Eyes

Did anybody have a problem with floaters while on tx? I know I have them, but I never really noticed them like I am now. Its just my right eye. It's annoying me.

Anything I can do to help it before I go to the eye doc in June?

[jmjm530]

I would not wait until June to have your eyes examined. Probably nothing to be concerned about, but eye issues can develop with treatment and the only way to find out is to have them examined. Many here have had pre-treatment eye exams and follow-ups both during and post treatment.

-- Jim

[ladybug52]

May be nothing in your case but......

Complaints related to the eye are being more widely reported with the widespread use of pegylated interferons and ribavirin. People with pre-existing eye problems such as retinopathy,especially people with diabetes and hypertension,should receive periodic eye examinations priorto and during therapy. Any complaints of blurry vision, floaters or loss of vision should be evaluated immediately as retinal artery and central vein thrombosis, retinal hemorrhages,optic neuritis and papilledema may by induced oraggravated by interferon therapy.56,57

http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/hepatitis/guidelines/appena.htm

[mikesimon]

I agree with Jim - don't let this go. It may be nothing but I had a detached retina and it presented with floaters. I never had floaters previously so my case may not be on point but I would see an ophthalmologist soon to be sure. Mike

[jmjm530]

BTW I'm having a great day.  How is your day still going "great" Mike?

[Myown]

Thanks for the site. Do you realize that you are in a thread with 2 of the top MH guys who always give sites and stats and they didn't and you did. Boy they are slipping up. hehe

So thanks bug. I'll talk to the doctor about it.

I'm going to answer my 2 boyfriends now. <<<< I wonder if Jim will bookmark this and use it in a parody?

[Myown]

Hardy har har,,,having a good day....

Yes I will go to the doc, just don't know when tho. Really sick of doctors.
But I'll go if it keeps getting worse.

[Myown]

Would I know if I had a detached retina? How did you know you had one?

[jmjm530]

MO: I wonder if Jim will bookmark this and use it in a parody?
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BTW, didn't want to post any studies because (pick one, this is a quiz): (a) too lazy: (b)didn't feel like scaring you; (c) who need studies when it's more fun to make things up; (c) didn't want to tax your floaters and make them sink: (d)I'm just feeling too good today to look for any studies.

[jmjm530]

Visited the DMV the other day and was able to read the chart easier than before treatment. It's too bad all we get here are people complaining about their eye problems which may upset some needlessly, so I thought I'd add that my eyes are fine. Now I'll go hide for awhile :)

[Myown]

What is ...."didn't feel like scaring you."

So now I know you are really AlexAlex530.   I knew it! I just knew it!

[Myown]

Remember that couch that I wish we were all on sitting across from each other, just like a real face to face support group. Well right now I just reached across and pulled your hair. ha! Did it hurt?

[jmjm530]

MO: Well right now I just reached across and pulled your hair. ha! Did it hurt?
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Not as much as it might have if support groups were held au naturale. Glad to see your sense of humor is intact today as hard as I tried to unravel it :)

-- Jim

[jmjm530]

I thought the funniest part of the tape was when he didn't know how old his daughter was, I quote: "...don't give a damn that you're 12-years-old or 11-years-old, or a child".

Certainly not condoning talking to any child that way, however being in a custody battle with the likes of Kim Bassinger no doubt has some similarties to combo treatment. BTW Bill Mahr did a very funny take on the whole situation which I'm sure you'd hate but he starts off being genuinely being repulsed on first hearing the tape but on further thought came to the conclusion that many of the cell phone toting 11 year olds probably do need a good tongue lashing given the lack of respect they show to their parents. But back to the eye thing, I meant to say that I didn't post a study because didn't want to scare you. Like Mike said, see a doctor ASAP because there's a small chance it's something serious.

-- Jim

[Myown]

yes my humor is intact, but you chased Simon. ha!

[Myown]

No, no Alex Trebech,,jeopardy,

What is........

But yes I can see why you thought the other.

[Myown]

I know I should go to a doc. But let me ask you the question I asked mike.

If I had a detached retina, I'd know right? I would feel pain? I know mike didn't mean he thought I have a detached retina, but when he mentioned it of course I wondered what if.

But I would imagine (?) it would be painful?

[jmjm530]

Could you please move your eye a little closer to the computer screen.

