Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Happy 15th Birthday, Alivia!
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Alivia!!! Happy Birthday!!!
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
The happiest of birthdays for you Alivia
Hi MB, hope she is doing well and you and Maxwell are too!:):)
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Happy Birthday Alivia- I sincerely hope you and you mom have a wonderful day!!! God Bless you both.
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
I haven't been here for quite awhile...a lot going on, but I wanted to post an update about Alivia.
Ali is doing okay. She is really starting to show her age (15 1/2). I worry about her every day. She seems to be completely deaf...at least most of the time. Once in awhile it seems like she can hear - my daughter says it's selective. :rolleyes: Her arthritis in her back seems to be causing more problems than cushings. Steps are getting more and more difficult for her. Carpeting the hardwood stairs seemed to have helped a lot for awhile. But, even with the carpet, they are becoming hard for her to navigate again. Most concerning, is for the past few weeks, she will not let me touch her head - she will snarl her lips and bare her teeth and snap at me...something she never, EVER did. At first it seemed like it was because she didn't hear me and it startled her, but I tried making sure she saw my hand coming and got the same reaction. I know I need to take her back to her specialist for this new symptom, but I hate to cause her any additional stress and I am also afraid of what she may say. The specialist will most likely want to do another ultrasound and since I will not put her through surgery that I truly believe she will not survive, I am not sure what the value of the ultrasound would be. The US would be so stressful for Ali and I really believe any stress on her is not a good thing.
It is not all doom and gloom, though. Ali still enjoys watching television. She has good days and bad. She still attempts to play with Max sometimes, but tires easily. She does not have a ravenous cushing's appetite (never really did), but she usually eats well. Her mother and sister both were in good health and died at age 13, so that always weighs on my mind. One day at a time here.
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Hi Mary Beth!
Good to hear from you again! :) These old gals can keep us in a tizzy, huh? I can relate to what you are saying about testing - especially when we already know we won't take any drastic steps such as surgery at their age. We just keep doing the best we can to help them enjoy each day as much as possible...and doing it all with love.
I wonder if Ali's mouth might be bothering her? Is she eating alright, chewing normally? Also wonder about a headache that might make her snap when you reach for her head. And she could be like me - just grouchier and grouchier as she ages! :p
Is she on treatment these days? Squirt hasn't been on her Lyso for over a month now since her seizure and no signs! Weird, huh?
Don't be a stranger! ;)
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Re: Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's
Hi Mary Beth! :) So good to hear from you.
I totally get you. It's hard to know how much more testing one should do and at what point, you just stop the tests and go on with life, doing the best you can, all the time, which you already do.
Maybe it is a tooth or mouth issue as Leslie mentioned. Or maybe an ear problem?
I hope Ali has many more enjoyable days ahead of her. She has to keep Max on his toes :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
