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Cleared my cache and realized I hadn't clicked on this in a long time.
Lil is 30
I see some people on fb now and it makes me miss our little community on here.

leswp1 said:

Lil is 30
I see some people on fb now and it makes me miss our little community on here.

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30?!? How can that be?

I also miss the good ol' days of tLodge...

leswp1 said:

Just signed in after months and saw this. So sad. She sounds as if she is anxious? Its a month later so I don't know what happened. My first thought was an anxiety med. Hugs

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Welp, she seems to have stumped the vets. Recovery started to improve, finally, and we're slowly getting her off the post-op meds. But in the meantime:

Vet did a blood panel shortly after that post. Liver numbers were slightly higher than they should be, so they put her on a supplement along with the anti-biotics. The wretching/gagging/licking at air got worse.

Vet (running though checkboxes) gave a pro-biotic to give her off hours of the anti-biotic to try and get her stomach calm.

Raspy cough, sometimes wet, sometimes dry, gets worse as well. Once she was done with the first set of antibiotics, vet prescribed a stronger dose to try and shake whatever she might have. Two weeks of that. To help kick start the immune system in shutting down whatever it is, also prescribes a steroid with a stepped reduction to taper her off it. Also prescribes PepcidAC (OTC) to help ease the stomach from the steroid.

Day after the first reduction, Cookie goes into a big gagging/coughing/licking at air fit where she's fighting to inhale air.

Finally get her calmed down and breathing okay. Talk to the vet, they recommend (and write the script to fill the pills) keeping her on the high dose for a couple more weeks. Then taper down. Pepcid can be stopped as it didn't really do much (other than help calm the stomach from the first few days of steroids).

Since then, she's had a couple coughing fits but nothing as severe as she had after the steroid reduction. Sounds like a steam engine some times. And gets tires easily (but has lots of burts of energy banked up from all the napping the last two months).

Vet is stumped. We're also stumped. Meanwhile, we also have a foster dog that is 'mama-hen'-ing Cookie making sure shes okay after her fits. So she has someone around the house again.

The vet thinks she may have Cushings Disease, and asked if we wanted to pursue further testing. At this point, from everything we read, she has zero (maybe one) sign of symptoms from Cushings.

Dr. Google says that there could be a breakdown of the trachea causing her to suck air like she has, but that's generally seen in small breed dogs, not ones her size.

I have a weird feeling she somehow contracted Heart Worm again, 10 years after being treated for it originally. Most of her latest symptoms match.

Greetings Lodge. Hope you're all doing well. Not sure if I posted here but my mom passed away two months ago. We took her to the ER in early April, she went from there to rehab for two weeks, back to the hospital and then to hospice. Making the decision to put her in hospice was the hardest thing I've ever done - not to say it was just my call. But it was the right decision we all made as a family. We don't regret it. It was her time.

The last two months have been non-stop dealing with her stuff - life insurance, health insurance, financial stuff, stopping cable, electricity and gas, her cell phone (don't get me started on that). My brother, who had moved back from California to move in with her, has now moved in with me and today he did the walk through with the landlord at her (their) apartment and handed over the keys and confirmed we're getting the full security deposit back. And I'm sitting here in my place sobbing. Because, well, I don't know why. Probably because it really means she's gone and I'm so sad. When my dad passed, my mom was still there and we would be there constantly. It wasn't the main family home but it was where they both spent their final years. Now...it really is like closing a book. Grief is really a strange thing. I've gone weeks without falling apart and now these past couple of days I've been falling apart. I was in the office yesterday and a few co-workers on the other side of the cube wall were talking about calling their mothers and whether they should or when they could. I almost stood up and said "Call her." But I ran into the ladies room for a quick cry.

Now that the move is done, I'm hoping to take some time off to disconnect and relax.

