Weekly Chat ~ February 20 - 26
 

good morning gang :wave:

I went ahead and started this up since it looks like I am the first one here this morning.

Well I did not get up at 5 and get in my walking bec it was just too cold to get up but I had already decided that last night. :p It is really raw and cold down here again today brrrrrrrrr Sooooooo I'm walkin on the inside today ;)\

I've got a zillion things to do at work today.

What's everybody up to?

Hope it's a blessed day!

hugs,
Cathy

Not much going on here. I'm going to the doctor today to have blood tests done. They're going to check and see if I don't have some physiological problem that is contributing to my anxiety, such as a thyroid problem. Whatever it is, I just want to get better soon!! :(

Oh yeah, and it's cold. Really cold. January was so warm. I <3 Minnesota but it is way too freakin' cold sometimes.

Hi everyone :wave:

lessthansign3 - I hope everything goes well at the doctors! :hug:
cathyxxx - I know what you mean about cold.. I don't even wanna go shower cuz the bathroom is freezing!

I had a pretty bad weekend. I think my meds have been causing constipation. I didn't go for a week and felt terrible by Friday. By Saturday, I couldn't eat. I didn't eat all day. I weighed in that morning and had stayed the same, which depressed the **** out of me. My fiance tried calming me down explaining what should've been clear, that you have to go to the bathroom to lose weight - lol - I'm very stubborn. Yesterday, I gotsome Peri-colate and it finally worked. Weighed it last night and had lost 4.5 lbs. My fiance was so happy for me and I wanted to be too, but I kept thinking the weight loss only occurred because I ddidn't eat for a day and a half and took those pills. Ugh.. I hate my brain, lol, it never lets me feel good about myself!

But, it's a new week, so I'm moving on. Gonna walk up to the grocery store today with my pedometer - I love that thing. It really makes me feel like I'm doing something, haha.

Hope everyone's week goes well!

:hug:
Candi

Hi Lessthansign3 - I don't mean to butt into your business but just want to mention a couple of things in case it might help in some way.

My son also dealt with a lot of anxiety which we eventually found out was from a low thyroid problem. Unfortunately, most docs aren't running the more accurate thyroid tests and the problem is being missed for a lot of people. Just wanted to give you the names of the tests to ask that they run.

Please be sure to look at the info posted on the "Depression Article" posted at:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...t=49146&page=3
the names of the thyroid tests are listed there.

Also we have been discussing this stuff on the "Anyone else feel overwhelmed" thread at:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...t=49146&page=3

And there is a great new website with just this sort of info - about the connection between psych problems and thyroid problems at:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com...ema-craziness/

Let me know if I can help in some way.
take care,
Cathy

Hey Candi - my goodness girl - you must have really need "to go" if you lost 4.5 lbs after going. Poor thing - I'm sure you felt awful. Hope the constipation gets better!

CONGRATS on the 4.5 lb weighloss! :carrot:

Cute dog in your avator - is that yours?
hope you a nice walk to the store. guess it will be a chilly one brrrrr
hugs,
cathy

Thanks for the help :) I'll take a look at those before I go. I'm pretty sure my psychiatrist has given the clinic a real thourough list of tests because he was so concerned about me last Friday. I was nearly hospitalized :( It wasn't fun. I'll let you know what comes back on the tests when I know! <3

Hey Everybody!!

Home today with DD 9 and DD 4. They both have some upper respiratory crud. Taking them to the doc in about an hour.

Hey Cathy..thanks for the info on the Leslie DVD. I really like her stuff and her presentation too. She's very encouraging without sounding insincere. And her voice doesn't annoy me like Denise Austins.:dizzy:

Weather here is yucky. Cloudy and cold. We southerners whine alot without our sunshine.:D Definate nap day when we return from doc.


Hugs to all,

Sandy

Hi all, things are going good. GS Ethan is doing good. He's out of the oxygen and is scheduled to come home this afternoon. Before they get here I'm going to exercise and shower. So this is just a short note. BTW, more pictures of GS are at www.mariesdogs.info/grandbaby.html but here's a cute on of him. :)
http://www.mariesdogs.info/images/ethan/ethan1a_sm.jpg

Good Morning,

Cathy thanks for starting up the weekly thread :D Its down right cold here too. Saturday I was a hurting puppy b/c the temperature went down to 18. My arthritis was taking over my entire body, but then by Sunday when the temps got up to 30+ I was feeling better. The teens and 20's kill me. Hang in there, you'll exercise soon.

