My prayers are with you, Nina.
elizabeth
In a message dated 9/7/2006 2:23:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi
Guys,
First I'd like to apologize for not keeping up with the list and
offering support as usual. Life has been quite hectic/draining
around
here as you can imagine and I just haven't been able to. I
appreciate
your allowing me to be selfish in leaning on you when I'm not
reciprocating. Maybe some of what we're going through will help
others too.
Here's the latest on Spencer... I talked to my
beloved Dr. Ortega this
morning. She understood why I am reluctant
to put Spencer through more
vet visits and further testing. She did
suggest that Spencer be pts,
but understood and respected that I felt
Spencer was not ready for help
in crossing over. She wanted me to
understand that even with the most
aggressive treatment we'd only be
buying him weeks or possibly months,
(as if I'm not aware of the usual
scenario). I told her I did not want
to bring him in and begged her
to use her intuition and expertise to
help me find a way to possibly put
him in remission, or at least make
him more comfortable, (without bringing
him in). I asked her about
injections of dexamethasone, depomedrol
and about using Prednisone,
(thank you Michelle!). She prescribed
the dexamethasone, to give him
once daily. She thought the other
steroids were not necessary and would
be redundant. She also advised
me to bring him in to drain whatever
fluid might have built up since
Monday night. (I'm not bringing him in
if I can possibly help
it). Her logic was, if the dex helps stop the
progression of the
cancer, it will also stop the fluid build up and
he'll be better off if he
starts treatment with it already drained. I
asked her about a diuretic and
she didn't think it was appropriate in
this case and would probably only
serve to dehydrate him. She also said
that it's possible, if things
go very well, the fluid that's built up
now could be absorbed on it's
own. His breathing is not labored, it's
shallow and rapid, but not
labored. If he begins to have trouble
breathing, I'll figure out
what to do then.
So, that's where we stand. I gave him his first
shot about an hour
ago. He asked to be released from the bathroom,
so I let him out,
(shutting the back door this time). He's only had
a handful of Wiskas
treats, a tiny bite of salmon and a tablespoon of
cream with BioPlasma
in it. As far as I know he didn't eat anything
else since Wed morning,
and only a touch of baby food then.
I did
talk to a couple of ACs this morning and they confirmed that he
came back
for me. Jasmine said he had a "near death" experience and
came back
because we have "unfinished business". The other AC said that
he
asked that I spend designated quiet time alone with him in
meditation,
that he wants to share his experience with me. They also
said that
he wanted me to know how much he appreciates everything I've
done for
him. His coming back to me is sure an indication of that!
Keep those
prayers coming!
Nina
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