Have you noticed shrinkage on the leg tumor?
It is stable and not growing.
The SRT radiation treatments theoretically kill the tumor in situ.
He did have the “rare side effects “ of inflammation and “skin burns “ but they’ve healed up and his hair is growing back.
The hock itself remains as it was when this all started.
He is finished his chemo and now goes for Zometa infusions to rebuild the bone as much as possible and chest X-rays every 3 months which is what tomorrow is.
It’s a waiting game to see how well the chemo worked to knock out the micro tumors that may have been elsewhere.
Some dogs live years beyond their diagnosis and that is what I pray for.
*I* need the time to find my footing and some kind of inner strength to survive him leaving me.
As of right now, I am nowhere near that or even remotely “ ready “.
I think my heart would stop when his does, if I don’t get enough time to mentally find my balance.
Needless to say my PSTD is hitting levels I never thought possible.