Lessthan, feel better hon. I hope you get results fast from your doc, this way you can look forward to being happy and healthy. I know it sucks but hang in there... SMOOCH!!

Sandy, hope the girls are feeling better soon. Do they have off this week for winter break?

Candi, your avitar makes me smile :D
I'm sorry you had a rough weekend. You might want to take some fiber pills or powder every day to try to prevent a build up. Talk to your doc about it.
I hear ya about not wanting to shower. I shower before bed and when I get out of that steaming hot water, I am like a popsicle the rest of the night. I usually chase my DH and DD around and say "come here, let me hug you" and they know right away mom wants to plant her hands some where warm LOL. My DD who's 4 says Mom, whats wrong with you LOLOL!!!

Oh Marie, he is so darling, what a beautiful baby boy.... I love to touch the tops of babies heads with my face, real softly, like a tickle, and they smell so good too. Oh do enjoy him :D thanks for the pictures... awwwwwwww.

Nothing much is happening here, just work work work.... *boring*
I'm trying to make healthy choices, but exercise went down the tubes again. Gosh why can't I stick w/it. Anyhoooo.

Whats new with you all?

cathy i did wonder about starting the thread up as i am a day ahead but as i am relatively new didn't want to upset the apple cart lol

i hate super cold weather. where i live is quite mild. if it was supercold i'd move. warmth is good for my mood as is sunshine

i had the absolute worst night sleep i have had for about a mth. i took klonopin before bed as it often helps me sleep but it was a disaster. i woke every hour or 2 and i had just the most horrid nightmare. couldn't even speak after as my throat was so sore and "closed" so i turned on the light and left the room door open as i felt at threat. i am still tired

i am also having ongoing headaches

i have to be really careful. i have stopped the effexor as a test as i was sleeping all the time and i thought it might be causing the headaches. they are very mild but they also make me feel spaced out. i nearly had 2 accidents yday driving as i wasn't able to concentrate. also they make me head feel sort of heavy and it's like i sometimes get when i am super super tired but still trying to concentrate. esp if it's concentrating on a computer screen. it was like my head was swimming. nausea is listed as a side effect of the pills but it's not full on nausea. doc said don't worry side effects aren't so bad. but i hate them!

morning everyone else

marie happy your grandson is out of the oxygen mask/tent thing and that all is good

i have lost some weight too... 2kg =- 4.4lb in the last few days. maybe because i have started walking again altho that really doesn't use that many calories!!!

cathy. i was thinking you post so often about the thyroid. what about just having a whole thread on it somewhere with all the info and one link???

have to admit i'm still not convinced about the whole thyroid thing as the sumptoms are so generic except maybe the hairloss but it's good for people to have a wide range of reading material

Good Morning everyone :wave:

Blah, why does Monday have to come so fast :p Liz - family day, boy do I wish we had that here in BC, just because we need a "mental health" type day in February ;) We don't have any holidays this month, not even a non instructional day at school.

Congrats on the grandson MMarie, boy he looks cute, I love babies :)

Sandy hope your little ones feel better soon. We are still dealing with the flu here.

Candi - congrats on the 4.5 lb loss, good on ya!!:carrot: Hope you feel better. I take a tablespoon of psyllium husks in a half a glass of either orange or V8 juice to keep things moving. Plus lots of water.

lessthan - hope your doctors appt goes well.

Hi Cathy, Leenie, and everyone else!!

Not much going on here, cloudy out so its a little warmer. Picked up the treadmill yesterday and it went to my mom's while I brought home her elliptical machine. Its in the middle of the living room so its getting used. Since I started watching my carbs on the 6th I've lost 9lbs, so I'm really happy about that. I"m trying to follow the beach program, but its working out more the 80/20 program as well. I'm not to concerned at the moment as long as things are moving in the right direction finally.

Anyway I'm off to get some of this mess cleaned up.
Take care everyone and have a great day,
K

Hey girls,

Back from dr.. Big girl has bronchitis like I thought, little one has URI with conjuctivitis(pink eye). He did not give me a prescription for the little one. Said the eye stuff is no more contagious than the respiratory. But the schools here freak out about pink eye, and say they have to be on antibiotics for 24 hrs before they can retrun. So, I'll either miss another day of work or she'll stay at Granny's house tommorrow. We'll see. I'm enjoying being off a little too much I think.

