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Cares4Dogs · 10-04-2010, 08:03 PM

I'm so thankful hubby was still in the hospital for the next go round with this.

They started drawing blood last night when the rash came back. By this morning, those hives looked really p!ssed off!!! His muscles were hurting and he couldnt swallow cuz of the neck/throat pain. I was scared when I saw him today...he went down really fast. His heart didnt change rhythms this time though.

The doctor brainstormed and came up with porphyria, a deficiency in an enzyme of some sort. His iron levels were really high so they decided to start withdrawing pints of blood a few hours apart in an effort to dump this extra iron. After the first one, he looked awful-very ill and in a world of pain. Four hours later, after the 2nd pint, within 30 minutes he was sitting up in bed and watching t.v. Now granted he isnt up running the halls, his rash is better (not gone) and his pain is tolerable. He's able to talk to me now when he couldnt this morning.

I dont understand what prognosis he will have if this is indeed what he has, but I'm happy that they are getting somewhere. The hematologist is the 5th specialist to join this case. I'm sure they're on the right track now.

10-04-2010, 08:03 PM	#68
Cares4Dogs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 975	Interesting discovery I'm so thankful hubby was still in the hospital for the next go round with this. They started drawing blood last night when the rash came back. By this morning, those hives looked really p!ssed off!!! His muscles were hurting and he couldnt swallow cuz of the neck/throat pain. I was scared when I saw him today...he went down really fast. His heart didnt change rhythms this time though. The doctor brainstormed and came up with porphyria, a deficiency in an enzyme of some sort. His iron levels were really high so they decided to start withdrawing pints of blood a few hours apart in an effort to dump this extra iron. After the first one, he looked awful-very ill and in a world of pain. Four hours later, after the 2nd pint, within 30 minutes he was sitting up in bed and watching t.v. Now granted he isnt up running the halls, his rash is better (not gone) and his pain is tolerable. He's able to talk to me now when he couldnt this morning. I dont understand what prognosis he will have if this is indeed what he has, but I'm happy that they are getting somewhere. The hematologist is the 5th specialist to join this case. I'm sure they're on the right track now.