Dear Michelle, I have been praying for Simon all along. Keep after those people at the hospital until you get some answers. Simon couldn't have a better person in his corner!! Bonnie
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:46 pm Subject: Please pray/send thoughts for Simon > Simon is back in the hospital getting another transfusion. His > billirubin > has fallen more to 3.8 which is great, but his PCV fell to 13 > today. He was > still eating some on his own (and I was syringing him as well) but > his energy > level dropped precipitously so i brought him to the local vet for > a quick PCV > check and it was at 13 (it was 15 when he was discharged on > Thursday afternoon and > had been 15 since his last transfusion on Tuesday morning-- a few > days before > that it had been 36, well within normal range). I called the > hospital and > they said I could bring him in for a second transfusion. That was > at 11 a.m. I > got there before 12. They had us wait until 3:30 until they would > take him. I > reminded them he needs syringe feeding. I was told he needed his > transfusion > first and then would be fed. I called 4 times between 4:30 and 8 > pm and kept > being told that the vet would call me before she left (she was > supposed to leave > at 6 and a new vet come in) and I needed to wait to talk to her > rather than > get update info from a tech. A little after 9 I called again and > was told the > vet had left and that he had not started his transfusion yet or > been fed! At my > insistence, they did put a tech on the phone, who said his PCV is > now 12-- it > dropped again in the 9 hours he has been waiting for the > transfusion. And > they have not fed him yet. I am furious, frustrated, and very > scared. It is > fantastic that his billirubin has come down so much, but without > nutrition it > could go back up. And the fall in his PCV is very frightening. I > wanted him to > get the transfusion before it fell more, since the first one only > raised his > PCV by 2 points. He needs to make it to his chemo treatment on > Monday and be > strong enough to get it, or it is all over. I have asked > repeatedly about > Epogen and was told by the internist that it would not help him, > but no one has > told me that he is not producing any rbc's at all, so I am not > clear on why. > Maybe he isn't. > > Has anyone had their cat's PCV fall this quickly from lymphoma in > the bone > marrow and then manage to turn around? If so, how? > > Please send vigorous prayers and thoughts to Simon-- I think it > helped him > before. > > Thanks, > Michelle > > ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:46 pm Subject: Please pray/send thoughts for Simon > Simon is back in the hospital getting another transfusion. His > billirubin > has fallen more to 3.8 which is great, but his PCV fell to 13 > today. He was > still eating some on his own (and I was syringing him as well) but > his energy > level dropped precipitously so i brought him to the local vet for > a quick PCV > check and it was at 13 (it was 15 when he was discharged on > Thursday afternoon and > had been 15 since his last transfusion on Tuesday morning-- a few > days before > that it had been 36, well within normal range). I called the > hospital and > they said I could bring him in for a second transfusion. That was > at 11 a.m. I > got there before 12. They had us wait until 3:30 until they would > take him. I > reminded them he needs syringe feeding. I was told he needed his > transfusion > first and then would be fed. I called 4 times between 4:30 and 8 > pm and kept > being told that the vet would call me before she left (she was > supposed to leave > at 6 and a new vet come in) and I needed to wait to talk to her > rather than > get update info from a tech. A little after 9 I called again and > was told the > vet had left and that he had not started his transfusion yet or > been fed! At my > insistence, they did put a tech on the phone, who said his PCV is > now 12-- it > dropped again in the 9 hours he has been waiting for the > transfusion. And > they have not fed him yet. I am furious, frustrated, and very > scared. It is > fantastic that his billirubin has come down so much, but without > nutrition it > could go back up. And the fall in his PCV is very frightening. I > wanted him to > get the transfusion before it fell more, since the first one only > raised his > PCV by 2 points. He needs to make it to his chemo treatment on > Monday and be > strong enough to get it, or it is all over. I have asked > repeatedly about > Epogen and was told by the internist that it would not help him, > but no one has > told me that he is not producing any rbc's at all, so I am not > clear on why. > Maybe he isn't. > > Has anyone had their cat's PCV fall this quickly from lymphoma in > the bone > marrow and then manage to turn around? If so, how? > > Please send vigorous prayers and thoughts to Simon-- I think it > helped him > before. > > Thanks, > Michelle > >
