[OhKay]

Yes, my husband was the one who told me I had to stay in and sit still yesterday, but I didn't do either.

When I went in to scoop out the cat box, I checked the carpet. Parts of it still weren't dry. One spot in front of the cat boxes, and one to the right of them were stinky, so I soaked those spots with the remaining Urine Destroyer (that I saved for this type of occasion). I lifted a lot of urine from one of the spots when I blotted it two hours later. It will take a while for those spots to dry because I used so much. I won't start doing the walls until the carpet is dry, so soaking them was probably a good thing...

I still don't know what it's going to smell like in that room when the carpet is fully dry. I don't think either my husband or I expect magical results. It smells better in the living room etc, but the odor is still not gone. It has been hot and VERY HUMID lately, and that does NOT help.

I couldn't stand the smell of cat pee in the bathroom, so I bleached everything in there including the floor and radiator. It smells sterile now. I want the door to remain closed at all times... a sanctuary.

I went out to the post office to mail two letters and buy stamps, and I drove through Dunkin Donuts to get an iced coffee, but I forgot to go to the office to put more money on the laundry card, which is a pain in the ***.

For me lately, that was taking it easy. The work in the cat room, on the whole, only took me about 15 minutes. I took a 2 hour nap and slept for 6 hours last night, which is a big improvement. I got drowsy after taking my night pills last night and I'm feeling a little sedated this morning from the gabapentin increase. All good signs.

I have an appointment with my neurologist tomorrow. It's supposed to be a follow-up regarding starting treatment with Tysabri, a drug I've decided not to take because of the cost. I don't know if I should cancel the appointment or not. I should probably call today to get the exact total drug cost so he will understand why I made the decision if I decide to go to the appointment. What else could I tell him? That I've been running myself into the ground like an ***hole?

[Mari]

Kay,

It makes sense -- the way you say it here -- to skip that appointment.

Maybe think of yourself as a princess.


M

[mymorgy]

I meant that if you don't do the work and he doesn't help with the work it will be done magically :-)

[OhKay]

Originally Posted by mymorgy

I meant that if you don't do the work and he doesn't help with the work it will be done magically :-)

lol... maybe Bobby

[OhKay]

I called and could not get the cost of the medication because the TOUCH program (that handles everything to do with approval of Tysabri) never got a prior authorization for it because they were using the wrong phone number for my neuro's office and never contacted me to get the right one. So there is no insurance approval yet.

I called my neuro's secretary to tell her I hadn't received the med yet, and why, including concerns about the cost. She is contacting the TOUCH program to handle the problem about the prior authorization and is going to get back to me.

I will be rescheduling the appointment.

I hope to hear from her soon because I want to jump in the shower and see if I can get my nails done today. They are an absolute mess after the carpet cleaning. I will give her until 10.

[OhKay]

I never heard back from my neuro's secretary, but my insurance company called to notify me that my request for Tysabri was approved... that's quick work. I'll have to call the TOUCH program today to find out about the cost of the medication.

I'm glad I increased the gabapentin to 600mg because it's working...

I went to get my nails done yesterday. Then I shredded some of my husband's pay stubs (that he's been saving for YEARS) to start to lighten up the filing cabinet for the move, and I went through the drawers in the coffee and end tables to throw out the crap we don't need or want... and that's all I did yesterday... a HUGE improvement.

It still smells like cat pee in here. I'm trying to air the whole apartment out right now before it gets hot out again, but the air usually remains stagnant in here because our apartment is partially underground.

I'm not going to check to see if the carpet is dry in the cat room today because I don't plan on doing anything in there right now. It's so tempting to try to fix the root of odor problem, but the work will likely be really activating, so the more I avoid that room right now, the better.

I'm going to do grocery shopping today, early this week. I need a few things at the store, so it just makes sense to get the whole ordeal over with.
I've already vacuumed, and cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms, including the floors, so I don't have to do anything else if I don't want to, or aren't driven to.

[Mari]

Kay,

I am so happy that the Tysabri is approved.

Good to hear that you are shredding and getting rid of stuff.

Gabapentin seems to work for you in that you can go up and done on
it as you see fit.

You get a lot done in your days. Keep taking care of yourself as you do.

M

[OhKay]

I woke up at 5 this morning to my husband telling me it smelled like s*** in the cat room. Rocky (I know it was him) had watery diarrhea and used the small box. Since he's so big, some of it missed the box and landed on the litter mat, fortunately missing the carpet. My husband gags easily. It was nice to wake up to.

That ****ing room is just a big thorn in my side...
The carpet in there is dry now, but the Urine Destroyer did not "destroy" the odor coming from the stain by the cat boxes despite being treated twice.
I've decided I'm going to shampoo ONLY the section of carpet I treated before I start doing the walls. It's a fairly small area and the POS "carpet cleaner" we have is lightweight and easy to use, so it won't be a big deal. Maybe it will help. IDK.

I'm still not "THERE" yet, but I'm calmer and I don't have to fight so hard with myself to stay out of trouble. My activity level has been reasonable and tolerable for the last couple of days. I'm still working on things with the move in mind, but they're smaller things, like cleaning out the linen closet and throwing out things we don't use anymore. I still feel compelled to clean the walls in the cat room tho...