DerbyEgg News

[karen]

As of today 10/17/2011 I am not accepting any more orders for DerbyEggs at this time.

I am very very sorry to have to make this announcement but health problems dictate me to have to do this. I am preparing for the worst but hoping for the best; this is how I have always gone at every situation in my life; if things go bad, I am not completely knocked off my props and if it turns out good, then I can go with the small personal celebration I had been hoping for and planning.

For those who had been counting on being able to get DerbyEggs to give to their own ferrets and/or send to ferrets in shelters at Christmas time, I am so sorry to be letting those people down. I have always gotten so much pleasure in being able to do the eggs and feeling that I was able to give some small joy to ferrets. My DerbyEggs have gone all over the US and Canada but also to five other foreign countries so I think that says a lot about my eggs and also to the quality and personal love I have always put into making them.

I am really hoping things are going to turn around for me and I will maybe be able to have a few eggs available but I wanted to let everyone know early so you can plan on giving an alternative item for Christmas for your own ferrets and also to ferrets you choose to give to from the Giving Tree.

I need this time to take care of me which I am notorious for putting last. But as a couple people very close to me in my life have impressed upon me to take some time to get me "fixed" and get myself over what is happening so that I can come back to doing what I enjoy so much; making my DerbyEggs and being able to send a bit of myself and a lot of love to the ferrets who have loved my eggs so much over the past five years.

I am so very sorry to have to post this and I sat here crying this morning over the news I received and also having to make this announcement. I feel as if I am letting a lot of people down and more important letting a lot of ferrets down who won't be getting their "DerbyEgg fix" this year but there is always next spring and Easter to look forward to; Christmas and Easter is always my busiest time trying to get enough eggs made to go around to every one.

Guys, I am really sorry, this is the LAST thing I was expecting to hear first thing out of the box this morning or to have to post to the FML list, here, and also to my website.
~Karen

[Sherry]

Oh, Karen Of COURSE you need to take care of yourself first woman!!! I hope everything is going to be ok

[Deleted]

I 100% agree - you need to take care of you! I sincerely hope it is nothing too serious and that you are able to make a full recovery

[karen]

Sherry and CarpetSharks, thanx so much, I appreciate your words a lot.

I didn't mean to sound mysterious about what is going on but sometimes it is hard to be too forthcoming with details when the news is still fresh and ringing in your ears.

For the past couple of months and it may have started earlier than that as I think more about it, lots of nausea and vomiting and one of the most scariest of symptoms, esophageal spasms and if anyone has ever had one of those, you think you are having a heart attack; the pain in your chest is absolutely crushing and a lot of people have called 911 truly believing they are having a coronary. I would go to my family doctor and she would treat me for what she believed was just a stomach bug with the nausea and vomiting and give me a script for Phenergan. Finally after several episodes I asked her to run some tests and one tests that was ordered was a CT scan of my chest and abdomen. Doc's nurse called me early yesterday morning to tell me the results of the CT scan and I have a hiatal hernia and doc had taken the liberty of going ahead and getting me an appointment with a surgeon.

I have also been experiencing trouble with my breathing and that also scared the HE**LL out of me and when all of this stuff is going on, you try really hard to keep your anxiety level down as anxiety can make things a lot worse than they really are. Apparently the hiatal hernia is so large it is crowding my chest and is responsible for the problems with my breathing.

I just hope everyone understands and doesn't get upset with me about the DerbyEgg thing. Christmas is always a really big deal in the ferret community especially with buying DerbyEggs and then having me to send them directly to a shelter with a note inside explaining on who's behalf the eggs were being sent. I can't worry too much about all that, there is always going to be someone getting upset no matter what you do.

Thanx again guys,

~Karen

[Sherry]

No one is going to be upset with you over this! You take care of yourself, get dine what needs to be done, and keep in touch. We'll all be thinking if you!

[Deleted]

Oh wow that is scary! I have Gastro esophageal reflux disease and completely understand the esophageal spasms / feeling chest pain like heart attacks / anxiety caused by it. Ive heard of hiatal hernias and suspect I may even have a minor one (though my synptoms arent severe enough and manageable through medication) but yours sounds really severe and scary

Fingers crossed that the surgery goes well and relieves all your scary symptoms!

[Deleted]

I hope you will get better soon Karen I had pleurisy a couple years ago which caused similar symptoms minus the nausea vomiting. Its super scary not knowing if your going to be ok. :-(

[karen]

Oct 20, 2011 1:56:47 GMT -5 @weloveourweasels said:

I hope you will get better soon Karen I had pleurisy a couple years ago which caused similar symptoms minus the nausea vomiting. Its super scary not knowing if your going to be ok. :-(

Pleurisy is horrible, OMG SOOOO PAINFUL, you cough and you immediately feel as though someone has just stabbed you in the back with a HUGE knife. Don't remind me. It has been a few years since I have had it, knock on wood, but had it enough times to know I hope and pray I never have that ever again.

I see the surgeon Nov 2 so I will know more after I see him but really no other way to find out what is going on except so do the scope. The procedure isn't all that bad, I have transcribed it a hundred times.

Stomach has to be empty, nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before, show up at the hospital as it is done as outpatient surgery. You are given a conscious sedation which means you are given something via IV to make you pretty out of it as the next couple of steps aren't very pleasant. Your throat is sprayed with a product called Hurricane spray and then the endoscope is passed down your throat and the surgeon can take a look at your plumbing all the way down taking films to look at and show you if you have any problems and exactly where.

Believe it or not, this procedure used to be done WITHOUT the conscious sedation if you can believe that. I would think it would be very difficult not to mention very UNPLEASANT.

[Sherry]

It will be good when you know exactly what's happening with you. With knowing what to expect it's got to make it a bit less scary. I know that applies to me.
We'll be thinking of you! And please keep us updated on what's happening?