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OT - Brooke Update 3-11
Monday, March 9, 2009 Brooke had a doctor's appointment for 8:30 and a CAT
scan scheduled at 3:30 pm. In order to do the CAT scan she couldn't eat anything since 12 midnight. When we got to the hospital they took her in right away. The nurse took her vitals. Brooke told the nurse she had a CAT scan scheduled for 3:30 and didn't think she could wait till 3:30 to eat. So the nurse called down to see if they had any earlier openings. About 20 minutes later the nurse told us we can go on over and have her CAT scan done early. The CAT scan took about 15 minutes, so back to the clinic we went and waited until about 1:00 pm. At that point the nurse comes in and said the CAT scan only caught the mass by her heart. We needed to go back to have another CAT scan done so it can catch the mass in her neck. Good thing we didn't eat right after he first CAT scan! So back over we went for another CAT scan, 15 minutes later and we were headed back. We stopped by the cafeteria and bought lunch. Hospital food... Yuck! Especially, being used to our families' cooking. So about 1:30 we get back to the clinic and did some more waiting (another two hours went by)! Finally Dr. Gardner came in and boy was it worth the wait!!! She told us she got the results of the CAT scan. The mass has shrunk by 50%!!! She gave Brooke an exam and left a few minutes later. The nurse came in with her chemo about an hour later we finally got to go home. Whoo Hoo the mass shrunk!!! Brooke's next appointment is scheduled for March 16th with Dr. Gardner for another exam. They are also supposed to inject her with the liquid for another Gallium scan. March 17th she has another PET scan scheduled. Then March 18th she has her Gallium scan again. These two are used together to check her soft tissues for hot spots. I guess they are running these tests to make sure nothing else has popped up anywhere else. Initially these both came back negative. So far Brooke lost about 90% of her hair. She says no pictures are allowed at this point; still smiling in true Brooke fashion. Her spirit is intact; she doesn't let anyone see that it affects her. She is handling her second round of Chemo well with no side affects to speak of yet. As if things aren't hectic enough, Raven has come down with the flu. Yep fever, cough, sinus, and VERY contagious. So Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw are taking care of Raven as a precaution. We simply can't put Brooke, and Raven in the same house. Brooke's immune system will not be able to fight it off. Thanks Mom and Dad Salazar! Thanks for everyone's support, Erin Salazar -- Hugs, CatNipped Visit all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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CatNipped wrote:
It's great to read a possitive update. Continuing purrs. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... So far Brooke lost about 90% of her hair. She says no pictures are allowed at this point; still smiling in true Brooke fashion. Her spirit is intact; she doesn't let anyone see that it affects her. She is handling her second round of Chemo well with no side affects to speak of yet. As if things aren't hectic enough, Raven has come down with the flu. Yep fever, cough, sinus, and VERY contagious. So Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw are taking care of Raven as a precaution. We simply can't put Brooke, and Raven in the same house. Brooke's immune system will not be able to fight it off. Thanks Mom and Dad Salazar! Thanks for everyone's support, Erin Salazar -- Hugs, CatNipped Raven's flu sounds a lot like what I had, but I also threw up for a day or so. I hope that Brooke doesn't catch it. Or anyone else for that matter. I got a lovely thank you card from young Miss Brooke. I can't find the envelope from it right now. I do have something for her. Can you email it to me in case I can't find the envelope soon? Pam S. |
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that is great news, and btw could you email me with her name in the subject
line, i have something i want to discuss with you, Lee "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Monday, March 9, 2009 Brooke had a doctor's appointment for 8:30 and a CAT scan scheduled at 3:30 pm. In order to do the CAT scan she couldn't eat anything since 12 midnight. When we got to the hospital they took her in right away. The nurse took her vitals. Brooke told the nurse she had a CAT scan scheduled for 3:30 and didn't think she could wait till 3:30 to eat. So the nurse called down to see if they had any earlier openings. About 20 minutes later the nurse told us we can go on over and have her CAT scan done early. The CAT scan took about 15 minutes, so back to the clinic we went and waited until about 1:00 pm. At that point the nurse comes in and said the CAT scan only caught the mass by her heart. We needed to go back to have another CAT scan done so it can catch the mass in her neck. Good thing we didn't eat right after he first CAT scan! So back over we went for another CAT scan, 15 minutes later and we were headed back. We stopped by the cafeteria and bought lunch. Hospital food... Yuck! Especially, being used to our families' cooking. So about 1:30 we get back to the clinic and did some more waiting (another two hours went by)! Finally Dr. Gardner came in and boy was it worth the wait!!! She told us she got the results of the CAT scan. The mass has shrunk by 50%!!! She gave Brooke an exam and left a few minutes later. The nurse came in with her chemo about an hour later we finally got to go home. Whoo Hoo the mass shrunk!!! Brooke's next appointment is scheduled for March 16th with Dr. Gardner for another exam. They are also supposed to inject her with the liquid for another Gallium scan. March 17th she has another PET scan scheduled. Then March 18th she has her Gallium scan again. These two are used together to check her soft tissues for hot spots. I guess they are running these tests to make sure nothing else has popped up anywhere else. Initially these both came back negative. So far Brooke lost about 90% of her hair. She says no pictures are allowed at this point; still smiling in true Brooke fashion. Her spirit is intact; she doesn't let anyone see that it affects her. She is handling her second round of Chemo well with no side affects to speak of yet. As if things aren't hectic enough, Raven has come down with the flu. Yep fever, cough, sinus, and VERY contagious. So Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw are taking care of Raven as a precaution. We simply can't put Brooke, and Raven in the same house. Brooke's immune system will not be able to fight it off. Thanks Mom and Dad Salazar! Thanks for everyone's support, Erin Salazar -- Hugs, CatNipped Visit all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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That's wonderful news, except for Raven's flu.
