I know because of the emails I’m receiving, some of you are worried about me and my health. I finally have my answers. After I had my colonoscopy a few days ago, I suffered a pretty bizarre setback after I awoke from the Twilight Sleep. They gave me a shot of tramadol, which did not take the pain away, I was then taken to the emergency room and put through a range of tests.
I am relieved to know what’s going on with me. Why the devil I keep falling all the time. Also thankful that all the “doom and gloom guesses” that they were throwing my way were not accurate. Grateful to know the reasons behind my inability to pick up 20 pound bags of cat food, cat litter. Why I can’t even open up can of cat food anymore without assistance. Even explaining why it is so arduous for me now to scoop litter boxes. In other words why I can no longer Rescue actively.
My final diagnosis is; I have severe bilateral right hip and right shoulder osteoarthritis with multiple osteophytes. It is not curable, it is treatable to a certain extent. One radiologist wrote that i have osteoarthritis in unexpected places.
The surgeon is recommending a reverse right shoulder replacement as well as a right hip replacement. (I have politely declined both surgeries). I will do all that I can to manage the pain. I’m thankful that all the specialists and all the tests and everything else which has consumed my time and thoughts is over. They initially thought I might have MS, then it was an auto- immune disease, then speculation it might be colon cancer- It was quite a long journey to reach this point.
Bentley is doing better. He is finally returning to his hyper-aggressive self. I am now just pilling him bare-fingered. (Thankfully, my tetanus shot is up-to-date.) So far, he has not bit me. I think my process using spray cheese and just wiping the cheese with the pill on the top of the roof of his mouth is working better than trying to get it down his throat. He goes in for a re-check next week, so we will see what his bloodwork has to say about how successful this is for him.
Now if you will excuse me, It has been an exhaustive two days and I just got back from the ER. There’s a pillow in the other room with my name on it. It’s waiting for me.
Happy Veterans Day to All who Served so nobly as well as their families. May God protect us all
Well, you were right: it was a long way to arrive at the truth. But now you have it. For what it’s worth, I too would have declined the surgeries: doing things now is tough enough; doing them after the surgeries would be impossible. Carry on as best you can, and your friends will stand with you.