Well, I clearly do not need another smoke detector in my place. After the FD came out the third, and hopefully final time, they owners installed forty two smoke detectors in my place. I have removed all the batteries and now have a nice collection. Anyone need any 9V batteries?

Hi Todd! Seeing better? Did you phone your Dr.? I hope you're well.

I wondered when someone would ask why the smoke detector was in a drawer.

The truth: It's all tied in with the way I cook. The way I know something is done is if the smoke detector goes off. It's my, OK it's not completely burned beyond recognition & still pretty close to edible alarm, if you will.

It was in a drawer because at one time we had too many up & thisone in particular would go off if you looked at it funny. I must have put in the drawer just to shut it up & forgotten about it.

How many DAYS have I had to put up with the beeping? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> Remember it's been on & off beeping, not constant. Just keep that in mind.

The dog will not come in the house yet so I still don't know if it was the beeping that was freaking her out.

My last reference to any of this. FG there are some things that just don't need to be said or known. He knows the issues that I have that caused this problem, he is helping and we are doing better. In a perfect world yes it would be best for him to know every excruiciating detail and yes Stef. it would have been ever so much easier for me if I had his help, I simply refuse to hurt him. Call it justification or whatever, I have my reasons and they are valid for me.

Sorry my posting ran you off PIO.

So larousse, what holiday do you refer to? I'd guess Thanksgiving but Halloween is quite the event up here too.

I want a BF to come visit me.

Hi Luna,

Yes, thank you, I did get a good nights sleep. I have not seen red font this morning. I seem to recall that one of the medicines I take causes visual disturbances. Maybe that is it. I have a call into my doc. He most likely will call after lunch or at the end of the day.

I did some reading on my medicines last night. Since undergoing treatment, my cheeks (no, not those!) have been somewhat swollen. Chipmunk cheeks sorta. Anyway, I learned that it is a side effect of one of the medications I take. But then again, Christie Brinkley has chipmunk cheeks.

I have made some progress today. I vacuumed the remnants of my knuckles and toes. Almost clogged the vacuum. Chewing the knuckles was so good, I tend to keep chewing the nubs that are left. So I bought two bottles of that stuff one puts on fingernails, or toenails, to help you stop chewing your nails. It tastes awful but I have adjusted to it quite well. It tastes like the CrockerPot dinner I cooked that day.

If you read my thread FC, you'll see I had my reasons to, for believing what WH told me, etc.

I still followed ALL of the advice I was given and it has helped immensly.

You don't have to do anything anyone here is telling you, just keep in mind that it's in your best interest and in your BH's best interest that you do what has been suggested. You should be here as much for him as you are for yourself.

But, once again, don't attack anyone for giving the advice you came here for when you're not telling us the whole story. We should all feel safe here.

It's all on you.

Todd wants to look like Christy Brinkley! Is there something you want to share with us Todd?

I'm making sauteed mushrooms to serve over leftover meat loaf for my lunch. Anything to avoid the chores I keep putting off.

larousse, did you say you GF lives in NY?

Hi nams,

Yes, call into doc.

I need one of those smoke detectors. I need something to tell me when the food is done and not after a fire has broken out. Maybe I should remove half of the SD's and put them into drawers. Maybe that is the trick.

I shouldn't say this too loud but my son brought me a microwave yesterday. So, last night I cooked my first meal in it. Fruit cocktail. You know the type in the can? It is not so good hot. Hot grapes? I don't know.

Hey Stef, I didn't attack anyone. I certainly didn't call anyone a rapist. I didn't even want to share my story, but trusted Big K and that trust was appropriate, he obviously understands that not all situations are the same. I actually didn't come here asking for advice. I came for support and camaraderie and but mostly to help others and support them. I know that seems disengenuous, but I felt that I had been doing pretty well solving my problems within the confines of my own situation. It's the others who have projected their own concerns onto my H.

I honestly wasn't trying to start a fight, I was just responding to questions that were asked of me and all of a sudden I felt like I had been lynched.

There is no question that in your situation Stef that you have been given very good advice. I am glad that you are benefitting and that its proving to be helpful to you.

Chipmunk cheeks----- steroids. Very common.

FC, I am sure you do find hearing the truth to be "nasty and ugly." We find the ACTIONS that those "nasty and ugly" words describe to be most "nasty and ugly." And yes, the best analogy for a putrid affair is RAPE. It is the one that Dr. Harley uses often. He equates adultery to a RAPE. Did you know that? So, keep that in mind when you consider what you have done to your victim. And keep that in mind when I assert that the rapist is not qualified to determine what is best for her victim. Now wouldn't that be a silly notion since you are the person who is the LEAST qualified to decide what is best for him?

But consider this, fc, your H may not choose to be married to someone who lies and cheats on him. He may not choose to stay married to someone who would cruelly allow him to be around her co-conspirator while he remains in ignorance.

Shouldn't your H have the RIGHT to make the decision if he wants to stay married to you or not? Do you feel you have a right to deny him the right of self determination?

Yeah apparently. But I can now hit a baseball 500 ft. Herein ends my commentary on Barry "I didn't know I was taking steroids" Bonds.

Todd, I kinda like warm fruit. Sometimes I buy frozen & microwave it. Yum!

I just heard back from Sandi about her side effects. She had visual effects too but for her it was mostly double vision. She was told it was due to nerve dammage which could heal itself & largely has.

Glad you called the Dr. Sandi has sworn them off them off & this was part of the reason I was hoping you be able to see her info. on her web site. She took a different approach to her care than many would. Just different, not better.

How does that go? Red font at morning, Todd take warning. Red font at night, Todd's ....

Todd, you need to find your sheet of common side-effects. It could go a long way to allaying your fears. But until you do, there's still nothing wrong with reporting all to your doc. He'd rather hear it all than to miss something important.

Nams,

I thought that I would like hot fruit also. How long do you cook it? I waved it for 23 minutes and it was hot enough. Just kinda watery. I am beginning to think that a microwave cooks foods faster than a stove.

Yeah, I also have double vision but had that from the tumor itself. Apparently the tumor, or tissue had pressed against my optic nerve and that caused the problem, or so I understand.

23 minutes and your microwave still has a door on it???? LOL. You didn't wave it, you nuked it.

The dog is back in the house but hiding under a bed. Maybe she just needs time to know the scary noise is gone?

I wouldn't discount ghosts just yet.

Nams, I know how the dog feels. Give her some time to recover.