Just for the record I don't like feeling like this. In case people were wondering. I don't remember the last time I felt this awful. It seems to be getting a little better, at least not quite as awful as it was last night.

There's not much that's more miserable than stomach trouble.

Also, more on Arthur. He's tested positive for the coronavirus, which in some cases mutates into FIP (a horrible wasting disease for which there isn't any real treatment). Which means he may be a carrier, in which case U of Penn doesn't want to put a kidney donor into a home with risk of FIP. Or his immune system may be keeping the virus under control, in which case the immune suppressants connected with a kidney transplant could remove that control, putting Arthur at risk of FIP.

Bottom line, no kidney transplant for Arthur. We just keep him going as long as we can, which may be a few months or a few years. He's 3 years old.

{{{Sean}}} I'm so sorry you're feeling so lousy. There is very little that is worse than being that sick to your stomach. I know it is very difficult, but try to stay hydrated.

{{{Fred Pete}}} I'm so sorry about Arthur. Tons of ~ma for him and you and your DH.

I'm overwhelmed with medical information this morning.

Sad news, Fred, but I know you will love Arthur like crazy for as long as you can.

sj, I'm trying to think of supportive things to say, and coming up all bras.

Arthur, you are one lucky cat to have humans who love you as much as yours do. If your star is destined to burn only a short while, may it burn bright and true. But, you know, it would be very acceptible for it to burn bright and true for years to come.

Sean, still thinking of you.

sj, I'm trying to think of supportive things to say, and coming up all bras.

Ha! Well, making me laugh helps. No IUI this month because insurance said no more. I can't start IVF for at least two more cycles. My thyroid is normal but in a range that puts me at a higher risk for miscarriage, so now I have to start thyroid medication. No clomid this month because apparently I have a cyst that is giving off estrogen (I think that is what the nurse said). And I have to go for a test next week in which I have to take a bunch of antibiotics and advil all at once, and the last time I did that I got so very sick. t /tmi Sorry for the brain dump.

wow sj.

{more bras}

sj they upped my thyroid for each pregnancy. I can at least assure you there that the meds are very easy to tolerate.

Thanks, Burrell. I have new medicine phobia, but hearing that really helps. Did they leave you on it throughout the pregnancies?