For Older People with Sense

Alyson

Hope everyone in the path of the blizzard is keeping warm.

Isabella4

We have had snow flurries all day, tonight it seems to be setting in for a big one. Roll on summer.

I seem to have aquired another dog, as if I don't have enough! DH came down yesterday with a little brown mongrel he had picked up 'shivering on the roadside' about 10 miles from here. WHY he didn't just take it home I don't know.

Lovely little dog, small Jack Russell type, about 2 or 3. Well looked after, shiney coat, castrated, not particularly hungry, comes when called, not the least bit dirty in the house.  He seems to have pushed his way to the front of my pack, and has been stretched out infront of the fire all day. Now I have to start and ring round, don't really know where to start, as I usually get dogs dumped by their owners, but this little man came in with DH. I haven't felt like sitting @ pc all day today, but must start tomorrow, as there probably will be a family wondering where on earth their dog has got to in this bad weather. Either that, or I've just aquired another pooch.

Isabella.

Ariom

So lovely to read of snow flurries while I sit here in an Australian summer. I understand your eagerness for Summer, I am looking forward to the colder weather.

I hope you find the owner of your little house guest.

Lovely photo Chrissy!

chrissyb

Hi ya Ariom! I took that a few years ago in North Queensland at a place called Ross n Locke and it is the Mulgrave River near Gordonvale. It is such a lovely place to picnic and swim although the water is icy cold.......lol



Oh my Gosh girls! You sure are getting some snow storms over there! I've been checking your weather out on the net and some of this snow banks are huge! Hoping you are all staying warm and dry.



Packing my bags today as I'm heading out to Kangaroo Island tomorrow morning......early! I have a five hour drive to get to the ferry, and hour on the ferry and then another forty five minutes drive before I get to my sisters house. It's a loooong trip but oh so worth it when I get there. I haven't been for a couple of years so I'm really looking forward to it and the multitude of photographs I will get to take. I'll have fun editing them on the new laptop as well and yes, I will be able to share a few.......lol. I haven't been able to post pics for ages as the old computer just refused to stay o n long enough for me to do that.......yahoo for new technology!........don't you just love it



Don't worry if I don't get on the boards much next wet as I know I'm going to be oh so busy chatting with my sis and there really only so many hours I a day........lol.



Have a good week all!



Love n hugs. Chrissy

Alyson

Hi Ariom, pleased to see you have found us here.

Trust you Isabella to find another stray  - I really don't know but you are a big softy thats what. How is DD?

The East Coast girls are quit hope they are all well after the storm.

Big hugs

macatacmv

Here we are at the dog park today. look at the icicles on the tree branch. I got my car dug out today. It is tiring walking in the snow. even tho the snow is crunchy and you mainly stay on top, then once in a while your foot will drop in up to your knee or at least my knee (I'm short, ya know.)

I got my power back yesterday. But my DS who lives off island is still without heat or electricty. He just posted a pic on FB of a fire they have going out back of their house in an old wash bucket. I said it looks like you are burning furniture. He said that yeah it was some old broken furniture. College kids!!!!!

Chrissy, have a great trip. Enjoy the ferry ride. 

Isabella, hope you find the pup's family.

Ariom, you can have some of my snow. There is plenty to go around.

My new windows held up to the storm nicely. We had gusts up to 84 mile per hour. Whooeee!!!

Hope everyone else is safe. (((hugs)))

Ariom

Hello again, I didn't realise you Sister lives there Chrissy, how lovely. How long is the ferry ride?

Nice to catch up with you too Alyson.

Thanks Macatacmv! Would you believe I am phobic about walking in snow. The screech from packed snow is like fingernails on a blackboard for me.

I think it goes back to early chilldhood when my Dad was in Hospital in Scotland after a lift accident in one of the coal mines. He shattered his ankle and had to be in Hospital a gruelling 13 months. My Mum would take me to see him on the bus, but we had a long walk to get to the bus from our house. I can remember that sound and how perishing it was in the Wintertime.

