So, Greg was (notice I say WAS) scheduled for a PET scan tomorrow. When we spoke with the doctor's nurse on Tuesday she said she had already submitted for a prior authorization for the scan. I called the insurance today, and they claim that nothing came in until late yesterday. Of course, today, they have not yet authorized it. I have a contact, somewhat higher up at United HealthCare, who has helped me in the past, and he made some calls for me. He called me back and said if the doctor or his nurse call an state the urgency of this matter, that they will get it approved right away and he will be able to have the scan tomorrow.
Well, not so much. The doctor's nurse spoke with three different people, and they will not do anything to speed up the authorization process. They said the request needs a "peer-to-peer" review. That means that they want Greg's doctor to speak with the United HealthCare doctor. Now, Greg's doctor was off today, so there is no way that Greg will be able to have the scan tomorrow. Trust me when I say I'm not happy.
The scan was originally put off until NEXT Friday. I wasn't happy with that, because it's doubtful that the results would be to the oncologist by Tuesday, when we have our appointment to discuss the results and figure out our plan of action THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!
We were able to reschedule his scan for Wednesday, which will give us enough time to get the results of the scan to Greg's oncologist. Now, we just have to make sure that United HealthCare approves the scan! They have to call the doctor's office and give them a time when they can have the peer-to-peer review. If they don't do that tomorrow, I'm going to lose my mind! I work for this company, and I just don't understand this process! Greg has had cancer twice before. We need to know if the cancer has metastasized. This is NOT something I am willing to wait to find out! We need to know what's going on.
Greg's doctor's are the ones that are best able to decide his treatment and what tests are needed. The last time we had to wait for an approval, it was for a CT Scan. I don't remember what he needed it for, but general protocol for that diagnosis was an MRI. When I called UHC to find out about the authorization, I was told it was denied, because they felt an MRI was warranted, instead. I ABOUT LOST MY MIND! Did they even LOOK at his medical records? That is EXACTLY what I asked the person on the other end of the line. Greg has a PACEMAKER do you REALLY want him to have an MRI and have it ripped out of his chest? Seriously? Two hours later, the CT scan was approved.
I can't even discuss this any more. I'm so upset right now. I know that everything will get done, but I'm so pissed at our insurance company for not doing the right thing for it's own employee!
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Endoscopy Results were NOT what we wanted.
So, I have been putting off this post for a couple days until we knew for certain, and today was the day. Greg had to have the endoscopy because he was having problems swallowing. As it turns out, the reason he is having trouble swallowing is because he has a mass in his esophagus. On Friday, the doctor told us that he would be "surprised if it wasn't cancer." He took biopsies and sent them to the pathologist.
Today, we got the results. Based on the sections that were examined, he has esophageal cancer. We don't know what stage yet or any other information. That's because the mass is rather high in his esophagus, which makes it hard to get to with the traditional endoscope.
Because we also don't know if it has metastasized (spread), he needs to have what is called a PET scan. Cancer cells show up as bright spots on PET scans because they have a higher metabolic rate than do normal cells, so it's the best test to use to see if the cancer has spread. PET Scan Info Greg is scheduled to have the PET scan this Friday, March 31, 2017.
The other test he needs to have done is similar to an endoscopy, but they will go through his nose, instead of throat. That way, they will have a clearer view of the tumor and be better able to take more biopsies. He's going to have that done on April 4th.
We have an appointment with the oncologist for April 11th. One day before the 17th anniversary of his Bone Marrow Transplant! When we see the oncologist, he will have the results from the tests, and will discuss with us a plan of action. Once we have that done, I will be in a much better place than I am right now. I HATE not knowing! Once we know what stage he's in and what we have to do to combat it, I will feel better and more confident. We've been through this before. We can do it again.
