Falling Apart.

I'm apologizing in advance for this post as it likely won't be the best. I really want to write, but I'm also incredibly exhausted. This week has been hell. We are falling apart. 

Well actually, just me and Pappy. 

And before I go any further I just have to thank each and everyone of you for all of your incredible, supporting, and loving thoughts and prayers. I knew we had great friends, but WOW. After sharing my last post, we were completely shocked from all the comments, messages, phone calls, texts, and private convos. You are all truly the best. 

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So- we're falling apart......

On Thursday night, we took Pappy and Wally in for a routine heartworm test. Well, let me just say that the vet visit didn't go anywhere near "routine".

If you remember (actually I don't even know if I shared this and I'm too lazy to go back and check), we picked up $40 ear drops for Pappy's infected ear. I had talked to Dr. Gerbig earlier in the day, gave her some of his symptoms, and it resulted in the both of us thinking that the mange in his ear had caused Pappy to itch too much resulting in an infection. So $40 dollar ear drops on Tuesday. 

We go into the vet clinic Thursday night and another vet (Our beloved Dr Gerbg was off) checked Pappy's ear to confirm our "hypothesis". Welp. We were wrong. Way wrong. The ear infection wasn't caused from mange at all. It was a flare up (likely from the changing seasons) and it got so bad that Pappy itched it SO MUCH he ruptured BOTH OF HIS EAR DRUMS!

Sigh. 

So because his ears had ruptured, we had to switch meds. Now to a $60 dollar ear drops. We are hoping his ear drums will grow back in 6 weeks. Sometimes they don't. Which prevents him from not hearing as well. Which causes him to not listen to us. But really, what's new??

Annoyed. 

Friday, I worked. Saturday, I worked. Both days feeling miserable and predicting what was yet to come. 

KIDNEY STONES. 

Now this isn't my first rodeo but OMG ITS SO ANNOYING AND SO SO PAINFUL. They say the pain is worse than giving labor - which really sucks - because I WOULD HAVE TOTALLY KICKED LABORS ASS.

I took myself to immediate care on Saturday after Little Gym while Matt was stuck at home without a car. They made me go to the hospital to get a CT scan and HELD me there (not allowing me to leave) until they could look over my results. Four hours later.....

FOUR Kidney Stones. Two 3mm in the right. Two 4mm in the left. 

Which in kidney stone talk- 4 mm is pretty big. In fact, if it was 5mm or larger I would have had to have them surgically removed. But LUCKY ME - I get to pass them naturally. Joy? Pain? Beats me. It's really the lesser of two evils. 

So this weekend I was knocked flat out on my ass. Completely useless. Eating CHEESE pizza and pancakes at Cracker Barrel.   

I did make it out to the grocery store on Sunday night dressed as if I should have been shopping at WalMart. 

This is my "I just came from the hospital and I don't care how I look" look. 

I stayed home from work Monday and was actually quite productive. I went to the dr., Target for meds. And started the previously neglected laundry from the weekend. 

Wally made sure I got a lot of love. 

And I tried this new hair wrap thing (#plopping) for people with curly hair. 

Results. Curls. I haven't decided if it actually makes a difference or not. 

Then I came home and starting pounding the water. 

I have to drink three of these each and every day for the rest of MY LIFE. 96oz.  And my bonus if I successfully drink three a day???? WINE!!

I have two doctor appointments scheduled in the next two weeks and I'm waiting to hear from my new "urologist" regarding getting an appointment set up within the next few days. Yay??

Pappy and a Wally have been nothing but a pain in the ass -- running and jumping on my stomach. Being naughty. Peeing. Wrestling. You know- the usual. They are lucky they're so cute and that I love my babies. Oh, and that I have some strong ass pain killers.

That's all for now. I came home from work around lunch today mostly because I felt like hell, and NOW, I also have a horrible cold. Like I said, I'm falling apart. 

I have NOTHING planned today except an HGTV marathon. Screw laundry and that to-do list.

WHO AM I????