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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2005At least someone around here has some sense.
My DH has decided for some arcane reason to stop taking all his medicine and not to see his doctor anymore. I'd blame male idiocy only its the kind of thing my mother would have done too. None of this should be immediately life threatening and grownups (if you can call him that) do get to make their own decisions. Two of the results of his little experiment are that his constant cough is far worse. And his eyes have started to itch. Particularly at night. No surprise here Sherlock. You have gastric esophagus problems and quit taking an acid blocker. You just might start getting heartburn and coughing and getting hoarse. And if you quit taking your allergy medicine, well heck your allergy to the cat sleeping on the bed might just come back too. I finally realized something this morning. The cats have quit sleeping on the bed. I 'm guessing all the coughing and carrying on was disturbing their sleep. They do come in fairly early and keep an eye on me to see if I show any sign of waking up to fill the food dish and let them out. But other than that they have found other beds where they can get some peace and quiet. If I weren't deaf I'd probably join them. Jo A word comes to mind I believe it is DUMBASS > My DH has decided for some arcane reason to stop taking all his medicine > and not to see his doctor anymore. I'd blame male idiocy only its the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jo Want some sweet revenge to knock some sense to him time for some Mexican meals for breakfast lunch and dinner. he will start taking his medicine again >A word comes to mind I believe it is DUMBASS >> My DH has decided for some arcane reason to stop taking all his medicine [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Jo > No surprise here Sherlock. You have gastric esophagus problems and quit > taking an acid blocker. > Jo Oh dear. He will be sorry for that. I can say that because I did the same thing. I rocked along just fine for a few months, then all of a sudden woke up in the middle of the night covered in sweat with horrible chest pain. I ended up having the mediflight helicopter land in the front yard and haul me to the ER. The cats didn't come out from under the bed for days. Turned out to be an esophogal abraison from (guess what)....not taking the medicine for 2 months. It would be have been way less traumatic and cheaper to just take the #@#% stuff like I was supposed to. Sherry >> No surprise here Sherlock. You have gastric esophagus problems and quit >> taking an acid blocker. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry He gets a copy of this with dinner tonight! Thanks > My DH has decided for some arcane reason to stop taking all his medicine and > not to see his doctor anymore. I'd blame male idiocy only its the kind of > thing my mother would have done too. When my father died suddenly from a massive asthma-related heart attack I was horrified to find two years of prescriptions--unfilled-- on his nightstand. Everything from cholesterol medicine to stomach medicine to asthma medication. I still have the prescriptions to remind me to try to be smarter/less self destructive than he was. He died at age 67. Needlessly. > My DH has decided for some arcane reason to stop taking all his medicine and > not to see his doctor anymore. I'd blame male idiocy only its the kind of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > and getting hoarse. And if you quit taking your allergy medicine, well heck > your allergy to the cat sleeping on the bed might just come back too. If the anti-acid drug is a histamine type 2 blocker such as ranitidine or cimetidine, that will also have activity against allergy. The true acid blockers like omeprazole will not. If he's taking the first kind, it's even more evidence of allergy. ... If I weren't deaf I'd probably join them. > Jo Jo, Does this mean that the implant doesn't work after all? Annie > ... If I weren't deaf I'd probably join them. >> Jo > Jo, > Does this mean that the implant doesn't work after all? > Annie No, it has been wonderful. Only disappointment is I still can't really use the telephone by myself. But I don't wear it at night. It gobbles up batteries as it is, and it would irritate my ear even if it managed to stay on all night. Without it I am profoundly deaf. Jo Jo > No, it has been wonderful. Only disappointment is I still can't really use > the telephone by myself. But I don't wear it at night. It gobbles up > batteries as it is, and it would irritate my ear even if it managed to stay > on all night. Without it I am profoundly deaf. I was wondering the same thing. Glad to hear it's still working. As for DH, in a way I understand him. I take five different prescription medicines in addition to the two kinds of insulin I inject, and I do understand how frustrating it can be sometimes. At times, I look in horror at the heaps <slight exaggeration> of meds I have to take and I'm only 41. I hope he soon realises how much better he feels if he takes the meds. In the meantime, purrs for the cats to find soft, warm and quiet beds to sleep on.  SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> No, it has been wonderful. Only disappointment is I still can't really >> use the telephone by myself. But I don't wear it at night. It gobbles [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > the meantime, purrs for the cats to find soft, warm and quiet beds to > sleep on. That's why I'm not fighting him too much on this right now. I really think he was over medicated. A few weeks to see what he misses and needs may be a good thing. I went past the bedroom this afternoon and Jake was curled up in the comforter with a typical cat look on his face. "I'm not here. You do not see me. Do not disturb." So I know it is us he is avoiding at night. Not the fluffy new comforter we just got. Its been funny watching the cats try to walk on the comforter. They step on it and sink six inches. Jo > Its been funny watching the cats try to walk on the comforter. They step on > it and sink six inches. LOL! SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >DH, in a way I understand him. I take five different prescription >medicines in addition to the two kinds of insulin I inject, and I do [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >the meds. In the meantime, purrs for the cats to find soft, warm and >quiet beds to sleep on. Marina, I'm 46, and I take about 17 different meds, including the insulin and several inhalers. It's a horrifying amount of drugs to take, but as my friend say ,'Small price to pay to feel this good'. Better living through chemistry. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita > >DH, in a way I understand him. I take five different prescription > >medicines in addition to the two kinds of insulin I inject, and I do [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Jane > - owned and operated by Princess Rita On the feline asthma group one woman was relating how she was organizing her meds and the cats meds and then she took hers only to realize one was the cats antibiotic! I have done that early morning half an eye open taking your medications and you spot the firball that you have to chase down to give him his pill, pour the pills out get his, snag the firball, give him his pill come back to your medication,take them and realize you just swallowed one of his diazepam THAT WAS A FUN DAY :-) ...Only disappointment is I still can't really use > the telephone by myself. But I don't wear it at night. It gobbles up > batteries as it is, and it would irritate my ear even if it managed to > stay on all night. Without it I am profoundly deaf. Jo I'm glad to read that it is working. Would it help to put the phone on a speaker phone mode? I can understand not wearing it at night. You wouldn't have to hear the neighbor's d*gs barking. And, I suppose the batteries are expensive and there's no use in using them up while you are sleeping. I assume that if you had an emergency your DH would hear a smoke alarm and wake you up. Annie > ...Only disappointment is I still can't really use >> the telephone by myself. But I don't wear it at night. It gobbles up [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > wake you up. > Annie When I use the phone, I use the speaker option. But the clarity is poor. I don't have a prayer in wadding through a push button menu system. Only two of the four phones in the house have the speaker, and its always a pain to find one of them. But I can use it well enough to call my daughter and tell her the kids are driving me nuts and to come and get them. It's funny what I can and can't hear. Example I can hear when the kids come in from the garage and the door doesn't close all the way. I worry about that because the cats are always looking for one more opportunity to get out. Now if I can hear it from 20 feet away, why can't they hear it when they are right there? On TV I can identify someone's accent even though I may not be able to understand what they say, or even if it is a male of female voice. I get rhythm better than pitch. Jo ...>> On TV I can identify someone's accent even though I may not be able to > understand what they say, or even if it is a male of female voice. I get > rhythm better than pitch. > > Jo Are you able to hear and enjoy music, or is it just noise to you? I have found that I have to pay close attention when people speak in some accents in order to understand what they are saying. In fact, at times I've told them that I have a hearing problem and ask them to please slow down. My hearing is O.K. (I think), but I feel better about telling them the problem is with me than possibly making them think I'm insulting the way they talk. Of course, you can't do that when the voice is on TV. Annie > ...>> On TV I can identify someone's accent even though I may not be able > to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > voice is on TV. > Annie I don't get much in the way of melody with music. It sounds monotone. I was always very involved with music when I could hear, and sometimes think I remember every note I ever heard. We watched the Johnny Cash Special on TV tonight, and in my mind I could "hear" him singing with June. I have found it very difficult to read someone's lips if English isn't their first language. Not really sure why that is. Jo > I don't get much in the way of melody with music. It sounds monotone. I > was always very involved with music when I could hear, and sometimes think [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jo Thank you for sharing your experience. I was hoping you'd get a good result from your implant. I suppose an improvement can be considered a good result. It's interesting that you can remember the sounds still. That's something to hang onto. As for music, you'd probably enjoy hearing a drum solo performed by an excellent drummer. Wishing you the best as always. Annie >> ...>> On TV I can identify someone's accent even though I may not be able >> to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >I have found it very difficult to read someone's lips if English isn't their >first language. Not really sure why that is. At a guess, the mouth-shapes formed by a non-native speaker, or the timing when going from one stage to the next, may be slightly different. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > My DH has decided for some arcane reason to stop taking all his > medicine and not to see his doctor anymore. I'd blame male idiocy [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Jo /Silly man./ SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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