for example, I took the pain medication at 10pm and I passed out I was so exhausted. I woke up at 11:33 and after that didn’t fall asleep again until after 1am. Then woke up again around 2am and off and on the whole night. This is how I have slept for the past week. Eating? I don’t even know what that is. I tried to have a pudding this morning and that hurt. I need to eat more too before I wither away and my boyfriend doesn’t recognize me anymore. Now I remember the reason I didn’t want to do this when I was 17 years old. Okay, so I always remembered, but now I know I was right not to do it. I just hope that this truly helps with me not getting sick anymore. Or at least not as much. I also know, at least I will never have swollen tonsils again. But is this really worth it? I guess only time can tell.

Faith

The doctor told me that the 4th to 7th day would be the worst. Today is the 8th day and I’m still in a lot of pain. I can only have faith that it will get better from here. I just really hope it gets better by this weekend because we are going to the Keys to celebrate my sister in laws 30th birthday and 2 other friends that turn 30 around the same month. So wish me luck, give me faith and remember it can only get better from here.

WOW, That sure sounds like great advice. 😉

XO,
Kristin Nicole

I found this question on Yahooanswers.com:
Scared to lose my job!?

I’m sick with a cold and sore throat and i think I’m going to lose my job because of it. normally, i would go to work regardless of a sore throat.. but i currently work in a call center and i don’t think customers would be happy trying to hear my raspy voice followed by coughs and gags. I’ve been sick since Monday.. i went in on Wednesday because i was scared to miss a lot of days of work, but i got permission to leave early that day (I only stayed for an hour.. i was no help at all cause i couldn’t even talk.) and now it’s Friday.. i was going to go in, but overslept ’cause of the medicines drowsy effect.. and i woke up with horrible coughing that’s causing my throat to be sore all over again.. and i have the sniffles like crazy. I’m considering going to the doctor, but i honestly don’t want to pay $100 so dollars to be told “oh, you have a cold.. take some over the counter stuff.” .. any suggestions?? Also, I’m temp-to-perm so i don’t really have any ‘sick days’ or ‘paid sick days’.. also going to the doctor’s right now.
~damnitymsux’s

First I like to say I found this post about a year ago, things in the economy have gotten worse. However, people still relate to this question, now more than ever.

Dear Damnitymusux’s,

It’s hard when we are sick and have to miss work. I think we all fear that we are going to get fired if we don’t show up. It’s good that you showed up and tried to work, they can at least see how sick you really are, and that you aren’t faking it. However, I know it’s not easy spending $100.00 on co-pay for the doctors, but if this a job you truly need and it’s a temp to permanent then don’t you think it’s probably worth spending $100.00 rather than getting fired. If you are also truly sick and have an infection, the doctor won’t tell you to get an over the counter medication, more then likely they will give you an antibiotic. You can also get a doctors note to show your work, that you truly can’t talk, since that is all you do at your job. Remember to drink plenty of fluids and get rest.

With the economy the way it is right now it’s very hard to keep a job let alone find a new one. Which is why so many of us are scared to even miss work while we are sick. I know how it feels. I am still recovering from my tonsillectomy and I had to miss work again today. I didn’t sleep at all last night from the pain, I am hoping it was the worst and now from here it will only get better. I had text my boss, since I can’t talk yet that I am so sorry that I have had to miss this much. I didn’t think the pain would be so bad for so long. She replied:
Kristin, Nothing to apologize for, you just need to take care of yourself! The pain will be a distant memory soon.

This made me feel a little more relaxed, but I know how you feel. Missing work takes a toll on your thoughts, you start to think negatively and you worry about losing your job. Think positive though, if you do a good job and they truly like you, they will keep you. Get that doctors note though, it will ensure your employer that you are truly sick and trying to get better.

XO,
Kristin Nicole

I wasn’t planning on posting today because honestly I feel like shit. But here it goes:

The Story…My Story….

