Re: Hari 5 days post adrenalectomy
Hi and welcome to your and Hari!
I have a question and pray I am misreading something or have missed something in your post. You said -
Early December, back to vet, Cushing's on history and physical, LLDT abnormal but
not diagnostic of either Cushing's Disease or Syndrome, only a moderately elevated Alk Phos on Geriatric panel. So detailed US done ASAP and found
enlarged Right Adrenal, normal Liver, Kidneys, Pancreas, Lungs (XRay).
Was an adrenalectomy performed simply because the adrenal gland was enlarged?
Of everything you wrote (and thanks so much for the details so far) this is the most critical thing I see. It would help us a great deal if you would get copies of all the testing done prior to the surgery and post the abnormal results here along with the normal ranges and units of measurement for each abnormal value plus all comments on the US and the full results of the LDDS.
As for the Articles section - that showed up with our recent update and we don't know exactly why. The information you are probably looking for can be found in our Helpful Resource section. http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/foru...Cushing-s-Dogs
We have had several members who faced an adrenalectomy due to either a cortisol secreting tumor found with Cushing's or a Pheochromocytoma (not associated with Cushing's). You can use the Search feature above and it should help you locate those threads.
I'm glad you found us and look forward to learning more as time passes. Hopefully others will be along soon to chat with you as well. I pray Hari's recovery is swift and uneventful! Do be aware of changes that could indicate pancreatitis as that organ is persnickety and does not like to be disturbed at all...and often it is moved during abdominal surgeries.
Hugs,
Leslie
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