I met the surgeon today, he is very nice and very confident. Lexi is doing so good and was so playful today. Her surgery will be at 8am, so I will not beable to post till after surgery. I am going to go to the vets at 7am tomorrow and as soon as she is out of surgery I am going to come home so she can rest. (I don't want her to get excited) Besides once the surgery is over I think I may be able to sleep. Oh yeah, she is also having her skin allergy test done (hopefully her last one) also while she is under, and as long as all goes well she will get to come home Fri morning. I am excited and scared to death at the same time.

Now as for all of you, I want to say thank you from the bottum of my heart. You have all been so supportive and so kind. I have never met such wonderful people. I have had the sweetest PM's and e-mails with such warm thought and prayers.

Kristin a special thank you to you too, I don't even know what to say. You have made me feel so special. You are truely an angel. My Lovely Lexi is a total snuggle bug and I know she is going to love one of your blankets.

Thank you all sooo much,
Tricia and the girls

I hope you are able to get some sleep tonight.
We will continue to keep Lexi in our prayers.

I'll be sitting on the edge of my chair tomorrow, I'm sure, wondering how she's doing. Hope you can sleep tonight. Still praying for lil Lexi.:)

oh my. I haven't been on much lately and just saw this thread. I will be thinking about and praying for Lexi tomorrow morning. I know all will go well for her. She certainly has a lot of people praying :hands: and pulling for her quick recovery. Bless her little heart. Here are some big YT :hug: 's for her.

I'll be pulling for her!

HUGS AND KISSES TODAY FOR YOU TRICIA ! Hang in there and please update us on Lexi - I'll be waiting and checking your thread ...ALL The best and my prayers are with you -

she's in good hands.....

Prayers, prayers and more prayers for Lexi today. Healing energy and loving thoughts coming as well. We're all here for you Tricia. Stay strong and we'll await your post letting us know that Lexi is fine!!!

Our prayers are with you!
:getwellso :hearts-en :getwell: :big_hug:

Just leaving prayers for your baby, I think she's having her surgery today?

Kim and Teddy

Can someone explain to me what a staph infection is...hope your little one pulls through..it's a very worrying time..hugs to you both:)

I'm so sorry, I just came across this thread. My heart goes out to you and your sweet little one. You are both in my thoughts and prayers.

Staphylococcus aureus (which is occasionally given the nickname golden staph) is a bacterium, frequently living on the skin or in the nose of a healthy person, that can cause illnesses ranging from minor skin infections (such as pimples, boils, and cellulitis) and abscesses, to life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis and septicemia. Each year some 500,000 patients in American hospitals contract a staphylococcal infection.

staph infection symptoms
Pain and swelling around an open wound (cut or scrape) of the skin.
Furuncles (boils) and carbuncles, white-headed pimples around hair follicles.
Blistering and peeling skin, in infants and young children.
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin.
role in disease
The Staphylococcus lives as a commensal on the skin and in the nose, but can infect other tissues when normal barriers have broken down (e.g. skin or mucosal lining). This leads to furuncles (boils) and carbuncles (a collection of furuncles).

Staph infections can be spread through contact with pus from an infected wound, skin to skin contact with an infected person, and contact with objects such as towels, sheets, clothing, or athletic equipment used by an infected person.

Deep Staphylococcus infections can be very severe. Prosthetic joints are particularly at risk, and staphylococcal endocarditis (infection of the heart valves) may be rapidly fatal.

Lexi had open wounds from her allergies and this was to out come.

The actual surgery went very well, they got all of the black mass and it wasn't actually touching her spine (that is great news). The incision is very little about an inched and stiched way better than the spay stichs, heck you can barely even see it. They started surgery at about 8:15 and was done by 9:30, but my baby had a lot of trouble coming out of the Anastasia and then when they did finally get her to respond she got very sick.( I hope she never has to be put under again and I am so glad they did the skin test while she was already under) She seems to be doing better but still a little sick. The vet did tell me when they have that much trouble coming out of the Anastasia that it is normal to be sick for a while. 2 weeks ago yesterday she weighted 7lbs 6ozs, and today she only weighed 6llbs 1oz.(they said this could be a bit of a good thing though cuz she was a bit on the chunky side) I so can't wait til this night mare is over. I am going to try so hard to sleep tonight and I actually ate when I came home.

The vet is going to call me tonight around 6 to let me know how she is and I will be back up there tomorrow.

I am so happy the surgery is over and Lexi can begin the healing process. Try and get some sleep and we will continue to pray for a quick and complete recovery.

It's good to hear the surgery went well. Now we are all going to pray so she recovers fast! :hands: :hands: :hands: