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Ok.. We did surgery on her. She turned completely blue (tongue, gums, ears) and white (body) three times, we thought we had lost her, each time. Finally we got her stable and started taking xrays of the area and pinpointed it with hemastat. We also saw her throat up by where her neck and jaw meet, looked swollen. Dr. Heather looked around her larnyx, having to watch her jugular and it was such intricate surgery. Nothing around her trachea looked unusual, it all looked pretty normal.
So, she's got 3 incisions.. one on each side of her neck and one down the middle. she is bandaged up and looks like she has whiplash from a car wreck. I'm afraid to say it outloud...but here goes. We gave her 1cc dex at noon. Giving it to her the other day, it lasted 3 hours (and that was with 5mg pred am/pm) she didn't get any pred today, just the dex at noon... and here it is 6hrs later... AND she IS BREATHING 90% better than she was!!! I'm afraid to say it, because I'm afraid it won't last... but right now, it looks like she's breathing fairly well. Every little noise I hear her make, my heart sinks.... because I've been this route with her so many times before, just to be wrong again.
Please continue with prayers... she still needs them as I am praying her issues don't come back and once again, I'm let down and devistated. I, very much, appreciate them. I will keep you posted later on and let you know how she is doing.
thanks everyone. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your prayers. I know, prayer works.
Karla
So, she's got 3 incisions.. one on each side of her neck and one down the middle. she is bandaged up and looks like she has whiplash from a car wreck. I'm afraid to say it outloud...but here goes. We gave her 1cc dex at noon. Giving it to her the other day, it lasted 3 hours (and that was with 5mg pred am/pm) she didn't get any pred today, just the dex at noon... and here it is 6hrs later... AND she IS BREATHING 90% better than she was!!! I'm afraid to say it, because I'm afraid it won't last... but right now, it looks like she's breathing fairly well. Every little noise I hear her make, my heart sinks.... because I've been this route with her so many times before, just to be wrong again.
Please continue with prayers... she still needs them as I am praying her issues don't come back and once again, I'm let down and devistated. I, very much, appreciate them. I will keep you posted later on and let you know how she is doing.
thanks everyone. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your prayers. I know, prayer works.
Karla