-- Joy No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. - Leo Dworken "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Monday, March 9, 2009 Brooke had a doctor's appointment for 8:30 and a CAT scan scheduled at 3:30 pm. In order to do the CAT scan she couldn't eat anything since 12 midnight. When we got to the hospital they took her in right away. The nurse took her vitals. Brooke told the nurse she had a CAT scan scheduled for 3:30 and didn't think she could wait till 3:30 to eat. So the nurse called down to see if they had any earlier openings. About 20 minutes later the nurse told us we can go on over and have her CAT scan done early. The CAT scan took about 15 minutes, so back to the clinic we went and waited until about 1:00 pm. At that point the nurse comes in and said the CAT scan only caught the mass by her heart. We needed to go back to have another CAT scan done so it can catch the mass in her neck. Good thing we didn't eat right after he first CAT scan! So back over we went for another CAT scan, 15 minutes later and we were headed back. We stopped by the cafeteria and bought lunch. Hospital food... Yuck! Especially, being used to our families' cooking. So about 1:30 we get back to the clinic and did some more waiting (another two hours went by)! Finally Dr. Gardner came in and boy was it worth the wait!!! She told us she got the results of the CAT scan. The mass has shrunk by 50%!!! She gave Brooke an exam and left a few minutes later. The nurse came in with her chemo about an hour later we finally got to go home. Whoo Hoo the mass shrunk!!! Brooke's next appointment is scheduled for March 16th with Dr. Gardner for another exam. They are also supposed to inject her with the liquid for another Gallium scan. March 17th she has another PET scan scheduled. Then March 18th she has her Gallium scan again. These two are used together to check her soft tissues for hot spots. I guess they are running these tests to make sure nothing else has popped up anywhere else. Initially these both came back negative. So far Brooke lost about 90% of her hair. She says no pictures are allowed at this point; still smiling in true Brooke fashion. Her spirit is intact; she doesn't let anyone see that it affects her. She is handling her second round of Chemo well with no side affects to speak of yet. As if things aren't hectic enough, Raven has come down with the flu. Yep fever, cough, sinus, and VERY contagious. So Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw are taking care of Raven as a precaution. We simply can't put Brooke, and Raven in the same house. Brooke's immune system will not be able to fight it off. Thanks Mom and Dad Salazar! Thanks for everyone's support, Erin Salazar -- Hugs, CatNipped Visit all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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How exhausting a day for Brooke and everyone -- very pleased to hear that
the masses have shrunk! Also, sounds like Brooke is such a trooper. Re the hair loss - you might check out this link : http://www.locksoflove.org/ Purrs continuing for her and her family! Christine "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Monday, March 9, 2009 Brooke had a doctor's appointment for 8:30 and a CAT scan scheduled at 3:30 pm. In order to do the CAT scan she couldn't eat anything since 12 midnight. When we got to the hospital they took her in right away. The nurse took her vitals. Brooke told the nurse she had a CAT scan scheduled for 3:30 and didn't think she could wait till 3:30 to eat. So the nurse called down to see if they had any earlier openings. About 20 minutes later the nurse told us we can go on over and have her CAT scan done early. The CAT scan took about 15 minutes, so back to the clinic we went and waited until about 1:00 pm. At that point the nurse comes in and said the CAT scan only caught the mass by her heart. We needed to go back to have another CAT scan done so it can catch the mass in her neck. Good thing we didn't eat right after he first CAT scan! So back over we went for another CAT scan, 15 minutes later and we were headed back. We stopped by the cafeteria and bought lunch. Hospital food... Yuck! Especially, being used to our families' cooking. So about 1:30 we get back to the clinic and did some more waiting (another two hours went by)! Finally Dr. Gardner came in and boy was it worth the wait!!! She told us she got the results of the CAT scan. The mass has shrunk by 50%!!! She gave Brooke an exam and left a few minutes later. The nurse came in with her chemo about an hour later we finally got to go home. Whoo Hoo the mass shrunk!!! Brooke's next appointment is scheduled for March 16th with Dr. Gardner for another exam. They are also supposed to inject her with the liquid for another Gallium scan. March 17th she has another PET scan scheduled. Then March 18th she has her Gallium scan again. These two are used together to check her soft tissues for hot spots. I guess they are running these tests to make sure nothing else has popped up anywhere else. Initially these both came back negative. So far Brooke lost about 90% of her hair. She says no pictures are allowed at this point; still smiling in true Brooke fashion. Her spirit is intact; she doesn't let anyone see that it affects her. She is handling her second round of Chemo well with no side affects to speak of yet. As if things aren't hectic enough, Raven has come down with the flu. Yep fever, cough, sinus, and VERY contagious. So Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw are taking care of Raven as a precaution. We simply can't put Brooke, and Raven in the same house. Brooke's immune system will not be able to fight it off. Thanks Mom and Dad Salazar! Thanks for everyone's support, Erin Salazar -- Hugs, CatNipped Visit all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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This is absolutely wonderful news. Tell her we are all praying for her.
