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Old Jan 08, 2022, 09:10 PM
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Honestly they probably didn’t do a thyroid test because he’s only 5. It would be quite unusual for such a young cat to have hyperthyroidism. Well I’m going to keep weighing him weekly like the vet said. If he appears to get sicker in other ways I will definitely bring him back.

As for me I’m amazed at how stable I feel. The vraylar is definitely doing me some good as of right now. The panic attacks and dissociation is still strong but now I’m pretty sure it’s trauma related. Not much to do except pull out my grounding skills when it gets bad. I ordered a piece of wall art months ago that I just never hung, but I’m going to hang it this week. It’s a floral painting that has lots of petals and colors to count. Counting helps me calm down. Ice helps too, as well as scents.

I got a yoga mat at five below and hope to start the yoga series tomorrow. I have decided to do it in the “animal room” as we call it (it houses the two Guinea pigs and the cats’ food bowls). There’s no TV and for some reason it’s the only room in the house without grounded outlets so I’m reticent to put the extra TV in there, but I can use my chrome book which at least has a slightly larger screen than my kindle fire. I have my choice in Amazon boxes (I give Jeff bezos way too much money) to prop it on to make it easier to see.

I may choose to see a dietician in February if my no dairy experiment yields no results. I’d like to have some guidance going forward. It could be entirely possible that it’s all due to meds, specifically the seroquel XR I started over the summer as the digestive issues started back in august. But if I could get advice on how to better balance my diet to aid in relieving some of my symptoms it would be worth spending extra money I feel. Now that I know my son will still receive death benefits I’m more confident in my ability to pay a little extra for health services. HOPEFULLY my son won’t grow so much that I’ll need to buy him another winter wardrobe!
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