Diane Tyler's Mom

Diane Tyler's Mom GA

Diane Tyler's Mom GA

Member Since 2018
Hi everyone I didn't know where to post this since Tyler is gone. I know I haven't been on the board for a long time . I do check in on your kitties though even though I don't write anything. I'm sorry.
I'm having my hip replacement surgery on Dec 12. Not looking forward to that lol
My darn back is still killing me too. My pain management Dr has given me 4 types of injections but they didn't help at all. I went to see a spine surgeon on Thursday.
He showed me where the problem was on the current MRI I had and said he wish he could do surgery on me but it didn't warrant surgery because it wasn't that bad even though I'm in a lot of pain.
He gave me a script for PT called the McKenzie Exercises. My PT is certified in it. I will start with her this Monday.
If after a few months it doesn't help I guess I'll just have to live with it.
Hopefully after the hip surgery my back might feel better ,I hope so.
Can't drive for 4-6 weeks. That is going to drive me crazy. My sister or her husband will take me to PT and any doctor appointments I will have. I'll need to use a walker for awhile. I'll hate that too lol
I'm really sorry I haven't been on the board, I have been just feeling very depressed at times thinking about my daughter Ashley and my Dad. I can't believe it's been 2 years and 6 months since Ashley passed, it still feels like yesterday. My Dad 2 years and 5 months since he passed, one month after Ashley.
I'll start PT a couple days after the surgery.
No laying around in bed.
I'll try my hardest to get through everything.
So I just wanted to let you all know what's been going on with me.
I miss all of you and love all your kitties,I hope you know that.
Wish me luck guys .
Please give your kitties lots of kisses for me , I'll try to pop on before the surgery and comment on your posts.
Lots of 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 🤗 🤗 🤗
Diane
 
Hi! I'm new to this, so didn't know you previously.
Sounds like you have lot on your plate. And I'm not sure if my motto will be helpful to you, but something that has helped me get through some rough times for things going on with myself is.... It can always be worse. And I know for me personally, it's true. Sure I have a lot that holds me back, but I try to think of others going to be harder times and think ... That could be me. I'm lucky there.😅 One year I had to have 2 surgeries within a 5mo time frame. I was complaining about it to my neighbor across the street, when he told me his wife had been through 13 separate surgeries! Was really hard to feel sorry for myself or be depressed after hearing that. Cause boy was she a trooper! Anyhow, that help me. Do you have any other animals? Not that getting one before surgery is a good idea, but I have to say, my cats and all their health problems really don't give me time to think about much else. If your don't have any and it's not too soon, maybe take a stroll through the local shelter to see if anyone reaches out to you?
I was wondering if the need for hip surgery was causing the back pain? But if nothing else even if not, hopefully it will alleviate some of it. So what did the doctor show you when he pointed out the problem?
Sorry you are gone through this all. And I hope it gets so much better for you soon. Is there any way to get a new doctor? Perhaps younger, that might see your case, the problem and pain you're in, and decide it's worthy of operating on? Did your doc now tell you surgery could fix it?
 
Hi Tylette
I have had back problems since I was in my 30's. I have had 3 MRI"s . I have a few bulging discs and a few degenerative discs which I knew already. He was the first Dr to show it to me on the disc .
The surgeon I saw was a young doctor 38 years old. He was highly recommended by my pain management doctor. I have had medial branch injections, radio frequency ablation, trigger point injections and sacroliliac injections.
I do trust what he said about not doing surgery.
He did say having the hip surgery could help my back pain some.
I would love to get another kitty down the road but I'm not financially able to do that .
I have had to put 5 kitties to sleep already and I just can't go through that again with another kitty if it starts to have health problems. I got Tyler into remission for over 3 years ,then he got small cell carsinoma.
His brother Perry wound up getting kidney disease which I did every thing for him.
At age 69 I really don't want to get another kitty.
My sister has 2 cats and I visit them all the time. My neighbor across the street has a kitty and I visit him all the time.
Maybe after my surgery and I'm back on my feet we have a shelter if you want to call it that , I will go and volunteer there, it's in my town . Thank you for reaching out to me
Wishing you and your kitty all the best 🤗 🤗 🤗
 
Hi Diane 💕

So sorry you have been going through so much. Really hope the PT and the hip surgery help with the pain in your back. Grief is such a b&@ch, we never know when it’s going to strike and it can take us down so quickly. I lost both my parents within 2 years of each other very recently and I hate how the grief just slams me at times.

Sending you big hugs and tons of supportive thoughts 🤗🤗💕💕
 
Kat & Trixie said:
Hi Diane 💕

So sorry you have been going through so much. Really hope the PT and the hip surgery help with the pain in your back. Grief is such a b&@ch, we never know when it’s going to strike and it can take us down so quickly. I lost both my parents within 2 years of each other very recently and I hate how the grief just slams me at times.

