8 posts tagged “vet”
Saw the endocrinologist this morn. It went fairly well. She's gonna run a gabillion blood tests on me... hormones, pituitary function, full thyroid panel, fasting glucose, insulin (to see if my glucose is norm because my insulin is high), and a bunch of other stuff that I already forgot. She clearly thinks I'm diabetic or pre-diabetic - but only because I'm fat and, in most people, the two run together. I don't agree with the suspicion but there's no harm in checking.
I'll probably have the blood drawn on Tues. I have to take some kind of prescription pill the night before (something that will provide a definite yes/no result for Cushing's, which she thought was a long shot but wants to rule out) and she implied that tomorrow was not a good time to go in. I was gonna do it Mon but remembered that Sun is brunch - so there's a 50/50 chance of mass alcohol consumption 24 hrs before the tests and that didn't seem wise. I'll be PISSED if, once again, everything comes back "you're fine". But, if nothing else, for now it was nice just to be listened to. Follow up appt is in 3 or 4 weeks.
After that appt, I rushed 15 miles to my chiro and got cracked up one side and down the other. He spent a lot of time adjusting my knee - enough that I was cussing at him. But when all was said and done, it could bear weight again - so he did good. He recommended heat therapy which made me happy cause everyone else has said cold (to reduce inflammation) but that was completely counterintuitive to me because cold causes the whole joint to lock up and feel worse. He also confirmed my guess that feeling like I keep hyper-extending the back of the knee joint is probably due to favoring the leg for so long that the muscles have shortened/tightened up a bit and get pissy when they're suddenly forced to stretch. Dr. Sal is helping me find a GOOD knee brace to wear during the day (the one I bought is CRAP). He also said no more pole climbing - but I said I wasn't going to follow that advice (just yet) cause it's taken me 21 months to get here and I'm not ready to stop.
Dr. Sal was supposed to give me a referral to some holistic practitioner in Laguna, someone to do mumbo-jumbo treatments for all that ails me, but we both forgot. I'll have to email him about that.
On the way home, I stopped for coffee & a sandwich and noticed a nice nail salon with no customers. So I got a pedicure. I'm not thrilled about my color choice - but I think that would have applied no matter color what I got. The designs came out really nice though and I liked the salon. Too bad it's about 8 miles from home.
I've been exhausted since I woke up, increased by the relief of the back cracking, so now (at only 7p) I'm headed for a crash & burn for the rest of the night. Peace out.
Saw the endocrinologist this morn. It went fairly well. She's gonna run a gabillion blood tests on me... hormones, pituitary function, full thyroid panel, fasting glucose, insulin (to see if my glucose is norm because my insulin is high), and a bunch of other stuff that I already forgot. She clearly thinks I'm diabetic or pre-diabetic - but only because I'm fat and, in most people, the two run together. I don't agree with the suspicion but there's no harm in checking.
I'll probably have the blood drawn on Tues. I have to take some kind of prescription pill the night before (something that will provide a definite yes/no result for Cushing's, which she thought was a long shot but wants to rule out) and she implied that tomorrow was not a good time to go in. I was gonna do it Mon but remembered that Sun is brunch - so there's a 50/50 chance of mass alcohol consumption 24 hrs before the tests and that didn't seem wise. I'll be PISSED if, once again, everything comes back "you're fine". But, if nothing else, for now it was nice just to be listened to. Follow up appt is in 3 or 4 weeks.
After that appt, I rushed 15 miles to my chiro and got cracked up one side and down the other. He spent a lot of time adjusting my knee - enough that I was cussing at him. But when all was said and done, it could bear weight again - so he did good. He recommended heat therapy which made me happy cause everyone else has said cold (to reduce inflammation) but that was completely counterintuitive to me because cold causes the whole joint to lock up and feel worse. He also confirmed my guess that feeling like I keep hyper-extending the back of the knee joint is probably due to favoring the leg for so long that the muscles have shortened/tightened up a bit and get pissy when they're suddenly forced to stretch. Dr. Sal is helping me find a GOOD knee brace to wear during the day (the one I bought is CRAP). He also said no more pole climbing - but I said I wasn't going to follow that advice (just yet) cause it's taken me 21 months to get here and I'm not ready to stop.
Dr. Sal was supposed to give me a referral to some holistic practitioner in Laguna, someone to do mumbo-jumbo treatments for all that ails me, but we both forgot. I'll have to email him about that.
On the way home, I stopped for coffee & a sandwich and noticed a nice nail salon with no customers. So I got a pedicure. I'm not thrilled about my color choice - but I think that would have applied no matter color what I got. The designs came out really nice though and I liked the salon. Too bad it's about 8 miles from home.
I've been exhausted since I woke up, increased by the relief of the back cracking, so now (at only 7p) I'm headed for a crash & burn for the rest of the night. Peace out.
Espressa just knows when she's supposed to see the vet. She hid again. We missed another appt. Gonna try again Thurs afternoon - after my morn appt with the endocrinologist to check for hypothyroid and/or or other metabolic disorders. That means taking another day off from work... awwww, so sad (NOT!).
MeowMeow kitty was in the house again this morning. I hope this isn't going to become a routine - I know someone else takes care of him/her and I do not need the drama s/he creates with the other cats, or the worry that s/he's got any communicable diseases.
So - I guess I'm gonna take a shower and, just maybe, do some pole practice. Nicole gave me a pole DVD to check out (aka: burn) so maybe I'll get on that too.
- edit: Did 55 min practice on the pole. Awww, yea! Managed some moves that have been eluding me. Wasn't able to "real" climb, only pole-cat style, cause my R knee is too weak. I'll try again tomorrow or in class (Wed).
[note: Stacy is currently in the middle of her 2 day Avon Walk for Breast Cancer - which she is moblogging as she can. Don't forget to donate!!]
Almost didn't make it to Moshi's follow up appt today cause my fatigue is back. It hit me hard yesterday. I thought I could bust through it but after minorly cleaning the house last night, I was exhausted and went to bed - torn between wanting a booty call and wanting to be left alone. Much to my surprise, I was left alone.
I woke up around 11 and had a difficult time convincing myself to actually get out of bed so Moshi would make his 2pm vet appt. Dr. Evans, who I think is probably one of the top practicing feline vets in the country (vs researchers etc) said Moshi's wounds are now healing up just fine and it's okay to let him outside on a regular basis. She laughed a lot at the story of the "communication problem" between Moshi & I two nights ago and stated what I already knew - peeing on my bed was Moshi's way of asserting dominance over the house. Screaming and throwing a fit was my way of quickly taking it back. Mosh was terrifed at the vet but is now happily resting in the shade in the backyard. He'll probably take off for his nightly prowl of the neighborhood within the next hour or so.
It's nearly 5:30p now and I'm supposed to be at the Drag Tupperware Party/Show at 6:30p. I can't decide whether or not to go.
Part of me is saying, "Go for it! It's fun!! It's not too far away. There will be lots of sexy gay guys to talk with. You'll have a blast and still be home by 9. If you don't want to primp & preen, you don't have to - it's okay to go looking 'normal'. It's the only opp to see it this year. You can sleep later."
The fatigued part of me is saying, "Skip it. You saw it last year. Sure, it will be different - but not drastically so. No one will miss you. You aren't going to buy any Tupperware anyway. It's being held in a bar and, if you have a good time, you'll probably end up drinking too much and having to stay late in order to sober up to drive. Just chill at home. You know you need to dye your hair anyway. Doesn't a nap sound GOOD?"
I don't know which side is going to win - right now, napping is a heavy favorite. I wish the party was tomorrow night (Sunday). That would be totally easier for my schedule.
What the hell is up with this dang exhaustion? Since starting the iron supplements, I was doing really well. Till Friday. Then, even with taking a full prescrip amphetimine pill (previously, I've usually taken only 1/2) I could barely keep my eyes open from about 4pm on.
And my 7-eleven is still a 7-eleven. No Kwik-E-Mart conversion after all. damnit.
Soy un perdedor.
I got Moshi to the vet around 9:30a. They were super backed up so they admitted him and will check him out & do any necessary surgery later in the day. There's definitely a 2nd abscess, at his ear, that will need to be drained. I don't know if they can do that from the existing incisions or if they'll have to cut him open in another spot.