When I was growing up here in Australia snow skiing was a part of everyones Winter Sports, but alas, I couldn't do it. I live close to the snow fields now too. I love to look at it, and your photo is just beautiful, but walking in it.....no thanks LOL

chrissyb

Ariom, once the ferry leaves the dock its about 45 - 50 mins depending on the weather. Tomorrow should be a quick one as it is going to be fine with very little wind.......yay! But it going to be a long day none the less.



Nancy that pic is gorgeous! Love the icicles! The only snow I've been aroun was wet snow which was just plain freezing! And I ended up wet and frozen to the bone........brrrrr!!! I really would like to see and play in some lovely dry powdered snow......maybe one, you just never know.......lol.



Love n hugs all! Chrissy

SoCalLisa

Have a good trip Chrissy..know you will..my idea of snow is that it is something you go out of you way to see, like in San Diego. If we want to we can drive a couple of hours to see it if we are in the mood..both mt DH and I grew up with having to deal with it, so we chose to live here instead 35 years ago now..:-)

chabba

I'm with you Lisa.  I remember having snow on the ground from Thanksgiving until Easter.  We may get a lot of rain here but at this time of year I just remind myself that where I grew up it would be snow.  I moved away from the too cold winters and too hot summers as soon as I graduated from college!

QCA

We haven't had any snow in my area of NC for probably 4 or 5 years.  All we've gotten is what weatherpeople call a "wintry mix".  When I was growing up it was a rare winter when we didn't have at least one major snowfall, enough to close the schools for 2 or 3 days and get out the sleds that some of us had, and it was such fun!  Once again they're teasing us about the possibility of snow this weekend, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Kathy

marywh

Isnt that the truth! the last time they were calling for it, I think it snowed for about 3 minutes and that was it.

Isabella4

My DD has calmed down a little, or at least she HAD, until she had to have her favorite dog put to sleep on Monday. She is a very firm believer in things happening in threes, so is now hopping around  in pieces wondering what's next !

Her dog was 17, and DD had had her from a puppy. The dog has been failing badly for a few months, at Christmas she had taken quite a step backwards, and was very disorientated...but DD hung on, didn't want to lose her over Christmas, but it was just a matter of time. The decision was taken early Monday morning, and the deed was done by 9am....first appointment at the vets. DD was inconsolable all yesterday, no-one knew what to do with her. I have been over today, but am at a loss what to say or do.

I still seem to have my 'lost dog'...he's got his feet well and truly under the table. Have rung the police, and 2 other organisations, but no-one was really interested. He's no trouble really, and very well behaved, so looks like he may be staying.

I forgot to say last week when I had the altercation with my cardio, he played merry hell with me for coming off a drug he had put me on to bring my BP down, Perindopril. I was prescribed it in place of 2 other BP drugs, and at first had no problems. I went just over 2 weeks on this drug then was taken quite ill, fever, short of breath, breathing difficulties, constant heart palpitations...felt like I had a very bad case of 'flu. As it was w/end I had to call emergency Dr. He saw me and said it was a violent reaction to Perindopril, and to come off it immediately. I did, my symptoms were gone.  My cardio ( he is actually a professor) tells me I should have stuck with it, the symptoms were 'proof the drug was working' Proof ??  OK. Not what I would have called it , and not what the emergency Dr thought.  It felt like it was killing me !! He has stuck me back on the drug!! at half strength, said I should have done this myself. ( Hey, I am no Dr !!) This makes me look as if I am being cavalier about treatments I am given, and not sticking to them, another 'this is a timewaster patient' on my notes no doubt.

Our medical system is a disgrace...think I've mentioned this before.

Isabella.

QCA

Oh my goodness, Isabella---I never use this word but I will now--your medical system sucks!!  I wouldn't think any doctor in his right mind would want a patient to stay on a drug to which they'd exhibited an obvious reaction.  That's just nonsense.  If the drug perindopril is in the same drug family as Lisinopril, also a blood pressure medication, that drug family is known for causing such reactions.  I had the same type of response (after years of being on it) to Lisinopril, along with angioedema (swelling of lips, tongue, and face), and I was immediately taken off the drug.  Actually spent the night in the hospital with a benadryl IV.  There are hundreds of BP lowering pills and it astounds me that the cardio wants you to stay on this one! 

