David, nice healthy looking dog but your cat on top of the wardrobe made me laugh, wouldn't be half jealous of the attention the dogs getting

Brian

Well, I think I am the lone ranger with autonomic neuropathy and no autoimmune markers (yet), no cancer (yet), however....no one can get near me with tape and stuff that sticks!

I don't even want to describe what my chest looks like after a month of wearing an event monitor, and they gave me pediatric electrodes. (Don't laugh, I can hear the remarks now...)

five minutes of a band aid on and it looks like a second degree burn....once they left some leads on me from a 12 lead EKG and I found them the next morning and removed them....two weeks later I went to the doc and need prescription cortisone cream, and the scars were still evident 6 months later...

I do not like anything aerosolized....cleaning stuff, good smelling spray stuff...I get watery, itchy eyes for days.

I am sure I am allergic to stuff. I am getting leery of latex, but had a ton of exposure occupationally and personally.

SSRIs, no antidopaminergics, no anticholinergics, and problems with anesthestics....not much I can take....what I can take they don't like to give out...hmm

Puppies are cute and I am a sucker for any animal, except party animals. Hubby is allergic to animals, so we have no carpets, and little fabric as possible and a kick behind HEPA air cleaner that roars like a jet....oh, it also catches viruses and I think given this nasty flu going around, it is going to be running a lot.

Oh and my old computer crashed, I think terminally....I am on a borrowed Mac, which is heavenly ..good old Norton 2008 did it in, for good I think, unless I want Vista....I may have a new love named Mac. This thing is awesome. I think I have an 'intolerance' to my old PC...and it DID make me ill for 24 hours of horrible stress....I do not even want to look at that dinosaur now.

Kmeb----call that doc--- You have to get feeling better....Enough already!!!! Tell them you can't take anymore!!!

I am going to go to bed and try to untangle my body from the conversations I had with several IT people, who DID make sense to me, which worries me. When IT people make sense to me, I need to proverbially flush my cache.

Aha! You all are making me think about all of the things I have forgotten about reacting to.

When I was in my late teens, I did have a severe reaction to the green dye in wool pants. I swelled up all over and got a nasty rash. Maybe that was just an early warning of things to come.

The reaction to Radioactive Iodine in a Nuclear Thyroid Scan was another memorable reaction. It set me on fire all over.

New carpeting burns my nose and lungs...

Cathie
P.S. David-that was such a nice rescue for the puppy... That cat looks like he is checking things out from a safe distance...

Its interesting to hear what people react to! Before PN I was only allergic to a couple of critters and meds - like I said - but now if someone even opens chemicals, cleaing materials, etc ... I'm about to check out and end up on the floor (and I used to work in darkrooms up to my eyeballs in chemicals and with lots of other chemcials furniture finishing, painting, etc)... the allergy testing I had showed tons of pollens, dusts, molds, etc allergies etc.... that I had no idea about at all.... and now - yes - even tapes - those leads for the heart monitors are killer Cyclops, they leave welts for a week (I've used the kid super senstive ones too and last time had a month long event monitor it was portable with no leads and just held up to my chest when I could feel arrythmia - took short 30 second reads - then I'd transmit then by phone to the company who had a nurse analyze them on the spot - same as you though - they can see the irregularities in the very short runs and beats etc... but never caught the super long (like 45 min) tachys cause theres never a monitor around then - that would be too easy!)

Brian - I dont know how you saw that cat glaring at Davids pup - good catch! He doesnt not look happy! But as another "adoptive" mom to a critter who's life was existing in a no-kill shelter for over two years before I literally found hin on the net - yea to all of us pet Moms (and Dads)! (of course - they do own us you know)..... (my adoptee is below-they failed to tell me half feet)

Billye and Cyclops - been following orders and drinking fluids! I think I"m holding right now at current weight - see new neuro Tuesday and of course will have her coordinate with GI and GP so maybe they will all begin to get the clue!

I'm going to try to find out more info about rections - allergies - etc and PN - sounds like an interesting topic and maybe a clue somewhere to helping us??????

Oh - one more thing - anyone watching the Oscars tonight - dont let them fool you if it looks warm and beautiful - its NOT - I'm not that far from the theater and its COLD (for here) pouring all night - and downright ugly....!!!! Be glad you wont be walking the "red carpet" cause you'd be one very cold "star"!

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Kmeb:

I'll be watching the Oscars. Let's all imagine we are in one big room, with a big bowl of popcorn (I can't eat it, but I can make believe), and we are all watching the Oscars together.

We'll be going oooh and aah, everytime some famous star comes on.

I still cannot believe that Angelina Jolie is having another baby. How on earth does she do this and still act?? Amazing.

Melody
P.S. didn't mean to hijack this thread but topic of oscars was being discussed

Brian - I dont know how you saw that cat glaring at Davids pup - good catch! He doesnt not look happy! But as another "adoptive" mom to a critter who's life was existing in a no-kill shelter for over two years before I literally found hin on the net - yea to all of us pet Moms (and Dads)! (of course - they do own us you know)..... (my adoptee is below-they failed to tell me half feet)

Karen, just by double clicking your mouse on the image enlarges those pictures, i am also another adobted dad of a feline thats around 19 years of age now, i originally found her in a lost dogs shelter [of all places] ... & yes, they do own us.
take care
Brian

Brian, you have a cat that is 19 years old???

I never knew cats could live that long!!!

Yes Melody, besides a bit of asmatha she is in good nick for her age, still got a very good appetite, refuses to eat any cat food in cans she will only eat what we eat, smart cat i reckon

Brian

Brian, that you have such a grande old dame of a feline is truly remarkable. That such beast has 'trained' you so thoroughly is a testatment to you both! I acknowledge this because I have been 'trained' by MASTERS!
I'll post later with THE book written ostensibly by CATs on how to train us. It is classic.

More later gotta go now - j

Just read Cycleop's allergies so I don't have to repeat..Oh and the famous
vaseline That the smart Dermatologist,said why it's so rare that people
are never allergy to. Whice peeled the skin on my legs for 3 layers,which
put me in hospital and to the wound and burn center in unaboots for the
the hot summer.. Going to that clinic was humbing...

Well you need to be on a IV with fluids,dring tons of fluids is a must..
I started with Glucerna,worked my way to baby food,now that didn't
work so a little broth and Glucema..

We had a Darkroom,my husband's hiding place,then mine,honest I never
thought of the Chemicals...And I stripped furiiture and painted for
extra money,was I really carefull,no not like I show be..I often wonder
about the ex-rays in ER.

Karen you know I will e-mail you and fuss,but I want you to know
your are my HERO and such a good friend...I'm at the point where
eating will be hard,but you go throug this far more then any of
us,although the saminelli for 4 months oh gezzz..

You must get better ,so we can go along the sand with are hair blowing
in the wind,say hey to Bax..

David you dog and cat very nice your wife lovely....Hugs to all Sue

My sons are on there way homeplease pray for safe trips,it was wonderfil
but i'm tired,a good tired.