[jmjm530]

Thanks. All I can see is a reflection of your husband standing behind you with a frying pan in his hand. Maybe time to get off the computer.

[ladybug52]

Yeah, trying to take some of the pressure off the top guns so they can relax and enjoy their day. I'm such a giver!
Jim, I can so totally see MO at an au naturele support session, with Haley, Antonetta, and others to support Jim/jack. That Myown such a giver too.

[snowbyrd]

Stop making me laugh....... it hurts..... just took some advil, but i think reading this thread distracted me from the pain.   Thanks guys, your the best.

Myown, not that i think there is anything funny about your eye problems, but you seem to always have a way of bouncing back. I agree you need to see a DR before June.

[Myown]

Hi snow,
I know I should see a doctor, but knowing me, I'll wait unless it continues to get worse. Thanks tho.  

[Myown]

Thanks Elaine for answering my question. I'm glad I wasn't hanging from the rafters until my answer came, I'd be dead by now, but you're my buddy, you came thru.

I thought I would probably feel pain and maybe I wouldn't have any vision in the eye at all, but I figured I'd ask to make sure. My eyes are very very dry tho too. I never had that problem unless I was up 20 hrs and had my contacts in the whole time.

say hi to Nick for me.

[Myown]

the lasik surgery scares me. If I did get it, I'd get one eye at a time. Most surgeries seem to go smoothly from what I have read, but some people do have problems.  I don't mind wearing contacts. I stopped wearing them in the beginning ot tx, but now I have been wearing them. I can't read with them in tho, so the doc makes one weaker, but now I just wear one, cuz its easier to read that way. I guess she didn't make the other one weak enough.

I really can see fine with the one and it may help make my other eye stronger... or maybe weaker. ha! Well one of the two.

[mkeela]

Still have them darn things, and I have NO idea how to get rid of them. I never had them bad until about 1/2 way done with tx. Its 3mo. post and they haven't went away yet. YUCK...can't stand em. Hey...I go in for my 3mo. post PCR tomorrow! I'm gonna do it. Wish me luck!         -Mequila

[goldyn]

I had some floaters before tx ..after i still have them..they didnt change ,but vision did get a liitle worse, but nothing to dramatic.

Mkeela--hows your boy doin.? keepin him  in my prayers....
                              
                                 Goldyn.

[pigeonca]

Frequently floaters are caused by vitreous detachments.  The vitreous fluid in your eye is enclosed by a membrane that's attached to your retina.  As we get older this can sometimes detach, with symptoms very much like those of a detached retina.  However, aside from floaters, vitreous detachments cause no real problems.  Whatever it is, though, you should see an opthalmologist ASAP. BTW, if it is only a vitreous detachment, the floaters will lessen as time goes by.

[mikesimon]

I didn't get scared away by Jim - Yes Jim, my day was great. Myown, I was playing with my motorcycles so I didn't see anything after I posted. I don't recall any pain but the floaters were quite distracting to the point that I knew something was wrong. But, I never had floaters before so I wasn't habituated to them. By the way, I don't have any floaters now. Laser surgery solved that problem. Mike

[mkeela]

Goldyn - Thanks for the prayers!! He is still soooo very sick but better. He's lost alot of weight too. He goes back today.

Myown - WOW...just read all the posts to this thread. Yesterday I hadn't...LOL...I've been sitting here just cracking up. You guys are great!

[Myown]

thanks guys for your answers. I'll probably just wait until June though and see then what the doctor says. I probably should go now, but I doubt I will.

Mkeela..just said a prayer for you.  I know that has to be scary going for those post PCR's. I don't look forward to it, but you're covered with the prayers by the folks on forum... I know that is comforting.

And yes please let us posted concerning your son.

[Myown]

thanks for your response. Laser surgery, that scares me. I don't have enough confidence in any doctor I guess. I'll just look thru the floaters. I'm used to them at this point. These new ones just seem a little more distracting.


Do you wear a helmut when you ride your motorcycle? I know in Pennsylvania its not the law. I don't understand why someone would not wear a helmet tho.

[Myown]

So Michael, really then, the accident wasn't your fault at all, which proves my point as far as wearing a helmet. Doesn't matter how much experience someone has bike riding, I bet its the cars that cause most of the accidents with the bikes.Now that's something that you should have the stats on, but you probably do, knowing you. < I don't mean that as a snippy remark so don't bite my head off, plus you'll get hair in your mouth if you do, I'm shedding.

