Inconvenient Annoyances

Oh Jewlz!     Hugs to you.  ((((((  ))))))

What rotten luck, Jewlz. I really feel so bad for you 

  All my best to you J.

oh sh*t, I'm sorry Jewlz. Poor girls!

I'm so f*cking stressed today. Besides the fact that we're getting married in two weeks and all the usual enormous list of things that have to be done (and the list is truly spectacular)
1. My fiance's client company is 2+ weeks overdue is paying him and now, with the new invoice he submitted, they owe him over £13,000. Total incompetence on their end, ranging from various people being on holiday, others not answers emails, the people being spread over various offices, and now someone saying they think they sent a check, but can't recall to which address.
2. We have got to pay the final wedding balance on Saturday, and we NEED that money (that should've been paid two weeks ago). If it doesn't come in, we have serious problems. We *may* be able to squeek in the amount if I max out both available credit cards. Which scares me sh*tless.
3. I was away at a friend's wedding yesterday (midweek afternoon? seriously?) and came back in the office to an unholy maelstrom of sh*t. Seriously, like ten emails of escalating panic and terror. And the boss is still on holiday so it's mine to deal with and I don't have the capcity or training to deal with it. And everyone, from the designer to the devs, is upset and angry and each wants me to do something different about it. I nearly broke down in tears when the *^$^&#@&# phone kept messing up my conference call commands.
4. My dermatologist put me on Isotrotenoin (accutane) to clear up the post-transplant hormonal acne before the wedding photos and now my face is peeling off in large chunks with big sores and cracks at the corners of my mouth that split and bleed when I open my mouth to even eat anything. I seriously look like I have leprosy. And I'm getting married in two weeks. I can't see how this is going to heal in that time (my skin is pale and scars really easily). Makeup doesn't work on continually flaking skin. I see the dermo again on Monday, and god help me if I don't burst into tears in her office.

I just ate lunch outside in the sunshine and I'm not feeling any less stressed. And my entire family arrives next week for the wedding and we still haven't got any place to lay down the mattresses yet (several years worth of stuff has to be moved first, a 2+ day job).

Sounds like you've got wedding stress and a whole load of other trash on top. Hope you can find some relaxation soon!

So sorry to hear that Jewlz!  I can't imagine how upsetting this is.  I hope you get it all sorted soon, and without pain! 

Squirelly Poo- I wish I could give you a helping hand.  I'm so sorry you're stressed.

Awww huge (((((hugs))))) SP!!!! Hang in there!!!!

My IA is very trivial today.  The gloves that come with the hair color I use are now *huge*!  This means it's hard not to get dye on your face around the hairline with those giant clown fingers flopping around.  Maybe they realized more men are buying their products now? 

My IA is the opposite of yours Andee Dh does my hair an he thinks that the gloves have gotten smaller than what they used to be.   

Jeez, SP, hang in there! And I hope the payment comes soon and at least the weekend is coming soon to get away from work - hope you get some time off after the wedding to recuperate.

And Jewlz, that sucks royal - we are the internal infection queens. 

The b*tch GP took me off the strong meds last week only for me to get sicker again (even though I begged her to continue them, as I knew I was not better) and the lovely GP put me back on the strong meds yesterday for a fortnight until my hospital tests. I have seriously missed so much work and I am *never* sick. This is the sickest I have ever been - this year of kidney cr*p. And I am dying of enormous, horrible mind numbing fatigue. I have no life. I live in bed. I sleep.

OK, rant over.  At least Mr MLG is being lovely.

Jeez, SP, hang in there! And I hope the payment comes soon and at least the weekend is coming soon to get away from work - hope you get some time off after the wedding to recuperate.

Check arrived!!! My fiance rushed home to grab it and deposited it *just* after the 3:30 deadline so we don't know whether it'll be processed for today or tomorrow, but *hopefully* he'll be able to draw against it to pay the wedding venue on Saturday... Not out of the woods yet but at least that part of my stress is looking brighter.

The b*tch GP took me off the strong meds last week only for me to get sicker again (even though I begged her to continue them, as I knew I was not better) and the lovely GP put me back on the strong meds yesterday for a fortnight until my hospital tests.

Ugh, I've played the GP game before, too. The male Dr is a total, unrepenting a$$hole and the one and only time I saw him a few years ago and he wouldn't refill my long-term birth control pill because "with the increased chance of DVT, you might as well take up smoking!"  So with a stunned look on my face, I left his office, walked up to reception and booked in with one of the three lovely lady Drs, who refilled my prescription no problem at all (and it's not just me, none of my neighbour ladies ever want to see him again, either).

So just make sure you only see the lovely GP when you book in! An extra day or two to see the good one is better than the stress and hassle of seeing the bad one...

I have seriously missed so much work and I am *never* sick. This is the sickest I have ever been - this year of kidney cr*p. And I am dying of enormous, horrible mind numbing fatigue. I have no life. I live in bed. I sleep. OK, rant over.  At least Mr MLG is being lovely.

Have you got any hobbies you can do from bed? Or is there a long-running series you've always wanted to watch? I used my transplant time to finally watch The Wire from start to finish. At least something like that makes the time go faster, even if you're stuck in bed. I hope the hospital tests help you.

Squirrellypoo, what a stressful time.  Hang in there!

I'm sorry MLG, I hadn't realized you'd been sick for so long.  I agree with SP that you should hold out for the helpful doctor when making appointments.  I really hope they figure out what's wrong and find an effective treatment soon.

Third time aspiration was not a charm... it was twice as bad as the first time without a local again.  I thought I would die. And it was too thick to come out, so I need to have it done again on Tuesday.  Might need surgery soon. 

I'm so sorry, sweetie!  Big big hugs! 

Sorry to hear about all the stress, SP!

MLG, I'll call you again soon - maybe I can at least drop by for a short visit?  Don't worry, you needn't clean house or get out of your pyjamas or anything.  Is there anything I can bring you? 

MLG, I agree with the others, hang out until you can get one of the nice doctors!  I loathe having to see the mean doctors and I'll usually put up with things until I can get one I like.

Too many folks having major inconvenient annoyances  Hugs all around!