Lorihadams-- hi guys...been busy!

[savingdogs]

I have done many fecals, I can explain how you get started.

You will need to buy or make something called "fecasol" which is a liquid medium that you put a little bit of poo in. There are these handy little fecal containers that make it easy, but you could also use something like a small cap to mix it in. Anything you could close and shake would work. You put a dime-sized piece of poo in your container with the fecasol and mix it up gently, put the top on and shake it. then put a clear plastic sheet over the top of your fecal container and wait ten minutes for the eggs to float to the top. Then gently slide the cover sheet off and onto a glass slide. You are looking for the eggs of the worms, not the worms themselves.

Find some online guides to what you are looking for. The ideas is not that you look for one of something, but rather that you count how many of each thing you find on the total slide. Finding one or two is not necessarily significant, but make a note of everything you find. You need to do a few before you get a feel for it. You might see what you find and then have a veterinary clinic run a fecal on the same animal and see how accurate your results were.

If I were to start doing fecals at home, I would find a friendly veterinary clinic to order me some of those little plastic vials. They are sold in huge bulk inexpensively, or try a veterinary supply store or other animal product stores. I have heard someone on here explain how to make your own fecasol, you might inquire here or on BYH about that, but I think it is just water mixed with something. And there are online photos of all the nastiness that could live in your animal's poo! Good luck.

 

[lorihadams]

thanks!

I don't know what kind of microscope it is, I didn't even look, I was too busy looking at the 2 boxes of premade slides that came with it. It's a nice one though.

I have to wait till hubby gets home to let the kids look at stuff cause I don't want anything to get broken. My son is too busy with his nerf guns to sit still and look at anything right now anyway

 

[savingdogs]

I think you will find the information you need online pretty easily.

If you have a good repoire with a vet in your area, I'd ask them if you could purchase some of these supplies in small quantity since they buy in bulk. Two of the three places I have worked at would have happily sold you a little care packet at a reasonable price especially if it accompanied a visit there in which you were a paying customer for other services. I would put it "Do you know where I could order a small quantity of supplies to do fecals for my livestock animals?" and act interested in learning. Most vets are intrigued when clients are interested in the scientific aspects of their trade and enjoy clients who discuss things on that level.

Or you may find a non-veterinary person to help mentor you, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to look through poop for eggs.

By the way, those rubber latex gloves you can buy at a drug store make this whole task a lot more tolerable.

 

[lorihadams]

We got out the microscope last night and had a ball! Hubby pricked his finger so the kids could see the blood cells moving around....we looked at my hair...we looked at all kinds of stuff. It was great!

I'm watching a friend's kids this morning...she just got back here from traffic court and they are going home soon and then FIL is supposed to come by at 2:30 to do Christmas. We'll see if he shows up. I'm not holding my breath.

I took 1000mg of l-lysine last night and this morning and my mouth feels much better already...been sipping kombucha all morning too. I have 3 ulcers in my mouth. One on the left corner of my upper lip, one on the right corner of the bottom lip, and one on my gum behind my last molar on the top. I am miserable....the two on my lips are where I bit myself like an idiot and they turned into ulcers. I don't know what happened with the one on my gum on the back but it hurts like a mutha...

 

[savingdogs]

Have you tried warm salt water rinses to relieve the discomfort?

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

We got out the microscope last night and had a ball! Hubby pricked his finger so the kids could see the blood cells moving around....we looked at my hair...we looked at all kinds of stuff. It was great!

I'm watching a friend's kids this morning...she just got back here from traffic court and they are going home soon and then FIL is supposed to come by at 2:30 to do Christmas. We'll see if he shows up. I'm not holding my breath.

I took 1000mg of l-lysine last night and this morning and my mouth feels much better already...been sipping kombucha all morning too. I have 3 ulcers in my mouth. One on the left corner of my upper lip, one on the right corner of the bottom lip, and one on my gum behind my last molar on the top. I am miserable....the two on my lips are where I bit myself like an idiot and they turned into ulcers. I don't know what happened with the one on my gum on the back but it hurts like a mutha...

The sores will eventually go away, and as your body detoxes, you will see them less and less.
I know I still got them for a little while after I went GF, but its been a long time now since then.

A short term fix that can help get through the current sores, is dipping a Qtip in Hydrogen Peroxide, and placing it on the sores. If you have Tea Tree Oil on hand that is even better. Just make sure to dilute it first.