Your bike with the extended front,,, do you mean the type from back in the hippie days with the big handle bars, choppers or whatever they are called. I see alot of those around here. What color is it? You have other bikes besides that one? Those bikes that the guys have to lean forward look so uncomfortable, I don't know why someone would want one like that, unless they only 'look' uncomfortable. Do you have that kind of bike? Do you know which one I mean? Its probably some sort of racing bike.


So did I convince you about the importance of wearing a helmet? But really, ya know what?? It amazes me that after an accident you still enjoy the ride. Not that this is the same thing, but because my dog was attacked by a pit bull, my life has been changed for ever. It was so traumatic to go through,,, that something I loved doing, which was walking my dog in the neigborhood or park wherever, I can't do anymore. I used to walk her over an hour everyday and now I am petrified to take her off my property. I can't go to dog parks anymore or anywhere I see another dog. Its crazy the way it has made me so paranoid. I get so mad that the quality of my life had to change because of some irresponsible dog owner. So thats what I mean, its hard for me to understand how you would still want to ride a bike, unless maybe because you don't remember everything about the accident as you mentioned, but no that can't be it, because I'm sure the hospital stay wasn't fun either and you probably remember that with maybe the exception of the first day. I talk a blue streak, I know, I'll end here.

see ya.

[Myown]

Mkeela's son has mono and his liver enzymes are very high so she has ordered some other tests.

Hopefully he will recover soon.

[mikesimon]

If it turns out to be nothing serious then look through them or around them or whatever. But, don't allow the mention of laser surgery to prevent you from getting seen by an ophthalmologist. Don't fool around with your vision.

I researched the helmet/motorcycle issue extensively about 8 years ago and my conclusion was that helmets don't save too many lives. Most fatalities result from blunt force trauma spinal injury. Maybe the numbers have changed since then and I would have avoided head trauma had I been wearing one when I wrecked. I wore one yesterday and will on occasion but I will probably go without a helmet a lot of the time. I don't think I will be riding nearly as much as I used to but maybe my mindset will change.

Mike

[Myown]

Researched it? Michael, helmets may help at least to prevent brain damage unless of course you wear those little helmets that cover nothing. I see alot ot those little helmets around here on guys. I can't imagine why they are legal, maybe they're not, who knows.

I didn't know you weren't wearing a helmet when you had the accident and I don't really know what happened, if you skid or hit a tree or what,(I'm sure you don't like to think or talk about it, so I won't ask) but you really should wear a helmet though. It's too much of a risk to ride without. But I'm one that thinks getting on a motorcycle is too much of a risk to begin with, even if you wore full body armor.. Of course when I was younger I did get on a bike as a passenger, but even then I was always afraid. I always thought we were going to crash,so I didn't get on a bike more than a few times. I'm not a dare devil at all. My neighbor is a stunt man and some of the things he does in movies is nuts, but he loves it.

I almost forgot, I did ride an dirt bike once, an adult size one, whatever they're called, just around the block a few times and I guess I got a little bit too confident and I did something wrong (with the clutch if I remember, released too quick?) and made the bike pop up a little and I panicked and went faster (not that I wanted to go faster) and said "thats it for me"  I'll never get on another bike again ever,ever. I didn't like the feeling of not having control when I panicked. I felt if a car would have been coming I would have panicked more and crashed into the car,"panick city for real."


PS. My eyes seem better today, not as dry and I'm getting used to the extra floaters. Thanks for the info tho. I'll probably wait until June, if I go at all. I want ot relax over the summer and forget about doctors. Hopefully I'll be able to.

See ya.

[GrandmaA]

I had many floaters before tx and I still have many, but mainly when the light is coming from the side. I sure hope they ease up after tx. Sometimes I think it's a knat and I try to grab it.

