Oh gosh Leslie. This sounds quite horrible. I hope the antibiotics help out soon and you will be able to get the tooth taken care of.
hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin
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Oh gosh Leslie. This sounds quite horrible. I hope the antibiotics help out soon and you will be able to get the tooth taken care of.
hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin
I wish you could get a break, Leslie. How is your arm?
Man, when it rains it pours sometimes.
Just been catching up on Squirt and you and hoping that you'll be able to get your tooth sorted really soon - look after yourself.
OWWWWWWW! I am so sorry Leslie. :o Tooth pain is the worst! I hope you are able to get it taken care of quickly. Xxxxx
Leslie,
was there no one around who could give you a ride? That's so dangerous hon. Ask a neighbor next time, please.
Poor babes are probably wondering where you were and I'm sure that they sensed your not feeling well.
Why do the infections keep reoccurring? This sounds nasty, but frequent gargling with warm, salt water helps.
Blardy hell girl, that is a scary story. Hope your feeling better today. Gosh I hate to think of you stuck on the road like that, honestly it sounds like you need a few shots of the IV ABs, can they do it at home for you? I know we have a home IV programme for cases like this, as we used it briefly for my Dad with his infection. You gotta do what you gotta do, but that story does worry me so hopefully a good report from you tomorrow xx
Leslie:
Hope all is going well today. If I lived near you I would come and take the babies out for you. Sorry you can't catch a break from all this. Blessings
Patti
Thanks ya'll! Yes it is scary and living alone makes it worse. :o Everyone who could have helped was either sick themselves, working, doesn't have a vehicle and couldn't get here, or was out of town. I have always been independent and preferred living alone...but it is getting scarier the older I get, especially with these reoccurring infections that come on so fast and get very bad quickly.
As for why they keep happening, it's a combination of things. I have had problems with my mouth all my life. My gums were diseased when my parents got me at 6 months of age; I had a severe overbite that required surgery on the jaw bone and a head brace to pull it back in line as an infant ( one reason my TMJs are failing); my gums had to be lanced three times for my teeth to emerge. My dad was a dentist and he kept on top of my gums til he no longer could then my baby brother, also a dentist, took over. After our mom passed in 2009, baby brother disowned Mark and I, and fired us all as patients. I couldn't afford a dentist on my income so my mouth care has been nothing other than what I could do at home - which obviously is not enough. On top of these things, add incredible stress, lack of good nutrition because I either forget to eat or don't eat right when I do eat, medications that dry my mouth out terribly allowing for infections, minimal sleep (mostly napping thru the night), sedentary lifestyle, and more stress. The mouth issues are only part of the story - my whole body is in rebellion, rising up in anger at the neglect and abuse it has been subjected to. I have fallen head first into the caretakers nightmare - ignoring my own needs. :o:rolleyes:
OMG! Trinket and Fox are playing and SQUIRT tried to join it, play snapping at Trink! :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool: See....things like this make my mouth unimportant! ;)
Oh Leslie, I feel so helpless as to what I cano do to help you. I truly wish there's a way that we can help you in some way other than sending you our prayers and healing thoughts. I know I can't even take care of myself with the kind of problems you've been having much less taking care of many more fur babies on top of that.:eek:
Everyone knows you are a strong and strong willed, amazing person and mom but your suffering has to turn the corner for the better soon because I don't know how much more or longer you can physically or mentally take it all by yourself without some kind of help and I do mean even you, Leslie. Please get better soon and I will pray that some kind of help will come your way.
Sending love and hugs to you and Squirt and the gang. Ginger & Song
I fell into this a few years ago because I was so focused on everyone else's needs that mine seemed unimportant, but eventually realised that I needed to look after me too, because if I didn't there'd be no one to look after everyone else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squirt's Mom
Please, please, take some time to look after yourself so you can be there for those who need you.