A little more background on this cancer. Seventeen years ago, Greg had a bone marrow transplant for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (you can read all about it here: Greg's Blog Starting in January, 2000 ) As part of his transplant, he had to have Total Body Irradiation (TBI). Not only that, but about two years after his transplant (in 2002), he was diagnosed with something called Barretts Esophagus. Unfortunately, between the TBI and Barretts Esophagus, he had little chance to avoid this diagnosis.
Greg was originally diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma on Holy Thursday in 1992. Aaron was just a year old at the time, and of course, neither of the girls were born yet. After the chemo he went through, they are my miracle babies! Greg was in remission for six years, and we found out his cancer had returned in November, 1998. He went through two years of chemo, trying to destroy the cancer, which didn't work. Our only option at that point was a Bone Marrow Transplant. Greg's brother, Tom, was a perfect match for him. The link goes to Tom's harvest page on Greg's blog.
So, that's where we're at right now. Your prayers will, of course, be appreciated.
Today, we got the results. Based on the sections that were examined, he has esophageal cancer. We don't know what stage yet or any other information. That's because the mass is rather high in his esophagus, which makes it hard to get to with the traditional endoscope.
Because we also don't know if it has metastasized (spread), he needs to have what is called a PET scan. Cancer cells show up as bright spots on PET scans because they have a higher metabolic rate than do normal cells, so it's the best test to use to see if the cancer has spread. PET Scan Info Greg is scheduled to have the PET scan this Friday, March 31, 2017.
The other test he needs to have done is similar to an endoscopy, but they will go through his nose, instead of throat. That way, they will have a clearer view of the tumor and be better able to take more biopsies. He's going to have that done on April 4th.
We have an appointment with the oncologist for April 11th. One day before the 17th anniversary of his Bone Marrow Transplant! When we see the oncologist, he will have the results from the tests, and will discuss with us a plan of action. Once we have that done, I will be in a much better place than I am right now. I HATE not knowing! Once we know what stage he's in and what we have to do to combat it, I will feel better and more confident. We've been through this before. We can do it again.
A little more background on this cancer. Seventeen years ago, Greg had a bone marrow transplant for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (you can read all about it here: Greg's Blog Starting in January, 2000 ) As part of his transplant, he had to have Total Body Irradiation (TBI). Not only that, but about two years after his transplant (in 2002), he was diagnosed with something called Barretts Esophagus. Unfortunately, between the TBI and Barretts Esophagus, he had little chance to avoid this diagnosis.
Greg was originally diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma on Holy Thursday in 1992. Aaron was just a year old at the time, and of course, neither of the girls were born yet. After the chemo he went through, they are my miracle babies! Greg was in remission for six years, and we found out his cancer had returned in November, 1998. He went through two years of chemo, trying to destroy the cancer, which didn't work. Our only option at that point was a Bone Marrow Transplant. Greg's brother, Tom, was a perfect match for him. The link goes to Tom's harvest page on Greg's blog.
So, that's where we're at right now. Your prayers will, of course, be appreciated.
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Colonoscopy and Endoscopy for Greg.
Yesterday, Greg was the lucky recipient of not only a colonoscopy, but an endoscopy, too! As far as I'm concerned, the whole "prep" thing is the worst part of the colonoscopy! I had one about 20 years ago, and that was just awful. Seriously. It's awful. Not only did he not sleep well Thursday night, because he kept getting up to go to the bathroom, but I didn't sleep well, because I kept waking up when he would get up. UGH! I tried commiserating with him, but failed miserably, as I just wanted my sleep!
So, Friday morning, we arrived at Aspirus Hospital in Medford for the procedures. I actually forgot that this was kind of a big deal of a procedure, until the nurses, doctors and anesthesiologists started coming into his room!
Gotta make yourself comfortable while you can!
The nurse felt really bad that she had a hard time getting an IV into him. She said he had "thick skin" and that was part of the problem. He doesn't have the greatest veins anymore, either, as they've been poked so many times because of all his cancer treatments and everything else he's been through. She ended up pulling out a "vein finder" to help her locate a good vein on him! Check this out!