Scarlet said:

Greetings Lodge. Hope you're all doing well. Not sure if I posted here but my mom passed away two months ago. We took her to the ER in early April, she went from there to rehab for two weeks, back to the hospital and then to hospice. Making the decision to put her in hospice was the hardest thing I've ever done - not to say it was just my call. But it was the right decision we all made as a family. We don't regret it. It was her time.

The last two months have been non-stop dealing with her stuff - life insurance, health insurance, financial stuff, stopping cable, electricity and gas, her cell phone (don't get me started on that). My brother, who had moved back from California to move in with her, has now moved in with me and today he did the walk through with the landlord at her (their) apartment and handed over the keys and confirmed we're getting the full security deposit back. And I'm sitting here in my place sobbing. Because, well, I don't know why. Probably because it really means she's gone and I'm so sad. When my dad passed, my mom was still there and we would be there constantly. It wasn't the main family home but it was where they both spent their final years. Now...it really is like closing a book. Grief is really a strange thing. I've gone weeks without falling apart and now these past couple of days I've been falling apart. I was in the office yesterday and a few co-workers on the other side of the cube wall were talking about calling their mothers and whether they should or when they could. I almost stood up and said "Call her." But I ran into the ladies room for a quick cry.

Now that the move is done, I'm hoping to take some time off to disconnect and relax.

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...hugs...

Definitely not an easy thing to go through. My mother-in-law passed away last week so my wife and I are trying to deal with dad and the house. Funeral is Saturday and we've got to deal with all the relatives (big Italian family).

My mom's been gone since September and I still have moments where I think she's still around.

My sympathies, Scarlet.

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Welp, she seems to have stumped the vets. Recovery started to improve, finally, and we're slowly getting her off the post-op meds. But in the meantime:

Vet did a blood panel shortly after that post. Liver numbers were slightly higher than they should be, so they put her on a supplement along with the anti-biotics. The wretching/gagging/licking at air got worse.

Vet (running though checkboxes) gave a pro-biotic to give her off hours of the anti-biotic to try and get her stomach calm.

Raspy cough, sometimes wet, sometimes dry, gets worse as well. Once she was done with the first set of antibiotics, vet prescribed a stronger dose to try and shake whatever she might have. Two weeks of that. To help kick start the immune system in shutting down whatever it is, also prescribes a steroid with a stepped reduction to taper her off it. Also prescribes PepcidAC (OTC) to help ease the stomach from the steroid.

Day after the first reduction, Cookie goes into a big gagging/coughing/licking at air fit where she's fighting to inhale air.

Finally get her calmed down and breathing okay. Talk to the vet, they recommend (and write the script to fill the pills) keeping her on the high dose for a couple more weeks. Then taper down. Pepcid can be stopped as it didn't really do much (other than help calm the stomach from the first few days of steroids).

Since then, she's had a couple coughing fits but nothing as severe as she had after the steroid reduction. Sounds like a steam engine some times. And gets tires easily (but has lots of burts of energy banked up from all the napping the last two months).

Vet is stumped. We're also stumped. Meanwhile, we also have a foster dog that is 'mama-hen'-ing Cookie making sure shes okay after her fits. So she has someone around the house again.

The vet thinks she may have Cushings Disease, and asked if we wanted to pursue further testing. At this point, from everything we read, she has zero (maybe one) sign of symptoms from Cushings.

Dr. Google says that there could be a breakdown of the trachea causing her to suck air like she has, but that's generally seen in small breed dogs, not ones her size.

I have a weird feeling she somehow contracted Heart Worm again, 10 years after being treated for it originally. Most of her latest symptoms match.

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eosinophilic esophagitis? In humans those signs would make me think of Reflux, allergic response, esophagitis, epiglottitis (that's usually acute), severe Post nasal drip and if nothing else anxiety, or brain injury. I hope it works out

Scarlet said:

Greetings Lodge. Hope you're all doing well. Not sure if I posted here but my mom passed away two months ago. We took her to the ER in early April, she went from there to rehab for two weeks, back to the hospital and then to hospice. Making the decision to put her in hospice was the hardest thing I've ever done - not to say it was just my call. But it was the right decision we all made as a family. We don't regret it. It was her time.

