Hey, my bookish friends!! How are you all doing? I am doing okay. It was a long week with multiple appointments. I came out of my first appointment (Monday morning, before work), feeling fat and stupid. Wednesday was an eye appointment, hoping to get answers for some of my vision problems I have been having (light sensitivity and stuff), but no answers. However, everything looked great, and I am thankful for that. Thursday morning I finally had a table tilt test (it was rough), I almost passed out (which is good, I had reactions), and will get my results (hopefully) on Wednesday (testing for POTS syndrome). I was miserable the rest of the day, but so thankful it is over, and I will get results, just not sure which way it will go. This weekend we don't really have any plans, other than church. If the weather cooperates we will be out walking/hiking, but beyond that, it's mostly relaxing.Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the Shelves meme is hosted at Reading Reality.
Net Galley: None
Library Treasures:
Hoopla:
Bought: The FINAL book in the Sheet Cake series, I am so excited!
Book Mail: I am pretty sure my secret Santa sent this one!
Kindle Freebies: None
Kindle ARC: Yes, I am on the launch team and I bought my own paperback copy. It will complete my set!
Other updates:
Funnily enough, not one of the books featured here today made my LONG list of books I want to read this summer! We'll see if I end up reading these or not. I finished three books this week, and I have one more chapter in the nonfiction book I have been reading. I hope to have the review up for it tomorrow.
I have updated my other blog recently if you are interested (including a post on our visit to Shipshewana, Indiana): Encounters with the Davis Family
What you might have missed on the blog this week:
Book Review: Diamond's Are A Girl's Best Friend by Kate Watson
Book Review: Reverie by Drew Taylor
TTT: Stars, Stripes, and Hockey Nights
Book Review: The Bookshop of 99 Doors by Jaime Jo Wright
Book Review: Planes, Reins, and Automobiles by Kate Watson
What books have you added to your physical or virtual bookshelves? I would love to hear from you. Click on the icons below to join in on the fun. Have a great weekend!
No worries, Trump's fat and stupid everyday so you're in good company.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure how to take this comment, but I am not fat or stupid, even though I am overweight. I didn't appreciate the doctor making me feel that way was my point.
DeleteI had never heard of a table-tilt test — it sounds unpleasant! Good to hear that you are getting attention for your problems. Good luck with resolving them!
ReplyDeletebest… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Mae, it was rough. I am not still supposed to be feeling the effects from it, yet I am still not feeling great. I am looking forward to the results as it will hopefully shed light on how I can better take care of myself. Have a great week!
DeleteThat tilt test sounds rough - I had a hard time with the physio doing the Epley maneuver as I didn’t want the vertigo to increase. I really hope your experience leads to a successful treatment Cindy. Enough is enough, right?
ReplyDeleteJodie, the Epley maneuver is ROUGH. I have had PT to have it done three times. The table tilt test was awful, much harder than I could have possible anticipated. I do hope it leads to answers and solutions! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteIt sounds bloody awful, but if you will, please define "rough". You definitely deserve the hiking and/or relaxing after a week of appointments like that!
ReplyDeleteJinjer, rough=strapped to the table from the chest down, with your right arm straight out, strapped in that position with an IV in the arm. The only thing you are allowed to move is your left arm and your head, marginally. They tilt the table a certain degree and hold it 2 minutes, then further, 2 minutes, finally you are standing upright where you are to hold this position for up to 45 minutes, explaining your symptoms, and then they will lower you back to laying down. Again, you are not allowed to move your legs/feet/toes at all. It was exhausting, my legs and feet hurt and I got to the point at minute 35 where I blacked out and they had to lay me down quickly. I haven't felt good since, not completely recovering. You don't think standing is going to be a hard test, until you realize you can't shift your weight at all.
DeleteOMG. Thank you for explaining. That is indeed "rough"!!! I could never. I'd die from the stress just trying to get up the nerve to go to the appointment. I''m so sorry you had to endure that!!!
DeleteJinjer, you are welcome. I am all about learning about new things, and explaining them to those who are interested. Medical is so complex, but fascinating as well. The more you learn, the more you realize you didn't know. The technicians are trained and only do these tilt tests every day! I never knew that was a position until I had the test.
DeleteI’ve been through every test under the sun so I get it…not that tilt one though that sounds awful! Praying you feel better and get some answers. Hope your books get you through the week:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Shellie, I have had a gazillion tests as well, not fun, but necessary. Have a good week!
DeleteI hope you get some answers from your testing with ways to feel better. I’d say you need to drop the doctor who made you feel fat and stupid. What a jackass! Pamper yourself while you’re recovering from the testing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Olivia. It was a fill in doctor because my primary is out of office until August.
