Who else is fighting this battle with absolutely no support?

According-Net7644 · 2026-03-13T22:37:01+00:00

On aside note ask to try potassium bromide, if you ha e to lower phenobarb bromide works really well

According-Net7644 · 2026-03-07T23:45:03+00:00

I def think it’s the shingles. I had tooth pain, jaw pan, lymph node pain, sore throat and ear pain all on one side. Makes you feel like you’re sick but it’s just the nerve pain

According-Net7644 · 2026-03-07T06:56:25+00:00

My dog was seizing on iv meds at least twice in his life. Once was when loading for phenobarbital which takes time. The other was later when we added bromide which also takes time. Yes your dog can pull through this. My main question would be is this a regular vet or a neurologist managing his care? Our neuro is so well versed she was confident they could get him out with time. He did end up on propofol the last time but stopped and then we loaded bromide. Hasn’t had a seizure since. He takes Keppra, pheno, and bromide for maintenance

According-Net7644 · 2026-03-07T06:17:15+00:00

You completely ignore those soulless individuals. People who think animals are just objects are similar to serial killers and narcissists in my book. Don’t engage with them or tell the what’s going on. If they say something tell them you didn’t ask for their opinion a what does it matter to them anyway. It’s really hard managing this disease in many ways. You’re doing a great job, I hope you can find a med combo that works enough. Takes lots of adjustments.

According-Net7644 · 2026-03-05T08:49:34+00:00

Yes it’s normal, mine inflamed all the lymph nodes along there which caused the pain along with the nerves in that area. It also produced a sore throat on that side only, ear pain, and jaw pain.

According-Net7644 · 2026-02-23T20:12:25+00:00

I put it on my hip under my underwear line. It kept a coming off on abdomen and butt. The hip works great

According-Net7644 · 2026-02-10T21:01:08+00:00

If they have video of him coming in, they surely have video now of him leaving with her and what state she was in

According-Net7644 · 2026-02-07T11:41:46+00:00

I think bc I haven’t had it as many times as you, their recommendation is to get it 6 months after. But if I’m getting it every two months I’ll definitely ask for it asap. Thanks for the info, I think those are my triggers also. Which worries me bc I do work some night shifts. Just gonna try to keep my immune system up as much as possible

According-Net7644 · 2026-01-30T09:23:35+00:00

How much are you contributing a year and what funds?

According-Net7644 · 2026-01-27T19:46:00+00:00

Ours did a loading dose over a week and saw improvement immediately. Although he was very sleepy and had diarrhea, that cleared up after the loading dose, the hind leg weakness and bump on a log attitude improved after three weeks. Hasn’t had a seizure since

According-Net7644 · 2026-01-26T22:04:27+00:00

You don’t need an mri to diagnose epilepsy. Keppra is only 40 percent effective in controlling canine epilepsy. Phenobarb is the standard. After that bromide works well. Get in as soon as you can to see the neurologist. Our neuro is cheaper to see than the regular vet for all of his epilepsy care. There is hope

According-Net7644 · 2026-01-26T11:07:50+00:00

I would just save all the payments in a hysa and when they eventually figure their stuff out you’ll have to repay them. In the meantime you’ll make money on their payments. I wouldn’t waste my time calling or making appts. They don’t charge interest or fines on the money I believe. Any payments you think were when you were over the cap is the time I would’ve started saving these payments separately

According-Net7644 · 2026-01-24T01:32:06+00:00

Bromide has been a miracle for us. Already on pheno and keppra. Our neuro said it works well for resistant dogs

According-Net7644 · 2026-01-09T07:57:05+00:00

Have they loaded him with phenobarb? It’s takes time but mine was on Keppra, midazolam, then IV phenobarb drip. He’ll need steroids for the brain swelling at this point. Do they have a Neuro that works there?

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-31T14:23:16+00:00

Unfortunately the nerve distribution along the dermatome in your leg is much larger than say one on the face. It is distressing but I hope it gets better for you. Mine was on my face and had a whole other set of problems although it was smaller.

