Worse Than An IA

Thanks guys. The neurologist seems very certain that it's something in my spine, rather than my brain... But I'm going to have a scan so he can make sure.

He said that if it is what he thinks it is, it should go away on its own, but we'll confirm a diagnosis before we get too excited!

Fingers crossed here, too, M!

Thanks guys. The neurologist seems very certain that it's something in my spine, rather than my brain... But I'm going to have a scan so he can make sure.

He said that if it is what he thinks it is, it should go away on its own, but we'll confirm a diagnosis before we get too excited!

Hope everything is well.  You'll be in my prayers.

Mine:  I bathed my little Jack Russell Friday night.  It was so cold and we had a fire going.  I let her out for a potty break and went to feed my 7 month old.  She scratched at the door, and I told her "Just a minute, Annie.  Get down!"  Next thing I know my husband said "There's something big going on back there."  He heard her yelping behind the house.  I rushed out and there was silence.  I called for her for what seemed to be forever but it was really just about 5 minutes.  She stuggled for about 200 feet up the stairs and into her bed by the fire.  I covered her up and told her I loved her.  I rushed her to the 24 hour emergency vet service which was about a 25 minute drive because I didn't have money for the turnpike.

The vet let me go back to her as they gave her an IV and warmed her up.  She was in a massive state of shock and had a herniated abdominal wall.  I didn't have the 1500 for surgery, so I told him to do whatever they could to make her comfortable.  The last thing I told her was that I loved her and to please make it through the night.  She kept on lifting her head and looking for me.  Her eyes were glazed but she kept on putting her nose back into the oxygen mask, so I thought she might make it.  She died two hours after I left.  I knew it...I knew she left me because the vet called and said she died at 1:30, exactly the moment when I swear I thought I heard here in the house (weird, huh?)

I blame myself for all this and feel terrible.  I have never suffered a loss of a dog this heartbreaking.  I keep kicking myself for letting her go out for so long and for not opening the door when she was there.  I keep wondering if I could have saved her if I had the money for the surgery or if I had been able to get there more quickly.  I can't stop crying or thinking about her.  I find her little white furs all over the place, my jacket, the porch.  I am so depressed... 

Oh, Julie.bug....I'm so sorry about your puppy.  :\\\'(  My cat died in April and I still cry about it. I wasn't here for him at the end and I feel really, really guilty about that. It was the first time i had to deal with the loss of my own pet, not a family pet, and you're right that it's heartbreaking. I don't even have any advice for you, but you are absolutely in my thoughts. 

I'm so sorry julie.bug

So sorry for your loss of your little dog.  Hard not to blame yourself but you really mustn't.

Sorry to hear your loss Julie.Bug.   :\\\'(

Mine:  By comparison doesn't seem so bad now, but we got a call from our Architect saying that our neighbour has appealed against our plans to extend our house based on when our house was built 10+ years ago it was built too close to her front door!  So basically the council is punishing us for them allowing our house to be built against their own regulations all those years ago.  Now we need to pay our architect fees for nothing and we will be granted no planning permission and need to look for a new house and move within the next year before we really run out of space!   

The thing that annoys the most is that we get along with our neighbour and not once in the past couple of months has she spoken to us about any of this, leaving us to find out about it from the Council via our architect.

DS is still in Leeds and made a day trip to York a few days ago. He went into the Minster and lit some candles and then utterly broke down. Poor kid. I've heard that losing a sibling is like losing both your past and your future. It doesn't help that his girlfriend dumped him.

I'm just reading this, julie.bug, and I'm so dreadfully sorry.  :\\\'( :\\\'(

I'm just reading this thread too and Julie.bug the story of your dog's death is heartbreaking.

BostonDiner, I hope your son is able to find some comfort in memories.

So sorry for the loss of your dog, Julie Bug. That's so hard. It doesn't sound like it was your fault, though. Big hugs to you.

Sorry about your house Teletabby! That's awful! I hope you find something else soon.

And Boston Diner, hugs to you and your family. It's so hard to lose someone special like I know Emily was to all of you. Drop me a line if you ever want to talk.

lost my job today   :\\\'(

lost my job today   :\\\'(

Aw...suck!!!

lost my job today   :\\\'(

Sorry, that's too bad.  I hope you'll find an even better one.

Sorry to everyone having a hard time right now.  For some reason changing of seasons always brings big changes in people's lives.

Thank you to everyone who replied about my dog.  It made me feel much better.    

lost my job today   :\\\'(

Crumbs! Was it out of the blue?

Crumbs! Was it out of the blue?

pretty much...have had the feeling for onths that they were edging me out and now two weeks before my 1 yr..out the door