9/7 Trixie AMBG 114 PMBG 125

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Amy&TrixieCat

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A very nice start for Trix today, so no "+3" follow up pokey needed, even though we don't get to use Mr Greenie. Her appy is good today, but not super-duper gluttonous, at least not as of yet...I would say it's moderately gluttonous, so I may supplement with an assist-fed syringe before I head to work this morning.

I got her new compounded "tiny tabs" BP meds yesterday. They are NOT what I would call "tiny"...fitting them in the gelcap with her other meds was a challenge. The only reason we got these compounded pills is because we may have to take her dose down to what would be 1/8 of a human tablet, depending on what this week's reading says, and the human tablets shatter in the pill splitter so doing 1/8th of a tablet would be impossible. If her dose stays at 1/4 of a human tablet, though, I'm sticking with the human pills...these compounded pills are just too big and soooooooo expensive.

As usual, I crashed after work yesterday...I made it part way through the 2nd quarter of the Notre Dame game and then was out like a light. So now I have to avoid social media and news until I have a chance to watch the rest of the game...I don't like knowing the outcome before I see it! And, another long day of working the store by myself while simultaneously teaching is on tap, followed by my all-time favorite activity (not): food shopping. Wahoo. Hopefully I can squeeze a few condos in here and there....

My Dad has been feeling pretty awesome these last several days. So, hopefully the next round of chemo, which is on Tuesday, will go as smoothly. He did feel extra extra crappy last weekend, but now that we're over that hump, we can see it was only a couple days out of the 14 day cycle (although at the time it felt like an eternity), so in the grand scheme, that's not too bad. Still nerve-wracking as all heck, though....

BTB for me now before the lllloooooonnnnnnggggg day starts. Have a great day, LL!

Amy
 
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Hope you are able to get through your long day....sending some early to bed vines for you......


I am off to get ready for another stupid 5K.....when will I ever learn... :roll:
 
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Nice start for Trixie this morning. I'm glad your dad is feeling so well. I hope your day at work goes by quickly.
 
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Guess Trixie decided she didn't want that +3 poke today. Smart kitty.

So glad your dad is feeling better. Yup, though, that's how it goes. A couple of days each cycle always made me remember I was doing chemo. I'd try to pre-empt by pilling before symptoms, just heartburn stuff for me, and by hydrating a whole lot more than I wanted to. But I always knew not to plan too much for the afternoon of my pump disconnect. My most fatigue filled day.

Today as we're driving the last leg to Fort Collins, I'll think of your long day and be glad I just have to sit on my butt listening to chatty catty and playing tunes on the drive. I think I've got it easier!

Hope you get some rest soon.

Marilyn and Polly
 
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Hi Amy,
I hope your day is going good!
I'm glad Trixie's appy is good and hope it improves to super gluttonous.
Sending vines for your dad. It's great he's feeling good. :-D
 
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Can you cut the tiny tab in half so it will fit in better in the gel cap? Well done, Trix. Sending you a few gluttony vines, just to help out yer bean. And vines for DF to have a good chemo treatment and recovery. Big hugs to you, Amy.
Liz
 
Nice day for Trix; eternal and exhausting day for the bean!

I actually did cut the "tiny" tab in half...it never would fit in the gelcap whole - it's that not-tiny! It's still a very tight fit, even without her other meds in there. This morning it took me about 5 minutes to try various orders of filling the cap before I finally hit one that worked. I'm not quite sure what to do tomorrow morning, when she also gets cerenia; they definitely won't all fit in there, and I really don't want to pill her twice. I may switch the cerenia to the evening (when she only gets benazepril and famotidine) and hope for the best. Or, I can use one of the human BP pills, which are much, much smaller.
 
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