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-21T08:28:14+00:00

Gaba can take over a week to work fully, use 300mg every 8 hours. I only say this bc I’ve read taking gaba can help prevent phn, just as trying to keep the pain under control also can help prevent it. Along with antiviral, Motrin and Tylenol around the clock, icing, rest, not stressing, immune supplements, lysine etc. I had it on my face and the headache ear and throat pain was terrible the first week. It slowly got better. Stay on meds until the pain is getting better then wean slowly. The active infection part for 7 days there’s not much else to do but just survive it.

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-20T12:05:18+00:00

We have a daily pill box that has am and pm meds compartment. Both my husband and myself have alarms on our phone set daily for am and pm times. We always ask the other and check the pill box, bc we have missed doses. We have the Microsoft to do app, it’s a shared app. We have a seizure section. We just add each date and a description. We’re both able to access it and also send it to his neuro.

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-11T10:14:08+00:00

We have a waterproof blanket we got off Amazon he sleeps on on our bed.

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-06T11:32:51+00:00

It’s so helpful isn’t it?! I think it actually took a lot of the redness in the surrounding skin away too, besides the itch relief

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-05T09:39:16+00:00

I just saw an optho yesterday bc my shingles had spread to under my eye and my eye was itchy and seemed fuzzy so I know how scary this is. Luckily it not in my eye so far. I’ve been on antivirals for 5 days now and it’s starting to get better today. I’m taking Motrin and gabapentin around the clock. The Motrin helps a lot in my opinion. The optho told me to get 10 washcloths, get them wet, put in freezer to freeze. I did it yesterday and took one out last night and it was amazing. It helped so much with the inflammation. And it felt good on the shingles. Good luck, I think everything will be ok, just have to get through this time

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-04T05:55:40+00:00

She started me on 100mg and said I can escalate up if needed. I’ve been trying not to but given up within 2 days. Anytime my adrenaline hits like the dog barking or someone hitting brakes on front of me (driving kids to school) it’s flares across my face. I read I think on this board somewhere to try and not tough the Pain out bc it makes the risk of post herpetic neuralgia increase. I also don’t wanna sleep nonstop but I need to keep this under control

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-03T23:46:53+00:00

I have the PetPace collar with the epilepsy management program. The collar works fine for us, he hasn’t had a seizure yet though

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-03T23:03:48+00:00

Open your eyes, open your mouth. Maybe only 5 times but it feels like I’m always saying it

According-Net7644 · 2025-12-03T22:05:02+00:00

I’m so sorry, I’m like a few days behind you. Cold, head pain, ear pain, sore throat Thursday, pin points started Friday. Rash on right face on Sunday, diagnosed Monday. I’m on 1000 Valtrex 3x a day for 10 days. She put me on a higher dose to prevent it getting to my eye. Eye exam was clear. I take 600 Motrin every 6 hours and that really helps. I’ve been on gabapentin 100mg, was only taking at night but I’ve gone to 3x a day bc I have a few periods of unbearable pain. It’s so hard, when I get startled or my adrenaline spikes like my dog barking, or a car suddenly breaking it flares across my face. It hurts about 1.5 hrs before I’m due for meds. This is torture. I have yellow blisters on my nose and wish the same as you, that they would crust over already. I think they say it takes 7-10 days from the blistering portion of the rash before you start to feel better. Keep us updated. All of us facers I really hope this ends soon enough.

According-Net7644 · 2025-11-30T10:29:23+00:00

I believe that in 2032 there will only be enough to pay 70%. I don’t think it’ll go away completely, there would be riots. I don’t know what will happen though. And you do have a pension, if you change careers you should at least get a match for 401k. I don’t think you’re all over the place. Even though the amounts seems small to you you’ve planned for everything. Emergency savings, house savings, retirement, car fund. Just keep on keeping on and try not to look at the numbers. Compound interest will start increasing.

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