Prayers for my Yodie, please; She has MRSA; *Update* 1/5; good/bad news; #269

[Queen of Poop]

Oh my, poor Yodie. Prayers that the surgery goes well and you'll have her home very soon.

[katladyd]

Prayer for Yodie and Mom are being sent! Both of you, hang in there!

[gini]

I am so sorry that both of you have to go through this. You have my prayers and great hope that all will be well.

[Medusa]

Dr. Lee is surprised that she went over 5 years w/out another polyp. He said that he gave the last one a little tug and felt that he must have gotten it at its root because normally polyps grow back right away but this one took its time. He can't laser it like he did the last one because it's in a difficult spot. If she goes another 5 years or so before she needs surgery again, I can deal w/that but I can't put her through this too many times which is why I wouldn't go w/the bulaosteotomy. It's very invasive (he'd have to open her jaw and skull and scrape out the jaw) and risky and he said if a cat lives through it, the post op is even worse and STILL there's no guarantee that she won't get another one.

She nearly died on the operating table last time; he told me that she scared him to death because her heart rate slowed down too much and her breathing was too shallow. I sure hope she pulls through this ok. Odd thing is, in the last couple of days I kept hearing his voice saying "I had to cut off her ear". Then when he called me today and said he'd have to cut her ear back, I thought of that. He said that he'd sew it back on, though. Might have to wear a collar.

Plus I thought I might get away w/a couple of hundred bucks for the surgery but now that it's more complicated, who knows. Gonna have to dip into my Xmas fund. Plus there will be multiple trips back and forth for checkups. No sense worrying about money. The main thing is that my Yodie Yodie will be ok.

[Prairie Purrs]

I'm so sorry Yodie's polyp problems have returned. She's in good hands with Dr. Lee, and everyone here is hoping and purring for an excellent outcome.

[Pinot's Mom]

Mary, money is the least of it; it always comes from somewhere, doesn't it? Prayers Yodie comes out OK and that's the end of the polyps.

[Medusa]

Dr. Lee's office just called. She came through the surgery ok but it's probably best that I leave her there overnight in case of bleeding. The surgery was fairly invasive plus he had to cut part of her ear off but he assured me that he would sew it back on. She has to wear a collar for 14 days. I think I'm going to need some tranquilizers!

I said that I want to talk to Dr. Lee but he won't be back til tomorrow morning. I need to find out how this affects the MRSA. I have a morning appt. and after that I'll go straight there to get her. I don't even know if he was able to get the entire polyp. It isn't like him not to call me again.