COLD DARK ROOM

[Bee62]

Thank you. But I was hoping you’d also comment on my hat... And the intelligent look Dost has...

Ahhh, that hat ! Naturally ! I have never seen such an ugly, ähhhh beauty hat before....

 

[DE42]

@DE42
I know that hurts. I have these problems too. Look, these are my legs
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Have you had chicken pox when you was a child ?

I did. Those do look similar to what I have. Do they have you on anything for them?

 

[Bee62]

I don’t quite understand what “review answers” are, but that doesn’t sound like cheating. Of course, in major tests like the SAT you’re not allowed to start early, but labeling this as “cheating” seems disproportionate, especially because this is still middle school!

Totally agree. Starting earlier is not cheating !

 

[Bee62]

I did. Those do look similar to what I have. Do they have you on anything for them?

Do you mean if I take meds against these things on my legs ? No, I don`t.
I suspect we both have a venous weekness, but that is not all. When humans have chicken pox the virus stays in the body the whole life long. It comes back when you are older and / or you immune system is not working well as a Herpes zoster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles

The virus causes tiny bubbles ( possible on legs too ) filled with fluid. These tiny bubbles are very itchy. Are the wounds on your legs itching too ?
I think I have both: A venous weeknees and Shingles. Very painful !
Btw: I have had chicken pox too. They are not harmless, they are the reason when you get Shingles later in your life.

 

[Bee62]

Thanks. Hopefully when I go to the beach being able to relax and the salt water may help some too.

Please don`t forget to take pics for us, to be there virtuell too.

 

[Bee62]

Good night all. And thanks again for the support. :hug:

Hug back.

 

[DE42]

Do you mean if I take meds against these things on my legs ? No, I don`t.
I suspect we both have a venous weekness, but that is not all. When humans have chicken pox the virus stays in the body the whole life long. It comes back when you are older and / or you immune system is not working well as a Herpes zoster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles

The virus causes tiny bubbles ( possible on legs too ) filled with fluid. These tiny bubbles are very itchy. Are the wounds on your legs itching too ?
I think I have both: A venous weeknees and Shingles. Very painful !
Btw: I have had chicken pox too. They are not harmless, they are the reason when you get Shingles later in your life.

Oh okay. I had chickenpox as a kid but what I have now is not related to that. What I have is pyoderma gangrenosum. They do not itch LOL. They hurt tremendously and sometimes feel like you're sticking a hot poker to them. The center's turn black and fill with blood and then a pus-filled abscess forms down in the tissues but can cause severe infections.

 

[DE42]

I'll do my best to remember

Please don`t forget to take pics for us, to be there virtuell too.

 

[Momof4]

School governor hat on here:

In a public exam this would be a straight fail. No appeal. Kids have to understand that exam conditions are strict and by age 14 schools are starting to get tough.

Last year of a middle school is typical for these clampdowns as it helps to make transition to the final phase easier.

It’s easy for it to get blown out of proportion “they’ve never done it before” and keep on about it. It’s better to write it off as a lesson learned that will never happen again.

This wasn’t even state testing.
Just a regular science test.
He told me yesterday that his teacher let him take the 2nd half of the test yesterday.
She told us he was getting a zero on it but then let’s him take the 2nd half?
I wonder if she thinks she over reacted because she shouted at him in class.

He had an A- in the class but this test could bring his grade down.

 

[Momof4]

The places on my legs are getting worse too. They go all the way around and the tissue under are around the places is just hard. View attachment 239008

Ouch Dan, that looks so painful [emoji21]

I’m sure it doesn’t help getting all those steps during your day.

 

[Lyn W]

Good evening all.
Well Lola's scan didn't happen today after all because the vet couldn't get his legs out!
He had 2 lots of sedation and still he was too strong for her to get the probe in - she didn't dare sedate him further.
So we are still none the wiser.
It is his white blood cell count that is very low not the red.
She said she could try again next Thursday (I assume she will have had her Weetabix or spinach by then)
but meanwhile she has given him an antibiotic called MARBOCYL which is one I haven't heard of on here but can be given orally every other day.- she injected him today but I will ask for opinions on the health thread before I start.
I don't like giving him antibiotics without knowing the cause of his illness because it could be viral or something more sinister but the only other option is to do nothing for another week.
She said he could have a CT scan instead but he would still need his legs out.
I don't know whether to look for another vet - maybe ring Bristol Zoo and see who they use for their large tortoises.
She had the blood results but couldn't find my notes from last week so had forgotten she had x rayed him and offered to do that until I reminded her what she had done.
Lola is moving about now but feeling groggy and I am feeling very frustrated and helpless!
Anyway I'll try to catch up with your days now.

