Re: Preparing for treatment

[Guest guest]

I know, I asked them if I even had that much blood in me. I've had 5

or 6 tubes taken before, but never 9.

We didn't have a storm here, just some rain. I live in Wisconsin.

Thanks for the good wishes for me and my dog. I really appreciate it.

Penny

>

>

> Subject: Preparing for treatment

> To: livercirrhosissupport

> Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 1:56 PM

>

> Hi all,

>

> I had to have 9 tubes of blood taken from me this morning for tests

> to prepare me for my appointment with my hepatologist next Monday.

I

> don't know if they will start me on the treatment that day or what,

> but I will be shown how to give myself the shots. Giving myself

the

> injections isn't what I worry about the most, although I think it

> will be hard at first. The side effects are what I am the most

> affraid of.

>

> I had to take my dog to the vet today for her shots and recheck.

She

> had pancreatitis a few weeks ago. The vet wants us to take her to

an

> ophthalmologist to check on her right eye. She has a cataract like

> thing on it that is common in Shih Tzu's, but he said it has edema

in

> it, and it is getting bigger and looks worse than it used to. He

> said he usually treats them himself, but he doesn't feel

comfortable

> treating hers, so he thinks we should have it checked out by a

> specialist. She can't see right there where that glob is, but we

> knew that already. Of course, I had him write the name of the eye

> thing she has on a piece of paper for me so I can research it

more.

> It's called pigmentary keratitis. I saw something about it online

> and it says they use the same immunosuppressant drug I take to

> prevent my body from rejecting my liver to treat the eye thing that

> my dog has. It's drops, though, and only has about .03% of the

drug

> in it. Isn't that weird? That just figures, though, because she

> does everything I do anyway...lol.

>

> Speaking of animals, I told you all about a horse rescue near me

that

> I wanted to volunteer my help to. I decided to make a page on the

> web to help them get donations. It is so incredible what they are

> doing to save the abandoned and abused horses. They are in

desperate

> need of donations of money, hay, grain, and machinery. They go

> through over 130 small bales of hay per week. They have over 40

> horses. The owner was thrilled when I showed her the pledge page

for

> donations I made for them. If you don't mind, I would like to give

a

> link to the page I made to collect donations for them. It would be

> so great if anyone would be able to donate something. The owners

of

> the rescue use their own money, and they are both on social

security

> disability. The link is:

> http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-09-

> 13.3758099379/groupaction_view

>

> I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected.

>

> Penny

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

good advise cle, will heed it next time, bobbys the same with needles

he cant look either lol.

> > >

> > > From: preciouspenny3 <preciouspenny3@>

> >

> > > Subject: Preparing for treatment

> > > To:

> livercirrhosissupport <livercirrhosissupport%

40yahoogroups.com>

> > > Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 1:56 PM

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > >

> > > I had to have 9 tubes of blood taken from me this morning for

tests

> > > to prepare me for my appointment with my hepatologist next

Monday.

> > I

> > > don't know if they will start me on the treatment that day or

> what,

> > > but I will be shown how to give myself the shots. Giving myself

> > the

> > > injections isn't what I worry about the most, although I think

it

> > > will be hard at first. The side effects are what I am the most

> > > affraid of.

> > >

> > > I had to take my dog to the vet today for her shots and recheck.

> > She

> > > had pancreatitis a few weeks ago. The vet wants us to take her

to

> > an

> > > ophthalmologist to check on her right eye. She has a cataract

like

> > > thing on it that is common in Shih Tzu's, but he said it has

> edema

> > in

> > > it, and it is getting bigger and looks worse than it used to. He

> > > said he usually treats them himself, but he doesn't feel

> > comfortable

> > > treating hers, so he thinks we should have it checked out by a

> > > specialist. She can't see right there where that glob is, but we

> > > knew that already. Of course, I had him write the name of the

eye

> > > thing she has on a piece of paper for me so I can research it

> > more.

> > > It's called pigmentary keratitis. I saw something about it

online

> > > and it says they use the same immunosuppressant drug I take to

> > > prevent my body from rejecting my liver to treat the eye thing

that

> > > my dog has. It's drops, though, and only has about .03% of the

> > drug

> > > in it. Isn't that weird? That just figures, though, because she

> > > does everything I do anyway...lol.

> > >

> > > Speaking of animals, I told you all about a horse rescue near me

> > that

> > > I wanted to volunteer my help to. I decided to make a page on

the

> > > web to help them get donations. It is so incredible what they

are

> > > doing to save the abandoned and abused horses. They are in

> > desperate

> > > need of donations of money, hay, grain, and machinery. They go

> > > through over 130 small bales of hay per week. They have over 40

> > > horses. The owner was thrilled when I showed her the pledge page

> > for

> > > donations I made for them. If you don't mind, I would like to

> give

> > a

> > > link to the page I made to collect donations for them. It would

be

> > > so great if anyone would be able to donate something. The owners

> > of

> > > the rescue use their own money, and they are both on social

> > security

> > > disability. The link is:

> > > http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-09-

> > > 13.3758099379/groupaction_view

> > >

> > > I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected.

> > >

> > > Penny

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ------------------------------------

> > >

> > > Group Email:

> livercirrhosissupport <livercirrhosissupport%

40yahoogroups.com>

> > > web address:

> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/

> > >