Judy hope surgery went perfectly!!!

jsewell · #1 (**permalink**) 09-27-2013, 03:05 PM

ok promise i will call repair guy.
How is the move coming along?
I should probably send you an email, but i am too lazy right now
judy

Maria · #2 (**permalink**) 09-28-2013, 02:24 AM

Ok Judy hope I next see you posting about the repair guy fixing the dishwasher rack!

I'll send you an email with all the "stuff' that has kept me from moving to date.

Meanwhile I hope my back hangs in there until I do! My feet are bugging me big time again and Lola is coming to stay with me for a week or two which I'm pretty worried about. Also Alaska went to the Vet today for what seemed like UTI and the lady she saw wanted to either work her up for every problem she has (at 19 y.o. that's a lot) which meant big $$ or suggested putting her to sleep today! I was floored. Needless to say a crappy day ensued. Fortunately Alaska is home with me but I don't know for how long.

I had a backache this morning and thankfully it went away. I think it got scared silly out of me

jsewell · #3 (**permalink**) 09-30-2013, 02:12 AM

Oh no poor kitty. I would have done the same as you, take my 19 year old sweet kitty home.
Oh as my daughter , Jamie was on her way out the door she stopped to mess with the dishwasher one more time and she fixed it!!!!!! Ya saved me at least $75. It was just jammed and needed some jolting and stuff like that.
I was just up too much today though. My doc said very limited walking around the house and go from the couch to the bed. I went outside to help Jamie change her windshield wipers , really i was just there for moral support. But i was back and forth a lot so more walking than i should have done. I did have my back and foot brace on though. But my back actually hurts from it. so i will go back to being a potato , only Jamie saw and she is back at school so the other 2 who are not even home won't know and try to get me to do more for myself.
I take 4 or 5 300mg gabapentin per day so far and i have been that way for a few days. We'll see , i can only see adding one more maybe because i am not going to wake myself up to take one. I will see my surgeon in one week and see if he wants me to take 2 at a time or what. I just want him to tell me the solution to the drop foot.
Well i owe you an email too. Take care of your back now. And those precious pets
judy

Maria · #4 (**permalink**) 09-30-2013, 04:02 PM

I'd try to get the 600mg tabs when you can as that way you only have to take 3 to get to 1800mg. I used to take them 3x/day but then I found that they worked better for me if I took one in the a.m. and 2 at night. I was never told to take it that way it just was my own decision. The PM said if it worked for me that way then "ok." Just like I only take the methadone in the a.m. vs. twice/day. I feel my gut works better that way and I function better too.

Alaska tapped into her 9 lives again and is still here to rule another day! Yay! She perked up considerably yesterday and ate a number of cans of food and wanted her water (cold/bottled) every 2 hours or more often as well as attention non stop!

Someone called me last night and was talking and talking and Alaska was talking to me too like "get off the phone lady!" I was very happy to do so and get back to snuggling with my little white furball!

Watch your back Judy so soon postop still! I hope your kids will take care of themselves and you (and any pets too). I guess the footdrop will do it's thing on it's own time. Do you have to wear the brace every time you get up so that you can use your foot without it dragging?