Yall. Twice now midol has saved my life. When the headache starts is when it gets worse. For some reason I’ve taken midol and the pain becomes just a nuisance or slight discomfort.
On top of shark week this week too. 11/10
Not medical advice. I’m just saying this was a happy accident that’s turned into a life saver.
The grey cat is Big Boy. He’s a war vet who has seen his days. He is the goodest boy. Hims a good boy. He was fat and liked to cuddle. My old roommate and I were the only ones he would let hold him. He liked his food. 11/10 times he usually got a bite.
The grey and white one is Silvia or Peepers. I adopted her with my ex because I wanted a kitten. Well. She was gonna be his cat until he became unkind to me. She went after him. After that she hated men. She hated my boyfriend. They fought and it was kinda cute and funny in a way. She was never vicious towards him and he always stopped before it went too far. One day I come home and she is laying on him. I had only known him for four ish months at that time. We weren’t even close to dating back then. She was his best friend. Good girl.
The beautiful calico is Athena. She was also referred to as the bitch from time to time. She was adopted three days after my birthday. I sprained my foot on my birthday so I was on crutches. I sat in the floor and she plopped on my lap. We spent many nights cuddled with my face in her fur. It was my safe space. She was a bitch though. She was never mean to anyone lol. She just had this look that made you go “bitch”. Oh man. The impact she had on so many people. The love. The memories. She was a rat… but I would do her last day over again with the same outcome… maybe add some bacon this time.
Look at my Silvia. Her name was also Peep. She was a weird cat who was not very nice. She didn’t hiss per se but she would watch you and scope your every move.
She hated my boyfriend when they first met. He harassed her and she fought back. I found them one morning on my bed. She was in his arms. She chose him when we were just friends. She loved him up to the end. Perfect baby.
I started taking lithium around the end of 2024. On New Year’s Day I woke up at 4am vomiting blood. ER said I was okay. It was only the one time with blood… it continued nonstop for… almost eight months before it started slowing down. The longest I have gone now without vomiting is maybe 3 weeks. My last episode was Sunday night…
I have had violent diarrhea ever since this started. Multiple times a day.
I have been eating with my medications. I have a strict routine with that. I drink a lot of electrolytes and juice. I’ll admit I’m a pop addict. Quitting it for almost a month did nothing anyway.
All of my labs are perfect. I eat a normal amount of food. I’m on a fruit kick right now if that matters.
My prescribing doctor says everything is okay. I want off of it. I am at the point where my physical is affecting my mental health more.
I have a stomach issue that makes me vomit and have constant diarrhea. No amount of scrubbing has helped. I don’t know if I want one of those freshener things that sit in the toilet. When my stomach has its episodes, all I can smell is stomach acid. When I have to pee later on it’s all I smell.
Is there a deep cleaner I can use? What scent stuff won’t make it worse?
I have a resident who just got on services. She needed to be for MONTHS. She was miserable.
She has a Kennedy ulcer that’s tunneled so deep… it’s awful. It’s weeping through dressings… it’s so bad. I had never seen her major wound at all. Only the little one. I cringed and may have gagged the second I took the dressing off. My nurse was coming in to do her treatment so we could knock it all out…
She deserves better. May she pass soon. Thank goodness for comfort meds.
My brother died a few years. He was a stoner.
I had a dream the other night that we were sitting there, passing a J back and forth. We were talking about our family, his dad, and life. He looked so much better.
That was the best dream I’d had in awhile. If circumstances were different, this would be happening in real life. ❤️ just a little tree hugger missing her big brother.
This is Blair. She’s a baby Maine coon. She is a jerk. 11/10 will kiss this evil face before she starts her mayhem.
I’ve had TMJ issues my whole life. It’s mainly been my left side.
A few weeks ago the right side of my jaw popped. I lost my hearing the next day. I dealt with it until I couldn’t.
I took the steroids. lol. I only regained partial hearing since the swelling went down.
I don’t mind not being able to hear sometimes but it’s starting to become a problem. I’m scared to go see an ENT because I don’t want surgery… at all. Last time my TMJ was discussed the solution was to break my jaw and wire it shut while it heals… nope.
Big Boy was adopted in 2022. He became the household teddy bear. I’d pack him around and he would just buzz.
He love bit. He would try to grab you for more attention.
He was old when he was adopted so I knew I wouldn’t have long. I just wish I had more time.
Big Boy was adopted in 2022. He was an old-ish man at the time. He love bit. I flicked him. He came home with me. His wife in tow.
He ate treats and people food. He didn’t really care. He loved his momma. He was a very weird cat.
I’m going to miss our morning cuddles and naps. He was the best boy.
My jaw has always been an issue since I was little. I could crack my left side but never my right.
A few weeks ago my right side popped. I felt pressure behind my ear and let it go. It hurt. I was over it. I moved on.
A few days ago my jaw throbbed and I kinda lost the hearing in my ear. It hurt to much of anything. I caved and went to urgent care. I’m on steroid which have helped the swelling and the pressure. I can hear again!!!!
I wanted ibuprofen… I cannot take ibuprofen. I was barely able to find a steroid that wouldn’t fry my kidneys or skyrocket a medication level.
Work has me in the dumps. Tell me your funniest or craziest stories.
We have a resident in my building who is in her own world. It’s great. She’s wonderful. She can be a mean little thing but she’s a favorite.
I was taking care of her and she’s going on about how a government official took her teeth and how she’s going to sue him. She has this detailed plan. I’m trying not to die laughing.
I start giggling.
“It’s not funny! He took my teeth.” -her
“Oh to live a day in your world.” -me
“It’s pretty great here but I do make time to sight see.” -her
I died. I lost it. She said it with the straightest face. Then she was mad at the government again.
I leave you with this “fact” from the bird herself.
“There’s a lot of ginger ale in Ukraine. Did you know that? It was stolen and taken there. It was the good ginger ale too.”
Look at my good boy. He’s spent all day with me. Big Boy is my favorite cuddle buddy.
My old man and the 13 week old kitten, Blair. He’s just a gentle old man who loves his babies.