Confused and Overwhelmed-Diagnosed Anal Sac Carcinoma (Woody has passed)

Tracy:
I wish I had that darn magic wand, I could wear it out on this forum alone. I am praying and hoping against all odds that Woody can beat this thing. I keep thinking that is why the Cushings symptoms because of the Adrenal tumor. Woody is strong now and will be able to fight this. God willing he lives on for many years to come. He knows you love him, and you were helping him. These are loyal little dogs, and the are my Achilles heal. I have a soft spot for Jack Russells, and am keeping the faith that God will grant Woody mercy and heal him. Blessings
Patti

We had a very good day today. We woke up to a chilly frosty morning, with the sun shining my best kind of day, I love wrapping up and walking in this weather. So I packed a back pack for me and Woody and off we went. We went into the woodland areas but couldn,t go to far as its shooting season here and we need to be careful. I found a clearing and we sat and had some chicken soup and watched the world go by. Woody had a blast with all the new smells of the wildlife and had to be forced to rest several times as he just wanted to go go go. Where we sat was sort of above the village I live in and you could look down into it, the scenery was breathtaking with the frost on the trees. We came home and had realised we had been away for 3 hours :eek: Needless to say little Woody slept most of the afternoon asleep :)

A nice walk and a break, then a nap. Sounds like a perfectly great day to me!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Wow Tracy could you take me next time, it all sounded beautiful. So happy you and Woody enjoyed a great day together, and I hope you two have many more. Blessings.
Patti

Glad to hear Woody is enjoying life. It's a day at a time and I've learned to be thankful for each day that I wake up and "mah boy" is still here.

Woody seems to be full of life, and I love to hear the stores.

A three hour walk through the woods!:eek: We have another super hero in our group! Go Woody!! xxxxx

Well Woody is one month post surgery today :D:D:D I can,t tell you how good that feels to say that and he is doing remarkably well :D

I feel like I,ve not been off the telephone today. First thing my own vet call to see how Woody was doing and to let me know he had received the lastest update from the Hospital. There is no results in for his urine yet. Not long after that Ian Grant Woody,s oncologist telephoned to see how he was as he knew he was a month post surgery we discussed his colitis and the fact that although he had been on meds now for 10 days for it, it was only slightly better, he said he would ring my vet and get a different prescription. He has assured me that he has not forgotten about Woody and was still researching his case and that Woody was the talk of the oncology department as he has a mismatch of results and symptoms all pointing to nothing really lol, that,s my boy! Then tonight Emma my other vet from my own surgery rang to see how he was. She said she had, had Ian on the phone with Woody,s update and as she is only part time at the surgery hadn,t caught up, she said to me when Ian started with the story and continued she just knew it wasn,t going to be straight forward. We had a laugh about it all and she said that she falls in love with Woody just a little bit more everytime she sees him, she loves they way he bounces into her surgery with attitude, gets what he needs done, gives her a kiss then struts back out the door, she said she feels like Woody will go on forever as he,s so feisty we know he won,t but with an attitude like Woodys why can,t he go on for a long time yet. We discussed his water and food intake and when I told Emma the story of how he throws his dish at my feet and barks for food, then tries to open the fridge by lying on his side and pulling at the door she couldn,t move for laughing. It was good to have some light relief about all this. They certainly broke the mould when they made my Woody. His reports all came through from the hospital today all 32 pages of them so I,ve been reading and trying to understand them all day not managed yet.:D I have to pick up new meds tomorrow for his colitis.

Woody is a real character. He tries to open the fridge!! That is hilarious. I agree, everyone seems to fall in love with Woody. How could they not! Nope, his case isn't easy at all, down right confusing at times, but there you have it, he didn't read the manual. hahaha

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Tracy:
I think we could all use some humor right about now. How about a video of Woody trying to get in the fridge. That would really make my week. I think Woody is going to continue to do well and that his situation is going to be taken care of and any remnants of Terry will be gone. Woody is a super dog also and has been thru a lot and he continues to defy the odds. I will bet on it that he is around to try and open that fridge for many years to come. He is such a character, it is the true personality of a Jack Russell as they are full of surprises every day. Blessings
Patti

HI Tracy
Popping in to catch up on you and Woody, wow a month already.. man time flies and it sounds like he is doing great!! A little alarmed at walking where people are hunting :eek::eek: hope you and Woody had some bright clothes on:D

What are the meds for colitis the vet gave you? I am always interested in hearing about that as we have similar problems periodically.

Hope you have managed to get your head around that report, if you want any help with deciphering anything give us a yell. Good to hear all your vets are communicating, I like that :) I hope they come up with their final plan before too long, I know most times if further treatment is proposed after surgery then they want everything well and truly healed before starting.

Thanks for popping into Flynn's thread with your mint aero's, it was really lovely of you xxxx