I'm glad you finally have a date set, Epic. Must be a huge relief. I'm relieved for you.
He’s got a large tumor in his sinus cavity that is penetrating the bone near his brow line and will likely migrate towards the brain.
Fuck cancer. Fuck people cancer. Fuck dog cancer. Fuck pet cancer. Fuck cancer.
I'm more than midway through trying to diagnose the underlying cause of Shelby's discospondylitis. No 'easily' found bacteria. Nothing on the fungal culture. We've tested and are awaiting for results for brucella. Next step would be lumbar puncture or some other way of getting samples directly from her spine. Or maybe some kind of cancer. I wouldn't care if the antibiotics were super working but it's hard to tell.
Her follow up x-rays were bad. The first set done was only her lower half at the Emergency Vet. My vet did full spine and its affecting her whole spine. Maybe the ABs are helping and the bone damage just isn't showing repairs yet, also a possibility.
She misses walks and still begs daily to go out on a hike. But the pain is controlled, so far. We lost a whole side of fencing in her front yard to storm damage. So we are rebuilding 35 feet of fence. It'll be better for her because she'll be able to see (and bark at) more.
Loving living things can be hard. Beautiful, but hard.
Loving living things can be hard. Beautiful, but hard.
So true. {{Buffistas and loved ones}}
eta: and just read Beep Me - what a relief to finally have a date!
Oh my heart goes out to you and Mozzie, Brenda. And you for Shelby, Cass. I’m so sorry.
Epic, that’s such heartening news that you finally have a surgery date set!
Epic, so glad you have a surgery date!!!
Brenda, I'm so sorry about Mozzie.
Ah, I'm so glad you finally have the surgery date, Epic. That's huge progress.
I'm sorry about Mozzie and Shelby's health problems. Much ~ma to them and their people.
Loving living things can be hard. Beautiful, but hard.
Well said.
Epic, I'm glad you have a date and can start planning around it.
Best wishes for Shelby, Cass
Glad you have a date set, Epic!
Timelies all!
I usually talk to my folks on Sunday. Last Sunday my dad mentioned that he had blood in his urine and was going to the urologist to try to find out the source. He calls tonight to say there's a mass of some sort, and that a biopsy will be done. Hopefully it'll turn out to be something easily dealt with. I just wish he didn't feel the need to give me all the details of how they found it. TMI, Dad.
Dad~ma, Sheryl
Hey, guess what my department is doing? Reorganizing! Again! It's not a big change for me at this point, because I was already in an uncertain state waiting for waveforms to collapse (and still am until they hire someone above me), and I think everyone knew that duties and responsibilities were going to be shifting, but some of the who-reports-to-whom changes are catching people off guard.