DeleteUgh. All those tests. I hope the medical folks are able to look at the results of all those tests and figure out what is going on and, most of all, I hope they are able to make you feel better, And I hope the person in charge shares your treatment plan with you in a way that makes you feel good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb.
DeleteI hope you start getting the results and help to feel better soon. That sheet cake series looks adorable. Going on my TBR right now!
ReplyDeleteSarah, I have LOVED the Sheet Cake series, they are so fun!
DeleteI've seen table-tilt tests. I can understand why you'd feel awful after that experience! I hope you get some answers from it.
ReplyDeleteThanks AJ!
DeleteI’m sorry you had such a tough week. I hope you finally get some answers from your tilt table test—it sounds like it was a difficult experience, but hopefully it brings some clarity. Wishing you a relaxing weekend, good news on Wednesday, and, if the weather cooperates, a peaceful walk or hike. Happy reading! 📚🤍
ReplyDeleteThanks Kat!
DeleteYour interaction with the doctor is why I avoid them like the plague. I hope you get answers soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your week, happy reading!
Thanks Shelleyrae. Unfortunately, I can't avoid them, I have to see them in order to keep up with my prescription meds.
DeleteThat sounds like a pretty rough week to me, but I hope at least the tests provide the answers you need in order to get the proper treatment!
ReplyDeleteThanks JoAnn, me too!
DeleteI'm sorry you had a bunch of rough doctor's appointments last week! A couple weeks ago I had a couple appointments, including some blood work where I had a panic attack and almost passed out (I really hate needles). I hope this upcoming week is better for you! It looks like you have lots of fun books to help you get through it!
ReplyDeleteKaris, oh no, I am so sorry, that sounds rough! I don't mind needles, as long as I don't look. I hope you have a great week!
DeleteI'm so sorry for all you are going through. I never heard of a table tilt test. That sounds awful. I hope they have some answers for you soon. Feel better!
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne!
DeleteI am sorry you didn't have a good experience with that first doctor. That sucks when they are like that. And I hope that you get some answers soon with your tests!
ReplyDeleteThanks Erin!
Deletesorry to hear you have to go through all these tests. The table tilt reminds me of tests I had to do for Meniere's disease. Pretty horrible, and you can't but throw up, as they are all about balance.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get good results and have a better week
My eye doctor asked me this week if I had Meniere's disease, I have never been tested for it. I hope you have a great week, Emma!
DeleteWomen's healthcare is a huge ragepoint for me. Hope you get some answers and feel better for real! My reading schedule is sideways since they announced my community's battle of the books - Add four more books in the next month! LOL
ReplyDeleteBecki, LOL! I understand.
DeleteHope the test results are helpful!
ReplyDeleteAnd ugh, light sensitivity is awful. Luckily my migraines tend to be much more about dizziness and movement disturbance than light sensitivity, I'd hate to be cooped up in a dark room. Hope you're managing with the vision issues!
Thanks Nicky!
DeleteLight sensitivity goes with POTS so it would fit. I have a ton of symptoms of POTS. can you handle heat at all? It's been such a struggle for me and I've ended up avoiding so much this summer because of it. I miss when my health was bad but tolerable. this is just awful. I am setting up a primary appointment with my doctor but i doubt she will send me for POTS testing. I hope you get answers! Looks like you've been reading a lot of great books! I've tried some of these authors and enjoyed most of them. I have to admit I am not the biggest romance fan these days, though. I will probably come back around to them, though.
ReplyDeleteLisa, we have to advocate for our health, no one else will. The heat makes the symptoms worse, but I have learned how to manage them (mostly). I am the same, I love suspense, but have been avoiding them lately (too much drama). I need light and fluffy right now.
DeleteI have been craving light and fluffy too. I can't believe I'm saying this but I might actually take a break from...gasp...Agatha Christie for this month. That would be unusual for me. Really, though, I can only read about one of her books a month because even though she doesn't write gore or sex, the topics can be depressing. I am abandoning one she wrote as Mary Westmacott because it is soooo depressing!
DeleteLisa, I get it. I can't do depressing right now either. Although the book I am reading and the one I am listening to have darker themes, sigh. LOL. You can't always know that before going into a book.
DeleteHi! Cindy. It's been a while since I visited here, and I hope all your results came out well. Thank you for sharing these lovely books.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, welcome back! I will get my results Wednesday, I am anxiously awaiting them.
DeleteThe table-tilt test sounds as if it belongs in a medieval torture chamber - no wonder you're still feeling rough:(. Fingers crossed the results of all those tests will provide some positive answers. Hope the coming week is a kinder one.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, cruel, but necessary punishment, LOL!
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