TomTom Update
May. 24th, 2012 04:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wookiemonsterOkay, high-speed, low budget update on TomTom...
His biopsy procedure this morning turned out to be a bit of an adventure. They got the biopsies from the stomach and the small intestine. The good news is that there were no obvious polyps or lumps indicative of cancer. Though with the thickening of the intestinal wall of the small intestine, they still can't rule out cancer completely.
His large intestine, however... I can't remember the name of the disease, but it's where the intestinal wall becomes paper thin. Thinner, even. Of course, the wall is useless and is at risk of perforation by even light bowel movements, so, TomTom had a bit of an emergency colectomy. Fortunately, since he's a cat, he shouldn't need a coleostomy bag or anything, since felines have the tendency to be awesome and the lower portion of the small intestine takes over the function of the large intestine. So, some sutures later, and he's good to go. Well, actually, he's going to be on a "low-bulk" diet for a bit for the sutures to heal.
So... He's got to spend another night at the kitty hospital and will hopefully come home tomorrow. I'm planning on going up there and visiting him after work tonight.
Also on the good side: he handled the surgery well and woke up fine. Meaning the rest of his systems are working okay. He's on pain meds and such. Dr. Lon doesn't want to say anything definite until the biopsies come back, but the prognosis looks good.
In other news, I'm thinking I'll never be out of debt. Oh well. Student loans or medical bills, I suppose it's all the same in the long run. And...TomTom is definitely deserving of top-notch medical care. I mean, they use frikkin laser surgery up there! No, the lasers aren't mounted on sharks, but still. Oh, and the imaging software used? Yeah, that's derivative of tech they used on Hubble for deep-space imaging. All stuff they use on humans, too. My kitty is a space-age kitty. Woo?
Obviously, TomTom will be isolated from the stepgoggies this weekend. It'll be up to Rocky to boss them around.
Anyway, more details later. Oh, and the first person here or on Facebook to say, "It's just a cat" or any derivative thereof will have an effigy made of them and Italian curses shall flow. Such statements are why my cat is better than people.
For those who have sent positive vibes, prayers, and well-wishes? Thank you. It's appreciated. TomTom, though ornery, is such a loving, patient, loyal, dedicated, and helpful cat that he doesn't deserve discomfort, and anything that can alleviate this hopefully temporary rough patch is appreciated by both me and him. If I know my cat, he's got a few years left, and he'll recover quickly from this.
Posted at LiveJournal and Dreamwidth.
His biopsy procedure this morning turned out to be a bit of an adventure. They got the biopsies from the stomach and the small intestine. The good news is that there were no obvious polyps or lumps indicative of cancer. Though with the thickening of the intestinal wall of the small intestine, they still can't rule out cancer completely.
His large intestine, however... I can't remember the name of the disease, but it's where the intestinal wall becomes paper thin. Thinner, even. Of course, the wall is useless and is at risk of perforation by even light bowel movements, so, TomTom had a bit of an emergency colectomy. Fortunately, since he's a cat, he shouldn't need a coleostomy bag or anything, since felines have the tendency to be awesome and the lower portion of the small intestine takes over the function of the large intestine. So, some sutures later, and he's good to go. Well, actually, he's going to be on a "low-bulk" diet for a bit for the sutures to heal.
So... He's got to spend another night at the kitty hospital and will hopefully come home tomorrow. I'm planning on going up there and visiting him after work tonight.
Also on the good side: he handled the surgery well and woke up fine. Meaning the rest of his systems are working okay. He's on pain meds and such. Dr. Lon doesn't want to say anything definite until the biopsies come back, but the prognosis looks good.
In other news, I'm thinking I'll never be out of debt. Oh well. Student loans or medical bills, I suppose it's all the same in the long run. And...TomTom is definitely deserving of top-notch medical care. I mean, they use frikkin laser surgery up there! No, the lasers aren't mounted on sharks, but still. Oh, and the imaging software used? Yeah, that's derivative of tech they used on Hubble for deep-space imaging. All stuff they use on humans, too. My kitty is a space-age kitty. Woo?
Obviously, TomTom will be isolated from the stepgoggies this weekend. It'll be up to Rocky to boss them around.
Anyway, more details later. Oh, and the first person here or on Facebook to say, "It's just a cat" or any derivative thereof will have an effigy made of them and Italian curses shall flow. Such statements are why my cat is better than people.
For those who have sent positive vibes, prayers, and well-wishes? Thank you. It's appreciated. TomTom, though ornery, is such a loving, patient, loyal, dedicated, and helpful cat that he doesn't deserve discomfort, and anything that can alleviate this hopefully temporary rough patch is appreciated by both me and him. If I know my cat, he's got a few years left, and he'll recover quickly from this.
Posted at LiveJournal and Dreamwidth.
