it all comes back to you
It was really busy on Saturday, we were booked solid in medicine. I got to see Smudge one of my favorite patients that I used to see in oncology. I always love to see that dog, she smothers me in kisses and her little nubbin tail goes nuts like a fish tail. She has a history of mast cell tumors, she also is in liver failure with ascities, we have to drain her abdomen every 2 weeks, we get usually 8 liters of fluid out. She comes in looking like a bloat dog then goes home with a tiny waist again. She was given 3 months to live and she's now going 8 months!
Hehe, she has square eyes!
We also saw a huge improvement in one of our atypical cushings disease patients, Chi Linda, she had the most red scabby skin I have ever seen and now they're almost all dried up and healing. When we were done in medicine and Dr T left, she shit hit the fan and we got hit with triage after triage, I stayed to help out. Xiomara had triaged this puppy with parvo who was dying, they brought him back and he was stabilized in ICU, later he crashed again. She pulled him out and I entubated and started breathing for him while the other tech set up the O2 bag, and the DVM started chest compressions. We pushed epi, and atropine and brought him back. He was set up for plasma transfusion, I hope the little guy makes it. When I left he was stabilized.
I wanted to write about this but was distracted - December I lost one of my favorite cats, Sophie, she had lymphoma, she never responded well to treatment, which is unusual for animals, her Mommy decided she had enough, and let her go. She was a good girl, I'll miss her.
The worst was last month I lost Sumo, I adored this little frenchie. He was the BEST, he had soo much personality, and he loved us even though we poked at him and held him down, everytime he came to see us he was sooo excited. He also had lymphoma and never responded well, he was never in remission for long, he started radiation and chemo last month because his nodes were huge, but after that he went down hill quickly. He was eventually admitted to the hospital and spent a few days in ICU. I came to visit him, got him a toy and a bed and he snuggled up on my lap. I told him he was fighter and that he'll get to go home soon, and the next day he did. But, by the next week he was anorexic and vomiting again. He came in and he was soo weak, it was torture to see my little buddy who was always soo full of life - dying, I always kept happy for him, but I couldn't help but to cry this time, and that was the last time I saw him. He died that night with his Dad by his side. I think about him everytime I'm at work, I can't believe I'll never see him again. I still feel really upset about him, I loved him a lot.
Saturday night - Paul, Chris, Joe and I went to a bar and played pool, I got drunk off of a pitcher of Stella, I'm such a lightweight now. It was an awesome night, I don't play well until I'm drunk which is weird.....same thing goes for that stupid long jump in world 8-1 (or 8-3?) in Super Mario Bros for Nintendo, I fucking hate that jump, but when I'm drunk I ace it, wtf? random...
Yesterday we went to visit Joe's Grandparents and cousins in Staten Island, we ate the best home cooked food, played Texas Holdem, and watched some of the game. I love Texas Holdem, I just never play it anymore, but I guess I'm still good. I was a little hustler at the table, we played with chips and I had huge mountains of chips by then end. We decided that we will hold games for money at our house and I'll act all ditsy and ask to join a game and then take everyone's money, haha.
Today I had an appointment to go to H&R Block to file my taxes but their computers were down so they called and told me they'd call me to come in once they were up again. In the meantime I signed up for school again, I'm soo happy about that, I should be certified by now, I gotta finish it.
I'm also checking out some kickboxing class in Carrol Gardens tonight. I can take out some of my latain rage on the sandbags and get super strong doing so. I hope it's a fun class, I always wanted to take kickboxing.
Mew is on my lap making muffins, she's soo cute. Before I was thowing her ball across the room and she bats it all the way back to me for me to throw it again.....awww her head is lying on my lap now ::melts::