Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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teacher, I'm in the spot you are, with the tachycardia becoming more frequent. Have had a med change this week, has only got worse. Seeing the electro phys cardiologist wed. Really getting tired of it! Jean
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The kitty in the avatar is just a picture I really liked. I've had several orange and white cats and to date they all have had a truly wonderful personality. I've only one left at present and he is a big wonderful, loving guy. Most of my cats are pretty good overall but I have a couple who really get into "teasing" behaviors and that is wearing now and then.
The ones who are teased ( I'm convinced anyway ) are the ones who will yell and squall. The teasers think this is great sport. No one really huts anyone, but the racket they make is horrible.
I have one cat who is a really pretty mild gray color. You can see a really faint set of tiger stripes if you are looking really good but for all purposes -- Alfie is gray. I'm convinced he is one of the few I've had that left his mother ( whatever reason ) too soon as he thinks it is just fine now and then to chomp on you --- even when you are petting him and he is purring and really enjoying it. He just will open his mouth and chomp down on you. Nothing I've done as worked totally. He is better but still 'forgets' too often to make me happy. He is one of the big teasers too. The only thing that works is if I yell Alfie at the top of my lungs.
Our weather, with a few more inches of snow, is rotten as well. Not going to get too warm today. The sun comes out for a bit then hides again. Un-fortunately, our furnace decided some time during the night that it no longer wished to produce heat. We have a call in but are still waiting for the guy who said he'd come. Not everyone around here works on heat units that sit out doors. Regular company is three days behind and putting in a new furnace for someone today. So, we are having to try someone new. Our fingers are crossed. Hoping for something simple -- we will just have to see. Some of our water pipes are not doing well either. Frozen till the furnace is fixed and heating the bottom part of our house again. We have never needed heat tapes or anything -- hmmm, may have to re-think that one too.
I so feel for you Teacher and Bonnets. I've had the tachycardia ( just for very brief moments due to meds, etc. and it is quite a distressing -- almost panicky sensation. I can't imagine having to deal with it were it rather consistent and persistent. I sure hope a good fix can be found. As it is both of you -- maybe it is possible that the same solution could work for each of you. Just fingers crossed a could answer comes really soon.
Hope you are all going to have a really good day.
Blessings
Jackie
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Teacher,
Called my primary cardio and he switched me back to 200 of Toprol in the evening, my old dose. Had the tachy but not as often as the Cardizem. Will see how it goes til I see the other cardiologist. Have a stress on Monday. Jean
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Jackie, The orange boys are always sweet. Ours was awesome. Our vet, who had one, said orange tabby males use most of their genes to be that color and gender, so they do have similar personalities. For the biter, try making hurt kitten noises. Sometimes that works. We just adopted our foster cat. He's black and FIV+. Has a lot of dog characteristics.
Bonnets, Good luck on the stress test. I've had a few episodes of tachycardia and they're scary. Hope they can find a way to make them stop.
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Just googled tachycardia. Sounds scary. Hoping you both get relief, Teacher and Bonnets.
We were supposed to have a nicer day today than it has turned out to be. It's very windy and feels colder than the 60 degree temperature. Plus it's overcast and we have the chance for some scattered showers. I was foolish enough to go out and try to play golf. Couldn't even keep a visor on with the gusty wind. It feels good to be back home and warm.
DH and I are going out to dinner with another couple. I'm looking forward to having a nice meal that I don't have to cook.
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Carole, love your avatar picture. Really cool to see you both there.
Wren, I'm going to try working with Alfie with your suggestion. Other than loving to antagonize a couple of the other cats into screeching and hissing and getting really upset he is an other wise sweet guy except for that infernal biting. No one likes a cat to nip them for no good reason. He does not bite hard, but it is still off putting and usually cancels some of the extra loving attention he could receive.
I also had no idea about the orange and white kits. Wow !!! It is true that everyone ( all rescued ) I've had has been so personable and loving. Just great characters who seem to have a magnificent outlook on things and stay pleasant in all situations. I've had two orange and white and one all orange pass away -- only have one orange and white left. I don't think I'll ever be interested in securing any more ( I still have so many here ) but if someday I thought about that possibility.....I think I'd be looking for an orange and white again.
