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I loved reading Beatrix Potter books as a child. I loved Peter Rabbit!

The Velveteen Rabbit is a fabulous book also written by Margery Williams.

I adore classic children’s literature. I read all of the classics to our children.

It’s funny how children respond to stories. My oldest daughter was quite upset when the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland said, “Off with their heads!”

Me? I read Alice in Wonderland so many times as a kid that my book almost fell apart! I wasn’t frightened by it at all.
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Bundle ,

Maybe it would help to do Golden ( hen) squats after all your chocolate eggs. 🪺😜😂🥚
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Cat and Way,

I don’t think blocking out disturbing memories are uncommon at all. Many of us did this with unpleasant memories. I feel that it is a way for us to protect ourselves.
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I just got a message on my 23andme app that I have new relatives that have done the DNA testing and registered. I absolutely love seeing records of family members.

It’s fascinating how we end up having relatives all over the world. I have reconnected with some of my cousins that I grew up with and lost track of.

Genealogy is amazing. I wasn’t interested in family history so much as a child but now I am fascinated by it. I wish that I had asked my parents and grandparents more questions than I did. So many stories become lost or forgotten and it’s a shame.
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So, today I read that I have 18 new relatives on my 23andme app. The furthest one from me is a man (3rd cousin) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.

He has a photo of himself on his profile. He’s handsome and has a nice smile.

I have thousands of relatives that are on my app. Some are in my city, the rest are all over the place!
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I went to college in North Bay (about a thousand years ago).
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cw,

I don’t know anything about North Bay but if I ever visit, maybe I could look up my cousin!

I have had quite a few relatives message me on the 23andme app. It’s fun!

Some people put family names and locations, others don’t. It’s interesting to discover the family connection.

I also research my genealogy through a Mormon site. You don’t have to belong to the Mormon Church. I was christened Catholic. They have a messaging system on their app too. I have connected with cousins there too. They are on my mom’s dad side. His family came over from England.

On my 23andme app it showed they were from the greater London area. My mom’s mother was from Germany. I did visit the grave of my first relative that came to Louisiana from Germany. I have DNA from Switzerland too. We are predominantly English. Also France, Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Germany and Italy.

The biggest surprise was learning that I had DNA from India and Egypt.

It takes time to do ongoing research due to verifying the results but I enjoy it.
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My DH hasn’t been feeling well since his surgery. He just checked his temperature and is running a fever.

He has been achy which is supposed to be normal after the surgery.

The doctor did say to call if he starts to run fever so, I guess that he will have to keep an eye on his temperature. It’s only a low grade fever so I don’t think it’s anything to be concerned about right now.

I find that as we age, we don’t bounce back from surgery as quickly, even a minor surgery like he had.
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Need a fever can mean an infection. Keep an eye on him and if his fever gets worse please take him to the ER.
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Need,

I agree with sp19690.
DH surgery was over a week ago . He should be starting to feel better , not worse . If he spikes higher temp or more pain , nausea, or vomiting go to ER. If he has a quiet night tonight , still call the surgeon first thing in the morning .
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sp,

Even with a minor surgery? He only had his appendix removed. Can you get an infection from that?

He took pain medicine initially, narcotic but then switched over to the prescription Tylenol.

He doesn’t feel well.

Thanks, Way. I will keep an eye on him.

My husband is not a whiny baby at all, so I know that he isn’t feeling well. He doesn’t complain unless he feels funky.

I guess that’s why he didn’t eat a lot today and he took a nap earlier. He just woke up and asked me for the thermometer.
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I agree A fever a week after surgery needs to be looked into. You can get an infection from any surgery.
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Golden,

I will tell him to call his doctor in the morning then. Hopefully he will be okay overnight.

The doctor told us that the surgery went well. We haven’t ever had infections from surgeries in the past. I remembered though, in the recovery room that the nurse said we had to let the doctor know if he started running a fever.
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Need,

This seems like DH has had a significant change today/tonight since you said he’s not a whiner .
Call the surgeons number now , answering service should answer call and either his surgeon will call you back or a surgeon that is covering will call you back .
If you don’t get a call back from the surgeon , I think I would just go to the ER. Don’t let DH eat or drink anything else tonight .
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Just saw way's post. I agree with her. I was thinking ER too. Better not take any chances. There is a reason they tell you to call if there is any fever.
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Way,

So, the discharge paper work says call if it is above 100.8. It’s 100.2 now.

Why can’t he drink? He was sipping some apple juice earlier.

He said that there is a 24 hour number on the discharge papers from the hospital so he’s calling.
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Any other symptoms besides the fever?
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sp,

He’s been achy. Isn’t that normal though? He’s telling the doctor that he has had pain and feels weaker.

He rotated with Tylenol and ibuprofen like the doctor told him to do.

They just told him to take his blood pressure.

I hope that he is okay. Are infections common after surgery?
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Yeah achiness is normal after surgery. Other symptoms like chills, breathing issues etc could be serious. Ask him if he has other symptoms.
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To feel worse after almost 10 days after surgery and a fever is a concern .
I said not to give him anymore to eat or drink just in case the surgeon decided
to open him up to “ take a look “ inside .
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He wrapped himself up in a blanket awhile ago. He took it off just now to take his BP for the nurse on the phone.
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Way,

Okay. Gee, I hope that doesn’t happen.
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BP is 154/78 Now, he is telling the nurse that he had a headache earlier. He didn’t tell me this earlier. Then again, he rarely complains.
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NHWM, Achy is normal with fever. He is a week postop and should really be feeling better. What did telenurse tell you? Follow your instinct, get him to ER is needed. To me, it sounds like I would do exactly that.
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Glad,

He is on the phone with the nurse telling her that his wife told him to call. You know how men can be. They try to tough it out at times.

The nurse said that she is contacting his doctor. I guess they will call him back shortly.
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Need,

Good the doctor is calling back . Make sure whatever doctor calls back knows that his surgery was nearly 10 days ago .He should be feeling better , not worse
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She just called back. She said that we have to go to the ER.

Will y’all please say a prayer? Thanks.

I didn’t expect this. I guess I am more upset because he had a good check up recently. Wasn’t expecting anything else to be an issue.

His oncologist said his numbers were good and everything since his radiation treatments awhile back for his prostate cancer.

I was so concerned about that. I didn’t think much about this procedure because it is a minor thing.

Sorry, I started thinking back about when I was so afraid for him. He was fortunate enough to catch his cancer early.

I have to go. Will talk later.
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Need hope everything is OK with DH. But I am glad you guys are going to the ER.
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Glad you are going. Prayers for sure! 🙏🙏🙏
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Need,

Keep us posted .
He will be Ok.
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