Sending you big hugs and tons of supportive thoughts 🤗🤗💕💕
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Hi Kat I'm sorry about you losing your parents it sure does suck. Thank you for the well wishes. Trixie is so adorable .
Give her kisses for me 🤗 🤗
I see Trixie is on OTJ Trial . She looks amazing 💚 💚 💚
 
Hi Diane, I’m so glad to see you but sorry to hear you’ve been feeling down.
Certainly understandable. You’ve had so much loss in the past few years 🫂
I’m glad you will have the surgery soon and am sending lots of good wishes and vines for major healing 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃💕💕💕💕💕

I’m so glad your sister is nearby to help you with anything you will need 😘

We have missed you around here.
Ivy and I send lots of love your way and she told me to send you many sandpaper tongue kisses 💖💝❤️‍🩹
(I’ll contact you with a dm also) 💕
 
Staci & Ivy said:
Hi Diane, I’m so glad to see you but sorry to hear you’ve been feeling down.
Certainly understandable. You’ve had so much loss in the past few years 🫂
I’m glad you will have the surgery soon and am sending lots of good wishes and vines for major healing 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃💕💕💕💕💕

I’m so glad your sister is nearby to help you with anything you will need 😘

We have missed you around here.
Ivy and I send lots of love your way and she told me to send you many sandpaper tongue kisses 💖💝❤️‍🩹
(I’ll contact you with a dm also) 💕
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Hey Girl we haven't talked in so long. I can't wait to get this over with. I will definitely take those sandpaper tongue kisses 😊
Will talk to you soon
Sending you and Ivy lots of love ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 🤗 🤗 🤗
 
Diane Tyler's Mom GA said:
Hi everyone I didn't know where to post this since Tyler is gone. I know I haven't been on the board for a long time . I do check in on your kitties though even though I don't write anything. I'm sorry.
I'm having my hip replacement surgery on Dec 12. Not looking forward to that lol
My darn back is still killing me too. My pain management Dr has given me 4 types of injections but they didn't help at all. I went to see a spine surgeon on Thursday.
He showed me where the problem was on the current MRI I had and said he wish he could do surgery on me but it didn't warrant surgery because it wasn't that bad even though I'm in a lot of pain.
He gave me a script for PT called the McKenzie Exercises. My PT is certified in it. I will start with her this Monday.
If after a few months it doesn't help I guess I'll just have to live with it.
Hopefully after the hip surgery my back might feel better ,I hope so.
Can't drive for 4-6 weeks. That is going to drive me crazy. My sister or her husband will take me to PT and any doctor appointments I will have. I'll need to use a walker for awhile. I'll hate that too lol
I'm really sorry I haven't been on the board, I have been just feeling very depressed at times thinking about my daughter Ashley and my Dad. I can't believe it's been 2 years and 6 months since Ashley passed, it still feels like yesterday. My Dad 2 years and 5 months since he passed, one month after Ashley.
I'll start PT a couple days after the surgery.
No laying around in bed.
I'll try my hardest to get through everything.
So I just wanted to let you all know what's been going on with me.
I miss all of you and love all your kitties,I hope you know that.
Wish me luck guys .
Please give your kitties lots of kisses for me , I'll try to pop on before the surgery and comment on your posts.
Lots of 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 🤗 🤗 🤗
Diane
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Oh, Diane, thank you for this update. I've missed seeing you on the board and have often wondered how you were doing.

I hope the exercises and the PT visits will help your back. I've had great success with them treating two herniated discs in my neck.

I'm sorry to hear you've been going through difficult times dealing with the grief over the loss of your daughter and father. Grief is such a weird thing. You think it's getting better, and then all of the sudden you're mired in it again. My hope for you is that the intensity will eventually lessen and become a more peaceful experience for you. I don't think it ever leaves us, though.

I'll keep you in my thoughts as you plan to go for your hip surgery, and Jude, Hazel, John Lewis, Harper Lee, Zelda Lou and I send you ALL the vines 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃and good luck🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀!!

I look forward to hearing how everything is going with your progress.
 
Hi Mary I have missed all of you also.
Thank you for the kind words and the well wishes. Oh my Lord you have all those kitties 😊 Give
Jude, Hazel, John Lewis, Harper Lee, and Zelda Lou kisses for me.
Judges numbers are really looking good.
Sending lots of love ❤️ 🤗 🤗
@Mary & Jude
 
Diane! So good to hear from you, although I'm sorry to hear how rough it has been. I have been thinking about you and we miss you here, but never ever feel guilty for having to take breaks. You have so much on your plate, you need to focus on yourself. You are so strong dealing with your pain and your losses. Sending much love from me and Bell! Crank some Aerosmith for me
 
diane so much love to you. 🫶🏼❤️‍🔥 you’ve been so kind and helpful generally and been so lovely trying to make sure i myself knew as much as i could, esp in the beginning.. thanks. 💖 best of luck w everything and take care of yourself!! i hope you feel so much better soon.. ps. have you by chance looked into holistic/alternative therapies? supplements? 💫
 
