Hi UA, Chart, Donna, and Diane;
Thanks for your well wishes UA and the belated B-day wishes for my hubby. Yes, I managed to get some real food in me. He really is having a fit over stuff. We managed to get most of the stuff from our daughters school dorm room out of my living room. Hubby was really grumpy trying to help me clean it out. Thanks for wishing me well UA, I'm working on getting my pain better. How are you doing and feeling these days?
Chart, I wish it had been USAA, but it was actually a Federal Credit Union where we were first stationed at. It was our main account we've been with them since April 1987 and they did work with me. I received both the replacement cards and pin numbers on Monday, Whew I was just about
to have a total fit if I hadn't gotten them when I did.
As for the cat, I'm just not certain yet. Nikita is actually very allergic to cats and dogs. Hubby has allergies too, so this is the first time in 28 years that hubby hasn't been near a cat, actually for Nikita too, as we had a blue point Siamese prior to Grady. Muffin had been with us 8 years before we had Nikita, we were worried Muffin wouldn't accept Nikita. All worked out fine on the end. We already knew Nikita was getting worse once she went off to college and then coming home whenever he got on her lap or she picked him up she'd break out in hives and get really stuffy. Have to say though the last few days of his life, she carried him around when he'd let her. She carried him in his blanket to the Vets to be put down
I didn't go with her and her Dad. I made sure I said my good byes to my baby at home in private. Time will tell if we bring another cat or dog into the house. There is some talk of a service dog for me, so I'm just not sure what will happen yet. I do miss Grady terribly and at times just want to run out a get a 1 or 2 year old cat.
Donna, I know you're a huge animal lover and I know how hard it was when your dog and hamster died. Our pets become such a big part of our families especially when we've had them a long time. I think even more so when we're sick, they just seem to know when we need to be comforted. Grady was with us 18 years and like 5 months and 22 days. Time will tell if I can handle another cat in the house, and IF my housemates can handle the allergies. I'm sorry that you're not doing the best I can hear it in your post. You didn't mention at all what really going on with you. I hope that you're feeling a bit better at least. I'm glad your hubby is good at taking care of you and waiting on you. I need one right now I'm thinking, mine keeps forgetting to put my walker in the doorway of our bathroom in our bedroom.
You see, I get out of bed into my wheelchair and push to the doorway and then get on my walker (it has a seat) and push myself across the floor to the toilet. Do what I need and exit the way I came. Well, if the walker is over by the shower I can't get to the toilet. I've warned him, I'm going to start going on the floor if he keeps this up. Donna, thanks for posting and I'm sorry about
Bacon Bit, I hope that he continues to live with you for sometime yet.
Diane, I'm so happy that you had a good day and was able to meet up with a friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It certainly lifts our spirits when we can see people that we love and enjoy spending time with. I know we tend to over do it when we go out with our friends. I'm sorry that you're kinda paying for it tonight. I hope you feel much better in the morning.
I can't remember are you on the East or West Coast? I know here in the DC area it's been both very hot and humid. I can't breathe very well when I get out in the humidity, I usually have to crank up my oxygen to 4 liters which is a lot for me. While I'm in the house or building I need only 2 to 3 liters but boy the humidity gets me every time.
As for me, I'm totally not doing well, I'm very worried I'm going to end up in the hospital. I'm still having severe joint pain in my toes, ankles, knees, fingers, elbows, hips, and back. I have broken out every couple of days since my surgery with a rash that looks like chicken pox. This morning I awoke to a huge and extremely painful fever blister on my lower lip. I rarely get them, but when I do boy do I normally get sick once they've showed up.
Hubby, went and bought me some Abreva. Then when hubby was helping me shower this afternoon he noticed that all around the outside of my naval and down into, it's got a terrible rash. The rash is Vivid red, it's painful to the touch and it's oozing fluid of some sort. I'm wheezing a bit and have huge body aches. I'm currently sitting with my TENS unit pulsating on my shoulders. Tomorrow is the 4th and I really don't want to spend the 4th sitting in the ER. Oh, and I fractured a rib right up under my breast to boot.
I really need to get to feeling better, but like I said, I normally only get fever blisters like every 3 or 4 years and when I do I get really sick and end up in the hospital for 10 days or so. Please send some positive healing prayers my way I think I'm gonna need them big time.
Thank you to ALL, like I said you are always here for me even when I'm venting and being a big baby about
things. I'm gonna go it's almost 3:10am east coast time and I'll hear about
not going to bed early enough. I'll check in tomorrow. I hope you all have a great 4th of July and stay healthy and have low pain levels. Make sure you stay out of or limit the amount of sun you get today. Take care and thank as always for supporting me.
Hugs,
Barbara