Thread: Ron

Much better, thanks Robert. Since amputation of one of her fingers, she's in much less pain. The other fingers are still a worry, though - but at the moment we aren't looking at amputation of the whole hand.

She's still on a fair bit of pain relief with morphine and Lyrica (for nerve pain, not epilepsy) but its manageable unlike before the amputation.

No, she wasn't a smoker or diabetic.

Good to hear Ron, let's hope she continues too improve.

Baz.

Hi Ron

Sorry to hear about Elizabeth's medical worries, I was on Lyrica for a couple of years for neck and referred hand/arm pain, was costing $150/pack at least it's now on the PBS.

Diana

Sorry to hear about Elisabeths woes Ron.

Please give her my regards.

remember what I said about hugging her Ron; do it c a r e f u l l y...

We are thinking of her...(oh, and you I suppose too...)

JC and family

Will do. Thanks everybody.

We seem to spend our week doing the rounds of doctors, Physio, etc. At least this week we have a relaxing day when we go to Guide Dogs at Glossodia to see the last dog we looked after graduate as a fully trained guide dog. We were sorry to lose him.

We might even take the dog we are currently looking after - she is a qualified guide dog (not that you'd know it!) - whilst her client is away. We've had her for nearly 3 months. She's a lovely dog and thoroughly bonded to me. If I go out, she waits out the front for hours and won't stay in when Elisabeth calls. She'll come in then go out again (we have a dog flap). Anywhere I go, she follows.

My best wishes to your wife, i hope that the medicine does not have a serious addiction. I was worried about my wife taken Symbalta

Ron, out of topic, what the Guides Dog do with dogs that are not suitable?
Are they selling them or are relocated in other agencies?

When they took her off the very high levels of drugs they were using to try to control the pain in hospital, she definitely had withdrawal symptoms.

Re guide dogs, if they fail as a guide dog, they try training them as pets as therapy dogs. If they fail that, then they are offered back to the puppy raisers as a pet. If not taken, they are offered elsewhere as pets.

We had a dog a couple of years back that failed both. They were polite and called her "too exuberant" - Reni certainly was! We raised her from a pup until she was 14 months old. She'd have made a great pet. She was really attached to me.