Leenie--we're not off this week. We don't have a winter break as such. Don't get President's Day either. But we do get 2 days for Mardi Gras next week. I'm right on the Gulf Coast of Alabama, so the Mardi Gras break is pretty normal from here over to Louisiana.

Sweet pea--hang in there--I didn't like being on effexor either. The nausea was probably the worst thing, but that went away after about 2 weeks or so. Then of course the extra sweating is so lovely...that added to the extra sweating from weight gain, not a pretty picture. But I think that if you are not functioning well on the meds you really should see about changing.

Laundry is calling me...and my turn to teach yoga tonight. Later girls!!

Sandy

Have you had your progesterone level checked? That can cause anxiety like thyroid issues too. I hope that you can find answers to you issues. :hug:

Hey Everyone,

It is cold...brrr. Can't wait for spring here!:cool: I had another big loss this week (5.8 pounds!). I am so excited because I can start to see some difference in how clothes are fitting. It is encouraging and helps to keep me keeping on. I hope that everyone is keeping on their plans...you can do this. I read an awesome quote that went something like.. are you interested in losing weight or are you committed to losing weight? It had another suggestion for emotional overeaters..to tape a sign that says..I won't find what I am hungry for in here.... hmmmm.. food for thought for me this week.:^:

Later gals!

Cathy - Thanks :D Yes, that's my lil son in the avatar, his name is Twiggy. He's my lil buddy!

It wasn't too bad walking to the store today, warmer than I had thought. I did 2.3 miles, so I'm feeling pretty good.

MMarie - That baby almost makes me want one, lol. He is the cutest little thing!

Leenie - Aww, I'm glad he makes you smile, he makes me smile every day :D He does this funny thing when he gets excited. I like to refer to it as the "crab walk". It's like his butt has a mind of it's own because it's moving one way and the front of him is moving another, lol.

I asked a pharmacist what a good fiber supplement would be and he just said to eat a bowl of Kellog's All Bran every morning.. I definitely will look into the other options.

sweet_pea - Congrats on the weight loss. I hate med side effects, yours sound like what I felt like on Tegretol, luckily I'm not on that anymore.

buddly - Thanks! I have to look into something, as I can't take a week of no potty :dizzy:

Have a good night guys! :hug:
Candi

flag mama. i have been on effexor 4 weeks and have stopped for 4 days (i think) have sort of lost track. and still feel dizzy and weird. really don't know if it is the pills or unrelated.

ate healthy today on the whole.
had nectarine and yoghurt and nuts for brekkie
lunch= greek salad and greens followed by ice cream and custard square
dinner = chicken stirfry lots of veges.

now i feel full!!! trouble is i also feel a bit sick. surely after 4 weeks it should have stopped

i don't know what to do. doc is not sympathetic. she just says keep taking them. she reckons side effects aren't as bad as others

oops i forgot to refresh hehe

candi i have been on tegretol and actually a huge pile of meds. this is the first time i have felt sick. usually just tired or flat mood or nightmares. not this!

i have been on effexor before and did not have these side effects.

Good Morning :D

Sweetpea, don't worry about starting a thread, please do !!! new or not, your one of us now :fr: LOLOL, so please, you won't upset the apple cart... (I like that saying lol). Congrats on the WL

I can't say long ladies, I've a ton of work to do and I'm being monitored ICK!...
so with that, I leave you ;)

Have a wonderful day... HUGS AND KISSES !!!!!!

Good morning everyone. Having a new baby in the house is quite a change. It reminds me why I only had two and did it when I was young. They are quite a bit of work. Then to top it off, my son started violently throwing up at the hospital - had to get him to his dr. for IVs and test while taking care of GF and baby. It was a definite fire drill yesterday. Today, I have to take half the day off from work because of their dr. appointments and such. Oh well, he is quite the cutie. Also he likes to sleep. YEAH!!!

I've stayed on the exercise track but eating has been hit or miss. Actually since it's been miss the last few days I probably had a reduction in calories. That sure would be good! :)

Well, I must work also. I'll catch up with you all in a bit. Take care of yourself!!!
Marie

Good ol' 3fatchicks came through again!
 

This weekend I caught an infrocommercial about Dave Thurmonds "6-week Makeover". I thought it was interesting and I liked the guy on Extreme makeovers. I noticed that they didn't say anything about the foods that on the plan or the amounts! So, I went to the site www.makeover.com and looked around. Hmmmmm!