It looks like some cousin of R2D2 or something! Ha!
Here, she's pointing at the vein that is showing up. And don the left is a good vein! That one ended up not working, either and she had to call for someone else to come and try putting the IV in. I think it was the anesthesiologist's assistant that came and put one in. He had a hard time, too, and I could tell it was painful for Greg. I felt so bad and had a hard time watching.
The good news is that the procedures are done!
So, Friday morning, we arrived at Aspirus Hospital in Medford for the procedures. I actually forgot that this was kind of a big deal of a procedure, until the nurses, doctors and anesthesiologists started coming into his room!
Gotta make yourself comfortable while you can!
The nurse felt really bad that she had a hard time getting an IV into him. She said he had "thick skin" and that was part of the problem. He doesn't have the greatest veins anymore, either, as they've been poked so many times because of all his cancer treatments and everything else he's been through. She ended up pulling out a "vein finder" to help her locate a good vein on him! Check this out!
It looks like some cousin of R2D2 or something! Ha!
Here, she's pointing at the vein that is showing up. And don the left is a good vein! That one ended up not working, either and she had to call for someone else to come and try putting the IV in. I think it was the anesthesiologist's assistant that came and put one in. He had a hard time, too, and I could tell it was painful for Greg. I felt so bad and had a hard time watching.
The good news is that the procedures are done!
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Happy Birthday Greg . . . and Canned Cole Slaw? Seriously?
I've been thinking a lot about starting this back up, and I guess it's time I did! I'm not going to go ahead and rehash all the stuff that's happened in the last two years, so I'm just going to start over, as if I never stopped!
Today, March 18, 2017, is Greg's 61st birthday! (Just so you don't think I'm that old, I'm 9 years younger than him!) It feels odd to be married to someone so old! I mean, 61! Really? What's up with THAT?! I'm not old enough to be married to someone who's 61! Oh well, it is what it is, right? After all the health problems he's had, we're pretty darn lucky to even have him around still, so I'm going to stop complaining about having such an old man for a husband and thank God that I DO have an old man for a husband! Thank you, Jesus!
Last night, I took him out for dinner to celebrate. He loves corned beef and cabbage and Friday fish fries, so I thought it would be great to take him someplace that has a buffet with BOTH! You certainly can't beat that! We went to a supper club in Marshfield, WI called Belvederes. It was very good! We got there around 6 p.m., and were the youngest people there! Ha! The food was good and we had a very nice time. The price of the buffet was only $13.95 each! Can't beat that!
Today was a busy day for me! I had seen a post on one of my Facebook Canning Groups about canned Cole Slaw and decided I had to make some with cabbage as inexpensive as it is right now! (For those that don't know, I've been a bit of a canning nut and have been canning all manner of things from potatoes to mushrooms to baked beans to chicken!)
My dear friend Jessica wanted some, too, so she came over to help. We had six heads of cabbage that we shredded. I used my KitchenAid and she used my Salad Shooter. It actually went pretty quickly. If anyone is wondering, the KitchenAid worked WAY better! LOL In case you didn't know it, six heads of cabbage makes a LOT of shredded cabbage! We were trying to figure out what to put it all in so we could stir it and mix it up. I thought my Nesco would be large enough, but noooooooooooooo. It was in no way anywhere near large enough for all that cabbage! We went into the basement to see what I had that might be larger and work for food. Jess saw an older cooler, and we both said THAT'S IT! We went out to the garage and got one our cooolers. Jess scrubbed it out good and it was the perfect size!
Once we had that all shredded we had to make the brine. We needed 12 cups of sugar and six cups of vinegar, so I had to find a pot large enough for all that. I ended up using a vintage pressure cooker that I picked up last year. I would never use it for pressure cooking, but for cooking this brine, it was perfect!
It had to cool before we mixed it with the cabbage mixture, so we decided to put it out in the snow to cool!
