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yorkieusa · 10-03-2010, 03:38 PM

Sending more prayers for him. I hope they come up with a diagnosis after they get the tests back.

marcie · 10-03-2010, 03:39 PM

Sending prayers for you and your DH.

Rhetts_mama · 10-03-2010, 04:32 PM

Goodness. Just seeing this thread for the first time. Sending prayers that they find out what is going on quickly.

bettyeanne · 10-04-2010, 04:32 AM

I am so glad they kept him for at least one more night! Sounds like he was some better last night and I am praying that he continues to improve. God bless you both.

Cares4Dogs · 10-04-2010, 05:21 AM

GM...we need more prayer!!

Last night hubby's rash started to come back. He's been on steroids so they've started giving him Benadryl again. This morning his throat hurts and the rash is now all over his face. They look like really mean hives. This is what he's been getting sick with all along and what he was admitted with. Every time his labs go wayyyyyyyyy off by day 2 or 3. They drew at 3 a.m. but I'm keeping fingers crossed it was enuff to make them realize whats going on.

I'm getting frustrated. I'm gonna ask if they've tested him for lupus. They said they were but nobody has told us anything regarding it.

They better not discharge him like this.

Patti · 10-04-2010, 07:27 AM

I will keep him in my prayers.

yorkieusa · 10-04-2010, 10:36 AM

Sending more prayers for your dear husband and I think you need some special hugs yourself.

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.

yorkieusa · 10-04-2010, 08:25 PM

It does sound like they're making progress. Good luck to you both. I've got to go look that one up!

felicity1008 · 10-05-2010, 05:39 AM

Glad to hear that they are making progress there. i am so happy that they did not send him home the other day. It sounds like you need a Dr like that show HOUSE! goodness you have been through a lot . im still praying for him.

BonBon · 10-05-2010, 05:56 AM

I am so sorry your family is going through this. Sending prayers for your husband, and for his doctors to find the cause soon.

Hugs,
Bonny

bettyeanne · 10-05-2010, 07:14 AM

So sorry your Hubby is having to go through this. Will keep him, and you as well, in my prayers. Maybe they are on the right track now.

Connie · 10-05-2010, 07:51 AM

I am so sorry that you and your hubby are going through this scare. I was wondering if they have checked him for lyme disease. I am praying for you and your husband. I hope you get some answers very soon!

Cares4Dogs · 10-05-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Connie

I am so sorry that you and your hubby are going through this scare. I was wondering if they have checked him for lyme disease. I am praying for you and your husband. I hope you get some answers very soon!

They sure havent but a student asked him to mention it to his doctor.

Cares4Dogs · 10-05-2010, 06:22 PM

He's been discharged, but without a definative diagnosis. They are still leaning towards porphyria, but the hematologist this morning said he's not so certain my husband had it. He said the tests are still pending.

He has a thyroid test in the morning. Repeat CBC on Thurs or Friday and appointments next week with 4 of the doctors who saw him during his hospital stay. They said he may have to have blood dumps every few weeks to keep his hemoglobin and hematocrit in a good range. He was at high normal this morning.

I sure hope they can put their finger ON it soon. I'm afraid of another flareup and I'm watching him like a hawk.

10-03-2010, 03:38 PM	#61
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10-03-2010, 04:32 PM	#63
Rhetts_mama Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,959 Blog Entries: 1	Goodness. Just seeing this thread for the first time. Sending prayers that they find out what is going on quickly. __________________ Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny.

10-04-2010, 04:32 AM	#64
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	I am so glad they kept him for at least one more night! Sounds like he was some better last night and I am praying that he continues to improve. God bless you both. __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

10-04-2010, 07:27 AM	#66
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I will keep him in my prayers. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

10-04-2010, 10:36 AM	#67
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	Sending more prayers for your dear husband and I think you need some special hugs yourself. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

10-03-2010, 03:39 PM	#62
marcie and Lucy too Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 6,325	Sending prayers for you and your DH.

10-04-2010, 05:21 AM	#65
Cares4Dogs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 975	GM...we need more prayer!! Last night hubby's rash started to come back. He's been on steroids so they've started giving him Benadryl again. This morning his throat hurts and the rash is now all over his face. They look like really mean hives. This is what he's been getting sick with all along and what he was admitted with. Every time his labs go wayyyyyyyyy off by day 2 or 3. They drew at 3 a.m. but I'm keeping fingers crossed it was enuff to make them realize whats going on. I'm getting frustrated. I'm gonna ask if they've tested him for lupus. They said they were but nobody has told us anything regarding it. They better not discharge him like this.

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.

10-04-2010, 08:25 PM	#69
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	It does sound like they're making progress. Good luck to you both. I've got to go look that one up! __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

10-05-2010, 05:39 AM	#70
felicity1008 YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: farmingdale, nj, monmouth Posts: 433	Glad to hear that they are making progress there. i am so happy that they did not send him home the other day. It sounds like you need a Dr like that show HOUSE! goodness you have been through a lot . im still praying for him.

10-05-2010, 05:56 AM	#71
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	I am so sorry your family is going through this. Sending prayers for your husband, and for his doctors to find the cause soon. Hugs, Bonny __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown

10-05-2010, 07:14 AM	#72
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	So sorry your Hubby is having to go through this. Will keep him, and you as well, in my prayers. Maybe they are on the right track now. __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

10-05-2010, 07:51 AM	#73
Connie Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 10,732	I am so sorry that you and your hubby are going through this scare. I was wondering if they have checked him for lyme disease. I am praying for you and your husband. I hope you get some answers very soon! __________________ Custom doggie dresses and vests Memory is a country where I can go to see your face - but where do I go when I miss your embrace?

10-05-2010, 06:22 PM	#75
Cares4Dogs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 975	Update He's been discharged, but without a definative diagnosis. They are still leaning towards porphyria, but the hematologist this morning said he's not so certain my husband had it. He said the tests are still pending. He has a thyroid test in the morning. Repeat CBC on Thurs or Friday and appointments next week with 4 of the doctors who saw him during his hospital stay. They said he may have to have blood dumps every few weeks to keep his hemoglobin and hematocrit in a good range. He was at high normal this morning. I sure hope they can put their finger ON it soon. I'm afraid of another flareup and I'm watching him like a hawk.