Serena, Havanese, radiation treatment - sweet Serena has passed

[January]

Hi Everyone,
Serena and I are very glad to be here. I have a question. Will my old posts about Serena and her radiation treatment be back at some point? I know that you are probably not done with loading everything, but I wasn't able to find anything from the past so I thought I would ask.
Thanks,
January and Serena

[mytil]

Hi January,

Unfortunately we were not able to reload anything from the old site and we do not have access to this.

Many here have searched the net for "cached" versions of their posts as there may still be some still available. I will look for you but if you want to look for yourself, search under search terms such as: caninecushings Serena or caninecushings.net Serena.

Several here have started a new thread from what they remembered.

I will let you know if I find anything.

Terry

[StarDeb55]

January, unfortunately we have no access to the old site. The owner took the site off-line unexpectedly. Some of the other moderators/administrators have been able to "google" & find cached files for some of the old threads, so hopefully one of us may be able to find Serena's. I will tell you up front, though, we may not be able to recover all of it.

Could you remind us what the title of your thread was at cc.net? It will help with the search.

Deb

I see Terry & I were posting at the same time, so sorry for any duplication.

[January]

January, unfortunately we have no access to the old site. The owner took the site off-line unexpectedly. Some of the other moderators/administrators have been able to "google" & find cached files for some of the old threads, so hopefully one of us may be able to find Serena's. I will tell you up front, though, we may not be able to recover all of it.

Could you remind us what the title of your thread was at cc.net? It will help with the search.

Deb

I think part of it was Serena DI Radiation. I tried searching for a cached version a while ago and could only find one page.
Thanks,
January

[acushdogsmom]

First of all, I am so glad you found us! And I hope that you'll continue to post updates about Serena here, too.

Your old thread was originally titled:

New member & questions on macrotumors

Then it was changed at some point to:

Serena 9yo Havanese - Cushing's and DI - Pituitary Macroadenoma - Radiation

When I was searching for member stories, including Serena's and Brinkley's, I think that at some point I found cached versions of pages 1,2,4,5,6 and 7 of Serena's thread, so almost all of it should still be available in a cached version on google.

(I'll have to check to see if I may have saved it on my computer ... I'm not sure)

meanwhile, try searching for those exact phrases (the titles above) and see what you can find.

[gpgscott]

Hi January,

I am so sorry the old posts are lost, we have taken steps with this new forum to do our best to prevent this loss in the future.

Please harvest all the cached material you can and if you have any trouble incorporating it into your new thread we will help.

And I am also going to change the title of this tread and your member designation to senior, right away.

Best wishes. Scott

[January]

Hi Scott,
Thanks so much for your post. I have learned my lesson, and from now on will print out the posts about Serena. Ironically, one of my consolations about Serena's illness and treatment was that hopefully it would be of some help to others facing the same diagnosis. Losing all that work and everyone's replies, etc. was heartbreaking. As soon as I have time, I will work on her story.
January and Serena

Hi January,

I am so sorry the old posts are lost, we have taken steps with this new forum to do our best to prevent this loss in the future.

Please harvest all the cached material you can and if you have any trouble incorporating it into your new thread we will help.

And I am also going to change the title of this tread and your member designation to senior, right away.

Best wishes. Scott

[MiniSchnauzerMom]

Moderator's Note:

Serena's original thread "Serena 9yo Havanese-Cushing's and DI-Pituitary Macroadenoma-Radiation treatment" may be viewed in the Archives at the following link:

http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=959

[January]

Hello Everyone,
I am long overdue for an update so here it is. Serena is well. Her fur has grown back over her bald spot and the natural part in the fur on her head has reappeared. I don't know when this happened. Just one day it was back. I dearly that that feature so I am very happy. Serena currently still has some IBD and skin issues (Not so great appetite, soft stools, thinning fur, and skin flakiness) The doggy dermatologist thinks the skin issues are from the prednisone that she is still on for the IBD so he is trying her on Atopica. Her itching seems to be a lot better and the initial side effects from the Atopica seem to be over. I want to talk to the vet about the Atopica however as I have read that it can cause neoplasms. Since Serena has had a tumor in her pituitary gland I am concerned. She is also on a supplemental dose of thyroid medication. This has increased her appetite -- but only for human food! She has lost a little weight, but in all other respects is very happy and playful. I had forgotten how playful she can be. The diabetes insipidus is a thing of the past, too. So, all is better than I ever thought it could be. I just hope it stays that way for a while.
January

[gpgscott]

Hi January,

Very nice to hear from you and the Serena report is uplifting. Funny how we notice details like the part in the hair you mentioned.

You did not mention having seen Louise's post just before your's, it appears she has found all of the old thread, Louise has found many.

I am presuming IBD is irritable bowel and have been hearing that raw coconut or coconut oil is an excellent treatment.

Scott