Hiya Briannah..I Am so Sorry to hear of Your Very Sad Loss. We had one of Our Cat's - Bobby, He passed away at The Veterinary Hospital, almost 3 Year's ago. I had to bring Him home to bury Him. That was the saddest journey, that I have ever made, in My whole life. ( I Cried My Eyes Out, ( Like a Girl, ) the Whole Way Home.  Briannah, and Nikki, My HeartfulHeartful Sincere Deepest Condolences; And My Heartfelt Sincere Deepest Sympathies. Your Poor Little Kitty, is No Longer Suffering; and/or No Longer in Pain. She Is Now In Peace, And At Rest. Briannah, if You don't want to wear a corset, if You have got a spare one, You could always Give it to Me. L.O.L. ( I Am Teasng, By The Way ! ) . I thought that You could Do with a Laugh, Bless Your Heart's. Briannah, and Nikki, Take Care, And My Very Best Wishes, Love Stephanie. xxxx 

Yeah, I could.    Spent the last five days crying for my cat, and freaking out about her brother's health, but he's in good shape.  And then I feel guilty that it was Nikki's cat instead of mine, which is stupid because I can't control it and obviously would keep both cats healthy if I could, but the brain does what it wants to do sometimes. 

I'm really scared of the corset thing, but I meant it when I said I would rely on Nikki's judgement and try new things.  So stuffed sausage days here I come! LOL  And I wouldn't say no to some spinal support, I admit that.  So Im trying to be open minded, mixed success. 

Otherwise things are normal here, still waiting for spring to really come so we can put up our pool, still want to kill the neighbors.

Bree and Nicki,

I echo Veronica and Stephanie's support and love. Amazing how those little furry things get under our skins, isn't it? We lost a dear kitty last year. I used to love the way she'd jump on my bed, walk up my chest, and gently bump her head on my chin. Really made me feel special, I'll tell you that!

I also hope you find some relief from wearing the corset. Maybe in the context of your needing spinal and core support calling it a "corset" is a misnomer. That word brings up connotations (Victorians, fetish play, etc.) that are so unrelated. Think of it as a big Ace Bandage and give it a try. Sure might help you, I hope.

Hugs,

Emma

Its a great idea Emma but I can't.  After the surgery I had to wear a binder brace to support the healing.  After about a week I started getting twinges in my back.  At the second week I had crippling pain muscle cramps on the sciatic nerve where all I could do was cry until Nikki hauled me to the er.  Apparently the brace was weakening my back and the muscles started cramping on my sciatic nerve.  Spelling on sciatic questionable.  Between the muscle relaxers and painkillers I literally slept for three weeks.   Nikki actually had to force me awake to eat, drink, and bathroom   It was a completely unexpected side effect from a fairly simple hernia surgery   

However, you did just completely clarify the deeper fear than the fainting one lurking in my head that I wasn't looking at by reminding me of this story.  Thank you so much for helping me figure out my tangled up feelings.   That was the worst pain in my life and I really do fear triggering it again deep down.  However realizing that I know to stop at the twinges stage if a problem develops!