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Apr. 27th, 2016 07:45 amStill with the headache. It made sleeping interesting because I kept dreaming about it. I’m really not sure what to do about this. We’re supposed to have friends over tonight, and I don’t know if I’ll be up to it. I don’t think that my doctor is likely to be helpful, either, though I suppose talking to her might be a good idea.
I’m thinking to go back to bed after Cordelia leaves for school, but I don’t know. I’ve been drinking a lot of water so far this morning, and that will mean that I won’t be able to lie down for more than twenty minutes at a time. Also, I’m expecting a call between 10:00 and 11:00 from the pharmacy to tell me that the three prescriptions I called in yesterday are ready. That will come on the landline, and there’s no good way to turn off the ringer. I’m not photosensitive right at the moment, so maybe I can get away with reading for a while.
I looked again at the email from my oncologist about my Mirena IUD. He says that the Mirena isn’t a problem because tamoxifen blocks the estrogen from it from getting into my cells. I’m now wondering if that means it shouldn’t work as contraception any more. It’s still affecting my periods in terms of decreasing the bleeding and preventing cramps which are things for which I’d want it anyway (though I expect our insurance company wouldn’t think that was good enough reason). The oncologist said that, if I hit menopause before my five years of tamoxifen are done, I’ll have to switch to a medication that would not work with the Mirena, but at that point, an IUD would be entirely irrelevant. I’m going to print out the email and take it with me when I see the gynecologist next week.
We had someone from the power company in last night. He called it an 'energy audit,' but he only looked for gas leaks and carbon monoxide and checked the humidity in the attic. He was also appalled by the complete lack of anything resembling insulation in the outside walls of the house. We have visible mold in the attic which is all sorts of not good, but we’re going to have to do some research into options before committing to anything.
The power company guy claims they can put insulation in the outer walls without destroying them. Something like a decade ago, we had a consult with an insulation company that told us there was nothing to be done because blowing in insulation would destroy our walls. The power company guy says that would be true with foam insulation because that expands. He says that cellulose insulation just fills the available space and stops. Something else to research. If my headache recedes enough, I can certainly google the different types of insulation and find out more.
Of course, this is more money that we really haven’t got. I’m actually wondering if the attic thing is something we should ask for parental help with because I don’t think we can let the mold stay and grow. The outside insulation would be beneficial, but not having it won’t kill us. Mold in the attic could cause all sorts of health problems for all three of us and might lead to needing to replace the roof again a lot sooner than we should.
I’m thinking to go back to bed after Cordelia leaves for school, but I don’t know. I’ve been drinking a lot of water so far this morning, and that will mean that I won’t be able to lie down for more than twenty minutes at a time. Also, I’m expecting a call between 10:00 and 11:00 from the pharmacy to tell me that the three prescriptions I called in yesterday are ready. That will come on the landline, and there’s no good way to turn off the ringer. I’m not photosensitive right at the moment, so maybe I can get away with reading for a while.
I looked again at the email from my oncologist about my Mirena IUD. He says that the Mirena isn’t a problem because tamoxifen blocks the estrogen from it from getting into my cells. I’m now wondering if that means it shouldn’t work as contraception any more. It’s still affecting my periods in terms of decreasing the bleeding and preventing cramps which are things for which I’d want it anyway (though I expect our insurance company wouldn’t think that was good enough reason). The oncologist said that, if I hit menopause before my five years of tamoxifen are done, I’ll have to switch to a medication that would not work with the Mirena, but at that point, an IUD would be entirely irrelevant. I’m going to print out the email and take it with me when I see the gynecologist next week.
We had someone from the power company in last night. He called it an 'energy audit,' but he only looked for gas leaks and carbon monoxide and checked the humidity in the attic. He was also appalled by the complete lack of anything resembling insulation in the outside walls of the house. We have visible mold in the attic which is all sorts of not good, but we’re going to have to do some research into options before committing to anything.
The power company guy claims they can put insulation in the outer walls without destroying them. Something like a decade ago, we had a consult with an insulation company that told us there was nothing to be done because blowing in insulation would destroy our walls. The power company guy says that would be true with foam insulation because that expands. He says that cellulose insulation just fills the available space and stops. Something else to research. If my headache recedes enough, I can certainly google the different types of insulation and find out more.
Of course, this is more money that we really haven’t got. I’m actually wondering if the attic thing is something we should ask for parental help with because I don’t think we can let the mold stay and grow. The outside insulation would be beneficial, but not having it won’t kill us. Mold in the attic could cause all sorts of health problems for all three of us and might lead to needing to replace the roof again a lot sooner than we should.