We ended up with 30 pints total! YIKES! Having never had this Cole slaw before, we sure do hope it's good!
Today, March 18, 2017, is Greg's 61st birthday! (Just so you don't think I'm that old, I'm 9 years younger than him!) It feels odd to be married to someone so old! I mean, 61! Really? What's up with THAT?! I'm not old enough to be married to someone who's 61! Oh well, it is what it is, right? After all the health problems he's had, we're pretty darn lucky to even have him around still, so I'm going to stop complaining about having such an old man for a husband and thank God that I DO have an old man for a husband! Thank you, Jesus!
Last night, I took him out for dinner to celebrate. He loves corned beef and cabbage and Friday fish fries, so I thought it would be great to take him someplace that has a buffet with BOTH! You certainly can't beat that! We went to a supper club in Marshfield, WI called Belvederes. It was very good! We got there around 6 p.m., and were the youngest people there! Ha! The food was good and we had a very nice time. The price of the buffet was only $13.95 each! Can't beat that!
Today was a busy day for me! I had seen a post on one of my Facebook Canning Groups about canned Cole Slaw and decided I had to make some with cabbage as inexpensive as it is right now! (For those that don't know, I've been a bit of a canning nut and have been canning all manner of things from potatoes to mushrooms to baked beans to chicken!)
My dear friend Jessica wanted some, too, so she came over to help. We had six heads of cabbage that we shredded. I used my KitchenAid and she used my Salad Shooter. It actually went pretty quickly. If anyone is wondering, the KitchenAid worked WAY better! LOL In case you didn't know it, six heads of cabbage makes a LOT of shredded cabbage! We were trying to figure out what to put it all in so we could stir it and mix it up. I thought my Nesco would be large enough, but noooooooooooooo. It was in no way anywhere near large enough for all that cabbage! We went into the basement to see what I had that might be larger and work for food. Jess saw an older cooler, and we both said THAT'S IT! We went out to the garage and got one our cooolers. Jess scrubbed it out good and it was the perfect size!
The picture above is cabbage, carrots and onions, all shredded. We did need to break out the food processor to do the onions to get them the right size. Not a big deal. I have pretty much all the essential power tools!
Once we had that all shredded we had to make the brine. We needed 12 cups of sugar and six cups of vinegar, so I had to find a pot large enough for all that. I ended up using a vintage pressure cooker that I picked up last year. I would never use it for pressure cooking, but for cooking this brine, it was perfect! 
It had to cool before we mixed it with the cabbage mixture, so we decided to put it out in the snow to cool!
We ended up with 30 pints total! YIKES! Having never had this Cole slaw before, we sure do hope it's good!
And just for fun, I gotta ask . . . Can YOU fit a full size cooler in your sink? I LOVE my farmhouse sink! I'm pretty sure it's my favorite thing in the entire house!
In case you're interested, here is the recipe for the Cole slaw -- now mind you, we used SIX heads of cabbage and got 30 pints, so adjust this as necessary for however much you want. We did have to double the syrup recipe to have enough of a "brine" in the jars. Depending on how much you like celery, you can easily cut the celery seed in half. It has to sit at least two weeks before we can try it, so keep checking here and I'll be sure to let you know how it tastes!
Cole Slaw
1 medium
head cabbage
1 large
carrot
1 red or green pepper (I did not use)
1 small
onion
1 teaspoon
salt
Syrup
1 cup
vinegar
¼ cup
water
2 cups
sugar
1 teaspoon
celery seeds
1 teaspoon
mustard seeds
Shred
together vegetables. Add the salt. Let stand 1 hour.
Drain water from
vegetables. (I also rinse and drain.) Boil syrup ingredients together for 1
minute. Cool.
Add syrup to
vegetables (or vegetables to the syrup like I did).
Pack into quart jars.
(I use pints.)
Process in a boiling
water bath for 15 minutes.
