Just our luck...... Health and injuries rant.

[Frugal Lisa]

Arg, I just have to vent a little. I have been so strong and brave through all this and I'm feeling at my wits end.

My dh got an amazing job offer in Calgary, great, we love calgary so we jumped on it. After that our luck went to crap, I was diagnosed with a hernia in my belly button no lifting..... Than my dd broke her ankle and had to be casted (4 days before the move). We bought a trailer and decided we would drive from Ottawa with our stuff, the trailer broke down twice and costed lots of $$$$ to repair, fine... Done... So we thought... We are just now getting settled in for real to the house and our ds is on Spring break, on Tuesday he fell off his bike and fractured his elbow in "multiple" places, needs to meet a surgeon, and on Wednesday he had an allergic reaction and was back in the hospital and now has epipens. We didn't know he was allergic to anything..... So now EVERYTHING is a suspect and I am terrified he will come into contact with whatever it is again and need to be in the hospital again.


I know know things could be much worse, but I am getting frustrated and am not sure how we deserved this bad karma.

Anyways, that's my rant. I feel much better! Thanks for letting me vent.

[d.ot]

No bad karma (I dont believe in this), rather silver linings...
You now know that your ds has an allergy (although it still needs to be determined what he is allergic to). The good news is that he is now armed with epipens that will save him from what could have otherwise been a very bad situation.
You got stuck in a few clouds, but I am sure the sun will be shining brightly sooner than later!

[SassyAshley]

Hope things start to turn around for you and your family

[lizzie bargain]

FL-from a fellow Calgarian-very sorry you got off to such a bad start and I hope things improve for your family very soon!

[Natalka]

OH, my... but welcome to the West!

[jasperandchar]

Congrats on your move and new adventures in Calgary, may all the bad luck be in the past and bring new wonderful beginnings.

[terry2144]

Wow! What a string of events. I'm glad everyone is on the path to wellness. I wish you well in your new home...things will turn around. Enjoy those mountains. They are the most beautiful sight I've ever seen.

[Frugal Lisa]

Thank you everyone! We are packing up a lunch and taking a road trip to the mountains tomorrow to destress before the new week is here. I think the final "kicker" was today, we went to the dr to get referrals (to an allergist and for more X-rays) and found out the epipen my son was prescribed is only good for up to 60lbs (he's 80) I am very thankful that we found out this way and not when he had a reaction.

[anastasia1009]

good luck and welcome out west. I moved from Hamilton to Regina about six months ago.

[seylz_gurl]

what a stressful time for you. congrats on the move to Calgary and your DH's new job.

[frugal50]

Arg, I just have to vent a little. I have been so strong and brave through all this and I'm feeling at my wits end.

My dh got an amazing job offer in Calgary, great, we love calgary so we jumped on it. After that our luck went to crap, I was diagnosed with a hernia in my belly button no lifting..... Than my dd broke her ankle and had to be casted (4 days before the move). We bought a trailer and decided we would drive from Ottawa with our stuff, the trailer broke down twice and costed lots of $$$$ to repair, fine... Done... So we thought... We are just now getting settled in for real to the house and our ds is on Spring break, on Tuesday he fell off his bike and fractured his elbow in "multiple" places, needs to meet a surgeon, and on Wednesday he had an allergic reaction and was back in the hospital and now has epipens. We didn't know he was allergic to anything..... So now EVERYTHING is a suspect and I am terrified he will come into contact with whatever it is again and need to be in the hospital again.


I know know things could be much worse, but I am getting frustrated and am not sure how we deserved this bad karma.

Anyways, that's my rant. I feel much better! Thanks for letting me vent.

your dh could of not of gotten a job offer and be unemployed, instead of being diagnosed with hernia..... you could of been diagnosed with a inoperable malignant tumor and ds's fall could of resulted in being a parapalegic for life or worse yet suffered an allergy reaction, which killed him... so in light of all this ..... U have to be grateful that things aren't bad as it seems

[Frugal Lisa]

Thank you all, today will be a better day. I know that my situations could have been much worse and I am grateful that they weren't. It was just a high level of chaos, I am feeling positive that things will turn around soon.

[Candini]

I wouldn`t say bad karma , but I`ve always said when it rains, it pours. Eventually, the bad spree will end. Wishing you, DD and DS a speedy recovery

[toban]

I hope your son and daughter recovers soon from their fractures. Things will get better for you. Sending positive wishes your way

[greeny]

You just have to remember there is always someone out there who has it worse. Just look at the positives instead. You have a home of your own, income to feed the family, you have a loving husband and children. No serious injuries that will result in disability (thank goodness). Everything bad happening right now is just temporary. All will go back to normal soon and you will be even more grateful of the good times.