I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Hi Rosemary! I hope things are going well for you. You're probably just as sick of the snow as I am.

Jackie, thinking of you and your family.

Chickadee, sending all my best wishes out to you.

yorkie - hoping it's late onset, which progresses VERY VERY slowly...a friend has that, much different from what I think Blue has...

Speaking of Blue, ok, that RABBIT is the BEST.  Have already emailed to friends, still laughing at it myself.

gg- definitely second opinion, think DH is right about removing bone spurs, at least that's what's done when they're in other places on the body, especially the heel of foot.   Really hope there's a workaround to avoid major surgery for you.

GLORIOUS day  - in the 30's, honestly, it feels warm and spring like. 

I survived.  Very scary pneumonia.  It was very unresponsive and I was watching the vital sign board like a hawk. 

I'm home, bedridden,no middle body strength at all. The are setting up in home rehab and if I'm lucky a temp hospital bed before my husband hurts him self picking me up. 

Now I have so many follow up appts, I can't keep track of them. Medicare rules and such too. 

I'm still way too tired to post much but will try. 

Chick....wonderful to see you posting, but sorry that it has been such a rough interlude for you.  In home re-hab sounds great.  Having to go somewhere and do it you'd be too worn out.  The bed sounds wonderful for now as well. 

I think lots of people here will relax now that you have checked in and will be extremely understanding if you don't post a whole lot.  You were VERY missed for sure, but part of it was just good old-fashioned worry.  So hooray you are home and hopefully being in your own surroundings will be soothing and comfortable and you will get back together soon.

Blue...my first great laugh over the 'violence' graphic.  Not too much to laugh at , but thanks....I needed it.

GG.....yes, the answer is Russia for the Putin lovers.  Vibes -- all kinds of them for your friend.  I'm weary of all this cancer.  Still hard to believe that until I was diagnosed, I barely knew anyone who had any form of cancer.  Sure can't say that now.  Diagnosed in 2007.  It seems to be every where I look.

Blue....I also love the cat picture.

Jackie

Chicky - REST all you can.  Shore up your strength.  Take care.  We care.

((((Chicky))))! So happy to "see" you again!

Blue, he's on that med combo. Took his first dose tonight. His left leg has been shaking constantly for well over a year. His mother developed Parkinson's at about the same age and her leg, then legs, shook exactly the same way. Our GP told him a few months ago that it couldn't be Parkinson's because it started in his legs, not hands. Well, his mother's disease presented exactly the same way. Her hands only started shaking toward the end. She died at 91. The doc he saw today said it usually starts in the hands, but not always.

Anyway, that GP sent him on a wild goose chase to chiropractors, acupuncturists, PTs, spine surgeons, knee docs. Finally he got a referral to a pain center that gives epidurals. The pain doctor said he didn't think at that point an epidural would benefit him, and referred him to a neurologist. That's the guy we saw today who definitely believes it's Parkinsons. Doc said DH has every indicator except responding to the medicine. So he will take the med for a few weeks and if it decreases the symptoms, then the dx is firm. 

As an aside when we went to the pain clinic for DHs issue, I told them about my herniated/slipped disc, which was causing me terrible leg pain. I got my epidural yesterday and feel about 80% better. 

YEAH, chickadee - SO GOOD TO KNOW YOU ARE HEALING...rest, rest, rest....deep breath when you can, and more rest.

SO HAPPY YOU ARE RECOVERING.

CHICKADEE!!!! So glad to have you back - we were very worried.

Chickadee, so good to see you popping in.  How scary that must of been.  I hope you weren't alone.   Of course not...we were all in your overnight bag.  We just know to be very very quiet so they don't throw us out when visiting hours are over!

Yorkie...so sorry to here about your dh.  Sometimes it's better to know the devil we're dealing with so you can get on and deal with it.  

Yorkie - I think the one bren is referring to that maybe your DH has is called "adult onset" which isn't what Michael J. Fox has.  Don't knwo much about it, just remember a friend trying to explain it to me years ago, when her DH was diagnosed, and I was so locked in FEAR from the word, PD, I didn't hear all she said.  I do know her husband functioned normally for years, and years.

STILL - it's so frightening, concerning, but I know there are a lot of newer medications which help.  I had no idea my friend's DH has PD, and I saw them both often.

Off topic - temps in the 30's and it feels SO GOOD.  Truly, this has been a very difficult winter in this area...

Chickadee - rest, rest, rest, as deep a breath as you can take   more rest, and all good wishes. SO glad you're home.