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July 31, 2005

Not Dead Yet

Sorry for my sudden absence.....things have been a bit hectic with one thing and another. Nothing particularly interesting, though I've also been dealing with the sudden appearance of a new medication side effect, the details of which I put in the extended entry for those of you who are interested. All two of you.

WildChild was here Friday, in route from my parents' back to his mom's. He and Sollie had their first ever wild game of Fetch, which delighted them both. "Ma! Ma! Look! Sollie bringed the ball back to me! Good dog Sollie!" Over and over and over. They were cracking me up.

But not as much as what he asked me later. He was coloring, and out of the blue asked "Ma, what's Sollie's favorite color?"

Hmmm. Do I try to explain to a 4 yr. old that his little buddy can't really see colors? Ummm, no, not today. So I told him "Gee, you know, I don't know. What color do you think is his favorite?"

"Red," he replied firmly. "Sollie likes red."

He's probably right. If Sollie could see colors, I'm sure he would like red best.

Pugs are just like that.

Since last Saturday, I've started getting peripheral edema, which had gotten increasingly worse. My face looked a lot like this. Without all the prickles of course. The up side was I had no wrinkles. The down side was it hurt to laugh or even smile because it felt like my face was going to explode from the pressure.

Annoying, but not nearly as bad as my knees & ankles, which became so swollen I could barely walk. Doing the disabled old lady shuffle I was....and spending a lot of time flat on my back with my legs elevated. Not so much fun. But my daughter mentioned it to one of my doctors, who sent word that I had to make a slight diet change:

NO SALT.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! NOOOOOO! Not the British diet!

But it's helping, as bad as I hate to admit it. I can actually see my ankle bones this morning, and my knees bend & everything. Dammit.

So no salt it is, at least for the immediate future.

*weeping*

And I still have half a box of vine-ripened tomatoes from my Dad's garden. They're taunting me I tell you.

Posted by Rita at July 31, 2005 03:48 AM

Comments

Which, of course, means no pickles, hot dogs or anything else that's good. Oy!!

Posted by: Jim - PRS at August 1, 2005 04:27 AM

Whaddya mean no pickles? Dammit! I love pickles, especially a nice, crisp kosher dill.

This is going to suck even worse than I thought.

Posted by: Rita [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 1, 2005 04:51 AM