I came here and moseyed down to Does I Work. Yup, a two page thread on it! It seems that for six easy payments of $19.95, they'll tell me how to starve myself!:D

Not much happening here. It's cold-so cold I didn't go shopping or go to church. I sent the R person. Goldie is feeling pretty good-goog enough to wander behind the barn and now his leg is sore. I'd have tied him up but the run is down thanks to our neighbor who plowed us out. That wire must be invisible!

Hey, I had a good breakfast this morning. Been craving hard boiled eggs, so I mashed one up with a teaspoon of mayo and spead it on dry toast. It was great.

Well, that's the news,weather and sports. Back to your regularly scheduled program.

well i could just cry :( I had a big long post going with a message to everyone that posted and the whole thing just vanished.

sorry gang - i was trying to stop what i was doing at work and take the time to respond to each one - but i just can't do it twice.

So just want to say that I have read each of your posts - had something nice to say to each of you - but will just have to say Hope you have a Blessed Day for now.

hugs,
cathy

Morning everyone!

Ethan is so sweet.......congrats.....new babes are such a gift.

Have a great day everyone. I just worked 8 in a row and my reward is a crown at the dentist on a tooth I had a root canal on in Jan.

Bye for now!

Liz

today i have to spend some time researching both the AD and deciding which one i want to stick with long term. i feel like crap and am not happy about it

on top of that i have to work out which of my goals to pursue in the near future. i have deadliens for some of them. there is a sppech comp i want to enter but it's only 1 week away and right now i am not up to creating the speech. but it's an annual comp i don't want to wait a whole year! last year i got to the national finals but i couldn't go as i wasn't up to travelling (3 flights ea way) and then comin back to sit my final exam.

there are also other things that i want to do. and i really hate letting opportunities go by


leenie thanks for the encouragement

tippy - what you don't like starving yourself?

cathy - i know how frustrating it is when you lose a post. hope the rest of your day is better

ugh. good luck at the dentist liz!

Hello ladies. It's been a little while since I've been around, just wasn't feeling good. I'm doing much better today and wanted to come and say hello.

Don't have time for personals this evening, but wanted to tell you Sweet Pea to hang in there hon. You are in need of some good sleep, I hope you get it soon. I'm still on the Effexor now (300mgs) and I do find that if I go even 1 hour over my usual time for taking it, I get extremely headachy and nauseous. My p-doc was very adamant about taking it at exactly the same time every day, I couldn't figure out why until the first time I was late with my dose. It does need to be put explicitly on the label. I'm also wondering if the last week or so that I've felt so bad is because of this med? I've read many people saying that they've had it poop out not long after they get going on it. Hhhhmmm, will have to find out. I sincerely hope that you find what you need to help you to feel better. Is there any chance that you could switch dr's? I think it's terrible that your's is not willing to truly listen to what you are feeling.
Dont wait too long if you need to switch, this is your life! Take care of yourself.

Everyone, I'm headed to bed. I plan on being here bright and early tomorrow. So I'll leave you now and wish you all sweet dreams. :grouphug:

thank you so much danielle. i am so pleased to have your support and others here at 3FC

do you know my doctor didn't even tell me it had to be taken so precisely at the same time each day? in the past with other meds it hasn't mattered if you miss a day or are a few hours late but this one mucks you up big time. i am on a low dose but even that has a big effect!

i had to start it again. i talked with a friend about the pros and cons and decided effexor is better for generalised anxiety. a lot better. it's just the drowsiness and dizziness and headaches

i find some info on the web on how only being a few hours late on effexor makes a big difference so i have set a timer to go every day at midday to remind me. also i found it can make me dizzy if i take it without food. midday means i can have it with a snack and will already have had breakfast

i don't get up at a regular time each day at the mo altho i plan to do that once the meds have settled down in which case i could move the time forward and take it with breakfast.

good morning gang! :wave:

It's crazy busy this morning but I wanted to pop in and say HI.

So Sweetpea how did you sleep last night? I sure hope you were able to get some rest. It is so hard to get thru the day when you aren't sleeping.

MMarie - that is the most beautiful little grandbaby boy! I tried clicking on the link to more pictures yesterday but kept getting an error message. I will try again today. How is your ds? is he any better?

Tippy - you are tooooooooo cute "Well, that's the news,weather and sports. Back to your regularly scheduled program." :lol:

Liz - how is that new crown this morning? do you have a few days off now?