[mikesimon]

It was Mother's Day 2005. I was at my office just getting a few minor things done and was going home about 2pm. I don't remember the accident but from what I gathered a car was either coming out of a driveway or going in and the driveway was about 30 feet from a blind curve. I was going maybe 40 but more likely 35 mph and I must have put the bike down trying to avoid the car. The bike has an extended front end and it may have jack-knifed and that might account for the extensive damage to my leg and the head trauma. Of course the bike weighs about 650 lbs so if it just fell over at a stand still it would likely break my leg. I have been riding since I was 15 and only had one other accident - when I lived in Florida - and I just picked the bike up and went on to my appointment. I think I bruised my hand but that was all. This one was a bit more serious - hospitalized for 1 month. I was hospitalized for 5 days for my liver transplant. I'm not a very good patient so I should really try and avoid hospitals.
I still say see an ophthalmologist. Just because I'm reckless doesn't mean you have to be. Play it safe and get seen.
Mike

[GrandmaA]

I could never have surgery on my eye. I'm sure I would blink. They would have to put me out.

I used to have one when I was growing up it looked like a sea horse. I thought I got it from looking at the sun. I did work with a lady who had surgery on hers. But I wouldn't like that. I just dim the light from the side. It is funny though grabbing in the air for knats that are not there.

[Myown]

so you get them too? I guess we all have them. Well hopefully after tx they will be gone, if not maybe we can find a "eye floater forum for support." Ha!

[Cindy10]

Hey girl, how's it going? Just checking in and saw your post. The floaters can also be from dry eyes. Might want to try the refresh tears, see if that helps.
I had lasik last year and got the dry eyes, felt the same as on tx, thats how I know. 7 Weeks to go!!!!!


Mike, I agree about the helmets. Everything I have read show they are only effective up to 15 miles a hour. I do wear them, its the law in my state.
Hubby found out out due to his platelets he has been forbidden to drive his bike this year, by Dr & NP. He is bummed. He didnt drive it much (his current bike is two years old w/only 1000 miles on it ;-), but likes to know he can when he wants.  I told him look at this way, when you drive it next year it will still be brand new ;-)

[mikesimon]

Why don't you get some mace or pepper spray and walk your dog? Life is full of risks and we have to learn to tolerate risks if we want to live life to its fullest.
My copper bike doesn't have "ape hangers" which are the handlebars which extend skyward. I hate those bars and especially when the grips are higher than the heart which makes the heart pump harder just to get the blood up to the hands. I know guys who say they're comfortable but I know they're not. And they look stupid in my opinion. An extended front end describes forks that are longer than average. Mine are 12" longer and my bike frame is stretched out and up so that the proper geometry is achieved with the long front end. It doesn't make for a nimble bike in turns but it's nice on the straight aways. Basically it is designed to look good and go fast and if I had it to do over again I wouldn't buy it. I may trade it in on something more sedate and more appropriate for Karen to ride with me. She rides on my Harley which is not as extreme by any means. I just bought new brakes for it because now more that ever I am concerned with how fast it stops as opposed to how fast it goes. I'm leaning. Now, why don't you learn something and see an ophthalmologist. Your vision issue would scare me a lot more that any pit bull dog because you have to see the dog if you're going to be able to pepper spray it, if and when, the time comes. See a doctor for your dog's sake if not for your own  Myown.
Cindy, tell your husband the time does pass and he'll be riding again and loving it. I do feel for him because I didn't ride at all for 2 years after my wreck. I am just getting back to it now with a slightly different mindset.
Mike

[Myown]

Cindy baby, where ya been?? I miss you!! You're my tx twin, you can't leave at least until its over. June 15 yahoooooo!

So your eyes too? I guess everybody gets it. I'm not gonna go to the eye doctor yet then. I just came back from my PCP. I love him. He didn't get ANY of the recent labs!  

He was ticked, not at me, but where I go for hep C. I told him his name is on the lab to get a copy, and I also told him that when I said the girl hasn't been faxing me, the NP said "oh just trust me, I will let you know if anything is wrong and you can get your labs when you come. Well, I let it slide and thats what I have been doing only cuz sometimes I feel like I was born a pain in the you know what, so I cut slack thinking I was being a pain, but My PCP said don't cut slack, you're not being a pain. He said anyone can make a mistake and if you have a copy of your labs you can check what you are being told. He said he likes that I ask for copies from him of the labs he does.

So what he did was call Quest while I was sitting there and guess what? They said they don't have labs for me from April. Figure that one out.  I'm sure the bloodwork is there, but the doc even said its a joke to deal with any of the labs. He wants to keep an eye cuz I told him I am slightly anemic. I didn't want the bloodwork today because I ate breakfast.

