I am glad the testing went well. I loved the humor. I don't know if I could have watched Howard's testing. He would be afraid that I would try to blame all of his bad food choices on the polyps that he had to have removed. I don't think I could have watched the removal of them, either.
I am glad that you were able to sleep. It is sad that sometimes the only sleep that we as mothers get, is the sleep that comes from anesthesia. I know that you have been tired, and I don't think that the extra few hours hurt you any, in fact they probably did more help than harm. Remember that I have a very hard time coming out of the anesthesia? I think we know that it comes from somewhere in your line. I have heard that male hormone has a key to helping people come out of anesthesia better, but Ben is like you and I, so I don't know if I would give to much credence to that logic.
The dog was tested for Addison's disease yesterday, but miraculously he doesn't have it. Addison's disease is the same in humans as it is in animals. It is a malfunction of the adrenal glands. It does have to do with the thyroid, in some cases, but mainly the pituitary gland is the one that malfunctions. They would have put him on a corticoid steroid for the rest of his life. It was very expensive. I did a lot of praying that he wouldn't be ill like that. I have to keep him in the kitchen where it is warm and where I can watch him. So far, it has been okay. He didn't howl all night long, like he has done in the past. He just has been like a big baby. He seems to take to me, I don't know why, but he is like my shadow.
I will talk with you later. I hope that your week goes better than last week.
Love, Melanie