Leenie - how's work :faint: do you still have the "drill sargeant" for a boss - I don't hear you mention him anymore - was just wondering.

Hey Danielle - did you sleep good?

I stayed up way too late watching some of the the Olympics that we had recorded. So I'm kind of draggin - but that could also be from not getting in my walking this morning.

Hope everybody has a blessed day.

hugs,
cathy

Hey everyone. I got my blood test results back yesterday. Everything is fine except for a low white blood cell count and the fact that I'm borderline anemic. I just need more iron, that's all. So really all of this anxiety and crap is just mental, and most of it is related to school. My psychiatrist is going to talk to my school and work out something for me though. He made me feel so much better!

Afterwards my mom and I went to Applebee's for dinner. Has anyone else tried their Weight Watchers menu? I had some fish with vegetables and not only was it delicious but it was super healthy! I think we'll be going there more often.

I hope everyone has a great week <3

Crown feels great! Just two days off and then on for two.

Hugs everyone!

Liz

Good morning everyone. I'm kind of dragging too. I think it's a letdown from the excitement of the weekend. I really would like to go home and take a nap but there are too many people at my house so work is more relaxing. Sort of scary, huh?

Liz, good that the crown feels okay. When I got mine, I thought it felt sort of weird. Sometimes my tongue still finds its way over to it since it does feel different than a real tooth.

Cathy, sorry about your lost post. Here's the link to my website - I probably typed it wrong. http://www.mariesdogs.info/grandbaby.html Hope you enjoyed the Olympics last night. I find that whenever I turn on the computer, some of the results pop up and that has ruined it for me. So I haven't watched.

Sweepea, good luck with the Effexor. It is a very touchy AD and taking it like clockwork is a good idea.

Well, I best get back to work.
Marie

Hello All :wave:

Cathy, sleep's okay, it's the darn mood that I'm still dealing with. I do feel alot better than last week but still.....

Lessthan, I'm glad you're p-doc is being so supportive with you, that's comforting. Never been to Applebee's but have heard rave reviews about the WW stuff. Glad you enjoyed your time w/ your mom.

Marie, your grandbaby is beautiful, you must be soooo proud! I am with you about the Olympics. No matter how hard I was trying to avoid the news online it's always there! Either that, or my dh turns on ESPN and bam, all the results are there. No fun watching when you already know who got what!
Hope you will get the nap you're wanting, you must be tired I can't imagine being at work is more relaxing. You're house must be hopping!

You guys are all such a motivator to me. I find when i don't come here and post my day isn't as bright. Guess it helps to know others are in the same boat, and I'm really not alone.

Have a great day gang, I'm off to do a workout and grab some lunch! Check in with ya later gators. :)

Hi Ladies,

Sorry, another busy day here at the pnut factory.

My DH's uncled died on Monday so I will be out tomorrow attending his funeral. What a lovely family, his wife died 6 months ago :( Its so sad but I'm happy they are together again living in paradise.

So, I will see you all on Friday (or thursday night ;) )

Hugs

hi all
i'm draggin today too
i am still going through some mood and anxiety problems. i felt really like i was at the end of my tether several times and right now i feel tearful for no particular reason

a chap that i think is likeable enough but not attractive has invited me out for coffee and i was so low that i didn't know how to say no so i said yes. ummm i feel awkward about it but i'm probably making a bigger deal of it than i should do. i just don't date and so this whole thing is a major for me. plus i'm dealing with major adjustments getting used to my meds and redesigning my life.

i took the efexor an hour late today as i was napping after a bad night's sleep.

my dog still has diarrhoea so i am worried about that too. the vet said we may have to send blood samples off for testing. it is seriously upsetting for me. she's only 4 yrs old and seems healthy in other respects.


leenie - i am sorry to hear about the funeral. hope it's not to upsetting for you

lessthan - the anemia can make a huge difference. did your doc give you vit c or tell you to have OJ with the iron? it helps absorption. i'm confused. didn't you say in another thread your doc gave you some pills meth? to treat your mood? maybe i got you mixed up with someone else lol

Sweet Pea, I'm sorry you're still having a rough go of things. I wish there was something I could do to help you. :hug: Is there any other Rx you could get to help out with side affects? Maybe you already talked about that and I missed it somewhere, sorry if ya did. I just hate seeing you suffer like this, and for so long. It's hard enough dealing with the actual problem without compounding it with added stress from something that's supposed to be helping in the first place. Big big hugs to ya hon. I'm sorry to hear about doggy. You're heart must be sad, I can totally understand. I hope there is nothing seriously wrong and she gets better soon. This lil coffee date you've got may be just what you need. Get you out of the house, have some conversation about things other than what you're dealing with. Besides, never turn down an offer for coffee! ;) Take care of yourself and keep us posted.

