We were just visited by a regular on-duty surgeon and then the ortho surgeon to take a look at the swelling on the inside of Tess' left groin. It's definitely gotten larger in the past couple hours and seems to cause her pain when touched.
The first surgeon said it doesn't seem to be an abscess (meaning that it's filled with puss). The CT scan isn't as detailed as they want, so we may be heading for an MRI in a little while. The MRI would give more detail, but it would also involve putting Tess under anesthesia to keep her motionless since it's such a long and loud procedure.
Denise is getting some sleep and Tess is loving watching the monitor with her vitals. It's way more TV than she's watched in her life! But seriously, she's calm right now. The Tylenol, Motrin and antibiotics are evidently doing something since her pulse now hovers around a regular rate (120s when sleeping, up to 160 when agitated versus 220 when agitated several hours ago).
-Andy
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