Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey
Member since 2011
Yesterday
First of all, I want to thank you all for all the support and encouragement you have given me through all this, and especially in yesterday's condo. This is an amazing family!
Steve called this morning and said Harvey was about the same, not any perkier. He was pleased that Harvey had eaten well. A couple hours later, Dr. Lim called. She felt Harvey looked a little bit better than yesterday. She said they were going to move him from the Intermediate Care Ward to the regular ward, which would be significantly less expensive (YAY!).
Later in the afternoon, Dr. Lim called again. They had run Harvey's bloodwork. His kidney numbers were good, the Potassium was good, but the white blood count was high and the red blood count was low. The urine culture came back showing there was an infection, and she was concerned it might have spread to the kidneys. She double-checked with the microbiology department, and they said he was already on the correct AB for the bacteria. She said he needed a transfusion to get his red blood cell count up. He would be in ICU for a few hours for the transfusion, then if all went well, back to the regular ward.
Mark and I made it to UCD half an hour later than planned, but we were only allowed 10 minutes with Harvey, anyway, since he was in ICU being prepped for the transfusion. He definitely looked punky, but he did lift his head and look around when he heard my voice. We loved on him for the allotted ten minutes, then left.
I gave Steven copies of Harvey's spreadsheet, as well as the Roomp & Rand study on TR and the paper Sienne shared with us about the Somogyi effect being unproven in cats. He was very interested and said he looks forward to reading it all. He said they'd just had an expert on diabetes do a lecture a few days ago, so it was fresh on his mind. He said he had spent some time with Dr. Nelson in his first year at UCD, so he appreciated what I told him about what Dr. Nelson told me. This is a future vet with enormous promise!
Steven just called to let me know the transfusion was complete and that so far, Harvey has had no adverse reactions.
I was so grateful to hear that, as I was very nervous about the procedure and potential complications. He made a special trip back to the hospital to check on Harvey.
I am just exhausted. My car is still in the shop and I haven't heard from the dealership about it yet.
I had my physical therapy appointment today. The PT showed me my MRI, and I could see why my doctor said it was non-diagnostic. She showed me how to use the TENS unit. I look forward to trying it out.
I spent the afternoon killing time at the mall (uh oh!
). I met Mark at the Ford dealership, where he dropped off the truck for some work. Then we fought traffic across Sacramento to the Chevy dealership to check on my car. Still not done (another day in the rental $$$). After that, we headed over to see Harvey.
I ran out and grabbed some Chinese take out when we got home, and now we are relaxing with some wine and watching HGTV. I am hoping to get a decent amount of sleep tonight. We'll just have to wait and see what tomorrow holds.
Sending healing vines to all in need and hugs to all their beans.
First of all, I want to thank you all for all the support and encouragement you have given me through all this, and especially in yesterday's condo. This is an amazing family!
Steve called this morning and said Harvey was about the same, not any perkier. He was pleased that Harvey had eaten well. A couple hours later, Dr. Lim called. She felt Harvey looked a little bit better than yesterday. She said they were going to move him from the Intermediate Care Ward to the regular ward, which would be significantly less expensive (YAY!).
Later in the afternoon, Dr. Lim called again. They had run Harvey's bloodwork. His kidney numbers were good, the Potassium was good, but the white blood count was high and the red blood count was low. The urine culture came back showing there was an infection, and she was concerned it might have spread to the kidneys. She double-checked with the microbiology department, and they said he was already on the correct AB for the bacteria. She said he needed a transfusion to get his red blood cell count up. He would be in ICU for a few hours for the transfusion, then if all went well, back to the regular ward.
Mark and I made it to UCD half an hour later than planned, but we were only allowed 10 minutes with Harvey, anyway, since he was in ICU being prepped for the transfusion. He definitely looked punky, but he did lift his head and look around when he heard my voice. We loved on him for the allotted ten minutes, then left.
I gave Steven copies of Harvey's spreadsheet, as well as the Roomp & Rand study on TR and the paper Sienne shared with us about the Somogyi effect being unproven in cats. He was very interested and said he looks forward to reading it all. He said they'd just had an expert on diabetes do a lecture a few days ago, so it was fresh on his mind. He said he had spent some time with Dr. Nelson in his first year at UCD, so he appreciated what I told him about what Dr. Nelson told me. This is a future vet with enormous promise!
Steven just called to let me know the transfusion was complete and that so far, Harvey has had no adverse reactions.
I was so grateful to hear that, as I was very nervous about the procedure and potential complications. He made a special trip back to the hospital to check on Harvey.I am just exhausted. My car is still in the shop and I haven't heard from the dealership about it yet.
I had my physical therapy appointment today. The PT showed me my MRI, and I could see why my doctor said it was non-diagnostic. She showed me how to use the TENS unit. I look forward to trying it out.I spent the afternoon killing time at the mall (uh oh!
). I met Mark at the Ford dealership, where he dropped off the truck for some work. Then we fought traffic across Sacramento to the Chevy dealership to check on my car. Still not done (another day in the rental $$$). After that, we headed over to see Harvey.I ran out and grabbed some Chinese take out when we got home, and now we are relaxing with some wine and watching HGTV. I am hoping to get a decent amount of sleep tonight. We'll just have to wait and see what tomorrow holds.
Sending healing vines to all in need and hugs to all their beans.
