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Oh my. Such terrible times for everyone.

It's only a 6-quart, but has no basket. There are slots on the side to slide in the racks. It also functions as a dehydrator, and a rotisserie. However, the biggest chicken it can handle on the rotisserie is 4 lbs. I was hoping to replace my Showtime with it, but I tend to like to do 7 lb. birds. Power Air Fryer does have a Power Air Fryer Elite, which I believe comes with both racks and a basket. But that is not what I got.

Is it a single layer machine, Rose? What I like about the air fryer oven is that I can do three racks of food at a time.

I am still loving my 6-quart Power Air Fryer Oven I bought from Kohl's with the $10/$50 Home coupon, 30% off, and $10 Kohl's Cash during the last promotion. With the racks, the 6-quart may be big enough for a family of 5, but the 8-quart would probably be better. For some reason, I can't order this via the Kohl's app, but the 6-quart is available via kohls.com. The 8-quart is not available through them, though. The current offer does not include the $10/$50 Home coupon, but they are offering $15 Kohl's Cash, instead of $10 for each $50 spent. If you can score a 40% off discount on mystery code day, it may be worth your while. I am still concerned about the reviews saying the unit suddenly stops powering on, especially after the 60 day manufacturer's warranty runs out, which is why I bought it via Kohl's, besides the price deals versus the manufacturer website. However, I think I have only seen the 8-quart model available on the manufacturer website, unless amazon also carries it. The manufacturer website does offer a 6-year extended warranty for an additional $40, should you decide to try them for the 8-quart model. I have heard you can also purchase the extended warranty from them, even if you do purchase the unit elsewhere. But, so far, I am loving it. https://m.kohls.com/product/prd-3632737/as-seen-on-tv-power-airfryer-oven.jsp?prdPV=4&userPFM=power%20air%20fryer%20oven&diestoreid=1136&selectShip=true

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Did anyone score a 40% off Mystery code they're not planning on using? I would love the opportunity to use it, if so.

Looking good!

While I am going gingerly and slowly, I have "sprung a leak" under my left breast. This has happened sporadically throughout my healing, and the surgeon's office has told me not to be concerned, as long as it's not a lot, nor an opening in the incision area is apparent. This time the blood flowed much more heavily, but only lasted a brief time. My partner put a guaze dressing on it, and we are keeping an eye on it to see if it gets saturated quickly as I use my arms more and more. I truly hope I don't need to cut back, but will watch and see.

*doing the happy dance* Just got myself out of bed on my own for the first time in a month. Freedom!

Not late, freesia. Isn't Lunar New Year a two week celebration?

Had a follow up to my hospital stay for the upper GI bleeding with my primary care provider. He combined the visit with my 6 month diabetes check up, so he ran another A1C. It came back at 4.2, so he is lowering my metformin from 1000 mg twice a day to 850 mg twice a day. woo-hoo! He wasn't comfortable with lowering me to 500 mg twice a day in one go, but he'll check me again in 6 months. Keto on!

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I'm getting to go home today! I need to make all sorts of calls to schedule follow ups tomorrow, and I have additional medications to work in to my daily regimen. Plus, I'll probably still have some discomfort as my stomach and upper GI system heals. But, I get to be in my own bed tonight, woo-hoo! Thank you all for your support, spiritually and emotionally. It is massively appreciated!

Back and alert from the EGD scope. They did find a slightly bleeding ulcer in the duodenal loop below the stomach, as well as nonbleeding gastric ulcers in the stomach. It is believed the bleeding ulcer is healing on its own, with the stoppage of the naproxen yesterday. I am going to have more blood draws overnight, and see if my blood counts stabilize. Another blood tranfusion may be needed today, but it is hoped after that I will stabilize and be able to go home tomorrow afternoon.

My phone battery is dying, but I'll post a quick update. Yesterday I had my 10 day follow up with the reconstructive surgeon. Things had not been going too well at home, i.e., nauseau, weakness, lack of appetite, etc. By the time I finished showering before my visit, I was wiped out. We drove in for my 1:40 appointment, and I managed to walk from car to patient room, but the medical assistant was worried about how pale I was, and my first blood pressure, taken with an oversize cuff, which is what I always use, was 87/58. My surgeon was happy with my healing from surgery, but sent for a wheelchair to take me to emergency. I could barely sit in it; I just wanted to lie down. Long story short, they think I have an upper GI ulcer from one of the medications they prescribed. I was given a blood tranfusion, and brought up to the leukemia ward from emergency at 2:00 am. I'll have an upper GI scope at noon, and hopefully the bleed will be found. Another blood tranfusion is expected, based on current blood draws. Prayers and good thoughts appreciated.

Thank you all!

Looks like a quiet day of further recuperation for my birthday. Hopefully I'll be up to celebrating joyously next year for my 60th. But, 59 will go down as a quiet day. George and I had picked out a keto red velvet cake recipe to try for my birthday cake tonight. I had hoped to be up to at least supervising the making of it, but I'm going to trust he'll come to me with any questions instead. I haven't been really eating since I've been home; my tummy has been continuously gassy, and I had a bout of vomiting last night. But I woke up feeling much better this morning, so here's hoping I'll be able to appreciate George's efforts tonight.

Discharge orders have been received! I'll be highly dependent on my caregivers for the next four weeks, at least, unless I do some rapid healing. But, I get to have uninterrupted sleep in my own bed. Reconstructive surgeon stopped by. Follow up surgery to repair issues not addressed this time will most likely be three months out. But, she says that's same day procedure and not nearly as an intense recuperation.

Dreams, even drug induced ones, can come true, nu?

Am being moved out of ICU. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a full night's sleep without being woken every hour.

Surgical team just came in to do an assessment. All is looking good, and I should be able to start clear fluids this morning. If that goes well, I'll be helped in to a chair, with the plan of eating food for dinner tonight. Another night stay in ICU, and then hopefully moved to a normal room tomorrow, to begin moving around and true recovery.

Thank you, all! Today's surgery day. Please keep me in your thoughts. See ya on the flip side!

For those following my cancer recuperation journey... After a long day (8:30 to 3:30) at the University of Washington Medical Center, my presurgical consultations and CAT scans are completed, and I am good to go for my DIEP FLAP reconstructive surgery on Monday. Plan, as of now, is to report at 5:30 am on Monday, and to expect to be on the table from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm. A couple of days stay in ICU, to be sure my flaps don't develop necrosis, followed by a couple of days stay in a standard hospital room. Expected recuperation at home is then four to six weeks. A long haul, but it will be nice to have a superior body than the one I started with before the bilateral mastectomy in June. Prayers and good thoughts for the surgeon's task, as well as my own healing, will be appreciated.

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And the bonus video from Six13. This is my favorite out of all of them. Six13 out did themselves this year.