I woke up this morning at 4am to get ready to head to the hospital. Mercy Hospital. I got ready in slow motion, having anxiety the entire time. Okay so many of you may say “It’s only a tonsillectomy” What’s the big deal?!? The big deal? The big deal?!?! The big deal is I HATE Hospitals, I hate needles, and I’ve never had any kind of surgery. Some may say “Your a whimp.” Yes I am, and what?!? (HAHA). Okay back to my story. So I get to the hospital around 5:05 am, I check in, and i’m called to sign papers around 5:30. Then I wait some more. Hmm waiting in a hospital you say? Of course….what’s new. So around 6:00 I get called into another office to give them more information, information I had already given the nurse, but they have to ask you the same questions, oh about….10 times. I get called into get prepped. I say goodbye to my dad and boyfriend and my mom goes with me. As I change, pee in a cup and wait in the bed I begin to get even more nervous. Now they have to put he IV in my hand, and Oh how I love needles!!! Needless to say, it was painful. I have to say though the nurses at Mercy were exceptionally nice. They made you feel as comfortable as possible. They allowed everyone to come in to say bye before I went into the operating room.

The Time Clicks…

As I sat there, while they were getting ready to give me about 5 drugs, I stared at the clock as it clicked. It was 7:17 and the red hand was going on 30 seconds. Each click of the clock was a minute closer to the first surgery I have ever had. I was scared, I was nervous, I was wanting to go home. They wheeled me into the operating room, I looked up at this black lamp, they asked a few questions, the doctor told me every thing was going to be alright and they placed the anesthesia mask on my face. After that I was out.

Waking up…

As they started calling my name to wake up, I opened up my eyes and I couldn’t breath. My asthma kicked in and my chest felt as if it had a rock laying on top of my chest. They gave me the breathing treatment right away, I started to cough a little and then, all of a sudden, the pain started to kick in. They had me in the recovery room, with strangers, cold and and in pain. I just wanted to go home. I felt helpless, and I just started to cry. I tried not too, but when the doctor said the pain would be 10 times more than when your tonsils swell, he wasn’t kidding. They finally rolled me back into the other room I was prepped in. There they gave me a new nurse, she saw that I was in pain and got me 2 Tylenol, but regular Tylenol that didn’t do anything for me. Meanwhile she called my mom to be able to see me, everyone ended up walking in. Well just my mom, dad and boyfriend. I just started crying because the pain was horrible. My entire face was hurting, my ears, my throat. I didn’t know what to do. My dad and boyfriend couldn’t stay so they gave me a kiss and left. My mom stayed with me. If you haven’t realized it yet, YES I’m a mommy’s girl, and I’m proud of it damn it! 😉

Finally going home

The pain continued and didn’t get better. The nurse offered morphine, but then stated I would have to wait until it came out of my body. It was already 11am and all I wanted to do was go home. I told her I would wait until I get home then and take the Tylenol 3 the doctor prescribed. Had I known it wasn’t going to work, I might have taken the morphine =(
Oh well, too late now.

Still in Pain

I tried taking a nap but everytime I would feel myself falling asleep, I would wake up to drink something because my throat hurts so much, and if it wasn’t that, I had to pee from all the drinking I’m doing. The doctor stated that around the 4th day it gets worse. WORSE?! It gets WORSE?! I can’t think about this right now because it’s pretty bad right now. I’m hoping that with some miracle it gets BETTER, Not Worse!

XO,
Kristin Nicole

I will keep you up to date, and tomorrow I will try to post about something other than this horrible pain heh =)

Okay lets start off with saying, I know I’m a little old to be getting a Tonsillectomy done. Shouldn’t I have done this when I was younger?! Well in all fairness I didn’t start having problems until I was a teenager, I was already in high school, and way to scared to get this done. Also, it was never enforced that it had to be done. I blame my parents. LOL….Okay it’s not their fault….but it’s easier that way.

