The Cleveland Clinic

I finally had my gallbladder removal surgery on May 5th at Hillcrest Hospital. I highly recommend the staff, the patient rooms, and the OR. I have never been to such an efficient high tech place. If you need to have surgery this is the place to go!!

Impressed,
Monica

TikiTrex

TikiTrex Channel Trailer:

TikiTrex

I absolutely adore this YouTube channel. Pam aka TikiTrex, is an urban explorer of abandoned places. I highly recommend her videos. She's from Canada, but the locations she explores are all over the world.

Her husband used to accompany her when she first began exploring, but he's no longer interested so she explores alone now. I think she's brave because a few of the locations look scary! Pam's voice is soothing and her camera work is amazing.

If you give her videos a look do yourself a favor and subscribe. You won't regret it!

xxoo,
Monica

Racism

I received the following messages from a former friend Alex on April 26, 2014. The same day the infamous Donald Sterling recordings came out.

I called the police and made an official report after the message below:

He began the conversation pretending to be his girlfriend. None of this makes any sense. The spelling and grammar mistakes are just sad. These are only a few of the messages he sent me...

 

Disappointed,

Monica 

Coda

My best furry friend.
xx,
Monica

Mila Kunis - Girl Crush

One of my favorite movies is "Friends with Benefits". If you haven't seen it you should immediately!! Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake are the stars. It's hilarious, sexy, and makes me smile every time I watch it. I also have a HUGE crush on Mila. She's funny and gorgeous. I think we should be friends in real life. Lol.

Relaxing,
Monica

Medical "Professionals"

‎*Letter sent to my PCP's office. Names have been changed.

On Monday I went to my appointment with Dr. Golf. I sat in the waiting room for an hour. I was brought back to the examination room where I sat and listened to the doctor talk to a patient about golf and family members for 45 minutes.

I left the examination room and explained to the nurse why I was going home. Still in very bad pain I called the Cleveland Clinic and was given an appointment with a surgeon Dr. Young  for Tuesday.
When I arrived at the Cleveland Clinic the nurse took me immediately back, took my vitals and my BP was 200/93. Twice.

Dr. Young came in looked over my information and told me ‎my blood pressure was dangerously high and he wouldn't be able to do anything for me until my pcp got it under control.

I give up. ‎Please let Dr. Love know what is going on. Thank you.

**I'm documenting all of this in case someone finds me dead at my house. Enough is enough. This pain is unbearable.

***Update. Had to have a HIDA scan of my gallbladder at the hospital on April 25th. My gallbladder failed and I finally will have surgery to remove it next week! If you know something is wrong inside your body don't give up. You know you better than anyone. Special thanks to Mary Anne @Mappy52. You rock.

Vindicated,
Monica

Attack of the Gallbladder

Hyperbole and a Half: Boyfriend Doesn't Have Ebola. Probably.

This has been one of the worst weeks in my life. My gallbladder has decided to break up with me. I'm totally cool with it except for the horrific pain I am in. The above blog post and pain chart above made me laugh until I cried.



Laughing,
Monica

Back in the Day

I've been going through my diaries from high school for the past couple of days. Grades 9-12 were some of the best times of my life. I lived for school, my friends and most importantly boys!!! I wish I could build a time machine and go back to my senior year. Ahh, memories :).

*My senior prom dress.

Besos,
Monica

Savella

Beware of the prescription drug Savella. I began taking it the third week of March. My doctor gave me a starter pack to slowly introduce the medicine into my system. Everything started out great for the first two weeks.

The beginning of week three I started to feel really sick. I thought I had a horrible case of the stomach flu. I was so sick I wanted to die. My stomach even hurt to the touch.

I broke down and went to my doctor on the following Monday. I told her I had been having headaches, severe stomach issues, major anger/rage incidents, and my heart rate was sky high.

My doctor wants me to take the lowest effective dose. I'm scared of Savella. I'm scared of the awful side effects. Today was the first day I have gone without a dose. I've been able to keep food and water down.

I honestly don't know what to do. The medicine reduced my leg pain and I lost 8 lbs the three weeks I took it. I need some advice. Por favor.

Concerned,
Monica

Aww Yeah!

*I love winter this year. The cold and snow have been making me smile a lot!

*My last day of work was January 31, 2014. I miss my students so much it physically hurts thinking about them. I had to do what was best for my health and me so I took disability retirement.

*Dealing with insurance companies is a nightmare. 

*Mi hija graduates in May. I am so proud of her. She's job hunting. Please pray and send positive vibes to Chicago for her. The job market is frightful, even in big cities..

*I haven't had a vacation since 2007. I think I'm un poco overdue. 

*Totally disappointed in Anna Wintour. She put that awful Kim Kardashian on the COVER of Vogue. Kim is the exact opposite of a role model. Wonder how much Kanye had to pay for that "honor". I will never purchase that magazine again.

*Are you following me on Twitter? I hope so. @mlvlatina

Siempre,
Monica

I Heart Jenna Marbles

*She's 100% correct about selfies!
Laughing,
Monica