May end up in hospital (slipped disk again, getting worse, #52)

[Kirsten]

Have you tried acupuncture for sciatica, Kirsten? My son has sciatica and he had acupuncture done and it relieved the pain. I don't think he's had any sciatica since.

No, I haven't. Accupuncture isn't paid by the health insurances here.

Kirsten

[Medusa]

No, I haven't. Accupuncture isn't paid by the health insurances here.

Kirsten

I'm not sure what the cost would be there, Kisten, but here it varies. I paid $80 a session when I had it done for arthritis and it decreases if you buy a package. My son needed only one session to get relief. I'm sorry that you're in such pain. I know that sciatica is excruciating.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I'm very sorry that you may have to go to the hospital!

You don't deserve to have all these health problems (and you seem like such a nice person I'm sure you were in any previous lives, too). I hope things work out- it isn't good to be feeling guilty about leaving your cats on top of feeling bad from an illness. (Though I understand- could you hire a pet service to come a few times while you are gone?)

[happylabs]

So sorry you are having back problems. I am saying some prayers for you today. Hope things work out. Maybe you will not have to go to the hospital. Wish I was your neighbor. I would take care of your kitties anyday. And you too! Hugs and prayers.

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm sorry you're in such pain, Kirsten, and hope things work out. Keep us posted if you can.

[Randi]

Kirsten, I'm so sorry about your health problems, I hope you won't have to go to hospital.

I can see it's a problem having Luna and Lily taken care of if anything should happen and I was thinking... perhaps you could start a Meet-up group in your area for catsitting. The group we have here works very well. We meet every now and again to have dinner, either in town or at someone's house. That way we can find out who we "click" with and who have the same attitude to cats.

Here's a link to our group. The founder of it is Dagmar Fink and German, by the way.

http://www.meetup.com/cat-sitting

I searched in the Hannover area, but could not find a catsitting group there.

Hope you feel better soon

[Kirsten]

Thank you everyone! I wish I had you all as neighbors, so I wouldn't have to worry about my girls! I know you'd take good care of them!

Randi, there IS actually such a group (at least something similar to that) that was recently founded in my hometown, and I was already thinking about attending one of their meetings (the next one is next Friday, I think). It's a bunch of cat loving people and the idea is to make friends and to help out in cases like this. But of course I've got to get to know them first before I would entrust my precious girls with any of them, and that would take a while. I hope I'm not running out of time now...

Mary, if I could be sure that only one session helps, it may be worth a try. But I guess I'd better have that MRI first. When the pain's really coming from a herniated disk, there should something be done about that. But in case they cannot find out the cause for the Sciatica, acupuncture may be an option.

Kirsten