If you don’t want to
can it, you could put it into freezer containers instead and freeze. Leftovers
may also be frozen. This slaw may be drained before use and mayonnaise added,
or used as is.
I've been told that when you open it, you can rinse it and add mayo if you like a creamy cole slaw, rather than a sweet/sour cole slaw.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Why do I do this to myself?
I've been at a loss since, my favorite farmer's vegetable stand has decided they're not selling at their stand any more. I LOVED going there for my summer veggies that we don't have in our own garden, or for larger quantities that I can freeze or can (think green beans and corn). I found an ad in our local shopper for a place that was about 30 miles away, north of Medford, WI. Their website showed all kinds of veggies along with some fresh berries. Let's go on a road trip!
I was a little bummed out that ALL they really had were berries, but then again, I couldn't resist buying 8 pints of fresh RASPBERRIES! Yes, they were rather expensive, but they were oh, so worth the money!
What is one to do with EIGHT pints of raspberries?
Why make raspberry jam, of course!
This is where I start wondering why I do these things to myself! You see, we didn't leave until 11:30 a.m. By the time we got the berries, made a stop at Walmart and then the local grocery store, it was 3:00 by the time we got home!
For anyone that does any canning, you KNOW that starting at 3 p.m. is probably NOT the best idea! But, what was I to do? I couldn't wait, as raspberries are WAY too fragile and need to be dealt with the same day they're picked. I was told these were picked today, so there you go!
Gotta start with all the prep work, and when you're doing any home canning, that means sterilizing. The only way to do that is to boil the jars, lids and rims.
The lids and rims are boiling in a small kettle.
The half-pint jars I bought at Walmart are boiling in one of my water bath canners. I discovered today that I actually have THREE water bath canners! And, as we'll find out shortly, that's a GOOD thing!
The nice thing about raspberries is that they mush up really well all by themselves once you add some heat to them! I put all eight pints in my big stock pot (and ya'all wonder why I have so many BIG pots, pans, bowls, etc.! I really DO need (and use) them!).
Most recipes call for a cup of sugar to each cup of raspberries, but I find that to be entirely too sweet. My blood is sweet enough, I don't need to add that much sugar to it! I like my jam sweet, but I don't want it to be overpoweringly sweet. I want to taste the berries, too!
The berries are here cooking with about 16 cups of sugar (almost 10 pounds!). That's HALF of what is recommended in every recipe I researched! They needed to be cooked until the candy thermometer reaches about 221 degrees. Because of the natural pectin in raspberries, you don't need to add any "Sure Jell" to it when it's cooking.
I filled up the twelve 1/2 pint jars I bought, and I still had a LOT of raspberries left. Oh, geeze! Abby helped out by running to get me more jars, which meant I had to start the whole sterilizing process all over! ACK! So, there I was, with one canner on for the jars of jam I had to boil for 15 minutes, and another on sterilizing pint jars, and yet another kettle on with the additional lids and rims!
Doesn't everyone want to have three burners going on a HOT summer day? Yes, I had the air on (thank goodness for air conditioning), but it still managed to heat up the kitchen! The new exhaust fan over the stove and ceiling fan over the kitchen table really helped disperse the heat I was generating!
I think I was finally done at about 8:00 at night! Yes, I ask myself . . . why do you do this to yourself! LOL! Oh, well. I doubt I'll ever learn my lesson!
I was a little bummed out that ALL they really had were berries, but then again, I couldn't resist buying 8 pints of fresh RASPBERRIES! Yes, they were rather expensive, but they were oh, so worth the money!
Why make raspberry jam, of course!
This is where I start wondering why I do these things to myself! You see, we didn't leave until 11:30 a.m. By the time we got the berries, made a stop at Walmart and then the local grocery store, it was 3:00 by the time we got home!
For anyone that does any canning, you KNOW that starting at 3 p.m. is probably NOT the best idea! But, what was I to do? I couldn't wait, as raspberries are WAY too fragile and need to be dealt with the same day they're picked. I was told these were picked today, so there you go!
