Pixie
Vet called last night, and said that Pixie continues to be a conundrum. Like last year when we were chasing down possible Cushings Disease, he's not sure what's going on. One liver number is abnormally high, but the rest are fine, so he doesn't worry about liver disease. There are two Thyroid numbers - absolute (which is low) and stimulate (or something like that) that is normal, but should be high because the other is low. Her cholesterol is through the roof, which makes no sense because she gets NO people food anymore, neither of them do - and the food they get is prescription, and wouldn't cause this - but apparently that's also a possible sign of thyroid problems (HMMMMMMMM...I wonder what my thyroid levels are LOL).
He wants to do another test - bring her in for a full day, they take her blood and then give her something, and take her blood at two other intervals through the day. He also wants to start her on Thyroid supplements.
I told him I'm worried about cost, because I have an MRI on Monday and that's going to set me back well over $1000 now that my damn deductible went up to $2000, and that I have to worry about that first. He agreed (he knows what happened), said we'll start with the supplements, and see how she does after a month or so, as that can also tell us what's up - and then if needed we'll do the test (which would definitively say if she has Cushings or not).
I really should call the hospital and just find out how much it'll be - it's got me worried, so why don't I just end the suspense, right?
Feeling really achy for no reason. Joints, shoulders, and I'm finding my trigger points very tender, plus I'm feeling the bruised feeling. And my surgery site hurts. I'd say it's weather related, but we're stuck in an Omega block, with beautiful weather and steady pressure. It is probably stress - work is really stressful right now (but in a good way - we're doing amazing with this project, but I CANNOT let it not go well because I'm positive that would be the death knell for me at this job) - I'm worried about the MRI, I have a bad feeling I won't like what it shows, but I'm also pretty sure that's just simple paranoia - I'm worried about Pixie - and suddenly things are blowing up at Glenn's work in ways that impact us directly and painfully. He won't talk about it much, and that just makes me worry more. Meeting tonight about that, hopefully he'll come home with some answers or at least feeling a little better, he's trying to not worry me and it's doing the opposite.
Fear cuts deeper than swords, right?
He wants to do another test - bring her in for a full day, they take her blood and then give her something, and take her blood at two other intervals through the day. He also wants to start her on Thyroid supplements.
I told him I'm worried about cost, because I have an MRI on Monday and that's going to set me back well over $1000 now that my damn deductible went up to $2000, and that I have to worry about that first. He agreed (he knows what happened), said we'll start with the supplements, and see how she does after a month or so, as that can also tell us what's up - and then if needed we'll do the test (which would definitively say if she has Cushings or not).
I really should call the hospital and just find out how much it'll be - it's got me worried, so why don't I just end the suspense, right?
Feeling really achy for no reason. Joints, shoulders, and I'm finding my trigger points very tender, plus I'm feeling the bruised feeling. And my surgery site hurts. I'd say it's weather related, but we're stuck in an Omega block, with beautiful weather and steady pressure. It is probably stress - work is really stressful right now (but in a good way - we're doing amazing with this project, but I CANNOT let it not go well because I'm positive that would be the death knell for me at this job) - I'm worried about the MRI, I have a bad feeling I won't like what it shows, but I'm also pretty sure that's just simple paranoia - I'm worried about Pixie - and suddenly things are blowing up at Glenn's work in ways that impact us directly and painfully. He won't talk about it much, and that just makes me worry more. Meeting tonight about that, hopefully he'll come home with some answers or at least feeling a little better, he's trying to not worry me and it's doing the opposite.
Fear cuts deeper than swords, right?