Thanksgiving
the holidays are here…..I’m at a loss as to where our fall went. The older my children get it seems the faster time goes. I have been having anxiety issues for about 2 years now and went to the er last week. I felt like fainting several times during the day and then went in to a full on anxiety attack. Horrible! thought I was dying. I checked out fine and they could find nothing wrong with me. Then it happened again a few days later, same occurance and right after I ate, just as before. This time I called the dr and they had me come right in. Turns out food was loding in my esophogus which shut off oxygen to my brain. Then my brain told me heart to race to get more oxygen and then comes the anxiety. I’m happy to say I am responding very well to some meds for my esophogus which should heal in about 8weeks. Dr. also gave me some xanax to help calm my body while it’s healing. Both drugs are working beautifully and I am sooooo thankful. Thursday will be the 5 of us here for Thanksgiving. I am so looking forward to no travel and no difficult guests coming. We will have a lovely dinner and most likely play our usual board game of Scrabble and Monopoly, with a lot of movies and football thrown in. I went early this am to the market and have everything I need for the dinner. Tomorrow I’ll make the pies……chocolate cream, pumpkin and apple. If I’m ambitious enough I may make the pie dough today.
Yesterday was spent cleaning out the basement for the local donation pickup today. I generated 13 boxes of unused,unwanted and unnecessary items just in the basement alone! How freeing it felt to send it on it’s way.
I wish you all a warm holiday!
Happy Turkey day!
I have a similar problem with my esophagus, it’s apparently hereditary in my case.
Hope the anxiety eases, do you do yoga at all? I find that helps me tremendously that or a good walk.
Comment by Steph — November 22, 2006 @ 9:12 pm
oh yes, I’m a yogi but haven’t been doing it much lately. I know, bad bad. In fact, I was looking into sneaking in a class today if I get my baking done.
Comment by Kathy — November 22, 2006 @ 9:15 pm
I’ve never done a class, always at home. I’m going to try to squeak a session in tomorrow morning since we’re stuck here until the freezing rain lets up late morning/early afternoon.
Dealing with my family I’ll need to be bonelessly blissful..lol. have a good holiday!
Comment by Steph — November 23, 2006 @ 5:46 am