Celeste |
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"Christine Burel" wrote in message ... How exhausting a day for Brooke and everyone -- very pleased to hear that the masses have shrunk! Also, sounds like Brooke is such a trooper. Re the hair loss - you might check out this link : http://www.locksoflove.org/ Purrs continuing for her and her family! Christine I've donated hair several times for them. All they need is hair 10 inches or longer, cut by a professional stylist and preserved by them. Most stylists in this area will do a free style if you donate. My first donation was 14" long, the second was 10.5" long and the third was 7" long. The third was an iffy donation, but we tried anyway. Pam S. |
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On Mar 11, 8:11�am, "CatNipped" wrote:
Monday, March 9, 2009 Brooke had a doctor's appointment for 8:30 and a CAT scan scheduled at 3:30 pm. In order to do the CAT scan she couldn't eat anything since 12 midnight. When we got to the hospital they took her in right away. The nurse took her vitals. Brooke told the nurse she had a CAT scan scheduled for 3:30 and didn't think she could wait till 3:30 to eat. So the nurse called down to see if they had any earlier openings. About 20 minutes later the nurse told us we can go on over and have her CAT scan done early. The CAT scan took about 15 minutes, so back to the clinic we went and waited until about 1:00 pm. At that point the nurse comes in and said the CAT scan only caught the mass by her heart. We needed to go back to have another CAT scan done so it can catch the mass in her neck. Good thing we didn't eat right after he first CAT scan! So back over we went for another CAT scan, 15 minutes later and we were headed back. We stopped by the cafeteria and bought lunch. Hospital food... Yuck! Especially, being used to our families' cooking. So about 1:30 we get back to the clinic and did some more waiting (another two hours went by)! Finally Dr. Gardner came in and boy was it worth the wait!!! She told us she got the results of the CAT scan. The mass has shrunk by 50%!!! She gave Brooke an exam and left a few minutes later. The nurse came in with her chemo about an hour later we finally got to go home. Whoo Hoo the mass shrunk!!! Brooke's next appointment is scheduled for March 16th with Dr. Gardner for another exam. They are also supposed to inject her with the liquid for another Gallium scan. March 17th she has another PET scan scheduled. Then March 18th she has her Gallium scan again. These two are used together to check her soft tissues for hot spots. I guess they are running these tests to make sure nothing else has popped up anywhere else. Initially these both came back negative.. So far Brooke lost about 90% of her hair. She says no pictures are allowed at this point; still smiling in true Brooke fashion. Her spirit is intact; she doesn't let anyone see that it affects her. She is handling her second round of Chemo well with no side affects to speak of yet. As if things aren't hectic enough, Raven has come down with the flu. Yep fever, cough, sinus, and VERY contagious. So Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw are taking care of Raven as a precaution. We simply can't put Brooke, and Raven in the same house. Brooke's immune system will not be able to fight it off. Thanks Mom and Dad Salazar! Thanks for everyone's support, Erin Salazar -- Hugs, CatNipped Visit all my masters at: �http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ ================================================ That's great! Spicey was/is purring tumor shrinking purrs. Suz& Spicey |
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CatNipped wrote:
Monday, March 9, 2009 Brooke had a doctor's appointment for 8:30 and a CAT scan scheduled at 3:30 pm. In order to do the CAT scan she couldn't eat anything since 12 midnight. When we got to the hospital they took her in right away. The nurse took her vitals. Brooke told the nurse she had a CAT scan scheduled for 3:30 and didn't think she could wait till 3:30 to eat. So the nurse called down to see if they had any earlier openings. About 20 minutes later the nurse told us we can go on over and have her CAT scan done early. The CAT scan took about 15 minutes, so back to the clinic we went and waited until about 1:00 pm. At that point the nurse comes in and said the CAT scan only caught the mass by her heart. We needed to go back to have another CAT scan done so it can catch the mass in her neck. Good thing we didn't eat right after he first CAT scan! So back over we went for another CAT scan, 15 minutes later and we were headed back. We stopped by the cafeteria and bought lunch. Hospital food... Yuck! Especially, being used to our families' cooking. So about 1:30 we get back to the clinic and did some more waiting (another two hours went by)! Finally Dr. Gardner came in and boy was it worth the wait!!! She told us she got the results of the CAT scan. The mass has shrunk by 50%!!! snip Erin Salazar That's wonderful news! We are sending lots and lots of purrs, gentle hugs and best wishes for Brooke and her family, Polonca and Soncek |
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