Stormy has asked me to tell everybody on the forum how much she misses you all and misses being on the forum herself, but she sends you all her love. She is really struggling at present with the cardiologist phoning her 3 or 4 times per week. She has a new heart monitor which is radio linked to the cardiologist so I hope and pray he is able to help her. She is not up to staying on the computer for long so is not able to write replies but she reads the posts as and when she can so is keeping in touch that way. She is due to have an ablation as soon as she is up to it and then possibly a pacemaker after that.
I hope this picture makes you smile Stormy and I hope it cheers you up Horsewhisper after the blow you received with your new and added diagnosis.
For anybody needing to be cheered up I hope this answer to the heatwave some of you are experiencing makes you smile.
With love and hugs to everybody. ๐ค๐xxxx
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Lovely, thoughtful post spotty. Do give stormy my best wishes for a speedy abalation and recovery. She really is having such a tough time. Ive replied to horsewhisper's lovdly post as im sorry too that shes having it tough just now.
Thank you for your lovely messages which i will catch up on during the week. Busy with my 'cutie pic' this week which is wonderful. Hurrah for the forum!.
Hope you are feeling better too dear spotty. Keep safe. Xx๐คโค๐ค
Thanks Misty. Iโm sure Stormy will read the replies, she just isnโt up to replying. She is indeed having a very tough and painful time and a full diagnosis is still not forthcoming. Very worrying for her. The forum is such a caring and loving place to be which is why she misses it and all the lovely members so much. I totally understand that too.
Hoping you are recovering well yourself now Misty and getting the pain under control. ๐๐ป Loved your โcutie picโ post and the message of hope it conveyed too. Wonderful. ๐๐ป๐๐ป
Looking forward to a catch up when you have time and feel like it. Until then take care Misty. ๐ค๐xx
Iโll tell Stormy Kay although Iโm sure sheโll read the replies herself. Sadly she is still undergoing tests and monitoring so a full diagnosis doesnโt appear to have been given and she is suffering and struggling in the meantime. Sheโs had an addition to her medication so I hope and pray it will give her some relief from her symptoms until they work out exactly what the problem is and are able to carry out her ablation. All very worrying for her.I hope you are keeping okay yourself.
Glad you liked the pic. It certainly shows why dogs are referred to as a manโs best friend. ๐๐. Take care Kay. ๐ค๐
Oh what a scary time for Stormy. Itโs always so stressful when people canโt give you answers or plans quickly isnโt it. Hopefully the monitor yields answers quickly for treatment going forward.
Love the photo. Dogs really are a humans best friend arenโt they ๐ฅฐ
Yes, I suppose most of us here know what that is like - very stressful. It is the not knowing that is the killer. As you say hopefully the monitor will throw some light on Stormyโs problems and allow a treatment plan to begin asap. Glad you enjoyed the photo T&T of one of our best friends only too happy to help! ๐๐คฃ Take care. xx
What a lovely pic Spotty! Certainly this doggy is this manโs best friend! Hope Stormy enjoys the pic too and gets some answers soon. Thoughts and prayers to Stormy at this tricky time ๐ถ ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐๐ค๐
Love that picture. Could do with that pooch here at the moment. Sending good wishes and hugs to Stormy and Horsewhisper. Hope that they both get all the answers and help they need. Xx ๐ ๐ธ ๐บ
Glad you enjoyed the picture GE. It is cold and wet here today in Dumfries and Galloway so send some warmth this way please. Iโm sure Stormy and HW will appreciate your lovely message. Stay safe GE. ๐ค๐xx
Love it! Thanks Spotty! Please send a gentle hug and love to Stormy for me. And thanks so much for keeping us updated. Hope you are doing as ok as possible too Dx
I will do D. Iโm not bad at present thanks. I started taking an iron tonic after a massive nosebleed which resulted in cauterisation at A&E and am at last beginning to get a bit of energy back. ๐๐ป I hope you are keeping ok? Take care D. ๐คxx
Yikes Spotty. Scary. Did they say why that happened? I have (sorry) had them all my life but much much better on methotrexate. I think it's due to the sjogrens actually... Have you got that too? Bit embarrassing just sitting in a pub or walking up the road (can remember these occasions) and suddenly the floodgates open! Not v nice for others to see either I guess... Oh dear. Poor you. Did they bung your nose up with lint afterwards? I remember a v nasty hospital chap really hurting me with that when I was a child... humph. Funny the things one remembers..!
