SageHill
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Holy crud. Hope that antibiotics kick in fast and knock everything out. We all seem to be bruise machines lately - goes with that we don't bounce as well as we used to. 
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Mini Horses
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You need to rest YOU -- let someone else cook & do chores for a while. Pneumonia isn't to be messed with. Too much back to back work & travel. But, I get it!! Sometimes there's little choice but work it. 
Baymule
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If you have Arnicare, rub it into the bruises and they will fade away faster. Not to mention that Arnicare will help with the soreness! Please do take care of yourself and get your rest. BJ and I both had a bad case of Covid, but he went into pneumonia and that’s what killed him.
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Ridgetop
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Got the results of the CT. Apparently I also have a hiatal herna. 
I looked it up. Part of your stomach pushes through a hole into the diaphragm. This causes shortness of breath since it is pushing on the diahragm, heartburn, and acid reflux from the stomach and acid coming into the esophagus. It also causes vomiting. This would explain why sometimes I start eating then have to run to the toilet because everything comes up. It also explains why I often have no appetite and eat little (but not why I don't lose weight!). Causes can be extreme coughing, age, etc. It can also lead to pneumonia when the acid reflux gets inhaled.
The doctor said I probably need surgery to repair it. I am fed up with having surgeries. I will have to think about this for a while. Maybe not change our insurance yet since the PPO means we pay part of any medical costs while our HMO means we pay nothing. It would mean going back to CA for surgery but paying nothing is good.
OMG - I am such a cheapskate!
I looked it up. Part of your stomach pushes through a hole into the diaphragm. This causes shortness of breath since it is pushing on the diahragm, heartburn, and acid reflux from the stomach and acid coming into the esophagus. It also causes vomiting. This would explain why sometimes I start eating then have to run to the toilet because everything comes up. It also explains why I often have no appetite and eat little (but not why I don't lose weight!). Causes can be extreme coughing, age, etc. It can also lead to pneumonia when the acid reflux gets inhaled. The doctor said I probably need surgery to repair it. I am fed up with having surgeries. I will have to think about this for a while. Maybe not change our insurance yet since the PPO means we pay part of any medical costs while our HMO means we pay nothing. It would mean going back to CA for surgery but paying nothing is good.
OMG - I am such a cheapskate!
Baymule
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Surgery is coming your way. You may be tired of surgeries, but this is one you probably don’t want to miss.
How much would you have to pay having surgery here on the PPO, versus the cost of going back to California plus the inconvenience and time away from home. The key word is home. California is not home anymore. Do you want to recuperate in a house that is no longer home, with another family living in it, or do you want to recuperate at HOME. Miserable in one place, happy in the other. Your choice. Sometimes happiness is worth the money.
How much would you have to pay having surgery here on the PPO, versus the cost of going back to California plus the inconvenience and time away from home. The key word is home. California is not home anymore. Do you want to recuperate in a house that is no longer home, with another family living in it, or do you want to recuperate at HOME. Miserable in one place, happy in the other. Your choice. Sometimes happiness is worth the money.
SageHill
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Yikes! Sure explains a lot. Wonder if there is any kind of PT that you can do. I know for a prolapse PT can be done to help improve and avoid surgery (and they push surgery - obviously way different). Wonder - hmmm.
Mini Horses
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Agree with Bay. Good grief, do you not remember the cost of travel to CA & back? In fact, you may not even know the co-pay cost since you haven't bothered to change insurance. 
might be a good time to research that change. You can't keep going to CA forever just to see a DR. Dang, look at what you spend on sheep stuff....can't fork over for yourself? Riiiight!
PS...sorry about the hernia & looming op.
might be a good time to research that change. You can't keep going to CA forever just to see a DR. Dang, look at what you spend on sheep stuff....can't fork over for yourself? Riiiight!PS...sorry about the hernia & looming op.
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Ridgetop
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You are right. We need to figure it out.
You are right too!Agree with Bay. Good grief, do you not remember the cost of travel to CA & back? In fact, you may not even know the co-pay cost since you haven't bothered to change insurance.
PS...sorry about the hernia & looming op.
Hate it when everyone is right and I keep putting stuff off. Need to take care of stuff here. Wonder if we could find a good doctor in Sulphur Springs? Found out where the hosital is located.
My son is picking them up and will mail them out. Then the Walgreens in SS will have them. We need to find a local doctor.
DDIL2 is coming out tomorrow after church with her kids. She said they are going to spend the night. Tried to put her off but no go. I will hole up in the bedroom and tell her to take the kids outside with her. Just too tired to deal with kids right now. Shoot, hope she is not bringing the dog. It is a German Shepherd and she has to be moved back and forth from fenced area to fenced area. If the sheep come next to the fence she runs along side and chases them. Very annoying and upsetting to the Anatolians.
Next trip to CA in October we will bring back the chain link kennel panels. Unfortunately that will only encourage them to bring their dog more frequently. DDIL2 lives in an apartment and the friend that used to watch and walk the dog for them moved.Mini Horses
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We're just helping you "finish" your TX conversion 
