Keep your fingers crossed...

Monday is the big day.   I am taking Stevie dog to the vet and checking his leg.  We hope that we can take the pin out and he can keep his leg.   Background ...he broke his leg right before new year's eve.   He had major surgery where a pin was put into his leg.   He cannot play, run, jump, etc.   He has been pretty sad, but getting used to it.   The day he can get back on the bed will be a good one for him.   While hubby has been out of town, I pulled his bed to the bedroom and he loved to be so close.

I do have to say that Stevie is the best dog.   He is so gentle with the kids.   Just this morning, Honey Bunny was standing next to me and she was holding some sausage in her hand behind her back.  She was trying to show me she ate some....Steve thought she was holding it for him!  He gently took it out of her hands and ate it.  Honey Bunny did not even notice it until she pulled her hands around!   he he   He loves to sit next to those kids for he is so gentle and he will take a snack anyday!

Have a good week!
Love,
Michele

So far so good....

Proud to say that Love Boy has not had any signs of ITP.  It is still on my mind everytime I see a bump or mark on him.   Really, the only symptoms he had was he was tired and the petechial rash.   I signed up for a couple of support groups and found this link:

FATIGUE PREVALENT IN ITP PATIENTS

Fatigue is much more prevalent in ITP patients than the general population report researchers, analyzing responses of 598 people with ITP in the US and UK who completed a standardized questionnaire measuring fatigue, daytime sleepiness, and orthostatic symptoms (feeling faint). They found that the fatigue correlated with platelet counts less than 100,000, daytime sleepiness, orthostatic function, bleeding symptoms, and the presence of other medical conditions. In their study fatigue was not associated with age, gender, splenectomy status or duration of ITP.
Newton JL et al. “Fatigue in Adult Patients with Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia. Eur J Haematol. 2011 Feb 15. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0609http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21323737

Wow!   Love Boy fell asleep eating dinner and that was super odd.   I will say he had fatigue.

I hope all are well.   I promise to get back to posting and not be like 5 months before the next one!
Love,
Michele