Meadowmufn

Thanks. In other news, it was his 7th Gotcha Day yesterday and he got special puppy cake (I ordered cake mix on Amazon, made specifically for dogs). It was a good day.

Well, it's liver cancer. Normally, surgery could give him a few more years, but that's for one tumor. He has two, on two different lobes, and the rest of the liver is abnormal so the cancer may be diffuse. That means he's not a good candidate for surgery. At the recommendation of both the oncologist and our vet, we're going to start him on a liver supplement and make however long he has as happy and comfortable as possible. Fortunately, he's relatively healthy and isn't having symptoms yet. This was caught during routine annual exam blood work which led to the ultrasound and cytology that diagnosed the cancer. The cancer he has is a slow growing cancer, so I'm hoping he has at least one more good year left.

*sigh* It's been a rough year. First, we had my cancer to deal with. I'm back at work and stress at work is not helping with my recovery. Now, our dog's liver isn't working right and we have to schedule a liver biopsy and possibly an ultrasound. He's anywhere from 9 to 12 years old, our vet guesses closer to 12. We can't have kids, so our dog is our baby. I'm super stressed out. I would like a long stretch of good news for a change.

I think she did a nude scene in a movie, but I can't recall the title of the movie.

Can Cooter come by and fix up my old Trans Am? LOL.

As Jimmie once said (regarding his dressing trailer on the show), "This place would fall apart if the termites stopped holding hands." LOL. Nah, I think HazzardNet is a little more solid than that.... I hope.

Well, I took advantage of the server downtime to update the forum software again. If you find any issues, please let me know about them.

That's weird, Rog. What browser are you using?

I swear, the company that makes the software that runs the forums must watch to see when I update, because a day or two after, they release ANOTHER update. LOL. Maybe I'll get to it this weekend....

Felix Silla played the Visitor. He also wore the costume for Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, he was an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, he wore the Lucifer costume in Battlestar Galactica, and was Cousin Itt on The Addams Family. And that's all the good stuff I have to say about "Strange Visitor to Hazzard". LOL!

Ok, update is done! That was fast. I *think* the Template core error is fixed. If you see it on any posts, please let me know. I had to revert two old templates. If you find any issues, please post about them here or send me a private message. Also, I'm working on an update to the look/organization of the main site. It's been 5+ years since I refreshed it. Then, later this summer, hopefully, HossC and I will have a new section of the site to unveil! *tease tease*

Time to update the forums again. They'll be down for a bit. Hopefully, it'll take care of that pesky "Template core" error.

My mother is from the South. Arkansas to be specific. She grew up there during the pre-Civil Rights era and saw horrible things. As a result, she limited our contact with relatives that she didn't approve of their views on race. She taught her kids to judge people on character, not skin color, and to treat people as we'd want to be treated. She's pretty horrified by how casually people throw around the term "racist" without even knowing a person nowadays. Things have changed a lot and are for the most part better, especially in the South. She's seen real racism. And she let us watch The Dukes of Hazzard.

Yeah, I saw that. They're trying to erase the General Lee from tv history. Also, a van isn't a car and a motorcycle isn't a car. So what's this about supercars?

I'm still hoping someday we'll get a blu-ray release. *sigh*

Thanks. My thyroid issues seem to resolving, but now I seem to have some sort of virus. Oof. It'll be nice to be completely healthy again.

Sounds like you're feeling better, Rog. Glad to see that. I had a little setback what with going hyperthyroid from overmedication, but my doc adjusted my dosage and I'm doing better. Not looking forward to going back to work next week! LOL.

How are you doing, Roger? I hope you're feeling better. Any word on your lab tests?

Try to keep your mind preoccupied with fun stuff. That was the best thing for me when I had cancer. Otherwise, yeah, it'll get to you mentally.

That's a good thing. They want to make sure they get it right.

I'll spring for a maid service. Found out my surgery didn't cost nearly as much as I thought it would.

Praying for you, buddy. I hope they figure it out soon and fix you up!

Did the rash at any point look like a bull's eye? That's very indicative of lyme. Read this on a website: Most humans are infected through the bites of immature ticks called nymphs. Nymphs are tiny (less than 2 mm) and difficult to see; they feed during the spring and summer months. So, it's entirely possible it was a tick bite, but you never saw the tick.

Oh yeah, we should spruce up the place for Waylon's birthday!

See if they'll do an anti-thyroid antibody test. Inability to control your body temp is often a thyroid problem. But based on what you've described so far, I'm thinking it's Lyme. Also, with symptoms like that, it's ok to be UNPOLITELY pushy. You need to take care of yourself.