The Old Folks Home

[Wisher1000]

Sounds good to me, Bunny!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Well, when this week is over, I'm having a nervous breakdown. I've earned it, I deserve it, and nobody's gonna stop me!

I feel like I've already done that.

The secret is planning (I do it well but just fail to execute). My plan is for:
automatic coop doors on every building prior to the raccoons coming out of hibernation
warm circulating water system for all buildings before next winter.
tweaks to incubator completed before the day I need to use it
trap nests on every unit with more than 2 hens

Chocolate I say! Eat lot's of Chocolate and eat it soon!

Eat it now. Then have another beer.

Is it a bad sign when you put hot chocolate mix in a cup of coffee?

I've done it.

 

[Pozees]

ChickenCanoe, DH was laid off over a year ago, there hasn't really been much call for 63 year old heavy equipment mechanics, so he took early retirement as well. Some days he gets really restless, other days he seems content to look after the chickens, for which I am grateful. Same thing as you - lots of jobs if he wants to be hundreds of miles from home, which he does not. Today we scheduled his cataract surgeries (once for each eye) - any tips from those who have had it, or have family members who have?

Wisher, while I never ever EVER say things can't get worse, I can quite sympathize and hope they don't - I have had weeks like that, where every day is a Monday only worse than the real one I just had. All you can do is power through it, and see if you can think of any ways to head similar weeks off at the pass. I know when things are at their worst, I start thinking of ways to avoid the emergencies in the future, and every once in a while I get lucky and come up with a new policy/procedure/attitude that works. At least it gives me the feeling I have some modicum of control over what's happening. I am a firm believer in self-delusion when all else has failed

I feel awful for all of you still in the throes of terrible winter. We are getting a break this week - it's been in the mid 60s this afternoon, I have a couple of days off and for ONCE timed days off correctly LOL.

Insanity, how are your new rescues coming along? The White Rock in particular?

 

[chickadoodles]

No I drink my morning coffee every morning with 1 spoon hot cocoa,1 spoon sugar, and a dash of milk. Poor mans mocha.

I need to try that!

 

[drumstick diva]

Pozees I had cataract surgery Halloween 2012 and two weeks later for the second eye. I suppose every surgeon does things differently but, the actual surgery part was over in about 10 minutes. Most of the time I was there every time someone went by, I got more eye drops - then more and more. Right before actual surgery I was given one small valium and a couple of Tylenol. Valium had never done anything for me before. But that day I just felt very calm and pleased with myself.

They said I wouldn't be able to see anything but, I did for the first eye. On a screen I could see what was going on - as soon as I saw a small sharp object heading for my eye, I decided not to watch anymore. I didn't feel a thing and it was over so fast I felt cheated. Then I got ushered into a recovery area - which was just a chair. Blood pressure was checked and they asked how I felt. They told me to sit about 10 minutes in case I felt dizzy. Then I was reunited with my purse and jacket, given a sheet of instructions and out the door with my brother.

We went out for early lunch and when I got home I just wanted to sleep. I had a minor headache and took Tylenol once. For the second eye, I didn't have a headache. Basically at home care is using 2 or 3 different eye drops as often as instructed. You get plastic sun glasses that wrap around and you should use that whenever outside. I also got a plastic guard (I guess you call it) to wear over my eye at night.

Someone had told me that they got an injection in the eye but, I think that was just one of those stories people like to recite just to scare you. There were NO injections involved. You are conscious because the surgeon will say -' look straight ahead, or this way or that.'

 

[insanity]

Insanity, how are your new rescues coming along? The White Rock in particular?

She is still plucking along. I gave her a shot of terra-vet 200 yesterday and her gurgle sounds better today, more of a wheeze now. I think better conditions are helping more than anything.The leghorn and frizzle are doing well and show no signs of breathing issues.Thanks for asking.

 

[Cynthia12]

It has to get better!

On Sunday a lady from our church died--heart attack after spinal neck surgery. We found out yesterday that the Worship Pastor that my DW is on the team with is going in tomorrow for removal of a lung tumor. He is a 3 year survivor of Melanoma skin cancer.

At least we can enjoy the chickens!

Oh no, bad news all the way around. Just had another family member have a mole taken off, it was also stage 2. Just had the lymph nodes removed around it yesterday, waiting for test results. My DH is at the drs. office for a check up as I type. He has two on his back that I've been watching. I also have one that has changed. Not part of that side of the family, but gong to have it taken off anyway. :/

Yes, we have chickens, and baby chicks here.

 

[ozexpat]

Pozees I had cataract surgery Halloween 2012 and two weeks later for the second eye. I suppose every surgeon does things differently but, the actual surgery part was over in about 10 minutes. Most of the time I was there every time someone went by, I got more eye drops - then more and more. Right before actual surgery I was given one small valium and a couple of Tylenol. Valium had never done anything for me before. But that day I just felt very calm and pleased with myself.

They said I wouldn't be able to see anything but, I did for the first eye. On a screen I could see what was going on - as soon as I saw a small sharp object heading for my eye, I decided not to watch anymore. I didn't feel a thing and it was over so fast I felt cheated. Then I got ushered into a recovery area - which was just a chair. Blood pressure was checked and they asked how I felt. They told me to sit about 10 minutes in case I felt dizzy. Then I was reunited with my purse and jacket, given a sheet of instructions and out the door with my brother.

We went out for early lunch and when I got home I just wanted to sleep. I had a minor headache and took Tylenol once. For the second eye, I didn't have a headache. Basically at home care is using 2 or 3 different eye drops as often as instructed. You get plastic sun glasses that wrap around and you should use that whenever outside. I also got a plastic guard (I guess you call it) to wear over my eye at night.

Someone had told me that they got an injection in the eye but, I think that was just one of those stories people like to recite just to scare you. There were NO injections involved. You are conscious because the surgeon will say -' look straight ahead, or this way or that.'

Your experience is very normal.

Now back in 1983 we had the patients lying flat in a hospital bed with a sand bag on either side of their head for a week.

times have changed

 

[dsqard]

Wisher, while I never ever EVER say things can't get worse,

Same here Pozees because I know that Karma likes to pay you back and God has a sense of humor.

 

[ronott1]

Oh no, bad news all the way around. Just had another family member have a mole taken off, it was also stage 2. Just had the lymph nodes removed around it yesterday, waiting for test results. My DH is at the drs. office for a check up as I type. He has two on his back that I've been watching. I also have one that has changed. Not part of that side of the family, but gong to have it taken off anyway. :/

Yes, we have chickens, and baby chicks here.

When I gave my medical history to a Neurologist he asked if there was a history of things like Parkinson's and etc. I said one Great Uncle but that I did not know of others.

What he said was telling. He said that we had not been living long enough until recently do know if there was a History of this stuff in our Families.

Great point!

We should not be lulled by the Family History of diseases.