Updates from San Antonio...

sort of, anyway. Not much new going on, unfortunately. Still crutchin' or rollin' around with my cast. Counting the days til 8 Dec when I go back in and will hopefully get it off, at least for the exam and stuff. Not sure what will happen then if they'll put on another or that will be it and I'll start the physical therapy portion.Once that starts, I'm probably looking at 6 months to a year before I'm fully healed and recovered and back on the court. I hope I'm back on the court, anyway!

I know I'm certainly getting very tired of dealing with this stupid cast! More than tired of bumming rides from people, too! I want my independence back! lol

Well, off for now, but wanted to give a quick update! Enjoy the rest of your week!

Love and Hugs to all,
Jenny-May

Back from the doc...again...

and he said after reviewing the MRI that the tendon is already starting to heal on it's own, so he didn't recommend surgery. He said he didn't really think going in now was the best idea. Maybe if they had done the MRI when I first injured it, he would have recommended it, but 2 weeks later when it's already starting to heal, he didn't think it was my best option. He felt that casting it and letting it finish healing was a better choice and then we'll see what happens.

He said that, after it heals, if 6 months down the road or so I'm still not happy with the progress or how things are going, then we could always do surgery then and mentioned something about using a portion of another tendon in the same area to replace the damaged portion....I don't know - didn't really follow exactly what he said about it. I just know that for right now he recommended letting it continue to heal in a cast and then doing physical therapy and stuff.

He said it could take 6 months to a year for full recovery. I'm soooooo hoping that it doesn't take so long! I'll be going crazy by then if it's still not back to normal, or as close to normal as possible, anyway! lol So, for now I'm on "bed rest" for 72 hrs and then I can go back to work on Mon. He put in a consult for me to get a Roll-a-bout, which is one of the little things you can rest your injured leg on and push with the good leg to get around. It should make things a little easier to get around than the crutches are. Hopefully it does the trick.

I definitely have to be careful with the swelling because I can't just loosen the bandage now! lol So, that's where things stand for now and I go back to see him again in 3 weeks. I'm hoping that this will be healed and I'll be moving well enough to be able to come home for Christmas with no issues and still be able to bring Baylee back with me for a week. By then I should be doing pretty good, so I don't foresee any problems.

Just say a little prayer for a quick, full recovery!

Love and Hugs to All,
Jenny-May

Happy Veteran's Day!

I just wanted to drop by and leave a quick post today to say thank you to all the veterans - past, present, and future - that are serving or have served in our Armed Forces. Be sure to take some time today to say a prayer for those deployed, as well as those fighting the fight here at home, and think of those who we have lost who made the ultimate sacrifice.

God bless you all and GOD BLESS THE USA!!!

Love and Hugs,
Jenny-May

Back from the doc...

and it looks like surgery is probably in my future. I'm getting ready to do some research to see what I can come up with, but the Physicians Assistant that I saw today makes me wonder. He came in to talk to me after the ultrasound and while they were re-splinting my foot and said, "So, what kind of activity level would you like to have in the future?" O actually looked at him rather dumbfounded and said, "Well, I'd like to be able to do everything I've always done." He then wanted to know to what level I am athletically active and what I want to be able to do....if I was a runner or what. I thought to myself, you do see that I'm lying here in a uniform, right????? Wow - I was amazed at the question! I told him it would be nice to be able to play volleyball again and basketball and if I decided to go for a run to be able to do that, too! lol

Apparently, part of the decision whether or not to do surgery is how active someone wants to be afterward, because healing in a splint only has a 10-15% chance of re-occurrence of the injury, but healing from surgery drops that to 5-10%.So, I'm hoping at this point that they go ahead with the surgery so I'm better off in the future. I was just so flabbergasted at his asking that question to an active duty Soldier! It made for something to laugh at later with the Soldier who was driving me back home, but sure made for a shocked expression from me when first asked! lol

So, that's the story for now - hopefully I'll know for sure what's going on with surgery on Thursday morning. Say a little prayer and wish me the best!

Love and Hugs,
Jenny-May

Howdy, ya'll!

Well, it's finally the weekend and I am just relaxin' hoping to take it easy on the achilles this weekend so I'm ready to go again on Monday. The later in the week it got, the more it seemed to hurt, so I left work a bit early a couple of days to get it up and rested. So far today it seems to be doing pretty good, but I'm just keeping it elevated and chillin' so I have my energy for next week. I'm teaching all day Monday, so hopefully it goes well and the achilles doesn't start hurting.