Surgery

So tomorrow is my surgery & I’m very nervous. One: I don’t like hospitals. Two: I don’t like needles and I’ll have to get an IV. & Well Three: I have never had any kind of surgery. The most I had done in a hospital was tests for when I broke my wrist.

Always Issues

Friday I went for my follow up with the ENT. The first problem when I walked in was the girl at the front desk trying to tell me that I’m not covered through the Insurance and that I have a 500 deductible that hasn’t been met, so I have to pay $300 now and the rest the day of the surgery plus whatever the hospital may charge. I was shocked & upset. I had purposely called my Insurance Company to make sure what my fees would be so that I would be prepared with the money. When I called they said I was covered and I would only have to pay the $100 co pay at the hospital. So as you can imagine $500 dollars wasn’t on the list of things to pay. So I got on the phone right away with my Insurance Company, they asked to speak to the girl at the front desk, she tells him the doctor is located at Miami Children’s Hospital. She then proceeds to say, Yes that’s what I thought & tells the Insurance Agent to explain it to me. So I get on the phone with the Insurance Agent and he tells me that Miami Children’s hospital is out of network and I have the 500 deductible. Okay understood, except I’m not having the surgery at Miami Children’s, I’m having surgery at Mercy Hospital. I explain this to the Insurance Agent, I said does it go by where the doctors office is located or by where your surgery will be? He puts me on hold to find out more information. As I’m on hold the girl at the front desk is asking another women to help. I confirmed with her that the surgery was going to be in Mercy, just in case I had the wrong information. She said that it was in Mercy, but that I wasn’t covered there either. First of all, how does she know when she wasn’t even the one who called my Insurance Co. The lady who called wasn’t even there. The other women also trying to argue with me. As they are arguing with me, the insurance agent comes back on the phone to tell me that yes I am covered and my only fee is $100. Thank you I said & told him to explain that to the girl. She took the phone and begins to tell the women in front of her in Spanish that she doesn’t understand this and that if she can talk to the insurance agent. The insurance agent then explains the situation and that my co-pay is in fact $100.00. THANK YOU BlueCross BlueShield!!!!! Thank you, INSURANCE AGENT! In your face….receptionist!

I get back on the phone and thank the insurance agent for all his help. I ask the girl at the front desk if I have to pay the regular co-pay for a specialist $30.00. With attitude she tells me no that my fee’s will be paid at the hospital. She proceeds to tell me “You might not even get the surgery, if at the hospital they tell you, your co-pay is $500 deductible you will have to pay it there or you won’t get the surgery”. I said with a calm voice and a smile on my face, “That’s fine, if that’s the case I don’t have a problem with that, but I didn’t want to pay something that I know I’m covered for”. Thank you & I walked away. I proceeded to wait about an Hour after my appointment, the doctor was stuck with a patient that had a problem, but do you think they tell you this. I had to ring the doorbell and ask if the doctor was going to take much longer. She asked for my name again and said you can come in now. I then waited another 5 minutes or so in the room, my patience was running out. Thankfully I really like my doctor and he is truly nice.

Another PROBLEM arises

My medical clearance wasn’t turned into the office. I had to call my primary physician. The girl that handles these cases tells me they left me a message on March 7 & 9th that I needed to get an EKG. I told her I had already called in and told them that I got it the same day I got the chest x-ray. She said then there shouldn’t be a problem but that they didn’t have all the results. Now I have to call today and make sure they have them because I have to pick them up because with out them I can’t get the surgery tomorrow. It’s totally ridiculous. I took these tests with in time so that this wouldn’t happen. So I’m a bit worried that I won’t even have the surgery tomorrow, and as much as I don’t want it, I just want to get it over with. I will keep you updated on if I get to have the surgery or not tomorrow.

FYI:

The surgery might be at 5:30 or 7 in the morning. I KNOW, Why so early. I am definitely going to be exhausted.

~ “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

XO,
Kristin Nicole