u/General-Childhood963

I've been sitting for this client for years and gotten the pleasure of watching her one pup through the tougher senior years. I'm so grateful she trusts me enough to spend this time with her pup, but I. am. so. tired.

The oldest dog is nearing her time unfortunately, and it's becoming increasingly unbearable to do overnight sits with her. While she's happy to nap, play, and do all the normal dog things during the day, every night a switch flips. She cries nonstop and starts barking loudly if she doesn't get what she wants immediately. The problem is she doesn't even know what she wants anymore. She doesn't allow me to pet her or snuggle her, doesn't need a potty break, and even gets an extra trazadone at night on top of her 2 during the day. Quite literally nothing calms her. She'll keep me up crying and pacing for hours, and when I finally catch some sleep, she's got me back up at 4:30-5am. I feel awful that I'm so miserable watching her because it's simply not her fault.

Am I wrong for knowing I'll likely feel a bit of relief when she passes knowing both that she's not suffering and neither will I anymore? Again, I'm so grateful to be the trusted one for this family, but it's exhausting for everyone involved at this point.

Roughly a week ago, my left ear started feeling full/clogged up 24/7. Everything is muffled, my hearing is awful, and I can feel the fluid in there. It only hurts occasionally, just mostly feels blocked. I tried mucinex for several days, continue to use flonase twice daily, and have a daily otc allergy pill as well. 3 days ago I finally went to urgent care, where it was confirmed both ears have fluid but the left is the worst. They chalked it up to allergies. No redness was seen to point toward infection, so he sent me home with a weeks course of a steroid twice daily. So far this is doing nothing, and it's gotten worse. Both ears are now full constantly, and nothing relieves it. I even added SudafedPE into the mix today (had no time to stop for the good stuff at the counter.) NOTHING IS HELPING. I genuinely cannot continue to function with this as my job requires a lot of talking and listening. I am unable to get in with my PCP for over a month. Funds are tight, and urgent care again will cost me another $40 I don't really have to spend. What are my other options here, if any?

I had posted here yesterday looking for solutions to an issue I had thought my own dog caused while at at sit. I had woken up to a rather expensive pair of cowboy boots chewed up, and with my pups history, assumed he was the culprit.

You all gave me such nice suggestions. I did end up leaving a card and some new toys for her pups, as she wouldn't let me go without pay.

It turns out, it WAS NOT MY DOG! I was also watching her son's dog, who's never had an issue with things like this either. But guess who threw up boot remnants after she got home lol. So, my dog's probationary period has ended and we're off the hook. Mr. Lincoln has a little boot-induced tummy ache and an angry dad, but he's alright.

I guess the moral of the story is, you cant always make assumptions based on prior experience with the pups you're sitting. That dog has never chewed shoes before, but apparently he was feeling a little spicy. I was happy to put the blame on myself, but definitely glad it ended up not being my dog.

I only pet sit for one family anymore, and they always allow me to bring my own dog with me. Aside from the easily cleaned, very rare, excited piddles, he has never ever caused an issue. He really enjoys getting to hang out for a couple of days to play with his friends.

Unfortunately he must've gotten a bit anxious last night and chose to steal a pretty nice cowboy boot from my client's office. Basically shredded the entire top half while I was asleep. I've had him for 3 years now and he's only done this once in the very early days. He also usually stays in bed with me all night?

Anyways, I texted my client first thing this morning and profusely apologized asking what I could do in terms of replacement or repayment. She's much like a second mom to me, so of course she wouldn't accept anything. She said she's not that worried about it, but I know it was at least a $150 pair of boots, if not more.

They come back home this evening. If she won't accept actual monetary repayment, what can I do to even slightly make up for my dog being a nuisance child? He obviously just got himself banned (by me) from future sits. I feel awful that she won't accept anything or even a cut of what she's paying me.

I've been struggling off and on with angular cheilitus for several years now, starting post jaw surgery. I think it's because I drool in my sleep now? Anyways, got almost a year free of it, and now it's back and WILL NOT go away. I changed nothing in my routine before it came back.

This round I've switched my toothpaste, been using up a ton of lanolin, and I do take multivitamins every day (was doing this prior as well.) I also plan to pick up some mouth tape for future nights. What else can I possibly try to heal this up in the meantime? I have a date this weekend and would prefer to be in a little less pain with the cracking lol

Usually I go to planned parenthood downtown, but they're booked out for a month. As are my regular doctors. Just looking for routine testing before a new partner, so nothing too immediate or serious. Still prefer to not wait that long if possible.

I'm located in the Sewickley area, but willing to travel!

I'm 27 with very regular 28/29 day cycles. I took the Ella EC pill roughly 2 weeks ago, though it was the day after my expected ovulation date according to my app. I think it worked, as I got ovulation pain about a week later, and my period is now 5 days late. Judging by the ovulation pain, I'd still be getting my period this week.

For the last week my period symptoms have just come and gone. I'll get cramps that scream my period is about to start, then they'll vanish within the hour. My boobs were sore for a day and now they're fine. What's really throwing me off is I keep waking up at 3-4am needing to pee, with cramps, or just general insomnia. Normally with my pms I sleep like the dead and still can't get up in the morning. I took a pregnancy test 2 weeks after sex just in case, and it was negative. So not that, though it all does remind me of when I was pregnant in the past lol.

What was everyone else's experience taking Ella? Do these symptoms just sound like a product of the pill? I know it obviously messes with your cycle, but i feel like I'm going insane just trying to get my period to start atp.

I normally go very regularly, I'm talking like more than once a day. I felt a little backed up a little over a week ago and took a Senokot laxative which obviously led to what seemed like a full clean out. Had a normal BM a few days later, but not since then. The pebble-like BMs started again either Friday/Saturday. I've been so bloating that my stomach is hard and I appear pregnant. There have been no changes in my diet, activity, or anything else.

I took another Senokot yesterday because I was unable to go at all. I've tried drinking warm water, eating some fiber today but no luck in going. The pain is unlike I've ever felt before. I can't massage the area or sit in squatty potty position because of it and it pains me to even walk around. Driving to the store feels out of the question right now, and I can't afford delivery.

Please give me your best advice on what to do next. I will force myself to the store if there's something that I absolutely should try, but can't just wonder around making guesses. I literally feel like I'm going to explode, help lol

The wait until I can test is kind of driving me crazy. I've been having constant twinges of pain and some period-like cramps that are not normal for me along with daily nausea, wrist and back pain, and minor cold symptoms. The last time I felt like this I was in fact pregnant and tested with a very immediate positive 3 days before my period was allegedly due (I'm regular.) It's definitely still too early to test, but I almost feel like my body just knows the ropes already and is gearing up all the symptoms early. We aren't necessarily trying for a baby, but aren't preventing it either.

Little timeline for y'all:

Last period: 6/6-6/8
Unprotected (no pull-out): 6/7
Unprotected (with pull-out): 6/13
Unprotected (said he didn't finish, pretty sure he did inside): 6/17
Took Ella pill: 6/19 though this was a day after my expected ovulation date (I know apps aren't accurate.)
Unprotected (no pull-out): 6/21

When do we think the soonest possibly day would be to potentially get an accurate test? Last time I started 3 days prior to my expected period and tested again after being a few days late just to confirm. I definitely would have tested positive even earlier than that.