Did you ever hear from anybody on this? I am looking for seeds of this plant, also.

good to hear from you both! ((nora and DF)) no its not easy, and the firsts are really hard, does get easier as time goes on! Hope you have a good time with your family and travel safely!!! (((Breezy)) thanks for asking about us, it always seems like one or another is sick around here. the oldest DGD had walking pneumonia, DGS had souble ear infection, finished antibotic for that and now he has pneumonia in both lungs, still coughing but not running a fever now, so doing better. DH is still holding his own, although his lower back and hi/leg where he has the rod is giving him a lot of pain lately, so don't know if the cancer is rearing its ugly head more or not. He will have to mention it to the cancer dr when he's there on the 5th. he hates the thoughts of going back on any meds for the cancer, but we take it one day at a time!! our DD is in LPN classes, she's doing good in it, but having medical problems, still having gall bladder attacks, and now heart problems, they don't know if the GB is causing the heart to act up, or if its her heart itself. she had to wear a heart monitor for 24 hours, results were that she's having PVCs its not life threathening but can't live like that, the cardialigist said she is having to many at a time and she's feeling them with all the symptoms and thats not good. she goes the 5th of Dec for a stress test, if it comes back bad, she'll probably have to go to Erie for more testing. goes back to dr the 8th for those test results and has to have an echocardigram the 21st. so its always something around here. but i had my mammogram and physical and they come back OK, so thats good news, 3 1/2 yrs cancerfree! getting snow here and calling for more tomorrow. DSIL just got in off the roads, he's a truckdriver. hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving, we have much to be thankful for.DianePA

Hi everyone. I thought I would stop in and share what has helped me. I had my Gallbladder removed Via single incision lappy about a month ago. my surgeon told me to stay away from spicy or fatty foods for a week and then after that I was allowed to eat whatever I wanted. I listened and as soon as that week was up I went for it! I was on a pretty much zero fat diet for a year due to horrible attacks almost nightly...So I was ready! I handled the food fine. They only thing I noticed at first was that I was rather constipated after the surgery ( I was always very regular) and also that I kept getting really bloated (couldn't even button my jeans) and I would get really bad gas pains. This was happening nightly since my surgery. The bloating and gas would wake me up in the middle of the night, I was so uncomfortable. I have had steak twice since surgery and both times I have had extreme gas pains that almost felt worse than my gallbladder attacks! Anyways, after some extensive web searching I found a couple of sites that said I should try digestive enzymes. Apparently since we no longer have gallbladders it is harder for us to digest proteins and fats...and just about everything. So after reading some reviews I went to GNC and bought their "Super digestive Enzymes." It was the best 14 dollars I have ever spent. I take one after breakfast, one after lunch and two after dinner. I have been taking them for a week now and I feel COMPLETELY better. after the second night I haven't had any gas pains or bloating. Last night I put it to the test and my husband made Pork chops, Cesar salad and baked potatoes with a ton of cheese and sour cream. I slept like a baby, no gas no bloating. If you are still having problems I suggest giving it a try. also I find it really irresponsible that Surgeons don't tell us how not having a gallbladder will affect our digestion. They make it sound like we will be 100% better after surgery. However, I am grateful I don't have attacks anymore...and I am VERY grateful I don't have to spend 300 dollars for an ER visit anymore! : ) Good luck everyone!

Wow, sounds like Sawyer is getting the whole kit and kaboodle! And it sounds like you have a LOT to do! Everything sounds good to me, except is she going to stop taking the bethanechol? With UMN bladder, she doesn't need it, as it tightens the urinary sphincter and that is already her problem. Also have you mastered the fine art of expressing her bladder? Sorry she has the more difficult problem to express, but I think you can handle anything that comes your way. The vet makes a good point about the rabies vaccine lasting longer than the legal 3 years. However, the duration of immunity is tested on young healthy animals who are challenged in a laboratory setting. Real life is often more complicated than what is replicated in the laboratory. Not all dogs are healthy when vaccinated, and we don't always know that they didn't mount an appropriate immune response to vaccination; the viral load in real life varies quite a bit from the lab; animals bit closer to the CNS are more likely to get the disease. My concern in your case is that you know Sawyer has a risk of being bitten, which is bad enough in and of itself, but rabid animals also tend to bite people. A couple of years ago, a properly vaccinated cat in NC savagely attacked several people in its family, and escaped through an open window. It was found later that day, and the family very reluctantly agreed to euthanize the cat and have it tested for rabies. It was positive. The parents said that if they had not found the cat, they would have never thought to seek treatment for rabies themselves or for their child who was also bit. They would have all died. And remember, this was a properly vaccinated cat. So while I am in total agreement that there are risks to vaccination which increase in some disease states, I am also very cautious about recommending against rabies vaccines because of the public health risk. Weird things happen, which is why the law (at least here in NC) is that all dogs and cats must be rabies vaccinated before 16 weeks, one year after that, and every 3 years thereafter. NC does not have a health exemption for rabies vaccines, but some states do. It would only protect you from a fine in case Sawyer was found wandering the streets and picked up by animal control. The pyrrosia14 is used for a variety of urinary tract problems including UTIs. I haven't heard of cord tablets; I'd be interested to learn what is in them. My Max (also a Lab) gets homemade food for his multitude of health issues- one kidney (the other one had to be removed due to an abscess), recurrent struvite bladder stones, mild heart disease, joint disease, food allergies. I can make 9 days worth of food in about 2 hours for him. He gets rice, chicken, eggs, mixed veggies, salmon oil, veggie oil, and a vitamin/mineral premix. His recipe came from a nutritionist because I was at a loss on what to feed him. My other 3 dogs are still on dog food (Solid Gold Wolf King) until I start making enough money to cook for them too. I do give them homemade food 1-2 times a week, plus they all get turkey necks or something raw 1-2 times a week as a treat. But I'd love to be able to cook for all of them. I like cooking, even for myself, though. How's Sawyer doing after her BIG day? Most pets get a little worse the first 1-2 days after their first couple of acupuncture-type treatments, but then get much better. I hope she is feeling better already.