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

Mums doing not too bad, she still gets a pain from the eye but the surgeon said she would. I try and be happy when I'm round her as I know she worrys about me, but I know she can tell lol. I'm enjoying getting out and about walks again helps clear my head :p

Of course she can tell, she's your Mum they have the uncanny ability to tell when their kids are fibbing about how they feel :) Hope that pain goes away for her soon.

I need bed Tracy, nearly midnight and have busy day tomorrow, Thursday and Friday are my busiest of the week usually so better get some sleep!! See you soon and have a good day xxxx

Hey you

I am lurking supposed to be doing a report which I swear I already started but can't find now. Work has been very busy the last few days which is why I haven't been about.

Pleased to read your mum is going with you on Saturday.

It has cleared up here to the sun is out right now but no doubt that blinking rain will be back later!!

Have the agency come up with anything yet? Can you get temp jobs so you can try a few things out? Used to be a recruitment agent in my first life!

Big hug

Mel
Xxxxx

Hey Mel skiving I like that, have you got the can,t be bothered head on today :)

Yes the agency I registered with is for full time/part time and temp work as I really don,t know what I want to do. I was in management for 26 yrs and the last 8 of them were senior management in the security industry (a very male industry) but was made redundant in Jan, so took a part time job locally whilst woody was ill. Now I think its maybe time for a complete change of careers so I think I need to just take any job at the moment to make ends met until I can decide what I want to do long term. :confused:

How are you and boyce doing, I bet the holiday is a distant memory now your back at work, I just have too much time on my hands at the moment which makes the mind wander. It is sunny here today as well and I had a lovely dry and at times when the sun was out was quite warm at last could the weather be turning.

I have had it all week to be honest but deadlines are deadlines so I have done them regardless.

I now work in IT which is equally male dominated so I get that. I often joke about going to make stuff out of shells by the seaside but that may not work now after this extreme weather!!

I got this job now from a temp to perm so you never know what could crop up, like you say taking something completely different may open up new doors. I understand that mind wandering thing and the need to keep busy! Maybe you should take up a wee hobby, start cooking or baking might be in your genes as your sisters a chef :D

Ha ha I can,t cook worth a jot, if I can,t put it in the microwave or in the oven I don,t eat lol. My sister made up a cook book for easy meals all healthy made in 20 mins and its now been implemented throughout the health board anyway she gave me a copy of the book and it is so basic its funny it lists everything you need with pictures of what they are etc, and guess who tried it and failed miserably yip ME ! Its been a running joke amongst my family for years, now I buy ingredients and take them to my sister and ask her to cook them for me simples :cool:

I may need to find a hobby, maybe I could start a pet walking service as there is none in this area

Tracy:
Thinking of you and hoping you get work soon. I know you must have a lot of time on your hands now. Tipper and I will pray you get something soon. Too funny about you cooking. That is great about your sisters cook book. Blessings
Patti

So cooking is clearly out of the question :eek:

Dog walking sounds like a good idea, you could probably charge for that I think, maybe see if you could make some money that way. If you have worked in security am guessing you already have some type of clearance you can reference...

I got dragged into a call which is why I disappeared on you, things crop up unexpectantly which keeps it interesting but some days you just need a break and it rarely happens.

We haven't had any rain all day first day in forever! I think it's due back later!

Yeah Mel I have a high level of security clearance as did a lot of work for the government.

I had the lovely Ian on the phone earlier, he was asking how I was doing without Woody which I thought was very sweet of him. He offered to get his ashes transferred to my own vet save me driving so far but I declined as picking him up from where I dropped him off is another closure thing for me (silly I know). He told me he had got all the results back from the tests they did on the 18th and although they told me it was cancer the results of the FNA have confirmed that indeed it was, so I made the best decision. Woody,s official diagnosis is Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumour, with malignant spread to the liver. He said this is very rare in animals and humans. Ian said the primary tumour was in the large intestine and so difficult to show up on a US. I asked if this kind of cancer could have caused his "cushings" symptoms and he said yes as its all part of the endocrine system in a dog, so finally I can put all this to bed now that I have my answers :eek: I have also had his last report emailed to me, as I forgot to pick it up that day and it says on it "we would recommend you consider letting Woody go" so although I knew I made the right decision it is good to have it backed up with the specialists I can stop doubting myself now. A bit of a bittersweet day but I feel calmer now if that makes sense ;)

It is good to know exactly what happened. Woody's case was such a medical mystery and now it has been resolved. In the intestine. :(

That is awful nice of Ian to check on you. He's a decent guy, that cared for Woody a lot, you can just tell.

Sending you huge hugs!