An early appointment with a retinal specialist yielded good news about my eye. The scar on the retina is the same. The macula is still pulling on the retina, but no more than it has, scar is no worse. So, no chance of losing sight in that eye anytime soon. And, so far, no need for eye surgery. I can breathe more easily. It is one of the few doctor's appointments I have had lately that was good news.
About 11 pm Thursday night, I finally planted the paperwhite bulbs in a planter/pot. There were only five bulbs, so I thought a small pot would do. Well, each bulb had a baby or two attached. I pulled those off and added to the pot. I hope that was okay. The pot was not large enough, but they are planted.
We had another little chore, did that and arrived home in time to watch Jeopardy.
It was 4 pm when I finished the sentence above. Then, I was very sleepy. I managed to turn on my side in the recliner and sleep. An hour later I awoke. It was a long hard waking, the kind where you yawn and groan, trying to wake yourself.
This day has been so cold. The high was going to be 45F or something near that. That is not especially cold, so I could not determine why I was so cold outdoors, why the car was frigid, why my bottle of water left in the car was still deliciously cold. Well, the high was about 6 am or so. By the time I went out around 10 am, the temps were falling and in the 30s. The wind added to our misery.
We never turn the heat up, but today Tommy put the thermostat on 70. The house seems cold even then. It must be the dampness. We have warm clothes, winter blankets and nothing seems to help me. My nose is running!
Gotta go!
Good news on your eyes. That must be a relief.
ReplyDeleteSAM.
DeleteThanks. Relief is an understatement!
There is something terriblly wrong with you: your nose is running and your feet are smelling.
ReplyDeleteI will be here all week.
Urspo,
DeleteI would put up with your shenanigans if you could make my nose quit running! My feet sweat but don't stink.
I would love Temps in the 30s. It was 20 here today with windchill of 8. Brr. Glad your eye appointment went well.
ReplyDeleteRachel,
DeleteIt will be alsmot 50f tomorrow and into 50s next week. Makes me happy after such a cold day. Thanks. I was so relieved!
I am so happy for you about the results of your eye examination. No surgeries needed, Yay!Really good news.
ReplyDeleteOur house is drafty in winter, so it is set at 79 degrees most of the time. In summer I don't like it being too cold in here,
so the air conditioner is set at 79 - 80 almost all of the time.I don't feel like our gas or electric bills are a burden and we stay comfortable. I have to admit I am always cold in winter, I wear socks,slacks (good soft ones), a nightgown at night camisole in day under my two long sleeve cotton tee shirts,one v neck the other turtle neck. And then I cover up with my robe when I nap or sleep in my recliner. Meanwhile, most of the time my husband is dressing like we are in Miami instead of Missouri. He wears his khaki shorts and no shirt or socks or shoes. 20 degrees outside and that is what he is wearing. I am just always cold, maybe because of different things in my body always acting up, low thyroid, sometimes anemia, and no telling what else. I bundle up and he dresses like summer.
Our little Fuzzy dog snapped out of his crazy pacing and falling over, and has been resting,and eating and drinking normal. I am so thankful that everything around here,including the vets and us,were snowed in and we didn't take him to the vet, because we may have decided to put him out of his suffering. How horrible would that have been. We had two days of him having so many problems. I wonder if maybe he had a stroke or something. It has been so great to have him feeling better. He is still kind of out of kilter and moves slow, but then so do I. He is still so sweet and good, and we love him so.
There is a ton of icy snow everywhere on our sidewalk driveway and car.My huaband cleaned the car off last night and shoveled a little. Frankly, I don't want him shoveling very much at a time. That is hard to do and he has a problem shoulder and I worry about him getting a heart attack too. Going to the store can wait a little extra time.
susie,
ReplyDeleteThanks. The eye can go bad at any moment, but I am not going to borrow trouble.
My thyroid is low, too. And, like you say, no telling what else. I still wear a summer nightgown but put on a sweatshirt or sweatshirt-type jacket. I have leggings bought two sizes too large for comfort. Sometimes, I wear these under the nightgown or with a tshirt and the sweatshirt. I never wear socks. My feet rarely get cold except at night. Socks hurt my feet, too tight. Tommy wears little! When he bundles up, he is in the recliner under two blankets wearing only boxer shorts!
I have never heard of a dog doing what Fuzzy did. Did you ask a vet?
I would worry about a heart attack, too! Keep him in and pay someone younger! I lived in the bootheel of MO. Where do you live?
I'm in a suburb of St.Louis. I called two different vets. Our normal vet was booked up and going to be closed the next day because of the bad weather coming. I called another vet that was a mobile vet,they were booked until Friday. She talked to me for quite a while and was very kind. She said it could be many things causing his symptoms. He has had a very bad liver, heart murmur, and testicular cancer. She thought the cancer may have mestastisized to his brain. He's still acting fine again. Wags his tail and gets all happy about his various foods he likes. He started walking with me to the bathroom every time like normal. He's happy when we wake up in the morning. I think he may have had some kind of stroke and is recovering from it.
ReplyDeletesusie,
DeleteI would think from a stroke he would not have been walking so much. But, what do I know? It sounds like you are lucky to still have him with you. I remember now your having told me where you live.
What good news about your eye! I'm happy that stress of possible eye surgery has been lifted for now.
ReplyDeleteIt's really cold here now, but should be in the 40's for Tue-Thur. I am looking forward to the "heat wave"!
Sue,
DeleteIt was like a weight was lifted from my shoulders, like a shadow lifted.
We are expecting mid to high 50s. There will be no six more weeks of summer here in the South.