Boy, this place is DEAD.

[HomerMcvie]

Boy, this place is DEAD. What am I supposed to do, when there's no activity here?....

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Boy, this place is DEAD. What am I supposed to do, when there's no activity here?....

I know- I wish I could think of a witty thread to start.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jannieC

I know- I wish I could think of a witty thread to start.

This is the slowest I ever remember it being here.

[jannieC]

I have a few interesting things going on in my life right now, but maybe they're only interesting to me? What about you?

[HomerMcvie]

Mine's mostly depressing, so I wasn't going to go there.....

Okay, since no one's here. My dog Cash has been going through cancer treatments(oral melanoma) for the past year and a half. Radiation, back in 2/05, then chemo for most of last summer, then a few months off. Last Nov, a new tumor began in his mouth. We travelled out of state for a mandibilectomy(sp) to be done. It had spread to one lymph node, which they also removed. Since then, we've done chemo once a month. He's done very well, especially considering his initial prognosis was most likely only 6-9 months. Well, here we are heading into month NINETEEN(I'm not bragging about that, because I certainly don't want to jinx it).

Well, Friday evening, I noticed a new growth, on the side of his lower neck. We go in tomorrow at 2pm, for god only knows what. X-rays, and probably a biopsy of it, which will have to be sent off to Purdue(IN's vet school). Then, 4-5 days of waiting for the biopsy results .
So, I'm really DOWN about this. Mainly for my baby, but also for the money. I'm approaching 13K spent on treatments and surgeries. If they tell us we have to go out of state again, I now feel like I just can't swing it anymore. This 13K has left me eating mostly baloney(or similar cheap stuff). I've quit going out. I'm BARELY squeaking by.
Sorry to be so depressing. It kills me to think of him having to go through more surgeries. He's my child.
Maybe we'll get lucky, and it might just be some gelatinous mass. I sure hope so.

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Mine's mostly depressing, so I wasn't going to go there.....

Okay, since no one's here. My dog Cash has been going through cancer treatments(oral melanoma) for the past year and a half. Radiation, back in 2/05, then chemo for most of last summer, then a few months off. Last Nov, a new tumor began in his mouth. We travelled out of state for a mandibilectomy(sp) to be done. It had spread to one lymph node, which they also removed. Since then, we've done chemo once a month. He's done very well, especially considering his initial prognosis was most likely only 6-9 months. Well, here we are heading into month NINETEEN(I'm not bragging about that, because I certainly don't want to jinx it).

Well, Friday evening, I noticed a new growth, on the side of his lower neck. We go in tomorrow at 2pm, for god only knows what. X-rays, and probably a biopsy of it, which will have to be sent off to Purdue(IN's vet school). Then, 4-5 days of waiting for the biopsy results .
So, I'm really DOWN about this. Mainly for my baby, but also for the money. I'm approaching 13K spent on treatments and surgeries. If they tell us we have to go out of state again, I now feel like I just can't swing it anymore. This 13K has left me eating mostly baloney(or similar cheap stuff). I've quit going out. I'm BARELY squeaking by.
Sorry to be so depressing. It kills me to think of him having to go through more surgeries. He's my child.
Maybe we'll get lucky, and it might just be some gelatinous mass. I sure hope so.

Oh I'm so sorry. Aren't animals more prone to not dangerous masses once they've been diagnosed and treated with cancerous masses? I don't know why I think that, but I feel like I've heard that somewhere. You know, I certainly don't think that vets should work for free, but damn. They (vets) seem so criminal to me. I've never had to go through that kind of long term suffering with a pet. I would never be able to afford it, so I'm grateful.

I was going to talk about my husband's open wound that I have to pack with gauze twice a day and the trauma I am going through because of THAT, but your story is way worse. My heart goes out to you. xoxoxoxoxo

[SuzeQuze]

I hope things go well with Cash today.

[DavidMn]

I just mailed a letter.