Gotta start with all the prep work, and when you're doing any home canning, that means sterilizing. The only way to do that is to boil the jars, lids and rims.
The lids and rims are boiling in a small kettle.
The half-pint jars I bought at Walmart are boiling in one of my water bath canners. I discovered today that I actually have THREE water bath canners! And, as we'll find out shortly, that's a GOOD thing!
The nice thing about raspberries is that they mush up really well all by themselves once you add some heat to them! I put all eight pints in my big stock pot (and ya'all wonder why I have so many BIG pots, pans, bowls, etc.! I really DO need (and use) them!).
Most recipes call for a cup of sugar to each cup of raspberries, but I find that to be entirely too sweet. My blood is sweet enough, I don't need to add that much sugar to it! I like my jam sweet, but I don't want it to be overpoweringly sweet. I want to taste the berries, too!
The berries are here cooking with about 16 cups of sugar (almost 10 pounds!). That's HALF of what is recommended in every recipe I researched! They needed to be cooked until the candy thermometer reaches about 221 degrees. Because of the natural pectin in raspberries, you don't need to add any "Sure Jell" to it when it's cooking.
I filled up the twelve 1/2 pint jars I bought, and I still had a LOT of raspberries left. Oh, geeze! Abby helped out by running to get me more jars, which meant I had to start the whole sterilizing process all over! ACK! So, there I was, with one canner on for the jars of jam I had to boil for 15 minutes, and another on sterilizing pint jars, and yet another kettle on with the additional lids and rims!
Doesn't everyone want to have three burners going on a HOT summer day? Yes, I had the air on (thank goodness for air conditioning), but it still managed to heat up the kitchen! The new exhaust fan over the stove and ceiling fan over the kitchen table really helped disperse the heat I was generating!
I think I was finally done at about 8:00 at night! Yes, I ask myself . . . why do you do this to yourself! LOL! Oh, well. I doubt I'll ever learn my lesson!
I ended up with 12 one-half pints, seven pints, and one quart of raspberry jam. Adding in the 10 pounds of sugar, it ended up costing about $2.00 per half pint (not including the cost of the jars, lids or rims). The jam didn't jell as well as my strawberry jam did last year, and is a bit runny, but once you open it and put it in the fridge, it thickens up nicely!
Oh, that whole "why do I do this to myself" thing? Well, I'm in the middle of making homemade bread now (Sunday), so that I can take some incredible bread to work to toast and have with my amazing jam for breakfast! Another hot day here, and what better than to bake some homemade bread! LOL
Hope everyone's enjoying summer and the bounty of summer as much as I am!
Love, peace and prayers to all!
Julie
Friday, July 3, 2015
What Happens When You Buy me a Trifle Dish?
So, aside from a WONDERFUL surprise party for my 50th birthday, Greg and the kids got me something I've been wanting, but never bought for myself. A TRIFLE dish!
Seeing as it's been almost a month, I figured I better put it to use! I looked up some recipes on-line, and realized that I could pretty much do anything I wanted! How simple is that?
Then added a layer of vanilla Bavarian Cream that I bought at the Mennonite bulk food store, salted pecans, and a layer of chocolate Bavarian Cream.
Then added a layer of homemade whipped cream.
Another layer of brownies.
More Bavarian cream and pecans.
More chocolate Bavarian cream
More whipping cream.
Final layer of brownies.
More whipping cream and pecans.
And a drizzle of caramel!
I'm pretty sure, officially, there are 10,000,000 calories in this! I'm also pretty sure it's going to be awesome!
THIS is what happens when you buy me a trifle dish!
Seeing as it's been almost a month, I figured I better put it to use! I looked up some recipes on-line, and realized that I could pretty much do anything I wanted! How simple is that?
I started with a layer of brownies that I just made and cooled.
Then added a layer of vanilla Bavarian Cream that I bought at the Mennonite bulk food store, salted pecans, and a layer of chocolate Bavarian Cream.
