Amy&TrixieCat
Member Since 2011
Yesterday
Big sigh...yesterday I wasn't positive if she had a kibble raid, but today I am positive she did NOT have a kibble raid. I was definitely a bit disheartened by her numbers yesterday morning and am again this morning. And last night her PMBG was 207 - once again disheartening. I decided for the heck of it to grab an extra evening test, and she had decided to head to the lagoon :mrgreen: !. Oh, this cat is making me nuts....but that's nothing new! I really really really do not know what to do....it is seeming we need to very seriously consider going back on the juice. I just can't figure this out...she drops, she does not behave at all like she's diabetic - she's not drinking and peeing excessively; her appy is great but not oddly ravenous; if anything, she's gained some weight (which she needed to do since she lost weight when she had the p-tits); her energy levels are the best I've seen all year. I don't get it. I just wish she would give it to me cut-n-dried - YES, juice is necessary; NO, I want to stay OTJ. But nope....she can't keep it simple for me :roll: ....
Aside from that, it was a pretty typical start here today...meh on that PS; lots of snuggles; happy appy, looking for adventures after eating. No Happy Crap Dashes this morning, but she's still feeling fine-n-feisty!
Update on my Dad:
He did get his chemo yesterday...platelets were good. He will be in the clear for both Christmas and New Year's - with the 3-week schedule, he's next treatment will be Jan 6th.
The exciting news is about his CT scan, which he had done Monday afternoon. The results came back yesterday - unfortunately my Mom and I were out shopping when the report came back, so I didn't get to talk to the doc first-hand. But, if you recall, my Dad has 3 primary cancers: rectal, stomach/GI, and prostate. Because of lymph node involvement, he is considered Stage 4, even though the cancer has not made it to any other organs. According to Monday's scan, the rectal cancer is undetectable. The lymph nodes have gone down. The "internal" portion of the stomach cancer is undetectable. The only thing that showed up on the scan was the part of the stomach cancer that is between the stomach and the pancreas, and that has shrunken - but, since I didn't get to talk to the doctor, I don't know by how much. This scan was done after his 6th round of chemo. Because of all these significant changes, the doc wants to do another endoscopy after my Dad's January treatment, to get further information.
Needless to say, we are happy. It's a weird feeling...so relieved that he's responding so well. Still, the fear of cancer sticks with you. And, there is a bit of guilt, too...why are we so fortunate, and others aren't? Just one of the many reasons why cancer is pure evil.
My Mom and I made a big dent in her Christmas shopping, too, although I think I frazzled her because I forced her to be very focused and make quick decisions. We really only had the 2 hours my Dad was in the infusion, and since he'll be crashing this weekend, yesterday was her only "big" chance to get a lot of it behind her. Hopefully today she is feeling relieved that it is done!
Time to get myself in motion...have a great day, LL!
Amy
Big sigh...yesterday I wasn't positive if she had a kibble raid, but today I am positive she did NOT have a kibble raid. I was definitely a bit disheartened by her numbers yesterday morning and am again this morning. And last night her PMBG was 207 - once again disheartening. I decided for the heck of it to grab an extra evening test, and she had decided to head to the lagoon :mrgreen: !. Oh, this cat is making me nuts....but that's nothing new! I really really really do not know what to do....it is seeming we need to very seriously consider going back on the juice. I just can't figure this out...she drops, she does not behave at all like she's diabetic - she's not drinking and peeing excessively; her appy is great but not oddly ravenous; if anything, she's gained some weight (which she needed to do since she lost weight when she had the p-tits); her energy levels are the best I've seen all year. I don't get it. I just wish she would give it to me cut-n-dried - YES, juice is necessary; NO, I want to stay OTJ. But nope....she can't keep it simple for me :roll: ....
Aside from that, it was a pretty typical start here today...meh on that PS; lots of snuggles; happy appy, looking for adventures after eating. No Happy Crap Dashes this morning, but she's still feeling fine-n-feisty!
Update on my Dad:
He did get his chemo yesterday...platelets were good. He will be in the clear for both Christmas and New Year's - with the 3-week schedule, he's next treatment will be Jan 6th.
The exciting news is about his CT scan, which he had done Monday afternoon. The results came back yesterday - unfortunately my Mom and I were out shopping when the report came back, so I didn't get to talk to the doc first-hand. But, if you recall, my Dad has 3 primary cancers: rectal, stomach/GI, and prostate. Because of lymph node involvement, he is considered Stage 4, even though the cancer has not made it to any other organs. According to Monday's scan, the rectal cancer is undetectable. The lymph nodes have gone down. The "internal" portion of the stomach cancer is undetectable. The only thing that showed up on the scan was the part of the stomach cancer that is between the stomach and the pancreas, and that has shrunken - but, since I didn't get to talk to the doctor, I don't know by how much. This scan was done after his 6th round of chemo. Because of all these significant changes, the doc wants to do another endoscopy after my Dad's January treatment, to get further information.
Needless to say, we are happy. It's a weird feeling...so relieved that he's responding so well. Still, the fear of cancer sticks with you. And, there is a bit of guilt, too...why are we so fortunate, and others aren't? Just one of the many reasons why cancer is pure evil.
My Mom and I made a big dent in her Christmas shopping, too, although I think I frazzled her because I forced her to be very focused and make quick decisions. We really only had the 2 hours my Dad was in the infusion, and since he'll be crashing this weekend, yesterday was her only "big" chance to get a lot of it behind her. Hopefully today she is feeling relieved that it is done!
Time to get myself in motion...have a great day, LL!
Amy
