I AM SO STRESSED

OK, on top of all the mystery pain SH*T, monday my laptop died in the
middle of a raging blizzard with a class waiting for me. I went into
the raging blizzard to my "day job" office 1/2 mile away and was lucky
to make it back. I had to buy a new iBook Tuesday. I had my CT scan
this a.m. and I suppose it will be MONDAY before I hear anything. And
tonight Sugar threw up a hairball, OK, fine no big deal. Two hours
later she began meowing manically and growled when I picked her up from
hiding under the bed. I rushed her to the emergency vet and her blood
work showed the same thing as back in January suggesting she was
mounting some kind of infection. They gave her a shot of baytril to see
if we can get a head start on it. She is home, looking miserable but at
least she is looking miserable on the couch and not under the bed. I AM
SO STRESSED OUT RIGHT NOW I CANNOT TELL YOU. I know other people
probably have a lot more to be stressed over. HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT????

"Karen" wrote
SO STRESSED OUT RIGHT NOW I CANNOT TELL YOU. I know other people probably
have a lot more to be stressed over. HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT????

One thing that has really helped me is remembering that this earthly life,
real as it often seems to us, is in fact quite ephemeral. It might even be a
test or an exercise for us to learn how to 'rise above it all'.

(((((Karen))))) I know the feeling. Usually i ring up and whinge to a friend
or my mum, or here!!! Hope you are feeling a bit better. That is a very bad
day indeed. Kick back, and have a long hot bath, light some candles and read
your favourite book. Turn everything, phone, etc off for a half hour. Just
sit back and cuddle your furbabies. I hope you feel better soon...
"Karen" wrote in message
news:2006032321401616807%kchuplis@alltelnet...
OK, on top of all the mystery pain SH*T, monday my laptop died in the
middle of a raging blizzard with a class waiting for me. I went into the
raging blizzard to my "day job" office 1/2 mile away and was lucky to make
it back. I had to buy a new iBook Tuesday. I had my CT scan this a.m. and
I suppose it will be MONDAY before I hear anything. And tonight Sugar
threw up a hairball, OK, fine no big deal. Two hours later she began
meowing manically and growled when I picked her up from hiding under the
bed. I rushed her to the emergency vet and her blood work showed the same
thing as back in January suggesting she was mounting some kind of
infection. They gave her a shot of baytril to see if we can get a head
start on it. She is home, looking miserable but at least she is looking
miserable on the couch and not under the bed. I AM SO STRESSED OUT RIGHT
NOW I CANNOT TELL YOU. I know other people probably have a lot more to be
stressed over. HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT????

Karen wrote:
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I AM
SO STRESSED OUT RIGHT NOW I CANNOT TELL YOU. I know other people
probably have a lot more to be stressed over. HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT????

Call my sister and whine. Do you have a sister? If not, I'm sure we can
find you a bunch of surrogate sisters right here on this group.

I"m so sorry, Karen. Sugar will get better, just like she did last
time, and so will you. Be good to yourself. Don't take on anything
"extra"...just do what you absolutely need to, to get by, until things
level out.

Still purring for you...

Sherry

Karen wrote:
OK, on top of all the mystery pain SH*T, monday my laptop died in the
middle of a raging blizzard with a class waiting for me. I went into the
raging blizzard to my "day job" office 1/2 mile away and was lucky to
make it back. I had to buy a new iBook Tuesday. I had my CT scan this
a.m. and I suppose it will be MONDAY before I hear anything. And tonight
Sugar threw up a hairball, OK, fine no big deal. Two hours later she
began meowing manically and growled when I picked her up from hiding
under the bed. I rushed her to the emergency vet and her blood work
showed the same thing as back in January suggesting she was mounting
some kind of infection. They gave her a shot of baytril to see if we can
get a head start on it. She is home, looking miserable but at least she
is looking miserable on the couch and not under the bed. I AM SO
STRESSED OUT RIGHT NOW I CANNOT TELL YOU. I know other people probably
have a lot more to be stressed over. HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT????

