first slime

I remember reading on lap band talk and on blogs about how people can tell a difference in how they can eat based on stress levels.  I thought yeah right, it must be a mental thing....I was wrong.  I totally got stuck on a homemade chicken wrap at lunch today.  I have never had problems with tortillas before, as a matter of fact it has been my go to because bread isn't always easy to eat.  Of course I have eaten chicken before, and cheese, and salsa...not so much green peppers so that may have been part of the problem.  Who knows but it sure stuck right in the middle of my chest and was not moving.  I leaned over the kitchen sink just hoping it would either go up or down didn't care which path it chose.  It eventually went down and I SLOWLY ate a little more of the chicken.

So the stress thing.  It seems as if one of my dogs has blown out the cruciate ligament in her left knee.  Wouldn't have been such a big deal if it hadn't already been repaired once 6 months ago and it was the repair that she ripped.  I took her to my regular vet yesterday, which I like and all but she isn't a knee person.  The vet at her clinic that does knee surgery is the same vet that fixed it the first time.  For some reason my confidence in his surgical ability is a little low right now.  I got a referral to a vet in OKC, which is over an hour away.  Did I mention the surgery is over $3K? Everything I have read online about this surgery is bad.  UGH.

So today I took off work again and took her to another vet that I absolutely love that only does Eastern medicine.  I am a firm believer in acupuncture from personal experience and when another of my dogs, an 11 something year old lab mix had hip trouble I sought out a vet that would do acupuncture on dogs.  This lady is amazing, has helped me on issues with other dogs (yes I have 7 rescues) and if she doesn't "treat" them for anything she doesn't charge.  She is so not about money, she is about helping dogs so I trust her opinion over any other vet.  Unfortunately there isn't anything she can do to help Libby but she is working with a board certified veterinary surgeon locally; can you believe there are only 2 in Tulsa, to make sure Libby gets the right treatment and the best care.  Her clinic has hydrotherapy (underwater treadmill) so she said she would take her on as soon as we get her fixed up to help keep this from happening again.  Did I mention she is the best vet ever?  I would totally quit my job and work for her if I could financially afford it.

I know it will work out but holy moley I just spent $10,000 on my surgery.  But think of all the money I will save on food until we get this worked out!!