Bonnets -- glad you are going to resume your former medication for now and still hoping that a good answer comes up for you along with Teacher as well.
We are back in business with our furnace. It was in fact, something fairly simple -- thank goodness. Still, it takes a person who knows how to work on outside units as even though Dh knew that it 'should' work, it obviously wasn't going to without the repairmen. It wasn't long after the furnace came on that water started pouring out of the frozen pipes and all that is as it should be as well. I feel fortunate on the price as well. Since no "parts" were needed, the bill was only $65.00. I had visions -- none of them too good as most of the money I had was ear-marked for other things. So, we will be ok for sure.
All's well that ends well. I will enjoy sitting in the living room later on. The house feels awful when no warm air circulates anywhere -- but once heat has once again touched everything -- you just feel good all over -- and I do.
Jackie
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We had two male cats who were brothers. One looked just like the one in Jackie's avatar when he was a kitten. His brother was white with black spots here and there. They were both very large, sweet-natured cats and they loved each other. It was nice to see how they slept snuggled together. They died of different incurable diseases about 4 months apart when they were about 13 years old. We had to have each of them put of his misery. DH named them Pat and Mike. Our reason for getting two kittens was that they could keep each other company. And they did.
Jackie, I'm glad your furnace is repaired.
Hello to everyone.
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bonnets - glad you got some relief. Today I didn't have any episodes and felt pretty good.
We used to have two orange cats, Juice and Scout. Juice wandered in one day and stayed. Scout was a feral cat I brought home from the psych hospital where I taught. He stayed in the garage for two weeks, used the litter box, ate while I was gone and listened to me talk to him every evening. After two weeks he came out and was my cat fore rest of his days. Our boys were great companions for each other. They both lived past 12 and developed kidney problems that we doctored until we couldnt any longer.
I've missed my princess so much the past two weeks and have looked at a few rescue sites for another furry-faced girl. No decisions yet
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Jackie..so upset, still in rehab n dd2 took the kitten 2 fet fixed, when she picked her up this morning they told her that tigget has erebellar hypoplasia. She is wobbly and keeps falling, she was fine b4 she went, could it b from the anesthesia, george is worried , n i am here n cant even see her, help...
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Blondie, If she didn't have symptoms before, it's probably not cerebellar hypoplasia. That usually shows up when the kitten doesn't learn to walk right. It can be very slight or quite severe. If she walked with her back legs kind of stiff before, she might have a light case and the anesthesia made it temporarily worse. Perhaps the anesthesia is lasting longer than usual. If she's not better tomorrow, maybe take her to a different vet. Just tell them to make sure she doesn't hurt herself while she's wobbly.
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Good morning ladies,
Teacher, I woke up this morning , and was not going to the races! We will see how the rest of the day goes, but it's a good start!
We just had to put our baby kitty Cookie/ BooBoo down last month, We tried to get her well since before Christmas when she stopped having BM's. Tried everything as we loved her dearly. We have had a number of cats over the years, but never an orange one. Booboo as our holstein, and the smartest cat I ever had. Miss her a bunch, but are trying to be kittyless til we stop travel as much. The longest lived was one that lived to 21. SHe broke a leg when she was young and did very well on 3 legs. They each have such different personalities.
Booboo was about 14, adopted from a shelter. We love our kitties , they are definitely part of our families , and we miss them when they go.
Jean
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People who take the risk make a tremendous discovery: The more things you care about, and the more intensely you care, the more alive you are. This capacity for caring can illuminate any relationship: marriage, family, friendships--even the ties of affection that often join humans and animals. Each of us is born with some of it, but whether we let it expand or diminish is largely up to us. To care, you have to surrender the armor of indifference. You have to be willing to act, to make the first move. -Arthur Gordon
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Wren, go thrilled you are watching out for the cat questions. I sometimes know some of the answers, but not like you do. I did have as well a couple of cats that had issues after anesthesia --- but the important thing was they got well. It just was not at all easy to watch them as to me ( and I would definitely always feel that way ) they were suffering when they shouldn't be.
