Well, I have officially stopped getting my hopes up that Webber's liver is going to cooperate any time soon. I know if has only been 5 cycles since his dose increase so we may still be dealing with rebound, but I have decided to just let it happen when it happens.
His symptoms have all but disappeared (knock on wood really loud!!), it is just his BG that won't come down. One person on the FDMB explained that sometimes you will never see any action until you get "just the right dose". *sigh* I think we are in for the long haul here. I was so hopeful in the beginning that we could beat this fast and he would go into remission quickly. Litlle did I know....Webber had other plans for us. lol
This morning when I tested his little ear I got this really big drop of blood. This is good, but was worried that he was getting phlebitis (unless they are little capillaries and then I don't know what to call it). It appeared that his little spot that I test was swollen. Then I remembered that I was not switching out the lancets between testing. OH MY GOD!!! I am such a bad bad mommy!! All this time using the same lancet , I was introducing bacteria into his little ears. Thankfully, when I massage and mess with his ears, it does not seem to bother him in the least. I immediately started using new lancet every time I test. What was I thinking? I am in healthcare, I know better!!! I will continue to watch for any warmth and swollen ears. *sigh*
I think I am having a little bit of a pity party today. The plus side is that wheneven I test him now I don't expect any good BG's. I pray to god that one day we will turn around. I know it will happen, it just wears on your nerves and patience. I want Webber to be better now!!!
I have been testing his urine ketones whenever I get a chance. However, the last couple of times the color just doesn't fit any on the bottle. At the 15 second mark it looks negative, but the longer you leave it the darker it gets. I learned from Med Tech school that you should read when the instructions tell you too, because the color can continue to get darker and may not necessarily mean anything. I will try again this evening if I can catch him in the litterbox. Poor thing, he is never safe from mommy's watchful eyes.
Right now is the time to check +11 but he just ate. What the heck, I will test him anyway. New Lancet already ready!!
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I know it's frustrating when the numbers don't react the way you want them to, or as quickly as you'd hope. When Buzz was first on insulin, I would read about people whose kitty would go into remission after a week on insulin, or who became diet controlled and never even needed insulin, and I would seethe with jealousy. I was happy for them but sad for Buzz and me.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing the best you can for Webber, and his numbers are coming down. I, too, have heard that sometimes nothing happens until the magic dose, and I'm trying to hang in there. He will make it, and you will be seeing blues and greens all across the board.
It has been a difficult adjustment for me from PZI to Lantus, so I really do understand your frustrations. And don't worry about the lancet; it was an honest mistake. I know it makes you feel bad, but it's really okay. From now on, you will be hyper-vigilant about the lancet, and I bet it will never happen again. :)
Keep up the good work, and give Webber a chin-scratch for me. :)
Sarah - I don't know if you can see this reply to your comment but thank you for all your postive words and encouragement.
ReplyDeleteI don't get e-mail alerts about comments, but I do go back and check sometimes (when I can remember) so I did see it. :)
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