Jessica, That is fantastic news that the tumor shrunk! So glad to hear that.
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Jessica, That is fantastic news that the tumor shrunk! So glad to hear that.
I LOVE this news!! that is so great. Yay Doccy!!!!
No better news than that! :DWay to go Docs! :) I am so happy for you!:)
Hugs,
Kathy and Buddy:cool:
Wow 20% smaller, that is great news!! So pleased for Doc. I guess the radiation keeps on working for a while so it might be getting even smaller. Glad to hear the nose bleeds are nothing to worry about I was wondering if it could have been a side effect of the radiotherapy as sometimes the surround tissue can become a little more friable and prone to bleeding.
Fingers crossed Doc continues to do well :)
Oh my gosh, so happy to read this wonderful news. Way to go Doc!!!
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper
Thanks everyone. Doc continues to do well and is really back to his old self. The nosebleeds are gone. We were on anti-histamine for 1.5 weeks and now as needed. He hasn't had one since. They were stumped by it (blood, u/s, x-ray, catscan, and MRI showed nothing). Fortunately, he had one while he was there so they could see what exactly was happening. They now think it is either allergies or a capillary that burst and was slow to heal. They were also curious that he has had zero regrowth of his shaved spots since January. They tested for that as well. We have to give a few months and if no hair growth, go back down for another consult. But the internal med. doctor says it can take 6-8 months after radiation to see some growth. As for the radiation, it will continue to work for another 6 months or so, so they think we have a good chance of up to 40% further shrinkage. Crossing fingers.
Next step is ACTH (might have that backwards) testing. Since his symptoms are so mild, they don't think we should treat for anything so I've been procrastinating a bit on that. I just want him to have a good chunk of time without doctors, medicine, etc. Just so you guys know, I've continued the chinese herbs at UF's recommendation.
Thank you all so much for the support and prayers. It just helps so much to be able to reach out to a community or people that really understand the value of our babies. I don't feel like the "crazy dog lady" on here!! Thanks again.
I just want to thank all of you. This is such a great site!
Such great news!!!Will keep Doccy in my prayers that he continues to show such great improvement!!
Patty
Thanks for the great update on Doccy. So glad to hear that he is doing well and the tumor might shrink even more! Great news that. Yep, I bet you are right, allergies or a slow healing capillary, actually both. Allergies causing the irritation. I hear that allergies have been really bad all over this spring.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Yes this is great news! It is so good for other members to read about Doc's success and good outcome when they are considering options for their pets, hopefully this option will be right for another dog and they can get a lot of hope reading your thread!! :D:D GO DOC!!!! :):)
Hi Jessica. I was wondering if you have a moment if you can tell us how Doc is doing? We have another dog on the forum who has just completed a series of three radiation treatments at the University of Davis, California.
As you can imagine it's a scary prospect when you are just starting out on the journey and not sure how things are going to progress.
I hope things are still going really well for Doccy and you.
Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin