Opposites
I had a health screening at work today - I'm pretty healthy it turns out. Only the relative recentness of my joining the gym and giving up smoking brought some of the scores down. I do have the resting heart rate of a buddhist monk on prozac, though.

Then I get home and get a call from the vets - my cat has Chronic Renal Failure. I've got to pick up some tablets tomorrow and the internet assures me they can live well for a number of years.

But the contrast is rather striking, isn't it? How's your health?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 20:30, 28 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'm pretty fit but not shedding any weight
mainly because I've been slack with my walking while the weather's been so changeable. I'm readjusting my diet after falling back into bad habits since Christmas. I want to be walking twenty-five miles a week but I'm averaging five or six at the mo and probably will until the weather settles.
Sorry to hear about your cat, man.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 21:10, Reply)

The worst part is reading the symptom page of that site
and realising I'd been seeing a bunch of them for a week to 2 weeks without them really registering. "A grinding noise from the jaw", "eating litter", "excessive thirst", "foul breath" etc etc.

Makes me feel like a bad cat daddy. I was feeling really upbeat about my own health news too.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 21:20, Reply)

I'm glad you're getting it sorted now as I've seen cats whose owners have left them with CRF symptoms for months before bringing them in.

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 21:22, Reply)

I suppose you always feel you should have noticed sooner
should have googled some of those symptoms, but I didn't really believe she was eating litter - I just thought she was sniffing it. And the tooth-grinding was what eventually made me take her in.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 21:27, Reply)

Sorry to hear about the cat :(
My health's pretty good apart from being a spacker. I do have high cholesterol, but am working on getting that down.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 21:19, Reply)

How odd
My bit of pussy has chronic renal failiure too.
( Captain V, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 21:51, Reply)

I hadn't thought of that
is yours eating cat litter and grinding her teeth?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:01, Reply)

Nah,
My current cravings are for peas not pees. Teethgrinding only when the painkillers wear off.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:14, Reply)

How many months are you now?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:16, Reply)

Six.
Saw the consultant today and found out I can stay on the codeine and tramadol til the birth, if need be, without worry of the baby being addicted. This is as exciting as my drug use gets...
Edit: she said "we hand painkillers out like smarties here", yet denied my request of a codeine Easter egg.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:25, Reply)

*feigns pregnancy*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:34, Reply)

If my kidneys get any worse they'll do a nephrostomy
and I'll be wearing a bag of piss :(
Less fun.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:38, Reply)

It's not done Cliff Richard's career any harm
Mind you, neither has bumming a priest, so, hey!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:40, Reply)

The Pope's really ruining my chances of priestly interaction.
Hypocrite that he is.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:44, Reply)

Proof that not all Nazis are cool after all.
*disappointed face*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:46, Reply)

If only there'd been some rebranding -
pastel uniforms, Wagner remixes, Hitler with a goatee...
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 23:00, Reply)

Hugo Boss designed some of the SS uniforms and insignia, I believe.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 23:04, Reply)

Robust, thank you.
This may be entirely delusional, though. Sorry about your cat.

PS I preferred the Mindwarp sig. have you got 'Pandora's Grisly Handbag'? It's a load of rare video clips and a live CD, the sound quality of which is admittedly terrible, but a great package nonetheless.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:11, Reply)

I'd not heard of that
it is apparently available from amazon.com but not amazon.co.uk. Might be worth a look.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:30, Reply)

It's great.
The CD of them at the Reading Festival in (I think) '87 is their finest hour after the High Priest of Love EP if you ask me (which of course you didn't). My brother has it, it's fucking fabulous.

EDIT I have a 'Fucked by Rock' t-shirt which both accurate and extremely cooooool.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:33, Reply)

It's as robust and impeccable as ever.
Sorry about your cat; but on the plus side, s/he is now at much less risk from feline organ-harvesting gangs.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:12, Reply)

There is actually a section on feline kidney transplants
on the above website. I suspect this is one of those, "only in America" things.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:24, Reply)

Cats with donor cards ftw.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:26, Reply)

could do with smoking less
im not too bad, knees are a bit knackered but most of me works most of the time!

Boo on the cat front, I lost two of the most awesome moggies ever to stride the land to bad cat aids and anemia (sic) of some sort over the last couple of years.

Went to a cat rescue centre on sunday and in one of the pens met these two great big lovely black cats, sat there for about 30 mins giving them loads of attention, and them purring and sitting on me lap and generally being adorable, decided "these are the cats for me" strolled up to reception and the people in front of me reserved them, I was more than a little mimpy for the rest of the day.
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:38, Reply)

aw no
poor cat - I lost my cat to this at a relatively young age and it's heartbreaking. Fingers crossed mate x
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 22:47, Reply)

will be striving in her general direction

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 0:09, Reply)

Health is fine. It's the fitness...
...that's causing me problems.

I'm almost 50. Was a martial artist, rugby-playing, badminton-addicted hiker and climber from the age of 8-ish until I got to my early 30s and moved to the land of big cars, wide roads and no sidewalks (aka the YooEss.)

15 years later and I'm trying to get fit again, as I've done precious little more vigorous than typing for all that time. Let me tell you that I wish I'd got off my arse more than I did over that 15 years. Because today, Monday, an hour of yoga, an hour of cycling (my coccyx is weeping right now, and my nether regions are sore to the touch) and an hour of jiu jitsu have me wanting to crawl into a hole and pull the dirt in on top of me. If one of you would come round and kill me (Boulder, Colorado), I'll be happy to discuss with the wife you getting some of the insurance money.

Sorry to hear about your feline. At least the prognosis doesn't seem to be too bad. Good luck with that.
(IHaveComeAmongThee__Twice Tissues on the left. Self-esteem on the right., Tue 30 Mar 2010, 6:15, Reply)

My cat was diagnosed with CRF yesterday
got blood test results back yesterday. He is 14 & has 25% kidney function. The vet told me that I should expect him to live for around 18 months once the medication starts to have an effect. I have 3 other cats & an open plan flat so it should be "interesting" to feed the poorly one separate food...
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:09, Reply)