Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Never heard of Longmire Days, but I've not read the books nor watched the TV show. Guess I'll look into them. Mom and Sister like 'em.
Spousal Unit's steroid injections into the herniated disk area produced no pain relief. Now they're going to do injections into nerves to see which ones are the problem. If outer, they'll score the nerve ending to stop pain transmission for 6-12 months. If nerve is up against the spinal cord, they'll have to do back surgery. Meanwhile, he thinks physical therapy is helping him in general. He rarely uses his walker anymore.
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Time to stir up something to eat. Later, y'all.
Never heard of Longmire Days, but I've not read the books nor watched the TV show. Guess I'll look into them. Mom and Sister like 'em.
Spousal Unit's steroid injections into the herniated disk area produced no pain relief. Now they're going to do injections into nerves to see which ones are the problem. If outer, they'll score the nerve ending to stop pain transmission for 6-12 months. If nerve is up against the spinal cord, they'll have to do back surgery. Meanwhile, he thinks physical therapy is helping him in general. He rarely uses his walker anymore.
Czarny will only go outside if I'm with him now. With all six fledglings now out of the nest, there are that many more swoopy birds to scare him. When they leave in late August, he'll need about another month to realize they're gone, then he'll be back to his normal outside routine. I know he misses being able to sit on the deck and oversee his territory...
Had a biopsy on my foot Friday. It was messy for a day, bleeding through the bandages, then something else draining out. Feels okay today -- so far. Should get results in a couple weeks. Interesting thing is I'm allergic to most bandage adhesives, but haven't reacted to this particular brand/style yet.
Time to stir up something to eat. Later, y'all.