The last two months have been non-stop dealing with her stuff - life insurance, health insurance, financial stuff, stopping cable, electricity and gas, her cell phone (don't get me started on that). My brother, who had moved back from California to move in with her, has now moved in with me and today he did the walk through with the landlord at her (their) apartment and handed over the keys and confirmed we're getting the full security deposit back. And I'm sitting here in my place sobbing. Because, well, I don't know why. Probably because it really means she's gone and I'm so sad. When my dad passed, my mom was still there and we would be there constantly. It wasn't the main family home but it was where they both spent their final years. Now...it really is like closing a book. Grief is really a strange thing. I've gone weeks without falling apart and now these past couple of days I've been falling apart. I was in the office yesterday and a few co-workers on the other side of the cube wall were talking about calling their mothers and whether they should or when they could. I almost stood up and said "Call her." But I ran into the ladies room for a quick cry.

Now that the move is done, I'm hoping to take some time off to disconnect and relax.

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We were at my father in laws today and I saw his old leather cap. Its been 20 months and it was like a gut punch. Good for you to have that sorted so soon. we are no where close.

Good Evening Lodge! Well the years are going by and here we all are at a different phase of life from 20 yrs ago.
Currently dealing with auntie les who's dementia is advancing. It really is the long goodbye. she is losing her ability to do email and facebook but not really getting that- thinks it is someone messing with her computer.

For those dealing with settling affairs- we are using the NOK Box (next of kin box). Hands down the best thing we could ever have done was getting one. We currently have one running for my auntie (I am POA), one for the father in law (died) and my brother took over the one I started for my mum. Its the only thing I could find that organized everything in one place. Folders for all the stuff, etc. Has checklists including what to save, what not to save, and a place to note who is dealing with it for those who are sharing the responsibilities (I wish). My Mum needed to spend down and the person who was helping was amazed- I had filed everything in all the folders and we ended up having everything except the stuff she didn't keep.
https://www.thenokbox.com/?tw_sourc...Brand&utm_term=nokbox&utm_content=Nokbox+|+XM

MarkEagleUSA said:

30?!? How can that be?

I also miss the good ol' days of tLodge...

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I miss when we were rep whoring and used to get the weekly updates from WTW

My mother-in-law passed away 2 weeks ago tomorrow. Stage 4 lung cancer that started years ago as uterine cancer. She had a hysterectomy at the time but refused any additional radiation or chemo. Then about 3 years ago they discovered the lung cancer. She agreed to a low-dose chemo but after 6 months it wasn't helping. Then they tried Keytruda but the cancer had advanced to far for it to be effective.

About 4 months ago they said there was nothing more to do and gave her 6 months. She was a trooper right up until the end. At-home Hospice care for the last 3 weeks before she died. They suggested she go to a facility but she said "no, I want to die at home". During her last week my wife and her two sisters took turns spending the night to care for mom as she couldn't even stand without help, plus they started giving her morphine. Two weeks ago today my wife was there along with the Hospice nurse and mom asked for last rites (her last spoken words as it turned out). She died about 12 hours later with her husband and three daughters at her side..

Now the issue is dad. My FIL is just beside himself as they were married for 64 years and she did EVERYTHING for him (old school Italians). He has his own health issues and can barely walk. As luck would have it, they were able to get him into a very nice local senior living/assisted living facility with tiered services if his health declines. Move in will be the first week of September. They're not going to do anything with the house/estate until at least the first of the year just to make sure he settles in at the new place. In the meantime they will be packing, cleaning and donating most of mom's stuff, furniture, etc, and getting the house ready to sell.

The good news is that everything they worked for all their lives will enable dad, currently 89, to have a good 10 years of financial coverage. The bad news is that everything they worked for will likely be consumed by his care.

Starting with my mom last year and now my mother-in-law, I'm really starting to feel my own mortality...