Odd Diagnosis - Enlarged Aorta???
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Comments (31)My almost 16 year old cat Maud was diagnosed with melanoma on the tip of her nose after a biopsy. We went to an oncologist who said surgery to remove her nose was the best shot at removing the cancer, and we would follow up with a series of cancer vaccines. She just had the surgery less than a week ago and is doing AMAZINGLY well! The surgeon was an artist and she was running around the day she came home. She stayed one night in the hospital and the techs told us she was asking for petting that night! We are so hopeful this has cleared the cancer and the surgery has not been a huge deal for our senior cat at all. She is on pain meds every 8 hours, which make her sleepy right after. The surgeon said he wished more owners considered nose removal rather than be upset by a cosmetic issue when the animal could care less how it looks. I am sharing in hopes that people will consider surgery for an older cat, depending on the type of cancer of course. My girl has amazed me with her will to live and resilience....See MoreDiagnosis - it's been 2 hours
Comments (145)Thank you, it helps. And it is easier to talk to strangers about it. Today I repeated my story 5 times - 1st the nurse, then the radioloist, then the oncologist and the social worker then the doctor. The radiologist scared me out of my wits! She examined me and then she said the size of the tumour, which I didn't hear. Then she felt my nodes and said they felt fine. But she added that I am going to need a mastectomy asap with a LOT of chemo! Then the oncologist made me feel a bit better. She examined me and this time I heard loud and clear 7cm which is what the report said. She felt around the nodes but did not say anything. Then had do all sorts of tests such as touch her finger, walk a straight line, etc. She suggested chemo right away and said that she has worked with the team back home and they're very good. She even wrote out what she would do, and said that I would be doing chemo every 2 weeks. 4 times on one medication, and 4 times on another one, plus shots to increase the white blood cells. So I figure it will be 4 months. She said that I would lose my hair which is no big deal because half the hair on my head isn't mine anyway. Lol Then my mom came in and then the social worker. Thought she was going to check into my mental state but she didn't seem concerned about it after she found out that my insurance company approved everything without the doctor's consent. Was wondering why she kept bringing up insurance. Then Dr. Karp arrived and he had already talked to the others. He examined me also and dug deep in the node area again, but did not say anything. At this point I didn't want to know so didn't ask. He agreed with the oncologist but said that I would still need the mastectomy after the chemo. I need the pet scan, heart check etc to see if it's spread to any organs. So I am a stage IIIb or IIIc but if it's in the bones, liver or other places that I'm stage 4 which is considered incurable. They stage and treat according to the largest tumour and both the oncologist and the doctor measured the hard mass that appeared after the first biopsy. If that's the case then it's worse thana that because they did not measure it with the mass that appeared after the 2nd biopsy, which wasn't on the reports. I had read that others had these masses appear after biopsies and they took almost a year to disappear so I am curious to see if these shrink with chemo. In the meantime the pain has just about left, but there is a lot of pain under the arm of the opposite breast, which started after the second biopsy when they put the clips in. Now I'm wondering I'm allergic to them. Oh, and the pain subsided right after I landed which tells me I'm under pressure in my country (snork). There are sooooo many people from there out here getting cancer treatments. The limo driver joked that the Staybridge/Sonesta should be changed to our country's name. So here I am ready to fight and be a pain to everyone, including you. My weight is finally under 150 which is how this whole thing started. Horrible way to do it though. I do feel better since the oncologist gave me a plan that she would do. If I can read it properly it says Adriny..., cytoxan, neulasta, taxol and something else I can't read but I'll use this to compare to what they suggest back home. They did not order any tests to confrm/deny what was done at the lab previously which tells me that they're comfortable with what they saw on the scans. Those who know me knows the country but I'm reluctant to name it right now because I'm not portraying it in a good light. But my doctor seemed to be spot on, although slow. I called today for him to arrange the appt with the onco but as usual he wasn't in today. Then he has to write a letter, so it's looking like next week before the chemo starts. It seems like I've wasted time coming here but so many people kept warning me about mis-diagnoses back home so now they have it! The end, lol....See MoreAnts in the Brassicas again
Comments (18)I am also having this issue. Last year I lost a bunch of brassica plants when I (too late, after a windy spell knocked over a bunch of plants that had been looking great) eventually figured out they were attacked by cabbage root maggots. (When I excavated the plants/soil around where it had been planted, I found small white maggots.) For the rest of the season I protected plants with skirts (flat on the soil, with a slit/star cut for the stem) made from weed cloth. This seemed to work well, although from what I learned, earlier spring is when they are most an issue, so maybe the worst of it had already passed. So this year, I was prepared, and every brassica seedling I planted was given a skirt. Well, after they seemed to be doing well, all of a sudden after another windy day, I noticed several plants looking pretty wilted. After closely inspecting all of my plants, I found very small (what I would call sugar) ants around several of the plants. I too, have understood that ants don't usually attack plants, but rather 'farm' other things. I dug up one plant, and found two very small wire worms (which I am familiar with, but because I am always keeping an eye out for them in the garden (and feeding them to my chickens), they do not usually do significant damage. I also found one very small white larvae of something. I'm not going to rule out that the ants, but around some of the plants, I also noticed some very tiny gray bugs. And also small winged bugs, similar to aphid flies I've seen on the leaves of brassicas. I need to do more research, but the two things I'm going to investigate further are springtails and root aphids. (I think pill bugs could also be an issue, as I think they like the slightly more damp environment that the weed cloth skirts create, especially as we are actually having a wet spring here in WA. But they aren't my #1 suspect right now given the ant activity.) I applied a thick circle of diatomaceous earth around each plant (I think that should work against both springtails and root aphids, although only if they come up to the surface), and also sprinkled some cinnamon to deter the ants. I figure even if the ants aren't actually the primary issue, I don't want them encouraging any pests that are feeding on the roots. The long and short of it is that I am suspecting in my efforts to deter one pest from feeding on my brassica roots, I've created conditions that encouraged some others. (Ugh. I swear, I do enjoy gardening...right?!) Hoping this might be helpful for others......See MoreHave you had a dog pass from CHF?
Comments (38)That is so fascinating Marilyn. I bought my little guy from an older woman that had one litter of puppies a year and potty and car trained them, she even named them. She was very nice. When I took him home I immediately took him to the vet for a wellness check and to talk about getting him fixed. The vet said this dog is unhealthy and potentially have many health issues. I was shocked I spent a lot on him, the breeder had papers on him and seemed trustworthy. He said a Lhasa Apso should be twice this size. He has always struggled with his health. The breeder was breeding only the smallest to get even smaller dogs I know now. I told the vet I loved him, which I do and was willing to take on potential health issues. My husband has declared several times that our dog is the most expensive dog on earth lol due to all of his health issues....I still love him! I have been waking up with him for 14 years sometimes several times a night....See Moreclubm
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