Posted by Susan J on December 10, 2003, at 13:25:08
In reply to Re: My Life Sucks :-( » Susan J, posted by Dinah on December 10, 2003, at 10:02:47
Hi, Dinah,
> Didn't you say that your pup's cancer wasn't an aggressive one? They differ a lot in how lethal they are. I hope I'm remembering correctly. Five is too young to lose a friend.
<<My vet said if they get it all, it's nothing to worry about. But they thought they got it all last time, and it reappeared. So a new, supposedly better surgeon did the surgery last week, but she was horribly mean to me. I asked if she thought she got it all, and she said "I got as much as I could! I got what I could without taking half the jaw off!" Soooo, I didn't feel like I could ask more questions....I take her back Saturday for a follow-up and I'll talk to the first surgeon about it.If it gets to the bone, it will spread to other parts of the body. But like I said, if they get it all, it is cured. It's not very agressive, but it seems to be persistent. If it means having surgery on her every 4 or 5 months, then fine. As long as that doesn't hurt her any, I'm fine with that....It's the not knowing that sux.
Thanks for your kind thoughts, too, Dinah,
Susan
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