The 'NAY!' Thread

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:49

Lay on your left, says Grim..., far too late.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:52

Grim... wrote:

Lay on your left, says Grim..., far too late.

I have tried every position going.

Title.

Doctor said it is likely an irritation of the airways, caused by a virus or allergies or something else that my body has taken disagreement to.

So, basically, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:52

Grim... wrote:

Lay on your left, says Grim..., far too late.

Hang from the ceiling, like a bat.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Curiosity wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Lay on your left, says Grim..., far too late.

I have tried every position going.

Title.

Doctor said it is likely an irritation of the airways, caused by a virus or allergies or something else that my body has taken disagreement to.

So, basically, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Is it something that has only affected you very recently, then? Has (s)he given you any antihistamines or similar?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:56

Mr Dave wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Lay on your left, says Grim..., far too late.

Hang from the ceiling, like a bat.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Grim... wrote:

Lay on your left, says Grim..., far too late.

Basically, the recovery position.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:57

The other day, I noticed that my cat Nutmeg was not her usual self, and was spending a lot of time outside and not eating properly. Also noticed this morning that she'd lost a hell of a lot of weight (not necessarily a bad thing, she was always a porker) and was breathing funny.

Jem took her to the vets, and they agreed her breathing was very laboured (which is a bad thing for cats, but especially this breed) and that she had wheezing on her chest. They couldn't do a blood test or take an x-ray because she got so worked up when they tried that she stopped breathing and went blue, so they've had to call me to ask permission to sedate her so that they can try and find out what's wrong.

Thing is, in cats with laboured breathing, sedation can mean they don't wake up

Have asked them to do it anyway, and now I'm hoping that everything works out.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Bloody hell, fingers crossed, mate.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5149

Poor cat. Hope it goes well

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:15

Sorry to hear that.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:26

Poor Nutmeg, fingers crossed

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

GazChap wrote:

The other day, I noticed that my cat Nutmeg was not her usual self, and was spending a lot of time outside and not eating properly. Also noticed this morning that she'd lost a hell of a lot of weight (not necessarily a bad thing, she was always a porker) and was breathing funny.

Jem took her to the vets, and they agreed her breathing was very laboured (which is a bad thing for cats, but especially this breed) and that she had wheezing on her chest. They couldn't do a blood test or take an x-ray because she got so worked up when they tried that she stopped breathing and went blue, so they've had to call me to ask permission to sedate her so that they can try and find out what's wrong.

Thing is, in cats with laboured breathing, sedation can mean they don't wake up

Have asked them to do it anyway, and now I'm hoping that everything works out.

Really hope it all works out ok

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 16:02

All the best Gaz. I hope she pulls through.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 16:04

Any news Gaz?

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 16:36

She passed away when they sedated her

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Oh mate, so sorry to hear that

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Aww, so sorry Gaz!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 16:58

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 17:00

Really sorry to hear that Gaz.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 17:15

Thanks, guys. Weirdly, I'm not feeling too bothered by it yet when she went missing for a day a few years ago I was beside myself. Guess it's the "unknown."

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5149

Sorry to hear that. I'm sad and it's not my cat.

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

So sorry to hear that

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 18:23

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 18:35

Oh man sorry to hear that

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 18:47

So sorry to hear about Nutmeg, Gaz.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16558

Sorry to hear that.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:53

So sorry mate...

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:05

Sorry to hear that Gazchap... Well, I would be if I could actually hear anything.

I have a nay. My ears have been blocked for about a week now and today is probably the worst they've been. All I can hear in my right ear is tinitus, and nothing else. It's really, really annoying.

I went to the doctors last Wednesday but he couldn't see anything and gave me a decongestant to see if that would help. It hasn't. I'm going to go back tomorrow to see if there's anything else he can do or perhaps refer me to a specialist because I can't cope with this.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

TheVision wrote:

Sorry to hear that Gazchap... Well, I would be if I could actually hear anything.

