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My heart is breaking for you, Saskia. I was totally unprepared for this news, which I learned about with the posting of "Yunah's Leven" and "Even geen woorden meer" - such beautiful tributes you...

Oh dear, Anne, this is not the best news. We had similar bouts with Sam months after his surgery, but it was a lot MORE months, eventually leading to another adrenalectomy. The second, even though...

Hi Carson,
Sammy's mom here. If you have looked at the link previously provided, you have seen that even Sam's complex surgery was ultimately successful. He also had vena cava invasion, nearly...

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That's all I'm sayin' ;)

Carol

Yep, he'll be sleeping a LOT. This is good. Lots of healing going on, and much relief being home where he feels totally safe, sheltered and able to sleep without stress.

There's just no place...

Once again, over the moon for you!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Welcome home, Oscar! Can't wait to see the new photos.

(((((Big Hugs All Around)))))

Carol

WOO-HOO!!!! Anne, we are over the moon for you. Big smiles in this house for Oscar and you guys. My, my, my..... this is just such a wonderful result after a very challenging surgery. Please keep...

Been waiting all day for an update. Thank you, Anne! This is just the best news. Hope you can get some sleep tonight. ;)

((((((((Anne&Oscar))))))))

Carol

Anne, this is truly an amazing report after just 24 hours! Bless his heart, he's eating and carrying his stuffed animal pal around already. Hope his recovery continues at this remarkable pace. He...

Anne, I'm so happy for you! That's one giant hurdle crossed! Now the healing starts, which can have its own ups and downs, as you know, but you're halfway there at least. Sam had plenty of BP...

Anne, I'm so glad Oscar has had a week or so of BP meds prior to surgery. That's an advantage we didn't have with Sam.

Sending all the positive energy we can muster down your way for tomorrow. ...

Bless his little heart. I know exactly how you feel. Honestly.

Sending all kinds of positive magnetic healing vibes to the surgeon's hands and heart, too.

(((big hugs))) to you both
Carol

Anne,
I believe you've made the right decision. We went ahead very quickly with Sammy's surgery for much the same reason -- invasion into the CVC, which was threatening his life every minute, even...

Hi Anne,
Sammy's mom here. I'm so sorry to hear about Oscar's diagnosis -- it's certainly not a surgery that anyone wants to have to consider, although if successful, it can be very rewarding. As...

You are correct, Ken. Dr. Palmisano successfully removed our boy's right adrenal gland, as well as his spleen. The adrenal tumor was a pheochromocytoma, which had invaded the caudal vena cava. It...

This is Sam's story, recovered (thankfully) by acushdogsmom after the original Canine Cushing's Forum was lost.

The first post explains why we originally came to the Cushing's Forum in 2003, and...

Oh Gabrielle, I'm so sorry. There are no words.... I'm just so sorry. But I'm so glad that you were all there when he passed. He knew it, and he left this world wrapped in your love.

Charlie...

Not at all. It just seems sometimes like they'll never come back, and then, suddenly, they do. In the meantime, a day seems like a week and it's a week of worry as you search for the smallest sign...

Hi Gabrielle,
I know how frustrated you must be feeling. It's so hard when they don't seem to be making any progress. I'm wondering if there's any way you can arrange to spend a little more time...

Hi Gabrielle,
I've been following Charlie Brown's story, too, and I just wanted to reiterate what everyone has been saying about post-surgery lack of appetite. When our Sam had his first...

YAY!!! :D Welcome home Katrina! :D

This is exactly how it should go. The left adrenal is certainly the easier one to remove, just as it was for Sam (his second adrenalectomy!) and Shiloh and...

Hi Candy,

I'm so glad Katrina is doing well. Just thought I'd let you know that Sammy refused food his entire 6-day stay :eek: at the hospital after his first adrenalectomy. When he came home, I...

Hi Candy -- Just to be clear, I believe you'll find that 24 mm IS 2.4 cm.




True, it is trickier to remove the gland in a smaller dog. And yes, you can treat an adrenal tumor with meds,...

Re: Size - according to the previously linked article (by Ken):



Katrina's tumor is 2.4 cm.



Since Katrina's tumor is apparently functional and possibly a pheo, removal is the treatment...

Hi Candy.... You're right, it's very unusual, not to mention unlucky, but so was Sam :(. He had been in two no-kill shelters for a total of 6 months before we found him on Petfinder. We adopted him...