Well, the tests came back and said he had intestinal disease (Inflammatory Bowel) and Pancreatitis. What the test doesn't specifically show is if the Inflammatory Bowel is just because of the bowel itself/his weight OR if it is a tumor. He has had 6 weeks of B12 shots and for the most part is back to normal. We also changed his diet to the OM prescription food. I went ahead and put all 3 cats on it, because it is easier to keep them eating the same thing. So far, he is eating, staying with me (instead of hiding in my room all the time) and is almost back to complete normal. Although there are a few things I see in him, I don't know if I am just looking for issues or if it is truly an issue. The next couple of weeks will be a good indication if it is a tumor or not. He has graduated to getting the B12 shots every 3 to 4 weeks right now, if his symptoms come back, it is likely cancer, and we won't treat him. It breaks my heart to say that, but I can't do that to him or to us. I love him too much to want to see him go through that.
So, we wait. Not like we wait in expectation for the day Jesus Christ will return. We wait with bated breath, hoping above hope that he will be OK, but knowing there is a chance it could go either way.
In the meantime, a lot of change is taking place this year, that I am trying to get a grasp on. I have never been good with change, but again we are dealing with change and with wait. After 8 years of renting (at the end of June), we placed a contract on a house in Salisbury, NC. It is about 25 minutes from here. I am not sure I ever though we would leave Cabarrus County, but we have been priced out of this area. The house we are waiting for (we can't go to settlement until April 2nd) will actually be downsizing for us. The older 2 boys will have to share a room, but since they are 20 and are seldom home now, I am hoping it is OK until they are ready to be on their own. It is in an older neighborhood with almost a 1/2 acre of land on septic/well (which is new for us) and is a brand new home. We got to pick out the carpet. I am in love with the house and hope it is something that JC and I can grow old in together. But we are waiting. Waiting for the yard to get finished, waiting for my bonus, waiting for the carpet to be laid, waiting for some shelves to be built, waiting, waiting, waiting. I wish I could say I am happily a patient person....but alas that would be a lie. I am looking forward to getting the keys and slowing moving over the next couple of months. We will stay here until the middle of June (so Jeremy can finish school) and since our lease ends in June. We have also put in an application to have Jeremy go to a different school in Rowan County, so we are currently waiting on the answer to that as well. We have already decided if they decline his application, we will homeschool him, because he won't allow him to go to the school that he is supposed to go.
There is change/uncertainty with my job as we transition the NPAC to another company. The work seems to get a little more challenging each week as we get closer to April. It is a scary, anxious time.
After some discussion with my GYN, and after several years of minimal pain and several months now of excruciating pain and spotting lasting several weeks at a time, we are going to move forward with a partial hysterectomy. I trust my doctor and feel like this will be the best choice. The problem with that is she is saying probably 4 weeks off of work, so the timing is not great. Based off of her schedule and our transition schedule and the upcoming move in June, it looks like I will push it out until July...so again with the waiting. Again with the excitement, nervousness, anxiousness.
The rest of the animals are doing good for now. Simba has a problem with itching/scratching and cutting himself. I can't figure out if he has a skin issue or a mental issue. I will be taking them in for appointments probably next month to get their shots, so I will ask then. I just needed to get through Hemi's fiasco before I could focus on one more issue.
We made a quick trip up to VA for Elsie's funeral. She was 84 and it was pretty sudden. It was good to see family, but I hate that it was for that reason. We definitely don't get up there enough. Mike and DeeDee mentioned trying to get a family reunion together, so I might start looking into that again...you know in my spare time...LOL
We need to also get blinds and a refrigerator once we go to settlement. Then we are going to start packing, cleaning this house, and getting the new house set up so that come June, we can move DirecTV and Spectrum transferred and we will be ready to go.
I would love to say I plan to type more sooner than later, but at this point, I am not sure. I find this helps when I am feeling anxious or unsettled, so it may be that I come back more often over the next 4 to 5 months...who really knows.
