So, I'm not one who does "social" very well.
Parties or office get-togethers, social media, posting blog entries and the like don't come easy. Here at BC, I tend to check in regularly, have written a few things in the past, but saying what's happening in my world doesn't seem like something anyone would be terribly interested in. So I don't contribute much to the daily flow.
But this week has been crazy and I know folks here send good wishes, thoughts and prayers to fellow BC'ers so I'm asking for some good karma.
At work, our roll-out of new servers has been a mostly a disaster with a vendor that is working just beyond their competency; system crashes have become the norm and I get thanks and congrats when the day goes by with no major problem - everyone just sort of shakes off the minor problems these days.
Today my wife and I spent most of the day recovering from a break-in of her car this morning. In broad daylight, 5 cars in the lot of the gym where she swims daily had windows smashed and stuff taken. In her case this included wallet and cell phone so cards needed cancelling, phone replaced, insurance company called. Her purse was on the floor in the back seat where she leaves it so it can't get stolen in the locker room.
Those are all major annoyances, but what's kept me up for the past few nights is that I'm going in for a prostate biopsy in the morning. I know that 80 percent come back negative and 80 percent of the remainder indicate slow-growing, relatively non-threatening cancers, but still. Being someone who has been "dealing with" anxiety for years, I "know" that the worry ahead of time is usually worse than the actuality but that doesn't make it any easier. Any good thoughts you can send into the ether would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Jamie
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Good thoughts sent
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Here I go
Mutual 'does not do social very well' high five.
Of course, the social interaction part of that may be intimidating, but it's all the shoulder, so don't watch the other person anywhere else other than their shoulder to see how it moves and you'll connect with a high five anytime, unless it's slow at which point, it's like a training wheel high five, but it still counts because it's still a high five.
Take a deep breath.
Give your wife a high five.
You'll be great.
Internet High Fives All Around
Stardraigh
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All good thoughts
coming your way.
Angharad
I've Done That
The biopsy, and twice negative, so think positive,
Joanne
Glad it's over
Everyone who has anxiety or panic issues has heard the refrain, "It's never as bad as you anticipate." Usually that's true, at least for me. Today's bit of fun was the exception. I was fine going in but after about the 5th sample, I was headed into a full-fledged panic attack - sweating, nausea and shakes. I honestly didn't expect it and after a few minutes of deep-breathing to settle down, we could continue. Joanne, I can't imagine doing this twice. Although at this point, 10 hours later, it's down to a bad memory and and some discomfort.
Thanks all for your thoughts. Maybe I'll reconsider this whole "social" stuff.
Jamie
JuJus jetting jinormously
Ether has many messages jetting around - mine is included, on its way to you packed with good thoughts and strong shoulders, and tissues. J.