I do hope you're iron levels improve. Tons of watercress every day is also a very natural increaser of iron.... worked brilliantly for my ma when pregnant with my brother.. she was v anaemic... but my pa wouldn't let her take the meds they gave.. but made her eat watercress every single day. When she went back to the docs for another blood test he said "wow, those pills have certainly worked!" - haha... she never said . I eat a bag of it a week most weeks - sometimes two!
It was scary D as my nose bled profusely for 40 mins non stop. I soaked 4 t-towel sized rags I had. Like you, Iโve always been prone to nosebleeds since a child having to borrow my male teachers handkerchief on one occasion but thankfully never came across a nasty hospital worker like you encountered. How horrible for you! But this nosebleed was the worst Iโve ever had. I had my left nostril cauterised in October because of recurring nosebleeds and then this was my right nostril. My BP was up on this last occasion but the doctor at A&E who did the cauterisation said it wasnโt up enough to be worrying. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ Yes I do have Sjogrenโs so interesting you think they are connected. Thanks for the tip about watercress. ๐๐ป I love the story about your mother and the iron tablets and watercress.๐๐คฃ Brilliant! Hugs back to you D. ๐ค๐xx
Oh my goodness! Thatโs rather serious eh?! I do hope the cauterisation works Spotty. Well my nose is v dry crispy inside these days, since the first set of punctal plugs.. whereas before i had constantly (embarrassingly) running nose. Any of that ring a bell?? X
Iโve only had 1 minor bleed since the last cauterisation so hopefully it was just a glitch. ๐๐ป My nose is v dry and crispy inside like you described and only ever runs if Iโve eaten something hot especially if it is a bit spicy. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ But dry and uncomfortable is much more common. Iโve never had punctual plugs. Are they for your eyes?
Hey Spotty - yes plugs go in tear ducts(?) - first time Iโve had them in middle of bottom eye rim. Might have them in all ducts if need be. Wld rather not as can feel them.. although most people donโt aparently. Guess theyโre bit inflamed. Itโs because having eye balls stuck to eye lids all night despite hylo night and using carbomer and visuxl all day every two hrs - and drinking water every 15 mins! Has this been discussed with you? X
No Iโm lucky as I donโt appear to have Sjogrenโs as bad as you. I hope you wonโ t need the extra plugs when you can feel them. Iโm so sorry you are suffering all this. I just have the dry eyes and dryness in areas that should be moist. I hope the plugs make a big difference for you D and that perhaps over time you wonโt notice them as much. ๐๐ป Take care. ๐ค xx
Oh thatโs good Spotty. Iโm ok ta.. itโs just all of it together... the systemic fun & games ;). Iโm much better than so many on here. But yes, would like it to get a bit better really. We see. Hope your snoz continues to behave! Big hugs to you xx
Thanks for this! We are in the midst of a major heat wave. Should break tomorrow and then back this weekend up to 107. We are in the PNW so we donโt all have A/C and makes it quite miserable for people. Hereโs hoping ๐ค๐ผ it doesnโt lead to a bunch of ๐ฅ fires.
Still wearing a fleece here - cool breeze but nice in the sun when it shines complete with shady hat of course.๐ Thereโs no happy medium it seems, scorching heatwave your end and cool often wet days this end. I hope you donโt get fires as you say. ๐๐ป Youโll need to borrow the pooch in the photo to keep things dampened down. ๐ Take care D. ๐คxx
Bundles of love โค๏ธ Hugs ๐ค and support ๐ค for two lovely ladies stormy and hw. XxLove the pic spotty bundles to you too hope you are feeling better ๐๐๐คxx
Stormy sent a very short message to me today to say she will look at the post today so will no doubt draw much strength from all the lovely messages here for her and of course HW has seen them too. ๐๐ป Stormy is still struggling with what the specialist is telling her as much as with her symptoms. Poor Stormy. Iโm not bad thanks Stiff. The iron tonic has made a big difference to my energy level! ๐ช I hope you are doing a bit better yourself. ๐๐ป Take care. ๐ค๐xx
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