S
StormGecko
Guest
Not sure if everyone saw my last post on Fauna (ugh) but last year I was forced to sell most of my geckos due to some health issues. I discovered about 2 years ago that I have pancreatitis. This causes very painful attacks. I kept having to be hospitalized. It got worse and worse until I had to move to my mother's house in PA to be seen by a highly recommended specialist at UPMC in Pittsburgh. This was in December.
It was so very hard to part with my geckos. I worked for several years building up my breeding projects only to have to give it all up. However, without my health I don't have anything else so I had to put that first.
I had hoped to be back home this year in time to breed a couple of the small group of geckos I have left but it didn't work out that way. April was a very bad month and I ended up in the hospital 3 times. Finally this May I was transferred to the hospital in Pittsburgh where I stayed for 14 days. They did a surgery which could possibly help the attacks. It was a terrible time. I had tubes in my nose and throat, was on countless drugs, and had to be tube fed the whole time. Thankfully, I recovered and was released from the hospital.
I am still in PA right now. I am still having some pain which has not yet subsided. I saw my doctor today and I may have to have another surgery so it looks like it could be quite a long year for me. I miss Chris and my home and my geckos. I check the forums often. It's the only way for me to feel like I have some part in leopard geckos. I haven't really had the heart to post anything but after seeing that this new forum is up (thanks Kelli and Ryan!) I wanted to join you guys.
Sorry about the long post. I have been rather depressed about this whole thing so sometimes it helps to talk about it. I try to remember that things could always be worse. I would like to join in the discussions on this new forum. I think that it will help me feel better and give me something to take part in. Thank you all for reading. I am really happy to be here. Take care!
It was so very hard to part with my geckos. I worked for several years building up my breeding projects only to have to give it all up. However, without my health I don't have anything else so I had to put that first.
I had hoped to be back home this year in time to breed a couple of the small group of geckos I have left but it didn't work out that way. April was a very bad month and I ended up in the hospital 3 times. Finally this May I was transferred to the hospital in Pittsburgh where I stayed for 14 days. They did a surgery which could possibly help the attacks. It was a terrible time. I had tubes in my nose and throat, was on countless drugs, and had to be tube fed the whole time. Thankfully, I recovered and was released from the hospital.
I am still in PA right now. I am still having some pain which has not yet subsided. I saw my doctor today and I may have to have another surgery so it looks like it could be quite a long year for me. I miss Chris and my home and my geckos. I check the forums often. It's the only way for me to feel like I have some part in leopard geckos. I haven't really had the heart to post anything but after seeing that this new forum is up (thanks Kelli and Ryan!) I wanted to join you guys.
Sorry about the long post. I have been rather depressed about this whole thing so sometimes it helps to talk about it. I try to remember that things could always be worse. I would like to join in the discussions on this new forum. I think that it will help me feel better and give me something to take part in. Thank you all for reading. I am really happy to be here. Take care!
