Ok, I was sitting... but still.
This was my Sunday: Reedu, Jason, sun, bone, Prospect Park = Happiness!
Monday, June 29, 2009
A walk in the park...
Ok, I was sitting... but still.
This was my Sunday: Reedu, Jason, sun, bone, Prospect Park = Happiness!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Injections...
Ella's long bout with an infection that won't seem to go away (as a result of the plates and screws that were in her arms for a year), has had her on antibiotics since last June.
Even though the plates, screws and pins are out now, it seems the infection is not 100% cleared up. According to her Dr., the infection is resistant to just about every single antibiotic in the pill form. That leaves us with only one antibiotic the infection is NOT resistant to which happens to be given by injection only. Yikes!
We could either bring her in to the vet once a day for 10 days and pay $80 per visit, or we can administer the shots ourselves once a day for 10 days and have it cost a fraction of the overall price. Bringing her in to the vet once a week to have her bandages changed is difficult enough, so of course we chose the latter.
And what a pin-and-needles comedy it has been each morning! Let's just say I have a new-found respect for nurses and vet techs, I really do.
Jason has been administering the shots and I have gladly taken a back seat as his assistant. I prepare the syringe then hold her head and speak lovingly to her as Jason injects and shoots her up. Then when it is all-said-and-done I reward her with a piece of bacon.
Three down, seven more to go and hopefully good riddance to this God forsaken infection!
Even though the plates, screws and pins are out now, it seems the infection is not 100% cleared up. According to her Dr., the infection is resistant to just about every single antibiotic in the pill form. That leaves us with only one antibiotic the infection is NOT resistant to which happens to be given by injection only. Yikes!
We could either bring her in to the vet once a day for 10 days and pay $80 per visit, or we can administer the shots ourselves once a day for 10 days and have it cost a fraction of the overall price. Bringing her in to the vet once a week to have her bandages changed is difficult enough, so of course we chose the latter.
And what a pin-and-needles comedy it has been each morning! Let's just say I have a new-found respect for nurses and vet techs, I really do.
Jason has been administering the shots and I have gladly taken a back seat as his assistant. I prepare the syringe then hold her head and speak lovingly to her as Jason injects and shoots her up. Then when it is all-said-and-done I reward her with a piece of bacon.
Three down, seven more to go and hopefully good riddance to this God forsaken infection!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Home and resting...
Ella's home and resting -- we were actually able to bring her home last night, a day earlier than we thought. We've been through three other post-surgeries with her, but each time never fails to feel like the first.
She's in two casts with splints for added support and she's still sort of coming off the anesthesia. She's also on a pain medication that makes her very out of it. The good news is that her appetite is strong and she's even determined to walk, which we try to curtail when we catch her doing it.
The only thing different this time is that there's a tube running out of her right leg which is then stitched to her skin with a small plastic balloon dangling down. In short, its a drainage system to get rid of any excess blood, and most importantly, the infection she had in that leg. It's a bit of a pain in the butt to manage, but at least it comes out Tuesday when we take her in for a follow-up.
She also got spayed so the stitches in her elbow and belly will come out in about 10 more days. Because the spay got done, this should be the very last surgery our little girl ever has to have.
I will likely not update this blog again for another four to six weeks when she gets xrays done. I hope to report good news and share some photos then.
She's in two casts with splints for added support and she's still sort of coming off the anesthesia. She's also on a pain medication that makes her very out of it. The good news is that her appetite is strong and she's even determined to walk, which we try to curtail when we catch her doing it.
The only thing different this time is that there's a tube running out of her right leg which is then stitched to her skin with a small plastic balloon dangling down. In short, its a drainage system to get rid of any excess blood, and most importantly, the infection she had in that leg. It's a bit of a pain in the butt to manage, but at least it comes out Tuesday when we take her in for a follow-up.
She also got spayed so the stitches in her elbow and belly will come out in about 10 more days. Because the spay got done, this should be the very last surgery our little girl ever has to have.
I will likely not update this blog again for another four to six weeks when she gets xrays done. I hope to report good news and share some photos then.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Surgery update...
It's been a long day. Jason dropped Ella off at around 8:15 this morning and we just received word from the Dr. at 7:45 tonight that the surgery is over and that everything went well. The plates and screws are out of her elbows and she's all stitched up and bandaged up. They even had enough time to spay her!
We won't really know more until we visit with her tomorrow night during the hospital's visiting hours. Most of all though, we look forward to Friday when we can pick her up. I will have more to write about then - for now, we are just happy that the most difficult part is behind us. Hopefully, this will be the last time Ella will ever have to go through this.
We won't really know more until we visit with her tomorrow night during the hospital's visiting hours. Most of all though, we look forward to Friday when we can pick her up. I will have more to write about then - for now, we are just happy that the most difficult part is behind us. Hopefully, this will be the last time Ella will ever have to go through this.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Moving forward...
There's some good news to report! Ella had x-rays yesterday - it had been about two months since her last set. We were told that things look good enough to move forward. While this is great news, the bad news is that it's not 100% completely healed. Still, we've never been given a date to look forward to, so the light that's now shining at the end of this long tunnel is a nice, and much welcomed change.
The important news is that Ella goes in for surgery - to have the metal plates and screws removed that are holding her elbows together - Wednesday morning. If all goes well and her bones don't fall apart upon removal, they'll also spay her. I should note that there may be some complications along the way but I feel it is only worth delving into if they arise.
When Ella gets out of surgery some might be startled to see her in two casts again. Ella's casts will both have splints in them which will give her some stability, support and confidence when she walks. The only downside is that it could take up to eight weeks before she reaches the point of walking without them.
Feeling anxious and hopeful right now. I will be sure to post again Wednesday night when we learn how the surgery went.
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