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CarolM

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My physio told me today that she thinks I’m put together wrong [emoji23] It’s just as well I have known her so long :D

It’s almost certainly a hereditary issue caused in part by my height. I’m 5’11” ... or was before my ops... and was always lanky when I was younger.

My 6’4” dad had problems with his back throughout his life and walked with a pronounced stoop, unable to straighten his legs properly, in his later years (He was only only 67 when he died of a brain haemorrhage)

My 6’6” son has been seeing the physio on and off since he was about 10. (11 years) There was a clear kink in his spine when I first took him although he wasn’t in pain. The physio says he treats very easily now and has said that she thinks I wouldn’t have had the problems if I had been able to access treatment at the same age as he did. I am so glad I took him. First and foremost in my mind was that I didn’t want son to end up like me and my Dad.
Wow. You sure are a strong willed Lady. [emoji123] [emoji123] despite your issues.
 

CarolM

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This one any better?
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OMW!!!!
 

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Continued good news from the vet! :)
I just got my morning update.
She is floating MUCH better and is not nearly so front-heavy!!! :):):):)
She poops and passes urates in her float water. :rolleyes:
She is tube fed every other day and tolerates it well.
She has no issues at the injection sites.

Since she's improving, they are going to continue the current treatment and barring anything unusual, she should come home on the 6th!
Whooopeeeeee. Yyyyyaaaaaaaayyyyy[emoji322] [emoji323] [emoji322] [emoji323] [emoji322] [emoji323] [emoji322]
 

CarolM

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GOOD HEAVENS!!!!! Don't pay it, Sabine!!!!! THat's practically :eek: highway robbery!!!!!
CarolM set a very bad precedent by paying him 50 Euros for a cup!!!!! Now there's no telling what he'll charge!
I may have to have a gentle word with Carol about not encouraging Adam's bad behaviors!!!!!! ;)
Was it 50 Euros? I thought hesaid R50. We would normally pay R24 for a cappiccino at a restaurant here in Cape Town. R50 = +- $4.30
 

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Feeling much better this morning! My husband had a soar throat but no fever. He is better as well. Pretty certain it was not the flu since there were no other symptoms and I recovered quick.
I used to get tonsillitis alot when I was younger, this felt similar.
My daughter only complained about an "itchy throat" until I fed her soup then she was magically cured.
Whahaha. I take it she does not like soup?
 

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JoesDad just home from work says I am definitely standing better after the physio’s exercise class today. I feel better, just very tired, but it’s nice to see it’s noticeable.

He doesn’t normally notice new glasses or a haircut... so noticing my posture is a surprise
 

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JorsDad just home from work says I am definitely standing better after the physio’s exercise class today. I feel better, just very tired, but it’s nice to see it’s noticeable.

He doesn’t normally notice mew glasses or a haircut... so noticing my posture is a surprise
You're probably standing taller so his eyeline has changed. :)
 

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YES!!!! How did you know????
At home he is the most gentle, playful, sociable cat you would ever want to meet!!! He loves it when people come over and insists that they pet him!
BUT at the vet's??!?!? He yowls and howls and growls and makes it sound like he wants nothing more than to rip their faces off!!!! Over the years we have finally learned a process that seems to work OK. They give me a sedative pill to give him before he comes, I wipe the inside of the cat carrier with the soothing cat pheromones and I put a big towel in the drier to heat it up. I put the towel in his carrier when I put him in. When we prepare this way, he only growls a little when they draw his blood, but otherwise mostly sits there. THANK GOODNESS!
Whahaha. The things we do for our children.
 

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Hmmmm. I wonder about these kind of surveys. I also think that one has to look at the average salary/ wage earned to compare the prices realistically. And to take into account the cost of the basics like rent, water, electicity and the basics for food and then compare the cost of luxuries like good coffee. Would South Africa then still be 87th?
 
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