A little smoke please....

Karda said:
Thank you all again!
Unfortunately, i think i counted my chickens before they'd hatched. :foot:
He is back on full pain meds, but is more alert because he's getting used to them. Having good days and bad days.

before either of us could stop him. :o:( Strict cage rest for him now.

Everything still seems to be more or less stable and he is able to potty more or less normally, which is a blessing in itself at this point.
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I apologize if i say to much - if so just ignore - the cage - my girl Princess had heart worms when i first got her from the rescue and she had to have the arsenic injections - it broke my heart to cage her for a few weeks - but i had to for the same reason you stated - and it was best ;)

the pain meds -- I take opiate based medication daily - it doesn't give me a buzz it just makes it where I can function. It is like when kids draw simple mountains with snow on top - say the mountains are the pain - the meds just knock the snowy tops off so i can deal with it --- but --

My pain management doctor is one of the top pain doctors in the country. He also knows that i have been clean and sober for 18 years and do volunteer work with drug addicts and alcoholics so due to my own past abuse problems i try to take the minimum dose and a few times when i cut back a lot because it seemed i was doing better – i ended up in a lot worse pain.

He explained this to me once and it really made sense, "the dosage is set up for me to get steady relief if and when i cut back it gives takes some time for the receptors to clear out and be able to work proper"

So the injury gets a chance to really crank up the pain factor and by the time the receptors in the brain figure out what’s going on I am hurting real bad -- so i end up playing catch up - when i just take them regular or if i ask him for lower dose and keep it steady it works best -- kind of like that saying about slow and steady wins the race.

i am saying this because when you said earlier he needed less meds but now seems worse it made me think that might not mean the injury is any worse it than it was before – it might just be the meds adjusting out.

what you wrote both times all put together describes me very well - some days i get feeling like i am ok - so i take less meds and feel ok try to do normal stuff and then a day or two later pay for it in doubles.

I take care of my uncle and have a garage apartment some days even with the meds I wake up yelling and then it takes me 5 min to limp 65 feet across my yard to the side door of the house.

I mean to be a positive note here I think maybe he may not be any worse at all - it might just seem that way

Eric
 
I understand what you're trying to say my friend. :thumbup:
He is staying on the recommended dosage and we will have to deal with him being locked down, as it is for the best. He needs this to heal.
I think you are right about his not being any worse. It was possibly our depression of the situation coloring things a bit.
As far as your particular condition.... i understand also. Although i'm not bad enough to be disabled or put on painkillers full time, i have spent some time waking up in pain with tears rolling from my eyes. Nothing they can do for me but phys therapy, cortisone injections and wait til i eventually blow out my back and shoulder altogether. Getting older isnt making it very fun either.
 
BFH44 & Karda,

We are all warriors of this moment. Tomorrow 's another ride we stretch our battlefield to different horizon. Hang tough and we shall enjoy the warmth of sunlight (or melting snow if that matters)

Nothing beats the fun of an aching back and feet, droopy eyes and then an ice-cold beer down and call it a day!
 
JayGoliath said:
BFH44 & Karda,

We are all warriors of this moment. Tomorrow 's another ride we stretch our battlefield to different horizon. Hang tough and we shall enjoy the warmth of sunlight (or melting snow if that matters)

Nothing beats the fun of an aching back and feet, droopy eyes and then an ice-cold beer down and call it a day!
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I appreciate the sentiment, jay. :thumbup:
But i would gladly trade you my aching back and feet and also my droopy eyes for the vigor and carelessness of youth once again. Hold the beer for special occasions. :)
 
But i would gladly trade you my aching back and feet and also my droopy eyes for the vigor and carelessness of youth once again. Hold the beer for special occasions.
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Without the care-free of youth and those crazy adventures we wouldn't have those banged up bodies.
Just 3 years ago i was able to scale the highest mountain in South East Asia and now just weekend hike at the nearby hillside i need good padding in boots otherwise hobbling the next morning is the way to go.

