My leukemia's back.

[bruceha2000]

Glad to see you back Al. How are you doing?

 

[Blooie]

Gack, GAC!! How scary!!! And how unnecessary!!! Hope she heals up quickly now.

I have a huge problem. I have a huge dog. That huge dog loves to chew ice cubes....I toss her a few and she lays in the grass happily crunching away. I put several in her water bowl outside to keep her water cooler and she'll fish them out and eat them.

This morning she figured out where they come from....that little lever on the front of the fridge will give her a whole bunch of them at one time, and they bounce when they hit the hardwood floor! Bonus? Her nose is so big that when she hits the ice button she also hits the water dispenser button! Ice comes out one side and a stream of cold water comes out of the little nozzle right beside it! She's delerious with unrestrained joy at her power! Time to test the "lock" button. "Let's get an Irish Wolfhound" we said. "It'll be fun!" we said.

 

[ronott1]

Gack, GAC!! How scary!!! And how unnecessary!!! Hope she heals up quickly now.

I have a huge problem. I have a huge dog. That huge dog loves to chew ice cubes....I toss her a few and she lays in the grass happily crunching away. I put several in her water bowl outside to keep her water cooler and she'll fish them out and eat them.

This morning she figured out where they come from....that little lever on the front of the fridge will give her a whole bunch of them at one time, and they bounce when they hit the hardwood floor! Bonus? Her nose is so big that when she hits the ice button she also hits the water dispenser button! Ice comes out one side and a stream of cold water comes out of the little nozzle right beside it! She's delerious with unrestrained joy at her power! Time to test the "lock" button. "Let's get an Irish Wolfhound" we said. "It'll be fun!" we said.

How cool!

Sorry about the floors though

 

[getaclue]

Blooie, to us that's hilarious. To you, not so much. I know my lock button works, because of the grandbaby's water, and ice powers. I hope yours works too. In time, your dog should learn that it doesn't work anymore, and stop trying.

 

[bobbi-j]

Good morning Team Rachel.

I've got a blessing to report. Sorry if it's a bit long, but that's the way it is. My daughter is on medicaid. Here in FL, the majority of health care clinics have converted to kids only, or "limited services", so there is only one place that treats adults. All the doctors in there are freshly graduated, and within a short time, move on to other practices.

For months now, she's had various symptoms, and requested a referral to a gynecologist. The new doctor at the clinic wouldn't give her one. She kept going back again, and again for symptoms. The doctor eventually told her she had mental issues, possible hypochondria, was making it up, and there was nothing wrong with her.

A couple months ago, her pain increased, and she could not eliminate from her bowels without the use of a laxative every other day. When she moved in here, I told her to stop using the harsh laxative she was taking every other day, and to take Metamucil every day, and use Phillips Milk of Magnesia every other day to try to get herself regulated. Phillips Milk of Magnesia is a much gentler laxative, and can be used more frequently than the harsher ones. Well, it worked a little but got worse, and more pain. Finally she went to her doctor, and her major complaint was the pain, secondly she couldn't eliminate, and demanded the doctor refer her to a GI doctor. She, the doctor, did the referral grudgingly, and it got approved.

Last week, they did an upper GI. Nothing. Somehow, I KNEW they were going to find the problem when they did the colonoscopy this week. Last night she started her prep for the colonoscopy this morning. About 30 minutes after she drank the Magnesium Citrate, she was having issues, and serious pain. I took her to the hospital. There, they gave her 3 shots of various medications. They got the impaction to pass, and she came home to finish the rest of her prep. They emphasized how important it was to get her colonoscopy, since her reaction could be due to a partial blockage. I've been praying the Lord would get her to the right doctor, and that they would find the problem, and that it could be treated.

She got the colonoscopy this morning. The doctor found a fairly large mass of infection on one of the walls of her intestine, causing the problem, but the wall is adjacent to something in her female system, and everything indicates that it originated as a gynecological issue, got worse over time, and spread. He's doing his report, calling her doctor, and making sure she gets to a gynecologist. Hallelujah! What a blessing!

While I'm not happy she's had to endure all this, without help, or sympathy from her doctor, I'm so glad my prayers were answered, and this doctor finally found a cause for her problems, and now they can treat her, and get her well. Have no fear, I'm going to have her get copies of all her medical records, and send them to the review board with a complaint.

Yes - this definitely needs to go to a review board! Glad she’s finally getting some answers, though.

huh?

Alaska has a crazy amount of great Internet. Unless you are out in the bush.

Most coffee shops have free wifi, and the grocery stores, and the library. .. and the City hall.

Sun! Lack of sun! I don’t know why my phone said sign. I KNOW I typed sun. I swear my phone just likes to mess with me...

Gack, GAC!! How scary!!! And how unnecessary!!! Hope she heals up quickly now.

I have a huge problem. I have a huge dog. That huge dog loves to chew ice cubes....I toss her a few and she lays in the grass happily crunching away. I put several in her water bowl outside to keep her water cooler and she'll fish them out and eat them.

This morning she figured out where they come from....that little lever on the front of the fridge will give her a whole bunch of them at one time, and they bounce when they hit the hardwood floor! Bonus? Her nose is so big that when she hits the ice button she also hits the water dispenser button! Ice comes out one side and a stream of cold water comes out of the little nozzle right beside it! She's delerious with unrestrained joy at her power! Time to test the "lock" button. "Let's get an Irish Wolfhound" we said. "It'll be fun!" we said.

Oh, Blooie - I laughed so hard as I read this! DH was giving me funny looks, so I read it to him. My stoic Norwegian actually laughed out loud. Good job!

 

[bruceha2000]

I have a huge problem.

Sorry, I couldn't help myself. At least I didn't cry down my leg.
BIG dogs need BIG ice cubes. Get her a 5 pound block.

We don't have in-door ice/water so I'll hope you have a lock on yours like @getaclue said. If not, try attaching an electric fence to the refrigerator. Besides saving the ice, water and cubes, you might find out if anyone is getting midnight snacks while you sleep.

 

[Blooie]

I seriously entertained the notion of getting it on video, but then I'd have to let her do it again. We have a saying in dog training, "Once is tried, twice is learned, three times is forever!" So I'm not risking it! She's getting so stinkin' big!

 

[bruceha2000]

Isn't it nice that Tam's new house has a fenced area for when she has to dog sit!

 

[Blooie]

Absolutely! She just loves Fiona and Fiona returns that so we have no issues with her taking care of Fee when we leave!

The Fed Ex guy, however, wasn’t too sure about Fee a few minutes ago when he delivered a package to Ken. He got out of his truck, went to the back to get the box, all business-like and the second his hand hit our gate he stopped dead in his tracks. Fiona was laying in the yard chewing up a branch - not a stick, mind you, but a big branch. I made a beeline for outside and gave her that important “wait” command, then went to the gate and signed for the package. He relaxed when Fee stayed put and asked a ton of questions about her. But he decided he had important deliveries to make when she broke the command and stood up. Of course, I put her right back down, but by then all I saw were tail lights and Fed Ex in teeeny letters on the back of the truck!

 

[Alaskan]

Sun! Lack of sun! I don’t know why my phone said sign. I KNOW I typed sun. I swear my phone just likes to mess with me...

oh, SUN!

Ah, I don't know..... you might not mind (for ONE year).

Hour long sun rises and sun sets, stars and northern lights .... a moon that lights up the world.