I'm finding I'm doing a little better as the days go by. Only a few low periods yesterday and they haven't been lasting nearly as long as before. It makes me cringe at the thought of having to deal with this the rest of my life. I try not to think of it like that, but seriously, when the up & down takes grip of you for weeks at a time it's sorta hard to not think about. Luckily the exercise makes me feel great so I keep on keepin' on with that. I really hope to see a big difference by June when I go see my family for the first time since starting to lose. Hopefully they will see a big difference in my appearance & my well being.

Everyone who comes by have a wonderful day and take care.

Yeah, he told me to take iron supplements and multivitamins. He gave me some medication called metha-something or other, not methampethamines :P lol. He said it's similar to Ridalin or something. Whatever it is, it really is helping.

lessthan, you're so funny....metha-something. LOL Methylphenidate is generic for things like Ritalin,Concerta,Methylin (which the pharmacist told me was generic for Ritalin, I dunno) and a couple other ones I can't remember. I take the methylin e.r. (40mgs) for ADD and find that it doesn't help me one ioda. I tried Adderall before this one at 20mg and felt nothing as well. I still can't concentrate and fidget non-stop. Very frustrating! I'm glad that it seems to be working for you so well. Good luck!

good morning everyone

i am still struggling with sleep. i took a spoonful of honey last night. it is supposed to help with sleep but i didn't notice any improvement! i had about 3 hours sleep and i know i'll be crashing later in the day

my dog is booked in to the vet. she said yes she wants another faecal sample. honestly i have scraped so many of them together and am really not interested. i'm going to say today i want a full screen done. i'd rather pay the money than go running back and forth all the time. also it can't be good for a dog having diarrhoea on and off for a month. and it's certainly not good for me to worry about!

lessthan/ danielle - ever since i watched desperate housewives i've been wanting to try ritalin but knowing me and my anxiety i'd get so sped up i'd completely burn out :rofl:

danielle :hug: i have been taking ginger for the nausea but mostly i have been sleeping. well lying down hehe. hopefully it will all pass soon. my fantasy is to not need meds but that won't be anytime soon. when i am off them i am tearful and very volatile. my temper is just awful

i'm glad to hear the exercise is helping you. yday i had to drag myself around for my walk but at least if i keep at it it may help. i know what you mean about the ups and downs. sometimes i find it hard to commit to stuff in advance as i never know what mood i'm going to be in. i'm like but what if that day is a day i just want to kill everyone? or a day when i'm crying or wanting to hide out at home. i find it makes it hard to plan ahead as i'm not always sure i'll be able to get the work done that i commit to or will be up to socialising if it is a personal thing. i've had days where people knock on the door and i hide in my bed hoping they will go away. they're like your car was there but nobody answered the door. hmmmm. maybe they know i am hiding lol

:moped: :wave:
from busy cathy :running:

Sweetpea, I'm with you on the planning in advance. It's such a hard way to live, and just plain strange to anyone who doesn't know what we go thru. My dream is to not need meds either, definitely not gonna happen any time soon.
Before the meds I was in therapy but just not coping well. I was learning alot and dealing with things but the chemical things going onin my head were all still there. My dr. described me as vibrating when I would see him. He was trying not to push meds on me, but knew that I really needed them. I was terrified to consider ritalin because I have anxiety as well. It's taken a long time to get to the point of actually getting it because I had to get all the other "issues" maintained first. Now that I've got the stuff, it's not helping!:tantrum: I really hope that everything that's going on with you will pass quickly so you can finally rest and feel normal. I still say, don't wait too long and ask for something to help the other Rx out. Definitely get that exercise, there are lots of days when I havent wanted to, but I do it and I end up feeling alot better. Best of luck dealing with your dog, it's got to be exhausting for ya. Hopefully they'll take care of whatever it is and deal with it quick. Take care of you!



Cathy, thanks for stopping in....or should I say, driving by?!? :D
Hopefully we'll see you soon!