Glad Teacher and bonnets that you are starting your day with some "quiet" symptoms and sure hope it stays that way as much as possible if not completely for the day.
Our ice storm arrived on time last night. Colder than a witches' tit as they ( always have wondered who "they" were ) say and I know slippery. Dh is out scraping and putting ice melt down. I think we have nearly 2 inches out there. I have to go out and try and get some cat food later. I use Diamond Active Cat and there is only one place in town that sells it that is reasonable. That food has always been more expensive than others -- but even at the store where I go they have had to reluctantly up their chgs. and it is now almost $20.00 a bag there --- it is going to be a minimum of $5.00 to $8.00 more at the other places that carry it. Hope they are able to get to work -- I really need the food and hope I don't have to use the higher priced stores today.
I have the sun in my room but not outside. I don't think we will get any sun today. We will get some snow flurries later -- and I'm due to go to work at 4:30 this afternoon. Ick -- but after paying for furnace repairs etc. nice to get a paycheck to recoup the money I never intended to have to spend. Just glad the repairs were so reasonable. Really happy about how quickly after the heat came back ( since we just repaired the water heater ) on that the pipes ( hot water ones ) opened back up. Some of life's curve balls can get super curvy.
Blondie -- I'm sure anxious ( and I know you are too ) for you to graduate your rehab. I hope it is not much longer. Sending lots of positive healing energies with the hope that you'll be able to graduate soon.
Blessings
Jackie
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Blondie, Please let us know how the kitten is doing when you know.
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Blondie, I hope things get much better for you. And for the kitten. Hugs.
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((((Hugs to you Blondie)))) -
Sweet Blondie. Thinking of you, my friend. Feel better.
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Thanks lovelies i knew u would know, george is home with her n worried, he said her head was bobbing now, but she seems 2 b getting better, i told him that we would wait a couple of days n see how she is, she is still sleeping alot.
This stupid ankle which i still feel so stupid 4 doing is getting there, taking its time. Still having the anxiety bout walking down the steps. Did it the other day, walking sideways, then straight down panicking the whole way crying, shaking...omg n they want me to walk down a stairwell, told them not yet...big baby,lol
Anyway hope u all r doing well, wish i could comment on indiviual ones, plz forgive me 4 not doing that. Oh yea n we finally got the heat back on,lol
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Blondie it's okay.... I'm sorry.... I know just how you feel.... After my broken hip, and I was home, I was sooooooo afraid of everything! Just take little steps at a time... I'm STILL afraid to go up and down one step! It's been just over a year...
When I DO go up our stairs, I go up on all 4s! Then when I come down, I lean against one wall, and hold onto the opposite wall... You just have to have something to steady yourself... It's okay.... You will be able to do a little at a time.
And the shower? I mean lifting EITHER leg over the tub? Gave me the shakes! But the first few times, I set the walker in there first... then after awhile, I tried it alone... leaning up against the wall, and make sure you have a MAT inside to not slip. Don't move around! Then I washed my hair.... And when I would get out, hang onto the walker after drying off in the tub! Lean on anything... and hold on!
I just fell out of the tub a couple weeks ago, because my foot caught the shower hose, and held on! But I fell on my hands and other knee... making quite a racket... but DH came running in, and tried to help my slippery self up! I cut my leg... my bad leg.... but sure could have been worse. I was happy!
I hope your kitty is better... Don't read the Insomnia thread... because I found a funny picture about falling, and I put it there for me.... but maybe it will make you laugh!
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Okay, I was thinking...... Blondie, there is so much going on with you, and you are just stuck, and not getting any relief, and then with your kitten, and worrying, so I think you are really down in the dumps.... Like my Mom used to say...
And maybe you have to take pain meds? I would! But things will get better... But all this stuff going on just builds up, and you take a beating in your head.... Try and do something happy today.... or even watch something pretty or fun on TV... Now I don't mean reading a book like 50 shades or anything.... well, maybe..... but find a happy place to stay in for awhile today....Can you get out at all?
Would you like to keep a journal? No, I wouldn't either.... but I was just thinking on how to help you feel better.... I will go get a cup of coffee and ponder this situation.
