So tired

[miintikwa]

Site swap success tonight! We brought Namaki out, and despite the dogs being out and roaming around, she explored the living room, the kitchen, and a little bit of the hallway all on her own. The other day when we did the site swap, she followed me around but wouldn't leave my side. So, the fact that she voluntarily wandered off today was great.

Floof even walked past her, and she puffed up but didn't hiss.

Then, as we were getting ready to put her back, we opened the bedroom door and Hinata ran out. Namaki saw her and jumped out of my arms to follow her. Hinata knew-- I saw her side-eye the beeb-- but she didn't seem upset or anything. She just went into the cat room (with Namaki following warily) and ignored the baby.

That is a positive development, too.

(C and I both were watching and staying near. We wouldn't have allowed her to get too close, just to be safe. But we wanted to let things play out as naturally as possible as long as no one is getting hurt.)

So, huzzah! Namaki chose to go back into her room (I think she'd had enough), and we closed the door. We'll keep doing site swaps until we can figure out a good way to let them see each other but not interact. (C is thinking of swiping a plexi-glass separator for temporary use. I wouldn't mind that. We shall see.)

On the minus side, I had to have a nerve study on my left arm today, and OW.

I repeat: FUCKING OW.

Also, this particular doc was incredibly astute and happy to share. I need surgery. And he pegged that within a minute of examining my hand.

Apparently, my ulnar nerve is being compressed to the point of causing muscle death in my hand. (Go me, eternally overachieving at hurting myself.) He pointed out the variances between my left and right hand that are not caused by me being a righty. He pointed out the literal wasting signs in my left hand, that I thought were just from aging. (oops.) He also told me that the surgeon that referred me to him is one he has literally referred his kid who needed this surgery to and told me it's outpatient and may help my shoulder pain, too, if said pain is caused by referred nerve pain. (That'd be nice.) He also said that worst case, I don't do any further damage. Best case? I get back strength in my hand-- probably not 100%, but some-- and the numbness and pain goes away.

[I have literally had hand and elbow pain intermittently for ages. The constant numbness in my pinky finally made me go "I should maybe get that checked out." And lo, it is bad. At least it's fixable.]

So... he'll send the results to the referring doc, and referring doc will get to cut me up when I can get fitted into his schedule. Woo.

Not looking forward to the recovery time. But other than a conference in June, I should be able to find some time to be off work this summer, since that's a slower season. Hell, if C can drive me to the conference, I can probably be gimpy there, too, if I have to be.

Anyway. It's fixable, and that's kinda awesome.

For now, I'm off to check my March budget (since I'm getting my other tattoo soon) and see if maybe I can get a hair cut over spring break. That'd be nice.

Comments

[jake67jake]

Love seeing your kitties and pups -- especially the Floof! :)

Sorry about the surgery -- but yay, some relief and possible improvement!

I'm in desperate need of a haircut -- I look like a shaggy dog. But spoons are lacking in the "going to get it done" department.

[miintikwa]

You know, that's the other half of my problem, too. I'd love a haircut. Even just a little bit of shaping and layers! But... spoons. I think all I have left is a titanium battle spork.