 

[DE42]

Good evening all.
Well Lola's scan didn't happen today after all because the vet couldn't get his legs out!
He had 2 lots of sedation and still he was too strong for her to get the probe in - she didn't dare sedate him further.
So we are still none the wiser.
It is his white blood cell count that is very low not the red.
She said she could try again next Thursday (I assume she will have had her Weetabix or spinach by then)
but meanwhile she has given him an antibiotic called MARBOCYL which is one I haven't heard of on here but can be given orally every other day.- she injected him today but I will ask for opinions on the health thread before I start.
I don't like giving him antibiotics without knowing the cause of his illness because it could be viral or something more sinister but the only other option is to do nothing for another week.
She said he could have a CT scan instead but he would still need his legs out.
I don't know whether to look for another vet - maybe ring Bristol Zoo and see who they use for their large tortoises.
She had the blood results but couldn't find my notes from last week so had forgotten she had x rayed him and offered to do that until I reminded her what she had done.
Lola is moving about now but feeling groggy and I am feeling very frustrated and helpless!
Anyway I'll try to catch up with your days now.

Sorry to hear about your troubles

 

[DE42]

Not the best but this is around where I live.

 

[JoesMum]

Good evening all.
Well Lola's scan didn't happen today after all because the vet couldn't get his legs out!
He had 2 lots of sedation and still he was too strong for her to get the probe in - she didn't dare sedate him further.
So we are still none the wiser.
It is his white blood cell count that is very low not the red.
She said she could try again next Thursday (I assume she will have had her Weetabix or spinach by then)
but meanwhile she has given him an antibiotic called MARBOCYL which is one I haven't heard of on here but can be given orally every other day.- she injected him today but I will ask for opinions on the health thread before I start.
I don't like giving him antibiotics without knowing the cause of his illness because it could be viral or something more sinister but the only other option is to do nothing for another week.
She said he could have a CT scan instead but he would still need his legs out.
I don't know whether to look for another vet - maybe ring Bristol Zoo and see who they use for their large tortoises.
She had the blood results but couldn't find my notes from last week so had forgotten she had x rayed him and offered to do that until I reminded her what she had done.
Lola is moving about now but feeling groggy and I am feeling very frustrated and helpless!
Anyway I'll try to catch up with your days now.

Oh Lola. The least you could do is cooperate

Lyn try picking Lola up and tipping him so his head is lower than his tail at quite a steep angle. This usually brings the legs out. It was a trick I was taught when I had to give Joe injections.

You will then need to grab them and hold on!

My vet is Mark Rowland at Trinity Vet centre in Maidstone. He keeps Leopard Torts and is regularly consulted by phone by other vets. You could try persuading your vet to call him
http://trinityvetcentre.com/

 

[Lyn W]

Sorry to hear about your troubles

Thanks Dan , they are nothing compared to yours.
It's just annoying not being able to get answers.

 

[Lyn W]

Oh Lola. The least you could do is cooperate

Lyn try picking Lola up and tipping him so his head is lower than his tail at quite a steep angle. This usually brings the legs out. It was a trick I was taught when I had to give Joe injections.

You will then need to grab them and hold on!

I suggested that - that is how I get him to stick everything out. I even told her to try putting him on something as I do when I weigh him. He even let me file his nails last week with an electric nail kit like that without any trouble, but she said she had tried all ways and as soon as she put the probe in under his shell he just tucked himself in and she was worried she would break his skin. Apparently leopards are far more trouble than Hermanns or Greeks and he is so strong. I don't know what the answer is.

 

[Lyn W]

Not the best but this is around where I live.

How lovely to live near all that greenery.
I love trees!

 

[Bambam1989]

@Yvonne G
Can you verify that a recent thread was deleted? Went to see if the OP ever posted more pictures and it seems to have vanished. I assume it was deleted... Or else I've lost my mind.
The one about the expert on hingebacks?

 

[DE42]

Would anybody like to see a couple of pictures of scales my baby corn snake?

 

[Bambam1989]

Would anybody like to see a couple of pictures of scales my baby corn snake?

Snakes are cute!
Especially hognoses[emoji216]