So I'm going back next week and he is doing complete blood work or he said when I  get it done at the hep doc, he'll just give me his own lab slip. I felt bad that he had to go thru this and plus its embarrassing for me that my other team isn't sending him anything. I love this doctor. He was stressing the importance of keeping my immune system in good shape thru herbs and supplements when tx is over. I take alot of it now, but I cut back on a few for this time during tx.(such as MT and dandellion root)

I'm glad its almost over, hopefully for good. Don't be a stranger, Cindy. I miss you being here. I asked a couple times if anyone heard from you.

See ya later.

[Myown]

Michael, ya know whats funny....right after I posted and asked you about the handle bars, I said to myself,,,'Mike wouldn't have that type of handle bar (I swear, I did say that to myself). I then remembered the other type with extended front and all that,but at the time I posted I forgot about them and could only remember the 'ape bars,' tho didn't know they had that name. So I was going to post again and say ' I know what handle bars go with that extended front, blah blah blah.. But then I figured, no biggy. But when I read your post that you think those handles look stupid, I started laughing, and said I should have added another post, but anyhow......

I'm not afraid to walk by myself, just with my dog, I get nervous. She was a mess, really bad. It was the scariest thing I ever witnessed.  She was in the hospital over a week and required a couple surgeries. The surgeon felt so bad for us, seeing how we love the dog so much, he called daily to give an update. This vet was so compassionate, I couldn't believe it. I told him I wished he was a regular MD cause our people doctors don't even give the attention he did. I was crying everytime he would tell me about the dog and then when he said the tissue is continuing to die(which he expected cause the bite was down to the muscle) and another surgery would be required. I was so sick with worry. I wanted to choke the Irish piece of cr@p who owned the pit. (had to go to court to get him to pay the vet bill too. He didn't want to pay... you would think he would have been saying how bad he felt, but that ended when he saw what the bill was.)

But anyhow I did (this is a true story) get up the nerve finally to walk with my husband and the dog. I took my mothers dog....all of a sudden I hear a dull thud, thud, thud. I turn around and here comes this off leash Rhodesian Ridgeback running.( I wanted to die right there.) We blocked it from getting to my dog. It wasn't interested in my mothers dog, just mine. It didn't try to bite me but kept trying to get to my dog as my husband stood blocking with me and all the while I have my mothers dog too.

All of a sudden I see a Jerry Garcia look alike jerk come out of nowhere and saying 'oh sorry man, sorry man."  

Sometimes people really get on my nerves.Some people just shouldn't be dog owners. They just don't care about leash laws or any laws. I'm so tired of it.

So thats why I haven't really been going with my husband on the dog walks, but very rarely. Its just about protection and a mental thing. If I had a gun permit,(gun while on riba?) I'd have no problem at all. I was so helpless (even tho I tried my best) when she was attacked, and with the position she was in, it was impossible for her to defend herself. So I really can't walk her,  but its also a fact that more and more dangerous dogs are coming into the area.  So anyhow I'll stop here cause with my long wordy posts are hard on the eyes and you will need to go to an opthalmologist,,,,,,,not me tho. I do things Myownway. hehehe

One more thing,,,, ya know what??,,,, I was going to ask if Karen rides. I figured she did. You're lucky to have her, cause no way if my husband had an accident like yours, would he be riding. I'd just say choose me or the bike. But I guess a woman that is into bikes herself is more understanding about things like that. I would be a worried to death. My husband would get so tired of hearing me moan about him going for rides that riding wouldn't be fun and thats how I would get my way.....Myownwayagain.

You're probably tired of talking to me at this point, so don't feel obligated that you have to post anything back to be polite....I talk tooooo tooo much. I do know that.


see ya later.

[Myown]

that was so sweet of Jim to encourage you to wear a helmet.,, I just read that on the other forum. Jim's such a good guy, he didn't have to mention that to you, but he seems concerned also. So maybe you'll wear it for your MH buddies.

