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Lessee. Update.
Anubis is doing fairly well in dealing with his Addison's. He's been pretty mellow lately, and while it is out of character for him i am beginning to suspect that he'll never be as rowdy as he used to be. This is both at once a good and a bad thing; good because him being calm is a lot easier on us, and bad because well... it's just not him, y'know? He's still on a high dosage of the prednizone, but the vet is hoping that before too much longer he'll be able to drop down to a lower maintenance dose. In the meantime, i am pretty much paranoid about every little thing in relation to his health.
Talis has decided he does not like the taste of his medicine, and has begun to resist taking it. He's gotten crafty about it, too. We wrap it up in a slice of cheese - and he used to just gobble it down. Lately he's been spitting it back out though, to the point where we have to force it down his throat. Even then though, he's stubborn and will do his best to catch it before he swallows it to randomly spit it out onto the carpet when we are not looking. Yesterday there was half a slice of cheese left over from Anubis' medicine, so i just dropped it sans-medicine into Talis' dinner bowl thinking it'd be a nice little added extra for him. Nope, he now associates the cheese with his medicine, and he -very- studiously ate every bit of his dinner except that piece of cheese. It's frustrating because i know the medicine will help him get through his days with less pain and discomfort.
Tuesday sometime, qsara [Stephanie] will be flying in to visit MK and i for about a week or so. As per my usual way of handling visits, i am not yet really excited about it. I tend to wait til last minute, because it's rough to get my hopes and expectations up and then have the visit fall through for this reason or that reason. This isn't speaking directly about Steph, but rather a lot of past visits from various people that didn't pan out. However, i can assure you that come Monday i'll be a bundle of nerves and energy. We've got a handful of plans for while she's here, including feeding her well, kidnapping her for good, and going shopping for sex toys. What? You can't tell me that you don't think that shopping for sex toys with a girlfriend is going to be a genuine blast.
MK is heading to Minnesota this summer, and is looking forward to visiting his family after the last-minute-cancellation of last year's trip. Me, i am mentally preparing for 3 weeks of being alone and no, i am not really looking forward to it. I hope he has a great time and is able to enjoy his family and relax, however. He'll be driving up there, seeing as, like me, he prefers to be able to get from point A to point B on a whim without having to put someone else out to get him there -- basically, freedom -- which i can totally understand and agree with.
Now. Me. Emotionally, i've been on a huge roller coaster lately. One day i'll be high as a kite and happy go lucky - and the next i've had a serious crash and am wallowing in despair and darkness. I am still taking my medication and yes, i am having a lot more good days than i used to - but the going still isn't a very smooth road. MK has continued to be a saint, and i lean on him for support -- and patience -- a good bit. There's not much new to say on this point other than the fact that i am continuing to plod on through and i deeply appreciate my friends and family.
A while back i mentioned that i was getting an ultrasound [not pregnant] to cover all of the bases about my really rough periods. Turns out that i have polycystic ovary syndrome - which basically amounts to something keeping my eggs from properly releasing and therefore a hormonal imbalance is going on inside of me. No eggs being released = no progesterone. There are a lot of health related worries that i have to watch out for from here on out, including diabetes, hyperplasia and depression. I've linked it above if you want more details. Anyhow, apparently my right ovary is so affected by this that my doctor is pretty much shocked that i am not in a lot of pain from it. I'll be going back in three or four months for another ultrasound to keep tabs on it. In the meantime, birth control pills [estrogen, basically] are supposed to help even out the hormones and rough periods.
He also had me do a glucose level blood test around the same time. Apparently i process glucose abnormally, and the gynecologist told me that i need to eat several small meals throughout the day, instead of the 2-3 large ones that most people have. He was more intent on the results of the ultrasound though, and basically skimmed right over any more details or information about the blood sugar levels. In my next appointment with my regular doctor, i'll be asking him to go over it and it's implications in greater detail.
For those of you who haven't hopped onto the bandwagon that is facebook [mother, that's you], you missed out on the story of the impossible to peel but very tasty orange today, and the irrational nervousness i have about automatic flushing toilets yesterday.