I have a nay. My ears have been blocked for about a week now and today is probably the worst they've been. All I can hear in my right ear is tinitus, and nothing else. It's really, really annoying.

I went to the doctors last Wednesday but he couldn't see anything and gave me a decongestant to see if that would help. It hasn't. I'm going to go back tomorrow to see if there's anything else he can do or perhaps refer me to a specialist because I can't cope with this.

Chin up, still got your vision though, eh?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

Sorry for your loss, Gaz.

GazChap · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:16

TheVision wrote:

I have a nay. My ears have been blocked for about a week now and today is probably the worst they've been. All I can hear in my right ear is tinitus, and nothing else. It's really, really annoying.

There's no buildup of wax or anything is there? I guess they'd have spotted that if there was, but I had horrible hearing problems a couple of months ago and my ears were almost completely blocked up with wax buildup (noice)

A couple of syringing sessions and they were as right as rain.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:25

GazChap wrote:

TheVision wrote:

I have a nay. My ears have been blocked for about a week now and today is probably the worst they've been. All I can hear in my right ear is tinitus, and nothing else. It's really, really annoying.

There's no buildup of wax or anything is there? I guess they'd have spotted that if there was, but I had horrible hearing problems a couple of months ago and my ears were almost completely blocked up with wax buildup (noice)

A couple of syringing sessions and they were as right as rain.

That was my first thought and I was hoping this would be the case but my doctor had a look and he couldn't see anything. I did think it would be an easy fix but it appears not.

It's making me dizzy and everything! I've had to put my headphones in at work as the background noise is just at the right frequency to really hurt me.

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:33

My mom called me this morning to tell me that she had to call an ambulance for my dad at 4 in the morning. He hurt his back a few days ago and now, it's all gone down into his legs and he can't walk.

He also has prostate cancer so I'm hoping it is just a bad back or trapped nerve and nothing to do with the cancer.

Proper rubbish... She said he's alright apart from his legs but what a worry.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

So sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you and your family with every hope it is something passing and minor xxxx

Jem · **Posted:** Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:38

Oh man, hoping it's nothing serious

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Aug 28, 2016 22:19

How's your dad now, Vision? Hope he's improved.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Zardoz wrote:

How's your dad now, Vision? Hope he's improved.

Hope you are doing okay, as well.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:01

Bobbyaro wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

How's your dad now, Vision? Hope he's improved.

Hope you are doing okay, as well.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:18

Hope you are as well as can be

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:28

Thanks all.. I went to see him a couple of times over the weekend and he's as well as can be I guess. He's got to lie horizontal until his MRI scan which will hopefully be today, so he's kind of just stuck staring at the ceiling.

He isn't paralyzed, but his legs won't hold his weight at all. We still don't know what the problem is but hopefully the scan will shed some light on it so yeah... Proper rubbish.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:20

So, that was a shit bank holiday weekend. My dad had his MRI scan on Monday morning and they looked at the results straight away. It seems that the prostate cancer has spread into his spine and because it's growing on his spinal column, it's causing him to lose feeling in his legs.

There's a specialist unit in Oswestry (about an hour away) that can operate to put some plates on his spine to bring it all back in line and stop any further damage. He was transferred there straight away and credit to the NHS, there was a bed waiting for him and the operation is booked for today.

After the operation we don't really know what will happen. I think there's some radiotherapy to shrink the cancer but they couldn't tell us if he'll be able to walk again. They won't know until the operation is over and he recovers from that.

I'm working from home today as I didn't really fancy putting a brave face on at work.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:22

Shiiii-it. Sorry to hear that, buddy.

Jem · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:22

Shit man

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Really sorry to hear that, Vision

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:29

Sorry to hear that.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

Very sorry about your dads illness, I hope the operation goes well and his situation improves.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16558

Really sorry to hear that.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:42

Sorry mate. Cancer is shit.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:43

Hope the operation goes well for your Dad, mate.

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