You've certainly had a bad week, Karen. Lots of purrs and hugs on the
way. I don't have any advice on how to handle things. Make sure to
cuddle with the cats a lot. Wish I could lend you Caliban for a while.
He's a very good stress-reliever. In Finland we have something called
Sisu; it's a mixture of chutzpah (sp?), tenacity (= stubborness),
courage and plain refusal to give up. I wish you lots of Sisu to get you
over this stretch of badness. And purrs for Sugar to feel better.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Karen wrote:

I had my CT scan this a.m. and I suppose it will be MONDAY before I
hear anything.

Oh, I hope you hear tomorrow! I know how long the weekend will seem if
you don't. Are you still experiencing pain, btw?

And tonight Sugar threw up a hairball...
later she began meowing manically...
I rushed her to the emergency vet and her blood
work showed the same thing as back in January suggesting she was
mounting some kind of infection. They gave her a shot of baytril to see
if we can get a head start on it. She is home, looking miserable but at
least she is looking miserable on the couch and not under the bed.

Purrs for her to get better quickly! At least this time she got the
shot early on, so maybe the infection won't have a chance to take hold.

But you sure don't need all this! And having to buy a new computer on
top of all that.

More purrs for your CT scan to give you the all clear!

Joyce

On 2006-03-23 22:48:04 -0600, said:

Karen wrote:

I had my CT scan this a.m. and I suppose it will be MONDAY before I
hear anything.

Oh, I hope you hear tomorrow! I know how long the weekend will seem if
you don't. Are you still experiencing pain, btw?

Yup. Not as bad, but still pretty annoying. I will say that I think
stress exacerbates it. I caved and took one of the pain pills tonight.
The chick at the hospital says it takes 3 days, so the earliest I can
hope is Monday but I will call the Drs tomorrow and let them know I am
EXPECTING a call from them on Monday at the latest.


And tonight Sugar threw up a hairball...
later she began meowing manically...
I rushed her to the emergency vet and her blood work showed the
same thing as back in January suggesting she was mounting some kind
of infection. They gave her a shot of baytril to see if we can get a
head start on it. She is home, looking miserable but at least she is
looking miserable on the couch and not under the bed.

Purrs for her to get better quickly! At least this time she got the
shot early on, so maybe the infection won't have a chance to take hold.

She sat looking *utterly* miserable for an hour but then she started
cleaning herself! It was worth the emergency vet trip just to get her
to that state. I think it will really help to have gotten something in
her right now.


But you sure don't need all this! And having to buy a new computer on
top of all that.

More purrs for your CT scan to give you the all clear!

Joyce

You guys are the greatest. Sugar seems to be doing much better since
the anitbiotic shot. My scans came back normal. So, now I have
something to treat IBS. To me that is such a vague thing, but we will
see. If I don't feel better by Monday then I have another consultation.
They did make it clear they did not think it was cancer, which was a
relief all around. I still feel lousy, and it is still really a mystery
but that at least seems ruled out. Thanks all soooooo much for your
support.

"Karen" wrote in message
news:2006032416043075249%kchuplis@alltelnet...
You guys are the greatest. Sugar seems to be doing much better since the
anitbiotic shot. My scans came back normal. So, now I have something to
treat IBS. To me that is such a vague thing, but we will see. If I don't
feel better by Monday then I have another consultation. They did make it
clear they did not think it was cancer, which was a relief all around. I
still feel lousy, and it is still really a mystery but that at least seems
ruled out. Thanks all soooooo much for your support.


IBS isn't a vague thing at all. A lot of the time it can be treated fairly
easily. Sending purrs that is the case for you.

Yes stress will make it worse. But it can generate stress too, so don't
feel like it is somehow your "fault" if you stress out.

Jo

Sounds like good news all around, Karen. Hope things stay that way.
Lily & her mama

--

Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time
"Karen" wrote in message
news:2006032416043075249%kchuplis@alltelnet...
You guys are the greatest. Sugar seems to be doing much better since the
anitbiotic shot. My scans came back normal. So, now I have something to
treat IBS. To me that is such a vague thing, but we will see. If I don't
feel better by Monday then I have another consultation. They did make it
clear they did not think it was cancer, which was a relief all around. I
still feel lousy, and it is still really a mystery but that at least seems
ruled out. Thanks all soooooo much for your support.