[mikesimon]

Karen always tells me she doesn't know how I got through all the stuff I have - transplant, 4 years of TX, the wreck and rehab and then my crazy liver problem that occurred last summer which put me on mini TX for 6 months. I tell her it's a lot easier being the patient than it is the loved one. I intuitively knew this to be true. You go into surgery and you either get through or you die whereas the loved on has to sit there and wait and worry and then watch the ordeal that follows and do all the work too. The bike wreck was a little different because of the intense rehab but I would much rather do it than watch her have to go through it. We have a kitten - well he's 6 months old. He just showed up when he was 6 weeks and we kept him. He got attacked by a cat or some animal 2 months ago and had terrible abscesses which required surgery. That was horrible for me to see. He was in such pain and so scared that I was beside myself. Then I knew that I had been right - it's harder to watch suffering than it is to suffer. I can imagine what you went through with your dog and why you are afraid to walk with him. I would feel the same way but I would probably get mace or spray and spray any dog that threatened. I wouldn't wait until the last minute I can assure you of that. I had 2 Akitas and they ran free but I live on a farm that adjoins the state game lands so there were hundreds of acres for them to run. I only have 10 houses anywhere near me and all my neighbors knew me and I have the most land and they like to hunt it and ATV, horseback ride and sled ride so they put up with any inconvenience that the dogs might have caused for the privilege of using my land. I loved those dogs, believe me. And no one ever thought about coming into my home because they were very protective. I miss them and the security because we really live out there. Of course we have guns - doesn't everyone?
Karen doesn't love bikes. She never rode before she met me but she enjoys it once she's on. She could easily live without it and she sure wouldn't mind if I never rode again. But, she knows how much I love it and she wants me to be happy so she never says a negative word about it. She realizes that I am not crazy and I am extremely cautious but things can happen and we both know the risks and the rewards.
Now that was long winded and if I had the time I would reread what you and I wrote to see if I was even responsive. But, I have to run so it will have to do. Take care, Mike

[Cindy10]

Sorry I have'nt been here, not blowing anyone off just been really busy.
It is gardening season here and thats my passion. I have a greenhouse full of seedlings and I have been planting, mulching and getting ready for the season.
My garden is huge so its a lot of work, but I love it. Hubby and I just finished edging project, 160 ft total and tommorow I will finish the mulching for now.
Our pool liner went this winter, so we need to start that project soon.
It feels good to get out in the sun and work. Still no sides to speak of and no helper drugs. Hubby only sx is rashes, has ointment for it but has to be dilligent about it or it gets out of hand. We have been very lucky on this tx.

Glad your staying on top of your labs, I get copies of everything and compare all. The doctor knows now that I know what I am talking about so we can really talk at appts. I find sometimes the NP gets really busy and she wont even call with results, so I just get them myself.

How are you feeling? Still no helpers? It will be over soon, and I can't wait.
Hubby can't wait either but he's got 33 weeks to go, ugh!!!!

[Myown]

Is it me that causes situational anxiety? If the answer is yes, I find that hard to believe,,,,,,,sorta.

But anyhow,,,your place sounds great! All that land. Your Akita's must have been soooooo happy. Not to generalize but every Akita owner I've known had a problem with them being very aggressive, except one older man in town that had one. His was a big teddy bear. As a matter of fact that was the dogs name. "Teddy,",, or maybe it was.."Bear,", One of those names tho, whatever, can't remember. But you know how a name like one of those names would fit, because the larger size Akita's do look cute like bears, or huggable.

It sounds like you really miss having a dog. Kittens are cute, but not the same,I'm sure you know that. But,I never had a cat, so I'm sure 'cat people' would disagree and I'm sure to them cats are just as affectionate as dogs,, and maybe that is the case, I really don't know, not having any experience with cats,,,, but does lack of knowlege of a subject ever hold me back from giving my 'opinionated opinion,' ,,heck no,,, never has,,,why start now?

I agree with what you said as far as its harder on the loved one of the person who is going thru sickness. That's why I've always told my husband I would rather die first than to see him get sick and die.  Its nice to have a husband that wants to do everything to take care of his wife, but sometimes I feel like he has made me too dependent on him and that scares me. I was  independent before I met him. Bought the house we are in when I was single and all that, but now I don't even do the bills and I really do worry about that sometimes cause to get back into the swing of it, if I had too (God forbid he dies first) would be overwhelming. Its not good, he even knows it at this point, so I have to get more involved in the things concerning the house again. So yes, I do agree with you, it can be harder on the loved one more than the one who is going thru sickness ( in more ways than one.)

Well i chewed your ear off again,(I did try to condense my conversation tho) but at least we're getting along, right? We're both trying, a high five to you coming thru your computer. You know I enjoy talking to you and I know you enjoy talking to me, we just clash once in a while, but we'll continue to try to be buddies. I'm sure we can be.

