11/19 MAX AM 104+4/93+7/64 PMPS 101+2. 25/86+3.25/79+6/70

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YESTERDAY'S CONDO:

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Max was teasing me yesterday with possibly wanting a reduction. Last night was a little strange but I guess with meter variance maybe not. By +5 or 6 he was back to green.. I was so tired I went to bed with the 77 because it was at +6 and I didn't think he would go down too low after that. He hasn't yet. I put out some 3% just in case but he ate it right then. This morning I had to drag him out to test so I thought he might be up but he wasn't. I must have picked him up wrong because now my back hurts again. I need to figure out how to get him without causing myself pain.

Vines and prayers to all in need. Thinking of Dyana and her angel JD, Amy and her DF, Marje and her DM this morning.
 
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Sending vines, Elise, that your back issues resolve soon. I'm sure that hauling Mr. Max out from under the bed doesn't speed the healing process!

Extreme solution perhaps, but I took the bed in the guest bedroom (aka cat room) apart and put the spring and mattress right on the floor so Polly couldn't hide under the bed last August when my pet sitter had to come give shots for four cycles. Um, it's still apart! Guess I can add that to my to-do list.

Or Mr. Max, you could just cooperate and creep out willingly. Probably not going to happen, though.

Vines.

Marilyn and Polly
 
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Nice numbers for Max today. I'm sorry you hurt your back again picking him up. I hope it gets better soon. How is your mom?
 
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Looking good, Max!!! Stay out from under that bed, though! Sending feel better prayers for you back, Elise!
 
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Surf safe, Max!
~ Rusty

Elise, I hope your back improves overnight. Do you know this book?: "Back Care Basics: A Doctor's Gentle Yoga Program for Back and Neck Pain Relief", by Mary Pullig Schatz (Berkeley CA, 1992). I have found it extremely helpful.

Ella & Rusty
 
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Thanks for stopping by Marilyn, Carla, Amy, and Ella. The back thing is so weird. I strained muscles and I don't think it matters if I drag him out from under the bed or just pick him up from the floor. I think since I strained them any extra weight just aggravates it. I thought it was okay again but I have to be really careful how I pick him up and bend properly which I'm not used to I have found out. It's not nearly as bad as it was thank goodness.

My mom so far seems to be okay infection wise. Now her arthritis is acting up and I don't think there is muc she can take because of the coumadin. So she has chronic pain that depresses her and she feels like she is falling apart from head to toe. Thanks so much for asking.

I hope everyone has a great evening.
 
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Hi Elise.

Sorry about your back. I'm sure you've been told to lift with your knees, not your back, and to bend down by squatting rather than bending over. My physical therapist had me do an exercise where I stand with my back against a door or wall and slide down to a sitting position, hold it for 5, then slide back up. This strengthens the muscles on the top of your thighs and makes it easier to get up and down without bending. It really does work.

I take it Max can't be lured out with a favorite treat or toy? Removing the bed frame might be the best solution, then. Or putting so much stuff under the bed that there is no room for a cat - that's what we do!

Sending healing vines for your back and for your DM. Has the doctor told her to take Tylenol or can she take vicodin for the pain? Tylenol doesn't help me, but Vicodin helps my DH with his, and he's on coumadin, too. He also take glucosamine chondroitin. I have taken it for years, too. Don't know if it helps or not, but they say it won't hurt you, so what the heck? ;-)
 
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