Body can get and will get old. However your heart must stay YOUNG. As young as possible. Not convinced?

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sorry I thought you had said in a post before that -- that you cut back some on the pain meds which made me think of it that way -- he will get better i am sure of it - he is a lucky dog to have such a loving family :thumbup:
 
Karda said:
He is back on full pain meds, but is more alert because he's getting used to them.
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Karda said:
. We were actually able to give him a little less pain meds,with no problem, so that he isnt feeling and acting all doped up. .
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when you wrote this - that is why i was thinking about how the receptors in the brain can play games with the pain and the meds dosage


i am just going to be sure he is going to be well - sage is burning prayers are constant
 
Smoke and prayers from Reno,
 
Spectre said:
Daschunds are big dogs in small bodies.

Here's to you, Marbles. :(
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Well, kinda sorta... I've always thought of Dachshunds as being two dogs long and a half a dog high. ;) :cool: :D

Smoke and Song continued for Marbles as well as all the rest of us with chronic back pain!!!:thumbup:
 
Spectre said:
Daschunds are big dogs in small bodies.

Here's to you, Marbles. :(
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Thanks everyone! people just dont remember that the origin of the breed was to hunt badgers and the like in its own den. They are the rodney dangerfields of the dog world. I don't know about anyone else, but i wouldnt want to crawl down a hole to face a mouthful of nastiness and razor sharp teeth. our Bean is a bruiser of a dach. He can run into you and knock you off your feet and if he doesnt like someone he will try to decapitate them at the knees.

Yvsa said:
Well, kinda sorta... I've always thought of Dachshunds as being two dogs long and a half a dog high. ;) :cool: :D
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ROFLMAO!!, i've never heard them described this way, that is great! :eek::D
Smoke and Song back atcha, Edutsi!
 
Karda said:
He can run into you and knock you off your feet and if he doesnt like someone he will try to decapitate them at the knees.!
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when i was reading this i had a vision of the guy at the bridge in Monty python wholly grail - after they whittle him down hes still trying to fight- "come back you cowards i will bite your kneecaps off "

I hope all goes well today - they are a wonderful and fearless breed i had 2 when i was a boy; they followed me everywhere -- Prayer and good thoughts to you and Marbles.

I hope your holding up well too Karda.
 
We're doing fine ,Eric....Thank you!
To give marbles a little respite from the cage, yesterday morning i allowed him to lay in my bed under my heating blanket, while i was online here, just a couple feet away from him. He settled quickly and promptly nodded off sweetly. The look of contentment almost broke my heart, as i know i cannot let him get used to doing this right now.
He is a snuggler, and before this was used to being able to snuggle in our blankets whenever he wished.
The wife is a little perturbed....She is the one making him eat and drink (by spoon and eyedropper, he refuses to do so on his own because of the painkillers) He doesnt like it and wobbles his way down the short hall to my room to have me protect him from mommy. It doesnt matter that i do exactly what mommy does.

You were exactly right. He doesnt appear to be getting any worse. his condition is unchanged. We are just doing as best we can to get to that neurology appointment and then we will cross that bridge also. Hopefully there is good news.

Just doing our best to have as many good moments/days as possible.
 
Thanks Corp!
It sure does.
I find myself wishing i could wave my hand and make it all better.
If only it were so easy......
 
Your furry family member, Marbles, is in our thoughts and prayers and with our big bundle of smoke:)

sorry it took me so long to notice this thread Karda, my brother. I have been in that post-holiday igloo funk.

Love and Light,
Mark
 
I am very sorry for you and your family. I know how painful this kind of thing can be. Dogs end up being like children and sometimes get treated better than the real thing.

Having said that, and this comes from personal experience, never put your family debt for a pet. It's very tempting, I know, but you never know when somebody will drive their car into your front wall or somebody needs an emergency root canal, etc..
 
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