Flynn 11 y/o Foxie Cross - Right adrenalectomy- Good Bye Flynny We will miss you

Hey Trish

Have you disappeared, or is life just hectic. Hoping your all right need to catch up soon x

Jeepers it has been a while since I updated the boy's thread! He is still doing pretty well. We are off on Wednesday for his scan in Auckland so I will have to let you know how that goes. Finger's crossed nothing is growing in that liver of his :rolleyes:

I had his LFTs checked last week to have current results for IMS, only posted abnormals, as below:
ALT 4th Nov (preop) 358, 20th Dec (one month postop) 388 :mad:, 11 Feb 242 H :) ( 0 - 75 )
ALP 2224, 1783, 1444 H ( 0 - 185 )

So they have come down somewhat, which is good to see. :) I think normal is going to be a stretch as he still has liver nodules in him. I have continued the Samilyn, although it costs a fortune here. I didn't get BP done as Mike is away another week and didn't want to upset the regime with a vet he is not familiar with doing it. Waiting for UPC as I want to keep in that happy place knowing the last one was 0.6! Tummy is pretty good, only occasional dodgy mucousy one and I think that is mainly after he snaffles something nasty on his walks.

He had a shower yesterday so he is all shiny for his IMS!

Thanks for asking about Dad, he is still in hospital. On bedrest to try and stop the continued oozing. They stopped his IV ABs late last week and he is on orals. Infectious Disease physician is on the job and he wanted PICC line out. So poor Dad had lots of pokes last week which he was not happy about. The bug in his hip is E. Coli which as we know is most commonly found in the bowel. He thinks when he had his polypectomy, which was extensive having about 30 removed in a 2 stage procedure 4 months ago, that it got into his blood and was deposited in the hip :mad:. We have been told some of these never really resolve but they want to get it to a stage where it is not oozing. Then continued antiobiotics. The best thing would be to take out the old metalware, but with Dad that would be a very big surgery as it is cemented in there. They would basically have to break the femur to get it out, they put a spacer in there that contains antiobiotics. He would have to stay on traction for about 6 weeks, then another big op to replace the hip again. There is no guarantee that would work, Dad had a small stroke after his first hip operation so we are all hoping the conservative treatment works. He is getting quite down though. His surgeon gave us permission to take him down to the café yesterday in a wheelchair and we smuggled Flynny in again for a visit :D But he is so tired and feeling a bit yuck, he is anaemic low to mid 80's for haemoglobin normal is >130. But they will not transfuse unless it goes <80 :mad:

So we have lots of on our plate this week too, will check in when I can xxxx

Hi Tracy, you logged on while I posting my novel... hope all good with you and the new job is going well!!

Blardy hell Trish that's a bit crap about your Dad. Fingers firmly crossed that the Ab,s work and he doesn,t need surgery, as I know that would not be good.

All in all the shiny Flynn is doing well, like you said as he still has liver nodules you can,t really expect that to be normal. I love the fact that you smuggle Flynn into see your Dad, it will be good for both of them :D

Work has been good, interesting but good, but I,ve been shattered when I,ve came home ha ha Not used to it

I know, whenever I start a new job I have felt absolutely exhausted. It is the brain on a major learning curve and it needs extra sleep time to catch up! :D:D Glad you like it though!!!

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! !! Me and Tracy are waiting ever so patiently for you to appear!!!!

Yes Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllll llll Where are you

Thought we could both shout her, she might hear us:D

Looks like we are calling an eel hehehe :D:D

HeeHee it does. Maybe she can,t hear us over the rain and wind so may need to shout louder

MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL we,re here wanting a catchup with you

Ohhhh I will blow a whistle too!! :eek::eek::eek:

:D:D:DMEL MEL MEL MEL MEL :D:D:D