Laters baby.....
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And you say YOU feel stupid for falling down stairs and breaking your ankle all over the place??????? And then there is ME, who fell smack-dab in the middle of an ALLEY! And I lay there flailing my arms and screaming!!!!
Nah, I didn't do any of that, but you just feel so STUPID for falling! For whatever reason! So I made jokes about it.... and that CAMMI just went all crazy, talking about me falling off that pole when I was dancing! ... So that sounded better than how I really DID it.... Hah!
Things could have been worse, I guess... and it's been over a year for me! But at my age, things.... (lots of things) just start to give out.... so we have to be more careful...and that's your lesson for today.
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Chevy, I love that picture. Thanks. And Blondie-I sure hope you are able to get out soon. Nothing like being home.
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Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect.
It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
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Not exactly surprised that I chose the quote I did today --- and I left it on the Illinois thread first and come here and find that Blondie maybe could use it. Well, it is not always easy to be happy -- to look beyond our present circumstances, especially if we are in a way trapped there a bit. Physically by medical ailments and broken bones mainly. I am much more timid now than I ever was. You, of course, always prefer to stay up-right when you are supposed to be for sure. I don't consider myself old at 69 -- but I know when I fall the last few years I go down without a bounce. I'm just as PADDED and maybe more than I ever was but I think the padding has moved.
It really hurts when we fall now -- and our bones along with us are older, or thinner or just a bit more brittle -- and with the padding moved, aarrrggg. I am just more aware and as well did learn in my NEXT class that lack of exercise for the part of our bodies that actually offer strong support make us much less able to "catch" ourselves and regain balance when something does happen. The teacher said that is the major cause of broken bones in older folk. So, not only do we need a bit of cardio but also resistance-type exercises.
You could do this with those stretchy big bands if you have them -- or just push yourself away from a wall -- and take cans of food from your pantry and use them as little barbell weights. Don't I sound like I have it down pat. Well, I actually don't -- but I keep thinking about it and know that I can't keep taking the "class" and at some point have to push off and get real about taking care of myself now --- while it will be easier. Don't want to wait until too much of it is by walker or wheel chair.
Brrr, here this morning, but always could be worse. I think later we may be getting some wind and that is not going to be fun. It will seem much colder than it is and it is not winning prizes now. It is still rather crunchy out of doors. Any thawing yesterday and surprisingly there was some -- re-froze. Most of all of that is not on the roadway so traveling is all right. Just getting down our long walkway to the cars.
I'm thinking of all of you today and hoping that you each have a really good day. I'm off work until probably Wednesday. My lady has a long Dr. appt. on Tues. so I'll be home. Hate to say it --- but when my little schedule changes -- I usually get all confused and feel at loose ends. I think that is just getting older and having responsibilities ( am I in denial about age or what ) changing. Well, yeah, ok --- it likely is age. I just am not always pleased with changes as it tends to confound and confuse me more now. I have always thought myself flexible, but it is harder than it used to be.
Ok -- I'm about ready to turn on some sunlight here in my little office room. I'm not seeing much outside. All the white snow though does make it seem lighter even if the sun it not out. Maybe it will come out later --- sure hope so, but a huge thanks to Diane --- it is in my room here any time I NEED it. What a blessing for me.
See you all later.
Jackie
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Many are dealing with frozen water pipes in the North Country. Not Us!!
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Hmmm, had a good day , no races! Have stress test at 7AM, kinda dreading that one.
Only got about 2 inches of snow and most of that melted. Had a heat wave today up to 37! Haven't seen that for a while.Jean
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Bonnets good luck with stress test.
Chevy thanks u...have a chair in the shower, it will get easier, i am too hard on myself n need to stop pushing myself.
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I went on a birding trip with the Audubon society this weekend, 2 cars/6 people. We drove to Pierre, South Dakota (5 hour drive each way). Very grateful for good roads, also loved finding it 51 degrees there on Friday. Temperatures dropped over Saturday and Sunday so we did a lot of birding from the car. Very successful trip, we found 58 different species, and one I'd never seen anywhere before - an Iceland Gull.
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