Seth&Bell said:
Diane! So good to hear from you, although I'm sorry to hear how rough it has been. I have been thinking about you and we miss you here, but never ever feel guilty for having to take breaks. You have so much on your plate, you need to focus on yourself. You are so strong dealing with your pain and your losses. Sending much love from me and Bell! Crank some Aerosmith for me
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@Seth&Bell Aww thank you Seth. I'll definitely crank up some Aerosmith after my surgery , I'll crank up the song
I'm back
I'm back in the saddle again
I'm back
I'm back in the saddle again

Give Bell and Blair kisses for me 🤗 🤗
@Seth&Bell
 
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kitten68 said:
diane so much love to you. 🫶🏼❤️‍🔥 you’ve been so kind and helpful generally and been so lovely trying to make sure i myself knew as much as i could, esp in the beginning.. thanks. 💖 best of luck w everything and take care of yourself!! i hope you feel so much better soon.. ps. have you by chance looked into holistic/alternative therapies? supplements? 💫
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Thanks so much for the kind words. I really don't think supplements will work , but thank you for the suggestions 😊
 
Karolina & Nestle said:
Oh Diane thank you for the update ❤️
We're all here for you and I think of you often.
Nestle and Peanut are sending lots of licks 💋 and healing vines to their auntie Diane.
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❤️😍🐈🐾🐈🥜🐾🥰❤️
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Thanks Karolina, I'll take all the licks they want to give me 🤗 🤗 ❤️ ❤️
The pic you posted of Nestle and Peanut in their blanket fort was adorable
@Karolina & Nestle
 
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Diane Tyler's Mom GA said:
Hi everyone I didn't know where to post this since Tyler is gone. I know I haven't been on the board for a long time . I do check in on your kitties though even though I don't write anything. I'm sorry.
I'm having my hip replacement surgery on Dec 12. Not looking forward to that lol
My darn back is still killing me too. My pain management Dr has given me 4 types of injections but they didn't help at all. I went to see a spine surgeon on Thursday.
He showed me where the problem was on the current MRI I had and said he wish he could do surgery on me but it didn't warrant surgery because it wasn't that bad even though I'm in a lot of pain.
He gave me a script for PT called the McKenzie Exercises. My PT is certified in it. I will start with her this Monday.
If after a few months it doesn't help I guess I'll just have to live with it.
Hopefully after the hip surgery my back might feel better ,I hope so.
Can't drive for 4-6 weeks. That is going to drive me crazy. My sister or her husband will take me to PT and any doctor appointments I will have. I'll need to use a walker for awhile. I'll hate that too lol
I'm really sorry I haven't been on the board, I have been just feeling very depressed at times thinking about my daughter Ashley and my Dad. I can't believe it's been 2 years and 6 months since Ashley passed, it still feels like yesterday. My Dad 2 years and 5 months since he passed, one month after Ashley.
I'll start PT a couple days after the surgery.
No laying around in bed.
I'll try my hardest to get through everything.
So I just wanted to let you all know what's been going on with me.
I miss all of you and love all your kitties,I hope you know that.
Wish me luck guys .
Please give your kitties lots of kisses for me , I'll try to pop on before the surgery and comment on your posts.
Lots of 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 🤗 🤗 🤗
Diane
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@Diane Tyler's Mom GA Hi Diane, I haven’t been on the board in a couple months and I’m just now seeing your post about your hip and back problems. I’m so sorry you’re having so much pain. I hope the PT helps you and that the surgery also improves the issue. I’ll be thinking about you on December 12th. Sending gentle hugs your way. Rosie
 
Rosie Lass said:
@Diane Tyler's Mom GA Hi Diane, I haven’t been on the board in a couple months and I’m just now seeing your post about your hip and back problems. I’m so sorry you’re having so much pain. I hope the PT helps you and that the surgery also improves the issue. I’ll be thinking about you on December 12th. Sending gentle hugs your way. Rosie
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Thank you so much Rosie, I truly appreciate you thinking of me . Kisses to Watson 💋 🤗 🤗
 
carfurby (GA) said:
Diane, I'm just seeing this. I hope the PT has been helping your back. Sending prayers for a successful hip surgery. I'm glad your sister and her husband are able to help you. :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
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Hi Carla ,I miss talking to you 🤗
The PT isn't doing much , but I've only gone about 6 times
I've had back problems since I've been in my 30's
But this pain is sometimes worse than the hip and groin pain. Hopefully I might get some back relief when I have the hip surgery
Thanks for the well wishes. 🤗 🤗 ❤️
@carfurby (GA)
 
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