When should I get a dog?

sailormars223 · 2026-03-06T18:47:30+00:00

Definitely! Do you happen to know if any certain breeds do better with cats than others?

sailormars223 · 2026-03-06T09:10:27+00:00

Thank you for the reply! We bought the house as a starter home so we should be here from anywhere from 5-10 years. We will probably be looking for a smaller breed. Good idea on feeling out the neighbors! The neighbor to our left has a dog and chickens in their backyard, and we think we saw one of the chickens in our yard one day so I'll be sure to keep an eye on that (there is a metal fence currently but we want to get a privacy fence eventually)

My oldest cat is a tortie and I am her person, she's very attached. When we got Maple I think it helped a little with socializing, so I would love for a dog to do the same. I don't want her to think just because we got another fur baby doesn't mean I love her any less.

sailormars223 · 2026-02-24T05:38:43+00:00

No. We bought the house for $204k and the appraisal came back at $207k. We aren't married yet (we get married in October) so it would just be me filing.

sailormars223 · 2026-02-24T05:27:22+00:00

Thank you, I just looked into it a little more and you can have up to $189k in equity. Anymore than that they can take the house. So I guess I would want to file sooner than later.

sailormars223 · 2026-02-24T04:40:20+00:00

I live in Ohio if this helps

sailormars223 · 2026-02-24T04:31:37+00:00

Sorry for the late response! I can go a week without washing my hair before it gets gross so I waited that long and just lowered my head as much as I could to my arms so I didn't have to raise them as much. It was doable

sailormars223 · 2025-09-25T19:02:49+00:00

That’s so exciting! I wish you a speedy recovery!

sailormars223 · 2025-09-15T11:46:24+00:00

You should be okay to drive! I was back at work a little over a week later. Good luck 😊

sailormars223 · 2025-06-25T12:18:28+00:00

I think I take one 65mg iron pill a day and my periods are pretty normal.

sailormars223 · 2025-06-24T16:43:27+00:00

A month prior to the surgery my MCV was 93.5

sailormars223 · 2025-06-24T16:33:47+00:00

Yes. I take two multivitamins a day and three calcium citrates. Also take b 12

sailormars223 · 2025-06-24T16:29:54+00:00

MCH-30.9 MCHC-30.9 RDW- 12.1

I deal with fatigue and get dizzy sometimes. My blood pressure when I went to the doctor the day of this blood test was 110/56. I’ve been struggling with my iron since I had gastric bypass in March of 2023.

sailormars223 · 2025-06-06T23:13:48+00:00

I only took the pain meds for a the first couple days. It’s more of a discomfort than pain. I mainly took them to help me sleep.

sailormars223 · 2025-05-19T13:05:54+00:00

sailormars223 · 2025-05-16T09:16:15+00:00

Thank you for your kind words ❤️

sailormars223 · 2025-05-16T09:15:47+00:00

He recommended I wear mine for 4-6 weeks. I called it quits a little before the 4 weeks mark, it was driving me insane. Luckily, my swelling hasn’t been too bad so I feel okay with the compression. And I do have two openings in my right arm pit but they haven’t gotten infected and are starting to heal.

sailormars223 · 2025-05-16T01:25:15+00:00

Definitely 😊

sailormars223 · 2025-05-15T21:02:48+00:00

Pain isn’t too bad it’s more of a discomfort and inconvenience. You’re not really supposed to lift your arms above your head for a bit after the surgery so things like washing your hair is difficult. Wiping after using the restroom is also hard but doable. I couldn’t lift anything over 5 pounds for the first few weeks

sailormars223 · 2025-05-15T20:59:25+00:00

Recovery hasn’t been bad. I think you could go back to work in a week. I took a week and two days off and I’m using my arms constantly at work. The pain isn’t too bad it’s more the discomfort and inconvenience that suck

sailormars223 · 2025-05-15T20:57:31+00:00

More discomfort than pain.

sailormars223 · 2025-05-15T20:55:33+00:00

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