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02-01-2008, 04:46 AM
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| No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Yorkieville
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|  Prayers coming your way from all of us here....  |
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02-01-2008, 05:47 AM
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| Dreamin' of Dexter Donating YT Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: toronto, Canada
Posts: 1,612
|  dena is a tough woman and has been through so much...i know she will get through this too!! many YT prayers (and licks) are coming her way  |
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02-01-2008, 07:01 AM
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| Donating YT 1000 Club Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fishers, IN
Posts: 2,161
| get well soon Dena! HUGS!
__________________ Stacy, Mommy to: Bianca the Bichon  3-6-06, Gino the yorkie  3-15-07 |
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02-01-2008, 07:03 AM
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| Donating YT 2000 Club Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York
Posts: 2,900
| We are praying for you. Get well soon. 
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02-01-2008, 09:03 AM
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| Donating YT 1000 Club Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX
Posts: 2,133
|  Thank you! Morning everyone <<big hugs>>  Thanks all for the prayers... please keep them coming! I'm having a pretty good day today! YAY! So here's the story..... (I'm going to copy and paste an email I sent just to save myself having to retype all this junk...)  Ever since last month when Natalie passed and I broke out in that horrible case of "hives".... I've been feelin' kinda' sickly... Of course, I attributed it to stress and just the overwhelming situation... A couple of weeks ago, the "hives" came back... worse than ever.... along with just a general overall "yuckiness".... soooo.... I've been in and out of the ER... doc's and hospital for labs.... and evidently I have an autoimmune disease.... both forms of discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus... "Lupus". It's been just awful but hopefully they will be able to get together eventually and come to some resolve for treatment and get me back on a healthy track... Right now they say I'm exhibiting all the "classic" symptoms.... extreme fatigue, this ridiculous "rash" / lesions which cover every inch of my body on most days.... (today is a good one, no rash!!) - - I'm on prednisone and vistaril for the skin lesions.... I've had the "iconic butterfly rash".... the nausea / vomiting and heartburn have been the worst... they have me on zophran, prilosec and zantac for that.... unexplained fever / chills... blisters in the mouth.... just the "pure blah's!!". Constant muscle and joint pain (which until now, I've attributed to my auto accident back in March) - they've prescribed percocet, naproxen and ibuprofen for that- - - hair loss (in CLUMPS!!! ACK!!) - - headaches (like migraines, but not) for which they give me imitrex and lyrica... and the scariest part, intestinal bleeding.... The last mad dash to the ER on the 28th left me plum exhausted!! But the morphine and zophran finally kicked in and took the edge off!! I have evidently acquired a new case of "photosensitivity" and can no longer go outside in the sun without being fully covered from head to toe - - long sleeves, pants and sunglasses - since the natural sunlight triggers a "flare" in the rash / skin lesions.... ::sigh:: My potassium and calcium are down.... glucose is up.... still waiting on RH levels to come back.... They're sending me to three different specialists to treat symptoms ... all over at the OU medical center, thankfully.... (my "one stop shop", haha!) ... I'll see a Rheumatologist, Dermatologist and GI specialist ..... I have to have a colonoscopy (yuck) to determine the source of the intestinal bleeding.... they say that part could be something as common as ulcers stemming from the medications I'm on.... so we'll see.... just waiting for appointments and procedure scheduling .... could take up to a month they say... I guess the main thing is to determine what part(s) of my body my own system is attacking.... as long as it's not involving the major organs, I think I'll do alright.... IF these things are involved, they say they have a positive response with different chemotherapy treatments.... ::::grrrrrrrrr:::: But all in all, I suppose if one HAS to "get a disease".... this is a "better" one to get... ::shrug:: Or so I'm told.... My girls keep me busy... and between them and the skin-kids, I have no choice but to get up out of bed everyday... and I'm thankful for that! We're all just chuggin' along and takin' things day by day.... I have a lot of catching up to do with post reading here on YT but hope all of you are doing well and your babies are thriving!! Cessy, Gracie and Mia have been havin' a ball with their new sister Amelia - who has settled in beautifully and made herself right at home!! Gracie and Mia are both in heat!! ACK!!! So it's been a race to keep up with the wash around here!! haha... Little Gloria is scheduled to fly in from Michigan tonight - though the bad weather over there may delay her a few more days... we're keeping our fingers crossed!! Thank you all once more for sending up those extra prayers for us!! Every one is precious and I've no doubt that God hears... and He heals... all will be well!! Much love and snuggles from me and the furfaces!! Dena
__________________ Libby  Gracie  Mia & "Baby Emma"  ~ My precious Natalie Kaye, you will ALWAYS be in my heart ~ I LOVE YOU!!!  |
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02-01-2008, 09:05 AM
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| Donating YT 12K Club Member  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
Posts: 12,552
| Sending good positive thoughts her way. I hope everything turns out OK. |
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02-01-2008, 09:09 AM
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| No Longer A Member  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
Posts: 16,218
|  Dena, sorry your so sick. I know Lupus is one of the harder ones to diagnose. Hope the meds work for you and you can get back on your feet. Prayer's coming you will. |
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02-01-2008, 09:56 AM
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| Donating Yorkie Yakker  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tampa
Posts: 531
| Sending prayers your way  . Hope you feel better.
__________________ Sophie& Rambo   Rambo proud member of "The Little Gentlemen's Club" |
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02-01-2008, 10:05 AM
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| Rosi & Poli's Mom Donating Member  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington State
Posts: 5,428
| My Aunt in Germany is allergic to sunlight, her skin litterly peeled of her body, she was hospitalized for a long time getting infections...she is ok but absolutly cant go outside even on a cloudy day,she even gets burned if she is near a window. She has to grease her whole body with creams... hopefully they get to the bottom of your problems and find a solution. Prayers coming your way !
__________________   ROSI & POLI  Love my Babies |
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02-01-2008, 10:07 AM
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| Donating YT 8000 Club Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, WA
Posts: 9,339
| am just now reading this . . Dena please get well soooon . . . I will be praying for you |
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02-01-2008, 10:10 AM
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| Donating YT 3000 Club Member  | praying for you, Dena! hope you get better soon! |
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02-01-2008, 10:11 AM
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| Living life with yorkies! Donating Member  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,722
| Sending prayers your way Dena get better soon sweetie
__________________ Skeeta&Bella Max & Sam member's of the little gentlemens club  R.I.P my little Chiquita  Words can be like weapons so please be kind when you post |
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02-01-2008, 10:17 AM
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| Lil' CoCo, Lotta Coffee. Donating Member  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Africa
Posts: 3,115
| Hey Dena, no wonder you haven't been answering my PMs. I was getting worried girl! So sorry you're not doing well. Hope the doctors will get you sorted out soon. Thinking of you. Take care and remember that hug a day Hugs, Sheilagh
__________________ Sheilagh Coffee Abigail-Ceana. CoCoMurfee & Winston |
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02-01-2008, 10:24 AM
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| Mommy Loves Koda & Kacy! Donating Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Home of the NY Yankees
Posts: 6,500
| Sending prayers Dena 
__________________ http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=3a2e8eedc3dc6290fbd72e&skin_id=1603&utm_s ource=otm&utm_medium=text_url Mommy Loves:Koda & Kacy. Smile Life is a GIFT  First Lady of the SRC~ Koda Benji |
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