Then added a layer of homemade whipped cream.
Another layer of brownies.
More Bavarian cream and pecans.
More chocolate Bavarian cream
More whipping cream.
Final layer of brownies.
More whipping cream and pecans.
And a drizzle of caramel!
I'm pretty sure, officially, there are 10,000,000 calories in this! I'm also pretty sure it's going to be awesome!
THIS is what happens when you buy me a trifle dish!
Friday, May 22, 2015
Minnow got hit by a truck. Prayers please!
Our neighbor across the street was pulling out of her driveway. Minnow, being the jerk that he is, started barking and running toward them (he was not on a rope, but that's a whole 'nother story that I'm not going to go into). One of our other neighbors was driving south on our road. Minnow ran out to the road barking at the neighbor across the street, and the other neighbor hit him. Fortunately, he was driving a truck, and Minnow escaped a lot of injury because Alex was able to "straddle" him (and Minnow's a little guy), but it seems that his injuries either came from hitting the rear axle or from rolling on the ground, because Alex saw him rolling behind his truck when he looked in the rear view mirror. Poor Mater saw the entire incident, and just stood there on the side of the road. He KNEW his little buddy was hurt and he's been very sad all day. Animals KNOW. They just do.
Minnow's left eye was injured and was out of it's socket. The vet was able to put it back in and stitched his eye closed. It will need to stay that way for at least a week. We won't know how much damage there is for a while. It all depends on how stretched out the nerves, etc. were from coming out of the socket. I know. It makes me queasy too.
Minnow had a lot of swelling in his head. We still do not know if there is any sort of skull fracture. Because of the swelling, they had to put him on IV meds to reduce the swelling. My poor little boy was yelping in pain, but there was nothing the docs could do, because any pain meds would interfere with the meds he was getting for the swelling, and the swelling was more important to deal with. They had him in a kennel with towels all around him, on an IV, and his head elevated, with ice packs on it, to help with the swelling. When I went into the OR to see him, he heard my voice and tried getting up to come to me. That was a good sign! It showed he had spunk, and he recognized me! YAY!
Minnow is now "resting comfortably" according to the vet. He is no longer yipping in pain, and some of the swelling has come down. Based on my conversation with the vet, I believe she is very surprised at how well he is doing! It appears that he's going to make it! Thank you, Jesus! We still have a long way to go, but so far, he is doing much better than expected. I'm not sure how we're going to pay the vet bill, but I do know that God will provide! Jesus is hugging my Minnow and healing him and I can't ask for more than that!
Please pray for my little Minnow!
Minnow's left eye was injured and was out of it's socket. The vet was able to put it back in and stitched his eye closed. It will need to stay that way for at least a week. We won't know how much damage there is for a while. It all depends on how stretched out the nerves, etc. were from coming out of the socket. I know. It makes me queasy too.
Minnow had a lot of swelling in his head. We still do not know if there is any sort of skull fracture. Because of the swelling, they had to put him on IV meds to reduce the swelling. My poor little boy was yelping in pain, but there was nothing the docs could do, because any pain meds would interfere with the meds he was getting for the swelling, and the swelling was more important to deal with. They had him in a kennel with towels all around him, on an IV, and his head elevated, with ice packs on it, to help with the swelling. When I went into the OR to see him, he heard my voice and tried getting up to come to me. That was a good sign! It showed he had spunk, and he recognized me! YAY!
Minnow is now "resting comfortably" according to the vet. He is no longer yipping in pain, and some of the swelling has come down. Based on my conversation with the vet, I believe she is very surprised at how well he is doing! It appears that he's going to make it! Thank you, Jesus! We still have a long way to go, but so far, he is doing much better than expected. I'm not sure how we're going to pay the vet bill, but I do know that God will provide! Jesus is hugging my Minnow and healing him and I can't ask for more than that!
Please pray for my little Minnow!
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