Quite windy hereabouts yesterday--leaves stripped from the trees, and we had a support for a shadecloth break. Also several short power outages and surges.
Regarding slowness. . . . Found this from five years ago on the Yahoo support group:
Yes, most of us have learned to be very pushy in getting treatment. If we don't sometimes we are put off far too long. The first doctor I saw at UAB (not the one treating me now) said after the diagnosis "come back in a couple months." I almost screamed, and at that he informed me that they did not consider this an emergency. My response was "maybe you don't but I do, were you not listening when I told you that I couldn't keep down either food or water."? Anyway, I was lucky, strangely enough the girl doing the scheduling had achalasia. I got an appointment with the doctor who is treating me now right away, and have had no problems getting appointments since. He is the achalasia specialist there and better understood.
If I can ever get myself to the Achalasia specialist, lol! Seems, too, like more peeps bond with the surgeon than the GI guys. Maybe as a specialty goes, they took it up for the regular hours? Therefore they just don't see emergencies, even when the patient is admitted via ER (and a lot of us go that way -- which was a relief to know that I'm not just brain damaged, grin).
Dumb me. By the time I called, she'd gone home. Not likely that's it's made any difference except me not knowing till Monday. But dang, I dropped the ball on this one.
So, I was getting pretty concerned about Brady's recent--fairly sudden--turn for the worse. For a while, he couldn't walk *at all* without stumbling and falling down. Yesterday, the only way I could get any food into him was to hand him pieces while he was lying down.
At some point last night, I wondered--"What does a stroke look like in a dog?" So, I started searching online, and eventually found something about ideopathic vestibular disorder. Basically a temporary balance disorder. Since Brady *is* regaining his mobility, I'm thinking that's likely what we were dealing with.
Certainly a vestibular disorder could do that, idiopathic or otherwise. Here's for continued improvement.
Our cocker spaniel had a seizure once as he was getting on in years; he snapped out of it after a bit. It looked pretty much like in a human (I have seen several people have gran mals). He was a very nice little dog; never snapped at anyone. (I understand cocker spaniels do often bite.)
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That photo feels to me like a painting. I love the textures in the flowers. I want to paint them!
ReplyDelete20ยบ! Coldest morning/night of this season. Beau's out, at his insistence. But bringing him in, soon, at mine.
ReplyDeleteQuite windy hereabouts yesterday--leaves stripped from the trees, and we had a support for a shadecloth break. Also several short power outages and surges.
ReplyDeleteAgree! If you do, let us see!
ReplyDeleteRegarding slowness. . . . Found this from five years ago on the Yahoo support group:
ReplyDeleteYes, most of us have learned to be very pushy in getting
treatment. If we don't sometimes we are put off far too long.
The first doctor I saw at UAB (not the one treating me now)
said after the diagnosis "come back in a couple months." I
almost screamed, and at that he informed me that they did
not consider this an emergency. My response was "maybe you
don't but I do, were you not listening when I told you that I
couldn't keep down either food or water."? Anyway, I was
lucky, strangely enough the girl doing the scheduling had
achalasia. I got an appointment with the doctor who is
treating me now right away, and have had no problems
getting appointments since. He is the achalasia specialist
there and better understood.
* Snowflakes! *
ReplyDeleteStarted about 5 minutes ago.
There's a lot of hope in that!
ReplyDeleteWind has a mind of its own.
ReplyDeleteEarth stars, lol! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIf I can ever get myself to the Achalasia specialist, lol! Seems, too, like more peeps bond with the surgeon than the GI guys. Maybe as a specialty goes, they took it up for the regular hours? Therefore they just don't see emergencies, even when the patient is admitted via ER (and a lot of us go that way -- which was a relief to know that I'm not just brain damaged, grin).
ReplyDeleteDumb me. By the time I called, she'd gone home. Not likely that's it's made any difference except me not knowing till Monday. But dang, I dropped the ball on this one.
ReplyDeleteSo, I was getting pretty concerned about Brady's recent--fairly sudden--turn for the worse. For a while, he couldn't walk *at all* without stumbling and falling down. Yesterday, the only way I could get any food into him was to hand him pieces while he was lying down.
ReplyDeleteAt some point last night, I wondered--"What does a stroke look like in a dog?" So, I started searching online, and eventually found something about ideopathic vestibular disorder. Basically a temporary balance disorder. Since Brady *is* regaining his mobility, I'm thinking that's likely what we were dealing with.
Gotta love that internet.
Very good news!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely good news.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I heard that parts of California had hurricane force winds! How high did yours blow?
ReplyDeleteAh, "temporary" has a beautiful ring to it!
ReplyDeleteWell, comfort yourself in knowing you haven't slowed them down any.
ReplyDeleteMonday morning, you know what to do. ;-)
Gale force I'd say, but not hurricane force.
ReplyDeleteCertainly a vestibular disorder could do that, idiopathic or otherwise. Here's for continued improvement.
ReplyDeleteOur cocker spaniel had a seizure once as he was getting on in years; he snapped out of it after a bit. It looked pretty much like in a human (I have seen several people have gran mals). He was a very nice little dog; never snapped at anyone. (I understand cocker spaniels do often bite.)