Several things, related.

[siadea]

Well, after a few doctor visits and an ultrasound, I've found out that I have liver disease. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, aka fatty liver disease. It's managed through diet, exercise, and sometimes antidiabetic drugs. The goal is to keep it from progressing to cirrhosis. I have an appointment with a GI specialist, who's probably going to order a

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[siadea]

Thanks - I'm sort of less than thrilled, myself...

Well, they're cute in a scrawny sort of way. *lol* And they have AMAZING eyes. And it's not actually that they're /abandoned,/ per se, it's that once their racing career is over, they either wind up adopted or killed. :/ My mom was saying, "so basically they breed these dogs in the HOPES that some of them will be really good racers, and the rest are killed if they aren't adopted?!" and it's sorta like, '...yeah, basically, except even the good racers can only race like five years, and they can LIVE to be, like, fourteen...' Anyway, it's not cool.

[alycorn]

Oh Jordan, that's SUPER NOT HAPPY :| May the biopsy go well, and don't let yourself get sick! Ack! *hugs*

I love the idea of you adopting a greyhound, they ARE adorable and so many in need of adopting! Best of luck with that, yayyy!

Quite the bad-news-good-news post, eep.

[archangelbeth]

Yeep! Good luck, and I hope everything's good and manageable.

Also, yay dog! Greyhounds actually look pretty neat to me, in person. Except I'd need to miniaturize one to have it, and then the cats would chase it around and terrorize the poor thing.

[edaigoa]

Ack ack ack! D: OH well that...is so not fun. *HUG* I really hope you get well and this biopsy brings you good news. If you need any help, you know I'm here, even if it's just for poking and prodding you for stuff you need to remember. I'll even bully you into exercising if you desire! /flex

But good news on the greyhound front at least!

[sariel_di]

Eegh. Fingers crossed that it isn't too bad, and that managing it goes well.

And yay for retired grayhounds! There's a rescue that has "come pet the grayhounds" days at our mall sometimes, and they're awesome (even if I don't like dogs enough to go and pet them myself, heh). Sounds like one'd be a good fit for you once your schedule settles. :-)