Sorry to hear about DD's dog--that's especially hard on her right now.  We all have to do this sooner or later, but it never gets easier. 

Well, tonight's the State of the Union address.  I may just settle in with a book and read about it later, since the state of things seems very much the same as it's been!

Kathy

SoCalLisa

How many of you have had cataract surgery?

would you recommend it.?

Wren44

I haven't (yet). My GM had it in her 80's, one eye at a time. She couldn't wait to have the 2nd one done.

macatacmv

I haven't had eye surgery yet either. But I've known people who have and they were very pleased with the results. They said it was amazing to be able to see clearly again.

Today it was up in the 40s, tonight it is suppose to snow again. The weather can't seem to make up it's mind. I get how people want to move to S. CA and FL. 

I hope everyone has a nice Vaalentine's Day (unless it has already gone by in other time zones)

luvmygoats

Not me but DH did.  One eye followed a month or so later for the other eye.  That was 10 years ago.  No problems at all.  Only that I think he wished he had the latest implantable lens they've come out with since he had his done.

SoCalLisa

thanks, I think I will be due shortly...

at first they thought it might be a side effect of tamoxifen but then

I guess later they decided it wasn't...

I had a year of tamoxifen before arimidex was approved

ptdreamers

Socal lisa, I had them both done before my diagnosis. Hubby had them done last year. I chose to have one eye close vision and one far which works pretty well but I wound up having to wear glasses much the same as before. Hubby had his done so that both are set for distance but he has trouble seeing close. We both wear glasses. That said I would definitely have the surgery if you need it. It is an improvement. Good luck.

Ariom

I had one eye done years ago, the other one is fine. My cataracts were caused, I was told, by my long term Cortisone use.

I had to have a bit of a laser treatment after I had it done to sharpen the lens or something.

I remember waking up the day after the surgery and thinking, Oh my goodness, my windows are filthy!

It was that good, and no pain or down time.

Australia

Hi Chrissy, it's Gail from Bcaus forum, I was very excited to see you here and see you have a huge amount of posts! You are obviously a wonderful support in Aussie as well as here, keep up the great work! Love Gail

chrissyb

Hi Gail! Lovely to see you! Stick around as there is a great bunch of ladies here who offer support and friendship to all.



Lisa my mom had her eyes done a few years ago and said it was the best thing ever! She still needed her glasses for reading but not for anything else. She also said it was much easier than she thought it would be. Hope yours can get sorted soon.



Love n hugs. Chrissy

Leah_S

Lisa, my mil had the surgery and was very glad she did (don't remember details, it was probably close to 20 years ago).

I can't imagine not needing glasses - I've been wearing them since I'm 8 years old!

Leah

Wren44

Leah, I know what you mean. I can actually see at a distance without glasses, but now I need them for reading anything. I keep wearing them because I feel something is missing when I don't. I think I was 9 when I started wearing them.

SoCalLisa

thanks everyone..guess I will do it but will wait for my next appointment to talk about it

with my opthomalogist..he is a personal friend..

QCA

I've been told I have a cataract, which wasn't surprising at all since several relatives including my father and sister have had them.  I've been putting off the surgery since so far, no effects are noticable.  It's been interesting to read the responses here.  I'm rather in a quandary about what to do, since my opthalmologist is pregnant and due the month after my next appt, and DD's baby is due in August.  I know it should be done, but I'm a chicken!  Keep us posted please, Lisa.

Kathy

SoCalLisa

the doc asked me if I noticed a change in color..I told him I do alot of digital  photography and I had

noticed I pressed the contrast button and sometimes the added color button when I was looking at the 

photographs,,I had asked my brother who is a pro photographer if something could be wrong with my new

camera settings..he thought it might be my computer screen as the pictures printed well..anyhow this explains it...hmmm

Wren44

I heard of an opthomologist who could look at paintings and tell the age of the artist. Evidently with age, we see more yellow -- and paint what we see.

SoCalLisa

They think Monet's paintings showed his cataracts