There ya go. Update complete.
Anubis is doing fairly well in dealing with his Addison's. He's been pretty mellow lately, and while it is out of character for him i am beginning to suspect that he'll never be as rowdy as he used to be. This is both at once a good and a bad thing; good because him being calm is a lot easier on us, and bad because well... it's just not him, y'know? He's still on a high dosage of the prednizone, but the vet is hoping that before too much longer he'll be able to drop down to a lower maintenance dose. In the meantime, i am pretty much paranoid about every little thing in relation to his health.
Talis has decided he does not like the taste of his medicine, and has begun to resist taking it. He's gotten crafty about it, too. We wrap it up in a slice of cheese - and he used to just gobble it down. Lately he's been spitting it back out though, to the point where we have to force it down his throat. Even then though, he's stubborn and will do his best to catch it before he swallows it to randomly spit it out onto the carpet when we are not looking. Yesterday there was half a slice of cheese left over from Anubis' medicine, so i just dropped it sans-medicine into Talis' dinner bowl thinking it'd be a nice little added extra for him. Nope, he now associates the cheese with his medicine, and he -very- studiously ate every bit of his dinner except that piece of cheese. It's frustrating because i know the medicine will help him get through his days with less pain and discomfort.
Tuesday sometime, qsara [Stephanie] will be flying in to visit MK and i for about a week or so. As per my usual way of handling visits, i am not yet really excited about it. I tend to wait til last minute, because it's rough to get my hopes and expectations up and then have the visit fall through for this reason or that reason. This isn't speaking directly about Steph, but rather a lot of past visits from various people that didn't pan out. However, i can assure you that come Monday i'll be a bundle of nerves and energy. We've got a handful of plans for while she's here, including feeding her well, kidnapping her for good, and going shopping for sex toys. What? You can't tell me that you don't think that shopping for sex toys with a girlfriend is going to be a genuine blast.
MK is heading to Minnesota this summer, and is looking forward to visiting his family after the last-minute-cancellation of last year's trip. Me, i am mentally preparing for 3 weeks of being alone and no, i am not really looking forward to it. I hope he has a great time and is able to enjoy his family and relax, however. He'll be driving up there, seeing as, like me, he prefers to be able to get from point A to point B on a whim without having to put someone else out to get him there -- basically, freedom -- which i can totally understand and agree with.
Now. Me. Emotionally, i've been on a huge roller coaster lately. One day i'll be high as a kite and happy go lucky - and the next i've had a serious crash and am wallowing in despair and darkness. I am still taking my medication and yes, i am having a lot more good days than i used to - but the going still isn't a very smooth road. MK has continued to be a saint, and i lean on him for support -- and patience -- a good bit. There's not much new to say on this point other than the fact that i am continuing to plod on through and i deeply appreciate my friends and family.
A while back i mentioned that i was getting an ultrasound [not pregnant] to cover all of the bases about my really rough periods. Turns out that i have polycystic ovary syndrome - which basically amounts to something keeping my eggs from properly releasing and therefore a hormonal imbalance is going on inside of me. No eggs being released = no progesterone. There are a lot of health related worries that i have to watch out for from here on out, including diabetes, hyperplasia and depression. I've linked it above if you want more details. Anyhow, apparently my right ovary is so affected by this that my doctor is pretty much shocked that i am not in a lot of pain from it. I'll be going back in three or four months for another ultrasound to keep tabs on it. In the meantime, birth control pills [estrogen, basically] are supposed to help even out the hormones and rough periods.
He also had me do a glucose level blood test around the same time. Apparently i process glucose abnormally, and the gynecologist told me that i need to eat several small meals throughout the day, instead of the 2-3 large ones that most people have. He was more intent on the results of the ultrasound though, and basically skimmed right over any more details or information about the blood sugar levels. In my next appointment with my regular doctor, i'll be asking him to go over it and it's implications in greater detail.
For those of you who haven't hopped onto the bandwagon that is facebook [mother, that's you], you missed out on the story of the impossible to peel but very tasty orange today, and the irrational nervousness i have about automatic flushing toilets yesterday.
There ya go. Update complete.