One more thing,,,all that land and no more horses,,,you don't even want one?

Karen doesn't want a horse either?

I'd have to have at least one horse living on a farm such as that. No, ya know what??,, I think I'd own about 5 dogs tho. My one dog I got up in Canada off a 100 acre farm. Whatever dog lives in my house has the 'life of Reilly,' but on the other hand, it did make me feel bad that it had all this land and now was going to be living in Jersey, but somebody else would have taken her if I didn't and so she would have left the farm anyhow. Shes a happy dog as long as she is with me, she'd be happy probably even in an apartment, but then I really wouldn't own a dog or a least not a big dog like her.

See ya later.

[Myown]

I'm glad to hear all is well with you and your husband. The rashes he has had for a while if I remember correctly, but I think all 3 of us have been fortunate thus far on tx. I know you agree.

No helper drugs,tad anemic, but not much. If they do ever say I need procrit, I will stop tx cause I really don't want to use the helper drugs. I'm afraid to do the short tx, but the need for helper drugs would make me quit or at least cut riba.

Today I have a headache,but I'm starting to believe its not the tx, but from the change of weather.

So it sounds like you really love being in the garden. I do too until I see a worm or one of those little snakes.  They give me the chills when I see them, but I just like getting out in the sun. It seems like the older we get our summers are shorter and shorter and so I try to get out and enjoy the weather as much as possible.

My Np  rolled her eyes when I said I thought we weren't supposed to go in the sun on tx, so I guess its okay. Eye rolling=Okay.

Someones at my door, probably med delivery. See ya later.

[Myown]

Mike I'll get back to you later if you are online.  I'm in a cr@ppy mood, but I wanted to answer your post.

Hopefully I'll feel better later. I have such a headache now.

see ya.

[mikesimon]

Yes we are getting along and that pleases me.
I had a Female Akita when I moved to my farm in 1987 and she lived 16 years. She had pups and we kept the male. He lived 13 years. The female was aggressive but not mean with people unless they intruded or got mean. The male wasn't as sharp but he would get there if you fooled with him. My female was a perfect dog in terms of conformation and temperament but she was an Akita so she was aloof and very inactive in the house. When anyone looked at her they immediately knew she was a serious dog. When the male was 6 months and still a puppy the husband of a woman who worked for me (he was a jerk) was at our home and started playing rough with him. I told him right away that I didn't like that stuff with my dogs and he said that dogs love to play rough. The female was outside and I brought her in and told the guy he could play as rough as he wanted with her. He looked at her and asked me "does she bite?". I said you didn't ask whether he bites, pointing to the male. He said "this one looks different". And I replied "well, this one isn't a puppy like he is but you said they like to play rough and this one will play as rough as you want to play". Do I need to tell you that he immediately lost interest in rough housing with my dogs? He was a bully but he wasn't that stupid. I really wanted him to start with her because I knew she wouldn't have bitten him right away - she would have just growled her real low growl and that would have been enough but he didn't go that far. I never had that guy in my home again.
I would like to have horses but I don't want to work that hard and no one cleans stalls and grooming etc. good enough to suit me so I won't be getting any soon. Karen doesn't ride horses anyway or else I am sure we'd have them.
Mike

[Myown]

Michael,
I said I'd get back but its late now and I am going to bed or at least I am going to try to sleep. I feel a little speedy tonite from the riba I guess. I'm tired in my body, but not my mind, but I need to get some rest.

I also need to take a break from here for a bit. I'm not one to be in a group setting while on this cr@p. Everything gets to me, not that I'd win a personality contest off riba, but you know what I mean(I think)

But anyhow if you want to keep in touch still, you can email me whenever you want.

Use the nickname I use here

nickname4u2@aoldotcom


Talk to you soon, unless you want to wait until the 6 months post when all the riba is out of my system. ha!

Btw, I was shocked to hear your Akita lived 16 years. Thats amazing. I wonder if all the exercise had anything to do with it. Its rare to hear a large dog live that long. I wish my dog and my mothers dog would live that long, but my dog is over weight.  My dog is a very rare breed in the US, but the 3rd one I have had. Bet you'll never guess what kind. I didn't get it because of it being rare, but because when I first read about the breed, I had an interest immediately because this breed has everything I was looking for in a dog. But I'll be shocked if you are familiar with the breed.