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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Jul 17, 2017 6:10:02 GMT -5
I am doing much better. I don't lay around as much & I beg for food now. Mommy got me a probiotic from Amazon called Advita Probiotic Nutritional Supplement for Cats (30 Packets). It seems to be helping. It's a powder that she mixes in my wet food. I've started bothering Mommy again, so I'm doing better. I've actually started eating some dry food again.
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Post by Ætheling on Jul 17, 2017 12:39:42 GMT -5
Yayyyy, Twinkle!
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Jul 20, 2017 11:07:29 GMT -5
I'm now eating even more dry food & still begging for wet food & treats, driving Mommy crazy. I'm pretty much back to my old self.
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Feb 2, 2018 17:39:05 GMT -5
Hey everyfur, I've got bad news: Mommy's pain has kept getting worse & worse. She was up all night in so much pain that she felt sick to her stomach. She's lost 20 pounds lately because she doesn't feel like eating (the weight loss is actually a good thing since she's overweight.) She called in sick today & went to a orthopedic doctor. He x-rayed her shoulder, but thought the pain was really coming from the bulging discs in her neck. He also did an MRI on her neck & he was right. Her bulging discs have gotten worse & they are now pressing into her spinal cord. He gave her muscle relaxers & some anti-inflammation meds & scheduled her an outpatient pain block for next Friday. (Friday is the only day they do blocks.) She already had good pain meds from another doctor. She's freaking out. The doctor said it isn't bad enough to require surgery, but she's getting there.... She's scared that the pain block might not work. She can't handle this pain much longer.
I don't know what to think. It's hard seeing her like this. Mommy & I have been through so many health issues, (hers & mine). Come February 4th, that'll be our 10 year anniversary together. We have seen each other through so much pain. I know that she'll be doing plenty of praying between now & next Friday.
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Feb 3, 2018 12:29:45 GMT -5
Mom has heard that the higher up the spine, the more severe the pain is. Mom had lower back pain so bad it left her crawling on the floor so she knows what your mom is going through. So many emergency trips to the ER by ambulance the guys already knew her. In-patient at the hospital she was hooked up to IV with pain meds that helped sooth the pain and relieve the leg cramps. Muscle relaxers only made Mom loopy and sleepy. After going through every procedure available for back pain Mom has to resign herself to a limited life style and pain meds throughout the day and thankful that her family doctor will prescribe them. Hopefully the pain block will work for your Mom but in the meantime or if it doesn't, personally, we would go back to the doctor that prescribed pain meds for your Mom. As long as you are taking them to relieve actual pain, you will not become addicted.
Apollo and I never left Mom's side after her surgery. Day and night we stayed with her, trying with our purrs and strength of will to help her through. We're Power of the Paw purring for your mom to get well.
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Post by Lily on Feb 4, 2018 0:07:00 GMT -5
Meow, I'm so sorry to hear your mom is suffering! My humans have back pain and knee pain, but nothing like that. . . .
I hope she feels better soon!
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Feb 5, 2018 9:32:44 GMT -5
Thanks to the furs that have replied so far. Gosh Athena, your mom's pain sounds horrific! I don't see how she stands that! I will be praying that she can find better relief! 001025451a17
My Mommy's neck is messed up in the lower part. It's the C4-C7 discs that are messed up, especially C-5 & 6. She's at work now. Her shoulder is bothering her. Every year her neck gets worse & worse. I'm sure she'll wind up having to have surgery within 1-3 years at the rate she's going. I just wanted to let everyfur know what's going on with her & why I probably won't be on as much. She's just freaked out & wanted furs & humans to know what's happening.
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Post by Ætheling on Feb 12, 2018 11:47:50 GMT -5
Keeping you and your mom in our daily prayers
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Feb 13, 2018 12:21:15 GMT -5
Mommy picked up her MRI disc & report yesterday. She has a small annular tear in one of her discs & that's a lot of what is bothering her shoulder. It's at the C5-6 level. Now we know for sure what's wrong. They take a long time to heal.
The pain block is working, thankfully. Let's hope it'll start working even more & it'll last a long time!
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Post by Ætheling on Feb 13, 2018 12:38:04 GMT -5
Prayers that she feels better soon!
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