sharismom
Posted : 12/18/2008 8:56:21 AM
Thank you everyone for the kind words of support. I stepped back last night and didn't think much about seizures. Of course, I was pretty darn angry when I got home to find my cats had pretty much destroyed my Xmas tree, so had that to focus on instead.
Analysis paralysis - yup, I'm guilty. I think one of the men in my Al-Anon group mentioned this and even though we were discussing addiction, obviously it can relate to just about anything. Maybe it's a bit more common amongst co-dependents because we're caretakers, whether we're taking care of a spouse, child, dog, or everything in the world. We've got to understand something to cope with it. Maybe we feel we need so much info because we think we'll be better caretakers if we're armed with so much knowledge. I dunno.
I'm not going to try to be an "arm-chair veterinarian", but I do have a list of questions for the TCVM vet on Saturday. Sometimes, as much as I try not to worry about the tomorrows before today is half over, it's hard not to. Bear depends on me, so am trying to keep my head clear.
A lot of what everyone said made sense, and I giggled at a few of those (toilet paper police, priceless!). It's stuff I need to hear. I live alone and don't really have anybody to bounce things off of (esp. other dog people), so this helps me a lot. And I appreciate all of you.