Gotta vent again....

[kittykat05]

I already posted this in the Family Chat, but I know more people from the Cat forum. So just to let you all know what's going on, and why I'll be absent the next few days, possibly weeks.

So Taylor has been having a problem with his eye the past few days. You know when you stand up really quickly and you get that dizzy feeling and your eyes kinda go wobbly. Well the eye thing is all the time, but in just one eye. So we took him into urgent care Fri. They said nothing was wrong that they could find, but they have limited equiptment, and recommended he go to an eye specialist. So he did today, and he just called me and said that it could be one of two things.

1~Just an optic nerve that can be treatable with a shot, or meds. Or something like that

or

2~A BRAIN TUMOR!!!!

He has a MRI scheduled for Mon. I just don't really know how to act. I don't want to freak out, I don't want to act like nothing is happening. I want to sympathize but I don't want him to feel like I am just feeling sorry for him. Argggg!! I don't know what to do!!!!!

~~~
Mia

[FemaleCheetah]

Oh my I am so sorry! Please keep us posted on how everything goes.

[TiaMaria]

I hope everything turns out okay, you guys will be in my prayers.

[Nell]

oh my, I will be keeping you in my thoughts and hoping everything goes okay.


When I was little, I had to go through an MRI and a couple of surgeries for a tumor. It was confusing because I didn't really understand what was going on. I didn't understand what having a tumor meant and I didn't understand the risks that went along with surgery (and looking back, I'm glad that I didn't understand these things because it probably would have made me scared). It helped that my parents were supportive of my feelings. They acnowledged that something was wrong, but if they were scared, they didn't express that to me. I think it helped a lot that my parents didn't show me any of their worries. If they had, I think I would have been a lot more scared. I got a lot of cards and little get well gifts, and it helped to know that people were thinking of me.

Do your best to stay positive around him. To him, the visit to the specialist should be to fix his eye, not to find out whats wrong. Don't feel sorry for him, but let him know that everything will be okay and that you'll be there for him.

Hope all goes well.

[DragonSpirit]

I heard about that in family chat. Keep us updated! Lets hope its #1. You'll be in my prayers!

[kittykat05]

Well we are going in for the MRI today, at 2. I don't think we will know anything today, but the next few days.

I did some research on the Optical Neuritis, and if that is all it is. Then it is very treatable.. 80% of the people that have it regain 20/30 vision. And many have no reoccurances, the only thing is 15-20% of the people manifest Multiple Sclerosis afterwards. But those odds aren't too bad either.

I'll let everyone know!!!!

[DragonSpirit]

Thats great! You'll still be in our prayers!

[TiaMaria]

good luck hun!

[kittykat05]

http://friendsforever.foren-city.de/images/smiles/a084.gif He doesn't have a Brain Tumor!!!!!http://www.informanews.net/IPBforum/style_emoticons/default/yeah.gif

He has this thing called Optic Neuritus. It is inflamation of the optic nerve. Just treated with steroids, and a couple follow up dates!!!

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[TiaMaria]

Woohoo...glad all is well and he is being treated!