Buddy, The Mighty Lizard Hunter - Suspected Pituitary Macro Tumor

No I didn't get much rest last night. I am still in Zombie Land on auto-pilot.:eek: Thankfully state testing is over, so I'm able to work very efficiently that way, and no one has a clue:D. I am extremely organized and prepared at work. I hate to waste precious instructional minutes searching for things while my students wait. That kind of anal organization makes it easy for me to go on auto-pilot when necessary. :D I only have 16 more school days until Summer break! :D Thanks for checking up on me.:)

Hugs,
Kathy

Yahoo for your upcoming summer break!! :D 16 more days to go and I hope it moves along quickly for you! How is Buddy doing today?
Barbara

I am so glad you are almost done with school. I always wish I was a teacher about this time every year. :D
I hope you get to have a wonderful summer with Buddy.

Buddy is fine today. He is fine until he isn't, if that makes any sense. His legs don't alway work well. Spells come on that quickly. I just got home from work. I went to five stores looking for Karo syrup. I need to have that on hand when Buddy's blood sugar goes low again. Honey is much better for you than Karo syrup, But Buddy can't have honey due to allergies. So the doctor said to give him Karo Syrup. After the fifth store including a health food store,I realized that I wasn't going to find exactly what I wanted. Yes, they had Karo Syrup or corn syrup, but it was all flavored. The light syrup has vanilla flavoring and the dark syrup had caramel flavoring. Due to Buddy's allergies, I don't want any added flavorings. That is why I ended up at the fifth store, then gave up for today. I did buy a bottom of the vanilla flavored Karo syrup just so that I would have it on hand in an emergency. That's the only time I would be using it anyway. I certainly don't cook with it.
I'm still running on no sleep. I got really dizzy when I was leaving work today and had to sit in the car for a while before I could drive.
A field trip to Sea World is planned for Friday and I can't do that on autopilot. I know this sounds crazy, but I'm supposed to bring all the kids back home from that place!:D Seriously, I need to be alert when I have them out the public to insure their safety. It is always a really fun field trip, though exhausting. Where do these kids get all that energy anyway? I've never done it on no sleep before. Hopefully I will get some rest before then.

I am still processing the information from Buddy's appointment yesterday. Even though his prognosis is bleak and he is a walking time bomb, I still would prefer to know and have all my questions answered. Confusion and uncertainty is worse, at least for me.

Hugs,
Kathy

Oh Kathy, I hate it that you are having such a tough time!!!! And I don't want to add to your stress by asking more questions. So you can ignore them for the time being (truly!).

But I am wondering why your vet is convinced that there is more involved here than just the reactive hypoglycemia? From the list of symptoms that I had read about earlier, it sounded to me as though they pretty much encompass what you are seeing in Buddy. So I'm wondering as to why your vet is thinking that is a secondary rather than primary issue?

Marianne

Marianne,
You don't know the half of it. I am not able to talk much about it yet. Buddy was put through many neuro tests which I observed, which he failed miserably. We combed through everything from all the various hospitals for almost two hours. Ultra-sound, x-rays, videos of the tremors, etc. Buddy's biggest issue is definitely neuro. The neuro-surgeon was right. All indications point to something in his brain. Probably a macro-tumor or a separate brain tumor. That is the biggest issue and what has been causing the head tremors all along. The doctor is contacting the neurosurgeon to get addition information from that consultation. It is possible that the higher cortisol was keeping the tumor in check to some degree. Now that his Cushing's cortisol level is under control, it is most likely that the tumor or tumors are growing. Cushings and Reactive Hypoglycemia are all tied into it. I understand all of it now. It does fit together. I am not at the point where I can process it all yet. I haven't slept in several days. I am just trying to get through each day, putting out little fires as they arise.
I am sorry that I can't be of more help right now. More detail will follow when I am rested and able to explain more. Thank you for all your trying to do.

Hugs,
Kathy

Kathy, I am so sorry that the testing results were so grim. I totally respect your need for time and space within which to process the info, and won't press for any more info before you are ready to write about it.

Since my own Barkis suffered from neuro issues, too, my heart goes out to you.

Sending many hugs,
Marianne

Marianne,
Go ahead and ask as many questions as you want. I may not be able to answer right away, but your questions might help me to be able to process it all a little easier. If you would rather send a PM instead, that is okay too. It is not my intention to withhold details. It's more a matter of processing and exhaustion. Unless you ask, I don't know exactly what details you want. A lot was discussed in two hours!:eek:
I don't know when I'm going to feel up to writing about it, so you'd better ask now! By the time I get around to writing about it all, Buddy may no longer be with us.

Hugs,
Kathy

Oh Kathy I'm so sorry you are not getting the rest that you need....when our furbabies are hurting we are right beside them thats forsure..take care, sending hugs and prayers...

Kathy, sweetie, you know I say this will eternal fondness, but Get Some Sleep!!! We worry about you too you know. You can't deal with Buddy's issues, the vet visit and tons of special needs kids in zombie land. So, sleep, then we'll just all regroup. This is hard enough to think about when you are well rested, I imagine it is darn near impossible without rest. So, take some time, nap, play with Buddy, whatever makes you smile and feel better. We'll always be here. Truly! :) HUGS! I worry about you!
Sharlene