Just needed to be heard for a little while

whitewing

Littlewing is getting referred to a paediatrician, a couple of tests came back slightly abnormal. The doctor isn't too concerned though as she is a good weight/height ratio and looks well enough.

I like the recovery letters. I wish there had been similar things so easily accessible when I started on my journey. It always seemed to me - this is not meant to be offensive - that there were normal people, serious nutters and nutters masquerading as normal people (with me being in the latter category as I could hold down a job as long as people thought I was likely eccentric rather than weird). It never occurred to me that there was a possibility of getting well, because I never understood it as being a dip out of normality.

codemonkey

Poor littlewing. Hopefully she'll be ok.

I like the recovery letters too. They let me know its ok to feel this way - I'm not on my own.

Today I am glum and negative body imaging.

oystercatcher

Hoping everything will be OK with Littlewing. Once you have children there is always something to worry about. Really hope this is just a little issue.

LiR , don't feel guilty, you sound very justified in having help with house chores. I have been contemplating exactly the same as the combination of depression and physical problems means very little gets done here. I love my little home but am so ashamed of the untidiness and dust everywhere. I need to go through our budget and see if we can afford any help but even thinking about it makes me feel vaugly upset (not quite sure what emotions actually) so it keeps being put to the back of my mind.

I hope you are feeling better WaS, sounds like you had a horrible day yesterday.

Well done on the 5K Elsien , excellent achievement.

I am trying to be slightly more active this week. I hope I don't overdo things and end up exhausted. I quite often end up feeling worse by the end of the week

whitewing

WaS, I know I shouldn't but I am googling symptoms for littlewing. Penguin alert...































PENGUIN

Have you ever been checked out for haemochromatosis?


END PENGUIN

Pyxis

What makes you think she has that, Whitewing?

Waves_and_Smiles

I will catch up in a little while, I had a catatonia day involving many anti-psychotics so I am still not quite with it. Don't worry, it is mostly over now and in theory it's good time because I see my psychiatrist tomorrow and was able to make notes for him. I shall explain later when my brain works.

Hugs whitewing, I am sure DD won;t have anything scary. I would say don;t worry but I know you will so have another hug.

lostinrates

All over the place with my pills today. . Missed tea time one again, too late to take because I hope to sleep early.

Tomorrow big dog and I are off to the vet for a discussion about whether I should make the decision. I only really hoped for her to see autumn.

I'm also taking mauve squeaker for another urine sample, might as well.

Waves_and_Smiles

Oh, hugs LIR. I remember having to make the decision. Whatever you choose will be out of love and that is the important thing. Don't worry about triggering me if you want to talk about what you decide, it isn't a trigger and I have been there myself. Please give big dog a hug for me and remember that I will be thinking of you both tomorrow. Let your love for her guide you.

lostinrates

Thanks WAS. I've been wary of letting you grow too close to her on purpose, but I warned you of it and you said before it was ok.


I'm pretty good at not letting them over run tbh. She had surgery for a skin cancer last year which was successful, but we would only have offer palliative care beyond that because of her age and other conditions. Then she had a womb infection so had an emergency Caesarian, straight after the other op. Poor girl. She has palliative care for a back problem and I am pretty sure she has cushings and a screw loose.


Anyway, I'll chat to the vet. Even if we go on to a bit of a week to week thing for a few weeks. If not, then....we do it.

Waves_and_Smiles

Aw, she has been through a lot. I went week to week in the end with my kitty, and I am glad that I chose the time I did before she suffered any pain. In her case I knew it was close when she began to hide from dialysis, beforehand she knew it helped her and that she felt better afterwards so would always cooperate, when she started to run from me I knew that she had had enough. It was honestly the hardest decision I ever had to make but I know that I chose the right time and the vet agreed completely, she lived a very happily life with kidney failure for a year and then escaped the pain that would have followed at the end.

If you feel up to it please do let us know how things are, I would like to light a candle for her if its time and a huge thank you for not allowing me to get too attached to her, that was so thoughtful.