Jenmar - Really hot Freddy Krueger.

Rundown in bullet form. Here's how today went, in order:

• Woke up today after about three hours of sleep.


• Found out phone was turned off.


• Got another ounce of fluid pulled from my knee.


• Found out I never grew out of my arthritis (which happens about half the time with JRA.


• Got disconnects for the cable; internet; Ma's phone; and Yussie's phone.


• Realized their is not enough money to turn my phone back on yet, but also not enough to pay the contract break fee and get a prepaid.


• Discovered that, with the way my checks are now, after my car payment, car insurance, gas, food at work, phone, and doctor's copays, I only bring in $440 a month on average.


• Got a call from B at the prison today, and realized we don't have enough money on the account for the fucking thing to let the call go through.


• CJ got into a car accident on the way home because he went to check his work P.O. box to see if I had mail I was expecting there (where they sent him back to the post office itself because his work and their mail is being stupid to the extreme and the mail place they used to use and the one they're using now are fighting or something).

Ma's car is apparently wrecked. CJ called from the accident and Ma said he doesn't sound good; she's on the way to get him now, in my car. Not sure exactly how the accident happened yet—he says it's his fault but we don't know if it's his fault because he blames himself for pretty much everything bad that happens or because he tried to make a turn in one of the suicide lanes*.

The only good thing about this is that Ma has insurance. Ma said that CJ said that the car was completely wrecked, so it might not be a matter of repairing it so much as replacing it, but we think the insurance covers a rental car in the meantime.

This is just... When it rains it really fucking pours, doesn't it?

*A suicide lane is a lane that is no-through with turning in both directions part of the time, one-way through part of the time with no turning, and one-way through the other way with no turning another part of the time.

Rundown in bullet form. Here's how today went, in order:

• Woke up today after about three hours of sleep.


• Found out phone was turned off.


• Got another ounce of fluid pulled from my knee.


• Found out I never grew out of my arthritis (which happens about half the time with JRA.


• Got disconnects for the cable; internet; Ma's phone; and Yussie's phone.


• Realized their is not enough money to turn my phone back on yet, but also not enough to pay the contract break fee and get a prepaid.


• Discovered that, with the way my checks are now, after my car payment, car insurance, gas, food at work, phone, and doctor's copays, I only bring in $440 a month on average.


• Got a call from B at the prison today, and realized we don't have enough money on the account for the fucking thing to let the call go through.


• CJ got into a car accident on the way home because he went to check his work P.O. box to see if I had mail I was expecting there (where they sent him back to the post office itself because his work and their mail is being stupid to the extreme and the mail place they used to use and the one they're using now are fighting or something).

Ma's car is apparently wrecked. CJ called from the accident and Ma said he doesn't sound good; she's on the way to get him now, in my car. Not sure exactly how the accident happened yet—he says it's his fault but we don't know if it's his fault because he blames himself for pretty much everything bad that happens or because he tried to make a turn in one of the suicide lanes*.

The only good thing about this is that Ma has insurance. Ma said that CJ said that the car was completely wrecked, so it might not be a matter of repairing it so much as replacing it, but we think the insurance covers a rental car in the meantime.

This is just... When it rains it really fucking pours, doesn't it?

*A suicide lane is a lane that is no-through with turning in both directions part of the time, one-way through part of the time with no turning, and one-way through the other way with no turning another part of the time.

They pulled out 60ccs of fluid from my knee. That is 2.25 OUNCES.

I CAN FEEL MY KNEECAP. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FEEL MY KNEECAP IN WEEKS.

Also, my knee hurts like a motherfucker. That was a REALLY long needle that got jabbed into it. I have work off tomorrow and Wednesday because of it, with the option for more if my knee is still sore.

The doc says he doesn't think it's my ACL at all, but that it's my JRA acting up again. He's testing the fluid they drained for infection (just to be safe, but he thinks it's not infected) and then he's gonna get me a rheumatologist.

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I like this doctor SO MUCH, you guys.

Spent the day in the hospital.

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*SLEEPS LOTS*

Below the cut are pictures taken with my brand new BlackBerry Bold of the pictures we have of my cyst after they took it out. The pictures are INSANELY gross and the flash from my phone makes them look a tiny bit scarier.

THIS WAS TAKEN OUT OF ME, HOLY CRAP.

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Seriously. SO GLAD it was non-cancerous.

NO MORE HOSPITAL FOR ME!

I have 42 of my staples out, the other 28 are still in and will be removed next week.

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My recovery is going AWESOME and I'm hoping that I will be back to work early so I don't have to take vacation time off for surgery rest. There are other details but I am too lazy for them now.

TMI WARNING!

Hey all! This is setissma, updating to let everyone know that Charlee came through surgery just fine. I talked to her stepdad, who said that she was in post-op and that the surgery had gone well, and everything was benign. She's going to be in the hospital for a few more days, and then at home recuperating for quite a while, so you should all leave get well comments! <3!