That's what I'm worried about, it growing quickly and
me not doing anything. The closest oncologist I have
is 3 hours away :(
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> Also, lymphoma if left untreated can move very fast.
> I would really be
> trying to get things done next day, not waiting days
> in-between each thing, even
> if you need to bug vets and insist. Now is the
> weekend so it is tricky to get
> an appoinment with an oncologist probably, but some
> are open on Saturdays to
> at least try to schedule something for Monday. I
> would also try to get some
> steroids into her right away tomorrow if you think
> the tumor is getting large
> enough to block her intestines. Dexamethasone shots
> really do shrink them,
> especially if it is not late in the game. My cat
> Josephine had intestinal
> lymphoma 2 years ago, and I did not do chemo with
> her, but I did do steroids and
> they kept her going for 3 months. When the tumor
> would get visibly big I
> would give her a shot of dexamethasone and one of
> depomedrol and within hours
> the tumor would be visibly much smaller or not even
> visible (from the
> dexamethasone, which is fast-acting).
> Michelle
>
>
> In a message dated 4/8/05 9:54:36 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> I had written earlier in the week about my cat,
> Shelby, having a tumor in her abdomen. We had an
> ultrasound yesterday and they also did a needle
> aspiration to see if we are dealing with lymphoma
> or
> carcinoma. They said if it is lymphoma, we can
> consider surgery followed by chemo or just chemo.
> The
> mass is in her intestine and they don't know if it
> will be operable. We'd have to do x-rays with
> barium
> to see if it is too close to the stomach to operate
> or
> if they could try to take it out. They said they
> would opt for surgery because they worry about
> blockage otherwise because the tumor is very large.
>
> Any suggestions or comments? I'm waiting on results
> about the tumor at the moment. They are due back
> early next week.
>
> Amy Wilkins
> Woof Wagon
> www.woofwagon.com
>
>
>
>
>
Amy Wilkins
Woof Wagon
www.woofwagon.com
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