I go back to the doc on Tues and hopefully I'll find out if I'm going to have surgery or not, but since they've not done an MRI - just an x-ray, I am guessing I'm going to have to schedule the MRI before they'll tell me. Who knows - I'm hoping for the best, but expecting the worst! lol At this point I really just want whatever is going to heal the fastest! I'm not liking the having to depend on others for things - kinda makes it difficult for someone who is as independent and stubborn as I am! ;-)

So, everybody say a little prayer that I actually get some answers on Tues. and learn what I'm looking forward to. Have a great weekend, all!

Love and Hugs,
Jenny-May

Long day today...

after a pretty quiet and relaxing weekend. I went back to work today after resting and elevating my foot for the previous three days. I got caught up on some sleep and some of the TV shows that I watch. I absolutely LOVE having them all online now - it makes it so nice to just go to the website and choose the episode you want to watch! LOVE THAT!!! lol

The foot is doing OK - I go back to the doc on the 10th and hopefully I'll find out then whether or not there's going to be surgery. At this point, I'm almost thinking it might be a quicker recovery time if I do. lol Either way, I just hope it passes quickly, as I'm not a very good patient and not a fan of pain! Thank God for a friend of mine, Stephanie, who is helping me out and got me some groceries this weekend and stuff. I don't know what I'd have done without her! I'm also pretty fortunate to work with some great Soldiers who have been helping out in the "ride" department since I can't really drive right now. I am a pretty lucky girl!

So, that's it for now, but I will keep you all posted as to what the doc says when I hear more.

Love and Hugs to ya'll,
Jenny-May

Think I figured out the prob with the meds....

I was taking 2 instead of 1, which was OK by the doc, but not by my stomach apparently! lol So, now I'm just taking 1 percocet and it seems to be making a difference. Thank goodness! I was not liking the being in pain or the being sick. So, hopefully I'll find out soon if I have to have surgery or not and how long I'm looking at with this. I'm hoping to go home for the 4 day weekend of Christmas and bring Baylee back to San Antonio for a week so I really need to be mobile to make that happen! Wish me luck and say a little prayer if you can!

Love and hugs to all,
J-M

Won't be on much for a couple of days...

Well, I tore my right achilles, so I won't be on much between the pain and meds making me sick. I'll post again as soon as I can! I hope you're all doing well!

Love and hugs to all,
Jenny-May

Twice in a week now...

look at me! Just wanted to drop by and send a quick shout out to all of you who are dropping by my other blog. Thanks so much for your support and don't hesitate to refer anyone you know to it! lol

I hope you all have a blessed week!

With love,
Jenny-May

Another weekend comes to an end...

I always look so forward to Friday afternoon so I have the weekend to recover from the week. Then I always hate it when it's Sun night and it's all over! lol I feel like I accomplished a lot this weekend, though. More than usual! I spent most of yesterday working on the computer to develop a new blog to use for my Close to My Heart business because I REALLY need to bump it up. I would soooooo love to earn another cruise with them and the one for next year is on the EPIC, Norwegian's newest boat and it looks AMAZING!!! I have a lot of work to do!

So, if any of you know anyone who scrapbooks or stamps, or even anyone who is creative and crafty, please let them know about me and my websites. My CTMH website is http://ABCHearts.MyCTMH.com and my new blog is http://abchearts.blogspot.com. All of my contact information is listed on both pages for them to get in touch with me if they are interested. Thanks bunches to anyone who passes this on - and please let me know if you do so I can thank you!

I guess I better get going for tonight...still have some work to get done before I head to bed! Sweet dreams, all!

Love and Hugs to all,
Jenny-May

I'm just testing the feature to post from my phone! It works!

So, it's been a little more than "a while"....

I have been MIA for months, it seems. Life here in San Antonio keeps me pretty busy - well, I guess I should say WORK, since that is my life! lol I am enjoying the aspect of taking care of Soldiers again, even though it keeps me so busy - it's what matters and it sure makes the time fly!

Sea World has become one of my favorite places since I've arrived in San Antonio. I could sit and watch the Believe show or the Viva show all day long! It makes me wish I'd been more into swimming when I was a kid, as I think it would be amazing to have a "job" working with the whales and dolphins every day. That's got to be something that truly gives new meaning to the word job. It just doesn't seem like it would be work - yes, I know it's a lot of hard work that they put into it, but I can only imagine that it doesn't feel like "work" to them!

