Singles who are for the "Love of Disney" - Part 3

[ttester9612]

Hey Ya'll....a few people have asked to see pics of our new fur baby. So I thought I would post a pic or 2. His name is O'Malley (from the Aristocats...of course a Disney name )

Hope ya'll who are having the icky winter weather are surviving. Mel....no coming unglued...ok!

So adorable.....

 

[nurse.darcy]

Yukko! That was going around here too and thankfully I didn't get it as bad as others.. I have a cold. It's breaking up today (graphic, no?)... so hopefully this is the start of a turnaround. I"ve been a bit antisocial lately and feel bad for it.

O'Malley is a doll! He has big paws

I've got the "Ive been in the frozen tundra" cold going on. . .not quite sick but can't quite shake it. . .

 

[PirateMel]

He has what looks like Bunny paws in the back...and he jumps around....taken to calling him bunnycat...lol

Awww he is so cute

With the wind cill was -13 hear this am.

ARE YOU SURE you don't miss Mass?????

 

[katydidbug1]

So adorable.....

Thanks Miss Teresa....we think so...he is a handful as well.

Awww he is so cute

With the wind cill was -13 hear this am.

ARE YOU SURE you don't miss Mass?????

Ummm Mel....I am pretty sure I don't miss MASS....its 50 here right now...and going up into the 70's over the weekend.

 

[PirateMel]

Thanks Miss Teresa....we think so...he is a handful as well.



Ummm Mel....I am pretty sure I don't miss MASS....its 50 here right now...and going up into the 70's over the weekend.

 

[katydidbug1]

LOL

 

[Master Mason]

Thanks Miss Teresa....we think so...he is a handful as well.



Ummm Mel....I am pretty sure I don't miss MASS....its 50 here right now...and going up into the 70's over the weekend.

Well now you just need to learn to talk with the local twang

 

[sand2270]

hey guys...has anyone had any problems with a herniated disc? I have been having problems since my fall in Vegas...my chiropractor has tossed out the word surgery a few times because it has been 3 months and my back is still a mess.

I can't do yoga...which I love...he told me no more right now. Only walking and swimming as exercise and the stretches he gave me to do. Popping 2400 mg of ibuprofen a day, plus being treated by him (accupunture, massage, ultrasound, etc.) once or twice a week. And I am in pain constantly...sick of it...wondering if surgery may be the best way to fix this. It is making me very worried about my May trip...if I can't get better all the walking is going to kill me and I will end up laid up in the hotel room after 2 days.

 

[Sha]

hey guys...has anyone had any problems with a herniated disc? I have been having problems since my fall in Vegas...my chiropractor has tossed out the word surgery a few times because it has been 3 months and my back is still a mess.

I can't do yoga...which I love...he told me no more right now. Only walking and swimming as exercise and the stretches he gave me to do. Popping 2400 mg of ibuprofen a day, plus being treated by him (accupunture, massage, ultrasound, etc.) once or twice a week. And I am in pain constantly...sick of it...wondering if surgery may be the best way to fix this. It is making me very worried about my May trip...if I can't get better all the walking is going to kill me and I will end up laid up in the hotel room after 2 days.

I will only tell you these 3 things... also get a second opinion, find out what other options for surgery (they are always coming up with new things) and finally, sadly, know that surgery may not fix the problem 100% or at all.

 

[Master Mason]

I will only tell you these 3 things... also get a second opinion, find out what other options for surgery (they are always coming up with new things) and finally, sadly, know that surgery may not fix the problem 100% or at all.

And I'll add, if your thinking surgery, you need to be talking to a back specialist, not a chiropractor... Both my Brother and Sister have had to have back surgery. Sister had a fusion and a titanium bar put in her lower back. Brother had to have something done in the upper back to relieve presure. Both are better than they were before surgery, but niether of them is what they were before the injuries. My dad lived with herniated disks for about the last half of his life.

 

[sand2270]

I will only tell you these 3 things... also get a second opinion, find out what other options for surgery (they are always coming up with new things) and finally, sadly, know that surgery may not fix the problem 100% or at all.

And I'll add, if your thinking surgery, you need to be talking to a back specialist, not a chiropractor... Both my Brother and Sister have had to have back surgery. Sister had a fusion and a titanium bar put in her lower back. Brother had to have something done in the upper back to relieve presure. Both are better than they were before surgery, but niether of them is what they were before the injuries. My dad lived with herniated disks for about the last half of his life.

Thanks. He is trying to get me a referral to a neurologist and wants me to get an MRI done. We are just discussing it at this point and still trying to explore other options.

 

[PirateMel]

Thanks. He is trying to get me a referral to a neurologist and wants me to get an MRI done. We are just discussing it at this point and still trying to explore other options.

Sorry to hear you are still in so much pain.

 

[ttester9612]

Amy

Sorry your in so much pain...I pray the docs can fix you....even if its with lots of meds...

 

[sand2270]

Sorry to hear you are still in so much pain.

Amy

Sorry your in so much pain...I pray the docs can fix you....even if its with lots of meds...

Thanks. He is also talking about steroid shots (blah). I am stressing about our May trip and hope that whatever we do I am fixed up before the trip.

 

[ahoff]

Hey Amy, sorry to hear about your back. I would avoid surgery. I have avoided it for 20 years, I have three herniated discs. Sometimes it bothers me, and I take it easy (it kills me to do so) and take advil. If I run for long periods it bothers me. By long periods I mean daily over several weeks. If I run a few imes a week it is fine. And thanfully no problems while biking. Get a second opinion, and good luck.

 

[Master Mason]

Thanks. He is also talking about steroid shots (blah). I am stressing about our May trip and hope that whatever we do I am fixed up before the trip.

Don't knock the steroids till you try them. I get really really bad tennis elbow, and I get about a shot a year at this point, it only masks the injury, but it lets you move pain free so you can do the exercises you need to do to work on it.

 

[Carrieannew]

Amy sorry to hear you are still in so much pain. It will all work out I'm certain.

 

[MOREMICKEYFORME]

Amy,
Sending you hugs and well wishes.
Don't worry about Disney, it will be there when you are better!

 

[sand2270]

Don't knock the steroids till you try them. I get really really bad tennis elbow, and I get about a shot a year at this point, it only masks the injury, but it lets you move pain free so you can do the exercises you need to do to work on it.

ok good to know. He was telling me about the side effects and it was freaking me out a little.

Amy sorry to hear you are still in so much pain. It will all work out I'm certain.

thanks

Amy,
Sending you hugs and well wishes.
Don't worry about Disney, it will be there when you are better!

trip is paid for so we are going even if it means I have to rent one of those little ECV's. Eesh can you imagine? "why is that perfectly healthly looking 38 year old women driving around on an ECV?" LOL

 

[sand2270]

Hey Amy, sorry to hear about your back. I would avoid surgery. I have avoided it for 20 years, I have three herniated discs. Sometimes it bothers me, and I take it easy (it kills me to do so) and take advil. If I run for long periods it bothers me. By long periods I mean daily over several weeks. If I run a few imes a week it is fine. And thanfully no problems while biking. Get a second opinion, and good luck.

good to know...we'll see what the neurologist thinks.