RachelG
Member Since 2021
Yesterday Fortune is still hospitalized, but his number are stable/improving.
His creatinine is down, doctor suspects due to the IV therapy and antibiotics helping. He is reported as being "feisty" which hurts my heart - he is such a lover, just needs "good" attention. His appetite is still very good (my boy!) and the pictures they sent I can see that they used an empty food bowl to get him to look at the camera, lol.
We are looking forward to seeing him at 6pm today. Doctor believes a low phosphorous "kidney diet" would be good for him, and potentially subQ fluids at home. They may want to keep him another two days to see his numbers plateau before going home. We may also get the biopsy and urine culture results while he is there.
His BG his higher today (300s-400s) but was 100 before insulin this morning. Which is not different from what we have seen at home, though I am happy to hear that he is not in the 500s anymore.
I'm worried about his spirit in the hospital. He is still in the ICU which is noisy/busy, and is likely not great for him resting and being less stressed. DH spoke to the doctor while I was at my own dr appt, so will be asking these questions tonight.
Treating doctor is a criticalist - is that normal? Does this mean his prognosis is not good and they haven't discussed it because they are focused on getting him stable?
His creatinine is down, doctor suspects due to the IV therapy and antibiotics helping. He is reported as being "feisty" which hurts my heart - he is such a lover, just needs "good" attention. His appetite is still very good (my boy!) and the pictures they sent I can see that they used an empty food bowl to get him to look at the camera, lol.
We are looking forward to seeing him at 6pm today. Doctor believes a low phosphorous "kidney diet" would be good for him, and potentially subQ fluids at home. They may want to keep him another two days to see his numbers plateau before going home. We may also get the biopsy and urine culture results while he is there.
His BG his higher today (300s-400s) but was 100 before insulin this morning. Which is not different from what we have seen at home, though I am happy to hear that he is not in the 500s anymore.
I'm worried about his spirit in the hospital. He is still in the ICU which is noisy/busy, and is likely not great for him resting and being less stressed. DH spoke to the doctor while I was at my own dr appt, so will be asking these questions tonight.
Treating doctor is a criticalist - is that normal? Does this mean his prognosis is not good and they haven't discussed it because they are focused on getting him stable?
I think that the numbers sound encouraging. Yes... it is very distressing for you, as his mama, to have him away from you and worry about every little thing, including whether he is too stressed/in a noisy environment... that he is feisty, because you are not there etc. etc. I would be exactly the same as you. I do see some glimmers of good news in just the little bits that you have shared with us in your post though. And, even if Fortune is a sweetheart... eating and Feisty are all good. And an AMPS of 100 is good, too. He's going to be home with you soon!!
Because of that, she does think he may improve. She wants to hold him another TWO days to see his numbers plateau, and then wean him off IV for 12 hours to make sure he can be stable at home, and understand if he will require subQ. While I’m really upset about not having him home, we are hopeful it will help him stay at home. And I’m hoping to convince them to give us a longer visit tomorrow. 