I've also been to the River Walk a couple of times and really enjoy it down there. It's a beautiful area with lots to see and do. Baylee and Dee came down for a long weekend in August and we went down there, took a trip up to Gruene, went to a rodeo, spent a day at Sea World, and of course saw every Harley Davidson store in San Antonio, some more than once! It was a great weekend and was nice to be able to share some of the local attractions with them while they were here. Now, I'm hoping to get Baylee down here after Christmas for a week while she's out of school. I told her we'd go back to Sea World and see if Shamu has a santa suit! lol

Also, in September, Mom came down for a few weeks. It was nice having her here for so long so we cold spend some time together. We went to Sea World a few times and I think Mom loves that place as much as I do. We tried to go to the Wildlife Animal Shelter, too, but they were closed each time we tried. We did a lot of visiting and catching up on things at the house, so next time she comes, we'll have to venture out to more of the places we missed this time around.

Well, that's kind of the quick update of the last few months. Oh, I forgot to add that I spent a long weekend in Long Beach, CA the end of July/beginning of August for the Close to My Heart Leadership Conference. That was great to see my friends and get to spend some time with them again. Long Beach area is absolutely GORGEOUS, too - and the weather was SPECTACULAR!!! So many places in CA that I would love to live if only they weren't so darn expensive! lol Maybe I'll win the lotto some day.....if only I played! ;-)

I hope you all have a terrific weekend! I will try not to wait so long between post, I promise. I'm connecting my blogs to Facebook, so maybe that will help - if I do it right, that is! lol

Love and hugs to all,
Jenny-May

"Soon" definitely wasn't the right word...

OK - so maybe I shouldn't have said I'd be posting soon....maybe I should have just said "when I get some time" and it would have been more accurate. So, life is pretty busy here in wonderful San Antonio. I'm getting settled into my new job and am enjoying being back in a leadership position and working so closely with Soldiers again! I've definitely missed it for the past few years while I focused on me and my technical skills. I'll be happy to put them to work in the future, but for now I'm truly enjoying being a Platoon Sergeant again! I'm also LOVING being back in Texas! Sure, it's hot and sticky most days, but I spend most of my time inside of an air-conditioned building so it's not so bad, I guess.

Sasha is loving the new house! She runs around like a crazy cat and spends lots of time all sprawled out on the floor like she owns the place and allows me to live with her! There must be something about this carpet that she likes because she's never been like that before...well, the sprawling out part anyway! It's pretty much always been her world and she allows me to co-exist with her! But I love her, so what am I gonna do!

Well, I'm getting older, too, as I celebrated my 36th birthday this week. It was, and has been for years, just another day for me, but my Squad Leaders decided to make it special for me. They proceeded to blow up a TON of balloons and COMPLETELY filled every space in my little desk/cubicle area! It was pretty funny, actually! When I walked in all I could see was balloons! I don't know how many there were, but when we moved them all out to the part of the office where there's open floor and space, we had our very own balloon pit that we could have jumped in! It looked like those little areas for kids that are filled with the little colorful balls that they play in, only it was balloons. It was a nice start to the day, actually!

Alas, the house is still a disaster, because I haven't really done much of anything to it since I started working. Hopefully in the next week or two I can start cutting back on the hours I spend in the office and get home at a more normal time and have the energy to get going on the house again. I need to get crackin' on that garage, too, as there's sooooo much stuff crammed in it right now! At least Daddy re-arranged all the boxes for me while he was here so my car fits in the garage! That's a definite bonus with the sun beating down on us here!

I think I'll sign off for now, but I wanted to at least give a little bit of an update. I hope to get on here more often once I get more settled. I hope you're all have a blessed and wonderful summer and I hope to hear from you all soon!

With love to you all,
Jenny-May

It's been a while...

Howdy, ya'll! lol

OK - so I see that I've kinda forgotten about this place for a while. Things have been pretty hectic since I went home on leave and then headed to HOT San Antonio! I just wanted to do a quick post to let everyone know that I arrived safely and all is well here! I'm having a wonderful time getting to spend some quality time with my Daddy! I'm soooooo glad he came with me! It's been a long time since we've had some time to just hang out together! I will post more soon with what's been going on.

Love to all,
Jenny-May