Brush with just baking soda and salt as well. Use a homemade mouthwash that has Myrrh oil in it, and no glycerine.

 

[lorihadams]

Well,I have been brushing with baking soda for a week now and taking L-lysine for 3 days now and they are getting better. Still there but at least I can run my tongue over them without it being excruciating. The one on my upper lip is the worst at the moment. The other 2 are almost gone.

I cannot make DH understand that everything will not get better instantaneously. He thinks that just because I have been GF for about a month now that all my problems should be overwith.

Yes, we are having sex issues again.

I tried last night and my muscles cramped up and I had to make him stop. I have been having issues with muscles in my legs, hips, neck and shoulders cramping up lately. I have not been in a good mood lately and can feel the depression creeping back in. My kids are driving me nuts on top of it all. I need to sit down and organize something with the homeschooling cause we are pretty much "unschooling" right now. I haven't been able to read aloud much cause of the mouth sores this week. Hubby is crazy cranky. I cannot even kiss him cause they hurt so badly.

I'm antsy, I want to do something but don't want to leave the house. I'm trying not to yell at the kids but I have had to separate them into different rooms of the house.

I'm supposed to have someone come hook up the propane to the fireplace today but haven't seen them yet. I'm going hunting this evening in a last ditch effort to put one more deer in the freezer for the next year.

I am in such a funk.

Hubby says that he just wants the girl he fell in love with back. He feels like he is one more thing on my to do list and that I don't really need him around. At this point I think he's right. I'm not the same person I was 11 years ago when we first met. He wants me to be this carefree happy go lucky person that is sex crazy all the dang time and I am just too freakin tired. I have a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old that are with me 24-7, bills to pay, I'm trying to get my physical stuff dealt with and he has NO patience with that.

He also talks to me like I'm the only person in the world that feels the way I do and his response when I tell him that I'm not is "well, if it is such a problem for women then why don't your doctors just fix it" WTF? Are you that stupid? I just wanna him.

Not having a good day.

 

[savingdogs]

We have been married a long time (29 years) and finally my husband understands my illness. I hope it doesn't take yours that long.

"The girl he married" went off with the "man you married"....is HE just the same? Imagine how boring life would be if we all remained the same as when we were real young.

Tell your hubby that you need a relaxing day away from the house and the kids (after your mouth sores are gone) just like when you first met and spend the day together, just having fun. Perhaps it would rekindle the romance. You don't have to do anything expensive, just something you both enjoy. Do you have a friend or relative who can watch the kids for the day?

Remember men just want to "fix" your problems. If there isn't a quick solution, they are frustrated. My husband still wants a quick fix for my chronic health problem, but has realized by now that it ain't gonna happen.

 

[dragonlaurel]

Hubby says that he just wants the girl he fell in love with back. He feels like he is one more thing on my to do list and that I don't really need him around. At this point I think he's right. I'm not the same person I was 11 years ago when we first met. He wants me to be this carefree happy go lucky person that is sex crazy all the dang time and I am just too freakin tired.

Tell him that girl and the guy he was back then are hiding out in some hotel room having endless sex and leaving you to be the responsible ones. Brats! You deserve some fun too.

A nice hot bath with Epsom salts can relax those sore muscles- you will feel lots better. If he can share the tub with you- that could turn out nice. Giving you a massage could also help in that department.
You might not be able to kiss him for now, but he could still kiss you. Kissing your face, neck, and body wont hurt your mouth at all. This would be likely to get sexual, but you'd be more likely to enjoy it once your not hurting and you're able to have some R & R.
Make sure you are getting outside as much as possible. Sunlight is good for depression. Exercise helps too but you need something gentle since you're already sore. Maybe some light (beginner level) yoga or some good music and dance a few songs.

BTW- Certain foods can make cold sores more frequent or last longer. Nuts, peanuts, coconut, chocolate and gelatin. They have lots of arginine and that germ reproduces easier with it. Lysine slows down the reproduction of that family of germs, which is why its wonderful stuff then. Vitamins A, C, and E, garlic, echinacea, St Johnswort, and others help you heal. Only use the normal dosage (should be on the bottle) on the vitamin A- too much at a time is bad for the liver.
Hope you feel better soon.

 

[murphysranch]

I've never chimed in, Lori. But I am you and you are me.

Just wait till he gets an issue. Then its off to the Dr for some magic pill and all is well with the world, so they think. I had to ask mine to only take one half of one, else I became even more bored than I already was.