More of the ... same

Well, the past week has just been that - more of the ... same. Yes, the stucco is done. Yay. No the garbage has not been removed from the property and that is a concern because it is definitely an eyesore. Also, Ross wants to take his trailer and it is full thanks mostly to Paul so I need to get the stuff from it taken to the dump. ARGH. And then to top it all off, Paul phoned to tell me that he now has a 'real' job so won't be able to build my deck or any of the other things he was going to do. He still has several little things to do to finish off the bathroom so hopefully those will get done. Who knows.

I have also not been at all well this past week. I am really feeling the heat and it is making me nauseated much of the time and also very week. On the positive side, going off Gabapentin is helping with the weight loss. I kept saying that it was making me gain weight and now I am believed. However, what did the doctor replace it with? Lyrica. One of the major side effects of Lyrica is unexplained weight gain. Grrrrrreat. So I am refusing to go on it until I have lost all the weight the Gabapentin put on me. Then I will try the Lyrica but at the first sign of weight gain that will be the end of that. Gabapentin and Lyrica are supposed to help with pain management. I noticed that my Fibromyalgia aches were gone or definitely improved by the Gabapentin but the actual pain of the arthritis in my knees, hip and back were not improved at all. Since weight only makes them worse, I would rather suffer the aches than gain the weight.

Today I am feeling somewhat better than yesterday but it is early yet. I must get out and do some hand watering and then hopefully make it in to Westbank to run a few errands and also do a little grocery shopping. We will see how it goes.