Scared for my son. Please help w/comments *Update 4/16*

[cassiesmom]

Mary, I was thinking about your son this morning; how is he coming along?


Thanks,
elyse

[Medusa]

How nice of you to ask, Elyse. I intended to post tomorrow, since it will be 30 days since he first exhibited symptoms. (I can't believe it. It feels like ages ago, not just a month.) He has an early morning appointment for a checkup and bloodwork to monitor his CPK and he goes to the MDA clinic next week (I think) for a nerve conduction test. But, to answer your question, he says he's nearly back 100%. He still doesn't quite have the grip in his left hand that he used to and, during his last exam, the dr. was somewhat concerned about the reflexes in his legs. But he feels that's because he was still recuperating and it does take some time for muscle to build new tissue. A lot of his muscle tissue died and so he has to be patient. But his outlook is so much better and he tells me nearly every time we talk on the phone that, whenever he gets stuck in L.A. traffic (which is every day), that he's just grateful to be able to push the button on his power windows. When he was so sick w/the paralysis, he couldn't even do that. He promised to call me tomorrow after his checkup and I'll be sure to post the results as soon as possible. Thank you again for asking. It means so much.

[jenluckenbach]

Thanks for the update. I'll be waiting to hear what he says after his check up.


So, are you going to go out and visit him?

[Medusa]

So, are you going to go out and visit him?

Boy, I would love to, for a host of reasons, to see him, of course, and to escape this OH weather. But w/Puddy in such an iffy state of health, I'm afraid to chance it. She's back on daily subQ's and my cat sitter begged me not to make her do that. Plus her father is dying of pancreatic cancer and isn't expected to live much longer, so I'd only ask her to cat sit if I had an emergency. I even considered putting Puddy in the vet hospital so she could get her treatments but my vet feels it would stress her too much. Soooo, I guess I wait until he can come home for a visit. He usually comes in April for my birthday or May for his or Mothers' Day, so I don't have too much longer to wait.

[gini]

I am so glad to read this great report on your son. Goodness, what a frightening experience for both of you.

[Catty1]

HUGS. I was thinking of Glenn today when you posted that story about him when he was little - and Elyse beat me to it.

Glad to hear he is almost 100%.

You might want to tell him that he is growing BRAND NEW muscles!

Great news!

[phesina]

Wonderful news! I'm so glad he's doing so much better. Best wishes to him with the checkup.

Love, hugs, and purrs,
Pat and cats