I'm definitely leaving him for boarding this time. I recall the cost is only about $25 a day (or maybe that's the non-surg boarding cost). Even if it's more, it's money well spent for my piece of mind. I probably won't be able to visit Mosh till Saturday (the vet is about 15 miles from my home, the opposite direction from work). He might be healed up enough to go home by then - but I'm pretty much planning on him staying there till Monday.
Of course... seeing him all terrified - giving me that "but why would you do this to me?" look, and me operating on 5 hrs of constantly interrupted sleep, and work being a lot of pointless stress right now has left me a mess. I break into short crying fits about once every 30 min.
I'm home now. Boo & Espressa are out of hiding and enjoying being able to wander the house & backyard without "the strange alien cat" in their way. I'm gonna take a nap and see if I can deal with work in the afternoon.
Doc says it's an abscess. Gonna have to stay the night for surgery.
Moshi isn't any worse but he also isn't any better. You can see the mondo-lump on the left (his right) in the blurry pics.
So tomorrow will require waking up early and heading in to the vet to find out what's wrong and pray that it's something minor. Tonight I was using a feather toy to play with the cats and noticed he doesn't want to open his mouth very wide - so it's affecting his jaw (go figure, huh?.. since it's centered right over the jaw joint).
I'm feeling guilty because I remember us smacking into each other on the bed Thurs night... I turned over and my foot smacked into an unknown part of him. I'm all a-feared that I unknowingly kicked him in the face and broke his jaw or something. He didn't cry or anything... but, then, he never does (unless he wants to know where I am - which is totally cute). I didn't see him Fri morn (I open the door for the cats then go right back to bed) so I don't know if it was swollen then or if it happened while I was at work.
But it's a wasp bite and going to heal just fine with a little time. Right?
In other news:
I'm still dealing with the fatigue. After a good night's sleep last night, my mind was refreshed but my body felt like I'd never been to bed. I figured trying to workout would be stupid - a high likelihood for injury - so I called out. I spent a little bit of time tanning in the backyard, then debating about a nap, till I finally dragged myself out for a pedicure. You know you're tired when the thought of sitting in a car to go sit in a massage chair for an hour sounds exhausting!
I thought about my diet as of late, how I'm still feeling exhausted despite the prescription speed (I don't take it often cause although it revs up my brain there just doesn't seem to be any physical energy to fire off), that the RedCross has always labeled me borderline anemic (though blood tests always come back fine), and that my new vitamins don't contain iron - and decided to pick up some supplements. We'll see if they have any effect. If not, I guess I'll do another round of blood tests.
In still other news:
I watched Almodovar's "Volver" tonight and LOVED it. I think it's some of his best work. Not completely like his other stuff - but not unlike it either. And the previews on the DVD were ALL for stuff I thought looked good and am about to add to my Netflix queue (though I've already seen everything that's released and can only add the others as "save"). I'm particularly interested in Angel-A from Luc Penson ("The Fifth Element" & "The Professional", both of which I LOVE). And even though I'm not a big fan of Beatles music, "Across the Universe" looks interesting.
In final news:
Cirque announced that it's newest show, Kooza is coming to San Fran and San Jose soon... but didn't announce dates yet. I'll be buying a ticket & scheduling my flight as soon as that info comes out. And Corteo's run in SoCal has been extended to Dec 23 (starts in August!) - so I'm thinking of buying a 3rd ticket to that as a holiday thing. But maybe I'll wait for more info on Kooza first.
And now I'm off to glance at neighbors and maybe post a few comments before I go to bed. A thousand apologies for not being a good neighbor and keeping up on everyone's gossip. I'll try to catch up soon.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to my IRL friend, Jeffie-Jeff!! (I didn't realize how much I miss you till I felt the huge grin on my face while listening to your message.)
Here's Moshi playing, "If I spread my legs out and pretend to be a frog, maybe the evil man won't give me any shots." No one had even touched him yet. He just froze into this position for the entire appt. I've literally never seen him this scared before (poor baby).
To be fair, our vet is OUTSTANDING and the bill was only this high cause I bought 3 packs of Advantage (nearly $70 each) and some prescription food.
Next weekend is Boo's turn. Then the elusive Espressa (who has been in hiding since the cat carrier was brought into the house). The fun never ends!
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